1940 United States presidential election in Mississippi explained

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Election Name:	1940 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Country:	Mississippi
Flag Image:	Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1936 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Previous Year:	1936
Next Election:	1944 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Next Year:	1944
Votes For Election:	All 9 Mississippi votes to the Electoral College
Election Date:	November 5, 1940^[1]
Image1:	FDRoosevelt1938.png
Nominee1:	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:	New York
Running Mate1:	Henry A. Wallace
Electoral Vote1:	9
Popular Vote1:	168,267
Percentage1:	95.70%
Nominee2:	Wendell Willkie
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	Charles L. McNary
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	7,364
Percentage2:	4.19%
Map Size:	305px
President
Before Election:	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Franklin D. Roosevelt
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1940 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose nine^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Mississippi was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 95.70% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 4.19% of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]}

By percentage of the popular vote won, Mississippi was the most lopsided contest in the nation, with a margin of over 91% for Roosevelt.

Results

Results by county

County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican		Norman Mattoon Thomas Socialist		Margin		Total votes cast^[5]
		%		%		%		%
	Adams		1,869		91.80%		166		8.15%		1		0.05%		1,703		83.64%		2,036
	Alcorn		2,934		95.63%		133		4.34%		1		0.03%		2,801		91.30%		3,068
	Amite		1,435		95.73%		64		4.27%		0		0.00%		1,371		91.46%		1,499
	Attala		2,049		96.65%		63		2.97%		8		0.38%		1,986		93.68%		2,120
	Benton		935		97.50%		24		2.50%		0		0.00%		911		94.99%		959
	Bolivar		2,974		92.68%		234		7.29%		1		0.03%		2,740		85.38%		3,209
	Calhoun		1,958		96.36%		74		3.64%		0		0.00%		1,884		92.72%		2,032
	Carroll		1,408		97.37%		38		2.63%		0		0.00%		1,370		94.74%		1,446
	Chickasaw		1,764		96.76%		58		3.18%		1		0.05%		1,706		93.58%		1,823
	Choctaw		1,212		94.84%		66		5.16%		0		0.00%		1,146		89.67%		1,278
	Claiborne		737		94.61%		32		4.11%		10		1.28%		705		90.50%		779
	Clarke		1,711		97.60%		42		2.40%		0		0.00%		1,669		95.21%		1,753
	Clay		1,232		92.22%		103		7.71%		1		0.07%		1,129		84.51%		1,336
	Coahoma		2,440		94.68%		137		5.32%		0		0.00%		2,303		89.37%		2,577
	Copiah		2,335		97.94%		49		2.06%		0		0.00%		2,286		95.89%		2,384
	Covington		1,419		96.46%		52		3.54%		0		0.00%		1,367		92.93%		1,471
	DeSoto		1,491		97.13%		40		2.61%		4		0.26%		1,451		94.53%		1,535
	Forrest		3,075		92.82%		228		6.88%		10		0.30%		2,847		85.93%		3,313
	Franklin		1,376		97.94%		29		2.06%		0		0.00%		1,347		95.87%		1,405
	George		945		96.13%		38		3.87%		0		0.00%		907		92.27%		983
	Greene		926		93.35%		66		6.65%		0		0.00%		860		86.69%		992
	Grenada		1,354		95.02%		62		4.35%		9		0.63%		1,292		90.67%		1,425
	Hancock		1,550		88.67%		197		11.27%		1		0.06%		1,353		77.40%		1,748
	Harrison		5,577		89.75%		633		10.19%		4		0.06%		4,944		79.56%		6,214
	Hinds		9,917		94.82%		538		5.14%		4		0.04%		9,379		89.67%		10,459
	Holmes		2,041		98.22%		37		1.78%		0		0.00%		2,004		96.44%		2,078
	Humphreys		1,061		98.15%		20		1.85%		0		0.00%		1,041		96.30%		1,081
	Issaquena		218		96.04%		9		3.96%		0		0.00%		209		92.07%		227
	Itawamba		1,627		92.55%		119		6.77%		12		0.68%		1,508		85.78%		1,758
	Jackson		2,124		92.35%		171		7.43%		5		0.22%		1,953		84.91%		2,300
	Jasper		1,713		98.00%		35		2.00%		0		0.00%		1,678		96.00%		1,748
	Jefferson		801		99.13%		7		0.87%		0		0.00%		794		98.27%		808
