1940 United States presidential election in Nevada

1940 United States presidential election in Nevada
All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
Roosevelt 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	Willkie 60-70%
President before election; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Democratic	Elected President ; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Democratic

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

Nevada was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 60.08% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 39.92% of the popular vote.^[3]^[4] As of the 2016 presidential election^[update], this is the last election in which Lyon County and Churchill County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[5]

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Nevada
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)	31,945	60.08%
	Republican	Wendell Willkie	21,229	39.92%
Total votes			53,174	100%

County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican		Margin		Total votes cast^[6]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast^[6]
Churchill	1,267	51.97%	1,171	48.03%	96	3.94%	2,438
Clark	5,154	70.37%	2,170	29.63%	2,984	40.74%	7,324
Douglas	330	35.79%	592	64.21%	-262	-28.42%	922
Elko	3,016	62.85%	1,783	37.15%	1,233	25.69%	4,799
Esmeralda	639	68.64%	292	31.36%	347	37.27%	931
Eureka	353	55.42%	284	44.58%	69	10.83%	637
Humboldt	1,367	63.40%	789	36.60%	378	19.33%	1,956
Lander	475	54.72%	393	45.28%	82	9.45%	868
Lincoln	1,601	77.64%	461	22.36%	1,140	55.29%	2,062
Lyon	1,067	52.56%	963	47.44%	104	5.12%	2,030
Mineral	693	63.06%	406	36.94%	287	26.11%	1,099
Nye	1,206	62.33%	729	37.67%	477	24.65%	1,935
Ormsby	785	51.21%	748	48.79%	37	2.41%	1,533
Pershing	696	53.95%	594	46.05%	102	7.91%	1,290
Storey	382	63.04%	224	36.96%	158	26.07%	606
Washoe	9,243	53.41%	8,062	46.59%	1,181	6.82%	17,305
White Pine	3,671	70.07%	1,568	29.93%	2,103	40.14%	5,239
Totals	31,945	60.08%	21,229	39.92%	10,516	19.85%	52,974

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