1940 Presidential Election Results for West Virginia

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County	Turnout	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)		Wendell Willkie (R)		Other		TOTAL
Barbour	87%	5,025	52.3%	4,576	47.7%	0	0.0%	9,601
Berkeley	95%	8,658	56.9%	6,562	43.1%	0	0.0%	15,220
Boone	80%	7,904	65.7%	4,128	34.3%	0	0.0%	12,032
Braxton	81%	5,709	58.5%	4,056	41.5%	0	0.0%	9,765
Brooke	72%	6,416	61.6%	4,004	38.4%	0	0.0%	10,420
Cabell	87%	28,125	57.2%	21,027	42.8%	0	0.0%	49,152
Calhoun	69%	2,872	60.3%	1,891	39.7%	0	0.0%	4,763
Clay	83%	3,485	54.7%	2,881	45.3%	0	0.0%	6,366
Doddridge	81%	1,495	31.2%	3,293	68.8%	0	0.0%	4,788
Fayette	73%	22,256	68.3%	10,307	31.7%	0	0.0%	32,563
Gilmer	78%	3,276	61.3%	2,067	38.7%	0	0.0%	5,343
Grant	84%	857	21.2%	3,195	78.8%	0	0.0%	4,052
Greenbrier	77%	10,164	61.2%	6,451	38.8%	0	0.0%	16,615
Hampshire	72%	3,277	65.2%	1,751	34.8%	0	0.0%	5,028
Hancock	77%	8,515	63.0%	4,997	37.0%	0	0.0%	13,512
Hardy	71%	2,690	61.6%	1,674	38.4%	0	0.0%	4,364
Harrison	84%	22,570	56.9%	17,087	43.1%	0	0.0%	39,657
Jackson	93%	3,299	39.3%	5,104	60.7%	0	0.0%	8,403
Jefferson	82%	5,297	69.4%	2,332	30.6%	0	0.0%	7,629
Kanawha	87%	57,932	59.1%	40,113	40.9%	0	0.0%	98,045
Lewis	83%	4,566	43.5%	5,935	56.5%	0	0.0%	10,501
Lincoln	85%	5,228	52.0%	4,818	48.0%	0	0.0%	10,046
Logan	76%	17,010	63.3%	9,860	36.7%	0	0.0%	26,870
Marion	87%	21,035	61.2%	13,349	38.8%	0	0.0%	34,384
Marshall	82%	8,900	48.8%	9,324	51.2%	0	0.0%	18,224
Mason	88%	4,521	42.0%	6,239	58.0%	0	0.0%	10,760
McDowell	80%	24,449	63.7%	13,906	36.3%	0	0.0%	38,355
Mercer	77%	18,163	61.4%	11,395	38.6%	0	0.0%	29,558
Mineral	85%	5,195	50.3%	5,133	49.7%	0	0.0%	10,328
Mingo	84%	11,619	66.8%	5,776	33.2%	0	0.0%	17,395
Monongalia	75%	12,940	55.5%	10,367	44.5%	0	0.0%	23,307
Monroe	89%	3,283	49.1%	3,403	50.9%	0	0.0%	6,686
Morgan	79%	1,286	33.4%	2,563	66.6%	0	0.0%	3,849
Nicholas	76%	5,312	55.3%	4,299	44.7%	0	0.0%	9,611
Ohio	91%	21,713	54.6%	18,073	45.4%	0	0.0%	39,786
Pendleton	76%	2,710	57.8%	1,977	42.2%	0	0.0%	4,687
Pleasants	101%	1,779	48.4%	1,896	51.6%	0	0.0%	3,675
Pocahontas	83%	3,604	55.5%	2,886	44.5%	0	0.0%	6,490
Preston	79%	4,730	36.5%	8,213	63.5%	0	0.0%	12,943
Putnam	86%	4,888	53.4%	4,268	46.6%	0	0.0%	9,156
Raleigh	74%	23,105	66.3%	11,752	33.7%	0	0.0%	34,857
Randolph	75%	8,465	66.9%	4,196	33.1%	0	0.0%	12,661
Ritchie	86%	2,439	32.9%	4,982	67.1%	0	0.0%	7,421
Roane	91%	5,158	49.2%	5,317	50.8%	0	0.0%	10,475
Summers	78%	5,441	59.9%	3,644	40.1%	0	0.0%	9,085
Taylor	90%	4,968	50.6%	4,841	49.4%	0	0.0%	9,809
Tucker	82%	3,332	55.7%	2,654	44.3%	0	0.0%	5,986
Tyler	95%	2,026	31.8%	4,354	68.2%	0	0.0%	6,380
Upshur	87%	2,862	32.0%	6,086	68.0%	0	0.0%	8,948
Wayne	80%	9,626	62.8%	5,701	37.2%	0	0.0%	15,327
Webster	70%	4,579	68.9%	2,067	31.1%	0	0.0%	6,646
Wetzel	83%	5,590	55.7%	4,443	44.3%	0	0.0%	10,033
Wirt	97%	1,554	46.1%	1,818	53.9%	0	0.0%	3,372
Wood	89%	15,962	51.5%	15,005	48.5%	0	0.0%	30,967
Wyoming	80%	7,802	64.1%	4,378	35.9%	0	0.0%	12,180
TOTAL	81%	495,662	57.1%	372,414	42.9%	0	0.0%	868,076

