Massachusetts · 1940 presidential election
Massachusetts presidential election results 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Massachusetts by 6.75 points (136,822 votes), winning 17 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 17
- Votes counted
- 2,026,993
- MA result
- D+6.8
- Compared with the nation
- 3.2 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1936
- 2.7 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 1,076,522 | 53.10% | 17 | |
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 939,700 | 46.40% | — | |
| Total votes | 2,026,993 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won Massachusetts in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Massachusetts by 6.75 percentage points (136,822 votes).
How many electoral votes did Massachusetts have in 1940?
Massachusetts cast 17 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in Massachusetts in 1940?
2,026,993 votes were counted for president.
How did Massachusetts change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 2.7 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 9.5 points to Democratic by 6.8 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data