North Carolina · 1940 presidential election
North Carolina presidential election results 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried North Carolina by 48.06 points (395,382 votes), winning 13 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 13
- Votes counted
- 822,648
- NC result
- D+48.1
- Compared with the nation
- 38.2 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1936
- 1.3 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 609,015 | 74.00% | 13 | |
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 213,633 | 26.00% | — | |
| Total votes | 822,648 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won North Carolina in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won North Carolina by 48.06 percentage points (395,382 votes).
How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1940?
North Carolina cast 13 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in North Carolina in 1940?
822,648 votes were counted for president.
How did North Carolina change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 1.3 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 46.8 points to Democratic by 48.1 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data