1940 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia
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Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Franklin RooseveltHenry WallaceDemocrat 495,662 57.10%8
Wendell WillkieCharles McNaryRepublican 372,414 42.90%0
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Demographic Data

1940 Population:1,901,974Enum.1940 Population Density:30.5persons/km2
1930 Population:1,729,205Enum.1930 Population Density:27.7persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:8Electoral Vote Density:237,747persons/EV
Land Area (2000):62,361km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.0%

Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: West Virginia Secretary of State, "Vote for President of the United States," General Election Returns, 1940 (Charleston, 1940)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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