1940 Presidential Election Results for South Carolina

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County	Turnout	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)		Wendell Willkie (R)		Other		TOTAL
Abbeville	9%	1,007	96.9%	32	3.1%	0	0.0%	1,039
Aiken	11%	2,772	96.9%	89	3.1%	0	0.0%	2,861
Allendale	15%	905	96.8%	30	3.2%	0	0.0%	935
Anderson	8%	3,763	97.8%	86	2.2%	0	0.0%	3,849
Bamberg	10%	904	98.6%	13	1.4%	0	0.0%	917
Barnwell	19%	1,845	99.3%	13	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,858
Beaufort	6%	582	86.5%	91	13.5%	0	0.0%	673
Berkeley	5%	490	84.3%	91	15.7%	0	0.0%	581
Calhoun	8%	657	99.5%	3	0.5%	0	0.0%	660
Charleston	15%	8,145	85.6%	1,372	14.4%	0	0.0%	9,517
Cherokee	12%	2,069	98.3%	36	1.7%	0	0.0%	2,105
Chester	12%	1,930	98.1%	35	1.8%	2	0.1%	1,967
Chesterfield	16%	2,880	99.3%	20	0.7%	0	0.0%	2,900
Clarendon	8%	1,154	95.5%	54	4.5%	0	0.0%	1,208
Colleton	10%	1,197	94.8%	65	5.2%	0	0.0%	1,262
Darlington	7%	1,395	95.9%	60	4.1%	0	0.0%	1,455
Dillon	6%	868	97.2%	25	2.8%	0	0.0%	893
Dorchester	12%	993	90.0%	110	10.0%	0	0.0%	1,103
Edgefield	12%	1,065	99.2%	9	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,074
Fairfield	7%	848	97.7%	20	2.3%	0	0.0%	868
Florence	8%	2,597	96.5%	95	3.5%	0	0.0%	2,692
Georgetown	13%	1,503	90.7%	155	9.3%	0	0.0%	1,658
Greenville	12%	8,118	94.0%	514	6.0%	0	0.0%	8,632
Greenwood	14%	2,914	98.7%	39	1.3%	0	0.0%	2,953
Hampton	14%	1,198	98.0%	24	2.0%	0	0.0%	1,222
Horry	9%	2,111	92.8%	164	7.2%	0	0.0%	2,275
Jasper	9%	418	91.1%	41	8.9%	0	0.0%	459
Kershaw	7%	1,174	98.3%	20	1.7%	0	0.0%	1,194
Lancaster	19%	3,205	99.6%	14	0.4%	0	0.0%	3,219
Laurens	12%	2,697	98.5%	40	1.5%	0	0.0%	2,737
Lee	7%	825	97.6%	20	2.4%	0	0.0%	845
Lexington	8%	1,496	98.9%	17	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,513
Marion	5%	716	97.5%	18	2.5%	0	0.0%	734
Marlboro	3%	526	97.6%	13	2.4%	0	0.0%	539
McCormick	8%	419	97.4%	11	2.6%	0	0.0%	430
Newberry	10%	1,739	98.0%	35	2.0%	0	0.0%	1,774
Oconee	9%	1,593	91.8%	143	8.2%	0	0.0%	1,736
Orangeburg	8%	2,356	97.7%	56	2.3%	0	0.0%	2,412
Pickens	11%	2,122	96.5%	76	3.5%	0	0.0%	2,198
Richland	9%	4,781	96.6%	167	3.4%	0	0.0%	4,948
Saluda	13%	1,115	98.7%	15	1.3%	0	0.0%	1,130
Spartanburg	14%	9,119	97.4%	248	2.6%	0	0.0%	0
Union	22%	3,662	99.2%	29	0.8%	0	0.0%	3,691
Williamsburg	6%	1,089	97.0%	34	3.0%	0	0.0%	1,123
York	9%	2,508	95.5%	118	4.5%	0	0.0%	2,626
TOTAL	10%	95,470	95.6%	4,360	4.4%	0	0.0%	99,830

