Alabama · 1940 presidential election
Alabama presidential election results 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Alabama by 70.88 points (208,542 votes), winning 11 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 11
- Votes counted
- 294,219
- AL result
- D+70.9
- Compared with the nation
- 61.0 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1936
- 2.7 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 250,726 | 85.20% | 11 | |
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 42,184 | 14.30% | — | |
| Total votes | 294,219 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won Alabama in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Alabama by 70.88 percentage points (208,542 votes).
How many electoral votes did Alabama have in 1940?
Alabama cast 11 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in Alabama in 1940?
294,219 votes were counted for president.
How did Alabama change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 2.7 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 73.6 points to Democratic by 70.9 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data