1940 United States presidential election in Missouri

The 1940 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose 15[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1940 United States presidential election in Missouri

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NomineeFranklin D. RooseveltWendell Willkie
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Home stateNew YorkNew York
Running mateHenry A. WallaceCharles L. McNary
Electoral vote150
Popular vote958,476871,009
Percentage52.27%47.50%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Missouri was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 52.27 percent of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (RNew York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 47.50 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Missouri
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 958,476 52.27%
RepublicanWendell Willkie871,00947.50%
SocialistNorman Thomas2,2260.12%
ProhibitionRoger W. Babson1,8090.10%
Socialist LaborJohn W. Aiken2090.01%
Total votes1,833,729 100%

Results by county

1940 United States presidential election in Missouri by county[5][6]
CountyFranklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Wendell Willkie
Republican
Norman Thomas
Socialist
Roger W. Babson
Prohibition
John W. Aiken
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adair4,81345.55%5,68853.83%280.27%360.34%10.01%-875-8.28%10,566
Andrew3,05941.04%4,38458.81%30.04%80.11%00.00%-1,325-17.78%7,454
Atchison3,02547.58%3,32252.25%40.06%70.11%00.00%-297-4.67%6,358
Audrain7,76869.21%3,44730.71%40.04%50.04%00.00%4,32138.50%11,224
Barry5,20744.11%6,57355.68%90.08%150.13%00.00%-1,366-11.57%11,804
Barton3,53948.38%3,73751.09%150.21%220.30%20.03%-198-2.71%7,315
Bates4,97846.36%5,72753.33%100.09%230.21%00.00%-749-6.98%10,738
Benton1,76530.99%3,91268.69%90.16%70.12%20.04%-2,147-37.70%5,695
Bollinger2,51142.32%3,41557.55%40.07%40.07%00.00%-904-15.23%5,934
Boone11,61570.21%4,86929.43%310.19%260.16%20.01%6,74640.78%16,543
Buchanan24,48258.30%17,48441.63%160.04%120.03%10.00%6,99816.66%41,995
Butler6,21343.52%8,02456.21%150.11%230.16%00.00%-1,811-12.69%14,275
Caldwell2,72840.64%3,97659.23%60.09%30.04%00.00%-1,248-18.59%6,713
Callaway7,16266.58%3,57433.22%90.08%120.11%00.00%3,58833.36%10,757
Camden1,54936.48%2,69263.40%20.05%20.05%10.02%-1,143-26.92%4,246
Cape Girardeau8,64248.07%9,29751.71%190.11%180.10%20.01%-655-3.64%17,978
Carroll4,44642.52%6,00057.38%20.02%90.09%00.00%-1,554-14.86%10,457
Carter1,49955.58%1,19544.31%10.04%20.07%00.00%30411.27%2,697
Cass5,47952.29%4,98347.55%120.11%50.05%00.00%4964.73%10,479
Cedar1,97332.49%4,06866.99%150.25%160.26%10.02%-2,095-34.50%6,073
Chariton5,05353.21%4,43946.74%20.02%20.02%10.01%6146.47%9,497
Christian1,72927.65%4,50972.11%70.11%70.11%10.02%-2,780-44.46%6,253
Clark2,72846.10%3,17153.59%80.14%100.17%00.00%-443-7.49%5,917
Clay9,67260.98%6,15938.83%110.07%190.12%00.00%3,51322.15%15,861
Clinton3,80055.50%3,03044.25%50.07%120.18%00.00%77011.25%6,847