	Jefferson Davis		1,289		96.92%		38		2.86%		3		0.23%		1,251		94.06%		1,330
	Jones		4,517		94.91%		242		5.09%		0		0.00%		4,275		89.83%		4,759
	Kemper		1,422		97.13%		42		2.87%		0		0.00%		1,380		94.26%		1,464
	Lafayette		2,188		97.03%		65		2.88%		2		0.09%		2,123		94.15%		2,255
	Lamar		1,148		95.43%		55		4.57%		0		0.00%		1,093		90.86%		1,203
	Lauderdale		5,936		95.04%		303		4.85%		7		0.11%		5,633		90.19%		6,246
	Lawrence		1,218		97.05%		37		2.95%		0		0.00%		1,181		94.10%		1,255
	Leake		2,802		99.26%		17		0.60%		4		0.14%		2,785		98.65%		2,823
	Lee		3,814		96.93%		120		3.05%		1		0.03%		3,694		93.88%		3,935
	Leflore		2,404		95.59%		111		4.41%		0		0.00%		2,293		91.17%		2,515
	Lincoln		2,332		95.57%		97		3.98%		11		0.45%		2,235		91.60%		2,440
	Lowndes		2,268		93.80%		147		6.08%		3		0.12%		2,121		87.72%		2,418
	Madison		2,038		96.86%		66		3.14%		0		0.00%		1,972		93.73%		2,104
	Marion		2,083		97.89%		45		2.11%		0		0.00%		2,038		95.77%		2,128
	Marshall		1,403		96.69%		48		3.31%		0		0.00%		1,355		93.38%		1,451
	Monroe		3,263		97.11%		94		2.80%		3		0.09%		3,169		94.32%		3,360
	Montgomery		1,509		97.10%		44		2.83%		1		0.06%		1,465		94.27%		1,554
	Neshoba		2,880		97.07%		77		2.60%		10		0.34%		2,803		94.47%		2,967
	Newton		2,495		98.27%		41		1.61%		3		0.12%		2,454		96.65%		2,539
	Noxubee		1,152		95.76%		51		4.24%		0		0.00%		1,101		91.52%		1,203
	Oktibbeha		1,951		95.45%		79		3.86%		14		0.68%		1,872		91.59%		2,044
	Panola		1,988		97.74%		45		2.21%		1		0.05%		1,943		95.53%		2,034
	Pearl River		2,022		95.47%		88		4.15%		8		0.38%		1,934		91.31%		2,118
	Perry		828		97.87%		18		2.13%		0		0.00%		810		95.74%		846
	Pike		2,956		93.93%		185		5.88%		6		0.19%		2,771		88.05%		3,147
	Pontotoc		2,171		96.75%		70		3.12%		3		0.13%		2,101		93.63%		2,244
	Prentiss		2,117		94.72%		118		5.28%		0		0.00%		1,999		89.44%		2,235
	Quitman		1,152		97.46%		29		2.45%		1		0.08%		1,123		95.01%		1,182
	Rankin		2,110		98.09%		35		1.63%		6		0.28%		2,075		96.47%		2,151
	Scott		2,377		98.75%		30		1.25%		0		0.00%		2,347		97.51%		2,407
	Sharkey		747		97.65%		18		2.35%		0		0.00%		729		95.29%		765
	Simpson		2,316		98.26%		40		1.70%		1		0.04%		2,276		96.56%		2,357
	Smith		1,826		98.49%		27		1.46%		1		0.05%		1,799		97.03%		1,854
	Stone		802		96.63%		28		3.37%		0		0.00%		774		93.25%		830
	Sunflower		3,071		97.74%		71		2.26%		0		0.00%		3,000		95.48%		3,142
	Tallahatchie		2,288		98.28%		33		1.42%		7		0.30%		2,255		96.86%		2,328
	Tate		1,609		99.81%		3		0.19%		0		0.00%		1,606		99.63%		1,612
	Tippah		2,248		97.27%		63		2.73%		0		0.00%		2,185		94.55%		2,311
	Tishomingo		1,463		89.75%		159		9.75%		8		0.49%		1,304		80.00%		1,630
	Tunica		795		98.39%		13		1.61%		0		0.00%		782		96.78%		808
	Union		2,609		95.71%		108		3.96%		9		0.33%		2,501		91.75%		2,726
	Walthall		1,206		96.71%		40		3.21%		1		0.08%		1,166		93.50%		1,247
	Warren		3,048		94.05%		192		5.92%		1		0.03%		2,856		88.12%		3,241
	Washington		2,349		88.91%		292		11.05%		1		0.04%		2,057		77.86%		2,642
	Wayne		1,388		98.44%		22		1.56%		0		0.00%		1,366		96.88%		1,410
	Webster		1,595		94.55%		87		5.16%		5		0.30%		1,508		89.39%		1,687
	Wilkinson		942		95.34%		46		4.66%		0		0.00%		896		90.69%		988
	Winston		1,979		98.70%		26		1.30%		0		0.00%		1,953		97.41%		2,005
	Yalobusha		1,555		96.88%		50		3.12%		0		0.00%		1,505		93.77%		1,605
	Yazoo		2,390		98.15%		45		1.85%		0		0.00%		2,345		96.30%		2,435
Totals	168,267	95.70%	7,364	4.19%	193	0.11%	160,903	91.51%	175,824

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica. August 21, 2018.
2. Web site: 1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45). August 21, 2018.
3. Web site: 1940 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi. August 21, 2018.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940. August 21, 2018.
5. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 247-248