1940 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1940 United States presidential election in Michigan
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  1936 November 5, 1940 1944  

All 19 Michigan votes to the Electoral College
  WendellWillkie.jpg FDRoosevelt1938.png
Nominee Wendell Willkie Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate Charles L. McNary Henry A. Wallace
Electoral vote190
Popular vote1,039,9171,032,991
Percentage49.85%49.52%

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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 Michigan took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose 19 [1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Michigan was narrowly won by the Republican candidate Wendell Willkie over Democratic incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt by 6,926 votes in the closest race in any statewide presidential election since 1916 when Woodrow Wilson won by 56 votes in New Hampshire and opponent Charles Evans Hughes won in Minnesota by 392 votes. [2] [3] Willkie received 49.85% of ballots cast, while Roosevelt received 49.52%. Roosevelt's result in Michigan remains the highest percentage of the vote received by a candidate who still lost the state. This was the only election where Michigan supported Roosevelt's opponent, and it was also the only one of the ten states won by Willkie that Roosevelt would reclaim in 1944. This is also one of only four occasions where Michigan and Pennsylvania voted for different presidential candidates ever since the Democrats and Republicans became the two major parties in U.S. politics. [4] [lower-alpha 1]

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Michigan
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wendell Willkie 1,039,917 49.85%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)1,032,99149.52%
Socialist Norman Thomas 7,5930.36%
Communist Earl Browder 2,8340.14%
Prohibition Roger Babson 1,7950.09%
Socialist Labor John W. Aiken 7950.04%
Write-in 40.00%
Total votes2,085,929 100%

