1940 United States presidential election in Virginia explained

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Election Name:1940 United States presidential election in Virginia
Country:Virginia
Flag Year:1931
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1936 United States presidential election in Virginia
Previous Year:1936
Next Election:1944 United States presidential election in Virginia
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 Vote1:11
Popular Vote1:235,961
Percentage1:68.08%
Nominee2:Wendell Willkie
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:New York
Running Mate2:Charles L. McNary
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:109,363
Percentage2:31.55%
Map Size:436px
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 Virginia took place on November 5, 1940. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, businessman Wendell Willkie. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 54.74% of the vote. The election would be the last time Fairfax County, Virginia's most populous county would vote Democratic until 2004 apart from 1964., this is the last time the Democratic nominee has won the counties of Greene,[1] Madison[2] and Wythe.[3] It also proved the last time the Democrats would win Montgomery County until Bill Clinton did so in 1992.[4]

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Virginia[5]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)235,96168.08%11
RepublicanWendell Willkie109,36331.55%0
ProhibitionRoger Babson8820.25%0
SocialistNorman Thomas2820.08%0
CommunistEarl Browder710.02%0
Socialist LaborJohn W. Aiken480.01%0
Totals346,607100.00%11
Voter turnout (Voting age)22.0%[6]

Results by county

County or Independent City[7] Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic		Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican		Various candidates
Other parties		MarginTotal votes cast[8]
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Accomack County1,47662.38%88237.28%80.34%59425.11%2,366
Albemarle County1,64867.05%80432.71%60.24%84434.34%2,458
Alleghany County2,15364.67%1,16434.97%120.36%98929.71%3,329
Amelia County56267.63%26732.13%20.24%29535.50%831
Amherst County2,04887.26%29212.44%70.30%1,75674.82%2,347
Appomattox County1,14483.93%21515.77%40.29%92968.16%1,363
Arlington County5,44055.16%4,36544.26%570.58%1,07510.90%9,862
Augusta County2,77460.78%1,76838.74%220.48%1,00622.04%4,564
Bath County63054.17%52745.31%60.52%1038.86%1,163
Bedford County2,53575.90%79123.68%140.42%1,74452.22%3,340
Bland County75351.97%69347.83%30.21%604.14%1,449
Botetourt County1,32954.87%1,08544.80%80.33%24410.07%2,422
Brunswick County1,28888.46%16411.26%40.27%1,12477.20%1,456
Buchanan County2,55466.37%1,29133.55%30.08%1,26332.82%3,848
Buckingham County82973.82%28925.73%50.45%54048.09%1,123
Campbell County2,35883.65%45616.18%50.18%1,90267.47%2,819
Caroline County1,13678.51%30521.08%60.41%83157.43%1,447
Carroll County1,54645.66%1,83554.19%50.15%-289-8.54%3,386
Charles City County23872.12%9227.88%00.00%14644.24%330
Charlotte County1,46785.24%25114.58%30.17%1,21670.66%1,721
Chesterfield County3,35478.71%87920.63%280.66%2,47558.08%4,261
Clarke County1,04375.58%33324.13%40.29%71051.45%1,380
Craig County65668.55%29931.24%20.21%35737.30%957
