Tuesday, November 5, 1940
1940 presidential election results
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) and running mate Henry A. Wallace won with 449 electoral votes and 54.7% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Pennsylvania, D+6.9 (nation D+9.9). It delivered electoral vote number 266 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt Won | Henry A. Wallace | Democratic | 449 | 27,243,218 | 54.70% | 38 |
| Wendell L. Willkie | Charles L. McNary | Republican | 82 | 22,334,940 | 44.80% | 10 |
| Total popular votes counted | 49,817,149 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Wendell L. Willkie | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 85.2% 11 | 14.3% | 70.9 | 11 | 294,219 |
| Arizona | 63.5% 3 | 36.0% | 27.5 | 3 | 150,039 |
| Arkansas | 78.4% 9 | 21.0% | 57.4 | 9 | 200,429 |
| California | 57.4% 22 | 41.3% | 16.1 | 22 | 3,268,791 |
| Colorado | 48.4% | 50.9% 6 | 2.6 | 6 | 549,004 |
| Connecticut | 53.4% 8 | 46.3% | 7.1 | 8 | 781,502 |
| Delaware | 54.7% 3 | 45.1% | 9.7 | 3 | 136,374 |
| Florida | 74.0% 7 | 26.0% | 48.0 | 7 | 485,640 |
| Georgia | 84.8% 12 | 14.9% | 69.9 | 12 | 312,686 |
| Idaho | 54.4% 4 | 45.3% | 9.1 | 4 | 235,168 |
| Illinois | 51.0% 29 | 48.5% | 2.4 | 29 | 4,217,935 |
| Indiana | 49.0% | 50.5% 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 1,782,747 |
| Iowa | 47.6% | 52.0% 11 | 4.4 | 11 | 1,215,432 |
| Kansas | 42.4% | 56.9% 9 | 14.5 | 9 | 860,297 |
| Kentucky | 57.4% 11 | 42.3% | 15.2 | 11 | 970,163 |
| Louisiana | 85.9% 10 | 14.1% | 71.8 | 10 | 372,305 |
| Maine | 48.8% | 51.1% 5 | 2.3 | 5 | 320,840 |
| Maryland | 58.3% 8 | 40.8% | 17.4 | 8 | 660,104 |
| Massachusetts | 53.1% 17 | 46.4% | 6.8 | 17 | 2,026,993 |
| Michigan | 49.5% | 49.9% 19 | 0.3 | 19 | 2,085,929 |
| Minnesota | 51.5% 11 | 47.7% | 3.8 | 11 | 1,251,188 |
| Mississippi | 95.7% 9 | 4.2% | 91.5 | 9 | 175,824 |
| Missouri | 52.3% 15 | 47.5% | 4.8 | 15 | 1,833,729 |
| Montana | 58.8% 4 | 40.2% | 18.6 | 4 | 247,873 |
| Nebraska | 42.8% | 57.2% 7 | 14.4 | 7 | 615,878 |
| Nevada | 60.1% 3 | 39.9% | 20.2 | 3 | 53,174 |
| New Hampshire | 53.2% 4 | 46.8% | 6.4 | 4 | 235,419 |
| New Jersey | 51.5% 16 | 47.9% | 3.6 | 16 | 1,972,552 |
| New Mexico | 56.6% 3 | 43.3% | 13.3 | 3 | 183,258 |
| New York | 51.6% 47 | 48.0% | 3.6 | 47 | 6,301,596 |
| North Carolina | 74.0% 13 | 26.0% | 48.1 | 13 | 822,648 |
| North Dakota | 44.2% | 55.1% 4 | 10.9 | 4 | 280,775 |
| Ohio | 52.2% 26 | 47.8% | 4.4 | 26 | 3,319,912 |
| Oklahoma | 57.4% 11 | 42.2% | 15.2 | 11 | 826,212 |
| Oregon | 53.7% 5 | 45.6% | 8.1 | 5 | 481,240 |
| Pennsylvania | 53.2% 36 | 46.3% | 6.9 | 36 | 4,078,714 |
| Rhode Island | 56.7% 4 | 43.2% | 13.6 | 4 | 321,152 |
| South Carolina | 95.6% 8 | 4.4% | 91.3 | 8 | 99,830 |
| South Dakota | 42.6% | 57.4% 4 | 14.8 | 4 | 308,427 |
| Tennessee | 67.3% 11 | 32.4% | 34.9 | 11 | 522,823 |
| Texas | 80.7% 23 | 19.1% | 61.6 | 23 | 1,041,168 |
| Utah | 62.3% 4 | 37.6% | 24.7 | 4 | 247,819 |
| Vermont | 44.9% | 54.8% 3 | 9.9 | 3 | 143,062 |
| Virginia | 68.1% 11 | 31.6% | 36.5 | 11 | 346,608 |
| Washington | 58.2% 8 | 40.6% | 17.6 | 8 | 793,833 |
| West Virginia | 57.1% 8 | 42.9% | 14.2 | 8 | 868,076 |
| Wisconsin | 50.1% 12 | 48.3% | 1.8 | 12 | 1,405,522 |
| Wyoming | 52.8% 3 | 46.9% | 5.9 | 3 | 112,240 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1940
- Michigan Wendell L. Willkie by 6,926 votes (0.33 pts)
- Indiana Wendell L. Willkie by 25,403 votes (1.42 pts)
- Wisconsin Franklin D. Roosevelt by 25,615 votes (1.82 pts)
- Maine Wendell L. Willkie by 7,473 votes (2.33 pts)
- Illinois Franklin D. Roosevelt by 102,694 votes (2.43 pts)
- Colorado Wendell L. Willkie by 14,022 votes (2.55 pts)
- New York Franklin D. Roosevelt by 224,440 votes (3.56 pts)
- New Jersey Franklin D. Roosevelt by 71,333 votes (3.62 pts)
Flipped since 1936
- Colorado: Democratic → Republican (6 EV)
- Indiana: Democratic → Republican (14 EV)
- Iowa: Democratic → Republican (11 EV)
- Kansas: Democratic → Republican (9 EV)
- Michigan: Democratic → Republican (19 EV)
- Nebraska: Democratic → Republican (7 EV)
- North Dakota: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- South Dakota: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
Source: 1940
Questions and answers
Who won the 1940 presidential election?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won the 1940 election with 449 electoral votes, with Henry A. Wallace as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt 449; Wendell L. Willkie 82 (out of 531).
Who won the popular vote in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt received the most popular votes: 27,243,218 (54.7%) of 49,817,149 counted.
What was the closest state in 1940?
Michigan, which Wendell L. Willkie won by 6,926 votes (0.33 points).
Which states flipped in 1940?
Compared with 1936, 8 states changed party: Colorado (to Republican), Indiana (to Republican), Iowa (to Republican), Kansas (to Republican), Michigan (to Republican), Nebraska (to Republican), North Dakota (to Republican) and South Dakota (to Republican).
What was the tipping-point state in 1940?
Pennsylvania. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 266; it voted Democratic by 6.9 points, against Democratic by 9.9 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data