See main article: 1940 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1940 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1944 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Next Year: | 1944 |
| Votes For Election: | All 19 Michigan votes to the Electoral College |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1940 |
| Image1: | WendellWillkie.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Wendell Willkie |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Charles L. McNary |
| Electoral Vote1: | 19 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,039,917 |
| Percentage1: | 49.85% |
| Nominee2: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Henry A. Wallace |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,032,991 |
| Percentage2: | 49.52% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 375px |
The 1940 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose 19[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Michigan was narrowly won by the Republican candidate Wendell Willkie over Democratic incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt by 6,926 votes in the closest race in any statewide presidential election since 1916 when Woodrow Wilson won by 56 votes in New Hampshire and opponent Charles Evans Hughes won in Minnesota by 392 votes.[2] [3] Willkie received 49.85% of ballots cast, while Roosevelt received 49.52%. This was the only election where Michigan supported Roosevelt's opponent, and it was also the only one of the ten states won by Willkie that Roosevelt would reclaim in 1944. It was additionally the last election until 1976 that Michigan voted for a different candidate than nearby Pennsylvania.
| County | Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic | Norman Mattoon Thomas Socialist | Earl Russell Browder Communist | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcona | 1,648 | 65.89% | 847 | 33.87% | 5 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 801 | 32.03% | 2,501 | ||||||||||||||
| Alger | 1,629 | 34.89% | 2,984 | 63.91% | 12 | 0.26% | 44 | 0.94% | 6 | 0.13% | -1,355 | -29.02% | 4,669 | ||||||||||||||
| Allegan | 12,347 | 69.51% | 5,385 | 30.31% | 28 | 0.16% | 4 | 0.02% | 28 | 0.16% | 6,962 | 39.19% | 17,764 | ||||||||||||||
| Alpena | 4,822 | 57.19% | 3,597 | 42.66% | 12 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,225 | 14.53% | 8,432 | ||||||||||||||
| Antrim | 3,027 | 66.75% | 1,497 | 33.01% | 10 | 0.22% | 1 | 0.02% | 18 | 0.40% | 1,530 | 33.74% | 4,535 | ||||||||||||||
| Arenac | 2,293 | 60.31% | 1,499 | 39.43% | 8 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.05% | 5 | 0.13% | 794 | 20.88% | 3,802 | ||||||||||||||
| Baraga | 2,512 | 53.52% | 2,152 | 45.85% | 7 | 0.15% | 23 | 0.49% | 3 | 0.06% | 360 | 7.67% | 4,694 | ||||||||||||||
| Barry | 6,872 | 68.56% | 3,091 | 30.84% | 25 | 0.25% | 35 | 0.35% | 2 | 0.02% | 3,781 | 37.72% | 10,023 | ||||||||||||||
| Bay | 14,618 | 49.44% | 14,902 | 50.40% | 43 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.01% | 22 | 0.07% | -284 | -0.96% | 29,565 | ||||||||||||||
| Benzie | 2,320 | 61.64% | 1,429 | 37.96% | 14 | 0.37% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 891 | 23.67% | 3,764 | ||||||||||||||
| Berrien | 22,778 | 57.11% | 16,961 | 42.52% | 143 | 0.36% | 4 | 0.01% | 61 | 0.15% | 5,817 | 14.58% | 39,886 | ||||||||||||||
