1940 United States presidential election in South Dakota

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

All 4 South Dakota votes to the Electoral College
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Nominee Wendell Willkie Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate Charles L. McNary Henry A. Wallace
Electoral vote40
Popular vote177,065131,362
Percentage57.41%42.59%

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

Contents

South Dakota was won by Wendell Willkie (RNew York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 57.41% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 42.59% of the popular vote. [3] [4]

South Dakota would prove to be Willkie's largest win of any state, as he carried the state by 14.82 percentage points, despite Roosevelt carrying it by 12 percentage points four years prior. [5] Additionally, with 57.41% of the popular vote, South Dakota was Willkie's strongest state in the 1940 election in terms of popular vote percentage. [6]

Results

1940 United States presidential election in South Dakota
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wendell Willkie 177,065 57.41%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)131,36242.59%
Total votes308,427 100%

Results by county

County [7] Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%
Aurora 1,40850.41%1,38549.59%230.82%2,793
Beadle 4,35645.33%5,25354.67%-897-9.33%9,609
Bennett 91551.55%86048.45%553.10%1,775
Bon Homme 3,04655.29%2,46344.71%58310.58%5,509
Brookings 5,01665.25%2,67134.75%2,34530.51%7,687
Brown 6,59845.05%8,04854.95%-1,450-9.90%14,646
Brule 1,35242.42%1,83557.58%-483-15.16%3,187
Buffalo 49155.42%39544.58%9610.84%886
Butte 2,16460.99%1,38439.01%78021.98%3,548
Campbell 1,73380.64%41619.36%1,31761.28%2,149
Charles Mix 2,99347.54%3,30352.46%-310-4.92%6,296
Clark 2,62261.75%1,62438.25%99823.50%4,246
Clay 2,46352.08%2,26647.92%1974.17%4,729
Codington 4,32053.83%3,70546.17%6157.66%8,025
Corson 1,70956.27%1,32843.73%38112.55%3,037
Custer 1,79660.94%1,15139.06%64521.89%2,947
Davison 3,65946.38%4,23053.62%-571-7.24%7,889
Day 3,27749.85%3,29750.15%-20-0.30%6,574
Deuel 2,30466.40%1,16633.60%1,13832.80%3,470
Dewey 1,39656.36%1,08143.64%31512.72%2,477
Douglas 1,97765.53%1,04034.47%93731.06%3,017
Edmunds 2,34161.87%1,44338.13%89823.73%3,784
Fall River 2,42063.27%1,40536.73%1,01526.54%3,825
Faulk 1,43154.41%1,19945.59%2328.82%2,630
Grant 2,98159.38%2,03940.62%94218.76%5,020
Gregory 2,47854.91%2,03545.09%4439.82%4,513
Haakon 1,12961.49%70738.51%42222.98%1,836
Hamlin 2,27964.00%1,28236.00%99728.00%3,561
Hand 2,00255.46%1,60844.54%39410.91%3,610
Hanson 1,40853.66%1,21646.34%1927.32%2,624
Harding 75552.98%67047.02%855.96%1,425
Hughes 1,98259.27%1,36240.73%62018.54%3,344
Hutchinson 5,05182.08%1,10317.92%3,94864.15%6,154
Hyde 1,01860.31%67039.69%34820.62%1,688
Jackson 62058.77%43541.23%18517.54%1,055
Jerauld 1,57663.17%91936.83%65726.33%2,495
Jones 83262.09%50837.91%32424.18%1,340
Kingsbury 3,55170.26%1,50329.74%2,04840.52%5,054
Lake 4,17968.87%1,88931.13%2,29037.74%6,068
Lawrence 5,28860.07%3,51539.93%1,77320.14%8,803
Lincoln 4,08166.59%2,04833.41%2,03333.17%6,129
Lyman 1,40956.05%1,10543.95%30412.09%2,514
Marshall 1,98950.21%1,97249.79%170.43%3,961
McCook 3,31066.12%1,69633.88%1,61432.24%5,006
McPherson 2,83977.46%82622.54%2,01354.92%3,665
Meade 2,56057.00%1,93143.00%62914.01%4,491
Mellette 99052.24%90547.76%854.49%1,895
Miner 2,09560.55%1,36539.45%73021.10%3,460
Minnehaha 16,66457.62%12,25942.38%4,40515.23%28,923
Moody 2,74960.17%1,82039.83%92920.33%4,569
Pennington 6,60357.51%4,87842.49%1,72515.02%11,481
Perkins 1,77757.36%1,32142.64%45614.72%3,098
Potter 1,27854.80%1,05445.20%2249.61%2,332
Roberts 3,50448.30%3,75051.70%-246-3.39%7,254
Sanborn 1,73255.34%1,39844.66%33410.67%3,130
Shannon 1,09458.04%79141.96%30316.07%1,885
Spink 2,97548.70%3,13451.30%-159-2.60%6,109
Stanley 67955.66%54144.34%13811.31%1,220
Sully 84064.71%45835.29%38229.43%1,298
Todd 1,24550.14%1,23849.86%70.28%2,483
Tripp 2,49254.40%2,08945.60%4038.80%4,581
Turner 4,64472.36%1,77427.64%2,87044.72%6,418
Union 3,11654.44%2,60845.56%5088.87%5,724
Walworth 1,92155.11%1,56544.89%35610.21%3,486
Washabaugh 35848.91%37451.09%-16-2.19%732
Washington 33552.59%30247.41%335.18%637
Yankton 4,17957.70%3,06442.30%1,11515.39%7,243
Ziebach 69150.15%68749.85%40.29%1,378
Armstrong [lower-alpha 1] 0N/A0N/AN/AN/A0
Totals177,06557.41%131,36242.59%45,70314.82%308,427

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes

  1. No returns were canvassed for Armstrong County and voters from this county were listed in neighbouring counties. [8]

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