1940 Presidential Election Results for New York

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County	Turnout	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)		Wendell Willkie (R)		Other		TOTAL
Albany	86%	77,052	56.6%	58,912	43.3%	210	0.2%	136,174
Allegany	78%	5,077	24.4%	15,611	75.2%	79	0.4%	20,767
Bronx	67%	418,931	67.1%	198,293	31.8%	6,980	1.1%	624,204
Broome	66%	32,092	42.1%	44,013	57.7%	179	0.2%	76,284
Cattaraugus	73%	11,924	34.0%	22,987	65.6%	144	0.4%	35,055
Cayuga	81%	13,985	39.8%	21,032	59.8%	156	0.4%	35,173
Chautauqua	68%	21,524	37.6%	35,536	62.0%	256	0.4%	57,316
Chemung	75%	15,203	40.5%	22,156	59.1%	140	0.4%	37,499
Chenango	82%	5,241	26.9%	14,168	72.8%	43	0.2%	19,452
Clinton	60%	11,378	52.2%	10,369	47.6%	53	0.2%	21,800
Columbia	78%	8,591	38.8%	13,527	61.0%	44	0.2%	22,162
Cortland	76%	5,147	29.6%	12,233	70.3%	31	0.2%	17,411
Delaware	77%	5,968	27.5%	15,684	72.3%	48	0.2%	21,700
Dutchess	71%	25,598	44.1%	32,329	55.7%	122	0.2%	58,049
Erie	68%	189,779	50.7%	183,664	49.1%	992	0.3%	374,435
Essex	76%	5,545	31.8%	11,868	68.0%	38	0.2%	17,451
Franklin	72%	9,479	45.2%	11,446	54.6%	33	0.2%	20,958
Fulton	74%	9,040	37.6%	14,896	62.0%	79	0.3%	24,015
Genesee	73%	6,664	31.4%	14,503	68.3%	62	0.3%	21,229
Greene	86%	6,425	38.7%	10,153	61.1%	38	0.2%	16,616
Hamilton	99%	840	29.2%	2,029	70.6%	4	0.1%	2,873
Herkimer	77%	13,013	42.4%	17,590	57.4%	54	0.2%	30,657
Jefferson	73%	14,581	36.2%	25,584	63.5%	97	0.2%	40,262
Kings	63%	742,668	64.8%	394,534	34.4%	8,365	0.7%	1,145,567
Lewis	81%	3,466	30.1%	8,049	69.8%	17	0.1%	11,532
Livingston	73%	6,397	33.5%	12,629	66.2%	58	0.3%	19,084
Madison	82%	6,301	29.1%	15,262	70.5%	99	0.5%	21,662
Monroe	79%	120,613	51.1%	114,383	48.4%	1,099	0.5%	236,095
Montgomery	74%	15,079	49.2%	15,546	50.7%	34	0.1%	30,659
Nassau	76%	73,171	33.7%	143,672	66.1%	450	0.2%	217,293
New York	53%	478,153	61.5%	292,480	37.6%	7,466	1.0%	778,099
Niagara	64%	33,207	47.4%	36,729	52.4%	165	0.2%	70,101
Oneida	74%	49,109	48.3%	52,362	51.5%	271	0.3%	101,742
Onondaga	79%	67,481	42.4%	91,056	57.3%	485	0.3%	159,022
Ontario	75%	9,110	32.3%	18,932	67.2%	120	0.4%	28,162
Orange	73%	27,632	41.4%	38,913	58.3%	145	0.2%	66,690
Orleans	86%	4,525	29.2%	10,958	70.6%	36	0.2%	15,519
Oswego	78%	13,459	37.1%	22,688	62.6%	83	0.2%	36,230
Otsego	75%	7,798	31.6%	16,771	68.0%	78	0.3%	24,647
Putnam	112%	4,794	40.0%	7,164	59.7%	39	0.3%	11,997
Queens	65%	288,024	46.9%	323,406	52.7%	2,524	0.4%	613,954
Rensselaer	87%	32,387	44.9%	39,648	55.0%	97	0.1%	72,132
Richmond	66%	38,307	49.4%	38,911	50.2%	249	0.3%	77,467
Rockland	73%	14,897	42.2%	20,040	56.8%	362	1.0%	35,299
Saratoga	85%	15,037	41.3%	21,298	58.5%	98	0.3%	36,433
Schenectady	77%	32,041	48.2%	34,101	51.3%	334	0.5%	66,476
Schoharie	80%	4,073	35.7%	7,316	64.1%	25	0.2%	11,414
Schuyler	84%	2,211	30.8%	4,936	68.8%	24	0.3%	7,171
Seneca	72%	4,203	33.4%	8,364	66.4%	31	0.2%	12,598
St. Lawrence	66%	15,569	38.9%	24,339	60.9%	82	0.2%	39,990
Steuben	76%	14,651	34.6%	27,587	65.1%	127	0.3%	42,365
Suffolk	77%	33,853	34.6%	63,712	65.1%	270	0.3%	97,835
Sullivan	82%	9,785	45.0%	11,877	54.6%	76	0.3%	21,738
Tioga	81%	4,081	29.7%	9,618	69.9%	59	0.4%	13,758
Tompkins	69%	7,118	32.8%	14,325	66.0%	250	1.2%	21,693
Ulster	79%	20,403	42.8%	27,186	57.0%	107	0.2%	47,696
Warren	88%	7,226	34.5%	13,657	65.3%	40	0.2%	20,923
Washington	79%	7,977	33.3%	15,960	66.6%	38	0.2%	23,975
Wayne	78%	7,358	27.6%	19,196	72.1%	62	0.2%	26,616
Westchester	73%	110,114	37.5%	182,883	62.3%	694	0.2%	293,691
Wyoming	77%	4,393	27.9%	11,323	71.9%	39	0.2%	15,755
Yates	84%	2,170	23.4%	7,084	76.4%	21	0.2%	9,275
TOTAL	67%	3,251,918	51.6%	3,027,478	48.0%	22,200	0.4%	6,301,596

