1940 United States presidential election in Montana

none June 2025 September 2023 1940 United States presidential election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1936 United States presidential election in Montana 1936 1944 United States presidential election in Montana 1944 November 5, 1940 x200px FDRoosevelt1938.jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry A. Wallace 4 145,698 58.78% WendellWillkie.png Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) New York Charles L. McNary 0 99,579 40.17% 350px 350px County results Roosevelt #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Willkie #e27f90 50–60% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) 1940 United States presidential election The 1940 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Montana voted powerfully to give Democratic nominee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt an unprecedented third term, over the Republican nominee, corporate lawyer Wendell Willkie, a dark horse candidate that had never before run for a political office. Roosevelt won Montana by a convincing 18.61% margin. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this remains the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential nominee: Broadwater, Madison, Meagher and Garfield.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Results 1940 United States presidential election in MontanaDavid Leip Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1940&fips=30&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1940 Presidential General Election Results – MontanaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent) 145,698 58.78% 4 Republican Wendell Willkie 99,579 40.17% 0 Socialist Norman Thomas 1,443 0.58% 0 Prohibition Roger Babson 664 0.27% 0 Communist Earl Browder 489 0.20% 0 Totals 247,783 100.00% 4 Results by county County Franklin Delano RooseveltDemocratic Wendell Lewis WillkieRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes castScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 271 0405077114 # % # % # % # % Beaverhead 1,632 48.41% 1,725 51.17% 14 0.42% -93 -2.76% 3,371 Big Horn 1,926 54.10% 1,616 45.39% 18 0.51% 310 8.71% 3,560 Blaine 2,129 63.99% 1,165 35.02% 33 0.99% 964 28.98% 3,327 Broadwater 854 52.94% 755 46.81% 4 0.25% 99 6.14% 1,613 Carbon 2,678 51.89% 2,421 46.91% 62 1.20% 257 4.98% 5,161 Carter 734 56.81% 556 43.03% 2 0.15% 178 13.78% 1,292 Cascade 13,637 67.10% 6,443 31.70% 244 1.20% 7,194 35.40% 20,324 Chouteau 2,213 63.68% 1,235 35.54% 27 0.78% 978 28.14% 3,475 Custer 2,782 57.55% 2,017 41.73% 35 0.72% 765 15.83% 4,834 Daniels 1,086 56.53% 807 42.01% 28 1.46% 279 14.52% 1,921 Dawson 1,765 52.03% 1,612 47.52% 15 0.44% 153 4.51% 3,392 Deer Lodge 4,916 66.93% 2,397 32.63% 32 0.44% 2,519 34.30% 7,345 Fallon 686 42.24% 925 56.96% 13 0.80% -239 -14.72% 1,624 Fergus 3,873 58.51% 2,706 40.88% 40 0.60% 1,167 17.63% 6,619 Flathead 5,127 52.96% 4,403 45.48% 151 1.56% 724 7.48% 9,681 Gallatin 4,718 57.55% 3,430 41.84% 50 0.61% 1,288 15.71% 8,198 Garfield 644 50.67% 625 49.17% 2 0.16% 19 1.49% 1,271 Glacier 2,399 63.80% 1,352 35.96% 9 0.24% 1,047 27.85% 3,760 Golden Valley 351 46.25% 402 52.96% 6 0.79% -51 -6.72% 759 Granite 917 53.63% 784 45.85% 9 0.53% 133 7.78% 1,710 Hill 3,700 65.87% 1,842 32.79% 75 1.34% 1,858 33.08% 5,617 Jefferson 1,259 60.04% 830 39.58% 8 0.38% 429 20.46% 2,097 Judith Basin 1,215 63.51% 670 35.02% 28 1.46% 545 28.49% 1,913 Lake 2,379 45.92% 2,718 52.46% 84 1.62% -339 -6.54% 5,181 Lewis and Clark 5,814 54.42% 4,762 44.58% 107 1.00% 1,052 9.85% 10,683 Liberty 550 55.33% 434 43.66% 10 1.01% 116 11.67% 994 Lincoln 2,150 62.35% 1,250 36.25% 48 1.39% 900 26.10% 3,448 Madison 1,674 51.41% 1,557 47.82% 25 0.77% 117 3.59% 3,256 McCone 928 61.83% 529 35.24% 44 2.93% 399 26.58% 1,501 Meagher 621 53.67% 520 44.94% 16 1.38% 101 8.73% 1,157 Mineral 645 60.39% 402 37.64% 21 1.97% 243 22.75% 1,068 Missoula 7,747 57.23% 5,640 41.66% 150 1.11% 2,107 15.56% 13,537 Musselshell 1,807 61.21% 1,086 36.79% 59 2.00% 721 24.42% 2,952 Park 2,833 53.26% 2,433 45.74% 53 1.00% 400 7.52% 5,319 Petroleum 316 50.08% 313 49.60% 2 0.32% 3 0.48% 631 Phillips 2,225 66.10% 1,110 32.98% 31 0.92% 1,115 33.13% 3,366 Pondera 1,899 63.72% 1,038 34.83% 43 1.44% 861 28.89% 2,980 Powder River 561 46.29% 633 52.23% 18 1.49% -72 -5.94% 1,212 Powell 1,765 60.82% 1,116 38.46% 21 0.72% 649 22.36% 2,902 Prairie 554 47.72% 597 51.42% 10 0.86% -43 -3.70% 1,161 Ravalli 2,773 52.19% 2,483 46.73% 57 1.07% 290 5.46% 5,313 Richland 2,095 57.48% 1,497 41.07% 53 1.45% 598 16.41% 3,645 Roosevelt 2,418 60.72% 1,503 37.74% 61 1.53% 915 22.98% 3,982 Rosebud 1,399 52.26% 1,252 46.77% 26 0.97% 147 5.49% 2,677 Sanders 1,634 58.48% 1,088 38.94% 72 2.58% 546 19.54% 2,794 Sheridan 2,108 69.07% 892 29.23% 52 1.70% 1,216 39.84% 3,052 Silver Bow 17,467 67.88% 7,932 30.82% 335 1.30% 9,535 37.05% 25,734 Stillwater 1,201 48.53% 1,255 50.71% 19 0.77% -54 -2.18% 2,475 Sweet Grass 741 46.00% 861 53.45% 9 0.56% -120 -7.45% 1,611 Teton 1,735 59.95% 1,132 39.12% 27 0.93% 603 20.84% 2,894 Toole 1,954 61.41% 1,218 38.28% 10 0.31% 736 23.13% 3,182 Treasure 321 52.62% 287 47.05% 2 0.33% 34 5.57% 610 Valley 3,493 67.67% 1,597 30.94% 72 1.39% 1,896 36.73% 5,162 Wheatland 948 54.42% 786 45.12% 8 0.46% 162 9.30% 1,742 Wibaux 576 55.23% 461 44.20% 6 0.58% 115 11.03% 1,043 Yellowstone 9,036 51.18% 8,479 48.03% 140 0.79% 557 3.15% 17,655Totals145,60858.76%99,57940.19%2,5961.05%46,02918.58%247,783 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Beaverhead Fallon Golden Valley Lake Powder River Prairie Stillwater Sweet Grass See also United States presidential elections in Montana References expanded Montana 1940 Category:1940 Montana elections