1940 United States presidential election in Missouri explained

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Election Name:	1940 United States presidential election in Missouri
Country:	Missouri
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1936 United States presidential election in Missouri
Previous Year:	1936
Next Election:	1944 United States presidential election in Missouri
Next Year:	1944
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:	15
Popular Vote1:	958,476
Percentage1:	52.27%
Nominee2:	Wendell Willkie
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	Charles L. McNary
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	871,009
Percentage2:	47.50%
Map Size:	340px
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 Missouri took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Missouri was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 52.27 percent of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 47.50 percent of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]}

Results

Results by county

1940 United States presidential election in Missouri by county^[5] ^[6]
County	Democratic		Republican		Socialist		Prohibition				Margin
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number" width="7%"		data-sort-type="number" width="7%"	%	data-sort-type="number" width="7%"		data-sort-type="number" width="7%"	%		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number" width="6%"		data-sort-type="number" width="6%"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adair		4,813		45.55%		5,688		53.83%		28		0.27%		36		0.34%		1		0.01%		-875		-8.28%		10,566
	Andrew		3,059		41.04%		4,384		58.81%		3		0.04%		8		0.11%		0		0.00%		-1,325		-17.78%		7,454
	Atchison		3,025		47.58%		3,322		52.25%		4		0.06%		7		0.11%		0		0.00%		-297		-4.67%		6,358
	Audrain		7,768		69.21%		3,447		30.71%		4		0.04%		5		0.04%		0		0.00%		4,321		38.50%		11,224
	Barry		5,207		44.11%		6,573		55.68%		9		0.08%		15		0.13%		0		0.00%		-1,366		-11.57%		11,804
	Barton		3,539		48.38%		3,737		51.09%		15		0.21%		22		0.30%		2		0.03%		-198		-2.71%		7,315
	Bates		4,978		46.36%		5,727		53.33%		10		0.09%		23		0.21%		0		0.00%		-749		-6.98%		10,738
	Benton		1,765		30.99%		3,912		68.69%		9		0.16%		7		0.12%		2		0.04%		-2,147		-37.70%		5,695
	Bollinger		2,511		42.32%		3,415		57.55%		4		0.07%		4		0.07%		0		0.00%		-904		-15.23%		5,934
	Boone		11,615		70.21%		4,869		29.43%		31		0.19%		26		0.16%		2		0.01%		6,746		40.78%		16,543
	Buchanan		24,482		58.30%		17,484		41.63%		16		0.04%		12		0.03%		1		0.00%		6,998		16.66%		41,995
	Butler		6,213		43.52%		8,024		56.21%		15		0.11%		23		0.16%		0		0.00%		-1,811		-12.69%		14,275
	Caldwell		2,728		40.64%		3,976		59.23%		6		0.09%		3		0.04%		0		0.00%		-1,248		-18.59%		6,713
	Callaway		7,162		66.58%		3,574		33.22%		9		0.08%		12		0.11%		0		0.00%		3,588		33.36%		10,757
	Camden		1,549		36.48%		2,692		63.40%		2		0.05%		2		0.05%		1		0.02%		-1,143		-26.92%		4,246
			8,642		48.07%		9,297		51.71%		19		0.11%		18		0.10%		2		0.01%		-655		-3.64%		17,978
	Carroll		4,446		42.52%		6,000		57.38%		2		0.02%		9		0.09%		0		0.00%		-1,554		-14.86%		10,457
