1940 United States presidential election in Iowa

The 1940 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Iowa voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Iowa was won by Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 52.03% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace (who resided in Iowa), with 47.62% of the popular vote.

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Allamakee
• Bremer
• Buchanan
• Butler
• Cedar
• Cherokee
• Chickasaw
• Clarke
• Clayton
• Clinton
• Crawford
• Des Moines
• Dubuque
• Fayette
• Franklin
• Greene
• Grundy
• Hancock
• Hardin
• Harrison
• Howard
• Ida
• Iowa
• Jackson
• Jones
• Keokuk
• Lee
• Linn
• Lousia
• Lucas
• Lyon
• Mahaska
• Mills
• Mitchell
• Muscatine
• O'Brien
• Osceola
• Plymouth
• Pottawattamie
• Sac
• Sioux
• Shelby
• Story
• Wayne
• Winnebago
• Winneshiek

See also

• United States presidential elections in Iowa

References