1940 United States presidential election in Mississippi

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1940 United States presidential election in Mississippi
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  1936 November 5, 1940 [1] 1944  

All 9 Mississippi votes to the Electoral College
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Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Democratic
Home state New York
Running mate Henry A. Wallace
Electoral vote9
Popular vote168,267
Percentage95.70%

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County Results
Roosevelt
  80-90%
  90-100%

The 1940 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose nine [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Mississippi was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 95.70% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (RNew York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 4.19% of the popular vote. [3] [4]

By percentage of the popular vote won, Mississippi was the most lopsided contest in the nation, with a margin of over 91% for Roosevelt.

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Mississippi
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 168,267 95.70%
Republican Wendell Willkie 7,3644.19%
Socialist Norman Thomas 1930.11%
Total votes175,824 100%

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican
Norman Mattoon Thomas
Socialist
MarginTotal votes cast [5]
# %# %# %# %#
Adams 1,86991.80%1668.15%10.05%1,70383.64%2,036
Alcorn 2,93495.63%1334.34%10.03%2,80191.30%3,068
Amite 1,43595.73%644.27%00.00%1,37191.46%1,499
Attala 2,04996.65%632.97%80.38%1,98693.68%2,120
Benton 93597.50%242.50%00.00%91194.99%959
Bolivar 2,97492.68%2347.29%10.03%2,74085.38%3,209
Calhoun 1,95896.36%743.64%00.00%1,88492.72%2,032
Carroll 1,40897.37%382.63%00.00%1,37094.74%1,446
Chickasaw 1,76496.76%583.18%10.05%1,70693.58%1,823
Choctaw 1,21294.84%665.16%00.00%1,14689.67%1,278
Claiborne 73794.61%324.11%101.28%70590.50%779
Clarke 1,71197.60%422.40%00.00%1,66995.21%1,753
Clay 1,23292.22%1037.71%10.07%1,12984.51%1,336
Coahoma 2,44094.68%1375.32%00.00%2,30389.37%2,577
Copiah 2,33597.94%492.06%00.00%2,28695.89%2,384
Covington 1,41996.46%523.54%00.00%1,36792.93%1,471
DeSoto 1,49197.13%402.61%40.26%1,45194.53%1,535
Forrest 3,07592.82%2286.88%100.30%2,84785.93%3,313
Franklin 1,37697.94%292.06%00.00%1,34795.87%1,405
George 94596.13%383.87%00.00%90792.27%983
Greene 92693.35%666.65%00.00%86086.69%992
Grenada 1,35495.02%624.35%90.63%1,29290.67%1,425
Hancock 1,55088.67%19711.27%10.06%1,35377.40%1,748
Harrison 5,57789.75%63310.19%40.06%4,94479.56%6,214
Hinds 9,91794.82%5385.14%40.04%9,37989.67%10,459
Holmes 2,04198.22%371.78%00.00%2,00496.44%2,078
Humphreys 1,06198.15%201.85%00.00%1,04196.30%1,081
Issaquena 21896.04%93.96%00.00%20992.07%227
Itawamba 1,62792.55%1196.77%120.68%1,50885.78%1,758
Jackson 2,12492.35%1717.43%50.22%1,95384.91%2,300
Jasper 1,71398.00%352.00%00.00%1,67896.00%1,748
Jefferson 80199.13%70.87%00.00%79498.27%808
Jefferson Davis 1,28996.92%382.86%30.23%1,25194.06%1,330
Jones 4,51794.91%2425.09%00.00%4,27589.83%4,759
Kemper 1,42297.13%422.87%00.00%1,38094.26%1,464
Lafayette 2,18897.03%652.88%20.09%2,12394.15%2,255
Lamar 1,14895.43%554.57%00.00%1,09390.86%1,203
Lauderdale 5,93695.04%3034.85%70.11%5,63390.19%6,246
Lawrence 1,21897.05%372.95%00.00%1,18194.10%1,255
Leake 2,80299.26%170.60%40.14%2,78598.65%2,823
Lee 3,81496.93%1203.05%10.03%3,69493.88%3,935
Leflore 2,40495.59%1114.41%00.00%2,29391.17%2,515
Lincoln 2,33295.57%973.98%110.45%2,23591.60%2,440
Lowndes 2,26893.80%1476.08%30.12%2,12187.72%2,418
Madison 2,03896.86%663.14%00.00%1,97293.73%2,104
Marion 2,08397.89%452.11%00.00%2,03895.77%2,128
Marshall 1,40396.69%483.31%00.00%1,35593.38%1,451
Monroe 3,26397.11%942.80%30.09%3,16994.32%3,360
Montgomery 1,50997.10%442.83%10.06%1,46594.27%1,554
Neshoba 2,88097.07%772.60%100.34%2,80394.47%2,967
Newton 2,49598.27%411.61%30.12%2,45496.65%2,539
Noxubee 1,15295.76%514.24%00.00%1,10191.52%1,203
Oktibbeha 1,95195.45%793.86%140.68%1,87291.59%2,044
Panola 1,98897.74%452.21%10.05%1,94395.53%2,034
Pearl River 2,02295.47%884.15%80.38%1,93491.31%2,118
Perry 82897.87%182.13%00.00%81095.74%846
Pike 2,95693.93%1855.88%60.19%2,77188.05%3,147
Pontotoc 2,17196.75%703.12%30.13%2,10193.63%2,244
Prentiss 2,11794.72%1185.28%00.00%1,99989.44%2,235
Quitman 1,15297.46%292.45%10.08%1,12395.01%1,182
Rankin 2,11098.09%351.63%60.28%2,07596.47%2,151
Scott 2,37798.75%301.25%00.00%2,34797.51%2,407
Sharkey 74797.65%182.35%00.00%72995.29%765
Simpson 2,31698.26%401.70%10.04%2,27696.56%2,357
Smith 1,82698.49%271.46%10.05%1,79997.03%1,854
Stone 80296.63%283.37%00.00%77493.25%830
Sunflower 3,07197.74%712.26%00.00%3,00095.48%3,142
Tallahatchie 2,28898.28%331.42%70.30%2,25596.86%2,328
Tate 1,60999.81%30.19%00.00%1,60699.63%1,612
Tippah 2,24897.27%632.73%00.00%2,18594.55%2,311
Tishomingo 1,46389.75%1599.75%80.49%1,30480.00%1,630
Tunica 79598.39%131.61%00.00%78296.78%808
Union 2,60995.71%1083.96%90.33%2,50191.75%2,726
Walthall 1,20696.71%403.21%10.08%1,16693.50%1,247
Warren 3,04894.05%1925.92%10.03%2,85688.12%3,241
Washington 2,34988.91%29211.05%10.04%2,05777.86%2,642
Wayne 1,38898.44%221.56%00.00%1,36696.88%1,410
Webster 1,59594.55%875.16%50.30%1,50889.39%1,687
Wilkinson 94295.34%464.66%00.00%89690.69%988
Winston 1,97998.70%261.30%00.00%1,95397.41%2,005
Yalobusha 1,55596.88%503.12%00.00%1,50593.77%1,605
Yazoo 2,39098.15%451.85%00.00%2,34596.30%2,435
Totals168,26795.70%7,3644.19%1930.11%160,90391.51%175,824

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