West Virginia 1940 Presidential Election

Democratic Candidate vs. Republican Candidate

Democratic Candidate won the West Virginia 1940 presidential election with 495,662 votes (57.1%), a margin of D+14.2. West Virginia's 4 electoral votes went to the Democratic ticket.

Statewide Results

57.1%

42.9%

495,662

Democratic Candidate (57.1%)

372,414

Republican Candidate (42.9%)

Total Votes: 868,076|Margin: D+14.2

County Results

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County Results (55 counties)

County	Margin	1980 Pres	1984 Pres	Total Votes	Swing
Jefferson County	D+38.9	D+2.3	R+16.5	7,629	R+6.5%
Webster County	D+37.8	D+33.1	D+20.1	6,646	R+1.9%
Fayette County	D+36.7	D+37.4	D+22.5	32,563	R+8.7%
Randolph County	D+33.7	D+14.3	R+11.5	12,661	R+3.4%
Mingo County	D+33.6	D+42.3	D+32.7	17,395	D+1.3%
Raleigh County	D+32.6	D+21.6	R+0.4	34,857	R+10.8%
Boone County	D+31.4	D+27.9	D+20.9	12,032	R+6.4%
Hampshire County	D+30.4	R+6.4	R+31.7	5,028	R+12.5%
Wyoming County	D+28.1	D+18.1	D+2.8	12,180	R+2.2%
McDowell County	D+27.5	D+42.7	D+33.1	38,355	R+16.2%
Logan County	D+26.6	D+40.6	D+25.7	26,870	R+17.8%
Hancock County	D+26.0	D+13.2	D+8.6	13,512	R+6.2%
Wayne County	D+25.6	D+6.9	R+2.5	15,327	D+2.6%
Hardy County	D+23.3	R+6.2	R+28.3	4,364	R+7.0%
Brooke County	D+23.1	D+15.3	D+15.8	10,420	R+2.9%
Mercer County	D+22.9	R+1.9	R+20.5	29,558	R+3.2%
Gilmer County	D+22.6	D+11.5	R+13.3	5,343	R+7.1%
Marion County	D+22.4	D+12.2	D+2.7	34,384	R+6.8%
Greenbrier County	D+22.3	D+6.5	R+13.4	16,615	R+6.8%
Calhoun County	D+20.6	D+3.2	R+8.9	4,763	R+11.4%
Summers County	D+19.8	D+11.4	R+5.4	9,085	R+4.5%
Kanawha County	D+18.2	D+0.2	R+15.3	98,045	D+0.3%
Braxton County	D+16.9	D+21.7	D+7.2	9,765	R+3.9%
Pendleton County	D+15.6	D+1.3	R+16.6	4,687	R+3.2%
Cabell County	D+14.4	R+4.4	R+16.8	49,152	R+3.5%
Harrison County	D+13.8	D+13.2	R+12.9	39,657	R+12.5%
Berkeley County	D+13.8	R+18.2	R+35.1	15,220	D+2.1%
Wetzel County	D+11.4	D+5.6	R+13.1	10,033	R+14.8%
Tucker County	D+11.3	D+1.7	R+11.8	5,986	R+12.4%
Pocahontas County	D+11.1	D+3.7	R+13.1	6,490	R+7.1%
Monongalia County	D+11.0	D+3.3	R+6.1	23,307	R+10.5%
Nicholas County	D+10.5	D+14.5	R+0.7	9,611	R+8.7%
Clay County	D+9.5	D+19.5	D+11.9	6,366	R+5.3%
Ohio County	D+9.1	R+1.8	R+13.9	39,786	R+15.8%
Putnam County	D+6.8	R+7.8	R+27.8	9,156	R+2.6%
Barbour County	D+4.7	D+2.0	R+11.0	9,601	R+10.6%
Lincoln County	D+4.1	D+13.8	D+10.7	10,046	R+6.0%
Wood County	D+3.1	R+18.2	R+37.1	30,967	R+11.4%
Taylor County	D+1.3	D+3.2	R+18.5	9,809	R+16.2%
Mineral County	D+0.6	R+12.9	R+31.1	10,328	R+8.0%
Roane County	R+1.5	R+12.1	R+20.6	10,475	D+0.8%
Monroe County	R+1.8	R+2.0	R+21.5	6,686	R+4.0%
Marshall County	R+2.3	D+3.6	R+4.0	18,224	R+9.5%
Pleasants County	R+3.2	R+10.4	R+21.4	3,675	R+5.5%
Wirt County	R+7.8	R+5.1	R+25.1	3,372	R+12.8%
Lewis County	R+13.0	R+3.8	R+32.4	10,501	R+13.3%
Mason County	R+16.0	R+2.9	R+7.6	10,760	R+6.3%
Jackson County	R+21.5	R+18.2	R+26.3	8,403	R+6.1%
Preston County	R+26.9	R+14.1	R+26.3	12,943	R+10.4%
Morgan County	R+33.2	R+26.8	R+40.8	3,849	R+10.8%
Ritchie County	R+34.3	R+34.8	R+46.1	7,421	R+10.0%
Upshur County	R+36.0	R+23.3	R+41.1	8,948	R+7.1%
Tyler County	R+36.5	R+28.0	R+38.8	6,380	R+13.3%
Doddridge County	R+37.6	R+27.7	R+47.2	4,788	R+10.0%
Grant County	R+57.7	R+52.5	R+63.4	4,052	R+8.6%

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County Results (55 counties)

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