1940 President, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,007	96.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	32	3.1%
TOTAL	1,039
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,772	96.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	89	3.1%
TOTAL	2,861
Turnout: 11% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	905	96.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	30	3.2%
TOTAL	935
Turnout: 15% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,763	97.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	86	2.2%
TOTAL	3,849
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -43

1940 President, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	904	98.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	13	1.4%
TOTAL	917
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -43

1940 President, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,845	99.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	13	0.7%
TOTAL	1,858
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -44

1940 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	582	86.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	91	13.5%
TOTAL	673
Turnout: 6% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): -31

1940 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	490	84.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	91	15.7%
TOTAL	581
Turnout: 5% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): -29

1940 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	657	99.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3	0.5%
TOTAL	660
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -44

1940 President, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,145	85.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,372	14.4%
TOTAL	9,517
Turnout: 15% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): -30

1940 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,069	98.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	36	1.7%
TOTAL	2,105
Turnout: 12% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -43

1940 President, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,930	98.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	35	1.8%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,967
Turnout: 12% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -43

1940 President, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,880	99.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	20	0.7%
TOTAL	2,900
Turnout: 16% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -44

1940 President, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,154	95.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	54	4.5%
TOTAL	1,208
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -40

1940 President, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,197	94.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	65	5.2%
TOTAL	1,262
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -40

1940 President, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,395	95.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	60	4.1%
TOTAL	1,455
Turnout: 7% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -41

1940 President, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	868	97.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	25	2.8%
TOTAL	893
Turnout: 6% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	993	90.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	110	10.0%
TOTAL	1,103
Turnout: 12% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -35

1940 President, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,065	99.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	9	0.8%
TOTAL	1,074
Turnout: 12% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -44

1940 President, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	848	97.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	20	2.3%
TOTAL	868
Turnout: 7% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,597	96.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	95	3.5%
TOTAL	2,692
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -41

1940 President, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,503	90.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	155	9.3%
TOTAL	1,658
Turnout: 13% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -35

1940 President, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,118	94.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	514	6.0%
TOTAL	8,632
Turnout: 12% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -39

1940 President, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,914	98.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	39	1.3%
TOTAL	2,953
Turnout: 14% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -43

1940 President, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,198	98.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	24	2.0%
TOTAL	1,222
Turnout: 14% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -43

1940 President, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,111	92.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	164	7.2%
TOTAL	2,275
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -38

1940 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	418	91.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	41	8.9%
TOTAL	459
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -36

1940 President, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,174	98.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	20	1.7%
TOTAL	1,194
Turnout: 7% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -43

1940 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,205	99.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,219
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -44

1940 President, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,697	98.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	40	1.5%
TOTAL	2,737
Turnout: 12% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -43

1940 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	825	97.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	20	2.4%
TOTAL	845
Turnout: 7% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,496	98.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	17	1.1%
TOTAL	1,513
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -44

1940 President, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	419	97.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	11	2.6%
TOTAL	430
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	716	97.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	18	2.5%
TOTAL	734
Turnout: 5% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	526	97.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	13	2.4%
TOTAL	539
Turnout: 3% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,739	98.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	35	2.0%
TOTAL	1,774
Turnout: 10% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -43

1940 President, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,593	91.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	143	8.2%
TOTAL	1,736
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -37

1940 President, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,356	97.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	56	2.3%
TOTAL	2,412
Turnout: 8% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,122	96.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	76	3.5%
TOTAL	2,198
Turnout: 11% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -41

1940 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,781	96.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	167	3.4%
TOTAL	4,948
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -41

1940 President, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,115	98.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	15	1.3%
TOTAL	1,130
Turnout: 13% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -43

1940 President, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,119	97.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	248	2.6%
TOTAL	9,367
Turnout: 14% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,662	99.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	29	0.8%
TOTAL	3,691
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -44

1940 President, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,089	97.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	34	3.0%
TOTAL	1,123
Turnout: 6% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -42

1940 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,508	95.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	118	4.5%
TOTAL	2,626
Turnout: 9% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -40

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