1940 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

none June 2025 September 2023 1940 United States presidential election 1940 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1936 1944 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1944 November 5, 1940 x200px FDRoosevelt1938.png Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry A. Wallace 4 182,182 56.73% WendellWillkie.jpg Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) New York Charles L. McNary 0 138,653 43.17% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Roosevelt #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Willkie #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 5, 1940. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Rhode Island was won by incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, who was running against Republican businessman Wendell Willkie of New York. Roosevelt ran with former Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace of Iowa as his running mate, and Willkie ran with Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon. Roosevelt won Rhode Island by a margin of 13.56%. The state became one of five that shifted left from 1936, alongside Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Vermont.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; 1940 Presidential General Election Data -- National Results 1940 United States presidential election in Rhode Island1940 Presidential General Election Results – Rhode Island http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1940&fips=44&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013 Democratic Party (United States) Franklin Delano Roosevelt New York Henry Agard Wallace Iowa 182,182 56.73% 4 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Wendell Willkie New York Charles Linza McNary Oregon 138,653 43.27% 0 0.00% Communist Party USA Earl Russell Browder Kansas James W. Ford New York 239 0.07% 0 0.00% Prohibition Party Roger Ward Babson Massachusetts Edgar Moorman Illinois 74 0.02% 0 0.00% 321,148 100.00% 4 100.00% By county 1940 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county)https://www.ri.gov/election/results/ RI.gov: Election Results www.ri.gov February 11, 2024CountyFranklin D. RooseveltDemocraticWendell WillkieRepublicanOther candidatesVarious partiesMargin Total % # % # % # % ##Bristol 52.9% 5,967 47.1% 5,314 0.03% 3 5.8% 653 11,284Kent 49.2% 14,333 50.7% 14,790 0.1% 28 -1.5% -457 29,151Newport 51.8% 10,645 48.1% 9,882 0.1% 14 3.7% 763 20,541Providence 59.3% 145,236 40.6% 99,434 0.1% 251 18.7% 45,802 244,921Washington 39.3% 6,001 60.5% 9,233 0.1% 17 -21.2% -3,232 15,251 See also United States presidential elections in Rhode Island References expanded Rhode Island 1940 Category:1940 Rhode Island elections