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1940 United States presidential election in Kentucky
1940 United States presidential election in Kentucky|
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 County Results
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Roosevelt
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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Willkie
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 11[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Kentucky was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 57.45 percent of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 42.30 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Results by county
| County
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
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Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican
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Various candidates
Other parties
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Margin
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Total votes cast[5]
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
|
#
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%
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| Adair
|
2,711
|
42.37%
|
3,674
|
57.42%
|
13
|
0.20%
|
-963
|
-15.05%
|
6,398
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| Allen
|
2,036
|
38.49%
|
3,232
|
61.11%
|
21
|
0.40%
|
-1,196
|
-22.61%
|
5,289
|
| Anderson
|
2,515
|
66.73%
|
1,244
|
33.01%
|
10
|
0.27%
|
1,271
|
33.72%
|
3,769
|
| Ballard
|
3,212
|
80.89%
|
758
|
19.09%
|
1
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0.03%
|
2,454
|
61.80%
|
3,971
|
| Barren
|
4,888
|
60.11%
|
3,233
|
39.76%
|
11
|
0.14%
|
1,655
|
20.35%
|
8,132
|
| Bath
|
2,528
|
60.54%
|
1,636
|
39.18%
|
12
|
0.29%
|
892
|
21.36%
|
4,176
|
| Bell
|
5,910
|
54.23%
|
4,962
|
45.53%
|
27
|
0.25%
|
948
|
8.70%
|
10,899
|
| Boone
|
2,518
|
64.76%
|
1,357
|
34.90%
|
13
|
0.33%
|
1,161
|
29.86%
|
3,888
|
| Bourbon
|
4,254
|
61.38%
|
2,673
|
38.57%
|
4
|
0.06%
|
1,581
|
22.81%
|
6,931
|
| Boyd
|
9,868
|
57.16%
|
7,322
|
42.41%
|
75
|
0.43%
|
2,546
|
14.75%
|
17,265
|
| Boyle
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4,081
|
64.28%
|
2,257
|
35.55%
|
11
|
0.17%
|
1,824
|
28.73%
|
6,349
|
| Bracken
|
1,961
|
55.69%
|
1,551
|
44.05%
|
9
|
0.26%
|
410
|
