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1936 vs 1940 presidential election: swing by state

Nationally the popular vote went from D+24.3 in 1936 to D+9.9 in 1940. 43 of 48 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 8 changed hands.

Alabama: swing R+2.7AlaskaArizona: swing R+15.4Arkansas: swing R+6.5California: swing R+19.2Colorado: swing R+25.8 (flipped)Connecticut: swing R+7.8Delaware: swing R+2.6District of ColumbiaFlorida: swing R+4.2Georgia: swing R+4.6HawaiiIdaho: swing R+20.7Illinois: swing R+15.6Indiana: swing R+16.2 (flipped)Iowa: swing R+16.1 (flipped)Kansas: swing R+22.2 (flipped)Kentucky: swing R+3.4Louisiana: swing R+5.9Maine: swing D+11.6Maryland: swing R+7.9Massachusetts: swing R+2.7Michigan: swing R+17.9 (flipped)Minnesota: swing R+27.0Mississippi: swing R+2.8Missouri: swing R+17.8Montana: swing R+23.1Nebraska: swing R+30.8 (flipped)Nevada: swing R+25.5New Hampshire: swing D+4.7New Jersey: swing R+16.4New Mexico: swing R+12.9New York: swing R+16.3North Carolina: swing D+1.3North Dakota: swing R+43.9 (flipped)Ohio: swing R+16.2Oklahoma: swing R+19.0Oregon: swing R+26.7Pennsylvania: swing R+9.1Rhode Island: swing D+0.9South Carolina: swing R+5.9South Dakota: swing R+26.3 (flipped)Tennessee: swing R+3.1Texas: swing R+13.2Utah: swing R+14.9Vermont: swing D+3.3Virginia: swing R+4.3Washington: swing R+18.9West Virginia: swing R+7.2Wisconsin: swing R+31.7Wyoming: swing R+17.2Vermont: swing D+3.3New Hampshire: swing D+4.7Massachusetts: swing R+2.7Rhode Island: swing D+0.9Connecticut: swing R+7.8New Jersey: swing R+16.4Delaware: swing R+2.6Maryland: swing R+7.9District of Columbia
Red: moved toward the Republican ticket. Blue: toward the Democratic ticket. Darker means a bigger swing.

Every state

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State19361940SwingFlipped
North Dakota D+33.0 R+10.9 R+43.9 Democratic → Republican
Wisconsin D+33.5 D+1.8 R+31.7
Nebraska D+16.4 R+14.4 R+30.8 Democratic → Republican
Minnesota D+30.8 D+3.8 R+27.0
Oregon D+34.8 D+8.1 R+26.7
South Dakota D+11.5 R+14.8 R+26.3 Democratic → Republican
Colorado D+23.3 R+2.6 R+25.8 Democratic → Republican
Nevada D+45.6 D+20.2 R+25.5
Montana D+41.7 D+18.6 R+23.1
Kansas D+7.7 R+14.5 R+22.2 Democratic → Republican
Idaho D+29.8 D+9.1 R+20.7
California D+35.3 D+16.1 R+19.2
Oklahoma D+34.1 D+15.2 R+19.0
Washington D+36.5 D+17.6 R+18.9
Michigan D+17.6 R+0.3 R+17.9 Democratic → Republican
Missouri D+22.6 D+4.8 R+17.8
Wyoming D+23.1 D+5.9 R+17.2
New Jersey D+20.0 D+3.6 R+16.4
New York D+19.9 D+3.6 R+16.3
Indiana D+14.7 R+1.4 R+16.2 Democratic → Republican
Ohio D+20.6 D+4.4 R+16.2
Iowa D+11.7 R+4.4 R+16.1 Democratic → Republican
Illinois D+18.0 D+2.4 R+15.6
Arizona D+42.9 D+27.5 R+15.4
Utah D+39.6 D+24.7 R+14.9
Texas D+74.8 D+61.6 R+13.2
New Mexico D+26.2 D+13.3 R+12.9
Pennsylvania D+16.0 D+6.9 R+9.1
Maryland D+25.3 D+17.4 R+7.9
Connecticut D+15.0 D+7.1 R+7.8
West Virginia D+21.4 D+14.2 R+7.2
Arkansas D+63.9 D+57.4 R+6.5
South Carolina D+97.1 D+91.3 R+5.9
Louisiana D+77.7 D+71.8 R+5.9
Georgia D+74.5 D+69.9 R+4.6
Virginia D+40.8 D+36.5 R+4.3
Florida D+52.2 D+48.0 R+4.2
Kentucky D+18.6 D+15.2 R+3.4
Tennessee D+38.0 D+34.9 R+3.1
Mississippi D+94.3 D+91.5 R+2.8
Massachusetts D+9.5 D+6.8 R+2.7
Alabama D+73.6 D+70.9 R+2.7
Delaware D+12.3 D+9.7 R+2.6
Rhode Island D+12.7 D+13.6 D+0.9
North Carolina D+46.8 D+48.1 D+1.3
Vermont R+13.2 R+9.9 D+3.3
New Hampshire D+1.8 D+6.4 D+4.7
Maine R+14.0 R+2.3 D+11.6

Margins are Republican share minus Democratic share of all votes counted. Swing is the change in that margin; “R+3” means the state moved three points toward the Republican ticket.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data