1940 United States presidential election in Minnesota explained

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Election Name:	1940 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1893
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1936 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Previous Year:	1936
Next Election:	1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Next Year:	1944
Election Date:	November 5, 1940
Image1:	FDR1937.jpg
Nominee1:	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:	New York
Running Mate1:	Henry A. Wallace
Electoral Vote1:	11
Popular Vote1:	644,196
Percentage1:	51.49%
Nominee2:	Wendell Willkie
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:	New York
Running Mate2:	Charles L. McNary
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	596,274
Percentage2:	47.66%
Map Size:	350px
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 Minnesota took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Minnesota was won by the Democratic candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state over dark horse Republican nominee Wendell Willkie of New York by a margin of 47,922 votes, or 3.83%. Nationally, Roosevelt was re-elected to an unprecedented third term as president, with 449 electoral votes and a 9.97% lead over Willkie in the popular vote.

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Minnesota^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent)	644,196	51.49%	11
	Republican	Wendell Willkie	596,274	47.66%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	5,454	0.44%	0
	Communist	Earl Browder	2,711	0.22%	0
	Socialist Labor	John W. Aiken	2,553	0.20%	0
Totals			1,251,188	100.00%	11

Results by county

County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast^[2]
		%		%		%		%
	Aitkin		3,610		48.33%		3,744		50.12%		116		1.55%		-134		-1.79%		7,470
	Anoka		5,501		55.66%		4,302		43.53%		80		0.81%		1,199		12.13%		9,883
	Becker		6,432		59.47%		4,292		39.68%		92		0.85%		2,140		19.79%		10,816
	Beltrami		7,036		65.68%		3,511		32.77%		166		1.55%		3,525		32.90%		10,713
	Benton		2,742		43.79%		3,491		55.76%		28		0.45%		-749		-11.96%		6,261
	Big Stone		2,517		56.16%		1,925		42.95%		40		0.89%		592		13.21%		4,482
	Blue Earth		5,880		37.73%		9,642		61.87%		62		0.40%		-3,762		-24.14%		15,584
	Brown		3,678		32.55%		7,533		66.66%		90		0.80%		-3,855		-34.11%		11,301
	Carlton		7,159		67.09%		3,400		31.87%		111		1.04%		3,759		35.23%		10,670
	Carver		1,753		21.11%		6,528		78.62%		22		0.26%		-4,775		-57.51%		8,303
	Cass		4,392		51.47%		4,089		47.92%		52		0.61%		303		3.55%		8,533
	Chippewa		3,969		54.07%		3,307		45.05%		64		0.87%		662		9.02%		7,340
	Chisago		2,746		43.06%		3,569		55.97%		62		0.97%		-823		-12.91%		6,377
	Clay		6,295		58.32%		4,450		41.23%		48		0.44%		1,845		17.09%		10,793
	Clearwater		3,289		70.31%		1,354		28.94%		35		0.75%		1,935		41.36%		4,678
	Cook		686		50.22%		673		49.27%		7		0.51%		13		0.95%		1,366
	Cottonwood		2,991		41.23%		4,228		58.28%		36		0.50%		-1,237		-17.05%		7,255
