United States presidential election, 1940
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 5, 1940. Ohio voters chose twenty-six electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
The Democratic Party candidate, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, won the state of Ohio with 52.20 percent of the popular vote. The Republican Party candidate, Wendell Willkie, garnered 47.80% of the popular vote.[1]
Results
Results by county
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Wendell Willkie Republican |
Margin |
Total votes cast[2] |
County |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
Adams |
5,007 |
44.76% |
6,180 |
55.24% |
-1,173 |
-10.49% |
11,187 |
Allen |
14,469 |
41.17% |
20,675 |
58.83% |
-6,206 |
-17.66% |
35,144 |
Ashland |
7,835 |
47.60% |
8,624 |
52.40% |
-789 |
-4.79% |
16,459 |
Ashtabula |
14,454 |
43.87% |
18,491 |
56.13% |
-4,037 |
-12.25% |
32,945 |
Athens |
11,449 |
50.52% |
11,213 |
49.48% |
236 |
1.04% |
22,662 |
Auglaize |
5,704 |
38.92% |
8,953 |
61.08% |
-3,249 |
-22.17% |
14,657 |
Belmont |
28,618 |
61.78% |
17,705 |
38.22% |
10,913 |
23.56% |
46,323 |
Brown |
5,644 |
50.75% |
5,477 |
49.25% |
167 |
1.50% |
11,121 |
Butler |
30,821 |
56.86% |
23,380 |
43.14% |
7,441 |
13.73% |
54,201 |
Carroll |
3,589 |
41.02% |
5,160 |
58.98% |
-1,571 |
-17.96% |
8,749 |
Champaign |
5,929 |
43.06% |
7,841 |
56.94% |
-1,912 |
-13.89% |
13,770 |
Clark |
25,888 |
55.59% |
20,681 |
44.41% |
5,207 |
11.18% |
46,569 |
Clermont |
8,942 |
48.84% |
9,367 |
51.16% |
-425 |
-2.32% |
18,309 |
Clinton |
4,964 |
41.40% |
7,027 |
58.60% |
-2,063 |
-17.20% |
11,991 |
Columbiana |
22,349 |
51.29% |
21,221 |
48.71% |
1,128 |
2.59% |
43,570 |
Coshocton |
7,889 |
47.78% |
8,623 |
52.22% |
-734 |
-4.45% |
16,512 |
Crawford |
8,966 |
46.45% |
10,336 |
53.55% |
-1,370 |
-7.10% |
19,302 |
Cuyahoga |
347,118 |
62.41% |
209,070 |
37.59% |
138,048 |
24.82% |
556,188 |
Darke |
9,651 |
46.40% |
11,147 |
53.60% |
-1,496 |
-7.19% |
20,798 |
Defiance |
4,313 |
35.00% |
8,010 |
65.00% |
-3,697 |
-30.00% |
12,323 |
Delaware |
5,666 |
37.19% |
9,570 |
62.81% |
-3,904 |
-25.62% |
15,236 |
Erie |
9,254 |
45.10% |
11,267 |
54.90% |
-2,013 |
-9.81% |
20,521 |
Fairfield |
11,298 |
51.10% |
10,813 |
48.90% |
485 |
2.19% |
22,111 |
Fayette |
5,249 |
46.73% |
5,984 |
53.27% |
-735 |
-6.54% |
11,233 |
Franklin |
96,601 |
51.08% |
92,533 |
48.92% |
4,068 |
2.15% |
189,134 |
Fulton |
2,530 |
22.62% |
8,653 |
77.38% |
-6,123 |
-54.75% |
11,183 |
Gallia |
3,943 |
35.12% |
7,285 |
64.88% |
-3,342 |
-29.76% |
11,228 |
Geauga |
3,318 |
38.19% |
5,371 |
61.81% |
-2,053 |
-23.63% |
8,689 |
Greene |
8,881 |
48.92% |
9,273 |
51.08% |
-392 |
-2.16% |
18,154 |
Guernsey |
8,710 |
46.24% |
10,125 |
53.76% |
-1,415 |
-7.51% |
18,835 |
Hamilton |
148,907 |
49.04% |
154,733 |
50.96% |
-5,826 |
-1.92% |
303,640 |
Hancock |
7,755 |
35.36% |
14,174 |
64.64% |
-6,419 |
-29.27% |
21,929 |
Hardin |
6,547 |
41.60% |
9,192 |
58.40% |
-2,645 |
-16.81% |
15,739 |
Harrison |
4,559 |
44.31% |
5,729 |
55.69% |
-1,170 |
-11.37% |
10,288 |
Henry |
3,508 |
31.07% |
7,784 |
68.93% |
-4,276 |
-37.87% |
11,292 |
Highland |
6,921 |
44.79% |
8,530 |
55.21% |
-1,609 |
-10.41% |
15,451 |
Hocking |
5,688 |
51.60% |
5,336 |
48.40% |
352 |
3.19% |
11,024 |
Holmes |
3,349 |
51.13% |
3,201 |
48.87% |
148 |
2.26% |
6,550 |
Huron |
6,741 |
36.44% |
11,758 |
63.56% |
-5,017 |
-27.12% |
18,499 |
Jackson |
6,382 |
45.80% |
7,551 |
54.20% |
-1,169 |
-8.39% |
13,933 |
Jefferson |
29,514 |
64.03% |
16,578 |
35.97% |
12,936 |
28.07% |
46,092 |
Knox |
7,081 |
40.73% |
10,303 |
59.27% |
