1940 Presidential Election Statistics

States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote R W %Margin Margin Roosevelt Willkie Other
1 MI192,085,92921 0.33% 6,926 49.52% 49.85% 0.62%
2 IN141,782,74721 1.42% 25,403 49.03% 50.45% 0.52%
3 WI121,405,52212 1.82% 25,615 50.15% 48.32% 1.53%
4 ME5320,84021 2.33% 7,473 48.77% 51.10% 0.13%
5 IL294,217,93512 2.43% 102,694 50.97% 48.54% 0.49%
6 CO6549,00421 2.55% 14,022 48.37% 50.92% 0.71%
7 NY476,301,59612 3.56% 224,440 51.60% 48.04% 0.35%
8 NJ161,974,21412 3.62% 71,528 51.48% 47.86% 0.66%
9 MN111,251,18812 3.83% 47,922 51.49% 47.66% 0.86%
10 IA111,215,43021 4.41% 53,570 47.62% 52.03% 0.35%


States with the Largest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote R W %Margin Margin Roosevelt Willkie Other
1 MS9175,82412 91.51% 160,903 95.70% 4.19% 0.11%
2 SC899,83212 91.26% 91,110 95.63% 4.37% 0.00%
3 LA10372,30512 71.80% 267,305 85.88% 14.09% 0.03%
4 AL11294,21912 70.88% 208,542 85.22% 14.34% 0.44%
5 GA12312,55112 70.02% 218,834 84.85% 14.83% 0.32%
6 TX231,124,53112 62.01% 697,282 80.92% 18.91% 0.17%
7 AR9200,74312 58.03% 116,501 79.02% 20.98% 0.00%
8 NC13822,64812 48.06% 395,382 74.03% 25.97% 0.00%
9 FL7485,49212 48.03% 233,176 74.01% 25.99% 0.00%
10 VA11346,60712 36.52% 126,598 68.08% 31.55% 0.37%


States with Highest Percent of Vote
RooseveltWillkieThomas
Mississippi95.70%South Dakota57.41%Wisconsin1.07%
South Carolina95.63%Nebraska57.19%Maryland0.62%
Louisiana85.88%Kansas56.86%Montana0.58%
Alabama85.22%North Dakota55.06%Washington0.58%
Georgia84.85%Vermont54.78%California0.50%
BabsonBrowderAiken
Arizona0.49%New Jersey0.45%Oregon0.52%
Kansas0.47%California0.42%Minnesota0.20%
Oklahoma0.37%Washington0.33%Wisconsin0.13%
Indiana0.36%Vermont0.29%Connecticut0.12%
Georgia0.31%Minnesota0.22%Maryland0.10%


States with Lowest Percent of Vote
RooseveltWillkieThomas
Kansas42.40%Mississippi4.19%West Virginia0.00%
South Dakota42.59%South Carolina4.37%Vermont0.00%
Nebraska42.81%Louisiana14.09%South Dakota0.00%
North Dakota44.18%Alabama14.34%South Carolina0.00%
Vermont44.92%Georgia14.83%Rhode Island0.00%


State Ranks
Rank RooseveltWillkie
13810
21038


County Ranks
Rank RooseveltWillkie
11,9501,144
21,1441,949


Note: county data for 1940 is not yet comprehensive.

Counties with Highest Percent of Vote
RooseveltWillkieThomas
Terrell, GA100.00%McIntosh, ND91.66%Boundary, ID2.50%
Tate, MS99.81%Jackson, KY88.62%Taylor, WI2.47%
Lancaster, SC99.57%Gillespie, TX86.74%Milwaukee, WI2.42%
Calhoun, SC99.55%Mercer, ND85.36%McLean, ND2.40%
Chesterfield, SC99.31%Johnson, TN84.21%Burke, ND2.36%
BabsonBrowderAiken
Meade, KS2.00%Baldwin, AL4.88%Josephine, OR1.08%
Stanton, KS1.88%Essex, NJ1.91%Deschutes, OR1.01%
Bond, IL1.63%Ontonagon, MI1.86%Curry, OR0.85%
Randolph, IN1.52%Franklin, IA1.78%Ramsey, MN0.84%
Brown, IL1.46%Marion, AL1.68%Coos, OR0.72%


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote
RooseveltWillkie
Armstrong, SD0.00%Armstrong, SD0.00%
Sumter, SC0.00%Sumter, SC0.00%
McIntosh, ND8.34%Terrell, GA0.00%
Jackson, KY11.07%Tate, MS0.19%
Gillespie, TX13.15%Lancaster, SC0.43%


Counties with Highest Number of Votes
RooseveltWillkieThomas
Cook, IL1,168,141Cook, IL938,454Milwaukee, WI8,484
Los Angeles, CA822,718Los Angeles, CA574,266Los Angeles, CA6,971
Kings, NY742,668Kings, NY394,534Cook, IL4,908
Philadelphia, PA532,149Philadelphia, PA354,878Kings, NY3,951
New York, NY478,153Queens, NY323,406New York, NY3,496
BabsonBrowderAiken
Los Angeles, CA4,151Los Angeles, CA6,914Ramsey, MN1,154
Cook, IL2,675Essex, NJ6,556Multnomah, OR726
Kings, NY460Philadelphia, PA2,106St. Louis, MN526
San Diego, CA456San Francisco, CA1,935Fairfield, CT516
Marion, IN450Wayne, MI1,741Milwaukee, WI479


Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
RooseveltWillkie
Armstrong, SD0Armstrong, SD0
Sumter, SC0Sumter, SC0
Kenedy, TX38Terrell, GA0
Alpine, CA62Calhoun, SC3
Loving, TX98Tate, MS3


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
RooseveltWillkie
Taylor, WI49.11%Franklin, IA49.56%
Burnett, WI49.23%Butler, KS49.60%
Isanti, MN49.51%Seward, KS49.65%
Lewis, WA49.56%Whitman, WA49.66%
Santa Clara, CA49.63%Charles, MD49.71%


Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
RooseveltWillkie
Todd, SD49.86%Austin, TX49.88%
Ziebach, SD49.85%Licking, OH49.86%
Perry, IN49.84%Day, SD49.85%
Marshall, SD49.79%Minidoka, ID49.80%
Elk, PA49.78%Garrard, KY49.75%




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