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Elections / 1940 · President · UT

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Utah D+24.7.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Utah, 1940. The state ran 14.7 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Utah result
247,819 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
154,277
62.3%
Willkie (R)
93,151
37.6%
All others
391
0.2%
Margin
D+24.7
1940 presidential election
Utah, 1940
RooseveltD+24.7
1940 presidential margin by county for Utah — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Utah — 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.Beaver County, UT · D+8.4Box Elder County, UT · D+18.6Cache County, UT · D+20.5Carbon County, UT · D+39.4Daggett County, UT · D+25.0Davis County, UT · D+15.3Duchesne County, UT · D+20.0Emery County, UT · D+30.7Garfield County, UT · R+11.7Grand County, UT · D+1.6Iron County, UT · R+3.6Juab County, UT · D+20.4Kane County, UT · R+33.1Millard County, UT · D+8.4Morgan County, UT · D+9.7Piute County, UT · D+2.6Rich County, UT · D+3.0Salt Lake County, UT · D+31.0San Juan County, UT · R+1.2Sanpete County, UT · R+2.7Sevier County, UT · R+3.5Summit County, UT · D+12.3Tooele County, UT · D+28.0Uintah County, UT · D+4.4Utah County, UT · D+26.8Wasatch County, UT · D+11.2Washington County, UT · D+10.2Wayne County, UT · D+13.6Weber County, UT · D+38.8
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic62.3%154,277
Wendell WillkieRepublican37.6%93,151
OtherAll other candidates0.2%391
D+60
R+60
29 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Utah's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1896 to 2024. Most recent: −21.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−21.6%DR18962024
Utah's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1896+65.4%
1900−2.3%
1904−28.6%
1908−17.0%
1912−4.9%
1916+21.0%
1920−17.1%
1924−19.3%
1928−7.7%
1932+15.5%
1936+39.5%
1940+24.7%
1944+21.0%
1948+9.0%
1952−17.9%
1956−29.1%
1960−9.6%
1964+9.4%
1968−19.4%
1972−41.2%
1976−28.8%
1980−52.2%
1984−49.8%
1988−34.2%
1992−18.7%
1996−21.1%
2000−40.5%
2004−45.5%
2008−28.2%
2012−47.9%
2016−17.9%
2020−20.2%
2024−21.6%
County results — 1940
29 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaver CountyD
+8.4%
1,3031,1012,405
Box Elder CountyD
+18.6%
4,7363,2487,986
Cache CountyD
+20.5%
7,8675,18413,058
Carbon CountyD
+39.4%
5,1802,2427,456
Daggett CountyD
+25.0%
16096256
Davis CountyD
+15.3%
3,8652,8366,707
Duchesne CountyD
+20.0%
1,9821,3223,308
Emery CountyD
+30.7%
1,9011,0062,919
Garfield CountyR
−11.7%
8141,0301,844
Grand CountyD
+1.6%
446432881
Iron CountyR
−3.6%
1,9152,0603,998
Juab CountyD
+20.4%
2,1361,4123,553
Kane CountyR
−33.1%
3396751,014
Millard CountyD
+8.4%
2,3021,9434,255
Morgan CountyD
+9.7%
6995751,274
Piute CountyD
+2.6%
466442910
Rich CountyD
+3.0%
475447922
Salt Lake CountyD
+31.0%
67,31835,427102,926
San Juan CountyR
−1.2%
5155281,047
Sanpete CountyR
−2.7%
3,5243,7227,250
Sevier CountyR
−3.5%
2,5212,7035,228
Summit CountyD
+12.3%
2,2151,7303,948
Tooele CountyD
+28.0%
2,6251,4764,108
Uintah CountyD
+4.4%
1,7731,6243,399
Utah CountyD
+26.8%
15,1688,74023,956
Wasatch CountyD
+11.2%
1,5021,1992,702
Washington CountyD
+10.2%
1,9931,6253,621
Wayne CountyD
+13.6%
500380881
Weber CountyD
+38.8%
18,0377,94626,007