1940 United States presidential election in Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1940 United States presidential election 1940 United States presidential election in Virginia Virginia 1931 presidential no 1936 United States presidential election in Virginia 1936 1944 United States presidential election in Virginia 1944 November 5, 1940 x200px FDRoosevelt1938.png Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry A. Wallace 11 235,961 68.08% WendellWillkie.jpg Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) New York Charles L. McNary 0 109,363 31.55% 435px 436px County and independent city results Roosevelt #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% Willkie #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1940. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, businessman Wendell Willkie. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 54.74% of the vote. The election would be the last time Fairfax County, Virginia's most populous county would vote Democratic until 2004, apart from 1964. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time the Democratic nominee won the counties of Greene,The Political Graveyard; Greene County, Virginia MadisonThe Political Graveyard; Madison County, Virginia and Wythe.The Political Graveyard; Wythe County, Virginia It also proved the last time the Democrats would win Montgomery County until Bill Clinton did so in 1992.The Political Graveyard; Montgomery County, Virginia Results 1940 United States presidential election in VirginiaStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives 32PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 235,961 68.08% 11 Republican Wendell Willkie 109,363 31.55% 0 Prohibition Roger Babson 882 0.25% 0 Socialist Norman Thomas 282 0.08% 0 Communist Earl Browder 71 0.02% 0 Socialist Labor John W. Aiken 48 0.01% 0 Totals 346,607 100.00% 11 Voter turnout (voting age) 22.0%Williamson, Hugh P.; ‘Evolution of the Franchise in England and the United States’; The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, vol. 6, no. 3 (April 1947), pp. 403-419 Results by county County orindependent city1940 President General Election https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/79369/ July 8, 2024 Virginia Department of Elections: Historical Elections Database Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Wendell WillkieRepublican Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescastScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 474-476 0405077114 # % # % # % # % Accomack County 1,476 62.38% 882 37.28% 8 0.34% 594 25.11% 2,366 Albemarle County 1,648 67.05% 804 32.71% 6 0.24% 844 34.34% 2,458 Alleghany County 2,153 64.67% 1,164 34.97% 12 0.36% 989 29.71% 3,329 Amelia County 562 67.63% 267 32.13% 2 0.24% 295 35.50% 831 Amherst County 2,048 87.26% 292 12.44% 7 0.30% 1,756 74.82% 2,347 Appomattox County 1,144 83.93% 215 15.77% 4 0.29% 929 68.16% 1,363 Arlington County 5,440 55.16% 4,365 44.26% 57 0.58% 1,075 10.90% 9,862 Augusta County 2,774 60.78% 1,768 38.74% 22 0.48% 1,006 22.04% 4,564 Bath County 630 54.17% 527 45.31% 6 0.52% 103 8.86% 1,163 Bedford County 2,535 75.90% 791 23.68% 14 0.42% 1,744 52.22% 3,340 Bland County 753 51.97% 693 47.83% 3 0.21% 60 4.14% 1,449 Botetourt County 1,329 54.87% 1,085 44.80% 8 0.33% 244 10.07% 2,422 Brunswick County 1,288 88.46% 164 11.26% 4 0.27% 1,124 77.20% 1,456 Buchanan County 2,554 66.37% 1,291 33.55% 3 0.08% 1,263 32.82% 3,848 Buckingham County 829 73.82% 289 25.73% 5 0.45% 540 48.09% 1,123 Campbell County 2,358 83.65% 456 16.18% 5 0.18% 1,902 67.47% 2,819 Caroline County 1,136 78.51% 305 21.08% 6 0.41% 