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November 5, 1940

Franklin D. Roosevelt Wins 1940

Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Wendell Willkie with 462 electoral votes, winning 38 states.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
462 EV
270 to win
Wendell Willkie
66 EV
462
66
270
Franklin D. Roosevelt wins
462
Electoral Votes
54.7%
Popular Vote
38
States Carried
49,913,895
Total Votes Cast

Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1940 presidential election with 462 electoral votes to Wendell Willkie's 66. Franklin D. Roosevelt received 54.7% of the popular vote and carried 38 states. Compared to the previous election, 713 counties changed parties—699 flipped Republican and 14 flipped Democratic.

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1940 National Results

Electoral College

270 needed to win
Democrat
Franklin D. Roosevelt
462
electoral votes
Republican
Wendell Willkie
66
electoral votes
462
66
270

Popular Vote

49,913,895 total votes
Franklin D. Roosevelt54.7%
27,312,638 votes
Wendell Willkie44.8%
22,347,880 votes
D+9.9% margin
(4,964,758 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsFranklin D. Roosevelt elected president

State Results

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Recent Presidential Elections

YearDemocratRepublicanElectoralPopularWinner
1940Franklin D. RooseveltWendell Willkie462-66D+9.9%DEM
1936Franklin D. RooseveltAlf Landon521-7D+24.3%DEM
1932Franklin D. RooseveltHerbert Hoover488-40D+17.8%DEM
1928Al SmithHerbert Hoover69-459R+17.5%GOP
1924John W. DavisCalvin Coolidge171-357R+25.1%GOP

State-by-State Results

38 Dem10 Rep

Battleground States (Margin < 5%)

Missouri10 EV
D+4.8
Ohio17 EV
D+4.4
Minnesota10 EV
D+3.8
New Jersey14 EV
D+3.6
New York28 EV
D+3.5
Illinois19 EV
D+2.4
Wisconsin10 EV
D+1.8
Michigan15 EV
R+0.3
Indiana11 EV
R+1.4
Maine4 EV
R+2.3
Colorado10 EV
R+2.5
Iowa6 EV
R+4.4
StateEV1940
Mississippi6D+91.5
South Carolina9D+91.3
Louisiana8D+71.8
Alabama9D+70.9
Georgia16D+69.9
Texas40D+62.0
Arkansas6D+57.4
North Carolina16D+48.1
Florida30D+48.0
Virginia13D+36.5
Tennessee11D+34.9
Arizona11D+27.5
Utah6D+24.7
Nevada6D+20.1
Montana4D+18.6
Washington12D+17.6
Maryland10D+17.4
California54D+16.1
Oklahoma7D+15.2
Kentucky8D+15.2
West Virginia4D+14.2
Rhode Island4D+13.6
New Mexico5D+13.3
Delaware3D+9.7
Idaho4D+9.1
Oregon8D+8.1
Connecticut7D+7.1
Pennsylvania19D+6.9
Massachusetts11D+6.8
New Hampshire4D+6.4
Wyoming3D+5.9
Missouri10D+4.8
Ohio17D+4.4
Minnesota10D+3.8
New Jersey14D+3.6
New York28D+3.5
Illinois19D+2.4
Wisconsin10D+1.8
Michigan15R+0.3
Indiana11R+1.4
Maine4R+2.3
Colorado10R+2.5
Iowa6R+4.4
Vermont3R+9.9
North Dakota3R+10.9
Nebraska5R+14.4
Kansas6R+14.5
South Dakota3R+14.8

Counties That Changed Parties

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Flipped Republican

699 total
Washington County, TXR+96.3%McIntosh County, NDR+95.2%Oliver County, NDR+94.9%Mercer County, NDR+92.5%Grant County, NDR+87.6%
694 more counties(Seeker)

Flipped Democratic

14 total
Assumption Parish, LAD+63.7%
9 more counties(Seeker)

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