11.64%
|
3,521
|
| Breathitt
|
3,977
|
71.14%
|
1,602
|
28.66%
|
11
|
0.20%
|
2,375
|
42.49%
|
5,590
|
| Breckinridge
|
3,296
|
50.01%
|
3,258
|
49.43%
|
37
|
0.56%
|
38
|
0.58%
|
6,591
|
| Bullitt
|
2,388
|
74.46%
|
813
|
25.35%
|
6
|
0.19%
|
1,575
|
49.11%
|
3,207
|
| Butler
|
1,455
|
31.47%
|
3,163
|
68.40%
|
6
|
0.13%
|
-1,708
|
-36.94%
|
4,624
|
| Caldwell
|
2,858
|
55.71%
|
2,246
|
43.78%
|
26
|
0.51%
|
612
|
11.93%
|
5,130
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| Calloway
|
5,793
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86.49%
|
896
|
13.38%
|
9
|
0.13%
|
4,897
|
73.11%
|
6,698
|
| Campbell
|
14,801
|
49.63%
|
14,916
|
50.02%
|
103
|
0.35%
|
-115
|
-0.39%
|
29,820
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| Carlisle
|
2,366
|
82.21%
|
500
|
17.37%
|
12
|
0.42%
|
1,866
|
64.84%
|
2,878
|
| Carroll
|
2,915
|
78.15%
|
804
|
21.55%
|
11
|
0.29%
|
2,111
|
56.60%
|
3,730
|
| Carter
|
3,403
|
42.83%
|
4,520
|
56.88%
|
23
|
0.29%
|
-1,117
|
-14.06%
|
7,946
|
| Casey
|
1,862
|
32.37%
|
3,874
|
67.34%
|
17
|
0.30%
|
-2,012
|
-34.97%
|
5,753
|
| Christian
|
6,599
|
54.17%
|
5,566
|
45.69%
|
16
|
0.13%
|
1,033
|
8.48%
|
12,181
|
| Clark
|
3,970
|
64.82%
|
2,136
|
34.87%
|
19
|
0.31%
|
1,834
|
29.94%
|
6,125
|
| Clay
|
1,632
|
27.08%
|
4,395
|
72.92%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-2,763
|
-45.84%
|
6,027
|
| Clinton
|
755
|
22.69%
|
2,573
|
77.31%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-1,818
|
-54.63%
|
3,328
|
| Crittenden
|
1,834
|
41.01%
|
2,624
|
58.68%
|
14
|
0.31%
|
-790
|
-17.67%
|
4,472
|
| Cumberland
|
872
|
25.58%
|
2,533
|
74.30%
|
4
|
0.12%
|
-1,661
|
-48.72%
|
3,409
|
| Daviess
|
9,344
|
62.19%
|
5,633
|
37.49%
|
49
|
0.33%
|
3,711
|
24.70%
|
15,026
|
| Edmonson
|
1,332
|
33.86%
|
2,589
|
65.81%
|
13
|
0.33%
|
-1,257
|
-31.95%
|
3,934
|
| Elliott
|
2,013
|
76.05%
|
634
|
23.95%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,379
|
52.10%
|
2,647
|
| Estill
|
2,587
|
47.16%
|
2,889
|
52.66%
|
10
|
0.18%
|
-302
|
-5.50%
|
5,486
|
| Fayette
|
15,834
|
55.69%
|
12,514
|
44.01%
|
84
|
0.30%
|
3,320
|
11.68%
|
28,432
|
| Fleming
|
2,999
|
51.11%
|
2,855
|
48.65%
|
14
|
0.24%
|
144
|
2.45%
|
5,868
|
| Floyd
|
9,100
|
71.03%
|
3,711
|
28.97%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
5,389
|
42.07%
|
12,811
|
| Franklin
|
6,956
|
78.18%
|
1,927
|
21.66%
|
14
|
0.16%
|
5,029
|