1940 President, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,025	52.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,576	47.7%
TOTAL	9,601
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1940 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,658	56.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,562	43.1%
TOTAL	15,220
Turnout: 95% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,904	65.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,128	34.3%
TOTAL	12,032
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -10

1940 President, Braxton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,709	58.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,056	41.5%
TOTAL	9,765
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Brooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,416	61.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,004	38.4%
TOTAL	10,420
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1940 President, Cabell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	28,125	57.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	21,027	42.8%
TOTAL	49,152
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,872	60.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,891	39.7%
TOTAL	4,763
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1940 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,485	54.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,881	45.3%
TOTAL	6,366
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Doddridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,495	31.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,293	68.8%
TOTAL	4,788
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 24

1940 President, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	22,256	68.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	10,307	31.7%
TOTAL	32,563
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -13

1940 President, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,276	61.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,067	38.7%
TOTAL	5,343
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1940 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	857	21.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,195	78.8%
TOTAL	4,052
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 36 Diff (US): 34

1940 President, Greenbrier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	10,164	61.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,451	38.8%
TOTAL	16,615
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1940 President, Hampshire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,277	65.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,751	34.8%
TOTAL	5,028
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -10

1940 President, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,515	63.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,997	37.0%
TOTAL	13,512
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1940 President, Hardy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,690	61.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,674	38.4%
TOTAL	4,364
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -6

1940 President, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	22,570	56.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	17,087	43.1%
TOTAL	39,657
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1940 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,299	39.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,104	60.7%
TOTAL	8,403
Turnout: 93% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 16

1940 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,297	69.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,332	30.6%
TOTAL	7,629
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14

1940 President, Kanawha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	57,932	59.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	40,113	40.9%
TOTAL	98,045
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1940 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,566	43.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,935	56.5%
TOTAL	10,501
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 12

1940 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,228	52.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,818	48.0%
TOTAL	10,046
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1940 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	17,010	63.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	9,860	36.7%
TOTAL	26,870
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1940 President, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	24,449	63.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	13,906	36.3%
TOTAL	38,355
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -9

1940 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	21,035	61.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	13,349	38.8%
TOTAL	34,384
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1940 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,900	48.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	9,324	51.2%
TOTAL	18,224
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,521	42.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,239	58.0%
TOTAL	10,760
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 13

1940 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	18,163	61.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	11,395	38.6%
TOTAL	29,558
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1940 President, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,195	50.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,133	49.7%
TOTAL	10,328
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5

1940 President, Mingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,619	66.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,776	33.2%
TOTAL	17,395
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12

1940 President, Monongalia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	12,940	55.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	10,367	44.5%
TOTAL	23,307
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,283	49.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,403	50.9%
TOTAL	6,686
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,286	33.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,563	66.6%
TOTAL	3,849
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 22

1940 President, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,312	55.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,299	44.7%
TOTAL	9,611
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	21,713	54.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	18,073	45.4%
TOTAL	39,786
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,710	57.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,977	42.2%
TOTAL	4,687
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -3

1940 President, Pleasants County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,779	48.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,896	51.6%
TOTAL	3,675
Turnout: 101% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1940 President, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,604	55.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,886	44.5%
TOTAL	6,490
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Preston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,730	36.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	8,213	63.5%
TOTAL	12,943
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 19

1940 President, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,888	53.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,268	46.6%
TOTAL	9,156
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Raleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	23,105	66.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	11,752	33.7%
TOTAL	34,857
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -11

1940 President, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	8,465	66.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,196	33.1%
TOTAL	12,661
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12

1940 President, Ritchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,439	32.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,982	67.1%
TOTAL	7,421
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 22

1940 President, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,158	49.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,317	50.8%
TOTAL	10,475
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Summers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,441	59.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,644	40.1%
TOTAL	9,085
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1940 President, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,968	50.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,841	49.4%
TOTAL	9,809
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1940 President, Tucker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,332	55.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,654	44.3%
TOTAL	5,986
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,026	31.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,354	68.2%
TOTAL	6,380
Turnout: 95% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 23

1940 President, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,862	32.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,086	68.0%
TOTAL	8,948
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 23

1940 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	9,626	62.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,701	37.2%
TOTAL	15,327
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1940 President, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,579	68.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,067	31.1%
TOTAL	6,646
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14

1940 President, Wetzel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,590	55.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,443	44.3%
TOTAL	10,033
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Wirt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,554	46.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,818	53.9%
TOTAL	3,372
Turnout: 97% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

1940 President, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	15,962	51.5%
Wendell Willkie (R)	15,005	48.5%
TOTAL	30,967
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,802	64.1%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,378	35.9%
TOTAL	12,180
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -9

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