1940 United States presidential election in Virginia

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1940 United States presidential election in Virginia
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  1936 November 5, 1940 1944  
  FDRoosevelt1938.png WendellWillkie.jpg
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell Willkie
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Henry A. Wallace Charles L. McNary
Electoral vote110
Popular vote235,961109,363
Percentage68.08%31.55%

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County results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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.

Contents

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. As of the 2020 presidential election , 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
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)235,96168.08%11
Republican Wendell Willkie 109,36331.55%0
Prohibition Roger Babson 8820.25%0
Socialist Norman Thomas 2820.08%0
Communist Earl Browder 710.02%0
Socialist Labor John W. Aiken480.01%0
Totals346,607100.00%11
Voter turnout (Voting age)22.0% [6]

Results by county

County or Independent CityFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast [7]
# %# %# %# %
Accomack County 1,47662.38%88237.28%80.34%59425.11%2,366
Albemarle County 1,64867.05%80432.71%60.24%84434.34%2,458
Alleghany County 2,15364.67%1,16434.97%120.36%98929.71%3,329
Amelia County 56267.63%26732.13%20.24%29535.50%831
Amherst County 2,04887.26%29212.44%70.30%1,75674.82%2,347
Appomattox County 1,14483.93%21515.77%40.29%92968.16%1,363
Arlington County 5,44055.16%4,36544.26%570.58%1,07510.90%9,862
Augusta County 2,77460.78%1,76838.74%220.48%1,00622.04%4,564
Bath County 63054.17%52745.31%60.52%1038.86%1,163
Bedford County 2,53575.90%79123.68%140.42%1,74452.22%3,340
Bland County 75351.97%69347.83%30.21%604.14%1,449
Botetourt County 1,32954.87%1,08544.80%80.33%24410.07%2,422
Brunswick County 1,28888.46%16411.26%40.27%1,12477.20%1,456
Buchanan County 2,55466.37%1,29133.55%30.08%1,26332.82%3,848
Buckingham County 82973.82%28925.73%50.45%54048.09%1,123
Campbell County 2,35883.65%45616.18%50.18%1,90267.47%2,819
Caroline County 1,13678.51%30521.08%60.41%83157.43%1,447
Carroll County 1,54645.66%1,83554.19%50.15%-289-8.54%3,386
Charles City County 23872.12%9227.88%00.00%14644.24%330
Charlotte County 1,46785.24%25114.58%30.17%1,21670.66%1,721
Chesterfield County 3,35478.71%87920.63%280.66%2,47558.08%4,261
Clarke County 1,04375.58%33324.13%40.29%71051.45%1,380
Craig County 65668.55%29931.24%20.21%35737.30%957
Culpeper County 1,20867.34%57932.27%70.39%62935.06%1,794
Cumberland County 39670.84%15728.09%61.07%23942.75%559
Dickenson County 2,55158.74%1,78541.10%70.16%76617.64%4,343
Dinwiddie County 1,12980.64%26418.86%70.50%86561.79%1,400
Elizabeth City County 2,33777.90%65221.73%110.37%1,68556.17%3,000
Essex County 54778.93%14520.92%10.14%40258.01%693
Fairfax County 3,26357.65%2,37141.89%260.46%89215.76%5,660
Fauquier County 1,87471.07%75628.67%70.27%1,11842.40%2,637
Floyd County 72932.93%1,48266.94%30.14%-753-34.01%2,214
Fluvanna County 57970.52%24129.35%10.12%33841.17%821
Franklin County 2,03768.63%92531.17%60.20%1,11237.47%2,968
Frederick County 1,63167.79%77332.13%20.08%85835.66%2,406
Giles County 1,71662.54%1,02437.32%40.15%69225.22%2,744
Gloucester County 93779.41%24120.42%20.17%69658.98%1,180
Goochland County 82081.67%18017.93%40.40%64063.75%1,004
Grayson County 2,70348.91%2,80650.78%170.31%-103-1.86%5,526
Greene County 36356.28%28243.72%00.00%8112.56%645
Greensville County 84384.38%15215.22%40.40%69169.17%999
Halifax County 3,44189.94%3739.75%120.31%3,06880.19%3,826
Hanover County 1,34778.36%36421.18%80.47%98357.18%1,719
Henrico County 3,99366.25%2,00533.27%290.48%1,98832.98%6,027
Henry County 1,79578.73%47420.79%110.48%1,32157.94%2,280
Highland County 54946.45%62853.13%50.42%-79-6.68%1,182
Isle of Wight County 1,13884.55%20815.45%00.00%93069.09%1,346
James City County 30667.40%14632.16%20.44%16035.24%454
King and Queen County 36574.49%12425.31%10.20%24149.18%490
King George County 51575.40%16724.45%10.15%34850.95%683
King William County 69774.79%23525.21%00.00%46249.57%932
Lancaster County 71168.63%31730.60%80.77%39438.03%1,036
Lee County 4,18061.39%2,62338.52%60.09%1,55722.87%6,809
Loudoun County 2,15666.73%1,06132.84%140.43%1,09533.89%3,231
