1940 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 1940 United States presidential election 1940 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1936 United States presidential election in Michigan 1936 1944 United States presidential election in Michigan 1944 All 19 Michigan votes to the Electoral College November 5, 1940 x200px WendellWillkie.jpg Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) New York Charles L. McNary 19 1,039,917 49.85% FDRoosevelt1938.png Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry A. Wallace 0 1,032,991 49.52% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) 375px 375px County results Willkie #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Roosevelt #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% The 1940 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose 19https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1940 1940 Election for the Thirty-Ninth Term (1941-1945) 2018-04-03 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Michigan was narrowly won by the Republican candidate Wendell Willkie over Democratic incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt by 6,926 votes in the closest race in any statewide presidential election since 1916 when Woodrow Wilson won by 56 votes in New Hampshire and opponent Charles Evans Hughes won in Minnesota by 392 votes.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1940&fips=26&off=0&elect=0&f=0 1940 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan 2018-04-03http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1940 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940 2018-04-03 Willkie received 49.85% of ballots cast, while Roosevelt received 49.52%. Roosevelt's result in Michigan remains the highest percentage of the vote received by a candidate who still lost the state. This was the only election where Michigan supported Roosevelt's opponent, and it was also the only one of the ten states won by Willkie that Roosevelt would reclaim in 1944. This is also one of only four occasions where Michigan and Pennsylvania voted for different presidential candidates ever since the Democrats and Republicans became the two major parties in U.S. politics.https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/17/politics/blue-wall-states-harris-trump-analysis/index.html Why these three states are the most consistent tipping point in American politics CNN Brownstein Ronald September 16, 2024 September 16, 2024The other times were in 1856, 1932, and 1976. Results 1940 United States presidential election in MichiganMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the votes given at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on Tuesday, the Fifth day of November, 1940Kelly Harry F. Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual Published by the State of Michigan 1941-1942 1941 269-271 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049844&view=1up&seq=325 26 May 2026 Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) 1,039,917 49.85% Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 1,032,991 49.52% Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 7,593 0.36% Earl Browder Communist Party USA 2,834 0.14% Roger Babson Prohibition Party 1,795 0.09% John W. Aiken Socialist Labor Party of America 795 0.04% Scattering Write-in 4 0.00% 2,085,929 100.00% Results by county County Wendell WillkieRepublican Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Norman ThomasSocialist Earl BrowderCommunist All othersVarious Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona1,64865.89%84733.87%50.20%10.04%00.00%80132.03%2,501Alger1,62934.89%2,98463.91%120.26%440.94%60.13% -1,355 -29.02%4,669Allegan12,34769.51%5,38530.31%280.16%40.02%280.16%6,96239.19%17,764Alpena4,82257.19%3,59742.66%120.14%10.01%00.00%1,22514.53%8,432Antrim3,02766.75%1,49733.01%100.22%10.02%180.40%1,53033.74%4,535Arenac2,29360.31%1,49939.43%80.21%20.05%50.13%79420.88%3,802Baraga2,51253.52%2,15245.85%70.15%230.49%30.06%3607.67%4,694Barry6,87268.56%3,09130.84%250.25%350.35%20.02%3,78137.72%10,023Bay14,61849.44%14,90250.40%430.15%20.01%220.07% -284 -0.96%29,565Benzie2,32061.64%1,42937.96%140.37%10.03%10.03%89123.67%3,764Berrien22,77857.11%16,96142.52%1430.36%40.01%610.15%5,81714.58%39,886Branch7,40063.01%4,31836.77%210.18%50.04%200.17%3,08226.24%11,744Calhoun21,63353.37%18,68246.09%1820.45%350.09%780.19%2,9517.28%40,532Cass6,86861.09%4,34038.60%320.28%30.03%250.22%2,52822.49%11,243Charlevoix3,52261.42%2,16237.70%400.70%100.17%10.02%1,36023.72%5,734Cheboygan3,64655.96%2,85643.84%80.12%50.08%80.12%79012.13%6,515Chippewa5,85151.56%5,47348.23%110.10%130.11%50.04%3783.33%11,348Clare3,00469.91%1,27729.72%130.30%30.07%30.07%1,72740.19%4,297Clinton8,31175.04%2,74524.78%190.17%10.01%50.05%5,56650.25%11,076Crawford87352.53%77746.75%90.54%30.18%00.00%965.78%1,662Delta6,21841.20%8,80258.31%430.28%310.21%70.05% -2,584 -17.12%15,094Dickinson6,18844.68%7,58254.75%460.33%330.24%100.07% -1,394 -10.07%13,849Eaton9,86463.36%5,64536.26%570.37%10.01%270.17%4,21927.10%15,567Emmet4,21659.64%2,83140.05%200.28%20.03%20.03%1,38519.59%7,069Genesee38,49543.16%50,30056.39%2980.33%1050.12%850.10% -11,805 -13.23%89,198Gladwin2,74167.80%1,29432.01%60.15%20.05%10.02%1,44735.79%4,043Gogebic6,43140.92%9,10457.93%800.51%1000.64%190.12% -2,673 -17.01%15,715Grand Traverse5,62064.33%3,09535.43%200.23%10.01%90.10%2,52528.90%8,736Gratiot8,66169.19%3,82530.56%300.24%10.01%340.27%4,83638.64%12,517Hillsdale9,39872.38%3,53827.25%440.34%40.03%230.18%5,86045.13%12,984Houghton11,03050.32%10,81549.34%200.09%530.24%80.04%2150.98%21,918Huron10,57079.78%2,65420.03%240.18%10.01%90.07%7,91659.75%13,249Ingham32,56556.89%24,37542.58%2900.51%150.03%1370.24%8,19014.31%57,245Ionia9,43963.29%5,39936.20%360.24%410.27%10.01%4,04027.09%14,915Iosco2,50465.52%1,30334.09%140.37%10.03%30.08%1,20131.42%3,822Iron4,76649.36%4,80849.79%270.28%550.57%50.05% -42 -0.43%9,656Isabella7,01971.12%2,82828.66%170.17%50.05%220.22%4,19142.47%9,869Jackson24,55861.59%15,17038.05%1150.29%300.08%670.17%9,38823.54%39,873Kalamazoo25,59658.86%17,73340.78%1390.32%170.04%1370.32%7,86318.08%43,485Kalkaska1,15561.31%71838.11%40.21%70.37%10.05%43723.20%1,884Kent53,13152.17%48,19647.33%4400.43%680.07%2410.24%4,9354.85%101,835Keweenaw1,08052.53%96747.03%10.05%80.39%40.19%1135.50%2,056Lake1,41356.70%1,07042.94%50.20%40.16%30.12%34313.76%2,492Lapeer7,71469.86%3,29929.88%220.20%70.06%20.02%4,41539.98%11,042Leelanau2,40566.11%1,22333.62%80.22%20.05%10.03%1,18232.49%3,638Lenawee16,96370.27%7,13229.54%400.17%50.02%260.11%9,83140.72%24,140Livingston7,06868.30%3,25431.45%250.24%10.01%80.08%3,81436.86%10,348Luce1,54258.99%1,06940.90%10.04%20.08%30.11%47318.09%2,614Mackinac2,59155.38%2,07544.35%120.26%10.02%00.00%51611.03%4,679Macomb17,84845.74%21,00353.82%1300.33%420.11%310.08% -3,155 -8.08%39,023Manistee4,63052.08%4,24247.72%150.17%30.03%20.02%3884.36%8,890Marquette9,03441.12%12,85458.51%410.19%390.18%140.06% -3,820 -17.39%21,968Mason4,87455.72%3,83643.85%270.31%110.13%150.17%1,03811.87%8,748Mecosta4,75968.68%2,15331.07%120.17%50.07%30.04%2,60637.61%6,929Menominee5,40948.34%5,72751.18%510.46%30.03%180.16% -318 -2.84%11,190Midland6,26961.81%3,83437.80%370.36%30.03%140.14%2,43524.01%10,143Missaukee2,15466.83%1,03732.17%70.22%250.78%00.00%1,11734.66%3,223Monroe13,51756.51%10,36843.34%300.13%50.02%250.10%3,14913.16%23,920Montcalm7,63364.48%4,11934.80%830.70%20.02%180.15%3,51429.69%11,837Montmorency1,18960.48%76839.06%70.36%20.10%00.00%42121.41%1,966Muskegon14,95743.52%19,25756.03%1300.38%270.08%530.15% -4,300 -12.51%34,371Newaygo5,41866.62%2,69333.11%130.16%90.11%120.15%2,72533.51%8,133Oakland49,00250.79%47,02248.73%3930.41%710.07%1350.14%1,9802.05%96,488Oceana3,71160.74%2,37938.94%190.31%10.02%170.28%1,33221.80%6,110Ogemaw2,44765.45%1,27834.18%100.27%40.11%00.00%1,16931.27%3,739Ontonagon2,88047.14%3,10350.79%130.21%1141.87%60.10% -223 -3.65%6,110Osceola4,21772.86%1,55526.87%30.05%130.22%10.02%2,66245.99%5,788Oscoda66161.60%40938.12%30.28%00.00%00.00%25223.49%1,073Otsego1,35354.60%1,11945.16%50.20%10.04%20.08%2349.44%2,478Ottawa15,46262.54%9,15237.02%940.38%150.06%610.25%6,31025.52%24,723Presque Isle2,55249.48%2,59550.31%100.19%10.02%20.04% -43 -0.83%5,158Roscommon1,36064.21%73934.89%170.80%20.09%00.00%62129.32%2,118Saginaw27,04254.40%22,49045.24%1640.33%180.04%390.08%4,5529.16%49,714Sanilac10,28982.23%2,19517.54%270.22%20.02%140.11%8,09464.68%12,513Schoolcraft2,00346.24%2,32053.55%80.18%10.02%20.05% -317 -7.32%4,332Shiawassee9,99563.32%5,72736.28%580.37%50.03%190.12%4,26827.04%15,785St. Clair18,63560.21%12,25939.61%540.17%20.01%260.08%6,37620.60%30,950St. Joseph10,02566.39%5,04533.41%280.19%20.01%150.10%4,98032.98%15,100Tuscola10,14675.52%3,25724.24%310.23%10.01%130.10%6,88951.28%13,435Van Buren11,57167.02%5,62532.58%540.31%150.09%320.19%5,94634.44%17,265Washtenaw21,66464.33%11,80235.05%1960.58%130.04%440.13%9,86229.29%33,675Wayne275,97437.70%451,00361.61%3,2690.45%1,7410.24%5820.08% -175,029 -23.91%731,987Wexford4,32259.22%2,94740.38%280.38%10.01%280.38%1,37518.84%7,298Totals1,039,91749.92%1,032,99149.58%7,5930.36%2,8340.14%2,5940.12%6,9260.33%2,083,335 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 18em Arenac Baraga Berrien Calhoun Cass Cheboygan Chippewa Crawford Eaton Emmet Grand Traverse Gratiot Houghton Ingham Ionia Jackson Kalamazoo Kalkaska Kent Lake Luce Mackinac Manistee Mason Monroe Montmorency Oceana Oakland Ogemaw Otsego Oscoda Saginaw Shiawassee Wexford See also United States presidential elections in Michigan Notes References Michigan 1940 United States presidential election