Who won Utah in the 1940 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Utah have in 1940?

Utah cast 4 electoral votes in the 1940 presidential election.

Did Utah vote for the national winner in 1940?

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

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1940

Utah: Roosevelt carries 4 EV.

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

Reading the 1940 result in Utah

Utah backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1940 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Utah with the eventual winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt went on to take the presidency, and Utah was part of his column.

Utah stayed in the Democratic column for the 3rd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1932. Utah did not move alone — neighboring Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada broke the same way in 1940. Over its 33 recorded presidential cycles, Utah has backed the Republican party more than any other — 23 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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