1940 United States presidential election in Oregon

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

All 5 Oregon votes to the Electoral College
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Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell Willkie
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Henry A. Wallace Charles L. McNary
Electoral vote50
Popular vote258,415219,555
Percentage53.70%45.62%

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

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Oregon was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, with 53.70% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (RNew York), running with Minority Leader and Oregon senior Senator Charles L. McNary, with 45.62% of the popular vote. [3] [4]

As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last occasion when Malheur County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. [5]

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Oregon
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 258,415 53.70%
Republican Wendell Willkie 219,55545.62%
Socialist Labor John W. Aiken 2,4870.52%
Write-in Norman Thomas 3980.08%
Write-in Earl Browder 1910.04%
Write-in Roger Babson 1540.03%
Write-ins Other candidates400.01%
Total votes481,240 100%

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast [6]
# %# %# %# %
Baker 4,35358.09%3,10141.39%390.52%1,25216.71%7,493
Benton 2,94236.42%5,08962.99%480.59%-2,147-26.58%8,079
Clackamas 13,54753.86%11,41645.39%1900.76%2,1318.47%25,153
Clatsop 6,68663.59%3,75835.74%700.67%2,92827.85%10,514
Columbia 5,75865.63%2,95933.72%570.65%2,79931.90%8,774
Coos 7,85360.46%5,03438.76%1010.78%2,81921.70%12,988
Crook 1,43960.01%94239.28%170.71%49720.73%2,398
Curry 1,03351.88%94147.26%170.85%924.62%1,991
Deschutes 4,77564.07%2,60334.93%751.01%2,17229.14%7,453
Douglas 4,70743.70%5,99155.63%720.67%-1,284-11.92%10,770
Gilliam 78560.06%51839.63%40.31%26720.43%1,307
Grant 1,58258.70%1,10340.93%100.37%47917.77%2,695
Harney 1,21456.84%91242.70%100.47%30214.14%2,136
Hood River 2,36750.48%2,30549.16%170.36%621.32%4,689
Jackson 6,75444.03%8,50755.46%780.51%-1,753-11.43%15,339
Jefferson 46752.12%42347.21%60.67%444.91%896
Josephine 2,88841.66%3,96457.18%801.15%-1,076-15.52%6,932
Klamath 9,34559.87%6,16939.52%960.61%3,17620.35%15,610
Lake 1,41455.58%1,12144.06%90.35%29311.52%2,544
Lane 16,28651.07%15,34948.13%2550.80%9372.94%31,890
Lincoln 3,51053.47%2,96245.12%931.42%5488.35%6,565
Linn 6,36049.08%6,52350.34%760.59%-163-1.26%12,959
Malheur 2,95849.89%2,92949.40%420.71%290.49%5,929
Marion 14,03144.93%16,94054.25%2560.82%-2,909-9.32%31,227
Morrow 97955.97%75843.34%120.69%22112.64%1,749
Multnomah 97,59556.64%73,61242.72%1,1060.64%23,98313.92%172,313
Polk 4,07748.84%4,21150.44%600.72%-134-1.61%8,348
Sherman 67053.69%57546.07%30.24%957.61%1,248
Tillamook 2,78652.19%2,51647.13%360.67%2705.06%5,338
Umatilla 4,93548.57%5,19351.11%320.31%-258-2.54%10,160
Union 4,50062.53%2,64236.71%540.75%1,85825.82%7,196
Wallowa 1,97459.62%1,31939.84%180.54%65519.78%3,311
Wasco 3,00153.82%2,55345.79%220.39%4488.03%5,576
Washington 8,62650.44%8,36748.92%1100.64%2591.51%17,103
Wheeler 65247.94%70551.84%30.22%-53-3.90%1,360
Yamhill 5,56649.67%5,54549.48%960.86%210.19%11,207
Totals258,41553.70%219,55545.62%3,2700.68%38,8608.07%481,240

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  2. "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)" . Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  3. "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon" . Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940" . Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  5. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  6. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 372 ISBN   0405077114