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1940 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1940 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| country | Pennsylvania |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| previous_year | 1936 |
| next_election | 1944 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania |
| next_year | 1944 |
| election_date | November 5, 1940 |
| image_size | x200px |
| image1 | FDRoosevelt1938.jpg |
| nominee1 | **Franklin D. Roosevelt** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| home_state1 | New York |
| running_mate1 | **Henry A. Wallace** |
| electoral_vote1 | **36** |
| popular_vote1 | **2,171,035** |
| percentage1 | **53.23%** |
| image2 | WendellWillkie.jpg |
| nominee2 | Wendell Willkie |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| home_state2 | New York |
| running_mate2 | Charles L. McNary |
| electoral_vote2 | 0 |
| popular_vote2 | 1,889,848 |
| percentage2 | 46.33% |
| map_image | Pennsylvania Presidential Election Results 1940.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | County results |
| title | President |
| before_election | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Main article: 1940 United States presidential election
Roosevelt Willkie The 1940 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Pennsylvania voted to give Democratic nominee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt an unprecedented third term, over the Republican nominee, corporate lawyer Wendell Willkie, a dark horse candidate who had never before run for a political office. Roosevelt won Pennsylvania by a margin of 6.9%. This is also one of only four occasions where Pennsylvania and Michigan voted for different presidential candidates ever since the Democrats and Republicans became the two major parties in U.S. politics.
Results
| 1940 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Democratic** | **Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent)** | **2,171,035** | **53.23%** | **36** | |
| Republican | Wendell Willkie | 1,889,848 | 46.33% | 0 | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 10,967 | 0.27% | 0 | |
| Communist | Earl Browder | 4,519 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Industrial Government | John Aiken | 1,518 | 0.04% | 0 | |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 827 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| **Totals** | **4,078,714** | **100.00%** | **36** |
Results by county
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wendell Lewis Willkie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Republican | Various candidates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Totals | 2,175,538 | 53.35% | 1,885,265 | 46.23% | 17,004 | 0.42% | 290,273 | 7.12% | 4,077,807 | |||||||||||||
| Adams | 7,354 | 46.01% | 8,609 | 53.86% | 20 | 0.13% | -1,255 | -7.85% | 15,983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegheny | 367,926 | 58.03% | 263,285 | 41.52% | 2,849 | 0.45% | 104,641 | 16.50% | 634,060 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Armstrong | 12,144 | 45.44% | 14,524 | 54.34% | 60 | 0.22% | -2,380 | -8.90% | 26,728 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beaver | 33,609 | 57.78% | 24,324 | 41.81% | 239 | 0.41% | 9,285 | 15.96% | 58,172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bedford | 7,388 | 45.32% | 8,864 | 54.38% | 49 | 0.30% | -1,476 | -9.05% | 16,301 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Berks | 53,301 | 61.31% | 32,111 | 36.94% | 1,522 | 1.75% | 21,190 | 24.37% | 86,934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blair | 21,573 | 44.65% | 26,639 | 55.13% | 106 | 0.22% | -5,066 | -10.48% | 48,318 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradford | 6,605 | 30.75% | 14,826 | 69.02% | 49 | 0.23% | -8,221 | -38.27% | 21,480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucks | 20,586 | 44.78% | 25,169 | 54.75% | 212 | 0.46% | -4,583 | -9.97% | 45,967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 13,875 | 41.52% | 19,450 | 58.20% | 96 | 0.29% | -5,575 | -16.68% | 