Election 1940 Results
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1940 presidential election in Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Wendell Willkie (Republican) in Florida in 1940, 74.0% to 26.0%, a margin of 48.0 points and 233,176 votes.
Florida voted 38.1 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+10.0.
The Democratic hold continued from 1936, when Franklin D. Roosevelt also won.
Democrats led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Dade, cast 77,145 votes and went to the Democrat by 34.6 points. The closest was Glades, where 284 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt won | Democratic | 359,334 | 74.0% |
| Wendell Willkie | Republican | 126,158 | 26.0% |
| Total | 485,492 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dade | 51,921 67.3% | 25,224 32.7% | 77,145 | D+34.6 | |
| Duval | 41,003 81.7% | 9,177 18.3% | 50,180 | D+63.4 | |
| Hillsborough | 30,738 79.7% | 7,805 20.3% | 38,543 | D+59.5 | |
| Pinellas | 18,941 58.7% | 13,327 41.3% | 32,268 | D+17.4 | |
| Polk | 17,690 76.1% | 5,564 23.9% | 23,254 | D+52.1 | |
| Orange | 12,821 61.0% | 8,198 39.0% | 21,019 | D+22.0 | |
| Palm Beach | 11,884 61.7% | 7,371 38.3% | 19,255 | D+23.4 | |
| Escambia | 16,201 87.8% | 2,249 12.2% | 18,450 | D+75.6 | |
| Volusia | 10,024 60.6% | 6,509 39.4% | 16,533 | D+21.3 | |
| Broward | 6,422 61.7% | 3,988 38.3% | 10,410 | D+23.4 | |
| Alachua | 6,714 83.0% | 1,372 17.0% | 8,086 | D+66.1 | |
| Lake | 5,322 66.7% | 2,659 33.3% | 7,981 | D+33.4 | |
| Marion | 6,127 82.5% | 1,297 17.5% | 7,424 | D+65.1 | |
| Manatee | 5,131 72.1% | 1,983 27.9% | 7,114 | D+44.3 | |
| Jackson | 5,607 86.6% | 866 13.4% | 6,473 | D+73.2 | |
| Leon | 5,459 90.4% | 583 9.6% | 6,042 | D+80.7 | |
| Bay | 5,153 88.3% | 684 11.7% | 5,837 | D+76.6 | |
| Sarasota | 3,773 69.3% | 1,672 30.7% | 5,445 | D+38.6 | |
| St. Johns | 4,122 76.0% | 1,303 24.0% | 5,425 | D+52.0 | |
| Lee | 3,531 68.5% | 1,622 31.5% | 5,153 | D+37.0 | |
| Brevard | 2,995 60.2% | 1,984 39.8% | 4,979 | D+20.3 | |
| Monroe | 4,102 89.9% | 463 10.1% | 4,565 | D+79.7 | |
| Seminole | 3,150 69.7% | 1,369 30.3% | 4,519 | D+39.4 | |
| Putnam | 3,477 77.5% | 1,008 22.5% | 4,485 | D+55.1 | |
| Pasco | 3,091 69.4% | 1,362 30.6% | 4,453 | D+38.8 | |
| Walton | 3,217 82.3% | 694 17.7% | 3,911 | D+64.5 | |
| Okaloosa | 3,003 81.3% | 690 18.7% | 3,693 | D+62.6 | |
| Gadsden | 3,218 88.5% | 417 11.5% | 3,635 | D+77.1 | |
| Holmes | 2,684 75.2% | 887 24.8% | 3,571 | D+50.3 | |
| Santa Rosa | 2,910 81.6% | 656 18.4% | 3,566 | D+63.2 | |
| Osceola | 2,015 58.5% | 1,428 41.5% | 3,443 | D+17.0 | |
| Columbia | 2,888 86.7% | 443 13.3% | 3,331 | D+73.4 | |
| Suwannee | 2,866 87.7% | 401 12.3% | 3,267 | D+75.5 | |
| Hardee | 2,559 78.7% | 694 21.3% | 3,253 | D+57.3 | |
| St. Lucie | 2,169 69.3% | 962 30.7% | 3,131 | D+38.5 | |
| Highlands | 2,215 71.6% | 878 28.4% | 3,093 | D+43.2 | |
| Madison | 2,421 84.6% | 440 15.4% | 2,861 | D+69.2 | |
| Levy | 2,527 90.5% | 266 9.5% | 2,793 | D+81.0 | |
| Taylor | 2,499 92.7% | 198 7.3% | 2,697 | D+85.3 | |
| Sumter | 2,382 90.4% | 253 9.6% | 2,635 | D+80.8 | |
| Washington | 1,915 74.9% | 643 25.1% | 2,558 | D+49.7 | |
| De Soto | 1,888 78.2% | 526 21.8% | 2,414 | D+56.4 | |
| Indian River | 1,487 62.2% | 904 37.8% | 2,391 | D+24.4 | |
| Nassau | 1,888 81.8% | 421 18.2% | 2,309 | D+63.5 | |
| Clay | 1,488 74.9% | 498 25.1% | 1,986 | D+49.8 | |
| Calhoun | 1,722 91.0% | 171 9.0% | 1,893 | D+81.9 | |
| Bradford | 1,588 85.9% | 261 14.1% | 1,849 | D+71.8 | |
| Citrus | 1,561 88.9% | 194 11.1% | 1,755 | D+77.9 | |
| Gulf | 1,642 94.0% | 105 6.0% | 1,747 | D+88.0 | |
| Jefferson | 1,412 86.8% | 215 13.2% | 1,627 | D+73.6 | |
| Martin | 1,018 63.1% | 596 36.9% | 1,614 | D+26.1 | |
| Hamilton | 1,424 88.5% | 185 11.5% | 1,609 | D+77.0 | |
| Hernando | 1,151 75.1% | 381 24.9% | 1,532 | D+50.3 | |
| Dixie | 1,420 94.4% | 84 5.6% | 1,504 | D+88.8 | |
| Franklin | 1,400 93.2% | 102 6.8% | 1,502 | D+86.4 | |
| Baker | 1,352 92.2% | 114 7.8% | 1,466 | D+84.4 | |
| Wakulla | 1,336 95.0% | 70 5.0% | 1,406 | D+90.0 | |
| Hendry | 1,040 76.6% | 317 23.4% | 1,357 | D+53.3 | |
| Charlotte | 910 69.1% | 407 30.9% | 1,317 | D+38.2 | |
| Lafayette | 1,090 89.9% | 122 10.1% | 1,212 | D+79.9 | |
| Union | 1,024 91.5% | 95 8.5% | 1,119 | D+83.0 | |
| Gilchrist | 1,011 92.0% | 88 8.0% | 1,099 | D+84.0 | |
| Liberty | 947 88.8% | 119 11.2% | 1,066 | D+77.7 | |
| Collier | 809 83.8% | 156 16.2% | 965 | D+67.7 | |
| Okeechobee | 822 87.1% | 122 12.9% | 944 | D+74.2 | |
| Flagler | 553 80.3% | 136 19.7% | 689 | D+60.5 | |
| Glades | 464 72.0% | 180 28.0% | 644 | D+44.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1940; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Florida in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+13.1 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.4 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+1.2 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+0.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+2.8 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+5.0 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | level |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+5.7 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+1.9 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+22.4 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+30.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+17.0 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+5.3 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+44.1 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.6 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+2.3 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+3.0 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+10.0 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.6 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+48.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+52.2 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+49.6 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+17.2 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+28.8 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+31.3 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+51.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+61.1 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+41.4 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+46.9 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+52.8 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+46.2 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+85.0 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+19.6 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.2 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+8.3 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.0 |