Tennessee — 1940 presidential election
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Akashicstate1940 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentRooseveltD+34.9
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 67.3% | 351,601 |
|---|---|---|
| Wendell WillkieRepublican | 32.4% | 169,153 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 2,069 |
1940presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+63.2 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+45.0 |
| Carroll County, TN | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+70.7 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+68.3 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+47.1 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+68.0 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| Fayette County, TN | Democratic | D+91.7 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+76.5 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+60.9 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+69.0 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+70.6 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Democratic | D+27.2 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+77.6 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+92.8 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+70.6 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+62.1 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+64.9 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+63.9 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+68.4 |
| Knox County, TN | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+86.3 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+90.3 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Democratic | D+35.3 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+56.8 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+75.6 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+65.6 |
| Marion County, TN | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+77.9 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+75.1 |
| McMinn County, TN | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Meigs County, TN | Democratic | D+21.6 |
| Monroe County, TN | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+77.7 |
| Morgan County, TN | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+77.8 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Polk County, TN | Democratic | D+73.1 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Rhea County, TN | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Roane County, TN | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+73.5 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+68.4 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Shelby County, TN | Democratic | D+77.4 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+54.9 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+75.3 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+62.0 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+90.4 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+81.5 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+61.6 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+50.2 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+72.3 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+64.2 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+366 | 2,21854.2% | 1,85245.3% | 210.5% | 4,091 |
| Bedford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,944 | 2,49981.3% | 55518.1% | 200.7% | 3,074 |
| Benton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,138 | 1,99669.4% | 85829.8% | 230.8% | 2,877 |
| Bledsoe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+210 | 1,52753.7% | 1,31746.3% | 00.0% | 2,844 |
| Blount County | Wendell Willkie+949 | 3,36343.6% | 4,31255.9% | 450.6% | 7,720 |
| Bradley County | Wendell Willkie+641 | 1,97642.8% | 2,61756.7% | 220.5% | 4,615 |
| Campbell County | Wendell Willkie+111 | 2,68848.8% | 2,79950.8% | 250.5% | 5,512 |
| Cannon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,061 | 1,69972.1% | 63827.1% | 210.9% | 2,358 |
| Carroll County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+48 | 2,83050.2% | 2,78249.3% | 300.5% | 5,642 |
| Carter County | Wendell Willkie+2,067 | 2,17133.5% | 4,23865.4% | 711.1% | 6,480 |
| Cheatham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,601 | 1,93285.3% | 33114.6% | 30.1% | 2,266 |
| Chester County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+522 | 1,53760.2% | 1,01539.8% | 00.0% | 2,552 |
| Claiborne County | Wendell Willkie+87 | 2,79248.4% | 2,87949.9% | 931.6% | 5,764 |
| Clay County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+751 | 1,28870.6% | 53729.4% | 00.0% | 1,825 |
| Cocke County | Wendell Willkie+2,423 | 1,09823.5% | 3,52175.3% | 541.2% | 4,673 |
| Coffee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,853 | 2,27784.0% | 42415.6% | 110.4% | 2,712 |
| Crockett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,315 | 2,04873.4% | 73326.3% | 90.3% | 2,790 |
| Cumberland County | Wendell Willkie+49 | 1,44348.7% | 1,49250.3% | 301.0% | 2,965 |
| Davidson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+18,826 | 27,58975.9% | 8,76324.1% | 00.0% | 36,352 |
| Decatur County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+557 | 1,83258.8% | 1,27540.9% | 100.3% | 3,117 |
| DeKalb County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+789 | 2,83058.1% | 2,04141.9% | 00.0% | 4,871 |
| Dickson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,257 | 2,78483.9% | 52715.9% | 80.2% | 3,319 |
| Dyer County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,413 | 3,37477.0% | 96121.9% | 451.0% | 4,380 |
| Fayette County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,748 | 1,82695.8% | 784.1% | 20.1% | 1,906 |
| Fentress County | Wendell Willkie+446 | 91939.7% | 1,36558.9% | 331.4% | 2,317 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,743 | 4,31288.1% | 56911.6% | 120.2% | 4,893 |
| Gibson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,870 | 5,10380.3% | 1,23319.4% | 200.3% | 6,356 |
| Giles County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,104 | 3,79684.3% | 69215.4% | 130.3% | 4,501 |
| Grainger County | Wendell Willkie+846 | 84232.9% | 1,68866.0% | 271.1% | 2,557 |
| Greene County | Wendell Willkie+181 | 4,40648.2% | 4,58750.2% | 1421.6% | 9,135 |
| Grundy County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,451 | 1,74985.1% | 29814.5% | 90.4% | 2,056 |
| Hamblen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+261 | 2,05553.0% | 1,79446.3% | 280.7% | 3,877 |
