Who won South Carolina in the 1940 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried South Carolina in 1940, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1940?

South Carolina cast 8 electoral votes in the 1940 presidential election.

Did South Carolina vote for the national winner in 1940?

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

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1940

South Carolina: Roosevelt carries 8 EV.

South Carolina cast its 8 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — South Carolina voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1940 result in South Carolina

South Carolina backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1940 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. South Carolina ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 16th consecutive election in which South Carolina backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1880. South Carolina did not move alone — neighboring Georgia and North Carolina broke the same way in 1940. Across the 59 presidential elections South Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic 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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