56.52%
|
8,897
|
| Fulton
|
3,592
|
81.79%
|
791
|
18.01%
|
9
|
0.20%
|
2,801
|
63.78%
|
4,392
|
| Gallatin
|
1,473
|
74.70%
|
495
|
25.10%
|
4
|
0.20%
|
978
|
49.59%
|
1,972
|
| Garrard
|
2,162
|
50.07%
|
2,148
|
49.75%
|
8
|
0.19%
|
14
|
0.32%
|
4,318
|
| Grant
|
2,729
|
63.93%
|
1,535
|
35.96%
|
5
|
0.12%
|
1,194
|
27.97%
|
4,269
|
| Graves
|
9,786
|
81.99%
|
2,122
|
17.78%
|
27
|
0.23%
|
7,664
|
64.21%
|
11,935
|
| Grayson
|
2,678
|
45.69%
|
3,156
|
53.85%
|
27
|
0.46%
|
-478
|
-8.16%
|
5,861
|
| Green
|
1,993
|
44.21%
|
2,497
|
55.39%
|
18
|
0.40%
|
-504
|
-11.18%
|
4,508
|
| Greenup
|
4,742
|
53.73%
|
4,059
|
45.99%
|
24
|
0.27%
|
683
|
7.74%
|
8,825
|
| Hancock
|
1,338
|
48.41%
|
1,424
|
51.52%
|
2
|
0.07%
|
-86
|
-3.11%
|
2,764
|
| Hardin
|
4,718
|
66.54%
|
2,351
|
33.16%
|
21
|
0.30%
|
2,367
|
33.39%
|
7,090
|
| Harlan
|
10,582
|
64.20%
|
5,859
|
35.55%
|
42
|
0.25%
|
4,723
|
28.65%
|
16,483
|
| Harrison
|
4,228
|
71.01%
|
1,707
|
28.67%
|
19
|
0.32%
|
2,521
|
42.34%
|
5,954
|
| Hart
|
3,280
|
53.29%
|
2,866
|
46.56%
|
9
|
0.15%
|
414
|
6.73%
|
6,155
|
| Henderson
|
6,727
|
73.03%
|
2,455
|
26.65%
|
29
|
0.31%
|
4,272
|
46.38%
|
9,211
|
| Henry
|
3,862
|
72.47%
|
1,445
|
27.12%
|
22
|
0.41%
|
2,417
|
45.36%
|
5,329
|
| Hickman
|
2,758
|
84.73%
|
490
|
15.05%
|
7
|
0.22%
|
2,268
|
69.68%
|
3,255
|
| Hopkins
|
8,695
|
68.96%
|
3,884
|
30.80%
|
30
|
0.24%
|
4,811
|
38.16%
|
12,609
|
| Jackson
|
465
|
11.07%
|
3,722
|
88.62%
|
13
|
0.31%
|
-3,257
|
-77.55%
|
4,200
|
| Jefferson
|
94,710
|
58.75%
|
66,052
|
40.97%
|
456
|
0.28%
|
28,658
|
17.78%
|
161,218
|
| Jessamine
|
2,815
|
60.00%
|
1,837
|
39.15%
|
40
|
0.85%
|
978
|
20.84%
|
4,692
|
| Johnson
|
3,042
|
37.58%
|
5,042
|
62.29%
|
10
|
0.12%
|
-2,000
|
-24.71%
|
8,094
|
| Kenton
|
19,261
|
59.30%
|
13,147
|
40.47%
|
74
|
0.23%
|
6,114
|
18.82%
|
32,482
|
| Knott
|
4,434
|
85.38%
|
759
|
14.62%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
3,675
|
70.77%
|
5,193
|
| Knox
|
3,319
|
39.84%
|
5,003
|
60.06%
|
8
|
0.10%
|
-1,684
|
-20.22%
|
8,330
|
| Larue
|
2,463
|
65.14%
|
1,309
|
34.62%
|
9
|
0.24%
|
1,154
|
30.52%
|
3,781
|
| Laurel
|
2,860
|
35.48%
|
5,180
|
64.27%
|
20
|
0.25%
|
-2,320
|
-28.78%
|
8,060
|
| Lawrence
|
3,178
|
50.83%
|
3,055
|
48.86%
|
19
|
0.30%
|
123
|
1.97%
|
6,252
|
| Lee
|
1,622
|
46.41%
|
1,866
|
53.39%
|
7
|
0.20%
|
-244
|
-6.98%
|
3,495
|
| Leslie
|
626
|
15.97%
|
3,292
|
83.96%
