1940 United States presidential election in Kansas

none June 2025 September 2023 1940 United States presidential election in Kansas Kansas 1927 presidential no 1936 United States presidential election in Kansas 1936 1944 United States presidential election in Kansas 1944 All 9 Kansas 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 August 19, 2018 x200px WendellWillkie.jpg Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) New York Charles L. McNary 9 489,169 56.86% FDRoosevelt1938.png Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry A. Wallace 0 364,725 42.40% 1940 United States presidential election in Kansas results map by county.svg 310px County results Willkie #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Roosevelt #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 United States presidential election in Kansas took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose ninehttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1940 1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45) August 19, 2018 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kansas was won by Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 56.86 percent of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 42.40 percent of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=20&year=1940 1940 Presidential General Election Results — Kansas August 19, 2018http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1940 The American Presidency Project — Election of 1940 August 19, 2018 This was the first time since 1896 that Kansas voted for a losing candidate, and the first time since 1884 that the state backed a losing Republican in a presidential election. With 56.86 percent of the popular vote, Kansas would prove to be Willkie's third strongest state in the 1940 election in terms of popular vote percentage after South Dakota and neighboring Nebraska.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1940&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1940 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Results 1940 United States presidential election in Kansas Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) 489,169 56.86% Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 364,725 42.40% Roger Babson Prohibition Party 4,056 0.47% Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 2,347 0.27% 860,297 100% Results by county 1940 United States presidential election in Kansas by countyScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 167-168 0405077114https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2813 Our Campaigns KS US President Race, November 05, 1940 County Wendell Lewis WillkieRepublican Franklin Delano RooseveltDemocratic Roger Ward BabsonProhibition Norman Mattoon ThomasSocialist Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Allen 6,376 66.42% 3,178 33.10% 34 0.35% 12 0.13% 3,198 33.31% 9,600 Anderson 3,886 64.41% 2,114 35.04% 21 0.35% 12 0.20% 1,772 29.37% 6,033 Atchison 5,921 56.07% 4,557 43.15% 55 0.52% 27 0.26% 1,364 12.92% 10,560 Barber 2,389 52.84% 2,074 45.87% 41 0.91% 17 0.38% 315 6.97% 4,521 Barton 6,011 54.43% 4,982 45.11% 36 0.33% 14 0.13% 1,029 9.32% 11,043 Bourbon 5,751 53.61% 4,898 45.66% 64 0.60% 14 0.13% 853 7.95% 10,727 Brown 6,008 69.18% 2,633 30.32% 34 0.39% 9 0.10% 3,375 38.86% 8,684 Butler 7,619 49.60% 7,615 49.58% 108 0.70% 18 0.12% 4 0.03% 15,360 Chase 1,871 57.78% 1,344 41.51% 15 0.46% 8 0.25% 527 16.28% 3,238 Chautauqua 2,888 62.70% 1,679 36.45% 30 0.65% 9 0.20% 1,209 26.25% 4,606 Cherokee 6,600 49.27% 6,670 49.79% 61 0.46% 