Delaware · 1940 presidential election
Delaware presidential election results 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Delaware by 9.65 points (13,159 votes), winning 3 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 3
- Votes counted
- 136,374
- DE result
- D+9.7
- Compared with the nation
- 0.3 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1936
- 2.6 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 74,599 | 54.70% | 3 | |
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 61,440 | 45.10% | — | |
| Total votes | 136,374 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won Delaware in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Delaware by 9.65 percentage points (13,159 votes).
How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1940?
Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in Delaware in 1940?
136,374 votes were counted for president.
How did Delaware change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 2.6 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 12.3 points to Democratic by 9.7 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data