Who won Florida in the 1940 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Florida in 1940, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Florida have in 1940?

Florida cast 7 electoral votes in the 1940 presidential election.

Did Florida vote for the national winner in 1940?

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

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Florida: Roosevelt carries 7 EV.

Florida cast its 7 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Florida voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Florida, 1940

In 1940, Florida awarded its 7 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. Florida ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Florida backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. Florida did not move alone — neighboring Alabama and Georgia broke the same way in 1940. Across the 45 presidential elections Florida has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 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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