See main article: 1940 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1940 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1944 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Next Year: | 1944 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1940 |
| Image1: | FDRoosevelt1938.png |
| Nominee1: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Henry A. Wallace |
| Electoral Vote1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 182,182 |
| Percentage1: | 56.73% |
| Nominee2: | Wendell Willkie |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Charles L. McNary |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 138,653 |
| Percentage2: | 43.17% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| 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 Rhode Island took place on November 5, 1940. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
Rhode Island was won by incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, who was running against Republican businessman Wendell Willkie of New York. Roosevelt ran with former Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace of Iowa as his running mate, and Willkie ran with Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon.
Roosevelt won Rhode Island by a margin of 13.56%.
| 1940 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) [1] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic | Wendell WillkieRepublican | Other candidatesVarious parties | Total | ||||
| % | % | % | ||||||
| Bristol | 52.9% | 5,967 | 47.1% | 5,314 | 0.03% | 3 | 11,284 | |
| Kent | 49.2% | 14,333 | 50.7% | 14,790 | 0.1% | 28 | 29,151 | |
| Newport | 51.8% | 10,645 | 48.1% | 9,882 | 0.1% | 14 | 20,541 | |
| Providence | 59.3% | 145,236 | 40.6% | 99,434 | 0.1% | 251 | 244,921 | |
| Washington | 39.3% | 6,0001 | 60.5% | 9,233 | 0.1% | 17 | 15,251 | |