|
3
|
0.08%
|
-2,666
|
-67.99%
|
3,921
|
| Letcher
|
6,127
|
57.92%
|
4,433
|
41.90%
|
19
|
0.18%
|
1,694
|
16.01%
|
10,579
|
| Lewis
|
1,878
|
35.78%
|
3,371
|
64.22%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-1,493
|
-28.44%
|
5,249
|
| Lincoln
|
3,657
|
53.91%
|
3,090
|
45.56%
|
36
|
0.53%
|
567
|
8.36%
|
6,783
|
| Livingston
|
2,013
|
62.65%
|
1,184
|
36.85%
|
16
|
0.50%
|
829
|
25.80%
|
3,213
|
| Logan
|
6,631
|
74.44%
|
2,268
|
25.46%
|
9
|
0.10%
|
4,363
|
48.98%
|
8,908
|
| Lyon
|
1,979
|
67.84%
|
921
|
31.57%
|
17
|
0.58%
|
1,058
|
36.27%
|
2,917
|
| Madison
|
6,484
|
52.54%
|
5,789
|
46.91%
|
67
|
0.54%
|
695
|
5.63%
|
12,340
|
| Magoffin
|
2,812
|
51.30%
|
2,668
|
48.68%
|
1
|
0.02%
|
144
|
2.63%
|
5,481
|
| Marion
|
3,482
|
66.15%
|
1,763
|
33.49%
|
19
|
0.36%
|
1,719
|
32.66%
|
5,264
|
| Marshall
|
3,549
|
76.13%
|
1,100
|
23.60%
|
13
|
0.28%
|
2,449
|
52.53%
|
4,662
|
| Martin
|
826
|
26.63%
|
2,275
|
73.34%
|
1
|
0.03%
|
-1,449
|
-46.71%
|
3,102
|
| Mason
|
4,386
|
54.03%
|
3,704
|
45.63%
|
27
|
0.33%
|
682
|
8.40%
|
8,117
|
| McCracken
|
11,562
|
76.23%
|
3,554
|
23.43%
|
52
|
0.34%
|
8,008
|
52.80%
|
15,168
|
| McCreary
|
1,248
|
28.18%
|
3,172
|
71.62%
|
9
|
0.20%
|
-1,924
|
-43.44%
|
4,429
|
| McLean
|
2,709
|
61.33%
|
1,698
|
38.44%
|
10
|
0.23%
|
1,011
|
22.89%
|
4,417
|
| Meade
|
2,114
|
67.73%
|
995
|
31.88%
|
12
|
0.38%
|
1,119
|
35.85%
|
3,121
|
| Menifee
|
1,176
|
69.50%
|
511
|
30.20%
|
5
|
0.30%
|
665
|
39.30%
|
1,692
|
| Mercer
|
3,606
|
65.92%
|
1,845
|
33.73%
|
19
|
0.35%
|
1,761
|
32.19%
|
5,470
|
| Metcalfe
|
1,826
|
45.15%
|
2,206
|
54.55%
|
12
|
0.30%
|
-380
|
-9.40%
|
4,044
|
| Monroe
|
1,390
|
29.44%
|
3,321
|
70.33%
|
11
|
0.23%
|
-1,931
|
-40.89%
|
4,722
|
| Montgomery
|
2,755
|
62.06%
|
1,671
|
37.64%
|
13
|
0.29%
|
1,084
|
24.42%
|
4,439
|
| Morgan
|
4,148
|
73.33%
|
1,509
|
26.67%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
2,639
|
46.65%
|
5,657
|
| Muhlenberg
|
5,140
|
48.95%
|
5,332
|
50.78%
|
28
|
0.27%
|
-192
|
-1.83%
|
10,500
|
| Nelson
|
4,193
|
66.45%
|
2,109
|
33.42%
|
8
|
0.13%
|
2,084
|
33.03%
|
6,310
|
| Nicholas
|
2,124
|
63.50%
|
1,207
|
36.08%
|
14
|
0.42%
|
917
|
27.41%
|
3,345
|
| Ohio
|
3,729
|
45.45%
|
4,451
|
54.25%
|
24
|
0.29%
|
-722
|
-8.80%
|
8,204
|
| Oldham
|
1,983
|
69.80%
|
848
|
29.85%
|
10
|
0.35%
|
1,135
|
39.95%
|
2,841
|
| Owen
|
3,655
|
86.39%
|
569
|
13.45%
|
7
|
0.17%
