1940 Presidential Election Results for Idaho

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County	Turnout	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)		Wendell Willkie (R)		Other		TOTAL
Ada	83%	12,381	49.0%	12,861	50.8%	51	0.2%	25,293
Adams	84%	929	54.3%	779	45.5%	3	0.2%	1,711
Bannock	78%	10,493	65.9%	5,419	34.1%	1	0.0%	15,913
Bear Lake	88%	2,026	53.5%	1,761	46.5%	0	0.0%	3,787
Benewah	75%	1,924	59.2%	1,304	40.1%	22	0.7%	3,250
Bingham	68%	3,815	50.9%	3,662	48.9%	11	0.1%	7,488
Blaine	78%	1,559	58.0%	1,124	41.8%	4	0.1%	2,687
Boise	83%	677	58.0%	489	41.9%	1	0.1%	1,167
Bonner	73%	3,834	55.2%	3,072	44.3%	34	0.5%	6,940
Bonneville	70%	5,891	59.5%	3,999	40.4%	10	0.1%	9,900
Boundary	78%	1,393	51.9%	1,221	45.5%	70	2.6%	2,684
Butte	83%	448	51.4%	423	48.6%	0	0.0%	871
Camas	93%	381	50.9%	367	49.1%	0	0.0%	748
Canyon	73%	8,639	49.4%	8,776	50.2%	63	0.4%	17,478
Caribou	86%	658	62.7%	390	37.2%	1	0.1%	1,049
Cassia	73%	2,930	51.5%	2,748	48.3%	11	0.2%	5,689
Clark	106%	212	34.7%	399	65.3%	0	0.0%	611
Clearwater	71%	2,284	66.6%	1,128	32.9%	17	0.5%	3,429
Custer	77%	894	53.9%	760	45.8%	5	0.3%	1,659
Elmore	83%	1,632	60.2%	1,077	39.7%	4	0.1%	2,713
Franklin	80%	2,158	51.1%	2,069	48.9%	0	0.0%	4,227
Fremont	84%	2,556	56.1%	1,996	43.8%	2	0.0%	4,554
Gem	73%	2,666	64.5%	1,462	35.4%	4	0.1%	4,132
Gooding	77%	1,919	44.9%	2,352	55.0%	4	0.1%	4,275
Idaho	73%	2,888	52.1%	2,641	47.6%	16	0.3%	5,545
Jefferson	78%	2,631	60.3%	1,717	39.3%	16	0.4%	4,364
Jerome	77%	1,881	42.7%	2,520	57.2%	7	0.2%	4,408
Kootenai	78%	5,997	57.3%	4,333	41.4%	132	1.3%	10,462
Latah	67%	4,494	52.9%	3,971	46.7%	35	0.4%	8,500
Lemhi	79%	1,664	54.1%	1,412	45.9%	1	0.0%	3,077
Lewis	77%	1,462	66.5%	729	33.2%	7	0.3%	2,198
Lincoln	78%	886	46.6%	1,009	53.0%	7	0.4%	1,902
Madison	72%	2,218	57.6%	1,632	42.4%	1	0.0%	3,851
Minidoka	73%	1,982	49.9%	1,979	49.8%	13	0.3%	3,974
Nez Perce	80%	5,963	63.3%	3,409	36.2%	41	0.4%	9,413
Oneida	84%	1,440	55.7%	1,140	44.1%	4	0.2%	2,584
Owyhee	68%	1,160	52.6%	1,031	46.8%	14	0.6%	2,205
Payette	78%	1,790	41.0%	2,554	58.5%	20	0.5%	4,364
Power	87%	931	49.4%	951	50.5%	3	0.2%	1,885
Shoshone	81%	6,565	64.5%	3,525	34.7%	82	0.8%	10,172
Teton	76%	844	55.9%	667	44.1%	0	0.0%	1,511
Twin Falls	75%	7,286	44.6%	9,031	55.2%	34	0.2%	16,351
Valley	78%	1,165	60.0%	761	39.2%	17	0.9%	1,943
Washington	79%	2,296	54.6%	1,903	45.3%	5	0.1%	4,204
TOTAL	75%	127,842	54.4%	106,553	45.3%	773	0.3%	235,168