65 0.49% -70 -0.52% 13,396 Cheyenne 1,760 64.14% 971 35.39% 8 0.29% 5 0.18% 789 28.75% 2,744 Clark 1,072 49.47% 1,079 49.79% 13 0.60% 3 0.14% -7 -0.32% 2,167 Clay 4,699 68.74% 2,067 30.24% 46 0.67% 24 0.35% 2,632 38.50% 6,836 Cloud 5,275 60.44% 3,327 38.12% 99 1.13% 27 0.31% 1,948 22.32% 8,728 Coffey 4,164 64.26% 2,272 35.06% 32 0.49% 12 0.19% 1,892 29.20% 6,480 Comanche 1,322 59.50% 880 39.60% 14 0.63% 6 0.27% 442 19.89% 2,222 Cowley 9,684 53.99% 8,115 45.25% 100 0.56% 36 0.20% 1,569 8.75% 17,935 Crawford 10,143 47.68% 11,002 51.71% 64 0.30% 66 0.31% -859 -4.04% 21,275 Decatur 2,018 56.16% 1,546 43.03% 16 0.45% 13 0.36% 472 13.14% 3,593 Dickinson 6,931 63.25% 3,957 36.11% 39 0.36% 31 0.28% 2,974 27.14% 10,958 Doniphan 4,204 67.70% 1,986 31.98% 9 0.14% 11 0.18% 2,218 35.72% 6,210 Douglas 9,146 70.28% 3,727 28.64% 47 0.36% 94 0.72% 5,419 41.64% 13,014 Edwards 1,886 60.14% 1,219 38.87% 26 0.83% 5 0.16% 667 21.27% 3,136 Elk 2,774 64.77% 1,478 34.51% 15 0.35% 16 0.37% 1,296 30.26% 4,283 Ellis 3,622 52.15% 3,299 47.49% 10 0.14% 15 0.22% 323 4.65% 6,946 Ellsworth 2,658 54.13% 2,237 45.56% 5 0.10% 10 0.20% 421 8.57% 4,910 Finney 2,349 53.39% 2,027 46.07% 14 0.32% 10 0.23% 322 7.32% 4,400 Ford 4,356 51.97% 3,954 47.17% 52 0.62% 20 0.24% 402 4.80% 8,382 Franklin 6,393 63.80% 3,542 35.35% 46 0.46% 39 0.39% 2,851 28.45% 10,020 Geary 2,840 52.65% 2,504 46.42% 24 0.44% 26 0.48% 336 6.23% 5,394 Gove 1,352 66.31% 659 32.32% 7 0.34% 21 1.03% 693 33.99% 2,039 Graham 1,804 60.97% 1,135 38.36% 9 0.30% 11 0.37% 669 22.61% 2,959 Grant 614 61.03% 382 37.97% 7 0.70% 3 0.30% 232 23.06% 1,006 Gray 1,056 51.87% 962 47.25% 13 0.64% 5 0.25% 94 4.62% 2,036 Greeley 497 64.55% 268 34.81% 2 0.26% 3 0.39% 229 29.74% 770 Greenwood 4,893 60.34% 3,160 38.97% 37 0.46% 19 0.23% 1,733 21.37% 8,109 Hamilton 798 57.95% 569 41.32% 6 0.44% 4 0.29% 229 16.63% 1,377 Harper 3,205 55.73% 2,478 43.09% 45 0.78% 23 0.40% 727 12.64% 5,751 Harvey 5,539 56.76% 4,087 41.88% 65 0.67% 68 0.70% 1,452 14.88% 9,759 Haskell 607 58.48% 425 40.94% 4 0.39% 2 0.19% 182 17.53% 1,038 Hodgeman 1,092 60.87% 690 38.46% 6 0.33% 6 0.33% 402 22.41% 1,794 Jackson 4,306 63.92% 2,397 35.58% 23 0.34% 11 0.16% 1,909 28.34% 6,737 Jefferson 4,330 65.81% 2,212 33.62% 14 0.21% 24 0.36% 2,118 32.19% 6,580 Jewell 4,591 71.57% 1,719 26.80% 69 1.08% 36 0.56% 2,872 44.77% 6,415 Johnson 10,326 63.97% 5,770 35.75% 30 0.19% 16 0.10% 4,556 28.22% 16,142 Kearny 721 58.00% 519 41.75% 3 0.24% 0 0.00% 202 16.25% 1,243 Kingman 3,068 54.35% 2,528 44.78% 38 0.67% 11 0.19% 540 9.57% 5,645 Kiowa 1,571 64.10% 844 34.43% 30 1.22% 6 0.24% 727 29.66% 2,451 Labette 8,210 54.17% 6,860 45.26% 58 0.38% 29 0.19% 1,350 8.91% 15,157 Lane 888 60.78% 557 38.12% 7 0.48% 9 0.62% 331 22.66% 1,461 Leavenworth 8,503 58.25% 6,053 41.46% 18 0.13% 24 0.17% 2,450 16.78% 14,598 Lincoln 2,822 67.69% 1,301 31.21% 31 0.74% 15 0.36% 1,521 36.48% 4,169 Linn 4,086 66.04% 2,067 33.41% 17 0.27% 17 0.27% 2,019 32.63% 6,187 Logan 1,201 66.83% 584 32.50% 6 0.33% 6 0.33% 617 34.34% 1,797 Lyon 6,918 52.33% 6,170 46.68% 90 0.68% 41 0.31% 748 5.66% 13,219 Marion 5,764 67.44% 2,724 31.87% 26 0.30% 33 0.39% 3,040 35.57% 8,547 Marshall 7,286 66.65% 3,588 32.82% 17 0.16% 40 0.37% 3,698 33.83% 10,931 McPherson 6,732 60.24% 4,240 37.94% 136 1.22% 68 0.61% 2,492 22.30% 11,176 Meade 1,618 61.13% 970 36.65% 53 2.00% 6 0.23% 648 24.48% 2,647 Miami 5,178 56.77% 3,900 42.76% 18 0.20% 25 0.27% 1,278 14.01% 9,121 Mitchell 3,681 63.55% 2,060 35.57% 32 0.55% 19 0.33% 1,621 27.99% 5,792 Montgomery 13,781 57.68% 9,999 41.85% 68 0.28% 46 0.19% 3,782 15.83% 23,894 