	Carter		1,499		55.58%		1,195		44.31%		1		0.04%		2		0.07%		0		0.00%		304		11.27%		2,697
	Cass		5,479		52.29%		4,983		47.55%		12		0.11%		5		0.05%		0		0.00%		496		4.73%		10,479
	Cedar		1,973		32.49%		4,068		66.99%		15		0.25%		16		0.26%		1		0.02%		-2,095		-34.50%		6,073
	Chariton		5,053		53.21%		4,439		46.74%		2		0.02%		2		0.02%		1		0.01%		614		6.47%		9,497
	Christian		1,729		27.65%		4,509		72.11%		7		0.11%		7		0.11%		1		0.02%		-2,780		-44.46%		6,253
	Clark		2,728		46.10%		3,171		53.59%		8		0.14%		10		0.17%		0		0.00%		-443		-7.49%		5,917
	Clay		9,672		60.98%		6,159		38.83%		11		0.07%		19		0.12%		0		0.00%		3,513		22.15%		15,861
	Clinton		3,800		55.50%		3,030		44.25%		5		0.07%		12		0.18%		0		0.00%		770		11.25%		6,847
	Cole		8,219		51.72%		7,664		48.23%		2		0.01%		7		0.04%		0		0.00%		555		3.49%		15,892
	Cooper		4,606		44.53%		5,720		55.30%		2		0.02%		13		0.13%		2		0.02%		-1,114		-10.77%		10,343
	Crawford		2,736		42.99%		3,615		56.79%		8		0.13%		5		0.08%		1		0.02%		-879		-13.81%		6,365
	Dade		1,835		31.85%		3,910		67.87%		5		0.09%		11		0.19%		0		0.00%		-2,075		-36.02%		5,761
	Dallas		1,566		28.81%		3,859		71.00%		7		0.13%		3		0.06%		0		0.00%		-2,293		-42.19%		5,435
	Daviess		3,325		43.61%		4,289		56.25%		3		0.04%		6		0.08%		2		0.03%		-964		-12.64%		7,625
	DeKalb		2,505		44.79%		3,072		54.93%		5		0.09%		10		0.18%		1		0.02%		-567		-10.14%		5,593
	Dent		3,101		53.78%		2,652		45.99%		9		0.16%		3		0.05%		1		0.02%		449		7.79%		5,766
	Douglas		1,350		21.59%		4,870		77.90%		21		0.34%		10		0.16%		1		0.02%		-3,520		-56.30%		6,252
	Dunklin		11,132		66.74%		5,516		33.07%		14		0.08%		18		0.11%		0		0.00%		5,616		33.67%		16,680
	Franklin		7,237		41.22%		10,283		58.58%		23		0.13%		9		0.05%		3		0.02%		-3,046		-17.35%		17,555
	Gasconade		1,163		17.89%		5,333		82.03%		5		0.08%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-4,170		-64.14%		6,501
	Gentry		3,689		51.57%		3,446		48.17%		9		0.13%		9		0.13%		1		0.01%		243		3.40%		7,154
	Greene		22,130		50.65%		21,456		49.10%		37		0.08%		70		0.16%		2		0.00%		674		1.54%		43,695
	Grundy		3,813		45.37%		4,558		54.24%		7		0.08%		26		0.31%		0		0.00%		-745		-8.86%		8,404
	Harrison		3,325		38.50%		5,304		61.42%		7		0.08%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-1,979		-22.92%		8,636
	Henry		6,069		48.85%		6,332		50.97%		11		0.09%		11		0.09%		0		0.00%		-263		-2.12%		12,423
	Hickory		787		23.91%		2,496		75.84%		3		0.09%		5		0.15%		0		0.00%		-1,709		-51.93%		3,291
	Holt		2,677		41.68%		3,739		58.22%		2		0.03%		4		0.06%		0		0.00%		-1,062		-16.54%		6,422
	Howard		4,770		66.97%		2,333		32.75%		12		0.17%		7		0.10%		1		0.01%		2,437		34.21%		7,123
	Howell		4,218		40.57%		6,158		59.23%		10		0.10%		11		0.11%		0		0.00%		-1,940		-18.66%		10,397
	Iron		2,495		54.65%		2,062		45.17%		2		0.04%		5		0.11%		1		0.02%		433		9.49%		4,565
	Jackson		137,285		57.39%		101,568		42.46%		184		0.08%		157		0.07%		25		0.01%		35,717		14.93%		239,219
	Jasper		18,249		48.83%		18,755		50.19%		50		0.13%		57		0.15%		0		0.00%		-506		-1.35%		37,370
	Jefferson		9,553		55.82%		7,517		43.92%		28		0.16%		16		0.09%		1		0.01%		2,036		11.90%		17,115
	Johnson		5,441		45.62%		6,468		54.23%		8		0.07%		11		0.09%		0		0.00%		-1,027		-8.61%		11,928
