1940 United States presidential election in Missouri

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1940 United States presidential election in Missouri
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  1936 November 5, 1940 [1] 1944  
  FDRoosevelt1938.png WendellWillkie.jpg
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell Willkie
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Henry A. Wallace Charles L. McNary
Electoral vote150
Popular vote958,476871,009
Percentage52.27%47.50%

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County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1940 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15 [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Missouri was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 52.27 percent of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (RNew York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 47.50 percent of the popular vote. [3] [4]

Despite his victory, Roosevelt carried Missouri by a greatly reduced margin than he had four years prior, defeating Wilkie by less than five percentage points, In 1936, Roosevelt had defeated Alf Landon in the state by more than 22 percentage points and with over 60% of the vote.

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Missouri
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 958,476 52.27%
Republican Wendell Willkie 871,00947.50%
Socialist Norman Thomas 2,2260.12%
Prohibition Roger W. Babson 1,8090.10%
Socialist Labor John W. Aiken 2090.01%
Total votes1,833,729 100%

Results by county

1940 United States presidential election in Missouri by county [5] [6]
CountyFranklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Wendell Willkie
Republican
Norman Thomas
Socialist
Roger W. Babson
Prohibition
John W. Aiken
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Adair 4,81345.55%5,68853.83%280.27%360.34%10.01%-875-8.28%10,566
Andrew 3,05941.04%4,38458.81%30.04%80.11%00.00%-1,325-17.78%7,454
Atchison 3,02547.58%3,32252.25%40.06%70.11%00.00%-297-4.67%6,358
Audrain 7,76869.21%3,44730.71%40.04%50.04%00.00%4,32138.50%11,224
Barry 5,20744.11%6,57355.68%90.08%150.13%00.00%-1,366-11.57%11,804
Barton 3,53948.38%3,73751.09%150.21%220.30%20.03%-198-2.71%7,315
Bates 4,97846.36%5,72753.33%100.09%230.21%00.00%-749-6.98%10,738
Benton 1,76530.99%3,91268.69%90.16%70.12%20.04%-2,147-37.70%5,695
Bollinger 2,51142.32%3,41557.55%40.07%40.07%00.00%-904-15.23%5,934
Boone 11,61570.21%4,86929.43%310.19%260.16%20.01%6,74640.78%16,543
Buchanan 24,48258.30%17,48441.63%160.04%120.03%10.00%6,99816.66%41,995
Butler 6,21343.52%8,02456.21%150.11%230.16%00.00%-1,811-12.69%14,275
Caldwell 2,72840.64%3,97659.23%60.09%30.04%00.00%-1,248-18.59%6,713
Callaway 7,16266.58%3,57433.22%90.08%120.11%00.00%3,58833.36%10,757
Camden 1,54936.48%2,69263.40%20.05%20.05%10.02%-1,143-26.92%4,246
Cape Girardeau 8,64248.07%9,29751.71%190.11%180.10%20.01%-655-3.64%17,978
Carroll 4,44642.52%6,00057.38%20.02%90.09%00.00%-1,554-14.86%10,457
Carter 1,49955.58%1,19544.31%10.04%20.07%00.00%30411.27%2,697
Cass 5,47952.29%4,98347.55%120.11%50.05%00.00%4964.73%10,479
Cedar 1,97332.49%4,06866.99%150.25%160.26%10.02%-2,095-34.50%6,073
