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New Hampshire · 1940 presidential election

New Hampshire presidential election results 1940

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried New Hampshire by 6.44 points (15,165 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
235,419
NH result
D+6.4
Compared with the nation
3.5 pts more Republican
Swing since 1936
4.7 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic125,29253.20%4
Wendell L. WillkieRepublican110,12746.80%—
Total votes235,419

Sources: 1940

Questions and answers

Who won New Hampshire in 1940?

Franklin D. Roosevelt won New Hampshire by 6.44 percentage points (15,165 votes).

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1940?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in 1940.

How many people voted for president in New Hampshire in 1940?

235,419 votes were counted for president.

How did New Hampshire change from 1936 to 1940?

The margin moved 4.7 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 1.8 points to Democratic by 6.4 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data