1940 United States presidential election in Kentucky

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

Kentucky was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 57.45 percent of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 42.30 percent of the popular vote.

Results

Results by county CountyFranklin Delano RooseveltDemocraticWendell Lewis WillkieRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes castScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 178-179 # % # % # % # % Adair 2,711 42.37% 3,674 57.42% 13 0.20% -963 -15.05% 6,398 Allen 2,036 38.49% 3,232 61.11% 21 0.40% -1,196 -22.61% 5,289 Anderson 2,515 66.73% 1,244 33.01% 10 0.27% 1,271 33.72% 3,769 Ballard 3,212 80.89% 758 19.09% 1 0.03% 2,454 61.80% 3,971 Barren 4,888 60.11% 3,233 39.76% 11 0.14% 1,655 20.35% 8,132 Bath 2,528 60.54% 1,636 39.18% 12 0.29% 892 21.36% 4,176 Bell 5,910 54.23% 4,962 45.53% 27 0.25% 948 8.70% 10,899 Boone 2,518 64.76% 1,357 34.90% 13 0.33% 1,161 29.86% 3,888 Bourbon 4,254 61.38% 2,673 38.57% 4 0.06% 1,581 22.81% 6,931 Boyd 9,868 57.16% 7,322 42.41% 75 0.43% 2,546 14.75% 17,265 Boyle 4,081 64.28% 2,257 35.55% 11 0.17% 1,824 28.73% 6,349 Bracken 1,961 55.69% 1,551 44.05% 9 0.26% 410 11.64% 3,521 Breathitt 3,977 71.14% 1,602 28.66% 11 0.20% 2,375 42.49% 5,590 Breckinridge 3,296 50.01% 3,258 49.43% 37 0.56% 38 0.58% 6,591 Bullitt 2,388 74.46% 813 25.35% 6 0.19% 1,575 49.11% 3,207 Butler 1,455 31.47% 3,163 68.40% 6 0.13% -1,708 -36.94% 4,624 Caldwell 2,858 55.71% 2,246 43.78% 26 0.51% 612 11.93% 5,130 Calloway 5,793 86.49% 896 13.38% 9 0.13% 4,897 73.11% 6,698 Campbell 14,801 49.63% 14,916 50.02% 103 0.35% -115 -0.39% 29,820 Carlisle 2,366 82.21% 500 17.37% 12 0.42% 1,866 64.84% 2,878 Carroll 2,915 78.15% 804 21.55% 11 0.29% 2,111 56.60% 3,730 Carter 3,403 42.83% 4,520 56.88% 23 0.29% -1,117 -14.06% 7,946 Casey 1,862 32.37% 3,874 67.34% 17 0.30% -2,012 -34.97% 5,753 Christian 6,599 54.17% 5,566 45.69% 16 0.13% 1,033 8.48% 12,181 Clark 3,970 64.82% 2,136 34.87% 19 0.31% 1,834 29.94% 6,125 Clay 1,632 27.08% 4,395 72.92% 0 0.00% -2,763 -45.84% 6,027 Clinton 755 22.69% 2,573 77.31% 0 0.00% -1,818 -54.63% 3,328 Crittenden 1,834 41.01% 2,624 58.68% 14 0.31% -790 -17.67% 4,472 Cumberland 872 25.58% 2,533 74.30% 4 0.12% -1,661 -48.72% 3,409 Daviess 9,344 62.19% 5,633 37.49% 49 0.33% 3,711 24.70% 15,026 Edmonson 1,332 33.86% 2,589 65.81% 13 0.33% -1,257 -31.95% 3,934 Elliott 2,013 76.05% 634 23.95% 0 0.00% 1,379 52.10% 2,647 Estill 2,587 47.16% 2,889 52.66% 10 0.18% -302 -5.50% 5,486 Fayette 15,834 55.69% 12,514 44.01% 84 0.30% 3,320 11.68% 28,432 Fleming 2,999 51.11% 2,855 48.65% 14 0.24% 144 2.45% 5,868 Floyd 9,100 71.03% 3,711 28.97% 0 