Results
United States presidential election in California, 1940[3] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Electoral votes |
|
Democratic |
Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent) |
1,877,618 |
57.44% |
22 |
|
Republican |
Wendell Willkie |
1,351,419 |
41.34% |
0 |
|
Progressive |
Norman Thomas |
16,506 |
0.50% |
0 |
|
Communist |
Earl Russell Browder |
13,586 |
0.42% |
0 |
|
Prohibition |
Roger Babson |
9,400 |
0.29% |
0 |
|
No party |
Write-ins |
262 |
0.01% |
0 |
Invalid or blank votes |
|
|
— |
Totals |
3,268,791 |
100.00% |
22 |
Voter turnout |
|
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Results by county
|
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin |
County |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
Plumas |
72.11% |
3,418 |
26.79% |
1,270 |
1.10% |
52 |
45.32% |
2,148 |
Solano |
70.58% |
15,054 |
28.51% |
6,081 |
0.90% |
193 |
42.07% |
8,973 |
Lassen |
69.17% |
4,367 |
30.13% |
1,902 |
0.70% |
44 |
39.05% |
2,465 |
Fresno |
69.07% |
48,866 |
29.79% |
21,079 |
1.14% |
805 |
39.27% |
27,787 |
Sacramento |
68.09% |
51,351 |
30.76% |
23,201 |
1.15% |
864 |
37.33% |
28,150 |
Shasta |
68.03% |
8,662 |
30.70% |
3,909 |
1.27% |
162 |
37.33% |
4,753 |
Madera |
67.61% |
5,749 |
31.20% |
2,653 |
1.19% |
101 |
36.41% |
3,096 |
Placer |
67.56% |
8,402 |
31.26% |
3,887 |
1.18% |
147 |
36.31% |
4,515 |
Kings |
67.43% |
8,307 |
31.75% |
3,911 |
0.83% |
102 |
35.68% |
4,396 |
Sierra |
66.98% |
1,057 |
32.38% |
511 |
0.63% |
10 |
34.60% |
546 |
El Dorado |
66.44% |
4,144 |
32.37% |
2,019 |
1.19% |
74 |
34.07% |
2,125 |
Amador |
66.14% |
2,762 |
32.85% |
1,372 |
1.01% |
42 |
33.29% |
1,390 |
Nevada |
66.01% |
5,782 |
32.69% |
2,863 |
1.30% |
114 |
33.33% |
2,919 |
Yuba |
64.57% |
4,660 |
34.24% |
2,471 |
1.19% |
86 |
30.33% |
2,189 |
Mariposa |
64.44% |
1,935 |
34.47% |
1,035 |
1.10% |
33 |
29.97% |
900 |
Trinity |
63.83% |
1,431 |
34.79% |
780 |
1.38% |
31 |
29.04% |
651 |
Siskiyou |
63.17% |
7,714 |
35.92% |
4,387 |
0.91% |
111 |
27.24% |
3,327 |
Tuolumne |
62.96% |
3,541 |
35.63% |
2,004 |
1.40% |
79 |
27.33% |
1,537 |
Merced |
62.57% |
10,501 |
36.35% |
6,101 |
1.08% |
182 |
26.22% |
4,400 |
Kern |
61.78% |
32,202 |
37.30% |
19,445 |
0.92% |
479 |
24.47% |
12,757 |
Contra Costa |
61.75% |
30,900 |
37.22% |
18,627 |
1.03% |
513 |
24.53% |
12,273 |
Modoc |
61.49% |
2,232 |
37.77% |
1,371 |
0.74% |
27 |
23.72% |
861 |
San Francisco |
59.51% |
185,607 |
39.26% |
122,449 |
1.23% |
3,822 |
20.25% |
63,158 |
Colusa |
59.48% |
2,655 |
39.74% |
1,774 |
0.78% |
35 |
19.74% |
881 |
Calaveras |
58.90% |
2,405 |
40.39% |
