1940 Presidential General Election Results - Minnesota
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Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Franklin RooseveltHenry WallaceDemocrat 644,196 51.49%11
Wendell WillkieCharles McNaryRepublican 596,274 47.66%0
Norman ThomasMaynard KruegerSocialist 5,454 0.44%0
YOther (+) - - 5,264 0.42%0
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Demographic Data

1940 Population:2,792,300Enum.1940 Population Density:13.5persons/km2
1930 Population:2,563,953Enum.1930 Population Density:12.4persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:11Electoral Vote Density:253,845persons/EV
Land Area (2000):206,189km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:0.9%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Vote by Counties of Presidential Electors," The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota 1941 (St. Paul, 1941)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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