Who won Idaho in the 1940 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Idaho in 1940, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Idaho have in 1940?

Idaho cast 4 electoral votes in the 1940 presidential election.

Did Idaho vote for the national winner in 1940?

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

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1940

Idaho: Roosevelt carries 4 EV.

Idaho cast its 4 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Idaho voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Idaho, 1940

In 1940, Idaho awarded its 4 electoral votes to Roosevelt of the Democratic party. That placed Idaho with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and Idaho was part of his column.

Idaho stayed in the Democratic column for the 3rd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1932. Idaho did not move alone — neighboring Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana broke the same way in 1940. Over its 34 recorded presidential cycles, Idaho has backed the Republican party more than any other — 23 times in all. The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

Nationally, Franklin D. Roosevelt finished with 449 of the 531 electoral votes to 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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