1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico
| country = New Mexico
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1936 United States presidential election in New Mexico
| previous_year = 1936
| next_election = 1944 United States presidential election in New Mexico
| next_year = 1944
| election_date = November 5, 1940
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = FDR1937.jpg
| nominee1 = Franklin D. Roosevelt
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state1 = New York
| running_mate1 = Henry A. Wallace
| electoral_vote1 = 3
| popular_vote1 = 103,699
| percentage1 = 56.59%
| image2 = WendellWillkie.jpg
| nominee2 = Wendell Willkie
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state2 = New York
| running_mate2 = Charles L. McNary
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 79,315
| percentage2 = 43.28%
| map_image = New Mexico Presidential Election Results 1940.svg
| map_size = 265px
| map_caption = County Results
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
Roosevelt
{{legend|#86b6f2|50-60%}}
{{legend|#4389e3|60-70%}}
{{legend|#1666cb|70-80%}}
{{col-2}}
Willkie
{{legend|#e27f90|50-60%}}
{{col-end}}
| title = President
| before_election = Franklin D. Roosevelt
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Franklin D. Roosevelt
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsNM}}
The 1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 5, 1940. All 48 States were part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.
Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt comfortably won New Mexico by a 13-point margin over Republican businessman Wendell Willkie.{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1940&fips=35&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0|title=1940 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico |publisher=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2018-02-14}} This was the only election in United States history where a President was elected to serve a third full term.
Results
| class="wikitable" |
| + General Election Results{{cite book |author=New Mexico Secretary of State|title=The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1941-1942|location=Santa Fe, New Mexico }}{{cite book|author=New Mexico Secretary of State|title=New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969|location=Santa Fe, New Mexico }}
! colspan=2|Party ! Pledged to ! Elector ! Votes |
| style="font-weight:bold"
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}| | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Henry H. Kramer | align=right|103,699 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}| | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Mrs. Howard B. Owens | align=right|103,211 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
| bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}| | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Procopio Torres | align=right|102,910 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Wendell Willkie | J. Tom Danie | align="right" |79,315 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Wendell Willkie | Manuel Otero | align="right" |79,302 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Wendell Willkie | Mrs. C. Mason | align="right" |79,022 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Socialist Party of America}}|
| Norman Thomas | R. B. Cochran | align="right" |144 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Socialist Party of America}}|
| Norman Thomas | J. E. Ledbetter | align="right" |143 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Socialist Party of America}}|
| Norman Thomas | R. L. Vining | align="right" |142 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Prohibition Party}}|
| Roger Babson | M. W. Sides | align="right" |100 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Prohibition Party}}|
| Roger Babson | S. P. Crouch | align="right" |96 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Prohibition Party}}|
| Roger Babson | C. O. Mardorf | align="right" |95 |
| colspan="4" |Votes cast{{efn|Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket}}
! 183,258 |
|---|
=Results by county=
| width="75%" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Franklin D. Roosevelt ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Wendell Willkie ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Norman Thomas ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Roger Babson ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast{{efn|Based on the highest elector on each ticket}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bernalillo | {{party shading/Democratic}}|14,428 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|54.53% | {{party shading/Republican}}|11,999 | {{party shading/Republican}}|45.35% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|28 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.11% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|6 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,429 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|9.18% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|26,461 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Catron | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,039 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|52.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}|949 | {{party shading/Republican}}|47.74% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|90 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4.53% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,988 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Chaves | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,304 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|58.97% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,981 | {{party shading/Republican}}|40.84% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|4 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.05% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|10 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.14% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,323 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|18.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,299 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Colfax | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,234 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|55.06% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,452 | {{party shading/Republican}}|44.89% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|3 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.04% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|1 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.01% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|782 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|10.17% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,690 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Curry | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,670 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|73.90% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,629 | {{party shading/Republican}}|25.78% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|12 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.19% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|8 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,041 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|48.12% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,319 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|De Baca | {{party shading/Democratic}}|970 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|66.94% | {{party shading/Republican}}|479 | {{party shading/Republican}}|33.06% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|491 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|33.89% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,449 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Doña Ana | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,208 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|58.28% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,720 | {{party shading/Republican}}|41.63% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|6 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.07% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|2 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,488 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|16.65% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|8,936 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Eddy | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,968 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|75.23% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,625 | {{party shading/Republican}}|24.61% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|4 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.06% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|7 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.11% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,343 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.62% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,604 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Grant | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,914 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|66.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,015 | {{party shading/Republican}}|33.98% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,899 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|32.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,930 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Guadalupe | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,082 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.54% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,807 | {{party shading/Republican}}|46.46% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|275 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7.07% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,889 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Harding | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,004 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|49.93% | {{party shading/Republican}}|998 | {{party shading/Republican}}|49.63% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|6 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.30% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|3 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.15% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|0.30% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,011 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Hidalgo | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,049 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|67.03% | {{party shading/Republican}}|516 | {{party shading/Republican}}|32.97% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|533 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.06% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,565 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lea | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,295 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|76.81% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,286 | {{party shading/Republican}}|23.00% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|6 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.11% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|5 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.09% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,009 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.81% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,592 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lincoln | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,763 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|49.38% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,794 | {{party shading/Republican}}|50.25% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|3 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.08% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|10 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.28% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 31
