Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1940 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc. States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
R |
W |
%Margin |
Margin |
Roosevelt |
Willkie |
Other |
1 |
MI | 19 | 2,085,929 | 2 | 1 |
0.33% |
6,926 |
49.52% |
49.85% |
0.62% |
2 |
IN | 14 | 1,782,747 | 2 | 1 |
1.42% |
25,403 |
49.03% |
50.45% |
0.52% |
3 |
WI | 12 | 1,405,522 | 1 | 2 |
1.82% |
25,615 |
50.15% |
48.32% |
1.53% |
4 |
ME | 5 | 320,840 | 2 | 1 |
2.33% |
7,473 |
48.77% |
51.10% |
0.13% |
5 |
IL | 29 | 4,217,935 | 1 | 2 |
2.43% |
102,694 |
50.97% |
48.54% |
0.49% |
6 |
CO | 6 | 549,004 | 2 | 1 |
2.55% |
14,022 |
48.37% |
50.92% |
0.71% |
7 |
NY | 47 | 6,313,897 | 1 | 2 |
3.55% |
224,440 |
51.50% |
47.95% |
0.55% |
8 |
NJ | 16 | 1,972,552 | 1 | 2 |
3.62% |
71,333 |
51.55% |
47.93% |
0.52% |
9 |
MN | 11 | 1,251,188 | 1 | 2 |
3.83% |
47,922 |
51.49% |
47.66% |
0.86% |
10 |
IA | 11 | 1,215,430 | 2 | 1 |
4.41% |
53,570 |
47.62% |
52.03% |
0.35% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
R |
W |
%Margin |
Margin |
Roosevelt |
Willkie |
Other |
1 |
MS | 9 | 175,824 | 1 | 2 |
91.51% |
160,903 |
95.70% |
4.19% |
0.11% |
2 |
SC | 8 | 99,832 | 1 | 2 |
91.26% |
91,110 |
95.63% |
4.37% |
0.00% |
3 |
LA | 10 | 372,305 | 1 | 2 |
71.80% |
267,305 |
85.88% |
14.09% |
0.03% |
4 |
AL | 11 | 294,219 | 1 | 2 |
70.88% |
208,542 |
85.22% |
14.34% |
0.44% |
5 |
GA | 12 | 312,551 | 1 | 2 |
70.02% |
218,834 |
84.85% |
14.83% |
0.32% |
6 |
TX | 23 | 1,124,531 | 1 | 2 |
62.01% |
697,282 |
80.92% |
18.91% |
0.17% |
7 |
AR | 9 | 200,743 | 1 | 2 |
58.03% |
116,501 |
79.02% |
20.98% |
0.00% |
8 |
NC | 13 | 822,648 | 1 | 2 |
48.06% |
395,382 |
74.03% |
25.97% |
0.00% |
9 |
FL | 7 | 485,492 | 1 | 2 |
48.03% |
233,176 |
74.01% |
25.99% |
0.00% |
10 |
VA | 11 | 346,607 | 1 | 2 |
36.52% |
126,598 |
68.08% |
31.55% |
0.37% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Willkie | Thomas | Mississippi | 95.70% | South Dakota | 57.41% | Wisconsin | 1.07% | South Carolina | 95.63% | Nebraska | 57.19% | Maryland | 0.62% | Louisiana | 85.88% | Kansas | 56.86% | Montana | 0.58% | Alabama | 85.22% | North Dakota | 55.06% | Washington | 0.58% | Georgia | 84.85% | Vermont | 54.78% | California | 0.50% |
Babson | Browder | Aiken | Arizona | 0.49% | California | 0.42% | Oregon | 0.52% | Kansas | 0.47% | Washington | 0.33% | Minnesota | 0.20% | Oklahoma | 0.37% | New Jersey | 0.33% | Wisconsin | 0.13% | Indiana | 0.36% | Vermont | 0.29% | Connecticut | 0.12% | Georgia | 0.31% | Minnesota | 0.22% | Maryland | 0.10% | States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Roosevelt | Willkie | Thomas | Kansas | 42.40% | Mississippi | 4.19% | West Virginia | 0.00% | South Dakota | 42.59% | South Carolina | 4.37% | Vermont | 0.00% | Nebraska | 42.81% | Louisiana | 14.09% | South Dakota | 0.00% | North Dakota | 44.18% | Alabama | 14.34% | South Carolina | 0.00% | Vermont | 44.92% | Georgia | 14.83% | Rhode Island | 0.00% | States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | New York | 888,112 | Florida | 62,307 | Illinois | 609,912 | Texas | 61,991 | Ohio | 472,919 | Maine | 35,017 | California | 404,206 | New Hampshire | 11,347 | Wisconsin | 396,541 | Louisiana | 11,202 | States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | North Dakota | 43.91% | Maine | 11.64% | Wisconsin | 31.72% | New Hampshire | 4.69% | Nebraska | 30.77% | Vermont | 3.30% | Minnesota | 27.00% | North Carolina | 1.26% | Oregon | 26.71% | Rhode Island | 0.63% | States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | New York | 717,499 | Pennsylvania | -59,712 | California | 629,909 | North Carolina | -16,816 | Ohio | 307,323 | South Carolina | -15,605 | Michigan | 280,831 | Kansas | -5,217 | Texas | 274,795 | Vermont | -627 | States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Florida | 48.27% | South Carolina | -13.52% | Texas | 32.34% | North Carolina | -2.00% | California | 23.87% | Pennsylvania | -1.44% | Nevada | 21.27% | Kansas | -0.60% | Arizona | 20.84% | Vermont | -0.44% | State Ranks