Chariton 5,05353.21%4,43946.74%20.02%20.02%10.01%6146.47%9,497
Christian 1,72927.65%4,50972.11%70.11%70.11%10.02%-2,780-44.46%6,253
Clark 2,72846.10%3,17153.59%80.14%100.17%00.00%-443-7.49%5,917
Clay 9,67260.98%6,15938.83%110.07%190.12%00.00%3,51322.15%15,861
Clinton 3,80055.50%3,03044.25%50.07%120.18%00.00%77011.25%6,847
Cole 8,21951.72%7,66448.23%20.01%70.04%00.00%5553.49%15,892
Cooper 4,60644.53%5,72055.30%20.02%130.13%20.02%-1,114-10.77%10,343
Crawford 2,73642.99%3,61556.79%80.13%50.08%10.02%-879-13.81%6,365
Dade 1,83531.85%3,91067.87%50.09%110.19%00.00%-2,075-36.02%5,761
Dallas 1,56628.81%3,85971.00%70.13%30.06%00.00%-2,293-42.19%5,435
Daviess 3,32543.61%4,28956.25%30.04%60.08%20.03%-964-12.64%7,625
DeKalb 2,50544.79%3,07254.93%50.09%100.18%10.02%-567-10.14%5,593
Dent 3,10153.78%2,65245.99%90.16%30.05%10.02%4497.79%5,766
Douglas 1,35021.59%4,87077.90%210.34%100.16%10.02%-3,520-56.30%6,252
Dunklin 11,13266.74%5,51633.07%140.08%180.11%00.00%5,61633.67%16,680
Franklin 7,23741.22%10,28358.58%230.13%90.05%30.02%-3,046-17.35%17,555
Gasconade 1,16317.89%5,33382.03%50.08%00.00%00.00%-4,170-64.14%6,501
Gentry 3,68951.57%3,44648.17%90.13%90.13%10.01%2433.40%7,154
Greene 22,13050.65%21,45649.10%370.08%700.16%20.00%6741.54%43,695
Grundy 3,81345.37%4,55854.24%70.08%260.31%00.00%-745-8.86%8,404
Harrison 3,32538.50%5,30461.42%70.08%00.00%00.00%-1,979-22.92%8,636
Henry 6,06948.85%6,33250.97%110.09%110.09%00.00%-263-2.12%12,423
Hickory 78723.91%2,49675.84%30.09%50.15%00.00%-1,709-51.93%3,291
Holt 2,67741.68%3,73958.22%20.03%40.06%00.00%-1,062-16.54%6,422
Howard 4,77066.97%2,33332.75%120.17%70.10%10.01%2,43734.21%7,123
Howell 4,21840.57%6,15859.23%100.10%110.11%00.00%-1,940-18.66%10,397
Iron 2,49554.65%2,06245.17%20.04%50.11%10.02%4339.49%4,565
Jackson 137,28557.39%101,56842.46%1840.08%1570.07%250.01%35,71714.93%239,219
Jasper 18,24948.83%18,75550.19%500.13%570.15%00.00%-506-1.35%37,370
Jefferson 9,55355.82%7,51743.92%280.16%160.09%10.01%2,03611.90%17,115
Johnson 5,44145.62%6,46854.23%80.07%110.09%00.00%-1,027-8.61%11,928
Knox 2,59452.06%2,37047.56%190.38%00.00%00.00%2244.50%4,983
Laclede 3,32340.14%4,94159.69%50.06%90.11%00.00%-1,618-19.55%8,278
Lafayette 6,91343.91%8,80255.91%190.12%80.05%20.01%-1,889-12.00%15,744
Lawrence 5,27941.76%7,31757.88%50.04%390.31%10.01%-2,038-16.12%12,641
Lewis 3,48458.63%2,42840.86%90.15%210.35%00.00%1,05617.77%5,942
Lincoln 4,42059.09%3,03540.57%50.07%180.24%20.03%1,38518.52%7,480
Linn 6,24652.34%5,66447.46%90.08%150.13%00.00%5824.88%11,934
Livingston 4,63346.53%5,29853.21%60.06%190.19%00.00%-665-6.68%9,956
Macon 6,12053.13%5,38446.74%100.09%40.03%10.01%7366.39%11,519
Madison 2,40549.03%2,49550.87%10.02%40.08%00.00%-90-1.83%4,905
Maries 2,07854.17%1,74945.59%10.03%80.21%00.00%3298.58%3,836
Marion 9,72362.09%5,89237.62%120.08%330.21%00.00%3,83124.46%15,660
McDonald 3,31244.79%4,06354.95%80.11%110.15%00.00%-751-10.16%7,394
Mercer 1,36432.78%2,78766.98%40.10%40.10%20.05%-1,423-34.20%4,161
Miller 3,11343.80%3,97155.87%90.13%140.20%00.00%-858-12.07%7,107
Mississippi 4,36258.46%3,07341.18%40.05%210.28%20.03%1,28917.27%7,462
Moniteau 2,92244.57%3,62755.32%30.05%30.05%10.02%-705-10.75%6,556
Monroe 6,01883.23%1,20016.60%50.07%80.11%00.00%4,81866.63%7,231