| Branch | 7,400 | 63.01% | 4,318 | 36.77% | 21 | 0.18% | 5 | 0.04% | 20 | 0.17% | 3,082 | 26.24% | 11,744 | ||||||||||||||
| Calhoun | 21,633 | 53.37% | 18,682 | 46.09% | 182 | 0.45% | 35 | 0.09% | 78 | 0.19% | 2,951 | 7.28% | 40,532 | ||||||||||||||
| Cass | 6,868 | 61.09% | 4,340 | 38.60% | 32 | 0.28% | 3 | 0.03% | 25 | 0.22% | 2,528 | 22.49% | 11,243 | ||||||||||||||
| Charlevoix | 3,522 | 61.42% | 2,162 | 37.70% | 40 | 0.70% | 10 | 0.17% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,360 | 23.72% | 5,734 | ||||||||||||||
| Cheboygan | 3,646 | 55.96% | 2,856 | 43.84% | 8 | 0.12% | 5 | 0.08% | 8 | 0.12% | 790 | 12.13% | 6,515 | ||||||||||||||
| Chippewa | 5,851 | 51.56% | 5,473 | 48.23% | 11 | 0.10% | 13 | 0.11% | 5 | 0.04% | 378 | 3.33% | 11,348 | ||||||||||||||
| Clare | 3,004 | 69.91% | 1,277 | 29.72% | 13 | 0.30% | 3 | 0.07% | 3 | 0.07% | 1,727 | 40.19% | 4,297 | ||||||||||||||
| Clinton | 8,311 | 75.04% | 2,745 | 24.78% | 19 | 0.17% | 1 | 0.01% | 5 | 0.05% | 5,566 | 50.25% | 11,076 | ||||||||||||||
| Crawford | 873 | 52.53% | 777 | 46.75% | 9 | 0.54% | 3 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 96 | 5.78% | 1,662 | ||||||||||||||
| Delta | 6,218 | 41.20% | 8,802 | 58.31% | 43 | 0.28% | 31 | 0.21% | 7 | 0.05% | -2,584 | -17.12% | 15,094 | ||||||||||||||
| Dickinson | 6,188 | 44.68% | 7,582 | 54.75% | 46 | 0.33% | 33 | 0.24% | 10 | 0.07% | -1,394 | -10.07% | 13,849 | ||||||||||||||
| Eaton | 9,864 | 63.36% | 5,645 | 36.26% | 57 | 0.37% | 1 | 0.01% | 27 | 0.17% | 4,219 | 27.10% | 15,567 | ||||||||||||||
| Emmet | 4,216 | 59.64% | 2,831 | 40.05% | 20 | 0.28% | 2 | 0.03% | 2 | 0.03% | 1,385 | 19.59% | 7,069 | ||||||||||||||
| Genesee | 38,495 | 43.16% | 50,300 | 56.39% | 298 | 0.33% | 105 | 0.12% | 85 | 0.10% | -11,805 | -13.23% | 89,198 | ||||||||||||||
| Gladwin | 2,741 | 67.80% | 1,294 | 32.01% | 6 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,447 | 35.79% | 4,043 | ||||||||||||||
| Gogebic | 6,431 | 40.92% | 9,104 | 57.93% | 80 | 0.51% | 100 | 0.64% | 19 | 0.12% | -2,673 | -17.01% | 15,715 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Traverse | 5,620 | 64.33% | 3,095 | 35.43% | 20 | 0.23% | 1 | 0.01% | 9 | 0.10% | 2,525 | 28.90% | 8,736 | ||||||||||||||
| Gratiot | 8,661 | 69.19% | 3,825 | 30.56% | 30 | 0.24% | 1 | 0.01% | 34 | 0.27% | 4,836 | 38.64% | 12,517 | ||||||||||||||
| Hillsdale | 9,398 | 72.38% | 3,538 | 27.25% | 44 | 0.34% | 4 | 0.03% | 23 | 0.18% | 5,860 | 45.13% | 12,984 | ||||||||||||||
| Houghton | 11,030 | 50.32% | 10,815 | 49.34% | 20 | 0.09% | 53 | 0.24% | 8 | 0.04% | 215 | 0.98% | 21,918 | ||||||||||||||
| Huron | 10,570 | 79.78% | 2,654 | 20.03% | 24 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.01% | 9 | 0.07% | 7,916 | 59.75% | 13,249 | ||||||||||||||
| Ingham | 32,565 | 56.89% | 24,375 | 42.58% | 290 | 0.51% | 15 | 0.03% | 137 | 0.24% | 8,190 | 14.31% | 57,245 | ||||||||||||||
| Ionia | 9,439 | 63.29% | 5,399 | 36.20% | 36 | 0.24% | 41 | 0.27% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,040 | 27.09% | 14,915 | ||||||||||||||
| Iosco | 2,504 | 65.52% | 1,303 | 34.09% | 14 | 0.37% | 1 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.08% | 1,201 | 31.42% | 3,822 | ||||||||||||||
| Iron | 4,766 | 49.36% | 4,808 | 49.79% | 27 | 0.28% | 55 | 0.57% | 5 | 0.05% | -42 | -0.43% | 9,656 | ||||||||||||||
