Oklahoma · 1940 presidential election
Oklahoma presidential election results 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Oklahoma by 15.18 points (125,441 votes), winning 11 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 11
- Votes counted
- 826,212
- OK result
- D+15.2
- Compared with the nation
- 5.3 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1936
- 19.0 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 474,313 | 57.40% | 11 | |
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 348,872 | 42.20% | — | |
| Total votes | 826,212 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won Oklahoma in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Oklahoma by 15.18 percentage points (125,441 votes).
How many electoral votes did Oklahoma have in 1940?
Oklahoma cast 11 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in Oklahoma in 1940?
826,212 votes were counted for president.
How did Oklahoma change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 19.0 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 34.1 points to Democratic by 15.2 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data