Who won Rhode Island in the 1940 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1940?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in the 1940 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1940?

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

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1940

Rhode Island: Roosevelt carries 4 EV.

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

What happened in Rhode Island, 1940

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

Rhode Island stayed in the Democratic column for the 4th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1928. Rhode Island did not move alone — neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts broke the same way in 1940. Over its 59 recorded presidential cycles, Rhode Island has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 25 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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