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Elections / 1940 · President · PA

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Pennsylvania D+6.9.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Pennsylvania, 1940. The state ran 3.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)

Pennsylvania result
4,078,714 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
2,171,035
53.2%
Willkie (R)
1,889,848
46.3%
All others
17,831
0.4%
Margin
D+6.9
1940 presidential election
Pennsylvania, 1940
RooseveltD+6.9
1940 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 1940 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1940 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, PA · R+7.9Allegheny County, PA · D+16.5Armstrong County, PA · R+8.9Beaver County, PA · D+15.9Bedford County, PA · R+9.1Berks County, PA · D+24.4Blair County, PA · R+10.5Bradford County, PA · R+38.3Bucks County, PA · R+10.0Butler County, PA · R+16.7Cambria County, PA · D+17.1Cameron County, PA · R+10.6Carbon County, PA · D+9.2Centre County, PA · R+3.9Chester County, PA · R+11.3Clarion County, PA · R+15.8Clearfield County, PA · D+6.9Clinton County, PA · D+8.2Columbia County, PA · D+13.6Crawford County, PA · R+21.7Cumberland County, PA · D+1.5Dauphin County, PA · R+5.0Delaware County, PA · R+14.1Elk County, PA · TiedErie County, PA · R+7.1Fayette County, PA · D+27.3Forest County, PA · R+32.6Franklin County, PA · R+1.4Fulton County, PA · R+3.1Greene County, PA · D+20.5Huntingdon County, PA · R+23.7Indiana County, PA · R+12.7Jefferson County, PA · R+17.0Juniata County, PA · D+1.0Lackawanna County, PA · D+13.0Lancaster County, PA · R+16.4Lawrence County, PA · R+1.4Lebanon County, PA · TiedLehigh County, PA · D+5.4Luzerne County, PA · D+12.0Lycoming County, PA · R+7.7McKean County, PA · R+35.7Mercer County, PA · R+10.7Mifflin County, PA · D+4.8Monroe County, PA · D+5.3Montgomery County, PA · R+19.4Montour County, PA · D+6.1Northampton County, PA · D+13.4Northumberland County, PA · D+6.9Perry County, PA · R+12.2Philadelphia County, PA · D+19.9Pike County, PA · R+17.6Potter County, PA · R+31.1Schuylkill County, PA · D+5.7Snyder County, PA · R+39.5Somerset County, PA · R+10.4Sullivan County, PA · R+11.7Susquehanna County, PA · R+27.7Tioga County, PA · R+44.7Union County, PA · R+43.2Venango County, PA · R+44.0Warren County, PA · R+30.6Washington County, PA · D+27.2Wayne County, PA · R+45.2Westmoreland County, PA · D+20.3Wyoming County, PA · R+34.7York County, PA · D+13.3
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic53.2%2,171,035
Wendell WillkieRepublican46.3%1,889,848
OtherAll other candidates0.4%17,831
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.4%
1896−24.7%
1900−24.6%
1904−40.7%
1908−23.4%
1912+10.0%
1916−14.0%
1920−38.6%
1924−46.3%
1928−31.4%
1932−5.5%
1936+16.0%
1940+6.9%
1944+2.8%
1948−4.0%
1952−5.9%
1956−13.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+30.2%
1968+3.6%
1972−20.0%
