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The1940 United States presidential election in Utah took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the1940 United States presidential election. All contemporary forty-eight states took part, and state voters selected four voters to theElectoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Utah, like every other state west of theContinental Divide, voted forFranklin D. Roosevelt overWendell Willkie by a substantial margin. This was the first time any Democrat won the state more than twice. Roosevelt landslided Utah with 62.25 percent of the vote. The percentage, however, wasn't as large as his victory in the statefour years earlier. As of the2024 presidential election[update], this is the last election in whichPiute County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[1]
| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Oscar W. McConckie | 154,277 | |
| Democratic Party | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Mrs. George S. Baliff | 153,833 | |
| Democratic Party | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Joseph Jensen | 153,734 | |
| Democratic Party | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Sophus Bertleson | 153,473 | |
| Republican Party | Wendell Willkie | S. Marion Bliss | 93,151 | |
| Republican Party | Wendell Willkie | Mrs. R. L. Ashby | 92,973 | |
| Republican Party | Wendell Willkie | Clarence Dahl | 92,852 | |
| Republican Party | Wendell Willkie | John W. Guild | 92,356 | |
| Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | J. D. DeFriez | 200 | |
| Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Isabel Adamson | 198 | |
| Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | William J. McConnell | 198 | |
| Socialist Party | Norman Thomas | Emil Munez | 197 | |
| Communist Party | Earl Browder | David Douglas Jr. | 191 | |
| Communist Party | Earl Browder | Marguerite H. Forest | 188 | |
| Communist Party | Earl Browder | Hyrum James Woolman | 188 | |
| Communist Party | Earl Browder | William Mathrus | 185 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 247,819 | |||
| County[2][3] | Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic | Wendell Willkie Republican | Norman Thomas Socialist | Earl Browder Communist | Margin | Total votes cast[a] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaver | 1,303 | 54.18% | 1,101 | 45.78% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 202 | 8.40% | 2,405 |
| Box Elder | 4,736 | 59.30% | 3,248 | 40.67% | 2 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 1.488 | 18.63% | 7,986 |
| Cache | 7,867 | 60.25% | 5,184 | 39.70% | 6 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,683 | 20.55% | 13,058 |
| Carbon | 5,180 | 69.47% | 2,242 | 30.07% | 10 | 0.13% | 24 | 0.32% | 2,938 | 39.40% | 7,456 |
| Daggett | 160 | 62.50% | 96 | 37.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 64 | 25.00% | 256 |
| Davis | 3,865 | 57.63% | 2,836 | 42.28% | 1 | 0.01% | 5 | 0.07% | 1,029 | 15.34% | 6,707 |
| Duchesne | 1,982 | 59.92% | 1,322 | 39.96% | 4 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 660 | 19.95% | 3,308 |
| Emery | 1,901 | 65.13% | 1,006 | 34.46% | 10 | 0.34% | 2 | 0.07% | 895 | 30.66% | 2,919 |
| Garfield | 814 | 44.14% | 1,030 | 55.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -216 | -11.71% | 1,844 |
| Grand | 446 | 50.62% | 432 | 49.04% | 3 | 0.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 14 | 1.59% | 881 |
| Iron | 1,915 | 47.90% | 2,060 | 51.53% | 21 | 0.53% | 2 | 0.05% | -145 | -3.63% | 3,998 |
| Juab | 2,136 | 60.12% | 1,412 | 39.74% | 5 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 724 | 20.38% | 3,553 |
| Kane | 339 | 33.43% | 675 | 66.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -336 | -33.14% | 1,014 |
| Millard | 2,302 | 54.10% | 1,943 | 45.66% | 7 | 0.16% | 3 | 0.07% | 359 | 8.44% | 4,255 |
| Morgan | 699 | 54.87% | 575 | 45.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 124 | 9.73% | 1,274 |
| Piute | 466 | 51.21% | 442 | 48.57% | 1 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.11% | 24 | 2.64% | 910 |
| Rich | 475 | 51.52% | 447 | 48.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 28 | 3.04% | 922 |
| Salt Lake | 67,318 | 65.40% | 35,427 | 34.42% | 66 | 0.06% | 115 | 0.11% | 31,891 | 30.98% | 102,926 |
| San Juan | 515 | 49.19% | 528 | 50.43% | 1 | 0.10% | 3 | 0.29% | -13 | -1.24% | 1,047 |
| Sanpete | 3,524 | 48.61% | 3,722 | 51.34% | 3 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.04% | -198 | -2.73% | 7,250 |
| Sevier | 2,521 | 48.22% | 2,703 | 51.70% | 4 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -182 | -3.48% | 5,228 |
| Summit | 2,215 | 56.10% | 1,730 | 43.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.08% | 485 | 12.28% | 3,948 |
| Tooele | 2,625 | 63.90% | 1,476 | 35.93% | 7 | 0.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,149 | 27.97% | 4,108 |
| Uintah | 1,773 | 52.16% | 1,624 | 47.78% | 2 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 149 | 4.38% | 3,399 |
| Utah | 15,168 | 63.32% | 8,740 | 36.48% | 23 | 0.10% | 25 | 0.10% | 6,428 | 26.83% | 23,956 |
| Wasatch | 1,502 | 55.59% | 1,199 | 44.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.04% | 303 | 11.21% | 2,702 |
| Washington | 1,993 | 55.04% | 1,625 | 44.88% | 2 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.03% | 368 | 10.16% | 3,621 |
| Wayne | 500 | 56.75% | 380 | 43.13% | 1 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 120 | 13.62% | 881 |
| Weber | 18,037 | 69.35% | 7,946 | 30.55% | 20 | 0.08% | 4 | 0.02% | 10,091 | 38.80% | 26,007 |
| Totals | 154,277 | 62.25% | 93,151 | 37.59% | 200 | 0.08% | 191 | 0.08% | 61,126 | 24.67% | 247,819 |
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