1940 United States presidential election in Ohio

none June 2025 September 2023 1940 United States presidential election 1940 United States presidential election in Ohio Ohio 1902 presidential no 1936 United States presidential election in Ohio 1936 1944 United States presidential election in Ohio 1944 November 5, 1940 x200px FDRoosevelt1938.png Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry A. Wallace 26 1,733,139 52.20% WendellWillkie.jpg Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) New York Charles L. McNary 0 1,586,773 47.80% 1940 United States presidential election in Ohio results map by county.svg 250px County results Roosevelt #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Willkie #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Ohio was won by the Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, with 52.20% of the popular vote. The Republican Party candidate, Wendell Willkie, garnered 47.80% of the popular vote.Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1940 Presidential General Election Results – Ohio This is the only time that Democrats won Ohio in three consecutive elections. Franklin Roosevelt became the first presidential candidate to carry Ohio three times, which only Richard Nixon (who won the state only twice consecutively) and Donald Trump have achieved since. Results 1940 United States presidential election in OhioPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent) 1,733,139 52.20% 26 Republican Wendell Willkie 1,586,773 47.80% 0 Totals 3,319,912 100.0% 26 Results by county County Franklin Delano RooseveltDemocratic Wendell WillkieRepublican Margin Total votes castScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 348-349 0405077114 # % # % # % Adams 5,007 44.76% 6,180 55.24% -1,173 -10.49% 11,187 Allen 14,469 41.17% 20,675 58.83% -6,206 -17.66% 35,144 Ashland 7,835 47.60% 8,624 52.40% -789 -4.79% 16,459 Ashtabula 14,454 43.87% 18,491 56.13% -4,037 -12.25% 32,945 Athens 11,449 50.52% 11,213 49.48% 236 1.04% 22,662 Auglaize 5,704 38.92% 8,953 61.08% -3,249 -22.17% 14,657 Belmont 28,618 61.78% 17,705 38.22% 10,913 23.56% 46,323 Brown 5,644 50.75% 5,477 49.25% 167 1.50% 11,121 Butler 30,821 56.86% 23,380 43.14% 7,441 13.73% 54,201 Carroll 3,589 41.02% 5,160 58.98% -1,571 -17.96% 8,749 Champaign 5,929 43.06% 7,841 56.94% -1,912 -13.89% 13,770 Clark 25,888 55.59% 20,681 44.41% 5,207 11.18% 46,569 Clermont 8,942 48.84% 9,367 51.16% -425 -2.32% 18,309 Clinton 4,964 41.40% 7,027 58.60% -2,063 -17.20% 11,991 Columbiana 22,349 51.29% 21,221 48.71% 1,128 2.59% 43,570 Coshocton 7,889 47.78% 8,623 52.22% -734 -4.45% 16,512 Crawford 8,966 46.45% 10,336 53.55% -1,370 -7.10% 19,302 Cuyahoga 347,118 62.41% 209,070 37.59% 138,048 24.82% 556,188 Darke 9,651 46.40% 11,147 53.60% -1,496 -7.19% 20,798 Defiance 4,313 35.00% 8,010 65.00% -3,697 -30.00% 12,323 Delaware 5,666 37.19% 9,570 62.81% -3,904 -25.62% 15,236 Erie 9,254 45.10% 11,267 54.90% -2,013 -9.81% 20,521 Fairfield 11,298 51.10% 10,813 48.90% 485 2.19% 22,111 Fayette 5,249 46.73% 5,984 53.27% -735 -6.54% 11,233 Franklin 96,601 51.08% 92,533 48.92% 4,068 2.15% 189,134 Fulton 2,530 22.62% 8,653 77.38% -6,123 -54.75% 11,183 Gallia 3,943 35.12% 7,285 64.88% -3,342 -29.76% 11,228 Geauga 3,318 38.19% 5,371 61.81% -2,053 -23.63% 8,689 Greene 8,881 48.92% 9,273 51.08% -392 -2.16% 18,154 Guernsey 8,710 46.24% 10,125 53.76% -1,415 -7.51% 18,835 Hamilton 148,907 49.04% 154,733 50.96% -5,826 -1.92% 303,640 Hancock 7,755 35.36% 14,174 64.64% -6,419 -29.27% 21,929 Hardin 6,547 41.60% 9,192 58.40% -2,645 -16.81% 15,739 Harrison 4,559 44.31% 5,729 55.69% -1,170 -11.37% 10,288 Henry 3,508 31.07% 7,784 68.93% -4,276 -37.87% 11,292 Highland 6,921 44.79% 8,530 55.21% -1,609 -10.41% 15,451 Hocking 5,688 51.60% 5,336 48.40% 352 3.19% 11,024 Holmes 3,349 51.13% 3,201 48.87% 148 2.26% 6,550 Huron 6,741 36.44% 11,758 63.56% -5,017 -27.12% 18,499 Jackson 6,382 45.80% 7,551 54.20% -1,169 -8.39% 13,933 Jefferson 29,514 64.03% 16,578 35.97% 12,936 28.07% 46,092 Knox 7,081 40.73% 10,303 59.27% -3,222 -18.53% 17,384 Lake 12,408 47.96% 13,464 52.04% -1,056 -4.08% 25,872 Lawrence 10,661 50.92% 10,274 49.08% 387 1.85% 20,935 Licking 16,379 50.14% 16,288 49.86% 91 0.28% 32,667 Logan 6,351 39.17% 9,861 60.83% -3,510 -21.65% 16,212 Lorain 25,831 52.45% 23,422 47.55% 2,409 4.89% 49,253 Lucas 77,948 50.50% 76,405 49.50% 1,543 1.00% 154,353 Madison 4,390 42.65% 5,904 57.35% -1,514 -14.71% 10,294 Mahoning 76,441 67.09% 37,496 32.91% 38,945 34.18% 113,937 Marion 10,462 46.96% 11,817 53.04% -1,355 -6.08% 22,279 Medina 6,722 39.92% 10,116 60.08% -3,394 -20.16% 16,838 Meigs 4,983 40.77% 7,239 59.23% -2,256 -18.46% 12,222 Mercer 5,114 39.28% 7,905 60.72% -2,791 -21.44% 13,019 Miami 11,799 44.48% 14,725 55.52% -2,926 -11.03% 26,524 Monroe 4,138 47.72% 4,534 52.28% -396 -4.57% 8,672 Montgomery 86,084 59.80% 57,866 40.20% 28,218 19.60% 143,950 Morgan 2,637 34.68% 4,966 65.32% -2,329 -30.63% 7,603 Morrow 3,215 37.07% 5,457 62.93% -2,242 -25.85% 8,672 Muskingum 15,753 44.82% 19,395 55.18% -3,642 -10.36% 35,148 Noble 3,037 38.16% 4,922 61.84% -1,885 -23.68% 7,959 Ottawa 5,556 44.71% 6,872 55.29% -1,316 -10.59% 12,428 Paulding 3,155 38.93% 4,949 61.07% -1,794 -22.14% 8,104 Perry 6,953 44.54% 8,656 55.46% -1,703 -10.91% 15,609 Pickaway 6,895 53.58% 5,974 46.42% 921 7.16% 12,869 Pike 4,962 61.06% 3,165 38.94% 1,797 22.11% 8,127 Portage 12,687 51.86% 11,777 48.14% 910 3.72% 24,464 Preble 5,735 46.83% 6,511 53.17% -776 -6.34% 12,246 Putnam 3,655 29.01% 8,946 70.99% -5,291 -41.99% 12,601 Richland 18,645 52.08% 17,157 47.92% 1,488 4.16% 35,802 Ross 12,447 51.38% 11,780 48.62% 667 2.75% 24,227 Sandusky 7,116 33.61% 14,054 66.39% -6,938 -32.77% 21,170 Scioto 21,926 52.98% 19,462 47.02% 2,464 5.95% 41,388 Seneca 7,464 31.45% 16,272 68.55% -8,808 -37.11% 23,736 Shelby 6,105 46.13% 7,130 53.87% -1,025 -7.74% 13,235 Stark 59,496 56.19% 46,384 43.81% 13,112 12.38% 105,880 Summit 89,555 58.55% 63,405 41.45% 26,150 17.10% 152,960 Trumbull 34,615 58.04% 25,026 41.96% 9,589 16.08% 59,641 Tuscarawas 19,004 56.43% 14,675 43.57% 4,329 12.85% 33,679 Union 3,947 35.36% 7,214 64.64% -3,267 -29.27% 11,161 Van Wert 6,254 41.95% 8,656 58.05% -2,402 -16.11% 14,910 Vinton 2,404 42.97% 3,190 57.03% -786 -14.05% 5,594 Warren 6,895 44.15% 8,722 55.85% -1,827 -11.70% 15,617 Washington 8,584 38.77% 13,558 61.23% -4,974 -22.46% 22,142 Wayne 10,748 44.28% 13,525 55.72% -2,777 -11.44% 24,273 Williams 4,065 30.05% 9,463 69.95% -5,398 -39.90% 13,528 Wood 9,711 36.36% 16,998 63.64% -7,287 -27.28% 26,709 Wyandot 4,206 40.14% 6,272 59.86% -2,066 -19.72% 10,478Totals1,733,13952.20%1,586,77347.80%146,3664.41%3,319,912 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 16em Allen Ashland Ashtabula Auglaize Clermont Coshocton Crawford Darke Defiance Erie Fayette Greene Guernsey Hamilton Hardin Harrison Henry Highland Hancock Huron Knox Lake Madison Marion Medina Mercer Miami Monroe Muskingum Ottawa Paulding Perry Preble Putnam Sandusky Shelby Van Wert Vinton Wayne Wyandot See also United States presidential elections in Ohio References Ohio 1940 Category:1940 Ohio elections