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The 1940 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Colorado was won by Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 50.92% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 48.37% of the popular vote.[3][4] Colorado was one of eight states won by Willkie that Roosevelt had carried four years prior; the state swung from a 23-point Democratic landslide in 1936 to a narrow 2.5-point Republican win in 1940.

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Colorado
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wendell Willkie 279,576 50.92%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 265,554 48.37%
Socialist Norman Thomas 1,899 0.35%
Prohibition Roger Babson 1,597 0.29%
Communist Earl Browder 378 0.07%
Total votes 549,004 100%

Results by county

County Wendell Lewis Willkie[5]
Republican 		Franklin Delano Roosevelt[5]
Democratic 		Norman Mattoon Thomas[5]
Socialist 		Roger Ward Babson[5]
Prohibition 		Earl Russell Browder[5]
Communist 		Margin
% # % # % # % # % # % #
Kit Carson 68.69% 2,481 30.45% 1,100 0.47% 17 0.33% 12 0.06% 2 38.23% 1,381
Rio Blanco 65.49% 1,021 34.00% 530 0.26% 4 0.26% 4 0.00% 0 31.49% 491
Elbert 65.04% 1,756 34.59% 934 0.26% 7 0.11% 3 0.00% 0 30.44% 822
Morgan 64.30% 4,654 34.91% 2,527 0.25% 18 0.51% 37 0.03% 2 29.39% 2,127
Yuma 64.11% 3,531 34.80% 1,917 0.60% 33 0.38% 21 0.11% 6 29.30% 1,614
Washington 62.63% 2,390 36.77% 1,403 0.26% 10 0.29% 11 0.05% 2 25.86% 987
Larimer 62.15% 10,720 37.12% 6,402 0.27% 46 0.45% 77 0.02% 3 25.03% 4,318
Crowley 62.21% 1,419 37.26% 850 0.22% 5 0.31% 7 0.00% 0 24.95% 569
Kiowa 61.86% 986 37.52% 598 0.25% 4 0.38% 6 0.00% 0 24.34% 388
Logan 61.38% 4,613 37.51% 2,819 0.23% 17 0.85% 64 0.03% 2 23.87% 1,794
Douglas 61.57% 1,298 38.00% 801 0.38% 8 0.05% 1 0.00% 0 23.58% 497
Weld 59.72% 16,129 39.44% 10,653 0.36% 97 0.41% 111 0.07% 19 20.27% 5,476
Sedgwick 59.86% 1,448 39.64% 959 0.25% 6 0.25% 6 0.00% 0 20.21% 489
Lincoln 59.57% 1,780 39.66% 1,185 0.27% 8 0.47% 14 0.03% 1 19.91% 595
Moffat 59.23% 1,556 40.20% 1,056 0.23% 6 0.34% 9 0.00% 0 19.03% 500
Jackson 59.23% 526 40.20% 357 0.45% 4 0.11% 1 0.00% 0 19.03% 169
Montezuma 59.25% 2,313 40.29% 1,573 0.38% 15 0.05% 2 0.03% 1 18.95% 740
Hinsdale 58.82% 150 40.39% 103 0.39% 1 0.39% 1 0.00% 0 18.43% 47
Custer 57.37% 685 41.46% 495 0.34% 4 0.75% 9 0.08% 1 15.91% 190
Rio Grande 57.40% 3,075 41.85% 2,242 0.19% 10 0.56% 30 0.00% 0 15.55% 833
Delta 57.07% 4,175 41.61% 3,044 0.68% 50 0.57% 42 0.05% 4 15.46% 1,131
La Plata 57.39% 3,871 42.03% 2,835 0.30% 20 0.21% 14 0.07% 5 15.36% 1,036
Garfield 57.18% 2,894 42.30% 2,141 0.22% 11 0.28% 14 0.02% 1 14.88% 753
Prowers 56.87% 3,115 42.16% 2,309 0.24% 13 0.60% 33 0.13% 7 14.72% 806
Baca 56.53% 1,567 42.10% 1,167 0.76% 21 0.54% 15 0.07% 2 14.43% 400
