Mississippi · 1940 presidential election
Mississippi presidential election results 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Mississippi by 91.51 points (160,903 votes), winning 9 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 9
- Votes counted
- 175,824
- MS result
- D+91.5
- Compared with the nation
- 81.6 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1936
- 2.8 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 168,267 | 95.70% | 9 | |
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 7,364 | 4.20% | — | |
| Total votes | 175,824 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won Mississippi in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Mississippi by 91.51 percentage points (160,903 votes).
How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1940?
Mississippi cast 9 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in Mississippi in 1940?
175,824 votes were counted for president.
How did Mississippi change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 2.8 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 94.3 points to Democratic by 91.5 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data