Pennsylvania — 1940 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1940 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentRooseveltD+6.9
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 53.2% | 2,171,035 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 46.3% | 1,889,848 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 17,831 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 36 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Beaver County, PA | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Berks County, PA | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Bucks County, PA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Cambria County, PA | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Carbon County, PA | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Centre County, PA | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Clarion County, PA | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Clinton County, PA | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Columbia County, PA | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Delaware County, PA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Elk County, PA | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Erie County, PA | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Forest County, PA | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Fulton County, PA | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Indiana County, PA | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Juniata County, PA | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Republican | R+7.7 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Mercer County, PA | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Monroe County, PA | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Montour County, PA | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| Northampton County, PA | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Pike County, PA | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Warren County, PA | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Washington County, PA | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+34.7 |
| York County, PA | Democratic | D+13.3 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Wendell Willkie+1,255 | 7,35446.0% | 8,60953.9% | 210.1% | 15,984 |
| Allegheny County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+104,641 | 367,92658.0% | 263,28541.5% | 2,9870.5% | 634,198 |
| Armstrong County | Wendell Willkie+2,380 | 12,14445.4% | 14,52454.3% | 820.3% | 26,750 |
| Beaver County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,285 | 33,60957.7% | 24,32441.8% | 2820.5% | 58,215 |
| Bedford County | Wendell Willkie+1,476 | 7,38845.3% | 8,86454.4% | 490.3% | 16,301 |
| Berks County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+21,190 | 53,30161.3% | 32,11136.9% | 1,5301.8% | 86,942 |
| Blair County | Wendell Willkie+5,066 | 21,57344.6% | 26,63955.1% | 1250.3% | 48,337 |
| Bradford County | Wendell Willkie+8,221 | 6,60530.7% | 14,82669.0% | 530.2% | 21,484 |
| Bucks County | Wendell Willkie+4,583 | 20,58644.8% | 25,16954.7% | 2290.5% | 45,984 |
| Butler County | Wendell Willkie+5,575 | 13,87541.5% | 19,45058.2% | 1140.3% | 33,439 |
| Cambria County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+12,588 | 42,89458.4% | 30,30641.3% | 2010.3% | 73,401 |
| Cameron County | Wendell Willkie+343 | 1,45044.6% | 1,79355.2% | 80.2% | 3,251 |
| Carbon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,159 | 12,77754.5% | 10,61845.3% | 600.3% | 23,455 |
| Centre County | Wendell Willkie+796 | 9,86947.9% | 10,66551.7% | 760.4% | 20,610 |
| Chester County | Wendell Willkie+5,749 | 22,47344.2% | 28,22255.5% | 1830.4% | 50,878 |
| Clarion County | Wendell Willkie+2,471 | 6,56442.0% | 9,03557.8% | 440.3% | 15,643 |
| Clearfield County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,298 | 17,70553.2% | 15,40746.3% | 1630.5% | 33,275 |
| Clinton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,128 | 7,41954.0% | 6,29145.8% | 260.2% | 13,736 |
| Columbia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,005 | 12,52356.6% | 9,51843.1% | 660.3% | 22,107 |
| Crawford County | Wendell Willkie+5,694 | 10,19738.9% | 15,89160.6% | 1250.5% | 26,213 |
| Cumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+461 | 15,75850.6% | 15,29749.2% | 680.2% | 31,123 |
| Dauphin County | Wendell Willkie+4,089 | 38,30547.3% | 42,39452.4% | 2820.3% | 80,981 |
