1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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

1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana

November 5, 1940[1]
All 10 Louisiana votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell Willkie Party Democratic Republican Home state New York Indiana Running mate Henry A. Wallace Charles L. McNary Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 319,751 52,446 Percentage 85.9% 14.1%
Parish Results Roosevelt   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100%
President before election Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

Louisiana was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 85.88% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 14.09% of the popular vote.[3][4]

By percentage of the vote carried, Louisiana was the third-most lopsided contest in the nation, only behind South Carolina and Mississippi, whose margins both exceeded 90% in favor of Roosevelt.

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)	319,751	85.88%
	Republican	Wendell Willkie	52,446	14.09%
	Write-ins	—	108	0.03%
Total votes			372,305	100%

Results by parish

Parish	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican		Various candidates Write-ins		Margin		Total votes cast[5]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Acadia	5,058	87.52%	719	12.44%	2	0.03%	4,339	75.08%	5,779
Allen	2,592	90.35%	277	9.65%			2,315	80.69%	2,869
Ascension	2,451	86.42%	385	13.58%			2,066	72.85%	2,836
Assumption	1,759	70.90%	722	29.10%			1,037	41.80%	2,481
Avoyelles	4,883	96.39%	183	3.61%			4,700	92.78%	5,066
Beauregard	2,677	83.53%	528	16.47%			2,149	67.05%	3,205
Bienville	2,883	88.82%	362	11.15%	1	0.03%	2,521	77.66%	3,246
Bossier	3,045	91.17%	275	8.23%	20	0.60%	2,770	82.93%	3,340
Caddo	17,192	84.50%	3,124	15.36%	29	0.14%	14,068	69.15%	20,345
Calcasieu	6,993	82.96%	1,425	16.91%	11	0.13%	5,568	66.06%	8,429
Caldwell	1,668	83.99%	318	16.01%			1,350	67.98%	1,986
Cameron	1,175	96.08%	48	3.92%			1,127	92.15%	1,223
Catahoula	1,512	91.86%	134	8.14%			1,378	83.72%	1,646
Claiborne	3,049	94.22%	187	5.78%			2,862	88.44%	3,236
Concordia	1,173	90.79%	119	9.21%			1,054	81.58%	1,292
De Soto	2,872	93.16%	211	6.84%			2,661	86.31%	3,083
East Baton Rouge	13,303	88.30%	1,762	11.70%			11,541	76.61%	15,065
East Carroll	1,025	79.15%	270	20.85%			755	58.30%	1,295
East Feliciana	1,059	86.59%	164	13.41%			895	73.18%	1,223
Evangeline	3,569	94.19%	220	5.81%			3,349	88.39%	3,789
Franklin	3,159	91.54%	292	8.46%			2,867	83.08%	3,451
Grant	2,534	91.61%	232	8.39%			2,302	83.22%	2,766
Iberia	4,091	70.57%	1,706	29.43%			2,385	41.14%	5,797
Iberville	2,505	83.47%	496	16.53%			2,009	66.94%	3,001
Jackson	2,734	90.71%	280	9.29%			2,454	81.42%	3,014
Jefferson	8,334	89.46%	982	10.54%			7,352	78.92%	9,316
Jefferson Davis	2,531	70.60%	1,054	29.40%			1,477	41.20%	3,585
Lafayette	6,323	77.36%	1,850	22.64%			4,473	54.73%	8,173
Lafourche	3,531	76.83%	1,065	23.17%			2,466	53.66%	4,596
LaSalle	2,039	88.38%	258	11.18%	10	0.43%	1,781	77.20%	2,307
Lincoln	2,969	86.86%	449	13.14%			2,520	73.73%	3,418
Livingston	2,971	92.18%	252	7.82%			2,719	84.36%	3,223
Madison	1,017	84.82%	182	15.18%			835	69.64%	1,199
Morehouse	2,417	91.59%	222	8.41%			2,195	83.18%	2,639
Natchitoches	3,824	84.83%	684	15.17%			3,140	69.65%	4,508
Orleans	97,930	85.63%	16,406	14.35%	28	0.02%	81,524	71.28%	114,364
Ouachita	8,506	84.93%	1,509	15.07%			6,997	69.87%	10,015
Plaquemines	1,979	90.66%	204	9.34%			1,775	81.31%	2,183
Pointe Coupee	1,877	88.37%	247	11.63%			1,630	76.74%	2,124
Rapides	9,100	91.28%	869	8.72%			8,231	82.57%	9,969
Red River	1,892	89.12%	231	10.88%			1,661	78.24%	2,123
Richland	2,417	88.63%	310	11.37%			2,107	77.26%	2,727
Sabine	3,026	83.73%	588	16.27%			2,438	67.46%	3,614
Saint Bernard	1,715	93.97%	110	6.03%			1,605	87.95%	1,825
Saint Charles	1,550	91.02%	153	8.98%			1,397	82.03%	1,703
Saint Helena	1,007	92.64%	80	7.36%			927	85.28%	1,087
Saint James	1,463	74.30%	506	25.70%			957	48.60%	1,969
Saint John the Baptist	1,192	80.70%	285	19.30%			907	61.41%	1,477
Saint Landry	6,358	91.89%	561	8.11%			5,797	83.78%	6,919
Saint Martin	3,252	84.38%	602	15.62%			2,650	68.76%	3,854
Saint Mary	3,686	83.30%	739	16.70%			2,947	66.60%	4,425
Saint Tammany	4,475	87.01%	668	12.99%			3,807	74.02%	5,143
Tangipahoa	5,900	82.09%	1,284	17.87%	3	0.04%	4,616	64.23%	7,187
Tensas	957	90.97%	95	9.03%			862	81.94%	1,052
Terrebonne	3,217	84.26%	601	15.74%			2,616	68.52%	3,818
Union	2,842	88.45%	371	11.55%			2,471	76.91%	3,213
Vermilion	4,969	65.47%	2,621	34.53%			2,348	30.94%	7,590
Vernon	3,439	91.71%	311	8.29%			3,128	83.41%	3,750
Washington	6,062	95.08%	314	4.92%			5,748	90.15%	6,376
Webster	3,777	91.83%	332	8.07%	4	0.10%	3,445	83.76%	4,113
West Baton Rouge	1,185	89.37%	141	10.63%			1,044	78.73%	1,326
West Carroll	1,876	83.82%	362	16.18%			1,514	67.65%	2,238
West Feliciana	633	83.29%	127	16.71%			506	66.58%	760
Winn	2,552	86.98%	382	13.02%			2,170	73.96%	2,934
Totals	319,751	85.88%	52,446	14.09%	108	0.03%	267,305	71.80%	372,305

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
2. "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
3. "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
5. "LA US President Race, November 05, 1940". Our Campaigns.