Rank | Roosevelt | Willkie |
1 | 38 | 10 |
2 | 10 | 38 | County Ranks
Rank | Roosevelt | Willkie |
1 | 1,950 | 1,144 |
2 | 1,144 | 1,949 | Note: county data for 1940 is not yet comprehensive. Counties with Highest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Willkie | Thomas | Terrell, GA | 100.00% | McIntosh, ND | 91.66% | Boundary, ID | 2.50% | Tate, MS | 99.81% | Jackson, KY | 88.62% | Taylor, WI | 2.47% | Lancaster, SC | 99.57% | Gillespie, TX | 86.74% | Milwaukee, WI | 2.42% | Calhoun, SC | 99.55% | Mercer, ND | 85.36% | McLean, ND | 2.40% | Chesterfield, SC | 99.31% | Johnson, TN | 84.21% | Burke, ND | 2.36% | Barnwell, SC | 99.30% | Leslie, KY | 83.96% | McCone, MT | 2.20% | Leake, MS | 99.26% | Logan, ND | 83.59% | Renville, ND | 1.88% | Union, SC | 99.21% | Oliver, ND | 83.55% | Williams, ND | 1.68% | Edgefield, SC | 99.16% | Sanilac, MI | 82.13% | Polk, WI | 1.64% | Jefferson, MS | 99.13% | Hutchinson, SD | 82.08% | Berks, PA | 1.64% |
Babson | Browder | Aiken | Meade, KS | 2.00% | Baldwin, AL | 4.88% | Josephine, OR | 1.08% | Stanton, KS | 1.88% | Essex, NJ | 1.91% | Deschutes, OR | 1.01% | Bond, IL | 1.63% | Ontonagon, MI | 1.86% | Curry, OR | 0.85% | Randolph, IN | 1.52% | Franklin, IA | 1.78% | Ramsey, MN | 0.84% | Brown, IL | 1.46% | Marion, AL | 1.68% | Coos, OR | 0.72% | Seward, KS | 1.45% | Iowa, IA | 1.41% | Crook, OR | 0.71% | Wabash, IL | 1.42% | Mason, WA | 1.22% | Malheur, OR | 0.71% | Pulaski, IN | 1.41% | Price, WI | 0.99% | Union, OR | 0.68% | Phillips, CO | 1.30% | Alger, MI | 0.94% | Jefferson, OR | 0.67% | Tift, GA | 1.29% | Pine, MN | 0.93% | Douglas, OR | 0.67% | Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteRoosevelt | Willkie | Armstrong, SD | 0.00% | Armstrong, SD | 0.00% | Sumter, SC | 0.00% | Sumter, SC | 0.00% | McIntosh, ND | 8.34% | Terrell, GA | 0.00% | Jackson, KY | 11.07% | Tate, MS | 0.19% | Gillespie, TX | 13.15% | Lancaster, SC | 0.43% | Counties with Highest Number of VotesRoosevelt | Willkie | Thomas | Cook, IL | 1,168,141 | Cook, IL | 938,454 | Milwaukee, WI | 8,484 | Los Angeles, CA | 822,718 | Los Angeles, CA | 574,266 | Los Angeles, CA | 6,971 | Kings, NY | 742,668 | Kings, NY | 394,534 | Cook, IL | 4,908 | Philadelphia, PA | 532,149 | Philadelphia, PA | 354,878 | Kings, NY | 3,951 | New York, NY | 478,153 | Queens, NY | 323,406 | New York, NY | 3,496 | Wayne, MI | 451,003 | New York, NY | 292,480 | Wayne, MI | 3,269 | Bronx, NY | 418,931 | Wayne, MI | 275,974 | Bronx, NY | 2,990 | Allegheny, PA | 367,926 | Allegheny, PA | 263,285 | Baltimore, MD | 2,984 | Cuyahoga, OH | 347,118 | Middlesex, MA | 242,658 | Philadelphia, PA | 2,093 | Queens, NY | 288,024 | Cuyahoga, OH | 209,070 | Allegheny, PA | 1,757 |