Culpeper County1,20867.34%57932.27%70.39%62935.06%1,794
Cumberland County39670.84%15728.09%61.07%23942.75%559
Dickenson County2,55158.74%1,78541.10%70.16%76617.64%4,343
Dinwiddie County1,12980.64%26418.86%70.50%86561.79%1,400
Elizabeth City County2,33777.90%65221.73%110.37%1,68556.17%3,000
Essex County54778.93%14520.92%10.14%40258.01%693
Fairfax County3,26357.65%2,37141.89%260.46%89215.76%5,660
Fauquier County1,87471.07%75628.67%70.27%1,11842.40%2,637
Floyd County72932.93%1,48266.94%30.14%-753-34.01%2,214
Fluvanna County57970.52%24129.35%10.12%33841.17%821
Franklin County2,03768.63%92531.17%60.20%1,11237.47%2,968
Frederick County1,63167.79%77332.13%20.08%85835.66%2,406
Giles County1,71662.54%1,02437.32%40.15%69225.22%2,744
Gloucester County93779.41%24120.42%20.17%69658.98%1,180
Goochland County82081.67%18017.93%40.40%64063.75%1,004
Grayson County2,70348.91%2,80650.78%170.31%-103-1.86%5,526
Greene County36356.28%28243.72%00.00%8112.56%645
Greensville County84384.38%15215.22%40.40%69169.17%999
Halifax County3,44189.94%3739.75%120.31%3,06880.19%3,826
Hanover County1,34778.36%36421.18%80.47%98357.18%1,719
Henrico County3,99366.25%2,00533.27%290.48%1,98832.98%6,027
Henry County1,79578.73%47420.79%110.48%1,32157.94%2,280
Highland County54946.45%62853.13%50.42%-79-6.68%1,182
Isle of Wight County1,13884.55%20815.45%00.00%93069.09%1,346
James City County30667.40%14632.16%20.44%16035.24%454
King and Queen County36574.49%12425.31%10.20%24149.18%490
King George County51575.40%16724.45%10.15%34850.95%683
King William County69774.79%23525.21%00.00%46249.57%932
Lancaster County71168.63%31730.60%80.77%39438.03%1,036
Lee County4,18061.39%2,62338.52%60.09%1,55722.87%6,809
Loudoun County2,15666.73%1,06132.84%140.43%1,09533.89%3,231
Louisa County89660.46%57338.66%130.88%32321.79%1,482
Lunenburg County1,21389.26%14410.60%20.15%1,06978.66%1,359
Madison County69251.56%64648.14%40.30%463.43%1,342
Mathews County59262.51%34936.85%60.63%24325.66%947
Mecklenburg County2,40288.54%30811.35%30.11%2,09477.18%2,713
Middlesex County58682.19%12517.53%20.28%46164.66%713
Montgomery County2,16853.20%1,89046.38%170.42%2786.82%4,075
Nansemond County1,40891.55%1298.39%10.07%1,27983.16%1,538
Nelson County1,29179.40%33020.30%50.31%96159.10%1,626
New Kent County28668.26%13331.74%00.00%15336.52%419
Norfolk County3,82185.39%63914.28%150.34%3,18271.11%4,475
Northampton County86670.52%35929.23%30.24%50741.29%1,228
Northumberland County71264.61%38635.03%40.36%32629.58%1,102
Nottoway County1,29077.06%37322.28%110.66%91754.78%1,674
Orange County1,28372.94%46426.38%120.68%81946.56%1,759
Page County1,59649.30%1,63050.36%110.34%-34-1.05%3,237
Patrick County1,47973.99%51425.71%60.30%96548.27%1,999
Pittsylvania County3,71083.28%72816.34%170.38%2,98266.94%4,455
Powhatan County51076.23%15723.47%20.30%35352.77%669
Prince Edward County1,11077.35%31321.81%120.84%79755.54%1,435
Prince George County76682.81%15616.86%30.32%61065.95%925
Prince William County1,43573.97%50025.77%50.26%93548.20%1,940
Princess Anne County1,68979.04%44520.82%30.14%1,24458.21%2,137
Pulaski County2,22668.39%1,02331.43%60.18%1,20336.96%3,255
Rappahannock County58872.06%22527.57%30.37%36344.49%816
Richmond County47564.10%25734.68%91.21%21829.42%741
Roanoke County3,53960.11%2,30239.10%470.80%1,23721.01%5,888
