Arkansas · 1940 presidential election
Arkansas presidential election results 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Arkansas by 57.42 points (115,091 votes), winning 9 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 9
- Votes counted
- 200,429
- AR result
- D+57.4
- Compared with the nation
- 47.5 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1936
- 6.5 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 157,213 | 78.40% | 9 | |
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 42,122 | 21.00% | — | |
| Total votes | 200,429 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won Arkansas in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Arkansas by 57.42 percentage points (115,091 votes).
How many electoral votes did Arkansas have in 1940?
Arkansas cast 9 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in Arkansas in 1940?
200,429 votes were counted for president.
How did Arkansas change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 6.5 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 63.9 points to Democratic by 57.4 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data