Babson | Browder | Aiken | Los Angeles, CA | 4,151 | Los Angeles, CA | 6,914 | Ramsey, MN | 1,154 | Cook, IL | 2,675 | Essex, NJ | 6,556 | Multnomah, OR | 726 | Kings, NY | 460 | Kings, NY | 3,758 | St. Louis, MN | 526 | San Diego, CA | 456 | Bronx, NY | 3,587 | Fairfield, CT | 516 | Marion, IN | 450 | New York, NY | 3,329 | Milwaukee, WI | 479 | Maricopa, AZ | 414 | Philadelphia, PA | 2,106 | Wayne, MI | 401 | Alameda, CA | 408 | San Francisco, CA | 1,935 | Suffolk, MA | 316 | Sedgwick, KS | 394 | Wayne, MI | 1,741 | Middlesex, MA | 305 | San Bernardino, CA | 389 | Alameda, CA | 1,285 | Essex, MA | 301 | New York, NY | 378 | King, WA | 1,231 | Baltimore, MD | 294 | Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Roosevelt | Willkie | Armstrong, SD | 0 | Armstrong, SD | 0 | Sumter, SC | 0 | Sumter, SC | 0 | Kenedy, TX | 38 | Terrell, GA | 0 | Alpine, CA | 62 | Calhoun, SC | 3 | Loving, TX | 98 | Tate, MS | 3 | Hinsdale, CO | 103 | Jefferson, MS | 7 | Hooker, NE | 147 | Edgefield, SC | 9 | Daggett, UT | 160 | Issaquena, MS | 9 | McPherson, NE | 164 | McCormick, SC | 11 | Arthur, NE | 194 | Lowndes, AL | 12 | Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Cook, IL | 322,271 | Duval, FL | 11,205 | Queens, NY | 192,638 | Dade, FL | 8,985 | Kings, NY | 177,320 | Hillsborough, FL | 8,092 | New York, NY | 157,162 | Escambia, FL | 6,381 | Los Angeles, CA | 151,498 | Bristol, MA | 6,377 | Bronx, NY | 105,836 | Polk, FL | 5,849 | Jackson, MO | 100,284 | York, ME | 5,539 | Milwaukee, WI | 87,960 | Penobscot, ME | 5,428 | Allegheny, PA | 85,728 | Kennebec, ME | 4,703 | San Francisco, CA | 67,603 | Hillsborough, NH | 4,680 | Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Washington, TX | 96.25% | Assumption, LA | 63.68% | McIntosh, ND | 95.19% | Polk, TN | 60.07% | Oliver, ND | 94.94% | Sumter, FL | 40.52% | Mercer, ND | 92.48% | Lafourche, LA | 38.89% | Grant, ND | 87.56% | White, TN | 38.84% | Emmons, ND | 86.46% | Vernon, LA | 32.86% | Comal, TX | 85.68% | King George, VA | 28.24% | Kenedy, TX | 80.68% | Grant, LA | 26.57% | Logan, ND | 78.16% | Stafford, VA | 22.39% | Morton, ND | 77.38% | Scott, TN | 21.37% | Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Los Angeles, CA | 284,854 | Jackson, MO | -56,100 | Kings, NY | 171,266 | Schuylkill, PA | -8,446 | Queens, NY | 120,945 | Lackawanna, PA | -7,116 | Wayne, MI | 106,449 | Luzerne, PA | -6,693 | Cook, IL | 105,350 | York, PA | -5,901 | Bronx, NY | 95,386 | Chester, PA | -5,751 | Cuyahoga, OH | 80,770 | Fayette, PA | -5,030 | Allegheny, PA | 72,004 | Northumberland, PA | -4,950 | New York, NY | 66,846 | Lancaster, PA | -4,855 | Milwaukee, WI | 54,239 | Indiana, PA | -4,527 | Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Yoakum, TX | 315.92% | Morgan, GA | -56.54% | Zapata, TX | 304.75% | Starr, TX | -51.57% | Ector, TX | 256.72% | Marlboro, SC | -45.83% | Aransas, TX | 144.40% | Benton, MS | -44.47% | Gaines, TX | 135.40% | Bamberg, SC | -40.72% | Real, TX | 118.49% | Cook, GA | -40.31% | White, TN | 107.07% | Marion, SC | -40.03% | Haywood, TN | 104.90% | Pulaski, GA | -39.11% | Titus, TX | 101.90% | Carroll, VA | -36.92% | Dade, FL | 101.41% | Florence, SC | -36.19% | Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Roosevelt | Willkie | Taylor, WI | 49.11% | Franklin, IA | 49.56% | Burnett, WI | 49.23% | Butler, KS | 49.60% | Isanti, MN | 49.51% | Seward, KS | 49.65% | Lewis, WA | 49.56% | Whitman, WA | 49.66% | Santa Clara, CA | 49.63% | Charles, MD | 49.71% | Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Roosevelt | Willkie | Todd, SD | 49.86% | Austin, TX | 49.88% | Ziebach, SD | 49.85% | Licking, OH | 49.86% | Perry, IN | 49.84% | Day, SD | 49.85% | Marshall, SD | 49.79% | Minidoka, ID | 49.80% | Elk, PA | 49.78% | Garrard, KY | 49.75% |
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