|
3,086
|
72.94%
|
4,231
|
| Owsley
|
591
|
18.10%
|
2,672
|
81.81%
|
3
|
0.09%
|
-2,081
|
-63.72%
|
3,266
|
| Pendleton
|
2,165
|
51.45%
|
2,029
|
48.22%
|
14
|
0.33%
|
136
|
3.23%
|
4,208
|
| Perry
|
6,852
|
59.26%
|
4,693
|
40.59%
|
18
|
0.16%
|
2,159
|
18.67%
|
11,563
|
| Pike
|
12,160
|
57.46%
|
8,985
|
42.46%
|
16
|
0.08%
|
3,175
|
15.00%
|
21,161
|
| Powell
|
1,266
|
55.77%
|
989
|
43.57%
|
15
|
0.66%
|
277
|
12.20%
|
2,270
|
| Pulaski
|
4,896
|
36.35%
|
8,533
|
63.36%
|
39
|
0.29%
|
-3,637
|
-27.00%
|
13,468
|
| Robertson
|
829
|
58.63%
|
578
|
40.88%
|
7
|
0.50%
|
251
|
17.75%
|
1,414
|
| Rockcastle
|
1,652
|
31.81%
|
3,536
|
68.08%
|
6
|
0.12%
|
-1,884
|
-36.27%
|
5,194
|
| Rowan
|
2,294
|
54.10%
|
1,944
|
45.85%
|
2
|
0.05%
|
350
|
8.25%
|
4,240
|
| Russell
|
1,250
|
28.84%
|
3,069
|
70.81%
|
15
|
0.35%
|
-1,819
|
-41.97%
|
4,334
|
| Scott
|
4,039
|
69.05%
|
1,795
|
30.69%
|
15
|
0.26%
|
2,244
|
38.37%
|
5,849
|
| Shelby
|
4,823
|
71.96%
|
1,861
|
27.77%
|
18
|
0.27%
|
2,962
|
44.20%
|
6,702
|
| Simpson
|
2,950
|
74.78%
|
987
|
25.02%
|
8
|
0.20%
|
1,963
|
49.76%
|
3,945
|
| Spencer
|
1,728
|
75.13%
|
567
|
24.65%
|
5
|
0.22%
|
1,161
|
50.48%
|
2,300
|
| Taylor
|
2,790
|
49.77%
|
2,792
|
49.80%
|
24
|
0.43%
|
-2
|
-0.04%
|
5,606
|
| Todd
|
3,337
|
69.64%
|
1,436
|
29.97%
|
19
|
0.40%
|
1,901
|
39.67%
|
4,792
|
| Trigg
|
2,883
|
65.70%
|
1,494
|
34.05%
|
11
|
0.25%
|
1,389
|
31.65%
|
4,388
|
| Trimble
|
1,909
|
88.58%
|
242
|
11.23%
|
4
|
0.19%
|
1,667
|
77.35%
|
2,155
|
| Union
|
4,355
|
79.56%
|
1,111
|
20.30%
|
8
|
0.15%
|
3,244
|
59.26%
|
5,474
|
| Warren
|
7,569
|
64.14%
|
4,195
|
35.55%
|
36
|
0.31%
|
3,374
|
28.59%
|
11,800
|
| Washington
|
2,612
|
52.49%
|
2,362
|
47.47%
|
2
|
0.04%
|
250
|
5.02%
|
4,976
|
| Wayne
|
2,519
|
44.18%
|
3,177
|
55.72%
|
6
|
0.11%
|
-658
|
-11.54%
|
5,702
|
| Webster
|
4,197
|
66.40%
|
2,107
|
33.33%
|
17
|
0.27%
|
2,090
|
33.06%
|
6,321
|
| Whitley
|
4,078
|
38.49%
|
6,502
|
61.36%
|
16
|
0.15%
|
-2,424
|
-22.88%
|
10,596
|
| Wolfe
|
2,205
|
68.12%
|
1,032
|
31.88%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,173
|
36.24%
|
3,237
|
| Woodford
|
2,630
|
63.36%
|
1,514
|
36.47%
|
7
|
0.17%
|
1,116
|
26.89%
|
4,151
|
| Totals |
557,322 |
57.45% |
410,384 |
42.30% |
2,457 |
0.25% |
146,938 |
15.15% |
970,163
|
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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