| Isabella | 7,019 | 71.12% | 2,828 | 28.66% | 17 | 0.17% | 5 | 0.05% | 22 | 0.22% | 4,191 | 42.47% | 9,869 | ||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 24,558 | 61.59% | 15,170 | 38.05% | 115 | 0.29% | 30 | 0.08% | 67 | 0.17% | 9,388 | 23.54% | 39,873 | ||||||||||||||
| Kalamazoo | 25,596 | 58.86% | 17,733 | 40.78% | 139 | 0.32% | 17 | 0.04% | 137 | 0.32% | 7,863 | 18.08% | 43,485 | ||||||||||||||
| Kalkaska | 1,155 | 61.31% | 718 | 38.11% | 4 | 0.21% | 7 | 0.37% | 1 | 0.05% | 437 | 23.20% | 1,884 | ||||||||||||||
| Kent | 53,131 | 52.17% | 48,196 | 47.33% | 440 | 0.43% | 68 | 0.07% | 241 | 0.24% | 4,935 | 4.85% | 101,835 | ||||||||||||||
| Keweenaw | 1,080 | 52.53% | 967 | 47.03% | 1 | 0.05% | 8 | 0.39% | 4 | 0.19% | 113 | 5.50% | 2,056 | ||||||||||||||
| Lake | 1,413 | 56.70% | 1,070 | 42.94% | 5 | 0.20% | 4 | 0.16% | 3 | 0.12% | 343 | 13.76% | 2,492 | ||||||||||||||
| Lapeer | 7,714 | 69.86% | 3,299 | 29.88% | 22 | 0.20% | 7 | 0.06% | 2 | 0.02% | 4,415 | 39.98% | 11,042 | ||||||||||||||
| Leelanau | 2,405 | 66.11% | 1,223 | 33.62% | 8 | 0.22% | 2 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,182 | 32.49% | 3,638 | ||||||||||||||
| Lenawee | 16,963 | 70.27% | 7,132 | 29.54% | 40 | 0.17% | 5 | 0.02% | 26 | 0.11% | 9,831 | 40.72% | 24,140 | ||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 7,068 | 68.30% | 3,254 | 31.45% | 25 | 0.24% | 1 | 0.01% | 8 | 0.08% | 3,814 | 36.86% | 10,348 | ||||||||||||||
| Luce | 1,542 | 58.99% | 1,069 | 40.90% | 1 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.08% | 3 | 0.11% | 473 | 18.09% | 2,614 | ||||||||||||||
| Mackinac | 2,591 | 55.38% | 2,075 | 44.35% | 12 | 0.26% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 516 | 11.03% | 4,679 | ||||||||||||||
| Macomb | 17,848 | 45.74% | 21,003 | 53.82% | 130 | 0.33% | 42 | 0.11% | 31 | 0.08% | -3,155 | -8.08% | 39,023 | ||||||||||||||
| Manistee | 4,630 | 52.08% | 4,242 | 47.72% | 15 | 0.17% | 3 | 0.03% | 2 | 0.02% | 388 | 4.36% | 8,890 | ||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 9,034 | 41.12% | 12,854 | 58.51% | 41 | 0.19% | 39 | 0.18% | 14 | 0.06% | -3,820 | -17.39% | 21,968 | ||||||||||||||
| Mason | 4,874 | 55.72% | 3,836 | 43.85% | 27 | 0.31% | 11 | 0.13% | 15 | 0.17% | 1,038 | 11.87% | 8,748 | ||||||||||||||
| Mecosta | 4,759 | 68.68% | 2,153 | 31.07% | 12 | 0.17% | 5 | 0.07% | 3 | 0.04% | 2,606 | 37.61% | 6,929 | ||||||||||||||
| Menominee | 5,409 | 48.34% | 5,727 | 51.18% | 51 | 0.46% | 3 | 0.03% | 18 | 0.16% | -318 | -2.84% | 11,190 | ||||||||||||||
| Midland | 6,269 | 61.81% | 3,834 | 37.80% | 37 | 0.36% | 3 | 0.03% | 14 | 0.14% | 2,435 | 24.01% | 10,143 | ||||||||||||||
| Missaukee | 2,154 | 66.83% | 1,037 | 32.17% | 7 | 0.22% | 25 | 0.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,117 | 34.66% | 3,223 | ||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 13,517 | 56.51% | 10,368 | 43.34% | 30 | 0.13% | 5 | 0.02% | 25 | 0.10% | 3,149 | 13.16% | 23,920 | ||||||||||||||
| Montcalm | 7,633 | 64.48% | 4,119 | 34.80% | 83 | 0.70% | 2 | 0.02% | 18 | 0.15% | 3,514 | 29.69% | 11,837 | ||||||||||||||
| Montmorency | 1,189 | 60.48% | 768 | 39.06% | 7 | 0.36% | 2 | 0.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 421 | 21.41% | 1,966 | ||||||||||||||
