1940 United States presidential election in Montana

1940 United States presidential election in Montana

November 5, 1940
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell Willkie
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Henry A. Wallace Charles L. McNary
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 145,698 99,579
Percentage 58.78% 40.17%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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

Montana voted powerfully to give Democratic nominee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt an unprecedented third term, over the Republican nominee, corporate lawyer Wendell Willkie, a dark horse candidate that had never before run for a political office. Roosevelt won Montana by a convincing 18.61% margin. As of the 2020 presidential election, this remains the last election in which the following counties have voted for a Democratic presidential nominee: Broadwater, Madison, Meagher and Garfield.