	Knox		2,594		52.06%		2,370		47.56%		19		0.38%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		224		4.50%		4,983
	Laclede		3,323		40.14%		4,941		59.69%		5		0.06%		9		0.11%		0		0.00%		-1,618		-19.55%		8,278
	Lafayette		6,913		43.91%		8,802		55.91%		19		0.12%		8		0.05%		2		0.01%		-1,889		-12.00%		15,744
	Lawrence		5,279		41.76%		7,317		57.88%		5		0.04%		39		0.31%		1		0.01%		-2,038		-16.12%		12,641
	Lewis		3,484		58.63%		2,428		40.86%		9		0.15%		21		0.35%		0		0.00%		1,056		17.77%		5,942
	Lincoln		4,420		59.09%		3,035		40.57%		5		0.07%		18		0.24%		2		0.03%		1,385		18.52%		7,480
	Linn		6,246		52.34%		5,664		47.46%		9		0.08%		15		0.13%		0		0.00%		582		4.88%		11,934
	Livingston		4,633		46.53%		5,298		53.21%		6		0.06%		19		0.19%		0		0.00%		-665		-6.68%		9,956
	Macon		6,120		53.13%		5,384		46.74%		10		0.09%		4		0.03%		1		0.01%		736		6.39%		11,519
	Madison		2,405		49.03%		2,495		50.87%		1		0.02%		4		0.08%		0		0.00%		-90		-1.83%		4,905
	Maries		2,078		54.17%		1,749		45.59%		1		0.03%		8		0.21%		0		0.00%		329		8.58%		3,836
	Marion		9,723		62.09%		5,892		37.62%		12		0.08%		33		0.21%		0		0.00%		3,831		24.46%		15,660
	McDonald		3,312		44.79%		4,063		54.95%		8		0.11%		11		0.15%		0		0.00%		-751		-10.16%		7,394
	Mercer		1,364		32.78%		2,787		66.98%		4		0.10%		4		0.10%		2		0.05%		-1,423		-34.20%		4,161
	Miller		3,113		43.80%		3,971		55.87%		9		0.13%		14		0.20%		0		0.00%		-858		-12.07%		7,107
	Mississippi		4,362		58.46%		3,073		41.18%		4		0.05%		21		0.28%		2		0.03%		1,289		17.27%		7,462
	Moniteau		2,922		44.57%		3,627		55.32%		3		0.05%		3		0.05%		1		0.02%		-705		-10.75%		6,556
	Monroe		6,018		83.23%		1,200		16.60%		5		0.07%		8		0.11%		0		0.00%		4,818		66.63%		7,231
	Montgomery		3,205		44.82%		3,930		54.96%		7		0.10%		8		0.11%		1		0.01%		-725		-10.14%		7,151
	Morgan		2,376		42.76%		3,166		56.98%		6		0.11%		7		0.13%		1		0.02%		-790		-14.22%		5,556
			9,591		60.20%		6,318		39.65%		6		0.04%		18		0.11%		0		0.00%		3,273		20.54%		15,933
	Newton		6,256		43.55%		8,064		56.14%		21		0.15%		21		0.15%		2		0.01%		-1,808		-12.59%		14,364
	Nodaway		6,696		49.74%		6,759		50.21%		4		0.03%		2		0.01%		0		0.00%		-63		-0.47%		13,461
	Oregon		3,593		66.12%		1,826		33.60%		2		0.04%		13		0.24%		0		0.00%		1,767		32.52%		5,434
	Osage		2,332		38.32%		3,743		61.50%		8		0.13%		3		0.05%		0		0.00%		-1,411		-23.18%		6,086
	Ozark		965		21.91%		3,421		77.66%		11		0.25%		6		0.14%		2		0.05%		-2,456		-55.75%		4,405
	Pemiscot		9,391		60.77%		6,011		38.90%		10		0.06%		41		0.27%		0		0.00%		3,380		21.87%		15,453
	Perry		2,354		33.54%		4,656		66.33%		7		0.10%		2		0.03%		0		0.00%		-2,302		-32.80%		7,019
	Pettis		8,570		48.99%		8,905		50.91%		6		0.03%		11		0.06%		0		0.00%		-335		-1.92%		17,492
	Phelps		4,780		58.91%		3,319		40.90%		8		0.10%		5		0.06%		2		0.02%		1,461		18.01%		8,114
	Pike		5,742		60.51%		3,707		39.07%		14		0.15%		25		0.26%		1		0.01%		2,035		21.45%		9,489
	Platte		4,635		64.44%		2,545		35.38%		13		0.18%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		2,090		29.06%		7,193
	Polk		3,380		37.86%		5,534		61.98%		7		0.08%		7		0.08%		0		0.00%		-2,154		-24.13%		8,928
	Pulaski		2,752		53.68%		2,367		46.17%		5		0.10%		3		0.06%		0		0.00%		385		7.51%		5,127
