Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Wisconsin D+1.8.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Wisconsin, 1940. The state ran 8.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

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Wisconsin result

1,405,522 votes counted

Roosevelt (D)

704,821

50.1%

Willkie (R)

679,206

48.3%

All others

21,495

1.5%

Margin

D+1.8

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1940 presidential election

Wisconsin, 1940

RooseveltD+1.8

How it voted

Share of the 1940 vote

Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic	50.1%	704,821
Wendell WillkieRepublican	48.3%	679,206
OtherAll other candidates	1.5%	21,495

D+60

R+60

71 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Wisconsin's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context

Wisconsin's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+1.7%
1896	−22.9%
1900	−24.1%
1904	−35.2%
1908	−17.8%
1912	+8.4%
1916	−6.6%
1920	−54.9%
1924	−29.0%
1928	−9.2%
1932	+32.3%
1936	+33.5%
1940	+1.8%
1944	−1.8%
1948	+4.4%
1952	−22.2%
1956	−23.7%
1960	−3.7%
1964	+24.3%
1968	−3.6%
1972	−9.7%
1976	+1.7%
1980	−4.7%
1984	−9.2%
1988	+3.6%
1992	+4.4%
1996	+10.3%
2000	+0.2%
2004	+0.4%
2008	+13.9%
2012	+6.9%
2016	−0.8%
2020	+0.6%
2024	−0.9%

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County results — 1940

71 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	D	+1.7%	1,883	1,818	3,730
Ashland County	D	+21.4%	5,586	3,592	9,309
Barron County	R	−11.4%	6,183	7,806	14,227
Bayfield County	D	+21.2%	4,387	2,829	7,342
Brown County	D	+8.7%	19,526	16,379	36,040
Buffalo County	R	−23.1%	2,516	4,056	6,675
Burnett County	D	+0.1%	2,513	2,510	5,105
Calumet County	R	−38.9%	2,324	5,327	7,725
Chippewa County	R	−9.5%	7,250	8,781	16,171
Clark County	R	−33.4%	4,683	9,501	14,420
Columbia County	R	−8.1%	7,021	8,260	15,387
Crawford County	R	−12.9%	3,595	4,667	8,293
Dane County	D	+29.4%	40,331	21,845	62,787
Dodge County	R	−23.9%	8,948	14,651	23,859
Door County	R	−32.8%	2,750	5,461	8,260
Douglas County	D	+33.4%	15,548	7,695	23,515
Dunn County	R	−20.8%	4,545	6,968	11,639
Eau Claire County	D	+2.7%	10,129	9,595	19,832
Florence County	R	−1.4%	980	1,008	2,011
Fond du Lac County	R	−23.7%	10,323	16,804	27,342
Forest County	D	+27.6%	2,951	1,672	4,639
Grant County	R	−19.6%	7,458	11,143	18,759
Green County	R	−11.1%	4,565	5,711	10,364
Green Lake County	R	−35.0%	2,357	4,919	7,314
Iowa County	R	−10.4%	4,025	4,978	9,140
Iron County	D	+35.2%	3,525	1,672	5,269
Jackson County	D	+3.0%	3,975	3,741	7,780
Jefferson County	R	−12.9%	7,842	10,178	18,169
Juneau County	R	−22.0%	3,354	5,268	8,706
Kenosha County	D	+16.8%	17,174	12,182	29,777
Kewaunee County	R	−6.5%	3,389	3,862	7,272
La Crosse County	R	−2.3%	13,079	13,711	26,924
Lafayette County	R	−7.9%	4,315	5,059	9,419
Langlade County	D	+6.8%	5,190	4,523	9,814
Lincoln County	R	−18.6%	3,951	5,812	9,984
Manitowoc County	D	+2.0%	13,142	12,616	26,126
Marathon County	R	−5.2%	13,724	15,264	29,469
Marinette County	D	+0.1%	7,703	7,688	15,483
Marquette County	R	−43.9%	1,195	3,086	4,312
Milwaukee County	D	+22.4%	209,861	131,120	351,197
Monroe County	R	−26.2%	4,673	8,042	12,863
Oconto County	R	−8.3%	5,273	6,238	11,577
Oneida County	D	+18.4%	5,375	3,694	9,146
Outagamie County	R	−18.5%	12,168	17,733	30,067
Ozaukee County	R	−14.3%	3,662	4,913	8,723
Pepin County	R	−30.6%	1,194	2,272	3,522
Pierce County	R	−33.7%	3,259	6,624	9,999
Polk County	R	−9.4%	4,979	6,031	11,248
Portage County	D	+28.1%	10,148	5,670	15,912
Price County	D	+2.0%	4,042	3,879	8,093
Racine County	D	+11.1%	23,532	18,753	42,978
Richland County	R	−21.9%	3,524	5,527	9,139
Rock County	R	−6.9%	17,543	20,141	37,898
Rusk County	D	+1.3%	3,578	3,484	7,160
Sauk County	R	−20.7%	6,106	9,363	15,707
Sawyer County	R	−5.8%	2,439	2,745	5,233
Shawano County	R	−9.6%	5,241	6,377	11,774
Sheboygan County	D	+1.6%	15,800	15,305	31,747
St. Croix County	R	−16.5%	4,898	6,857	11,876
Taylor County	D	+1.3%	3,771	3,668	7,678
Trempealeau County	R	−1.4%	5,175	5,319	10,579
Vernon County	R	−6.7%	5,776	6,614	12,492
Vilas County	D	+4.6%	2,470	2,251	4,798
Walworth County	R	−35.8%	5,449	11,594	17,154
Washburn County	D	+1.7%	2,901	2,805	5,762
Washington County	R	−28.5%	4,683	8,501	13,380
Waukesha County	R	−12.9%	12,859	16,726	29,943
Waupaca County	R	−40.9%	4,616	11,099	15,866
Waushara County	R	−46.7%	1,747	4,872	6,685
Winnebago County	R	−9.1%	15,570	18,697	34,535
Wood County	R	−5.9%	8,574	9,654	18,402