Tennessee · 1940 presidential election
Tennessee presidential election results 1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Tennessee by 34.90 points (182,448 votes), winning 11 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 11
- Votes counted
- 522,823
- TN result
- D+34.9
- Compared with the nation
- 25.0 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1936
- 3.1 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 351,601 | 67.30% | 11 | |
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 169,153 | 32.40% | — | |
| Total votes | 522,823 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won Tennessee in 1940?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Tennessee by 34.90 percentage points (182,448 votes).
How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1940?
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in Tennessee in 1940?
522,823 votes were counted for president.
How did Tennessee change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 3.1 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 38.0 points to Democratic by 34.9 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data