1940 President, Albany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	77,052	56.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	58,912	43.3%
Other	210	0.2%
TOTAL	136,174
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Allegany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,077	24.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	15,611	75.2%
Other	79	0.4%
TOTAL	20,767
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 27 Diff (US): 30

1940 President, Bronx County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	418,931	67.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	198,293	31.8%
Other	6,980	1.1%
TOTAL	624,204
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -13

1940 President, Broome County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	32,092	42.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	44,013	57.7%
Other	179	0.2%
TOTAL	76,284
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 13

1940 President, Cattaraugus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,924	34.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	22,987	65.6%
Other	144	0.4%
TOTAL	35,055
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 21

1940 President, Cayuga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	13,985	39.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	21,032	59.8%
Other	156	0.4%
TOTAL	35,173
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 15

1940 President, Chautauqua County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	21,524	37.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	35,536	62.0%
Other	256	0.4%
TOTAL	57,316
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 17

1940 President, Chemung County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,203	40.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	22,156	59.1%
Other	140	0.4%
TOTAL	37,499
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 14

1940 President, Chenango County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,241	26.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	14,168	72.8%
Other	43	0.2%
TOTAL	19,452
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 28

1940 President, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,378	52.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	10,369	47.6%
Other	53	0.2%
TOTAL	21,800
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 3

1940 President, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,591	38.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	13,527	61.0%
Other	44	0.2%
TOTAL	22,162
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 16

1940 President, Cortland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,147	29.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	12,233	70.3%
Other	31	0.2%
TOTAL	17,411
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 25

1940 President, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,968	27.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	15,684	72.3%
Other	48	0.2%
TOTAL	21,700
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 27

1940 President, Dutchess County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	25,598	44.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	32,329	55.7%
Other	122	0.2%
TOTAL	58,049
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11

1940 President, Erie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	189,779	50.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	183,664	49.1%
Other	992	0.3%
TOTAL	374,435
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Essex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,545	31.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	11,868	68.0%
Other	38	0.2%
TOTAL	17,451
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 23

1940 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,479	45.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	11,446	54.6%
Other	33	0.2%
TOTAL	20,958
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

1940 President, Fulton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,040	37.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	14,896	62.0%
Other	79	0.3%
TOTAL	24,015
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 17

1940 President, Genesee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,664	31.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	14,503	68.3%
Other	62	0.3%
TOTAL	21,229
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 24

1940 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,425	38.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	10,153	61.1%
Other	38	0.2%
TOTAL	16,616
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 16

1940 President, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	840	29.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,029	70.6%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,873
Turnout: 99% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 26

1940 President, Herkimer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	13,013	42.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	17,590	57.4%
Other	54	0.2%
TOTAL	30,657
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 13

1940 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,581	36.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	25,584	63.5%
Other	97	0.2%
TOTAL	40,262
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 19

1940 President, Kings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	742,668	64.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	394,534	34.4%
Other	8,365	0.7%
TOTAL	1,145,567
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -10

1940 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,466	30.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	8,049	69.8%
Other	17	0.1%
TOTAL	11,532
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 25