| Delaware County | Wendell Willkie+19,933 | 60,22542.7% | 80,15856.9% | 5490.4% | 140,932 |
| Elk County | Wendell Willkie+29 | 6,92049.8% | 6,94950.0% | 310.2% | 13,900 |
| Erie County | Wendell Willkie+4,873 | 31,73546.2% | 36,60853.3% | 3710.5% | 68,714 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+18,052 | 41,96063.5% | 23,90836.2% | 2460.4% | 66,114 |
| Forest County | Wendell Willkie+892 | 91933.6% | 1,81166.2% | 60.2% | 2,736 |
| Franklin County | Wendell Willkie+371 | 12,71349.2% | 13,08450.6% | 430.2% | 25,840 |
| Fulton County | Wendell Willkie+126 | 1,98248.4% | 2,10851.5% | 60.1% | 4,096 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,488 | 10,21460.2% | 6,72639.6% | 360.2% | 16,976 |
| Huntingdon County | Wendell Willkie+3,510 | 5,63138.0% | 9,14161.6% | 580.4% | 14,830 |
| Indiana County | Wendell Willkie+3,512 | 12,03543.5% | 15,54756.2% | 680.2% | 27,650 |
| Jefferson County | Wendell Willkie+3,522 | 8,55941.4% | 12,08158.4% | 470.2% | 20,687 |
| Juniata County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+72 | 3,57950.4% | 3,50749.4% | 120.2% | 7,098 |
| Lackawanna County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+16,412 | 71,34356.3% | 54,93143.4% | 4110.3% | 126,685 |
| Lancaster County | Wendell Willkie+12,729 | 32,21041.6% | 44,93958.0% | 2690.3% | 77,418 |
| Lawrence County | Wendell Willkie+547 | 18,81449.0% | 19,36150.4% | 2300.6% | 38,405 |
| Lebanon County | Wendell Willkie+134 | 13,31549.6% | 13,44950.1% | 930.3% | 26,857 |
| Lehigh County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,423 | 33,00752.4% | 29,58447.0% | 3590.6% | 62,950 |
| Luzerne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+21,892 | 101,57755.8% | 79,68543.8% | 6220.3% | 181,884 |
| Lycoming County | Wendell Willkie+3,060 | 18,36346.0% | 21,42353.6% | 1670.4% | 39,953 |
| McKean County | Wendell Willkie+7,831 | 6,99131.9% | 14,82267.6% | 1190.5% | 21,932 |
| Mercer County | Wendell Willkie+4,090 | 16,96844.4% | 21,05855.1% | 1890.5% | 38,215 |
| Mifflin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+641 | 6,99352.3% | 6,35247.5% | 340.3% | 13,379 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+669 | 6,67052.6% | 6,00147.3% | 160.1% | 12,687 |
| Montgomery County | Wendell Willkie+23,841 | 49,40940.1% | 73,25059.5% | 4320.4% | 123,091 |
| Montour County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+357 | 3,08053.0% | 2,72346.9% | 40.1% | 5,807 |
| Northampton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,919 | 33,30456.5% | 25,38543.1% | 2690.5% | 58,958 |
| Northumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,401 | 26,31553.3% | 22,91446.4% | 1390.3% | 49,368 |
| Perry County | Wendell Willkie+1,276 | 4,60143.9% | 5,87756.0% | 120.1% | 10,490 |
| Philadelphia County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+177,271 | 532,14959.7% | 354,87839.8% | 4,4910.5% | 891,518 |
| Pike County | Wendell Willkie+778 | 1,81841.1% | 2,59658.6% | 140.3% | 4,428 |
| Potter County | Wendell Willkie+2,474 | 2,73134.3% | 5,20565.4% | 270.3% | 7,963 |
| Schuylkill County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,234 | 48,73952.7% | 43,50547.0% | 2310.2% | 92,475 |
| Snyder County | Wendell Willkie+3,244 | 2,47830.2% | 5,72269.7% | 140.2% | 8,214 |
| Somerset County | Wendell Willkie+3,284 | 14,08544.7% | 17,36955.1% | 580.2% | 31,512 |
| Sullivan County | Wendell Willkie+433 | 1,62644.0% | 2,05955.8% | 70.2% | 3,692 |
| Susquehanna County | Wendell Willkie+4,137 | 5,38336.0% | 9,52063.7% | 390.3% | 14,942 |
| Tioga County | Wendell Willkie+7,211 | 4,43427.5% | 11,64572.2% | 430.3% | 16,122 |
| Union County | Wendell Willkie+3,392 | 2,22028.3% | 5,61271.4% | 250.3% | 7,857 |
| Venango County | Wendell Willkie+10,855 | 6,87327.9% | 17,72871.9% | 570.2% | 24,658 |
| Warren County | Wendell Willkie+5,191 | 5,82534.4% | 11,01665.0% | 1010.6% | 16,942 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+21,803 | 50,82963.4% | 29,02636.2% | 2960.4% | 80,151 |
| Wayne County | Wendell Willkie+5,743 | 3,46027.2% | 9,20372.4% | 410.3% | 12,704 |
| Westmoreland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+21,924 | 64,56759.9% | 42,64339.6% | 5770.5% | 107,787 |
| Wyoming County | Wendell Willkie+2,725 | 2,54832.4% | 5,27367.1% | 330.4% | 7,854 |
| York County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,315 | 39,54356.5% | 30,22843.2% | 1650.2% | 69,936 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.