Who won New Hampshire in the 1940 presidential election?

Willkie (Republican) carried New Hampshire in 1940, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1940?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in the 1940 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 1940?

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

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1940

New Hampshire: Willkie carries 4 EV.

New Hampshire cast its 4 electoral votes for Willkie (Republican). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — New Hampshire voted against the national winner this cycle.

New Hampshire in 1940

The 1940 contest saw New Hampshire line up behind Willkie, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving New Hampshire among the states he did not carry.

Willkie's win closed out New Hampshire's 2-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Vermont and Maine joined New Hampshire for the Republican ticket, while Massachusetts did not. Across the 59 presidential elections New Hampshire 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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