1,649 |
0.71% |
29 |
18.52% |
756 |
Yolo |
58.78% |
6,380 |
40.29% |
4,373 |
0.93% |
101 |
18.49% |
2,007 |
Butte |
58.15% |
10,684 |
40.46% |
7,433 |
1.39% |
255 |
17.70% |
3,251 |
Los Angeles |
58.13% |
822,718 |
40.58% |
574,266 |
1.29% |
18,285 |
17.56% |
248,452 |
Sutter |
57.11% |
4,195 |
42.06% |
3,089 |
0.83% |
61 |
15.06% |
1,106 |
Ventura |
57.00% |
15,182 |
42.15% |
11,225 |
0.85% |
227 |
14.86% |
3,957 |
Mendocino |
56.13% |
7,055 |
42.53% |
5,345 |
1.34% |
169 |
13.60% |
1,710 |
Humboldt |
55.98% |
12,329 |
43.00% |
9,470 |
1.02% |
225 |
12.98% |
2,859 |
Tulare |
55.96% |
20,129 |
42.85% |
15,414 |
1.19% |
428 |
13.11% |
4,715 |
San Diego |
55.57% |
71,188 |
43.27% |
55,434 |
1.16% |
1,488 |
12.30% |
15,754 |
Alameda |
55.21% |
148,224 |
43.56% |
116,961 |
1.23% |
3,311 |
11.64% |
31,263 |
Monterey |
55.00% |
14,758 |
44.01% |
11,810 |
0.99% |
265 |
10.99% |
2,948 |
Glenn |
54.96% |
3,095 |
43.92% |
2,473 |
1.12% |
63 |
11.05% |
622 |
Inyo |
54.65% |
1,820 |
44.53% |
1,483 |
0.81% |
27 |
10.12% |
337 |
Tehama |
54.59% |
3,618 |
43.95% |
2,913 |
1.46% |
97 |
10.64% |
705 |
San Bernardino |
54.47% |
37,520 |
44.30% |
30,511 |
1.23% |
847 |
10.18% |
7,009 |
Santa Barbara |
54.41% |
17,237 |
44.53% |
14,107 |
1.05% |
334 |
9.88% |
3,130 |
San Luis Obispo |
53.39% |
8,499 |
45.25% |
7,204 |
1.36% |
217 |
8.13% |
1,295 |
Napa |
52.68% |
6,771 |
46.09% |
5,924 |
1.23% |
158 |
6.59% |
847 |
Mono |
52.56% |
523 |
46.13% |
459 |
1.31% |
13 |
6.43% |
64 |
San Joaquin |
52.55% |
26,536 |
46.34% |
23,403 |
1.11% |
559 |
6.20% |
3,133 |
Imperial |
52.53% |
7,728 |
46.59% |
6,854 |
0.88% |
130 |
5.94% |
874 |
San Mateo |
52.38% |
29,831 |
46.60% |
26,539 |
1.02% |
581 |
5.78% |
3,292 |
Stanislaus |
51.96% |
16,494 |
46.63% |
14,803 |
1.41% |
449 |
5.33% |
1,691 |
Marin |
50.20% |
11,365 |
48.47% |
10,974 |
1.33% |
301 |
1.73% |
391 |
San Benito |
49.99% |
2,441 |
49.29% |
2,407 |
0.72% |
35 |
0.70% |
34 |
Santa Clara |
49.63% |
40,449 |
49.20% |
40,100 |
1.16% |
947 |
0.43% |
349 |
Santa Cruz |
47.51% |
10,683 |
50.93% |
11,453 |
1.56% |
350 |
-3.42% |
-770 |
Riverside |
47.20% |
20,003 |
51.39% |
21,779 |
1.41% |
598 |
-4.19% |
-1,776 |
Sonoma |
47.04% |
15,230 |
51.94% |
16,819 |
1.02% |
330 |
-4.91% |
-1,589 |
Lake |
45.70% |
1,897 |
53.36% |
2,215 |
0.94% |
39 |
-7.66% |
-318 |
Del Norte |
44.92% |
1,034 |
53.56% |
1,233 |
1.52% |
35 |
-8.64% |
-199 |
Orange |
43.44% |
28,236 |
55.49% |
36,070 |
1.06% |
691 |
-12.05% |
-7,834 |
Alpine |
32.98% |
62 |
66.49% |
125 |
0.53% |
1 |
-33.51% |
-63 |
References
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