Map of presidential election results by county in California in the 1940 presidential election
The 1940 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1940 United States presidential election. California voted for the Democratic incumbent, Franklin Roosevelt, in a landslide over the Republican challenger, businessman Wendell Willkie.
Results
| United States presidential election in California, 1940[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
Electoral votes |
|
Democratic |
Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent) |
1,877,618 |
57.44% |
22 |
|
Republican |
Wendell Willkie |
1,351,419 |
41.34% |
0 |
|
Progressive |
Norman Thomas |
16,506 |
0.50% |
0 |
|
Communist |
Earl Russell Browder |
13,586 |
0.42% |
0 |
|
Prohibition |
Roger Babson |
9,400 |
0.29% |
0 |
|
No party |
Write-ins |
262 |
0.01% |
0 |
| Invalid or blank votes |
|
|
— |
| Totals |
3,268,791 |
100.00% |
22 |
| Voter turnout |
|
— |
Results by county
| County |
Roosevelt |
Votes |
Willkie |
Votes |
Others |
Votes |
| Plumas |
72.11% |
3,418 |
26.79% |
1,270 |
1.10% |
52 |
| Solano |
70.58% |
15,054 |
28.51% |
6,081 |
0.90% |
193 |
| Lassen |
69.17% |
4,367 |
30.13% |
1,902 |
0.70% |
44 |
| Fresno |
69.07% |
48,866 |
29.79% |
21,079 |
1.14% |
805 |
| Sacramento |
68.09% |
51,351 |
30.76% |
23,201 |
1.15% |
864 |
| Shasta |
68.03% |
8,662 |
30.70% |
3,909 |
1.27% |
162 |
| Madera |
67.61% |
5,749 |
31.20% |
2,653 |
1.19% |
101 |
| Placer |
67.56% |
8,402 |
31.26% |
3,887 |
1.18% |
147 |
| Kings |
67.43% |
8,307 |
31.75% |
3,911 |
0.83% |
102 |
| Sierra |
66.98% |
1,057 |
32.38% |
511 |
0.63% |
10 |
| El Dorado |
66.44% |
4,144 |
32.37% |
2,019 |
1.19% |
74 |
| Amador |
66.14% |
2,762 |
32.85% |
1,372 |
1.01% |
42 |
| Nevada |
66.01% |
5,782 |
32.69% |
2,863 |
1.30% |
114 |
| Yuba |
64.57% |
4,660 |
34.24% |
2,471 |
1.19% |
86 |
| Mariposa |
64.44% |
1,935 |
34.47% |
1,035 |
1.10% |
33 |
| Trinity |
63.83% |
1,431 |
34.79% |
780 |
1.38% |
31 |
| Siskiyou |
63.17% |
7,714 |
35.92% |
4,387 |
0.91% |
111 |
| Tuolumne |
62.96% |
3,541 |
35.63% |
2,004 |
1.40% |
79 |
| Merced |
62.57% |
10,501 |
36.35% |
6,101 |
1.08% |
182 |
| Kern |
61.78% |
32,202 |
37.30% |
19,445 |
0.92% |
479 |
| Contra Costa |
61.75% |
30,900 |
37.22% |
18,627 |
1.03% |
513 |
| Modoc |
61.49% |
2,232 |
37.77% |
1,371 |
0.74% |
27 |
| San Francisco |
59.51% |
185,607 |
39.26% |
122,449 |
1.23% |
3,822 |
| Colusa |
59.48% |
2,655 |
39.74% |
1,774 |
0.78% |
35 |
| Calaveras |
58.90% |
2,405 |
40.39% |
1,649 |
0.71% |
29 |
| Yolo |
58.78% |
6,380 |
40.29% |
4,373 |
0.93% |
101 |
| Butte |
58.15% |
10,684 |
40.46% |
7,433 |
1.39% |
255 |
| Los Angeles |
58.13% |
822,718 |
40.58% |
574,266 |
1.29% |
18,285 |
| Sutter |
57.11% |
4,195 |
42.06% |
3,089 |
0.83% |
61 |
| Ventura |
57.00% |
15,182 |
42.15% |
11,225 |
0.85% |
227 |
| Mendocino |
56.13% |
7,055 |
42.53% |
5,345 |
1.34% |
169 |
| Humboldt |
55.98% |
12,329 |
43.00% |
9,470 |
1.02% |
225 |
| Tulare |
55.96% |
20,129 |
42.85% |
15,414 |
1.19% |
428 |
| San Diego |
55.57% |
71,188 |
43.27% |
55,434 |
1.16% |
1,488 |
| Alameda |
55.21% |
148,224 |
43.56% |
116,961 |
1.23% |
3,311 |
| Monterey |
55.00% |
14,758 |
44.01% |
11,810 |
0.99% |
265 |
| Glenn |
54.96% |
3,095 |
43.92% |
2,473 |
1.12% |
63 |
| Inyo |
54.65% |
1,820 |
44.53% |
1,483 |
0.81% |
27 |
| Tehama |
54.59% |
3,618 |
43.95% |
2,913 |
1.46% |
97 |
| San Bernardino |
54.47% |
37,520 |
44.30% |
30,511 |
1.23% |
847 |
| Santa Barbara |
54.41% |
17,237 |
44.53% |
14,107 |
1.05% |
334 |
| San Luis Obispo |
53.39% |
8,499 |
45.25% |
7,204 |
1.36% |
217 |
| Napa |
52.68% |
6,771 |
46.09% |
5,924 |
1.23% |
158 |
| Mono |
52.56% |
523 |
46.13% |
459 |
1.31% |
13 |
| San Joaquin |
52.55% |
26,536 |
46.34% |
23,403 |
1.11% |
559 |
| Imperial |
52.53% |
7,728 |
46.59% |
6,854 |
0.88% |
130 |
| San Mateo |
52.38% |
29,831 |
46.60% |
26,539 |
1.02% |
581 |
| Stanislaus |
51.96% |
16,494 |
46.63% |
14,803 |
1.41% |
449 |
| Marin |
50.20% |
11,365 |
48.47% |
10,974 |
1.33% |
301 |
| San Benito |
49.99% |
2,441 |
49.29% |
2,407 |
0.72% |
35 |
| Santa Clara |
49.63% |
40,449 |
49.20% |
40,100 |
1.16% |
947 |
| Santa Cruz |
47.51% |
10,683 |
50.93% |
11,453 |
1.56% |
350 |
| Riverside |
47.20% |
20,003 |
51.39% |
21,779 |
1.41% |
598 |
| Sonoma |
47.04% |
15,230 |
51.94% |
16,819 |
1.02% |
330 |
| Lake |
45.70% |
1,897 |
53.36% |
2,215 |
0.94% |
39 |
| Del Norte |
44.92% |
1,034 |
53.56% |
1,233 |
1.52% |
35 |
| Orange |
43.44% |
28,236 |
55.49% |
36,070 |
1.06% |
691 |
| Alpine |
32.98% |
62 |
66.49% |
125 |
0.53% |
1 |
References
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