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 0.87%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,570 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Luna | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,388 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|56.42% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,066 | {{party shading/Republican}}|43.33% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|3 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.12% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|3 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.12% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|322 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|13.09% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,460 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|McKinley | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,525 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|59.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,701 | {{party shading/Republican}}|40.19% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|4 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.09% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|2 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.05% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|824 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|19.47% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,232 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mora | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,960 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.54% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,440 | {{party shading/Republican}}|55.44% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 480
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 10.91%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,401 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Otero | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,788 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|52.76% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,596 | {{party shading/Republican}}|47.09% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|2 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.06% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|3 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.09% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|192 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5.67% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,389 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Quay | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,215 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|69.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,413 | {{party shading/Republican}}|30.39% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|12 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.26% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|10 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.22% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,802 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.75% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,650 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Rio Arriba | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,952 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,289 | {{party shading/Republican}}|46.38% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|3 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.03% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|3 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|663 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7.17% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|9,247 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Roosevelt | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,190 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|69.50% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,384 | {{party shading/Republican}}|30.15% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|9 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.20% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|7 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.15% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,806 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|39.35% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,590 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|San Juan | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,445 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.06% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,757 | {{party shading/Republican}}|54.79% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|4 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.12% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|1 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.03% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 312
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 9.73%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,207 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Miguel | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,054 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|55.32% | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,882 | {{party shading/Republican}}|44.61% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|4 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.04% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|3 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,172 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|10.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|10,943 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sandoval | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,060 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.85% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,990 | {{party shading/Republican}}|49.12% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|70 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1.73% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,051 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Fe | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,482 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.76% | {{party shading/Republican}}|6,285 | {{party shading/Republican}}|49.22% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|2 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|1 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.01% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|197 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1.54% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|12,770 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sierra | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,534 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|52.71% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,372 | {{party shading/Republican}}|47.15% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|2 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.07% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|2 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.07% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|162 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5.57% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,910 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Socorro | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,489 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.89% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,703 | {{party shading/Republican}}|52.01% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|4 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.08% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|1 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 214
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 4.12%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,197 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Taos | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,463 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.85% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,342 | {{party shading/Republican}}|49.07% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|3 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.04% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|2 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|121 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1.78% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,810 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Torrance | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,921 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.28% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,509 | {{party shading/Republican}}|56.52% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|5 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.11% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|4 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.09% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 588
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 13.25%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,439 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Union | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,987 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.96% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,900 | {{party shading/Republican}}|48.73% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|7 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.18% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|5 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|87 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2.23% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,899 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Valencia | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,318 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|49.08% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,436 | {{party shading/Republican}}|50.83% | {{party shading/Socialist}}|5 | {{party shading/Socialist}}|0.07% | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|1 | {{party shading/Prohibition}}|0.01% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 118
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 1.75%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|6,760 |
| style="text-align:center;"
!Total !!103,699!!56.59%!!79,315!!43.28%!!144!!0.08%!!100!!0.05%!!24,384!!13.31%!!183,258 |
== Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican ==
Notes
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References
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{{1940 United States elections}}
{{State Results of the 1940 U.S. presidential election}}