1976+2.7%
1980−7.1%
1984−7.4%
1988−2.3%
1992+9.0%
1996+9.2%
2000+4.2%
2004+2.5%
2008+10.3%
2012+5.4%
2016−0.7%
2020+1.2%
2024−1.7%
County results — 1940
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−7.9%
7,3548,60915,984
Allegheny CountyD
+16.5%
367,926263,285634,198
Armstrong CountyR
−8.9%
12,14414,52426,750
Beaver CountyD
+15.9%
33,60924,32458,215
Bedford CountyR
−9.1%
7,3888,86416,301
Berks CountyD
+24.4%
53,30132,11186,942
Blair CountyR
−10.5%
21,57326,63948,337
Bradford CountyR
−38.3%
6,60514,82621,484
Bucks CountyR
−10.0%
20,58625,16945,984
Butler CountyR
−16.7%
13,87519,45033,439
Cambria CountyD
+17.1%
42,89430,30673,401
Cameron CountyR
−10.6%
1,4501,7933,251
Carbon CountyD
+9.2%
12,77710,61823,455
Centre CountyR
−3.9%
9,86910,66520,610
Chester CountyR
−11.3%
22,47328,22250,878
Clarion CountyR
−15.8%
6,5649,03515,643
Clearfield CountyD
+6.9%
17,70515,40733,275
Clinton CountyD
+8.2%
7,4196,29113,736
Columbia CountyD
+13.6%
12,5239,51822,107
Crawford CountyR
−21.7%
10,19715,89126,213
Cumberland CountyD
+1.5%
15,75815,29731,123
Dauphin CountyR
−5.0%
38,30542,39480,981
Delaware CountyR
−14.1%
60,22580,158140,932
Elk CountyR
−0.2%
6,9206,94913,900
Erie CountyR
−7.1%
31,73536,60868,714
Fayette CountyD
+27.3%
41,96023,90866,114
Forest CountyR
−32.6%
9191,8112,736
Franklin CountyR
−1.4%
12,71313,08425,840
Fulton CountyR
−3.1%
1,9822,1084,096
Greene CountyD
+20.5%
10,2146,72616,976
Huntingdon CountyR
−23.7%
5,6319,14114,830
Indiana CountyR
−12.7%
12,03515,54727,650
Jefferson CountyR
−17.0%
8,55912,08120,687
Juniata CountyD
+1.0%
3,5793,5077,098
Lackawanna CountyD
+13.0%
71,34354,931126,685
Lancaster CountyR
−16.4%
32,21044,93977,418
Lawrence CountyR
−1.4%
18,81419,36138,405
Lebanon CountyR
−0.5%
13,31513,44926,857
Lehigh CountyD
+5.4%
33,00729,58462,950
Luzerne CountyD
+12.0%
101,57779,685181,884
Lycoming CountyR
−7.7%
18,36321,42339,953
McKean CountyR
−35.7%
6,99114,82221,932
Mercer CountyR
−10.7%
16,96821,05838,215
Mifflin CountyD
+4.8%
6,9936,35213,379
Monroe CountyD
+5.3%
6,6706,00112,687
Montgomery CountyR
−19.4%
49,40973,250123,091
Montour CountyD
+6.1%
3,0802,7235,807
Northampton CountyD
+13.4%
33,30425,38558,958
Northumberland CountyD
+6.9%
26,31522,91449,368
Perry CountyR
−12.2%
4,6015,87710,490
Philadelphia CountyD
+19.9%
532,149354,878891,518
Pike CountyR
−17.6%
1,8182,5964,428
Potter CountyR
−31.1%
2,7315,2057,963
Schuylkill CountyD
+5.7%
48,73943,50592,475
Snyder CountyR
−39.5%
2,4785,7228,214
Somerset CountyR
−10.4%
14,08517,36931,512
Sullivan CountyR
−11.7%
1,6262,0593,692
Susquehanna CountyR
−27.7%
5,3839,52014,942
Tioga CountyR
−44.7%
4,43411,64516,122
Union CountyR
−43.2%
2,2205,6127,857
Venango CountyR
−44.0%
6,87317,72824,658
Warren CountyR
−30.6%
5,82511,01616,942
Washington CountyD
+27.2%
50,82929,02680,151
Wayne CountyR
−45.2%
3,4609,20312,704
Westmoreland CountyD
+20.3%
64,56742,643107,787
Wyoming CountyR
−34.7%
2,5485,2737,854
York CountyD
+13.3%
39,54330,22869,936