Oregon · 1940 presidential election
Oregon presidential election results 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Oregon by 8.07 points (38,860 votes), winning 5 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 5
- Votes counted
- 481,240
- OR result
- D+8.1
- Compared with the nation
- 1.8 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1936
- 26.7 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 258,415 | 53.70% | 5 | |
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 219,555 | 45.60% | — | |
| Total votes | 481,240 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won Oregon in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Oregon by 8.07 percentage points (38,860 votes).
How many electoral votes did Oregon have in 1940?
Oregon cast 5 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in Oregon in 1940?
481,240 votes were counted for president.
How did Oregon change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 26.7 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 34.8 points to Democratic by 8.1 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data