| Muskegon | 14,957 | 43.52% | 19,257 | 56.03% | 130 | 0.38% | 27 | 0.08% | 53 | 0.15% | -4,300 | -12.51% | 34,371 | ||||||||||||||
| Newaygo | 5,418 | 66.62% | 2,693 | 33.11% | 13 | 0.16% | 9 | 0.11% | 12 | 0.15% | 2,725 | 33.51% | 8,133 | ||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 49,002 | 50.79% | 47,022 | 48.73% | 393 | 0.41% | 71 | 0.07% | 135 | 0.14% | 1,980 | 2.05% | 96,488 | ||||||||||||||
| Oceana | 3,711 | 60.74% | 2,379 | 38.94% | 19 | 0.31% | 1 | 0.02% | 17 | 0.28% | 1,332 | 21.80% | 6,110 | ||||||||||||||
| Ogemaw | 2,447 | 65.45% | 1,278 | 34.18% | 10 | 0.27% | 4 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,169 | 31.27% | 3,739 | ||||||||||||||
| Ontonagon | 2,880 | 47.14% | 3,103 | 50.79% | 13 | 0.21% | 114 | 1.87% | 6 | 0.10% | -223 | -3.65% | 6,110 | ||||||||||||||
| Osceola | 4,217 | 72.86% | 1,555 | 26.87% | 3 | 0.05% | 13 | 0.22% | 1 | 0.02% | 2,662 | 45.99% | 5,788 | ||||||||||||||
| Oscoda | 661 | 61.60% | 409 | 38.12% | 3 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 252 | 23.49% | 1,073 | ||||||||||||||
| Otsego | 1,353 | 54.60% | 1,119 | 45.16% | 5 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.08% | 234 | 9.44% | 2,478 | ||||||||||||||
| Ottawa | 15,462 | 62.54% | 9,152 | 37.02% | 94 | 0.38% | 15 | 0.06% | 61 | 0.25% | 6,310 | 25.52% | 24,723 | ||||||||||||||
| Presque Isle | 2,552 | 49.48% | 2,595 | 50.31% | 10 | 0.19% | 1 | 0.02% | 2 | 0.04% | -43 | -0.83% | 5,158 | ||||||||||||||
| Roscommon | 1,360 | 64.21% | 739 | 34.89% | 17 | 0.80% | 2 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 621 | 29.32% | 2,118 | ||||||||||||||
| Saginaw | 27,042 | 54.40% | 22,490 | 45.24% | 164 | 0.33% | 18 | 0.04% | 39 | 0.08% | 4,552 | 9.16% | 49,714 | ||||||||||||||
| Sanilac | 10,289 | 82.23% | 2,195 | 17.54% | 27 | 0.22% | 2 | 0.02% | 14 | 0.11% | 8,094 | 64.68% | 12,513 | ||||||||||||||
| Schoolcraft | 2,003 | 46.24% | 2,320 | 53.55% | 8 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.02% | 2 | 0.05% | -317 | -7.32% | 4,332 | ||||||||||||||
| Shiawassee | 9,995 | 63.32% | 5,727 | 36.28% | 58 | 0.37% | 5 | 0.03% | 19 | 0.12% | 4,268 | 27.04% | 15,785 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Clair | 18,635 | 60.21% | 12,259 | 39.61% | 54 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.01% | 26 | 0.08% | 6,376 | 20.60% | 30,950 | ||||||||||||||
| St. Joseph | 10,025 | 66.39% | 5,045 | 33.41% | 28 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.01% | 15 | 0.10% | 4,980 | 32.98% | 15,100 | ||||||||||||||
| Tuscola | 10,146 | 75.52% | 3,257 | 24.24% | 31 | 0.23% | 1 | 0.01% | 13 | 0.10% | 6,889 | 51.28% | 13,435 | ||||||||||||||
| Van Buren | 11,571 | 67.02% | 5,625 | 32.58% | 54 | 0.31% | 15 | 0.09% | 32 | 0.19% | 5,946 | 34.44% | 17,265 | ||||||||||||||
| Washtenaw | 21,664 | 64.33% | 11,802 | 35.05% | 196 | 0.58% | 13 | 0.04% | 44 | 0.13% | 9,862 | 29.29% | 33,675 | ||||||||||||||
| Wayne | 275,974 | 37.70% | 451,003 | 61.61% | 3,269 | 0.45% | 1,741 | 0.24% | 582 | 0.08% | -175,029 | -23.91% | 731,987 | ||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 4,322 | 59.22% | 2,947 | 40.38% | 28 | 0.38% | 1 | 0.01% | 28 | 0.38% | 1,375 | 18.84% | 7,298 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 1,039,917 | 49.92% | 1,032,991 | 49.58% | 7,593 | 0.36% | 2,834 | 0.14% | 2,594 | 0.12% | 6,926 | 0.33% | 2,083,335 | ||||||||||||||