1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
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Roosevelt carried the state with 53.11% of the vote to Willkie’s 46.36%, a Democratic victory margin of 6.75%.
As Roosevelt was re-elected nationally to an unprecedented third term, Massachusetts weighed in as about 3% more Republican than the national average.[citation needed] Roosevelt’s win may have been aided by support in New England for aid to Britain during World War Two, as he maintained his votes better among those of English descent than the German-American populations of the interior.[2]
Once a typical Yankee Republican bastion in the wake of the Civil War, Massachusetts had been a Democratic-leaning state since 1928, when a coalition of Irish Catholic and other ethnic immigrant voters primarily based in urban areas turned Massachusetts and neighboring Rhode Island into New England's only reliably Democratic states.[citation needed] Massachusetts voted for Al Smith in 1928, and for Franklin Roosevelt in his national Democratic landslides of 1932 and 1936. Roosevelt’s 1940 victory thus marked the fourth straight win for the Democratic Party in Massachusetts, a state that had voted Democratic only once in its history prior to this series of consecutive Democratic wins.
Roosevelt and Willkie would split the state's 14 counties, winning 7 counties each. However Roosevelt won the most heavily populated parts of the state including the cities of Boston, Worcester, and Springfield, while most of Willkie’s wins were small or island counties.
^Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 214 ISBN0405077114
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources 1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2013 Main article 1940 United States presidential election The 1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 5 1940 as part of the 1940 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states Voters chose 17 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 1936 November 5 1940 1944 Turnout78 7 1 2 8 pp Nominee Franklin D Roosevelt Wendell WillkieParty Democratic RepublicanHome state New York New YorkRunning mate Henry A Wallace Charles L McNaryElectoral vote 17 0Popular vote 1 076 522 939 700Percentage 53 11 46 36 County Results Roosevelt 50 60 60 70 Willkie 50 60 60 70 President before electionFranklin D RooseveltDemocratic Elected President Franklin D RooseveltDemocraticMassachusetts voted for the Democratic nominee incumbent President Franklin D Roosevelt of New York over the Republican nominee corporate lawyer Wendell Willkie of New York citation needed Roosevelt ran with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace of Iowa while Willkie s running mate was Senate Minority Leader Charles L McNary of Oregon Roosevelt carried the state with 53 11 of the vote to Willkie s 46 36 a Democratic victory margin of 6 75 As Roosevelt was re elected nationally to an unprecedented third term Massachusetts weighed in as about 3 more Republican than the national average citation needed Roosevelt s win may have been aided by support in New England for aid to Britain during World War Two as he maintained his votes better among those of English descent than the German American populations of the interior 2 Once a typical Yankee Republican bastion in the wake of the Civil War Massachusetts had been a Democratic leaning state since 1928 when a coalition of Irish Catholic and other ethnic immigrant voters primarily based in urban areas turned Massachusetts and neighboring Rhode Island into New England s only reliably Democratic states citation needed Massachusetts voted for Al Smith in 1928 and for Franklin Roosevelt in his national Democratic landslides of 1932 and 1936 Roosevelt s 1940 victory thus marked the fourth straight win for the Democratic Party in Massachusetts a state that had voted Democratic only once in its history prior to this series of consecutive Democratic wins Roosevelt and Willkie would split the state s 14 counties winning 7 counties each However Roosevelt won the most heavily populated parts of the state including the cities of Boston Worcester and Springfield while most of Willkie s wins were small or island counties Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults Edit1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts 3 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesDemocratic Franklin D Roosevelt incumbent 1 076 522 53 11 17Republican Wendell Willkie 939 700 46 36 0Socialist Norman Thomas 4 091 0 20 0Communist Earl Browder 3 806 0 19 0Socialist Labor John W Aiken 1 492 0 07 0Prohibition Roger Babson 1 370 0 07 0Write ins Write ins 12 0 00 0Totals 2 026 993 100 00 17Results by county Edit 1940 United States presidential election in Massachusetts by county 4 County Franklin Delano RooseveltDemocratic Wendell Lewis WillkieRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast 5 Barnstable 5 351 29 53 12 659 69 87 108 0 60 7 308 40 34 18 118Berkshire 32 620 55 40 25 973 44 11 287 0 49 6 647 11 29 58 880Bristol 97 571 61 60 60 143 37 97 677 0 43 37 428 23 63 158 391Dukes 1 014 37 98 1 643 61 54 13 0 49 629 23 56 2 670Essex 125 998 51 69 116 134 47 65 1 603 0 66 9 864 4 04 243 735Franklin 9 472 39 92 14 137 59 58 119 0 50 4 665 19 66 23 728Hampden 89 477 57 80 64 502 41 67 817 0 53 24 975 16 13 154 796Hampshire 17 823 52 86 15 651 46 42 241 0 71 2 172 6 44 33 715Middlesex 218 662 47 18 242 658 52 36 2 116 0 46 23 996 5 18 463 436Nantucket 624 37 89 1 015 61 63 8 0 49 391 23 74 1 647Norfolk 67 654 40 75 97 525 58 74 838 0 50 29 871 17 99 166 017Plymouth 34 481 41 24 48 617 58 15 508 0 61 14 136 16 91 83 606Suffolk 243 233 63 32 138 575 36 07 2 337 0 61 104 658 27 25 384 145Worcester 132 541 56 62 100 468 42 92 1 099 0 47 32 073 13 70 234 108Totals 1 076 522 53 11 939 700 46 36 10 771 0 53 136 822 6 75 2 026 993See also EditUnited States presidential elections in MassachusettsReferences Edit Bicentennial Edition Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 1970 part 2 p 1072 Menendez Albert J The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States 1868 2004 pp 67 69 ISBN 0786422173 1940 Presidential General Election Results Massachusetts Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential 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