33,421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cambria | 42,894 | 58.44% | 30,306 | 41.29% | 193 | 0.26% | 12,588 | 17.15% | 73,393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameron | 1,450 | 44.60% | 1,793 | 55.15% | 8 | 0.25% | -343 | -10.55% | 3,251 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carbon | 12,777 | 54.50% | 10,618 | 45.29% | 51 | 0.22% | 2,159 | 9.21% | 23,446 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centre | 9,869 | 47.90% | 10,665 | 51.77% | 68 | 0.33% | -796 | -3.86% | 20,602 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chester | 22,473 | 44.18% | 28,222 | 55.48% | 174 | 0.34% | -5,749 | -11.30% | 50,869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clarion | 6,564 | 41.99% | 9,035 | 57.79% | 34 | 0.22% | -2,471 | -15.81% | 15,633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clearfield | 17,705 | 53.23% | 15,407 | 46.32% | 148 | 0.44% | 2,298 | 6.91% | 33,260 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clinton | 7,419 | 54.03% | 6,291 | 45.81% | 22 | 0.16% | 1,128 | 8.21% | 13,732 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 12,523 | 56.76% | 9,518 | 43.14% | 21 | 0.10% | 3,005 | 13.62% | 22,062 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crawford | 10,197 | 38.92% | 15,891 | 60.65% | 115 | 0.44% | -5,694 | -21.73% | 26,203 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 15,758 | 50.64% | 15,297 | 49.16% | 61 | 0.20% | 461 | 1.48% | 31,116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dauphin | 38,305 | 47.30% | 42,394 | 52.35% | 276 | 0.34% | -4,089 | -5.05% | 80,975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 60,225 | 42.74% | 80,158 | 56.88% | 534 | 0.38% | -19,933 | -14.15% | 140,917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elk | 6,920 | 49.78% | 6,949 | 49.99% | 31 | 0.22% | -29 | -0.21% | 13,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erie | 31,735 | 46.19% | 36,608 | 53.29% | 355 | 0.52% | -4,873 | -7.09% | 68,698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fayette | 41,960 | 63.47% | 23,908 | 36.16% | 246 | 0.37% | 18,052 | 27.30% | 66,114 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forest | 919 | 33.59% | 1,811 | 66.19% | 6 | 0.22% | -892 | -32.60% | 2,736 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 12,713 | 49.21% | 13,084 | 50.64% | 39 | 0.15% | -371 | -1.44% | 25,836 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fulton | 1,982 | 48.40% | 2,108 | 51.48% | 5 | 0.12% | -126 | -3.08% | 4,095 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greene | 10,214 | 60.17% | 6,726 | 39.63% | 34 | 0.20% | 3,488 | 20.55% | 16,974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huntingdon | 5,631 | 37.97% | 9,141 | 61.64% | 58 | 0.39% | -3,510 | -23.67% | 14,830 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 12,035 | 43.53% | 15,547 | 56.23% | 68 | 0.25% | -3,512 | -12.70% | 27,650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 8,559 | 41.37% | 12,081 | 58.40% | 47 | 0.23% | -3,522 | -17.03% | 20,687 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juniata | 3,579 | 50.46% | 3,507 | 49.44% | 7 | 0.10% | 72 | 1.02% | 7,093 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lackawanna | 71,343 | 56.32% | 54,931 | 43.36% | 411 | 0.32% | 16,412 | 12.95% | 126,685 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lancaster | 32,210 | 41.62% | 44,939 | 58.07% | 245 | 0.32% | -12,729 | -16.45% | 77,394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence | 18,814 | 49.07% | 19,361 | 50.50% | 167 | 0.44% | -547 | -1.43% | 38,342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 13,315 | 49.61% | 13,449 | 50.11% | 73 | 0.27% | -134 | -0.50% | 26,837 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 33,007 | 52.44% | 29,584 | 47.00% | 356 | 0.57% | 3,423 | 5.44% | 62,947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luzerne | 101,577 | 55.85% | 79,685 | 43.81% | 622 | 0.34% | 21,892 | 12.04% | 181,884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lycoming | 18,363 | 46.05% | 21,423 | 53.72% | 91 | 0.23% | -3,060 | -7.67% | 39,877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McKean | 6,911 | 31.63% | 14,822 | 67.84% | 115 | 0.53% | -7,911 | -36.21% | 21,848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 16,968 | 44.42% | 21,058 | 55.12% | 175 | 0.46% | -4,090 | -10.71% | 38,201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mifflin | 6,993 | 52.31% | 6,352 | 47.51% | 24 | 0.18% | 641 | 4.79% | 13,369 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monroe | 6,670 | 52.57% | 6,001 | 47.30% | 16 | 0.13% | 669 | 5.27% | 12,687 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 49,409 | 40.15% | 73,250 | 59.52% | 403 | 0.33% | -23,841 | -19.37% | 123,062 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montour | 3,080 | 53.04% | 2,723 | 46.89% | 4 | 0.07% | 357 | 6.15% | 5,807 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northampton | 33,304 | 56.49% | 25,385 | 43.06% | 266 | 0.45% | 7,919 | 13.43% | 58,955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northumberland | 26,315 | 53.31% | 22,914 | 46.42% | 134 | 0.27% | 3,401 | 6.89% | 49,363 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Perry | 4,601 | 43.87% | 5,877 | 56.03% | 11 | 0.10% | -1,276 | -12.17% | 10,489 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 532,149 | 59.69% | 354,878 | 39.81% | 4,459 | 0.50% | 177,271 | 19.88% | 891,486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pike | 1,818 | 41.08% | 2,596 | 58.65% | 12 | 0.27% | -778 | -17.58% | 4,426 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Potter | 2,731 | 34.30% | 5,205 | 65.36% | 27 | 0.34% | -2,474 | -31.07% | 7,963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schuylkill | 48,739 | 52.71% | 43,505 | 47.05% | 231 | 0.25% | 5,234 | 5.66% | 92,475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snyder | 2,478 | 30.17% | 5,722 | 69.66% | 14 | 0.17% | -3,244 | -39.49% | 8,214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Somerset | 14,085 | 44.71% | 17,369 | 55.13% | 52 | 0.17% | -3,284 | -10.42% | 31,506 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sullivan | 1,626 | 44.04% | 2,059 | 55.77% | 7 | 0.19% | -433 | -11.73% | 3,692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Susquehanna | 5,383 | 36.04% | 9,520 | 63.73% | 35 | 0.23% | -4,137 | -27.69% | 14,938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tioga | 4,434 | 27.51% | 11,645 | 72.24% | 40 | 0.25% | -7,211 | -44.74% | 16,119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union | 2,220 | 28.27% | 5,612 | 71.45% | 22 | 0.28% | -3,392 | -43.19% | 7,854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venango | 6,873 | 27.89% | 17,728 | 71.95% | 38 | 0.15% | -10,855 | -44.06% | 24,639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warren | 5,825 | 34.39% | 11,016 | 65.04% | 97 | 0.57% | -5,191 | -30.65% | 16,938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 50,829 | 63.43% | 29,026 | 36.22% | 285 | 0.36% | 21,803 | 27.21% | 80,140 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne | 3,460 | 27.26% | 9,203 | 72.50% | 30 | 0.24% | -5,743 | -45.25% | 12,693 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westmoreland | 64,567 | 59.90% | 42,643 | 39.56% | 577 | 0.54% | 21,924 | 20.34% | 107,787 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2,548 | 32.51% | 5,273 | 67.28% | 16 | 0.20% | -2,725 | -34.77% | 7,837 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| York | 39,543 | 56.56% | 30,228 | 43.23% | 146 | 0.21% | 9,315 | 13.32% | 69,917 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Armstrong
- Adams
- Blair
- Bucks
- Centre
- Dauphin
- Elk
- Erie
- Franklin
- Fulton
- Lawrence
- Lebanon
- Lycoming
- Mercer
- Perry
- Pike
Notes
References
References
- Brownstein, Ronald. (September 16, 2024). "Why these three states are the most consistent tipping point in American politics". CNN.
- David Leip. "1940 Presidential General Election Results – Pennsylvania". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas.
- Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); ''America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964''; pp. 381-382 {{ISBN. 0405077114
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