Montgomery 3,20544.82%3,93054.96%70.10%80.11%10.01%-725-10.14%7,151
Morgan 2,37642.76%3,16656.98%60.11%70.13%10.02%-790-14.22%5,556
New Madrid 9,59160.20%6,31839.65%60.04%180.11%00.00%3,27320.54%15,933
Newton 6,25643.55%8,06456.14%210.15%210.15%20.01%-1,808-12.59%14,364
Nodaway 6,69649.74%6,75950.21%40.03%20.01%00.00%-63-0.47%13,461
Oregon 3,59366.12%1,82633.60%20.04%130.24%00.00%1,76732.52%5,434
Osage 2,33238.32%3,74361.50%80.13%30.05%00.00%-1,411-23.18%6,086
Ozark 96521.91%3,42177.66%110.25%60.14%20.05%-2,456-55.75%4,405
Pemiscot 9,39160.77%6,01138.90%100.06%410.27%00.00%3,38021.87%15,453
Perry 2,35433.54%4,65666.33%70.10%20.03%00.00%-2,302-32.80%7,019
Pettis 8,57048.99%8,90550.91%60.03%110.06%00.00%-335-1.92%17,492
Phelps 4,78058.91%3,31940.90%80.10%50.06%20.02%1,46118.01%8,114
Pike 5,74260.51%3,70739.07%140.15%250.26%10.01%2,03521.45%9,489
Platte 4,63564.44%2,54535.38%130.18%00.00%00.00%2,09029.06%7,193
Polk 3,38037.86%5,53461.98%70.08%70.08%00.00%-2,154-24.13%8,928
Pulaski 2,75253.68%2,36746.17%50.10%30.06%00.00%3857.51%5,127
Putnam 1,70830.71%3,82868.84%170.31%80.14%00.00%-2,120-38.12%5,561
Ralls 3,56271.53%1,41228.35%20.04%40.08%00.00%2,15043.17%4,980
Randolph 9,15573.26%3,31926.56%40.03%190.15%00.00%5,83646.70%12,497
Ray 5,78662.88%3,39936.94%40.04%110.12%10.01%2,38725.94%9,201
Reynolds 2,40666.83%1,18732.97%10.03%60.17%00.00%1,21933.86%3,600
Ripley 2,41951.20%2,29148.49%140.30%10.02%00.00%1282.71%4,725
Saint Charles 5,33440.48%7,79259.14%410.31%50.04%40.03%-2,458-18.66%13,176
Saint Clair 2,85941.83%3,95057.80%70.10%170.25%10.01%-1,091-15.96%6,834
Saint Francois 8,13248.26%8,68751.55%130.08%190.11%00.00%-555-3.29%16,851
Saint Louis County 52,38043.74%66,90955.88%3300.28%1100.09%180.02%-14,529-12.13%119,747
Saint Louis City 233,33857.98%168,16541.79%6520.16%2090.05%870.02%65,17316.19%402,451
Sainte Genevieve 2,09843.20%2,75056.63%80.16%00.00%00.00%-652-13.43%4,856
Saline 7,98852.03%7,33647.79%60.04%220.14%00.00%6524.25%15,352
Schuyler 1,99853.31%1,73246.21%100.27%70.19%10.03%2667.10%3,748
Scotland 2,43550.87%2,32948.65%120.25%100.21%10.02%1062.21%4,787
Scott 7,89964.00%4,40135.66%180.15%220.18%20.02%3,49828.34%12,342
Shannon 2,80663.44%1,58935.93%200.45%80.18%00.00%1,21727.52%4,423
Shelby 4,02864.75%2,16734.83%30.05%230.37%00.00%1,86129.91%6,221
Stoddard 6,72552.47%6,05547.24%190.15%180.14%10.01%6705.23%12,818
Stone 1,04122.40%3,59877.43%60.13%20.04%00.00%-2,557-55.02%4,647
Sullivan 3,74347.77%4,08052.07%20.03%110.14%00.00%-337-4.30%7,836
Taney 1,49731.96%3,16767.61%80.17%100.21%20.04%-1,670-35.65%4,684
Texas 4,49748.67%4,73051.20%80.09%40.04%00.00%-233-2.52%9,239
Vernon 6,27153.44%5,44346.38%100.09%100.09%10.01%8287.06%11,735
Warren 91421.04%3,40378.34%190.44%60.14%20.05%-2,489-57.30%4,344
Washington 2,88142.96%3,81756.92%40.06%10.01%30.04%-936-13.96%6,706
Wayne 2,99152.12%2,73547.66%20.03%100.17%10.02%2564.46%5,739
Webster 3,51842.12%4,81857.69%100.12%60.07%00.00%-1,300-15.57%8,352
Worth 1,70248.45%1,80751.44%20.06%20.06%00.00%-105-2.99%3,513
Wright 2,72734.77%5,09664.98%110.14%80.10%10.01%-2,369-30.21%7,843
Totals958,47652.26%871,00947.49%2,2260.12%1,8090.10%2090.01%87,4674.77%1,833,988

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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