0.00% 5,389 42.07% 12,811 Franklin 6,956 78.18% 1,927 21.66% 14 0.16% 5,029 56.52% 8,897 Fulton 3,592 81.79% 791 18.01% 9 0.20% 2,801 63.78% 4,392 Gallatin 1,473 74.70% 495 25.10% 4 0.20% 978 49.59% 1,972 Garrard 2,162 50.07% 2,148 49.75% 8 0.19% 14 0.32% 4,318 Grant 2,729 63.93% 1,535 35.96% 5 0.12% 1,194 27.97% 4,269 Graves 9,786 81.99% 2,122 17.78% 27 0.23% 7,664 64.21% 11,935 Grayson 2,678 45.69% 3,156 53.85% 27 0.46% -478 -8.16% 5,861 Green 1,993 44.21% 2,497 55.39% 18 0.40% -504 -11.18% 4,508 Greenup 4,742 53.73% 4,059 45.99% 24 0.27% 683 7.74% 8,825 Hancock 1,338 48.41% 1,424 51.52% 2 0.07% -86 -3.11% 2,764 Hardin 4,718 66.54% 2,351 33.16% 21 0.30% 2,367 33.39% 7,090 Harlan 10,582 64.20% 5,859 35.55% 42 0.25% 4,723 28.65% 16,483 Harrison 4,228 71.01% 1,707 28.67% 19 0.32% 2,521 42.34% 5,954 Hart 3,280 53.29% 2,866 46.56% 9 0.15% 414 6.73% 6,155 Henderson 6,727 73.03% 2,455 26.65% 29 0.31% 4,272 46.38% 9,211 Henry 3,862 72.47% 1,445 27.12% 22 0.41% 2,417 45.36% 5,329 Hickman 2,758 84.73% 490 15.05% 7 0.22% 2,268 69.68% 3,255 Hopkins 8,695 68.96% 3,884 30.80% 30 0.24% 4,811 38.16% 12,609 Jackson 465 11.07% 3,722 88.62% 13 0.31% -3,257 -77.55% 4,200 Jefferson 94,710 58.75% 66,052 40.97% 456 0.28% 28,658 17.78% 161,218 Jessamine 2,815 60.00% 1,837 39.15% 40 0.85% 978 20.84% 4,692 Johnson 3,042 37.58% 5,042 62.29% 10 0.12% -2,000 -24.71% 8,094 Kenton 19,261 59.30% 13,147 40.47% 74 0.23% 6,114 18.82% 32,482 Knott 4,434 85.38% 759 14.62% 0 0.00% 3,675 70.77% 5,193 Knox 3,319 39.84% 5,003 60.06% 8 0.10% -1,684 -20.22% 8,330 Larue 2,463 65.14% 1,309 34.62% 9 0.24% 1,154 30.52% 3,781 Laurel 2,860 35.48% 5,180 64.27% 20 0.25% -2,320 -28.78% 8,060 Lawrence 3,178 50.83% 3,055 48.86% 19 0.30% 123 1.97% 6,252 Lee 1,622 46.41% 1,866 53.39% 7 0.20% -244 -6.98% 3,495 Leslie 626 15.97% 3,292 83.96% 3 0.08% -2,666 -67.99% 3,921 Letcher 6,127 57.92% 4,433 41.90% 19 0.18% 1,694 16.01% 10,579 Lewis 1,878 35.78% 3,371 64.22% 0 0.00% -1,493 -28.44% 5,249 Lincoln 3,657 53.91% 3,090 45.56% 36 0.53% 567 8.36% 6,783 Livingston 2,013 62.65% 1,184 36.85% 16 0.50% 829 25.80% 3,213 Logan 6,631 74.44% 2,268 25.46% 9 0.10% 4,363 48.98% 8,908 Lyon 1,979 67.84% 921 31.57% 17 0.58% 1,058 36.27% 2,917 Madison 6,484 52.54% 5,789 46.91% 67 0.54% 695 5.63% 12,340 Magoffin 2,812 51.30% 2,668 48.68% 1 0.02% 144 2.63% 5,481 Marion 3,482 66.15% 1,763 33.49% 19 0.36% 1,719 32.66% 5,264 Marshall 3,549 76.13% 1,100 23.60% 13 0.28% 2,449 52.53% 4,662 Martin 826 26.63% 2,275 73.34% 1 0.03% -1,449 -46.71% 3,102 Mason 4,386 54.03% 3,704 45.63% 27 0.33% 682 8.40% 8,117 McCracken 11,562 76.23% 3,554 23.43% 52 0.34% 8,008 52.80% 15,168 McCreary 1,248 28.18% 3,172 71.62% 9 0.20% -1,924 -43.44% 4,429 McLean 2,709 61.33% 1,698 38.44% 10 0.23% 1,011 22.89% 4,417 Meade 2,114 67.73% 995 31.88% 12 0.38% 1,119 35.85% 3,121 Menifee 1,176 69.50% 511 30.20% 5 0.30% 665 39.30% 1,692 Mercer 3,606 65.92% 1,845 33.73% 19 0.35% 1,761 32.19% 5,470 Metcalfe 1,826 45.15% 2,206 54.55% 12 0.30% -380 -9.40% 4,044 Monroe 1,390 29.44% 3,321 70.33% 11 0.23% -1,931 -40.89% 4,722 Montgomery 2,755 62.06% 1,671 37.64% 13 0.29% 1,084 24.42% 4,439 Morgan 4,148 73.33% 1,509 26.67% 0 0.00% 2,639 46.65% 5,657 Muhlenberg 5,140 48.95% 5,332 50.78% 28 0.27% -192 -1.83% 10,500 Nelson 4,193 66.45% 2,109 33.42% 8 0.13% 2,084 33.03% 6,310 Nicholas 2,124 63.50% 1,207 36.08% 14 0.42% 917 27.41% 3,345 Ohio 3,729 45.45% 4,451 54.25% 24 0.29% -722 -8.80% 8,204 Oldham 1,983 69.80% 848 29.85% 10 0.35% 1,135 39.95% 2,841 Owen 3,655 86.39% 569 13.45% 7 0.17% 3,086 72.94% 4,231 Owsley 591 18.10% 2,672 81.81% 3 0.09% -2,081 -63.72% 3,266 Pendleton 2,165 51.45% 2,029 48.22% 14 0.33% 136 3.23% 4,208 Perry 6,852 59.26% 4,693 40.59% 18 0.16% 2,159 18.67% 11,563 Pike 12,160 57.46% 8,985 42.46% 16 0.08% 3,175 15.00% 21,161 Powell 1,266 55.77% 989 43.57% 15 0.66% 277 12.20% 2,270 Pulaski 4,896 36.35% 8,533 63.36% 39 0.29% -3,637 -27.00% 13,468 Robertson 829 58.63% 578 40.88% 7 0.50% 251 17.75% 1,414 Rockcastle 1,652 31.81% 3,536 68.08% 6 0.12% -1,884 -36.27% 5,194 Rowan 2,294 54.10% 1,944 45.85% 2 0.05% 350 8.25% 4,240 Russell 1,250 28.84% 3,069 70.81% 15 0.35% -1,819 -41.97% 4,334 Scott 4,039 69.05% 1,795 30.69% 15 0.26% 2,244 38.37% 5,849 Shelby 4,823 71.96% 1,861 27.77% 18 0.27% 2,962 44.20% 6,702 Simpson 2,950 74.78% 987 25.02% 8 0.20% 1,963 49.76% 3,945 Spencer 1,728 75.13% 567 24.65% 5 0.22% 1,161 50.48% 2,300 Taylor 2,790 49.77% 2,792 49.80% 24 0.43% -2 -0.04% 5,606 Todd 3,337 69.64% 1,436 29.97% 19 0.40% 1,901 39.67% 4,792 Trigg 2,883 65.70% 1,494 34.05% 11 0.25% 1,389 31.65% 4,388 Trimble 1,909 88.58% 242 11.23% 4 0.19% 1,667 77.35% 2,155 Union 4,355 79.56% 1,111 20.30% 8 0.15% 3,244 59.26% 5,474 Warren 7,569 64.14% 4,195 35.55% 36 0.31% 3,374 28.59% 11,800 Washington 2,612 52.49% 2,362 47.47% 2 0.04% 250 5.02% 4,976 Wayne 2,519 44.18% 3,177 55.72% 6 0.11% -658 -11.54% 5,702 Webster 4,197 66.40% 2,107 33.33% 17 0.27% 2,090 33.06% 6,321 Whitley 4,078 38.49% 6,502 61.36% 16 0.15% -2,424 -22.88% 10,596 Wolfe 2,205 68.12% 1,032 31.88% 0 0.00% 1,173 36.24% 3,237 Woodford 2,630 63.36% 1,514 36.47% 7 0.17% 1,116 26.89% 4,151Totals557,32257.45%410,38442.30%2,4570.25%146,93815.15%970,163

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Campbell Hancock Muhlenberg

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Magoffin

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