1940 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland
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Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Franklin RooseveltHenry WallaceDemocrat 384,546 58.25%8
Wendell WillkieCharles McNaryRepublican 269,534 40.83%0
Norman ThomasMaynard KruegerSocialist 4,093 0.62%0
YOther (+) - - 1,944 0.29%0
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Demographic Data

1940 Population:1,821,244Enum.1940 Population Density:71.9persons/km2
1930 Population:1,631,526Enum.1930 Population Density:64.5persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:8Electoral Vote Density:227,656persons/EV
Land Area (2000):25,314km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.1%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Maryland Secretary of State, "Maryland General Election Returns November 5, 1940," Maryland Manual 1940-41 (Annapolis, 1942)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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