Iowa · 1940 presidential election
Iowa presidential election results 1940
Wendell L. Willkie carried Iowa by 4.41 points (53,568 votes), winning 11 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 11
- Votes counted
- 1,215,432
- IA result
- R+4.4
- Compared with the nation
- 14.3 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1936
- 16.1 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 632,370 | 52.00% | 11 | |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 578,802 | 47.60% | — | |
| Total votes | 1,215,432 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won Iowa in 1940?
Wendell L. Willkie won Iowa by 4.41 percentage points (53,568 votes).
How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1940?
Iowa cast 11 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in Iowa in 1940?
1,215,432 votes were counted for president.
How did Iowa change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 16.1 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 11.7 points to Republican by 4.4 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data