1940 President, Livingston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,397	33.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	12,629	66.2%
Other	58	0.3%
TOTAL	19,084
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 21

1940 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,301	29.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	15,262	70.5%
Other	99	0.5%
TOTAL	21,662
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 26

1940 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	120,613	51.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	114,383	48.4%
Other	1,099	0.5%
TOTAL	236,095
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,079	49.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	15,546	50.7%
Other	34	0.1%
TOTAL	30,659
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Nassau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	73,171	33.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	143,672	66.1%
Other	450	0.2%
TOTAL	217,293
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 21

1940 President, New York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	478,153	61.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	292,480	37.6%
Other	7,466	1.0%
TOTAL	778,099
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -7

1940 President, Niagara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	33,207	47.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	36,729	52.4%
Other	165	0.2%
TOTAL	70,101
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1940 President, Oneida County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	49,109	48.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	52,362	51.5%
Other	271	0.3%
TOTAL	101,742
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 7

1940 President, Onondaga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	67,481	42.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	91,056	57.3%
Other	485	0.3%
TOTAL	159,022
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1940 President, Ontario County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,110	32.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	18,932	67.2%
Other	120	0.4%
TOTAL	28,162
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 22

1940 President, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	27,632	41.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	38,913	58.3%
Other	145	0.2%
TOTAL	66,690
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 14

1940 President, Orleans County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,525	29.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	10,958	70.6%
Other	36	0.2%
TOTAL	15,519
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 26

1940 President, Oswego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	13,459	37.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	22,688	62.6%
Other	83	0.2%
TOTAL	36,230
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 18

1940 President, Otsego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,798	31.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	16,771	68.0%
Other	78	0.3%
TOTAL	24,647
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 23

1940 President, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,794	40.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	7,164	59.7%
Other	39	0.3%
TOTAL	11,997
Turnout: 112% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 15

1940 President, Queens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	288,024	46.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	323,406	52.7%
Other	2,524	0.4%
TOTAL	613,954
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 8

1940 President, Rensselaer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	32,387	44.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	39,648	55.0%
Other	97	0.1%
TOTAL	72,132
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

1940 President, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	38,307	49.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	38,911	50.2%
Other	249	0.3%
TOTAL	77,467
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 5

1940 President, Rockland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,897	42.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	20,040	56.8%
Other	362	1.0%
TOTAL	35,299
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1940 President, St. Lawrence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,569	38.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	24,339	60.9%
Other	82	0.2%
TOTAL	39,990
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 16

1940 President, Saratoga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,037	41.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	21,298	58.5%
Other	98	0.3%
TOTAL	36,433
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 14

1940 President, Schenectady County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	32,041	48.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	34,101	51.3%
Other	334	0.5%
TOTAL	66,476
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Schoharie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,073	35.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	7,316	64.1%
Other	25	0.2%
TOTAL	11,414
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 19

1940 President, Schuyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,211	30.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,936	68.8%
Other	24	0.3%
TOTAL	7,171
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 24

1940 President, Seneca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,203	33.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	8,364	66.4%
Other	31	0.2%
TOTAL	12,598
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 22

1940 President, Steuben County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	14,651	34.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	27,587	65.1%
Other	127	0.3%
TOTAL	42,365
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 20

1940 President, Suffolk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	33,853	34.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	63,712	65.1%
Other	270	0.3%
TOTAL	97,835
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 20

1940 President, Sullivan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,785	45.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	11,877	54.6%
Other	76	0.3%
TOTAL	21,738
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

1940 President, Tioga County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,081	29.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	9,618	69.9%
Other	59	0.4%
TOTAL	13,758
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 25

1940 President, Tompkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,118	32.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	14,325	66.0%
Other	250	1.2%
TOTAL	21,693
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 21

1940 President, Ulster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	20,403	42.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	27,186	57.0%
Other	107	0.2%
TOTAL	47,696
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1940 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,226	34.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	13,657	65.3%
Other	40	0.2%
TOTAL	20,923
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 20

1940 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,977	33.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	15,960	66.6%
Other	38	0.2%
TOTAL	23,975
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 22

1940 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,358	27.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	19,196	72.1%
Other	62	0.2%
TOTAL	26,616
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 27

1940 President, Westchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	110,114	37.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	182,883	62.3%
Other	694	0.2%
TOTAL	293,691
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 17

1940 President, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,393	27.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	11,323	71.9%
Other	39	0.2%
TOTAL	15,755
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 27

1940 President, Yates County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,170	23.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	7,084	76.4%
Other	21	0.2%
TOTAL	9,275
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 28 Diff (US): 32

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