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The 1940 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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County Results
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Idaho was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, with 54.36% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 45.31% of the popular vote.[3][4]
As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last occasion when Cassia County, Lemhi County and Owyhee County have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5][6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 127,842 | 54.36% | |
Republican | Wendell Willkie | 106,553 | 45.31% | |
Write-in | 773 | 0.33% | ||
Total votes | 235,168 | 100% |
County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican |
Various candidates Write-ins |
Margin | Total votes cast[7] | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Ada | 12,381 | 48.95% | 12,861 | 50.85% | 51 | 0.20% | -480 | -1.90% | 25,293 |
Adams | 929 | 54.30% | 779 | 45.53% | 3 | 0.18% | 150 | 8.77% | 1,711 |
Bannock | 10,493 | 65.94% | 5,419 | 34.05% | 1 | 0.01% | 5,074 | 31.89% | 15,913 |
Bear Lake | 2,026 | 53.50% | 1,761 | 46.50% | 265 | 7.00% | 3,787 | ||
Benewah | 1,924 | 59.20% | 1,304 | 40.12% | 22 | 0.68% | 620 | 19.08% | 3,250 |
Bingham | 3,815 | 50.95% | 3,662 | 48.90% | 11 | 0.15% | 153 | 2.04% | 7,488 |
Blaine | 1,559 | 58.02% | 1,124 | 41.83% | 4 | 0.15% | 435 | 16.19% | 2,687 |
Boise | 677 | 58.01% | 489 | 41.90% | 1 | 0.09% | 188 | 16.11% | 1,167 |
Bonner | 3,834 | 55.24% | 3,072 | 44.27% | 34 | 0.49% | 762 | 10.98% | 6,940 |
Bonneville | 5,891 | 59.51% | 3,999 | 40.39% | 10 | 0.10% | 1,892 | 19.11% | 9,900 |
Boundary | 1,393 | 51.90% | 1,221 | 45.49% | 70 | 2.61% | 172 | 6.41% | 2,684 |
Butte | 448 | 51.44% | 423 | 48.56% | 25 | 2.87% | 871 | ||
Camas | 381 | 50.94% | 367 | 49.06% | 14 | 1.87% | 748 | ||
Canyon | 8,639 | 49.43% | 8,776 | 50.21% | 63 | 0.36% | -137 | -0.78% | 17,478 |
Caribou | 658 | 62.73% | 390 | 37.18% | 1 | 0.10% | 268 | 25.55% | 1,049 |
Cassia | 2,930 | 51.50% | 2,748 | 48.30% | 11 | 0.19% | 182 | 3.20% | 5,689 |
Clark | 212 | 34.70% | 399 | 65.30% | -187 | -30.61% | 611 | ||
Clearwater | 2,284 | 66.61% | 1,128 | 32.90% | 17 | 0.50% | 1,156 | 33.71% | 3,429 |
Custer | 894 | 53.89% | 760 | 45.81% | 5 | 0.30% | 134 | 8.08% | 1,659 |
Elmore | 1,632 | 60.15% | 1,077 | 39.70% | 4 | 0.15% | 555 | 20.46% | 2,713 |
Franklin | 2,158 | 51.05% | 2,069 | 48.95% | 89 | 2.11% | 4,227 | ||
Fremont | 2,556 | 56.13% | 1,996 | 43.83% | 2 | 0.04% | 560 | 12.30% | 4,554 |
Gem | 2,666 | 64.52% | 1,462 | 35.38% | 4 | 0.10% | 1,204 | 29.14% | 4,132 |
Gooding | 1,919 | 44.89% | 2,352 | 55.02% | 4 | 0.09% | -433 | -10.13% | 4,275 |
Idaho | 2,888 | 52.08% | 2,641 | 47.63% | 16 | 0.29% | 247 | 4.45% | 5,545 |
Jefferson | 2,631 | 60.29% | 1,717 | 39.34% | 16 | 0.37% | 914 | 20.94% | 4,364 |
Jerome | 1,881 | 42.67% | 2,520 | 57.17% | 7 | 0.16% | -639 | -14.50% | 4,408 |
Kootenai | 5,997 | 57.32% | 4,333 | 41.42% | 132 | 1.26% | 1,664 | 15.91% | 10,462 |
Latah | 4,494 | 52.87% | 3,971 | 46.72% | 35 | 0.41% | 523 | 6.15% | 8,500 |
Lemhi | 1,664 | 54.08% | 1,412 | 45.89% | 1 | 0.03% | 252 | 8.19% | 3,077 |
Lewis | 1,462 | 66.52% | 729 | 33.17% | 7 | 0.32% | 733 | 33.35% | 2,198 |
Lincoln | 886 | 46.58% | 1,009 | 53.05% | 7 | 0.37% | -123 | -6.47% | 1,902 |
Madison | 2,218 | 57.60% | 1,632 | 42.38% | 1 | 0.03% | 586 | 15.22% | 3,851 |
Minidoka | 1,982 | 49.87% | 1,979 | 49.80% | 13 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.08% | 3,974 |
Nez Perce | 5,963 | 63.35% | 3,409 | 36.22% | 41 | 0.44% | 2,554 | 27.13% | 9,413 |
Oneida | 1,440 | 55.73% | 1,140 | 44.12% | 4 | 0.15% | 300 | 11.61% | 2,584 |
Owyhee | 1,160 | 52.61% | 1,031 | 46.76% | 14 | 0.63% | 129 | 5.85% | 2,205 |
Payette | 1,790 | 41.02% | 2,554 | 58.52% | 20 | 0.46% | -764 | -17.51% | 4,364 |
Power | 931 | 49.39% | 951 | 50.45% | 3 | 0.16% | -20 | -1.06% | 1,885 |
Shoshone | 6,565 | 64.54% | 3,525 | 34.65% | 82 | 0.81% | 3,040 | 29.89% | 10,172 |
Teton | 844 | 55.86% | 667 | 44.14% | 177 | 11.71% | 1,511 | ||
Twin Falls | 7,286 | 44.56% | 9,031 | 55.23% | 34 | 0.21% | -1,745 | -10.67% | 16,351 |
Valley | 1,165 | 59.96% | 761 | 39.17% | 17 | 0.87% | 404 | 20.79% | 1,943 |
Washington | 2,296 | 54.61% | 1,903 | 45.27% | 5 | 0.12% | 393 | 9.35% | 4,204 |
Totals | 127,842 | 54.36% | 106,553 | 45.31% | 773 | 0.33% | 21,289 | 9.05% | 235,168 |
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