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Elections / 1940 · President · WY

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Wyoming D+5.9.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Wyoming, 1940. The state ran 4.0 points more Republican than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

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

Wyoming result
112,240 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
59,287
52.8%
Willkie (R)
52,633
46.9%
All others
320
0.3%
Margin
D+5.9
1940 presidential election
Wyoming, 1940
RooseveltD+5.9
1940 presidential margin by county for Wyoming — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wyoming — 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.Albany County, WY · D+18.5Big Horn County, WY · R+4.8Campbell County, WY · R+15.4Carbon County, WY · D+8.7Converse County, WY · R+15.0Crook County, WY · R+21.9Fremont County, WY · R+17.7Goshen County, WY · R+18.1Hot Springs County, WY · D+16.1Johnson County, WY · R+30.2Laramie County, WY · D+13.4Lincoln County, WY · D+23.3Natrona County, WY · D+6.8Niobrara County, WY · R+8.6Park County, WY · D+4.4Platte County, WY · D+2.5Sheridan County, WY · D+7.6Sublette County, WY · R+10.3Sweetwater County, WY · D+46.2Teton County, WY · D+7.8Uinta County, WY · D+20.1Washakie County, WY · R+6.8Weston County, WY · R+13.4
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic52.8%59,287
Wendell WillkieRepublican46.9%52,633
OtherAll other candidates0.3%320
D+60
R+60
23 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wyoming's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Wyoming's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −45.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−45.8%DR18922024
Wyoming's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−50.5%
1896+3.7%
1900−17.5%
1904−37.6%
1908−15.8%
1912+1.8%
1916+12.8%
1920−32.3%
1924−20.9%
1928−28.3%
1932+15.3%
1936+23.1%
1940+5.9%
1944−2.5%
1948+4.3%
1952−25.6%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.0%
1964+13.1%
1968−20.2%
1972−38.5%
1976−19.5%
1980−34.7%
1984−42.3%
1988−22.5%
1992−5.6%
1996−13.0%
2000−40.1%
2004−39.8%
2008−32.2%
2012−40.8%
2016−46.3%
2020−43.4%
2024−45.8%
County results — 1940
23 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Albany CountyD
+18.5%
4,0182,7566,804
Big Horn CountyR
−4.8%
2,5942,8595,475
Campbell CountyR
−15.4%
1,1281,5402,675
Carbon CountyD
+8.7%
3,4292,8826,320
Converse CountyR
−15.0%
1,3951,8893,286
Crook CountyR
−21.9%
8691,3592,233
Fremont CountyR
−17.7%
2,6443,7886,453
Goshen CountyR
−18.1%
1,9822,8614,858
Hot Springs CountyD
+16.1%
1,2669132,194
Johnson CountyR
−30.2%
7811,4602,247
Laramie CountyD
+13.4%
7,8085,95513,820
Lincoln CountyD
+23.3%
2,8391,7654,605
Natrona CountyD
+6.8%
6,3735,55511,949
Niobrara CountyR
−8.6%
1,2001,4272,632
Park CountyD
+4.4%
2,7472,5125,282
Platte CountyD
+2.5%
1,8491,7583,622
Sheridan CountyD
+7.6%
4,4393,8148,268
Sublette CountyR
−10.3%
6277711,402
Sweetwater CountyD
+46.2%
6,6372,4399,094
Teton CountyD
+7.8%
7286231,353
Uinta CountyD
+20.1%
2,0071,3353,351
Washakie CountyR
−6.8%
9421,0802,033
Weston CountyR
−13.4%
9851,2922,284