Who won California in the 1940 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried California in 1940, winning its 22 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did California have in 1940?

California cast 22 electoral votes in the 1940 presidential election.

Did California vote for the national winner in 1940?

Yes. California backed Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the presidency that year.

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1940

California: Roosevelt carries 22 EV.

California cast its 22 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — California voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1940 result in California

California backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1940 presidential election, casting 22 electoral votes for the ticket. California ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which California backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. California did not move alone — neighboring Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona broke the same way in 1940. Across the 44 presidential elections California has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (22 times). The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, Franklin D. Roosevelt took 449 of the 531 electoral votes, against Wendell Willkie's 82. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 54.74% of the ballots cast.

The 1940 national map

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