Saguache 55.57% 1,462 43.41% 1,142 0.53% 14 0.42% 11 0.08% 2 12.16% 320
Phillips 54.30% 1,168 42.72% 919 1.58% 34 1.30% 28 0.09% 2 11.58% 249
El Paso 55.31% 16,766 43.94% 13,320 0.30% 91 0.43% 131 0.02% 7 11.37% 3,446
Dolores 54.75% 478 43.41% 379 0.80% 7 0.80% 7 0.23% 2 11.34% 99
Grand 55.19% 1,074 44.35% 863 0.31% 6 0.15% 3 0.00% 0 10.84% 211
Montrose 54.62% 3,744 43.95% 3,013 0.83% 57 0.45% 31 0.15% 10 10.66% 731
Fremont 54.82% 5,150 44.56% 4,186 0.28% 26 0.31% 29 0.03% 3 10.26% 964
Cheyenne 54.43% 915 45.09% 758 0.30% 5 0.18% 3 0.00% 0 9.34% 157
San Juan 54.20% 452 45.32% 378 0.12% 1 0.36% 3 0.00% 0 8.87% 74
Otero 54.11% 5,459 45.27% 4,567 0.20% 20 0.41% 41 0.01% 1 8.84% 892
Archuleta 53.71% 869 45.98% 744 0.19% 3 0.12% 2 0.00% 0 7.73% 125
Boulder 53.22% 10,525 45.71% 9,039 0.67% 132 0.35% 70 0.05% 10 7.51% 1,486
Park 52.98% 986 46.70% 869 0.27% 5 0.05% 1 0.00% 0 6.29% 117
Jefferson 52.81% 8,780 46.59% 7,745 0.40% 66 0.14% 24 0.06% 10 6.23% 1,035
Bent 51.67% 1,899 47.86% 1,759 0.22% 8 0.22% 8 0.03% 1 3.81% 140
Arapahoe 50.89% 7,988 48.24% 7,571 0.59% 93 0.21% 33 0.07% 11 2.66% 417
Adams 50.16% 4,767 49.18% 4,674 0.35% 33 0.26% 25 0.04% 4 0.98% 93
Ouray 49.12% 589 50.54% 606 0.17% 2 0.17% 2 0.00% 0 -1.42% -17
Pitkin 48.50% 484 50.40% 503 0.90% 9 0.20% 2 0.00% 0 -1.90% -19
Gilpin 48.65% 413 50.77% 431 0.35% 3 0.24% 2 0.00% 0 -2.12% -18
Mesa 47.27% 7,049 51.60% 7,694 0.62% 93 0.49% 73 0.02% 3 -4.33% -645
Alamosa 47.39% 2,243 52.12% 2,467 0.04% 2 0.27% 13 0.17% 8 -4.73% -224
Chaffee 46.91% 1,933 52.24% 2,153 0.51% 21 0.29% 12 0.05% 2 -5.34% -220
Denver 46.91% 81,328 52.45% 90,938 0.33% 578 0.21% 359 0.10% 168 -5.54% -9,610
Summit 46.78% 479 52.73% 540 0.20% 2 0.29% 3 0.00% 0 -5.96% -61
Gunnison 46.43% 1,556 52.85% 1,771 0.63% 21 0.09% 3 0.00% 0 -6.42% -215
San Miguel 45.94% 729 53.62% 851 0.13% 2 0.19% 3 0.13% 2 -7.69% -122
Mineral 45.08% 229 53.74% 273 0.39% 2 0.20% 1 0.59% 3 -8.66% -44
Conejos 44.81% 2,028 54.82% 2,481 0.27% 12 0.09% 4 0.02% 1 -10.01% -453
Routt 44.07% 2,212 55.29% 2,775 0.30% 15 0.24% 12 0.10% 5 -11.22% -563
Clear Creek 44.15% 1,018 55.55% 1,281 0.22% 5 0.04% 1 0.04% 1 -11.41% -263
Pueblo 42.84% 14,185 56.79% 18,805 0.09% 31 0.21% 71 0.07% 23 -13.95% -4,620
Eagle 42.00% 1,077 57.49% 1,474 0.35% 9 0.04% 1 0.12% 3 -15.48% -397
Huerfano 40.65% 2,738 59.00% 3,974 0.15% 10 0.10% 7 0.10% 7 -18.35% -1,236
Lake 40.30% 1,403 59.26% 2,063 0.29% 10 0.06% 2 0.09% 3 -18.96% -660
Costilla 39.40% 1,121 59.68% 1,698 0.25% 7 0.32% 9 0.35% 10 -20.28% -577
Teller 37.60% 1,268 61.80% 2,084 0.44% 15 0.12% 4 0.03% 1 -24.20% -816
Las Animas 35.53% 4,859 64.10% 8,766 0.11% 15 0.17% 23 0.09% 12 -28.57% -3,907

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Colorado". Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e Our Campaigns; CO US President Race, November 05, 1940