831 57.43% 1,447 Carroll County 1,546 45.66% 1,835 54.19% 5 0.15% -289 -8.54% 3,386 Charles City County 238 72.12% 92 27.88% 0 0.00% 146 44.24% 330 Charlotte County 1,467 85.24% 251 14.58% 3 0.17% 1,216 70.66% 1,721 Chesterfield County 3,354 78.71% 879 20.63% 28 0.66% 2,475 58.08% 4,261 Clarke County 1,043 75.58% 333 24.13% 4 0.29% 710 51.45% 1,380 Craig County 656 68.55% 299 31.24% 2 0.21% 357 37.30% 957 Culpeper County 1,208 67.34% 579 32.27% 7 0.39% 629 35.06% 1,794 Cumberland County 396 70.84% 157 28.09% 6 1.07% 239 42.75% 559 Dickenson County 2,551 58.74% 1,785 41.10% 7 0.16% 766 17.64% 4,343 Dinwiddie County 1,129 80.64% 264 18.86% 7 0.50% 865 61.79% 1,400 Elizabeth City County 2,337 77.90% 652 21.73% 11 0.37% 1,685 56.17% 3,000 Essex County 547 78.93% 145 20.92% 1 0.14% 402 58.01% 693 Fairfax County 3,263 57.65% 2,371 41.89% 26 0.46% 892 15.76% 5,660 Fauquier County 1,874 71.07% 756 28.67% 7 0.27% 1,118 42.40% 2,637 Floyd County 729 32.93% 1,482 66.94% 3 0.14% -753 -34.01% 2,214 Fluvanna County 579 70.52% 241 29.35% 1 0.12% 338 41.17% 821 Franklin County 2,037 68.63% 925 31.17% 6 0.20% 1,112 37.47% 2,968 Frederick County 1,631 67.79% 773 32.13% 2 0.08% 858 35.66% 2,406 Giles County 1,716 62.54% 1,024 37.32% 4 0.15% 692 25.22% 2,744 Gloucester County 937 79.41% 241 20.42% 2 0.17% 696 58.98% 1,180 Goochland County 820 81.67% 180 17.93% 4 0.40% 640 63.75% 1,004 Grayson County 2,703 48.91% 2,806 50.78% 17 0.31% -103 -1.86% 5,526 Greene County 363 56.28% 282 43.72% 0 0.00% 81 12.56% 645 Greensville County 843 84.38% 152 15.22% 4 0.40% 691 69.17% 999 Halifax County 3,441 89.94% 373 9.75% 12 0.31% 3,068 80.19% 3,826 Hanover County 1,347 78.36% 364 21.18% 8 0.47% 983 57.18% 1,719 Henrico County 3,993 66.25% 2,005 33.27% 29 0.48% 1,988 32.98% 6,027 Henry County 1,795 78.73% 474 20.79% 11 0.48% 1,321 57.94% 2,280 Highland County 549 46.45% 628 53.13% 5 0.42% -79 -6.68% 1,182 Isle of Wight County 1,138 84.55% 208 15.45% 0 0.00% 930 69.09% 1,346 James City County 306 67.40% 146 32.16% 2 0.44% 160 35.24% 454 King and Queen County 365 74.49% 124 25.31% 1 0.20% 241 49.18% 490 King George County 515 75.40% 167 24.45% 1 0.15% 348 50.95% 683 King William County 697 74.79% 235 25.21% 0 0.00% 462 49.57% 932 Lancaster County 711 68.63% 317 30.60% 8 0.77% 394 38.03% 1,036 Lee County 4,180 61.39% 2,623 38.52% 6 0.09% 1,557 22.87% 6,809 Loudoun County 2,156 66.73% 1,061 32.84% 14 0.43% 1,095 33.89% 3,231 Louisa County 896 60.46% 573 38.66% 13 0.88% 323 21.79% 1,482 Lunenburg County 1,213 89.26% 144 10.60% 2 0.15% 1,069 78.66% 1,359 Madison County 692 51.56% 646 48.14% 4 0.30% 46 3.43% 1,342 Mathews County 592 62.51% 349 36.85% 6 0.63% 243 25.66% 947 Mecklenburg County 2,402 88.54% 308 11.35% 3 0.11% 2,094 77.18% 2,713 Middlesex County 586 82.19% 125 17.53% 2 0.28% 461 64.66% 713 Montgomery County 2,168 53.20% 1,890 46.38% 17 0.42% 278 6.82% 4,075 Nansemond County 1,408 91.55% 129 8.39% 1 0.07% 1,279 83.16% 1,538 Nelson County 1,291 79.40% 330 20.30% 5 0.31% 961 59.10% 1,626 New Kent County 286 68.26% 133 31.74% 0 0.00% 153 36.52% 419 Norfolk County 3,821 85.39% 639 14.28% 15 0.34% 3,182 71.11% 4,475 Northampton County 866 70.52% 359 29.23% 3 0.24% 507 41.29% 1,228 Northumberland County 712 64.61% 386 35.03% 4 0.36% 326 29.58% 1,102 Nottoway County 1,290 77.06% 373 22.28% 11 0.66% 917 54.78% 1,674 Orange County 1,283 72.94% 464 26.38% 12 0.68% 819 46.56% 1,759 Page County 1,596 49.30% 1,630 50.36% 11 0.34% -34 -1.05% 3,237 Patrick County 1,479 73.99% 514 25.71% 6 0.30% 965 48.27% 1,999 Pittsylvania County 3,710 83.28% 728 16.34% 17 0.38% 2,982 66.94% 4,455 Powhatan County 510 76.23% 157 23.47% 2 0.30% 353 