	Crow Wing		6,876		54.79%		5,524		44.02%		150		1.20%		1,352		10.77%		12,550
	Dakota		9,327		52.57%		8,339		47.00%		77		0.43%		988		5.57%		17,743
	Dodge		2,357		41.90%		3,257		57.90%		11		0.20%		-900		-16.00%		5,625
	Douglas		4,507		48.95%		4,652		50.53%		48		0.52%		-145		-1.57%		9,207
	Faribault		4,099		37.36%		6,816		62.13%		56		0.51%		-2,717		-24.77%		10,971
	Fillmore		3,826		32.69%		7,839		66.98%		39		0.33%		-4,013		-34.29%		11,704
	Freeborn		6,942		50.75%		6,683		48.85%		55		0.40%		259		1.89%		13,680
	Goodhue		6,475		41.36%		9,095		58.09%		86		0.55%		-2,620		-16.73%		15,656
	Grant		2,291		48.09%		2,443		51.28%		30		0.63%		-152		-3.19%		4,764
	Hennepin		145,168		53.69%		122,960		45.48%		2,230		0.82%		22,208		8.21%		270,358
	Houston		2,082		29.98%		4,825		69.48%		37		0.53%		-2,743		-39.50%		6,944
	Hubbard		2,141		45.45%		2,544		54.00%		26		0.55%		-403		-8.55%		4,711
	Isanti		2,654		49.51%		2,617		48.82%		90		1.68%		37		0.69%		5,361
	Itasca		9,899		64.89%		5,196		34.06%		159		1.04%		4,703		30.83%		15,254
	Jackson		4,065		54.33%		3,387		45.27%		30		0.40%		678		9.06%		7,482
	Kanabec		2,185		48.07%		2,311		50.85%		49		1.08%		-126		-2.77%		4,545
	Kandiyohi		7,187		62.28%		4,263		36.94%		90		0.78%		2,924		25.34%		11,540
	Kittson		3,167		70.69%		1,279		28.55%		34		0.76%		1,888		42.14%		4,480
	Koochiching		5,219		70.98%		2,095		28.49%		39		0.53%		3,124		42.49%		7,353
	Lac qui Parle		3,106		44.86%		3,789		54.73%		28		0.40%		-683		-9.87%		6,923
	Lake		2,750		73.67%		933		24.99%		50		1.34%		1,817		48.67%		3,733
	Lake of the Woods		1,638		64.79%		850		33.62%		40		1.58%		788		31.17%		2,528
	Le Sueur		3,750		40.27%		5,543		59.52%		20		0.21%		-1,793		-19.25%		9,313
	Lincoln		2,536		52.95%		2,220		46.36%		33		0.69%		316		6.60%		4,789
	Lyon		5,234		54.66%		4,305		44.96%		36		0.38%		929		9.70%		9,575
	McLeod		2,884		30.62%		6,474		68.73%		62		0.66%		-3,590		-38.11%		9,420
	Mahnomen		1,959		64.40%		1,069		35.14%		14		0.46%		890		29.26%		3,042
	Marshall		4,549		64.67%		2,441		34.70%		44		0.63%		2,108		29.97%		7,034
	Martin		4,290		40.02%		6,409		59.79%		21		0.20%		-2,119		-19.77%		10,720
	Meeker		3,615		41.62%		5,026		57.86%		45		0.52%		-1,411		-16.24%		8,686
	Mille Lacs		3,619		50.61%		3,459		48.37%		73		1.02%		160		2.24%		7,151
	Morrison		5,144		47.04%		5,734		52.43%		58		0.53%		-590		-5.40%		10,936
	Mower		7,988		52.49%		7,169		47.11%		60		0.39%		819		5.38%		15,217
	Murray		3,203		51.00%		3,044		48.46%		34		0.54%		159		2.53%		6,281
	Nicollet		2,832		37.57%		4,674		62.01%		31		0.41%		-1,842		-24.44%		7,537
	Nobles		3,919		43.26%		5,104		56.34%		36		0.40%		-1,185		-13.08%		9,059
	Norman		3,716		62.81%		2,161		36.53%		39		0.66%		1,555		26.28%		5,916
	Olmsted		8,393		47.82%		9,096		51.83%		62		0.35%		-703		-4.01%		17,551
	Otter Tail		7,705		35.62%		13,737		63.51%		187		0.86%		-6,032		-27.89%		21,629
	Pennington		3,886		66.53%		1,857		31.79%		98		1.68%		2,029		34.74%		5,841
	Pine		5,263		55.25%		4,106		43.10%		157		1.65%		1,157		12.15%		9,526