1940 President, Ada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,381	49.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	12,861	50.8%
Other	51	0.2%
TOTAL	25,293
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	929	54.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	779	45.5%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,711
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Bannock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,493	65.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,419	34.1%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	15,913
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -11

1940 President, Bear Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,026	53.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,761	46.5%
TOTAL	3,787
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Benewah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,924	59.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,304	40.1%
Other	22	0.7%
TOTAL	3,250
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1940 President, Bingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,815	50.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,662	48.9%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	7,488
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,559	58.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,124	41.8%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,687
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Boise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	677	58.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	489	41.9%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,167
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Bonner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,834	55.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,072	44.3%
Other	34	0.5%
TOTAL	6,940
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Bonneville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,891	59.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,999	40.4%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	9,900
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -4

1940 President, Boundary County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,393	51.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,221	45.5%
Other	70	2.6%
TOTAL	2,684
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	448	51.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	423	48.6%
TOTAL	871
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Camas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	381	50.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	367	49.1%
TOTAL	748
Turnout: 93% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Canyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,639	49.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	8,776	50.2%
Other	63	0.4%
TOTAL	17,478
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 5

1940 President, Caribou County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	658	62.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	390	37.2%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,049
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1940 President, Cassia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,930	51.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,748	48.3%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,689
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	212	34.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	399	65.3%
TOTAL	611
Turnout: 106% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 21

1940 President, Clearwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,284	66.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,128	32.9%
Other	17	0.5%
TOTAL	3,429
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -12

1940 President, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	894	53.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	760	45.8%
Other	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,659
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Elmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,632	60.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,077	39.7%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,713
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1940 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,158	51.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,069	48.9%
TOTAL	4,227
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Fremont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,556	56.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,996	43.8%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,554
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Gem County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,666	64.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,462	35.4%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,132
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -9

1940 President, Gooding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,919	44.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,352	55.0%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,275
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10

1940 President, Idaho County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,888	52.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,641	47.6%
Other	16	0.3%
TOTAL	5,545
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3

1940 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,631	60.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,717	39.3%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,364
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1940 President, Jerome County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,881	42.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,520	57.2%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,408
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 12

1940 President, Kootenai County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,997	57.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,333	41.4%
Other	132	1.3%
TOTAL	10,462
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Latah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,494	52.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,971	46.7%
Other	35	0.4%
TOTAL	8,500
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Lemhi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,664	54.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,412	45.9%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,077
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,462	66.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	729	33.2%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,198
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -12

1940 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	886	46.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,009	53.0%
Other	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,902
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 8

1940 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,218	57.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,632	42.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,851
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Minidoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,982	49.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,979	49.8%
Other	13	0.3%
TOTAL	3,974
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5

1940 President, Nez Perce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,963	63.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,409	36.2%
Other	41	0.4%
TOTAL	9,413
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -9

1940 President, Oneida County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,440	55.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,140	44.1%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,584
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Owyhee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,160	52.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,031	46.8%
Other	14	0.6%
TOTAL	2,205
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Payette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,790	41.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,554	58.5%
Other	20	0.5%
TOTAL	4,364
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 14

1940 President, Power County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	931	49.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	951	50.5%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,885
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Shoshone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,565	64.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,525	34.7%
Other	82	0.8%
TOTAL	10,172
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -10

1940 President, Teton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	844	55.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	667	44.1%
TOTAL	1,511
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Twin Falls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,286	44.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	9,031	55.2%
Other	34	0.2%
TOTAL	16,351
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10

1940 President, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,165	60.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	761	39.2%
Other	17	0.9%
TOTAL	1,943
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -6

1940 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,296	54.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,903	45.3%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,204
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

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