Who won Wisconsin in the 1940 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Wisconsin in 1940, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Wisconsin have in 1940?

Wisconsin cast 12 electoral votes in the 1940 presidential election.

Did Wisconsin vote for the national winner in 1940?

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

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1940

Wisconsin: Roosevelt carries 12 EV.

Wisconsin cast its 12 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Wisconsin voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1940 result in Wisconsin

Wisconsin backed Roosevelt (Democratic) in the 1940 presidential election, casting 12 electoral votes for the ticket. Wisconsin ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Wisconsin backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — Minnesota, Illinois, and Michigan joined Wisconsin for the Democratic ticket, while Iowa did not. Across the 45 presidential elections Wisconsin has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (24 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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