Who won Indiana in the 1940 presidential election?

Willkie (Republican) carried Indiana in 1940, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1940?

Indiana cast 14 electoral votes in the 1940 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1940?

No. Indiana backed Willkie, while Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidency nationally.

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1940

Indiana: Willkie carries 14 EV.

Indiana cast its 14 electoral votes for Willkie (Republican). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Indiana voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1940 result in Indiana

Indiana backed Willkie (Republican) in the 1940 presidential election, casting 14 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won nationally, while Indiana had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Indiana away from the Democratic ticket it had backed in each of the previous 2 cycles. It stood apart from its neighbors: Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan went the other way that year. Over its 53 recorded presidential cycles, Indiana has backed the Republican party more than any other — 32 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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