Who won Nebraska in the 1940 presidential election?

Willkie (Republican) carried Nebraska in 1940, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nebraska have in 1940?

Nebraska cast 7 electoral votes in the 1940 presidential election.

Did Nebraska vote for the national winner in 1940?

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

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1940

Nebraska: Willkie carries 7 EV.

Nebraska cast its 7 electoral votes for Willkie (Republican). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Nebraska voted against the national winner this cycle.

Nebraska in 1940

The 1940 contest saw Nebraska line up behind Willkie, delivering 7 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won nationally, while Nebraska had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Nebraska away from the Democratic ticket it had backed in each of the previous 2 cycles. The region divided — South Dakota, Iowa, and Kansas joined Nebraska for the Republican ticket, while Missouri, Colorado, and Wyoming did not. Over its 40 recorded presidential cycles, Nebraska has backed the Republican party more than any other — 31 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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