52.77% 669 Prince Edward County 1,110 77.35% 313 21.81% 12 0.84% 797 55.54% 1,435 Prince George County 766 82.81% 156 16.86% 3 0.32% 610 65.95% 925 Prince William County 1,435 73.97% 500 25.77% 5 0.26% 935 48.20% 1,940 Princess Anne County 1,689 79.04% 445 20.82% 3 0.14% 1,244 58.21% 2,137 Pulaski County 2,226 68.39% 1,023 31.43% 6 0.18% 1,203 36.96% 3,255 Rappahannock County 588 72.06% 225 27.57% 3 0.37% 363 44.49% 816 Richmond County 475 64.10% 257 34.68% 9 1.21% 218 29.42% 741 Roanoke County 3,539 60.11% 2,302 39.10% 47 0.80% 1,237 21.01% 5,888 Rockbridge County 1,618 63.83% 902 35.58% 15 0.59% 716 28.24% 2,535 Rockingham County 2,569 46.34% 2,922 52.71% 53 0.96% -353 -6.37% 5,544 Russell County 3,109 59.79% 2,080 40.00% 11 0.21% 1,029 19.79% 5,200 Scott County 2,474 45.28% 2,982 54.58% 8 0.15% -508 -9.30% 5,464 Shenandoah County 2,450 40.89% 3,527 58.87% 14 0.23% -1,077 -17.98% 5,991 Smyth County 2,420 52.95% 2,134 46.70% 16 0.35% 286 6.26% 4,570 Southampton County 1,508 87.02% 213 12.29% 12 0.69% 1,295 74.73% 1,733 Spotsylvania County 785 68.02% 365 31.63% 4 0.35% 420 36.40% 1,154 Stafford County 803 63.28% 463 36.49% 3 0.24% 340 26.79% 1,269 Surry County 658 84.58% 120 15.42% 0 0.00% 538 69.15% 778 Sussex County 737 81.62% 164 18.16% 2 0.22% 573 63.46% 903 Tazewell County 3,108 56.80% 2,356 43.06% 8 0.15% 752 13.74% 5,472 Warren County 1,338 73.00% 491 26.79% 4 0.22% 847 46.21% 1,833 Warwick County 1,065 77.57% 305 22.21% 3 0.22% 760 55.35% 1,373 Washington County 3,245 54.30% 2,697 45.13% 34 0.57% 548 9.17% 5,976 Westmoreland County 845 70.24% 357 29.68% 1 0.08% 488 40.57% 1,203 Wise County 4,538 75.66% 1,448 24.14% 12 0.20% 3,090 51.52% 5,998 Wythe County 1,695 52.72% 1,507 46.87% 13 0.40% 188 5.85% 3,215 York County 787 80.31% 177 18.06% 16 1.63% 610 62.24% 980 Alexandria City 4,004 68.67% 1,802 30.90% 25 0.43% 2,202 37.76% 5,831 Bristol City 1,465 76.94% 423 22.22% 16 0.84% 1,042 54.73% 1,904 Buena Vista City 280 70.89% 113 28.61% 2 0.51% 167 42.28% 395 Charlottesville City 1,759 69.94% 743 29.54% 13 0.52% 1,016 40.40% 2,515 Clifton Forge City 1,179 76.41% 353 22.88% 11 0.71% 826 53.53% 1,543 Danville City 3,324 80.27% 787 19.01% 30 0.72% 2,537 61.27% 4,141 Fredericksburg City 1,037 66.26% 522 33.35% 6 0.38% 515 32.91% 1,565 Hampton City 975 81.66% 215 18.01% 4 0.34% 760 63.65% 1,194 Harrisonburg City 1,462 58.93% 1,000 40.31% 19 0.77% 462 18.62% 2,481 Hopewell City 981 76.05% 308 23.88% 1 0.08% 673 52.17% 1,290 Lynchburg City 4,656 70.22% 1,966 29.65% 9 0.14% 2,690 40.57% 6,631 Martinsville City 980 78.15% 269 21.45% 5 0.40% 711 56.70% 1,254 Newport News City 3,907 81.41% 863 17.98% 29 0.60% 3,044 63.43% 4,799 Norfolk City 10,783 75.38% 3,485 24.36% 36 0.25% 7,298 51.02% 14,304 Petersburg City 2,193 77.90% 604 21.46% 18 0.64% 1,589 56.45% 2,815 Portsmouth City 5,053 87.83% 675 11.73% 25 0.43% 4,378 76.10% 5,753 Radford City 793 65.21% 417 34.29% 6 0.49% 376 30.92% 1,216 Richmond City 19,332 75.99% 6,031 23.71% 76 0.30% 13,301 52.29% 25,439 Roanoke City 6,942 65.85% 3,553 33.70% 47 0.45% 3,389 32.15% 10,542 South Norfolk City 920 85.50% 156 14.50% 0 0.00% 764 71.00% 1,076 Staunton City 1,042 59.75% 687 39.39% 15 0.86% 355 20.36% 1,744 Suffolk City 1,215 76.03% 383 23.97% 0 0.00% 832 52.07% 1,598 Williamsburg City 367 67.84% 168 31.05% 6 1.11% 199 36.78% 541 Winchester City 1,114 53.89% 945 45.72% 8 0.39% 169 8.18% 2,067Totals235,96168.08%109,36331.55%1,2840.37%126,59836.52%346,608 Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican Rockingham Page Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic Montgomery Wythe References Virginia 1940 Category:1940 Virginia elections