Results by county

CountyWendell Lewis Willkie
Republican
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Norman Mattoon Thomas
Socialist
Earl Russell Browder
Communist
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast [5]
# %# %# %# %# %# %
Alcona 1,64865.89%84733.87%50.20%10.04%00.00%80132.03%2,501
Alger 1,62934.89%2,98463.91%120.26%440.94%60.13%-1,355-29.02%4,669
Allegan 12,34769.51%5,38530.31%280.16%40.02%280.16%6,96239.19%17,764
Alpena 4,82257.19%3,59742.66%120.14%10.01%00.00%1,22514.53%8,432
Antrim 3,02766.75%1,49733.01%100.22%10.02%180.40%1,53033.74%4,535
Arenac 2,29360.31%1,49939.43%80.21%20.05%50.13%79420.88%3,802
Baraga 2,51253.52%2,15245.85%70.15%230.49%30.06%3607.67%4,694
Barry 6,87268.56%3,09130.84%250.25%350.35%20.02%3,78137.72%10,023
Bay 14,61849.44%14,90250.40%430.15%20.01%220.07%-284-0.96%29,565
Benzie 2,32061.64%1,42937.96%140.37%10.03%10.03%89123.67%3,764
Berrien 22,77857.11%16,96142.52%1430.36%40.01%610.15%5,81714.58%39,886
Branch 7,40063.01%4,31836.77%210.18%50.04%200.17%3,08226.24%11,744
Calhoun 21,63353.37%18,68246.09%1820.45%350.09%780.19%2,9517.28%40,532
Cass 6,86861.09%4,34038.60%320.28%30.03%250.22%2,52822.49%11,243
Charlevoix 3,52261.42%2,16237.70%400.70%100.17%10.02%1,36023.72%5,734
Cheboygan 3,64655.96%2,85643.84%80.12%50.08%80.12%79012.13%6,515
Chippewa 5,85151.56%5,47348.23%110.10%130.11%50.04%3783.33%11,348
Clare 3,00469.91%1,27729.72%130.30%30.07%30.07%1,72740.19%4,297
Clinton 8,31175.04%2,74524.78%190.17%10.01%50.05%5,56650.25%11,076
Crawford 87352.53%77746.75%90.54%30.18%00.00%965.78%1,662
Delta 6,21841.20%8,80258.31%430.28%310.21%70.05%-2,584-17.12%15,094
Dickinson 6,18844.68%7,58254.75%460.33%330.24%100.07%-1,394-10.07%13,849
Eaton 9,86463.36%5,64536.26%570.37%10.01%270.17%4,21927.10%15,567
Emmet 4,21659.64%2,83140.05%200.28%20.03%20.03%1,38519.59%7,069
Genesee 38,49543.16%50,30056.39%2980.33%1050.12%850.10%-11,805-13.23%89,198
Gladwin 2,74167.80%1,29432.01%60.15%20.05%10.02%1,44735.79%4,043
Gogebic 6,43140.92%9,10457.93%800.51%1000.64%190.12%-2,673-17.01%15,715
Grand Traverse 5,62064.33%3,09535.43%200.23%10.01%90.10%2,52528.90%8,736
Gratiot 8,66169.19%3,82530.56%300.24%10.01%340.27%4,83638.64%12,517
Hillsdale 9,39872.38%3,53827.25%440.34%40.03%230.18%5,86045.13%12,984
Houghton 11,03050.32%10,81549.34%200.09%530.24%80.04%2150.98%21,918
Huron 10,57079.78%2,65420.03%240.18%10.01%90.07%7,91659.75%13,249
Ingham 32,56556.89%24,37542.58%2900.51%150.03%1370.24%8,19014.31%57,245
Ionia 9,43963.29%5,39936.20%360.24%410.27%10.01%4,04027.09%14,915
Iosco 2,50465.52%1,30334.09%140.37%10.03%30.08%1,20131.42%3,822
Iron 4,76649.36%4,80849.79%270.28%550.57%50.05%-42-0.43%9,656
Isabella 7,01971.12%2,82828.66%170.17%50.05%220.22%4,19142.47%9,869
Jackson 24,55861.59%15,17038.05%1150.29%300.08%670.17%9,38823.54%39,873
Kalamazoo 25,59658.86%17,73340.78%1390.32%170.04%1370.32%7,86318.08%43,485
Kalkaska 1,15561.31%71838.11%40.21%70.37%10.05%43723.20%1,884
Kent 53,13152.17%48,19647.33%4400.43%680.07%2410.24%4,9354.85%101,835
Keweenaw 1,08052.53%96747.03%10.05%80.39%40.19%1135.50%2,056
Lake 1,41356.70%1,07042.94%50.20%40.16%30.12%34313.76%2,492
Lapeer 7,71469.86%3,29929.88%220.20%70.06%20.02%4,41539.98%11,042
Leelanau 2,40566.11%1,22333.62%80.22%20.05%10.03%1,18232.49%3,638
Lenawee 16,96370.27%7,13229.54%400.17%50.02%260.11%9,83140.72%24,140
Livingston 7,06868.30%3,25431.45%250.24%10.01%80.08%3,81436.86%10,348
Luce 1,54258.99%1,06940.90%10.04%20.08%30.11%47318.09%2,614
Mackinac 2,59155.38%2,07544.35%120.26%10.02%00.00%51611.03%4,679
Macomb 17,84845.74%21,00353.82%1300.33%420.11%310.08%-3,155-8.08%39,023
Manistee 4,63052.08%4,24247.72%150.17%30.03%20.02%3884.36%8,890
Marquette 9,03441.12%12,85458.51%410.19%390.18%140.06%-3,820-17.39%21,968
Mason 4,87455.72%3,83643.85%270.31%110.13%150.17%1,03811.87%8,748
Mecosta 4,75968.68%2,15331.07%120.17%50.07%30.04%2,60637.61%6,929
Menominee 5,40948.34%5,72751.18%510.46%30.03%180.16%-318-2.84%11,190
Midland 6,26961.81%3,83437.80%370.36%30.03%140.14%2,43524.01%10,143
Missaukee 2,15466.83%1,03732.17%70.22%250.78%00.00%1,11734.66%3,223
Monroe 13,51756.51%10,36843.34%300.13%50.02%250.10%3,14913.16%23,920
Montcalm 7,63364.48%4,11934.80%830.70%20.02%180.15%3,51429.69%11,837
Montmorency 1,18960.48%76839.06%70.36%20.10%00.00%42121.41%1,966
Muskegon 14,95743.52%19,25756.03%1300.38%270.08%530.15%-4,300-12.51%34,371
Newaygo 5,41866.62%2,69333.11%130.16%90.11%120.15%2,72533.51%8,133
Oakland 49,00250.79%47,02248.73%3930.41%710.07%1350.14%1,9802.05%96,488
Oceana 3,71160.74%2,37938.94%190.31%10.02%170.28%1,33221.80%6,110
Ogemaw 2,44765.45%1,27834.18%100.27%40.11%00.00%1,16931.27%3,739
Ontonagon 2,88047.14%3,10350.79%130.21%1141.87%60.10%-223-3.65%6,110
Osceola 4,21772.86%1,55526.87%30.05%130.22%10.02%2,66245.99%5,788
Oscoda 66161.60%40938.12%30.28%00.00%00.00%25223.49%1,073
Otsego 1,35354.60%1,11945.16%50.20%10.04%20.08%2349.44%2,478
Ottawa 15,46262.54%9,15237.02%940.38%150.06%610.25%6,31025.52%24,723
Presque Isle 2,55249.48%2,59550.31%100.19%10.02%20.04%-43-0.83%5,158
Roscommon 1,36064.21%73934.89%170.80%20.09%00.00%62129.32%2,118
Saginaw 27,04254.40%22,49045.24%1640.33%180.04%390.08%4,5529.16%49,714
Sanilac 10,28982.23%2,19517.54%270.22%20.02%140.11%8,09464.68%12,513
Schoolcraft 2,00346.24%2,32053.55%80.18%10.02%20.05%-317-7.32%4,332
Shiawassee 9,99563.32%5,72736.28%580.37%50.03%190.12%4,26827.04%15,785
St. Clair 18,63560.21%12,25939.61%540.17%20.01%260.08%6,37620.60%30,950
St. Joseph 10,02566.39%5,04533.41%280.19%20.01%150.10%4,98032.98%15,100
Tuscola 10,14675.52%3,25724.24%310.23%10.01%130.10%6,88951.28%13,435
Van Buren 11,57167.02%5,62532.58%540.31%150.09%320.19%5,94634.44%17,265
Washtenaw 21,66464.33%11,80235.05%1960.58%130.04%440.13%9,86229.29%33,675
Wayne 275,97437.70%451,00361.61%3,2690.45%1,7410.24%5820.08%-175,029-23.91%731,987
Wexford 4,32259.22%2,94740.38%280.38%10.01%280.38%1,37518.84%7,298
Totals1,039,91749.92%1,032,99149.58%7,5930.36%2,8340.14%2,5940.12%6,9260.33%2,083,335

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. The other times were in 1856, 1932, and 1976.

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