Morris 3,276 61.64% 1,992 37.48% 21 0.40% 26 0.49% 1,284 24.16% 5,315 Morton 643 55.72% 503 43.59% 5 0.43% 3 0.26% 140 12.13% 1,154 Nemaha 5,178 65.64% 2,679 33.96% 13 0.16% 19 0.24% 2,499 31.68% 7,889 Neosho 6,556 59.43% 4,419 40.06% 29 0.26% 27 0.24% 2,137 19.37% 11,031 Ness 1,826 58.68% 1,230 39.52% 37 1.19% 19 0.61% 596 19.15% 3,112 Norton 3,415 70.28% 1,378 28.36% 33 0.68% 33 0.68% 2,037 41.92% 4,859 Osage 4,991 60.52% 3,186 38.63% 44 0.53% 26 0.32% 1,805 21.89% 8,247 Osborne 3,424 68.55% 1,488 29.79% 62 1.24% 21 0.42% 1,936 38.76% 4,995 Ottawa 2,810 57.06% 2,065 41.93% 29 0.59% 21 0.43% 745 15.13% 4,925 Pawnee 2,329 50.77% 2,216 48.31% 22 0.48% 20 0.44% 113 2.46% 4,587 Phillips 3,676 69.49% 1,563 29.55% 40 0.76% 11 0.21% 2,113 39.94% 5,290 Pottawatomie 5,045 69.12% 2,226 30.50% 15 0.21% 13 0.18% 2,819 38.62% 7,299 Pratt 2,930 49.94% 2,870 48.92% 45 0.77% 22 0.37% 60 1.02% 5,867 Rawlins 1,758 58.02% 1,247 41.16% 15 0.50% 10 0.33% 511 16.86% 3,030 Reno 12,448 53.64% 10,543 45.43% 138 0.59% 79 0.34% 1,905 8.21% 23,208 Republic 4,450 63.54% 2,511 35.86% 25 0.36% 17 0.24% 1,939 27.69% 7,003 Rice 4,792 56.49% 3,635 42.85% 39 0.46% 17 0.20% 1,157 13.64% 8,483 Riley 7,420 68.59% 3,293 30.44% 45 0.39% 60 0.52% 4,127 38.15% 10,818 Rooks 2,590 60.61% 1,650 38.61% 23 0.54% 10 0.23% 940 22.00% 4,273 Rush 2,394 59.84% 1,588 39.69% 10 0.25% 9 0.22% 806 20.14% 4,001 Russell 3,714 58.56% 2,579 40.67% 40 0.63% 9 0.14% 1,135 17.90% 6,342 Saline 7,975 54.69% 6,514 44.67% 57 0.39% 35 0.24% 1,461 10.02% 14,581 Scott 988 57.24% 717 41.54% 15 0.87% 6 0.35% 271 15.70% 1,726 Sedgwick 32,160 48.05% 34,219 51.13% 394 0.59% 153 0.23% -2,059 -3.08% 66,926 Seward 1,503 49.65% 1,474 48.70% 44 1.45% 6 0.20% 29 0.96% 3,027 Shawnee 23,882 54.96% 19,375 44.59% 113 0.26% 84 0.19% 4,507 10.37% 43,454 Sheridan 1,492 62.06% 903 37.56% 5 0.21% 4 0.17% 589 24.50% 2,404 Sherman 1,569 52.16% 1,399 46.51% 17 0.57% 23 0.76% 170 5.65% 3,008 Smith 3,630 65.58% 1,855 33.51% 42 0.76% 8 0.14% 1,775 32.07% 5,535 Stafford 2,795 52.17% 2,509 46.84% 38 0.71% 15 0.28% 286 5.34% 5,357 Stanton 378 54.62% 301 43.50% 13 1.88% 0 0.00% 77 11.13% 692 Stevens 851 55.05% 674 43.60% 19 1.23% 2 0.13% 177 11.45% 1,546 Sumner 6,585 51.86% 5,988 47.16% 94 0.74% 31 0.24% 597 4.70% 12,698 Thomas 1,721 54.20% 1,423 44.82% 17 0.54% 14 0.44% 298 9.39% 3,175 Trego 1,571 57.59% 1,140 41.79% 10 0.37% 7 0.26% 431 15.80% 2,728 Wabaunsee 3,481 73.64% 1,212 25.64% 16 0.34% 18 0.38% 2,269 48.00% 4,727 Wallace 756 67.08% 361 32.03% 6 0.53% 4 0.35% 395 35.05% 1,127 Washington 5,792 73.29% 2,061 26.08% 31 0.39% 19 0.24% 3,731 47.21% 7,903 Wichita 644 59.08% 433 39.72% 8 0.73% 5 0.46% 211 19.36% 1,090 Wilson 5,288 64.42% 2,859 34.83% 50 0.61% 12 0.15% 2,429 29.59% 8,209 Woodson 2,637 64.87% 1,398 34.39% 19 0.47% 11 0.27% 1,239 30.48% 4,065 Wyandotte 28,152 42.24% 38,239 57.38% 158 0.24% 94 0.14% -10,087 -15.14% 66,643Totals489,16956.86%364,72542.40%4,0560.47%2,3470.27%124,44414.47%860,297 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 16em Atchison Barton Barber Bourbon Butler Chase Cheyenne Cloud Cowley Comanche Decatur Edwards Ellis Ellsworth Ford Finney Geary Grant Gray Graham Greenwood Harper Hamilton Haskell Harvey Hodgeman Kearny Kingman Kiowa Labette Lane Lincoln Lyon Marion McPherson Meade Mitchell Morris Morton Nemaha Ness Ottawa Pawnee Pratt Rawlins Rice Reno Rooks Rush Russell Saline Scott Seward Shawnee Sherman Sheridan Stafford Stanton Stevens Thomas Wichita Trego Sumner See also United States presidential elections in Kansas References Kansas 1940 Category:1940 Kansas elections