Louisa County 89660.46%57338.66%130.88%32321.79%1,482
Lunenburg County 1,21389.26%14410.60%20.15%1,06978.66%1,359
Madison County 69251.56%64648.14%40.30%463.43%1,342
Mathews County 59262.51%34936.85%60.63%24325.66%947
Mecklenburg County 2,40288.54%30811.35%30.11%2,09477.18%2,713
Middlesex County 58682.19%12517.53%20.28%46164.66%713
Montgomery County 2,16853.20%1,89046.38%170.42%2786.82%4,075
Nansemond County 1,40891.55%1298.39%10.07%1,27983.16%1,538
Nelson County 1,29179.40%33020.30%50.31%96159.10%1,626
New Kent County 28668.26%13331.74%00.00%15336.52%419
Norfolk County 3,82185.39%63914.28%150.34%3,18271.11%4,475
Northampton County 86670.52%35929.23%30.24%50741.29%1,228
Northumberland County 71264.61%38635.03%40.36%32629.58%1,102
Nottoway County 1,29077.06%37322.28%110.66%91754.78%1,674
Orange County 1,28372.94%46426.38%120.68%81946.56%1,759
Page County 1,59649.30%1,63050.36%110.34%-34-1.05%3,237
Patrick County 1,47973.99%51425.71%60.30%96548.27%1,999
Pittsylvania County 3,71083.28%72816.34%170.38%2,98266.94%4,455
Powhatan County 51076.23%15723.47%20.30%35352.77%669
Prince Edward County 1,11077.35%31321.81%120.84%79755.54%1,435
Prince George County 76682.81%15616.86%30.32%61065.95%925
Prince William County 1,43573.97%50025.77%50.26%93548.20%1,940
Princess Anne County 1,68979.04%44520.82%30.14%1,24458.21%2,137
Pulaski County 2,22668.39%1,02331.43%60.18%1,20336.96%3,255
Rappahannock County 58872.06%22527.57%30.37%36344.49%816
Richmond County 47564.10%25734.68%91.21%21829.42%741
Roanoke County 3,53960.11%2,30239.10%470.80%1,23721.01%5,888
Rockbridge County 1,61863.83%90235.58%150.59%71628.24%2,535
Rockingham County 2,56946.34%2,92252.71%530.96%-353-6.37%5,544
Russell County 3,10959.79%2,08040.00%110.21%1,02919.79%5,200
Scott County 2,47445.28%2,98254.58%80.15%-508-9.30%5,464
Shenandoah County 2,45040.89%3,52758.87%140.23%-1,077-17.98%5,991
Smyth County 2,42052.95%2,13446.70%160.35%2866.26%4,570
Southampton County 1,50887.02%21312.29%120.69%1,29574.73%1,733
Spotsylvania County 78568.02%36531.63%40.35%42036.40%1,154
Stafford County 80363.28%46336.49%30.24%34026.79%1,269
Surry County 65884.58%12015.42%00.00%53869.15%778
Sussex County 73781.62%16418.16%20.22%57363.46%903
Tazewell County 3,10856.80%2,35643.06%80.15%75213.74%5,472
Warren County 1,33873.00%49126.79%40.22%84746.21%1,833
Warwick County 1,06577.57%30522.21%30.22%76055.35%1,373
Washington County 3,24554.30%2,69745.13%340.57%5489.17%5,976
Westmoreland County 84570.24%35729.68%10.08%48840.57%1,203
Wise County 4,53875.66%1,44824.14%120.20%3,09051.52%5,998
Wythe County 1,69552.72%1,50746.87%130.40%1885.85%3,215
York County 78780.31%17718.06%161.63%61062.24%980
Alexandria City 4,00468.67%1,80230.90%250.43%2,20237.76%5,831
Bristol City 1,46576.94%42322.22%160.84%1,04254.73%1,904
Buena Vista City 28070.89%11328.61%20.51%16742.28%395
Charlottesville City 1,75969.94%74329.54%130.52%1,01640.40%2,515
Clifton Forge City 1,17976.41%35322.88%110.71%82653.53%1,543
Danville City 3,32480.27%78719.01%300.72%2,53761.27%4,141
Fredericksburg City 1,03766.26%52233.35%60.38%51532.91%1,565
Hampton City 97581.66%21518.01%40.34%76063.65%1,194
Harrisonburg City 1,46258.93%1,00040.31%190.77%46218.62%2,481
Hopewell City 98176.05%30823.88%10.08%67352.17%1,290
Lynchburg City 4,65670.22%1,96629.65%90.14%2,69040.57%6,631
Martinsville City 98078.15%26921.45%50.40%71156.70%1,254
Newport News City 3,90781.41%86317.98%290.60%3,04463.43%4,799
Norfolk City 10,78375.38%3,48524.36%360.25%7,29851.02%14,304
Petersburg City 2,19377.90%60421.46%180.64%1,58956.45%2,815
Portsmouth City 5,05387.83%67511.73%250.43%4,37876.10%5,753
Radford City 79365.21%41734.29%60.49%37630.92%1,216
Richmond City 19,33275.99%6,03123.71%760.30%13,30152.29%25,439
Roanoke City 6,94265.85%3,55333.70%470.45%3,38932.15%10,542
South Norfolk City 92085.50%15614.50%00.00%76471.00%1,076
Staunton City 1,04259.75%68739.39%150.86%35520.36%1,744
Suffolk City 1,21576.03%38323.97%00.00%83252.07%1,598
Williamsburg City 36767.84%16831.05%61.11%19936.78%541
Winchester City 1,11453.89%94545.72%80.39%1698.18%2,067
Totals235,96168.08%109,36331.55%1,2840.37%126,59836.52%346,608

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  2. The Political Graveyard; Madison County, Virginia
  3. The Political Graveyard; Wythe County, Virginia
  4. The Political Graveyard; Montgomery County, Virginia
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