1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1940 United States presidential election 1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia presidential no 1936 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1936 1944 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1944 All 8 West Virginia votes to the Electoral College November 5, 1940https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1940 United States Presidential election of 1940 — Encyclopædia Britannica December 19, 2018 x200px FDRoosevelt1938.png Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry A. Wallace 8 495,662 57.10% WendellWillkie.jpg Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) New York Charles L. McNary 0 372,414 42.90% 1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px 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 West Virginia took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eighthttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1940 1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45) December 19, 2018 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. West Virginia was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 57.10 percent of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 42.90 percent of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=54&year=1940 1940 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia December 19, 2018https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1940 The American Presidency Project — Election of 1940 December 19, 2018 Results 1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 495,662 57.10% Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) 372,414 42.90% 868,076 100% Results by county 1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia by countyOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2845 WV US President — November 05, 1940County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Wendell WillkieRepublican Margin Total votescast # % # % # % Barbour 5,025 52.34% 4,576 47.66% 449 4.68% 9,601 Berkeley 8,658 56.89% 6,562 43.11% 2,096 13.77% 15,220 Boone 7,904 65.69% 4,128 34.31% 3,776 31.38% 12,032 Braxton 5,709 58.46% 4,056 41.54% 1,653 16.93% 9,765 Brooke 6,416 61.57% 4,004 38.43% 2,412 23.15% 10,420 Cabell 28,125 57.22% 21,027 42.78% 7,098 14.44% 49,152 Calhoun 2,872 60.30% 1,891 39.70% 981 20.60% 4,763 Clay 3,485 54.74% 2,881 45.26% 604 9.49% 6,366 Doddridge 1,495 31.22% 3,293 68.78% -1,798 -37.55% 4,788 Fayette 22,256 68.35% 10,307 31.65% 11,949 36.70% 32,563 Gilmer 3,276 61.31% 2,067 38.69% 1,209 22.63% 5,343 Grant 857 21.15% 3,195 78.85% -2,338 -57.70% 4,052 Greenbrier 10,164 61.17% 6,451 38.83% 3,713 22.35% 16,615 Hampshire 3,277 65.18% 1,751 34.82% 1,526 30.35% 5,028 Hancock 8,515 63.02% 4,997 36.98% 3,518 26.04% 13,512 Hardy 2,690 61.64% 1,674 38.36% 1,016 23.28% 4,364 Harrison 22,570 56.91% 17,087 43.09% 5,483 13.83% 39,657 Jackson 3,299 39.26% 5,104 60.74% -1,805 -21.48% 8,403 Jefferson 5,297 69.43% 2,332 30.57% 2,965 38.86% 7,629 Kanawha 57,932 59.09% 40,113 40.91% 17,819 18.17% 98,045 Lewis 4,566 43.48% 5,935 56.52% -1,369 -13.04% 10,501 Lincoln 5,228 52.04% 4,818 47.96% 410 4.08% 10,046 Logan 17,010 63.30% 9,860 36.70% 7,150 26.61% 26,870 Marion 21,035 61.18% 13,349 38.82% 7,686 22.35% 34,384 Marshall 8,900 48.84% 9,324 51.16% -424 -2.33% 18,224 Mason 4,521 42.02% 6,239 57.98% -1,718 -15.97% 10,760 McDowell 24,449 63.74% 13,906 36.26% 10,543 27.49% 38,355 Mercer 18,163 61.45% 11,395 38.55% 6,768 22.90% 29,558 Mineral 5,195 50.30% 5,133 49.70% 62 0.60% 10,328 Mingo 11,619 66.80% 5,776 33.20% 5,843 33.59% 17,395 Monongalia 12,940 55.52% 10,367 44.48% 2,573 11.04% 23,307 Monroe 3,283 49.10% 3,403 50.90% -120 -1.79% 6,686 Morgan 1,286 33.41% 2,563 66.59% -1,277 -33.18% 3,849 Nicholas 5,312 55.27% 4,299 44.73% 1,013 10.54% 9,611 Ohio 21,713 54.57% 18,073 45.43% 3,640 9.15% 39,786 Pendleton 2,710 57.82% 1,977 42.18% 733 15.64% 4,687 Pleasants 1,779 48.41% 1,896 51.59% -117 -3.18% 3,675 Pocahontas 3,604 55.53% 2,886 44.47% 718 11.06% 6,490 Preston 4,730 36.54% 8,213 63.46% -3,483 -26.91% 12,943 Putnam 4,888 53.39% 4,268 46.61% 620 6.77% 9,156 Raleigh 23,105 66.29% 11,752 33.71% 11,353 32.57% 34,857 Randolph 8,465 66.86% 4,196 33.14% 4,269 33.72% 12,661 Ritchie 2,439 32.87% 4,982 67.13% -2,543 -34.27% 7,421 Roane 5,158 49.24% 5,317 50.76% -159 -1.52% 10,475 Summers 5,441 59.89% 3,644 40.11% 1,797 19.78% 9,085 Taylor 4,968 50.65% 4,841 49.35% 127 1.29% 9,809 Tucker 3,332 55.66% 2,654 44.34% 678 11.33% 5,986 Tyler 2,026 31.76% 4,354 68.24% -2,328 -36.49% 6,380 Upshur 2,862 31.98% 6,086 68.02% -3,224 -36.03% 8,948 Wayne 9,626 62.80% 5,701 37.20% 3,925 25.61% 15,327 Webster 4,579 68.90% 2,067 31.10% 2,512 37.80% 6,646 Wetzel 5,590 55.72% 4,443 44.28% 1,147 11.43% 10,033 Wirt 1,554 46.09% 1,818 53.91% -264 -7.83% 3,372 Wood 15,962 51.55% 15,005 48.45% 957 3.09% 30,967 Wyoming 7,802 64.06% 4,378 35.94% 3,424 28.11% 12,180Totals495,66257.10%372,41442.90%123,24814.20%868,076 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Lewis Marshall Monroe Pleasants Wirt References West Virginia 1940 Category:1940 West Virginia elections