Rockbridge County1,61863.83%90235.58%150.59%71628.24%2,535
Rockingham County2,56946.34%2,92252.71%530.96%-353-6.37%5,544
Russell County3,10959.79%2,08040.00%110.21%1,02919.79%5,200
Scott County2,47445.28%2,98254.58%80.15%-508-9.30%5,464
Shenandoah County2,45040.89%3,52758.87%140.23%-1,077-17.98%5,991
Smyth County2,42052.95%2,13446.70%160.35%2866.26%4,570
Southampton County1,50887.02%21312.29%120.69%1,29574.73%1,733
Spotsylvania County78568.02%36531.63%40.35%42036.40%1,154
Stafford County80363.28%46336.49%30.24%34026.79%1,269
Surry County65884.58%12015.42%00.00%53869.15%778
Sussex County73781.62%16418.16%20.22%57363.46%903
Tazewell County3,10856.80%2,35643.06%80.15%75213.74%5,472
Warren County1,33873.00%49126.79%40.22%84746.21%1,833
Warwick County1,06577.57%30522.21%30.22%76055.35%1,373
Washington County3,24554.30%2,69745.13%340.57%5489.17%5,976
Westmoreland County84570.24%35729.68%10.08%48840.57%1,203
Wise County4,53875.66%1,44824.14%120.20%3,09051.52%5,998
Wythe County1,69552.72%1,50746.87%130.40%1885.85%3,215
York County78780.31%17718.06%161.63%61062.24%980
Alexandria City4,00468.67%1,80230.90%250.43%2,20237.76%5,831
Bristol City1,46576.94%42322.22%160.84%1,04254.73%1,904
Buena Vista City28070.89%11328.61%20.51%16742.28%395
Charlottesville City1,75969.94%74329.54%130.52%1,01640.40%2,515
Clifton Forge City1,17976.41%35322.88%110.71%82653.53%1,543
Danville City3,32480.27%78719.01%300.72%2,53761.27%4,141
Fredericksburg City1,03766.26%52233.35%60.38%51532.91%1,565
Hampton City97581.66%21518.01%40.34%76063.65%1,194
Harrisonburg City1,46258.93%1,00040.31%190.77%46218.62%2,481
Hopewell City98176.05%30823.88%10.08%67352.17%1,290
Lynchburg City4,65670.22%1,96629.65%90.14%2,69040.57%6,631
Martinsville City98078.15%26921.45%50.40%71156.70%1,254
Newport News City3,90781.41%86317.98%290.60%3,04463.43%4,799
Norfolk City10,78375.38%3,48524.36%360.25%7,29851.02%14,304
Petersburg City2,19377.90%60421.46%180.64%1,58956.45%2,815
Portsmouth City5,05387.83%67511.73%250.43%4,37876.10%5,753
Radford City79365.21%41734.29%60.49%37630.92%1,216
Richmond City19,33275.99%6,03123.71%760.30%13,30152.29%25,439
Roanoke City6,94265.85%3,55333.70%470.45%3,38932.15%10,542
South Norfolk City92085.50%15614.50%00.00%76471.00%1,076
Staunton City1,04259.75%68739.39%150.86%35520.36%1,744
Suffolk City1,21576.03%38323.97%00.00%83252.07%1,598
Williamsburg City36767.84%16831.05%61.11%19936.78%541
Winchester City1,11453.89%94545.72%80.39%1698.18%2,067
Totals235,96168.08%109,36331.55%1,2840.37%126,59836.52%346,608

References

  1. The Political Graveyard; Greene County, Virginia
  2. The Political Graveyard; Madison County, Virginia
  3. The Political Graveyard; Wythe County, Virginia
  4. The Political Graveyard; Montgomery County, Virginia
  5. Web site: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 . Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives . 32.
  6. Williamson, Hugh P.; ‘Evolution of the Franchise in England and the United States’; The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, vol. 6, no. 3 (April 1947), pp.403-419
  7. Web site: 1940 President General Election . July 8, 2024 . Virginia Department of Elections: Historical Elections Database.
  8. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 474-476

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