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Utah · 1940 presidential election

Utah presidential election results 1940

Franklin D. Roosevelt carried Utah by 24.67 points (61,126 votes), winning 4 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
4
Votes counted
247,819
UT result
D+24.7
Compared with the nation
14.8 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1936
14.9 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic154,27762.30%4
Wendell L. WillkieRepublican93,15137.60%—
Total votes247,819

Sources: 1940

Questions and answers

Who won Utah in 1940?

Franklin D. Roosevelt won Utah by 24.67 percentage points (61,126 votes).

How many electoral votes did Utah have in 1940?

Utah cast 4 electoral votes in 1940.

How many people voted for president in Utah in 1940?

247,819 votes were counted for president.

How did Utah change from 1936 to 1940?

The margin moved 14.9 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 39.6 points to Democratic by 24.7 points.

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