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Elections / 1940 · President · WV

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried West Virginia D+14.2.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in West Virginia, 1940. The state ran 4.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
868,076 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
495,662
57.1%
Willkie (R)
372,414
42.9%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+14.2
1940 presidential election
West Virginia, 1940
RooseveltD+14.2
1940 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · D+4.7Berkeley County, WV · D+13.8Boone County, WV · D+31.4Braxton County, WV · D+16.9Brooke County, WV · D+23.1Cabell County, WV · D+14.4Calhoun County, WV · D+20.6Clay County, WV · D+9.5Doddridge County, WV · R+37.6Fayette County, WV · D+36.7Gilmer County, WV · D+22.6Grant County, WV · R+57.7Greenbrier County, WV · D+22.3Hampshire County, WV · D+30.4Hancock County, WV · D+26.0Hardy County, WV · D+23.3Harrison County, WV · D+13.8Jackson County, WV · R+21.5Jefferson County, WV · D+38.9Kanawha County, WV · D+18.2Lewis County, WV · R+13.0Lincoln County, WV · D+4.1Logan County, WV · D+26.6Marion County, WV · D+22.4Marshall County, WV · R+2.3Mason County, WV · R+16.0McDowell County, WV · D+27.5Mercer County, WV · D+22.9Mineral County, WV · D+0.6Mingo County, WV · D+33.6Monongalia County, WV · D+11.0Monroe County, WV · R+1.8Morgan County, WV · R+33.2Nicholas County, WV · D+10.5Ohio County, WV · D+9.1Pendleton County, WV · D+15.6Pleasants County, WV · R+3.2Pocahontas County, WV · D+11.1Preston County, WV · R+26.9Putnam County, WV · D+6.8Raleigh County, WV · D+32.6Randolph County, WV · D+33.7Ritchie County, WV · R+34.3Roane County, WV · R+1.5Summers County, WV · D+19.8Taylor County, WV · D+1.3Tucker County, WV · D+11.3Tyler County, WV · R+36.5Upshur County, WV · R+36.0Wayne County, WV · D+25.6Webster County, WV · D+37.8Wetzel County, WV · D+11.4Wirt County, WV · R+7.8Wood County, WV · D+3.1Wyoming County, WV · D+28.1
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic57.1%495,662
Wendell WillkieRepublican42.9%372,414
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1940
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyD
+4.7%
5,0254,5769,601
Berkeley CountyD
+13.8%
8,6586,56215,220
Boone CountyD
+31.4%
7,9044,12812,032
Braxton CountyD
+16.9%
5,7094,0569,765
Brooke CountyD
+23.1%
6,4164,00410,420
Cabell CountyD
+14.4%
28,12521,02749,152
Calhoun CountyD
+20.6%
2,8721,8914,763
Clay CountyD
+9.5%
3,4852,8816,366
Doddridge CountyR
−37.6%
1,4953,2934,788
Fayette CountyD
+36.7%
22,25610,30732,563
Gilmer CountyD
+22.6%
3,2762,0675,343
Grant CountyR
−57.7%
8573,1954,052
Greenbrier CountyD
+22.3%
10,1646,45116,615
Hampshire CountyD
+30.4%
3,2771,7515,028
Hancock CountyD
+26.0%
8,5154,99713,512
Hardy CountyD
+23.3%
2,6901,6744,364
Harrison CountyD
+13.8%
22,57017,08739,657
Jackson CountyR
−21.5%
3,2995,1048,403
Jefferson CountyD
+38.9%
5,2972,3327,629
Kanawha CountyD
+18.2%
57,93240,11398,045
Lewis CountyR
−13.0%
4,5665,93510,501
Lincoln CountyD
+4.1%
5,2284,81810,046
Logan CountyD
+26.6%
17,0109,86026,870
Marion CountyD
+22.4%
21,03513,34934,384
Marshall CountyR
−2.3%
8,9009,32418,224
Mason CountyR
−16.0%
4,5216,23910,760
McDowell CountyD
+27.5%
24,44913,90638,355
Mercer CountyD
+22.9%
18,16311,39529,558
Mineral CountyD
+0.6%
5,1955,13310,328
Mingo CountyD
+33.6%
11,6195,77617,395
Monongalia CountyD
+11.0%
12,94010,36723,307
Monroe CountyR
−1.8%
3,2833,4036,686
Morgan CountyR
−33.2%
1,2862,5633,849
Nicholas CountyD
+10.5%
5,3124,2999,611
Ohio CountyD
+9.1%
21,71318,07339,786
Pendleton CountyD
+15.6%
2,7101,9774,687
Pleasants CountyR
−3.2%
1,7791,8963,675
Pocahontas CountyD
+11.1%
3,6042,8866,490
Preston CountyR
−26.9%
4,7308,21312,943
Putnam CountyD
+6.8%
4,8884,2689,156
Raleigh CountyD
+32.6%
23,10511,75234,857
Randolph CountyD
+33.7%
8,4654,19612,661
Ritchie CountyR
−34.3%
2,4394,9827,421
Roane CountyR
−1.5%
5,1585,31710,475
Summers CountyD
+19.8%
5,4413,6449,085
Taylor CountyD
+1.3%
4,9684,8419,809
Tucker CountyD
+11.3%
3,3322,6545,986
Tyler CountyR
−36.5%
2,0264,3546,380
Upshur CountyR
−36.0%
2,8626,0868,948
Wayne CountyD
+25.6%
9,6265,70115,327
Webster CountyD
+37.8%
4,5792,0676,646
Wetzel CountyD
+11.4%
5,5904,44310,033
Wirt CountyR
−7.8%
1,5541,8183,372
Wood CountyD
+3.1%
15,96215,00530,967
Wyoming CountyD
+28.1%
7,8024,37812,180