Idaho · 1940 presidential election
Idaho presidential election results 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Idaho by 9.05 points (21,289 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 4
- Votes counted
- 235,168
- ID result
- D+9.1
- Compared with the nation
- 0.9 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1936
- 20.7 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 127,842 | 54.40% | 4 | |
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 106,553 | 45.30% | — | |
| Total votes | 235,168 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won Idaho in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Idaho by 9.05 percentage points (21,289 votes).
How many electoral votes did Idaho have in 1940?
Idaho cast 4 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in Idaho in 1940?
235,168 votes were counted for president.
How did Idaho change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 20.7 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 29.8 points to Democratic by 9.1 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data