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Election 1940 Results

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1940 presidential election in Tennessee

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) beat Wendell Willkie (Republican) in Tennessee in 1940, 67.3% to 32.4%, a margin of 34.9 points and 182,448 votes.

Tennessee voted 24.9 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 69 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 26. The largest, Shelby, cast 65,074 votes and went to the Democrat by 77.4 points. The closest was Carroll, where 48 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Franklin D. Roosevelt won Democratic 351,601 67.3%
Wendell Willkie Republican 169,153 32.4%
All other candidates 2,069 0.4%
Total522,823

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 57,664 88.6% 7,312 11.2% 98 65,074 D+77.4
Davidson 27,589 75.9% 8,763 24.1% 36,352 D+51.8
Knox 20,226 59.0% 13,877 40.5% 201 34,304 D+18.5
Hamilton 17,083 63.5% 9,771 36.3% 68 26,922 D+27.2
Sullivan 7,234 63.3% 4,153 36.4% 34 11,421 D+27.0
Greene 4,406 48.2% 4,587 50.2% 142 9,135 R+2.0
McMinn 5,192 56.9% 3,901 42.8% 28 9,121 D+14.2
Washington 3,565 42.8% 4,719 56.7% 43 8,327 R+13.9
Blount 3,363 43.6% 4,312 55.9% 45 7,720 R+12.3
Madison 6,154 82.6% 1,271 17.1% 23 7,448 D+65.6
Monroe 4,121 55.6% 3,253 43.9% 42 7,416 D+11.7
Lauderdale 6,279 95.1% 317 4.8% 7 6,603 D+90.3
Carter 2,171 33.5% 4,238 65.4% 71 6,480 R+31.9
Gibson 5,103 80.3% 1,233 19.4% 20 6,356 D+60.9
Tipton 5,815 95.1% 288 4.7% 10 6,113 D+90.4
Lawrence 3,936 67.4% 1,877 32.2% 23 5,836 D+35.3
Claiborne 2,792 48.4% 2,879 49.9% 93 5,764 R+1.5
Sevier 1,181 20.5% 4,569 79.5% 5,750 R+58.9
Carroll 2,830 50.2% 2,782 49.3% 30 5,642 D+0.9
Campbell 2,688 48.8% 2,799 50.8% 25 5,512 R+2.0
Hawkins 2,108 38.6% 3,314 60.7% 36 5,458 R+22.1
Marion 3,242 59.7% 2,158 39.7% 35 5,435 D+19.9
Maury 4,529 87.3% 634 12.2% 23 5,186 D+75.1
McNairy 2,484 49.3% 2,550 50.7% 5,034 R+1.3
Rutherford 4,207 84.0% 782 15.6% 20 5,009 D+68.4
Obion 4,360 88.7% 536 10.9% 18 4,914 D+77.8
Franklin 4,312 88.1% 569 11.6% 12 4,893 D+76.5
Dekalb 2,830 58.1% 2,041 41.9% 4,871 D+16.2
Cocke 1,098 23.5% 3,521 75.3% 54 4,673 R+51.9
Roane 2,384 51.3% 2,245 48.3% 21 4,650 D+3.0
Weakley 3,474 74.7% 1,139 24.5% 35 4,648 D+50.2
Bradley 1,976 42.8% 2,617 56.7% 22 4,615 R+13.9
Putnam 2,963 65.2% 1,576 34.7% 5 4,544 D+30.5
Giles 3,796 84.3% 692 15.4% 13 4,501 D+69.0
Sumner 3,591 80.8% 834 18.8% 22 4,447 D+62.0
Dyer 3,374 77.0% 961 21.9% 45 4,380 D+55.1
Rhea 2,364 54.5% 1,956 45.1% 16 4,336 D+9.4
Loudon 2,068 47.9% 2,226 51.6% 23 4,317 R+3.7
Lincoln 3,781 87.6% 521 12.1% 13 4,315 D+75.6
Hardin 1,957 46.1% 2,264 53.3% 26 4,247 R+7.2
Henderson 1,560 36.9% 2,653 62.8% 9 4,222 R+25.9
Polk 3,611 86.5% 562 13.5% 4,173 D+73.1
Anderson 2,218 54.2% 1,852 45.3% 21 4,091 D+8.9
Montgomery 3,158 79.1% 819 20.5% 13 3,990 D+58.6
Henry 3,307 85.1% 563 14.5% 16 3,886 D+70.6
Hamblen 2,055 53.0% 1,794 46.3% 28 3,877 D+6.7
Robertson 3,258 86.5% 490 13.0% 19 3,767 D+73.5
Williamson 3,215 85.8% 505 13.5% 26 3,746 D+72.3
Wilson 3,020 82.0% 655 17.8% 6 3,681 D+64.2
Scott 1,448 39.7% 2,187 59.9% 14 3,649 R+20.3
Haywood 3,466 96.3% 128 3.6% 4 3,598 D+92.8
Wayne 1,100 30.6% 2,486 69.2% 6 3,592 R+38.6
Marshall 3,132 88.9% 389 11.0% 2 3,523 D+77.9
Hickman 2,776 80.8% 644 18.8% 14 3,434 D+62.1
Dickson 2,784 83.9% 527 15.9% 8 3,319 D+68.0
Morgan 1,783 55.2% 1,448 44.8% 3,231 D+10.4
Lake 2,962 92.9% 213 6.7% 12 3,187 D+86.3
Decatur 1,832 58.8% 1,275 40.9% 10 3,117 D+17.9
Stewart 2,699 87.4% 374 12.1% 15 3,088 D+75.3
Bedford 2,499 81.3% 555 18.1% 20 3,074 D+63.2
Jefferson 1,062 35.4% 1,921 63.9% 21 3,004 R+28.6
Johnson 469 15.8% 2,502 84.2% 2,971 R+68.4
Cumberland 1,443 48.7% 1,492 50.3% 30 2,965 R+1.7