-3,222 |
-18.53% |
17,384 |
Lake |
12,408 |
47.96% |
13,464 |
52.04% |
-1,056 |
-4.08% |
25,872 |
Lawrence |
10,661 |
50.92% |
10,274 |
49.08% |
387 |
1.85% |
20,935 |
Licking |
16,379 |
50.14% |
16,288 |
49.86% |
91 |
0.28% |
32,667 |
Logan |
6,351 |
39.17% |
9,861 |
60.83% |
-3,510 |
-21.65% |
16,212 |
Lorain |
25,831 |
52.45% |
23,422 |
47.55% |
2,409 |
4.89% |
49,253 |
Lucas |
77,948 |
50.50% |
76,405 |
49.50% |
1,543 |
1.00% |
154,353 |
Madison |
4,390 |
42.65% |
5,904 |
57.35% |
-1,514 |
-14.71% |
10,294 |
Mahoning |
76,441 |
67.09% |
37,496 |
32.91% |
38,945 |
34.18% |
113,937 |
Marion |
10,462 |
46.96% |
11,817 |
53.04% |
-1,355 |
-6.08% |
22,279 |
Medina |
6,722 |
39.92% |
10,116 |
60.08% |
-3,394 |
-20.16% |
16,838 |
Meigs |
4,983 |
40.77% |
7,239 |
59.23% |
-2,256 |
-18.46% |
12,222 |
Mercer |
5,114 |
39.28% |
7,905 |
60.72% |
-2,791 |
-21.44% |
13,019 |
Miami |
11,799 |
44.48% |
14,725 |
55.52% |
-2,926 |
-11.03% |
26,524 |
Monroe |
4,138 |
47.72% |
4,534 |
52.28% |
-396 |
-4.57% |
8,672 |
Montgomery |
86,084 |
59.80% |
57,866 |
40.20% |
28,218 |
19.60% |
143,950 |
Morgan |
2,637 |
34.68% |
4,966 |
65.32% |
-2,329 |
-30.63% |
7,603 |
Morrow |
3,215 |
37.07% |
5,457 |
62.93% |
-2,242 |
-25.85% |
8,672 |
Muskingum |
15,753 |
44.82% |
19,395 |
55.18% |
-3,642 |
-10.36% |
35,148 |
Noble |
3,037 |
38.16% |
4,922 |
61.84% |
-1,885 |
-23.68% |
7,959 |
Ottawa |
5,556 |
44.71% |
6,872 |
55.29% |
-1,316 |
-10.59% |
12,428 |
Paulding |
3,155 |
38.93% |
4,949 |
61.07% |
-1,794 |
-22.14% |
8,104 |
Perry |
6,953 |
44.54% |
8,656 |
55.46% |
-1,703 |
-10.91% |
15,609 |
Pickaway |
6,895 |
53.58% |
5,974 |
46.42% |
921 |
7.16% |
12,869 |
Pike |
4,962 |
61.06% |
3,165 |
38.94% |
1,797 |
22.11% |
8,127 |
Portage |
12,687 |
51.86% |
11,777 |
48.14% |
910 |
3.72% |
24,464 |
Preble |
5,735 |
46.83% |
6,511 |
53.17% |
-776 |
-6.34% |
12,246 |
Putnam |
3,655 |
29.01% |
8,946 |
70.99% |
-5,291 |
-41.99% |
12,601 |
Richland |
18,645 |
52.08% |
17,157 |
47.92% |
1,488 |
4.16% |
35,802 |
Ross |
12,447 |
51.38% |
11,780 |
48.62% |
667 |
2.75% |
24,227 |
Sandusky |
7,116 |
33.61% |
14,054 |
66.39% |
-6,938 |
-32.77% |
21,170 |
Scioto |
21,926 |
52.98% |
19,462 |
47.02% |
2,464 |
5.95% |
41,388 |
Seneca |
7,464 |
31.45% |
16,272 |
68.55% |
-8,808 |
-37.11% |
23,736 |
Shelby |
6,105 |
46.13% |
7,130 |
53.87% |
-1,025 |
-7.74% |
13,235 |
Stark |
59,496 |
56.19% |
46,384 |
43.81% |
13,112 |
12.38% |
105,880 |
Summit |
89,555 |
58.55% |
63,405 |
41.45% |
26,150 |
17.10% |
152,960 |
Trumbull |
34,615 |
58.04% |
25,026 |
41.96% |
9,589 |
16.08% |
59,641 |
Tuscarawas |
19,004 |
56.43% |
14,675 |
43.57% |
4,329 |
12.85% |
33,679 |
Union |
3,947 |
35.36% |
7,214 |
64.64% |
-3,267 |
-29.27% |
11,161 |
Van Wert |
6,254 |
41.95% |
8,656 |
58.05% |
-2,402 |
-16.11% |
14,910 |
Vinton |
2,404 |
42.97% |
3,190 |
57.03% |
-786 |
-14.05% |
5,594 |
Warren |
6,895 |
44.15% |
8,722 |
55.85% |
-1,827 |
-11.70% |
15,617 |
Washington |
8,584 |
38.77% |
13,558 |
61.23% |
-4,974 |
-22.46% |
22,142 |
Wayne |
10,748 |
44.28% |
13,525 |
55.72% |
-2,777 |
-11.44% |
24,273 |
Williams |
4,065 |
30.05% |
9,463 |
69.95% |
-5,398 |
-39.90% |
13,528 |
Wood |
9,711 |
36.36% |
16,998 |
63.64% |
-7,287 |
-27.28% |
26,709 |
Wyandot |
4,206 |
40.14% |
6,272 |
59.86% |
-2,066 |
-19.72% |
10,478 |
Totals | 1,733,139 | 52.20% | 1,586,773 | 47.80% | 146,366 | 4.41% | 3,319,912 |
References
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- See also
- Presidential elections
- Senate elections
- House elections
- Gubernatorial elections
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