| Hamilton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,312 | 17,08363.5% | 9,77136.3% | 680.3% | 26,922 |
| Hancock County | Wendell Willkie+659 | 1,01437.5% | 1,67361.9% | 140.5% | 2,701 |
| Hardeman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,230 | 2,54988.7% | 31911.1% | 70.2% | 2,875 |
| Hardin County | Wendell Willkie+307 | 1,95746.1% | 2,26453.3% | 260.6% | 4,247 |
| Hawkins County | Wendell Willkie+1,206 | 2,10838.6% | 3,31460.7% | 360.7% | 5,458 |
| Haywood County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,338 | 3,46696.3% | 1283.6% | 40.1% | 3,598 |
| Henderson County | Wendell Willkie+1,093 | 1,56036.9% | 2,65362.8% | 90.2% | 4,222 |
| Henry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,744 | 3,30785.1% | 56314.5% | 160.4% | 3,886 |
| Hickman County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,132 | 2,77680.8% | 64418.8% | 140.4% | 3,434 |
| Houston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+864 | 1,09382.1% | 22917.2% | 90.7% | 1,331 |
| Humphreys County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,340 | 1,71781.9% | 37718.0% | 30.1% | 2,097 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,441 | 2,04676.9% | 60522.7% | 90.3% | 2,660 |
| Jefferson County | Wendell Willkie+859 | 1,06235.4% | 1,92163.9% | 210.7% | 3,004 |
| Johnson County | Wendell Willkie+2,033 | 46915.8% | 2,50284.2% | 00.0% | 2,971 |
| Knox County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,349 | 20,22659.0% | 13,87740.5% | 2010.6% | 34,304 |
| Lake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,749 | 2,96292.9% | 2136.7% | 120.4% | 3,187 |
| Lauderdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,962 | 6,27995.1% | 3174.8% | 70.1% | 6,603 |
| Lawrence County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,059 | 3,93667.4% | 1,87732.2% | 230.4% | 5,836 |
| Lewis County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+975 | 1,34378.3% | 36821.4% | 50.3% | 1,716 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,260 | 3,78187.6% | 52112.1% | 130.3% | 4,315 |
| Loudon County | Wendell Willkie+158 | 2,06847.9% | 2,22651.6% | 230.5% | 4,317 |
| Macon County | Wendell Willkie+1,019 | 71129.1% | 1,73070.8% | 40.2% | 2,445 |
| Madison County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,883 | 6,15482.6% | 1,27117.1% | 230.3% | 7,448 |
| Marion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,084 | 3,24259.7% | 2,15839.7% | 350.6% | 5,435 |
| Marshall County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,743 | 3,13288.9% | 38911.0% | 20.1% | 3,523 |
| Maury County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,895 | 4,52987.3% | 63412.2% | 230.4% | 5,186 |
| McMinn County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,291 | 5,19256.9% | 3,90142.8% | 280.3% | 9,121 |
| McNairy County | Wendell Willkie+66 | 2,48449.3% | 2,55050.7% | 00.0% | 5,034 |
| Meigs County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+316 | 88960.8% | 57339.2% | 00.0% | 1,462 |
| Monroe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+868 | 4,12155.6% | 3,25343.9% | 420.6% | 7,416 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,339 | 3,15879.1% | 81920.5% | 130.3% | 3,990 |
| Moore County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+763 | 86988.5% | 10610.8% | 70.7% | 982 |
| Morgan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+335 | 1,78355.2% | 1,44844.8% | 00.0% | 3,231 |
| Obion County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,824 | 4,36088.7% | 53610.9% | 180.4% | 4,914 |
| Overton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+730 | 1,71862.9% | 98836.2% | 271.0% | 2,733 |
| Perry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+736 | 1,06876.1% | 33223.7% | 30.2% | 1,403 |
| Pickett County | Wendell Willkie+178 | 65243.7% | 83055.6% | 100.7% | 1,492 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,049 | 3,61186.5% | 56213.5% | 00.0% | 4,173 |
| Putnam County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,387 | 2,96365.2% | 1,57634.7% | 50.1% | 4,544 |
| Rhea County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+408 | 2,36454.5% | 1,95645.1% | 160.4% | 4,336 |
| Roane County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+139 | 2,38451.3% | 2,24548.3% | 210.5% | 4,650 |
| Robertson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,768 | 3,25886.5% | 49013.0% | 190.5% | 3,767 |
| Rutherford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,425 | 4,20784.0% | 78215.6% | 200.4% | 5,009 |
| Scott County | Wendell Willkie+739 | 1,44839.7% | 2,18759.9% | 140.4% | 3,649 |
| Sequatchie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+602 | 1,00371.2% | 40128.5% | 40.3% | 1,408 |
| Sevier County | Wendell Willkie+3,388 | 1,18120.5% | 4,56979.5% | 00.0% | 5,750 |
| Shelby County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+50,352 | 57,66488.6% | 7,31211.2% | 980.2% | 65,074 |
| Smith County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,596 | 2,24477.2% | 64822.3% | 140.5% | 2,906 |
| Stewart County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,325 | 2,69987.4% | 37412.1% | 150.5% | 3,088 |
| Sullivan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,081 | 7,23463.3% | 4,15336.4% | 340.3% | 11,421 |
| Sumner County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,757 | 3,59180.8% | 83418.8% | 220.5% | 4,447 |
| Tipton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,527 | 5,81595.1% | 2884.7% | 100.2% | 6,113 |
| Trousdale County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+835 | 92990.6% | 949.2% | 20.2% | 1,025 |
| Unicoi County | Wendell Willkie+878 | 98534.2% | 1,86364.7% | 331.1% | 2,881 |
| Union County | Wendell Willkie+470 | 67336.9% | 1,14362.7% | 80.4% | 1,824 |
| Van Buren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+414 | 73269.5% | 31830.2% | 30.3% | 1,053 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,777 | 2,32380.5% | 54618.9% | 180.6% | 2,887 |
| Washington County | Wendell Willkie+1,154 | 3,56542.8% | 4,71956.7% | 430.5% | 8,327 |
| Wayne County | Wendell Willkie+1,386 | 1,10030.6% | 2,48669.2% | 60.2% | 3,592 |
| Weakley County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,335 | 3,47474.7% | 1,13924.5% | 350.8% | 4,648 |
| White County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,599 | 2,25677.0% | 65722.4% | 150.5% | 2,928 |
| Williamson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,710 | 3,21585.8% | 50513.5% | 260.7% | 3,746 |
| Wilson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,365 | 3,02082.0% | 65517.8% | 60.2% | 3,681 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1940 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.