White 2,256 77.0% 657 22.4% 15 2,928 D+54.6
Smith 2,244 77.2% 648 22.3% 14 2,906 D+54.9
Warren 2,323 80.5% 546 18.9% 18 2,887 D+61.6
Unicoi 985 34.2% 1,863 64.7% 33 2,881 R+30.5
Benton 1,996 69.4% 858 29.8% 23 2,877 D+39.6
Hardeman 2,549 88.7% 319 11.1% 7 2,875 D+77.6
Bledsoe 1,527 53.7% 1,317 46.3% 2,844 D+7.4
Crockett 2,048 73.4% 733 26.3% 9 2,790 D+47.1
Overton 1,718 62.9% 988 36.2% 27 2,733 D+26.7
Coffee 2,277 84.0% 424 15.6% 11 2,712 D+68.3
Hancock 1,014 37.5% 1,673 61.9% 14 2,701 R+24.4
Jackson 2,046 76.9% 605 22.7% 9 2,660 D+54.2
Grainger 842 32.9% 1,688 66.0% 27 2,557 R+33.1
Chester 1,537 60.2% 1,015 39.8% 2,552 D+20.5
Macon 711 29.1% 1,730 70.8% 4 2,445 R+41.7
Cannon 1,699 72.1% 638 27.1% 21 2,358 D+45.0
Fentress 919 39.7% 1,365 58.9% 33 2,317 R+19.2
Cheatham 1,932 85.3% 331 14.6% 3 2,266 D+70.7
Humphreys 1,717 81.9% 377 18.0% 3 2,097 D+63.9
Grundy 1,749 85.1% 298 14.5% 9 2,056 D+70.6
Fayette 1,826 95.8% 78 4.1% 2 1,906 D+91.7
Clay 1,288 70.6% 537 29.4% 1,825 D+41.2
Union 673 36.9% 1,143 62.7% 8 1,824 R+25.8
Lewis 1,343 78.3% 368 21.4% 5 1,716 D+56.8
Pickett 652 43.7% 830 55.6% 10 1,492 R+11.9
Meigs 889 60.8% 573 39.2% 1,462 D+21.6
Sequatchie 1,003 71.2% 401 28.5% 4 1,408 D+42.8
Perry 1,068 76.1% 332 23.7% 3 1,403 D+52.5
Houston 1,093 82.1% 229 17.2% 9 1,331 D+64.9
Van Buren 732 69.5% 318 30.2% 3 1,053 D+39.3
Trousdale 929 90.6% 94 9.2% 2 1,025 D+81.5
Moore 869 88.5% 106 10.8% 7 982 D+77.7

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.

Tennessee in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+29.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+23.2
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+26.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+20.4
2008 John McCain (R) R+15.1
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+14.3
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+3.9
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+2.4
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+4.7
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+16.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+16.3
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+0.3
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+13.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+38.0
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.7
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+11.0
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+7.1
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+0.6
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+0.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+12.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+21.2
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+34.9
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+38.1
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+34.0
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+7.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+9.2
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+3.0
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+13.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+28.8
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+7.0
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+11.0
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.2
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.8
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+13.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+6.5
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+3.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+9.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+19.7
1872 Third party (other)
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+36.9