	Pipestone		2,390		40.91%		3,423		58.59%		29		0.50%		-1,033		-17.68%		5,842
	Polk		10,652		66.64%		5,200		32.53%		133		0.83%		5,452		34.11%		15,985
	Pope		3,266		53.63%		2,805		46.06%		19		0.31%		461		7.57%		6,090
	Ramsey		78,990		57.17%		57,093		41.32%		2,082		1.51%		21,897		15.85%		138,165
	Red Lake		2,023		69.40%		876		30.05%		16		0.55%		1,147		39.35%		2,915
	Redwood		3,637		37.18%		6,105		62.41%		40		0.41%		-2,468		-25.23%		9,782
	Renville		4,588		42.32%		6,196		57.15%		58		0.53%		-1,608		-14.83%		10,842
	Rice		4,687		36.40%		8,143		63.25%		45		0.35%		-3,456		-26.84%		12,875
	Rock		1,983		40.05%		2,944		59.46%		24		0.48%		-961		-19.41%		4,951
	Roseau		4,289		70.05%		1,730		28.25%		104		1.70%		2,559		41.79%		6,123
	Saint Louis		68,620		66.87%		32,243		31.42%		1,760		1.72%		36,377		35.45%		102,623
	Scott		2,910		40.57%		4,241		59.13%		21		0.29%		-1,331		-18.56%		7,172
	Sherburne		1,570		38.86%		2,450		60.64%		20		0.50%		-880		-21.78%		4,040
	Sibley		1,986		26.17%		5,564		73.32%		39		0.51%		-3,578		-47.15%		7,589
	Stearns		9,305		36.58%		16,027		63.01%		102		0.40%		-6,722		-26.43%		25,434
	Steele		3,668		39.87%		5,517		59.97%		14		0.15%		-1,849		-20.10%		9,199
	Stevens		2,018		43.38%		2,619		56.30%		15		0.32%		-601		-12.92%		4,652
	Swift		3,899		57.61%		2,815		41.59%		54		0.80%		1,084		16.02%		6,768
	Todd		4,553		41.71%		6,302		57.73%		61		0.56%		-1,749		-16.02%		10,916
	Traverse		2,094		59.14%		1,434		40.50%		13		0.37%		660		18.64%		3,541
	Wabasha		2,655		31.90%		5,656		67.95%		13		0.16%		-3,001		-36.05%		8,324
	Wadena		2,405		45.04%		2,898		54.27%		37		0.69%		-493		-9.23%		5,340
	Waseca		2,673		37.06%		4,515		62.60%		25		0.35%		-1,842		-25.54%		7,213
	Washington		6,288		48.18%		6,710		51.41%		54		0.41%		-422		-3.23%		13,052
	Watonwan		2,783		44.25%		3,478		55.30%		28		0.45%		-695		-11.05%		6,289
	Wilkin		2,176		51.20%		2,067		48.64%		7		0.16%		109		2.56%		4,250
	Winona		7,187		42.55%		9,599		56.83%		105		0.62%		-2,412		-14.28%		16,891
	Wright		3,993		32.26%		8,297		67.04%		87		0.70%		-4,304		-34.77%		12,377
	Yellow Medicine		3,786		48.61%		3,964		50.89%		39		0.50%		-178		-2.29%		7,789
Totals	644,196	51.49%	596,274	47.66%	10,719	0.86%	47,922	3.83%	1,251,189

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Aitkin
• Benton
• Blue Earth
• Brown
• Chisago
• Cottonwood
• Dodge
• Douglas
• Faribault
• Goodhue
• Grant
• Hubbard
• Houston
• Kanabec
• Lac qui Parle
• Le Sueur
• McLeod
• Martin
• Meeker
• Morrison
• Micollet
• Nobles
• Olmsted
• Pipestone
• Redwood
• Renville
• Rock
• Rice
• Scott
• Sibley
• Stearns
• Sherburne
• Steele
• Stevens
• Todd
• Waseca
• Wabasha
• Wadena
• Washington
• Watonwan
• Wright
• Winona
• Yellow Medicine

See also

• United States presidential elections in Minnesota

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1940 Presidential General Election Results – Minnesota . 2016-10-05 . Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas.
2. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 234-235