Cole8,21951.72%7,66448.23%20.01%70.04%00.00%5553.49%15,892
Cooper4,60644.53%5,72055.30%20.02%130.13%20.02%-1,114-10.77%10,343
Crawford2,73642.99%3,61556.79%80.13%50.08%10.02%-879-13.81%6,365
Dade1,83531.85%3,91067.87%50.09%110.19%00.00%-2,075-36.02%5,761
Dallas1,56628.81%3,85971.00%70.13%30.06%00.00%-2,293-42.19%5,435
Daviess3,32543.61%4,28956.25%30.04%60.08%20.03%-964-12.64%7,625
DeKalb2,50544.79%3,07254.93%50.09%100.18%10.02%-567-10.14%5,593
Dent3,10153.78%2,65245.99%90.16%30.05%10.02%4497.79%5,766
Douglas1,35021.59%4,87077.90%210.34%100.16%10.02%-3,520-56.30%6,252
Dunklin11,13266.74%5,51633.07%140.08%180.11%00.00%5,61633.67%16,680
Franklin7,23741.22%10,28358.58%230.13%90.05%30.02%-3,046-17.35%17,555
Gasconade1,16317.89%5,33382.03%50.08%00.00%00.00%-4,170-64.14%6,501
Gentry3,68951.57%3,44648.17%90.13%90.13%10.01%2433.40%7,154
Greene22,13050.65%21,45649.10%370.08%700.16%20.00%6741.54%43,695
Grundy3,81345.37%4,55854.24%70.08%260.31%00.00%-745-8.86%8,404
Harrison3,32538.50%5,30461.42%70.08%00.00%00.00%-1,979-22.92%8,636
Henry6,06948.85%6,33250.97%110.09%110.09%00.00%-263-2.12%12,423
Hickory78723.91%2,49675.84%30.09%50.15%00.00%-1,709-51.93%3,291
Holt2,67741.68%3,73958.22%20.03%40.06%00.00%-1,062-16.54%6,422
Howard4,77066.97%2,33332.75%120.17%70.10%10.01%2,43734.21%7,123
Howell4,21840.57%6,15859.23%100.10%110.11%00.00%-1,940-18.66%10,397
Iron2,49554.65%2,06245.17%20.04%50.11%10.02%4339.49%4,565
Jackson137,28557.39%101,56842.46%1840.08%1570.07%250.01%35,71714.93%239,219
Jasper18,24948.83%18,75550.19%500.13%570.15%00.00%-506-1.35%37,370
Jefferson9,55355.82%7,51743.92%280.16%160.09%10.01%2,03611.90%17,115
Johnson5,44145.62%6,46854.23%80.07%110.09%00.00%-1,027-8.61%11,928
Knox2,59452.06%2,37047.56%190.38%00.00%00.00%2244.50%4,983
Laclede3,32340.14%4,94159.69%50.06%90.11%00.00%-1,618-19.55%8,278
Lafayette6,91343.91%8,80255.91%190.12%80.05%20.01%-1,889-12.00%15,744
Lawrence5,27941.76%7,31757.88%50.04%390.31%10.01%-2,038-16.12%12,641
Lewis3,48458.63%2,42840.86%90.15%210.35%00.00%1,05617.77%5,942
Lincoln4,42059.09%3,03540.57%50.07%180.24%20.03%1,38518.52%7,480
Linn6,24652.34%5,66447.46%90.08%150.13%00.00%5824.88%11,934
Livingston4,63346.53%5,29853.21%60.06%190.19%00.00%-665-6.68%9,956
Macon6,12053.13%5,38446.74%100.09%40.03%10.01%7366.39%11,519
Madison2,40549.03%2,49550.87%10.02%40.08%00.00%-90-1.83%4,905
Maries2,07854.17%1,74945.59%10.03%80.21%00.00%3298.58%3,836
Marion9,72362.09%5,89237.62%120.08%330.21%00.00%3,83124.46%15,660
McDonald3,31244.79%4,06354.95%80.11%110.15%00.00%-751-10.16%7,394
Mercer1,36432.78%2,78766.98%40.10%40.10%20.05%-1,423-34.20%4,161
Miller3,11343.80%3,97155.87%90.13%140.20%00.00%-858-12.07%7,107
Mississippi4,36258.46%3,07341.18%40.05%210.28%20.03%1,28917.27%7,462
Moniteau2,92244.57%3,62755.32%30.05%30.05%10.02%-705-10.75%6,556
Monroe6,01883.23%1,20016.60%50.07%80.11%00.00%4,81866.63%7,231
Montgomery3,20544.82%3,93054.96%70.10%80.11%10.01%-725-10.14%7,151
Morgan2,37642.76%3,16656.98%60.11%70.13%10.02%-790-14.22%5,556
