1940 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island
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Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Franklin RooseveltHenry WallaceDemocrat 182,182 56.73%4
Wendell WillkieCharles McNaryRepublican 138,653 43.17%0
YOther (+) - - 313 0.10%0
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Demographic Data

1940 Population:713,346Enum.1940 Population Density:263.6persons/km2
1930 Population:687,497Enum.1930 Population Density:254.1persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:4Electoral Vote Density:178,337persons/EV
Land Area (2000):2,706km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:0.4%

Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Presidential Election, November 5, 1940 Vote of Rhode Island by Cities and Towns," Rhode Island Manual 1941-1942 (Providence, 0)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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