1940 United States presidential election in South Carolina

none June 2025 September 2023 1940 United States presidential election 1940 United States presidential election in South Carolina South Carolina presidential no 1936 United States presidential election in South Carolina 1936 1944 United States presidential election in South Carolina 1944 November 5, 1940 x200px FDRoosevelt1938.jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) - New York Henry A. Wallace 8 95,470 95.63% WendellWillkie.jpg Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) Jeffersonian DemocraticTolbert New York Charles L. McNary 0 4,360 4.36% 1940 United States presidential election in South Carolina results map by county.svg 325px County results Roosevelt #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 5, 1940. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. South Carolina 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 Henry A. Wallace of Iowa as his running mate, and Willkie ran with Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon. Notably, Communist Party USA candidate Earl Browder was on the ballot in every county, but failed to win a single vote in the entire state.Ryan James Gilbert Earl Browder: The Failure of American Communism University of Alabama Press 2005 Roosevelt won South Carolina by a landslide margin of 91.27 points. This was the last time that a candidate carried 95% or more of the vote, alongside Mississippi, as the best performance in DC so far was Barack Obama in 2008 with 92.46% of the vote. Results 1940 United States presidential election in South Carolina1940 Presidential General Election Results – South Carolina http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1940&fips=45&f=0&off=0&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas 23 December 2013 Democratic Party (United States) Franklin Delano Roosevelt New York Henry Agard Wallace Iowa 95,470 95.63% 8 100.00% Fusion Wendell Willkie New York Charles Linza McNary Oregon 4,360"fusion" Willkie total is a fusion of 2,496 "Jeffersonian Democratic", 1,727 "Republican" and 137 "Tolbert" elector ticket votesScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 399 0405077114 4.36% 0 0.00% Write-in Roger Ward Babson Massachusetts Edgar Moorman Illinois 2 0.01% 0 0.00% Communist Earl Browder New York William Z. Foster Massachusetts 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 99,832 100.00% 8 100.00% Results by county 1940 United States presidential election in South Carolina by county Report 1936/37-1941/42. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3458539&seq=661 2025-05-20 HathiTrust enCountyFranklin Delano RooseveltDemocraticWendell Lewis WillkieFusion"fusion"Earl Russell BrowderCommunistMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % Abbeville 1,007 96.92% 32 3.08% 0 0.00% 975 93.84% 1,039 Aiken 2,772 96.89% 89 3.11% 0 0.00% 2,683 93.78% 2,861 Allendale 905 96.79% 30 3.21% 0 0.00% 875 93.58% 935 Anderson 3,763 97.77% 86 2.23% 0 0.00% 3,677 95.54% 3,849 Bamberg 904 98.58% 13 1.42% 0 0.00% 891 97.16% 917 Barnwell 1,845 99.30% 13 0.70% 0 0.00% 1,832 98.60% 1,858 Beaufort 582 86.48% 91 13.52% 0 0.00% 491 72.96% 673 Berkeley 490 84.34% 91 15.66% 0 0.00% 399 68.68% 581 Calhoun 657 99.55% 3 0.45% 0 0.00% 654 99.10% 660 Charleston 8,145 85.58% 1,372 14.42% 0 0.00% 6,773 71.16% 9,517 Cherokee 2,069 98.29% 36 1.71% 0 0.00% 2,033 96.58% 2,105 Chester 1,930 98.22% 35 1.78% 0 0.00% 1,895 96.44% 1,965 Chesterfield 2,880 99.31% 20 0.69% 0 0.00% 2,860 98.62% 2,900 Clarendon 1,154 95.53% 54 4.47% 0 0.00% 1,100 91.06% 1,208 Colleton 1,197 94.85% 65 5.15% 0 0.00% 1,132 89.70% 1,262 Darlington 1,395 95.88% 60 4.12% 0 0.00% 1,335 91.76% 1,455 Dillon 868 97.20% 25 2.80% 0 0.00% 843 94.40% 893 Dorchester 993 90.03% 110 9.97% 0 0.00% 883 80.06% 1,103 Edgefield 1,065 99.16% 9 0.84% 0 0.00% 1,056 98.32% 1,074 Fairfield 848 97.70% 20 2.30% 0 0.00% 828 95.40% 868 Florence 2,597 96.47% 95 3.53% 0 0.00% 2,502 92.94% 2,692 Georgetown 1,503 90.65% 155 9.35% 0 0.00% 1,348 81.30% 1,658 Greenville 8,118 94.05% 514 5.95% 0 0.00% 7,604 88.10% 8,632 Greenwood 2,914 98.68% 39 1.32% 0 0.00% 2,875 97.36% 2,953 Hampton 1,198 98.04% 24 1.96% 0 0.00% 1,174 96.08% 1,222 Horry 2,111 92.79% 164 7.21% 0 0.00% 1,947 85.58% 2,275 Jasper 418 91.07% 41 8.93% 0 0.00% 377 82.14% 459 Kershaw 1,174 98.32% 20 1.68% 0 0.00% 1,154 96.64% 1,194 Lancaster 3,205 99.57% 14 0.43% 0 0.00% 3,191 99.14% 3,219 Laurens 2,697 98.54% 40 1.46% 0 0.00% 2,657 97.08% 2,737 Lee 825 97.63% 20 2.37% 0 0.00% 805 95.26% 845 Lexington 1,496 98.88% 17 1.12% 0 0.00% 1,479 97.76% 1,513 Marion 716 97.55% 18 2.45% 0 0.00% 698 95.10% 734 Marlboro 526 97.59% 13 2.41% 0 0.00% 513 95.18% 539 McCormick 419 97.44% 11 2.56% 0 0.00% 408 94.88% 430 Newberry 1,739 98.03% 35 1.97% 0 0.00% 1,704 96.06% 1,774 Oconee 1,593 91.76% 143 8.24% 0 0.00% 1,450 83.52% 1,736 Orangeburg 2,356 97.68% 56 2.32% 0 0.00% 2,300 95.36% 2,412 Pickens 2,122 96.54% 76 3.46% 0 0.00% 2,046 93.08% 2,198 Richland 4,781 96.62% 167 3.38% 0 0.00% 4,614 93.24% 4,948 Saluda 1,115 98.67% 15 1.33% 0 0.00% 1,100 97.34% 1,130 Spartanburg 9,119 97.35% 248 2.65% 0 0.00% 8,871 94.70% 9,367 Union 3,662 99.21% 29 0.79% 0 0.00% 3,633 98.42% 3,691 Williamsburg 1,089 96.97% 34 3.03% 0 0.00% 1,055 93.94% 1,123 York 2,508 95.51% 118 4.49% 0 0.00% 2,390 91.02% 2,626SumterNo returns were canvassed for Sumter County and voters in this county were listed in neighbouring counties0N/A0N/A0N/AN/AN/A0Totals95,47095.63%4,3604.37%00.00%91,11091.26%99,832There were two write-in votes for Prohibition Party nominee Roger Ward Babson not tabulated by county. Notes References expanded South Carolina 1940 Category:1940 South Carolina elections