	Putnam		1,708		30.71%		3,828		68.84%		17		0.31%		8		0.14%		0		0.00%		-2,120		-38.12%		5,561
	Ralls		3,562		71.53%		1,412		28.35%		2		0.04%		4		0.08%		0		0.00%		2,150		43.17%		4,980
	Randolph		9,155		73.26%		3,319		26.56%		4		0.03%		19		0.15%		0		0.00%		5,836		46.70%		12,497
	Ray		5,786		62.88%		3,399		36.94%		4		0.04%		11		0.12%		1		0.01%		2,387		25.94%		9,201
	Reynolds		2,406		66.83%		1,187		32.97%		1		0.03%		6		0.17%		0		0.00%		1,219		33.86%		3,600
	Ripley		2,419		51.20%		2,291		48.49%		14		0.30%		1		0.02%		0		0.00%		128		2.71%		4,725
			5,334		40.48%		7,792		59.14%		41		0.31%		5		0.04%		4		0.03%		-2,458		-18.66%		13,176
			2,859		41.83%		3,950		57.80%		7		0.10%		17		0.25%		1		0.01%		-1,091		-15.96%		6,834
			8,132		48.26%		8,687		51.55%		13		0.08%		19		0.11%		0		0.00%		-555		-3.29%		16,851
			52,380		43.74%		66,909		55.88%		330		0.28%		110		0.09%		18		0.02%		-14,529		-12.13%		119,747
			233,338		57.98%		168,165		41.79%		652		0.16%		209		0.05%		87		0.02%		65,173		16.19%		402,451
			2,098		43.20%		2,750		56.63%		8		0.16%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		-652		-13.43%		4,856
	Saline		7,988		52.03%		7,336		47.79%		6		0.04%		22		0.14%		0		0.00%		652		4.25%		15,352
	Schuyler		1,998		53.31%		1,732		46.21%		10		0.27%		7		0.19%		1		0.03%		266		7.10%		3,748
	Scotland		2,435		50.87%		2,329		48.65%		12		0.25%		10		0.21%		1		0.02%		106		2.21%		4,787
	Scott		7,899		64.00%		4,401		35.66%		18		0.15%		22		0.18%		2		0.02%		3,498		28.34%		12,342
	Shannon		2,806		63.44%		1,589		35.93%		20		0.45%		8		0.18%		0		0.00%		1,217		27.52%		4,423
	Shelby		4,028		64.75%		2,167		34.83%		3		0.05%		23		0.37%		0		0.00%		1,861		29.91%		6,221
	Stoddard		6,725		52.47%		6,055		47.24%		19		0.15%		18		0.14%		1		0.01%		670		5.23%		12,818
	Stone		1,041		22.40%		3,598		77.43%		6		0.13%		2		0.04%		0		0.00%		-2,557		-55.02%		4,647
	Sullivan		3,743		47.77%		4,080		52.07%		2		0.03%		11		0.14%		0		0.00%		-337		-4.30%		7,836
	Taney		1,497		31.96%		3,167		67.61%		8		0.17%		10		0.21%		2		0.04%		-1,670		-35.65%		4,684
	Texas		4,497		48.67%		4,730		51.20%		8		0.09%		4		0.04%		0		0.00%		-233		-2.52%		9,239
	Vernon		6,271		53.44%		5,443		46.38%		10		0.09%		10		0.09%		1		0.01%		828		7.06%		11,735
	Warren		914		21.04%		3,403		78.34%		19		0.44%		6		0.14%		2		0.05%		-2,489		-57.30%		4,344
	Washington		2,881		42.96%		3,817		56.92%		4		0.06%		1		0.01%		3		0.04%		-936		-13.96%		6,706
	Wayne		2,991		52.12%		2,735		47.66%		2		0.03%		10		0.17%		1		0.02%		256		4.46%		5,739
	Webster		3,518		42.12%		4,818		57.69%		10		0.12%		6		0.07%		0		0.00%		-1,300		-15.57%		8,352
	Worth		1,702		48.45%		1,807		51.44%		2		0.06%		2		0.06%		0		0.00%		-105		-2.99%		3,513
	Wright		2,727		34.77%		5,096		64.98%		11		0.14%		8		0.10%		1		0.01%		-2,369		-30.21%		7,843
Totals	958,476	52.26%	871,009	47.49%	2,226	0.12%	1,809	0.10%	209	0.01%	87,467	4.77%	1,833,988

See also

• United States presidential elections in Missouri

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 — Missouri. 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. 260-261
6. Web site: MO US President Race, November 05, 1940. Our Campaigns.