Who won Michigan in the 1940 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Michigan in 1940, winning its 19 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Michigan have in 1940?

Michigan cast 19 electoral votes in the 1940 presidential election.

Did Michigan vote for the national winner in 1940?

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

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1940

Michigan: Roosevelt carries 19 EV.

Michigan cast its 19 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Michigan voted with the national winner this cycle.

Michigan in 1940

The 1940 contest saw Michigan line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 19 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Michigan ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Michigan backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — Ohio and Wisconsin joined Michigan for the Democratic ticket, while Indiana did not. Across the 51 presidential elections Michigan has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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