New Madrid9,59160.20%6,31839.65%60.04%180.11%00.00%3,27320.54%15,933
Newton6,25643.55%8,06456.14%210.15%210.15%20.01%-1,808-12.59%14,364
Nodaway6,69649.74%6,75950.21%40.03%20.01%00.00%-63-0.47%13,461
Oregon3,59366.12%1,82633.60%20.04%130.24%00.00%1,76732.52%5,434
Osage2,33238.32%3,74361.50%80.13%30.05%00.00%-1,411-23.18%6,086
Ozark96521.91%3,42177.66%110.25%60.14%20.05%-2,456-55.75%4,405
Pemiscot9,39160.77%6,01138.90%100.06%410.27%00.00%3,38021.87%15,453
Perry2,35433.54%4,65666.33%70.10%20.03%00.00%-2,302-32.80%7,019
Pettis8,57048.99%8,90550.91%60.03%110.06%00.00%-335-1.92%17,492
Phelps4,78058.91%3,31940.90%80.10%50.06%20.02%1,46118.01%8,114
Pike5,74260.51%3,70739.07%140.15%250.26%10.01%2,03521.45%9,489
Platte4,63564.44%2,54535.38%130.18%00.00%00.00%2,09029.06%7,193
Polk3,38037.86%5,53461.98%70.08%70.08%00.00%-2,154-24.13%8,928
Pulaski2,75253.68%2,36746.17%50.10%30.06%00.00%3857.51%5,127
Putnam1,70830.71%3,82868.84%170.31%80.14%00.00%-2,120-38.12%5,561
Ralls3,56271.53%1,41228.35%20.04%40.08%00.00%2,15043.17%4,980
Randolph9,15573.26%3,31926.56%40.03%190.15%00.00%5,83646.70%12,497
Ray5,78662.88%3,39936.94%40.04%110.12%10.01%2,38725.94%9,201
Reynolds2,40666.83%1,18732.97%10.03%60.17%00.00%1,21933.86%3,600
Ripley2,41951.20%2,29148.49%140.30%10.02%00.00%1282.71%4,725
Saint Charles5,33440.48%7,79259.14%410.31%50.04%40.03%-2,458-18.66%13,176
Saint Clair2,85941.83%3,95057.80%70.10%170.25%10.01%-1,091-15.96%6,834
Saint Francois8,13248.26%8,68751.55%130.08%190.11%00.00%-555-3.29%16,851
Saint Louis County52,38043.74%66,90955.88%3300.28%1100.09%180.02%-14,529-12.13%119,747
Saint Louis City233,33857.98%168,16541.79%6520.16%2090.05%870.02%65,17316.19%402,451
Sainte Genevieve2,09843.20%2,75056.63%80.16%00.00%00.00%-652-13.43%4,856
Saline7,98852.03%7,33647.79%60.04%220.14%00.00%6524.25%15,352
Schuyler1,99853.31%1,73246.21%100.27%70.19%10.03%2667.10%3,748
Scotland2,43550.87%2,32948.65%120.25%100.21%10.02%1062.21%4,787
Scott7,89964.00%4,40135.66%180.15%220.18%20.02%3,49828.34%12,342
Shannon2,80663.44%1,58935.93%200.45%80.18%00.00%1,21727.52%4,423
Shelby4,02864.75%2,16734.83%30.05%230.37%00.00%1,86129.91%6,221
Stoddard6,72552.47%6,05547.24%190.15%180.14%10.01%6705.23%12,818
Stone1,04122.40%3,59877.43%60.13%20.04%00.00%-2,557-55.02%4,647
Sullivan3,74347.77%4,08052.07%20.03%110.14%00.00%-337-4.30%7,836
Taney1,49731.96%3,16767.61%80.17%100.21%20.04%-1,670-35.65%4,684
Texas4,49748.67%4,73051.20%80.09%40.04%00.00%-233-2.52%9,239
Vernon6,27153.44%5,44346.38%100.09%100.09%10.01%8287.06%11,735
Warren91421.04%3,40378.34%190.44%60.14%20.05%-2,489-57.30%4,344
Washington2,88142.96%3,81756.92%40.06%10.01%30.04%-936-13.96%6,706
Wayne2,99152.12%2,73547.66%20.03%100.17%10.02%2564.46%5,739
Webster3,51842.12%4,81857.69%100.12%60.07%00.00%-1,300-15.57%8,352
Worth1,70248.45%1,80751.44%20.06%20.06%00.00%-105-2.99%3,513
Wright2,72734.77%5,09664.98%110.14%80.10%10.01%-2,369-30.21%7,843
Totals958,47652.26%871,00947.49%2,2260.12%1,8090.10%2090.01%87,4674.77%1,833,988

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