Breaking the two-term tradition unchallenged since Washington, Roosevelt beat the businessman-outsider Willkie as war spread in Europe, on the argument that the crisis outweighed the custom.
Elected
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Electoral vote
449 of 531
Popular vote
54.7%
27,313,945 votes
Turnout
62.5%
VAP 59.1%
The result
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic · 54.70% of votes
449
electoral votes
Wendell Willkie
Republican · 44.80% of votes
82
electoral votes
Norman Thomas
Socialist · 0.23% of votes
—
electoral votes
Roger Babson
Prohibition · 0.12% of votes
—
electoral votes
Earl Browder
Communist · 0.10% of votes
—
electoral votes
John W. Aiken
Socialist Labor · 0.03% of votes
—
electoral votes
EV share
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Henry A. Wallace
449
27,313,945
54.70%
38
Wendell Willkie
Republican
Charles L. McNary
82
22,347,744
44.80%
10
Norman Thomas
Socialist
Maynard C. Krueger
—
116,599
0.23%
—
Roger Babson
Prohibition
Edgar Moorman
—
57,903
0.12%
—
Earl Browder
Communist
James W. Ford
—
48,557
0.10%
—
John W. Aiken
Socialist Labor
Aaron M. Orange
—
14,883
0.03%
—
49,899,631 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state
Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 85.2% · runner-up Wendell Willkie 14.3%
11
electoral votes
Arizona
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 63.5% · runner-up Wendell Willkie 36.0%
3
electoral votes
Arkansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 78.4% · runner-up Wendell Willkie 21.0%
9
electoral votes
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 57.4% · runner-up Wendell Willkie 41.3%
22
electoral votes
Colorado
Wendell Willkie · 50.9% · runner-up Franklin D. Roosevelt 48.4%
6
electoral votes
Connecticut
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 53.4% · runner-up Wendell Willkie 46.3%
8
electoral votes
Delaware
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 54.7% · runner-up Wendell Willkie 45.1%
3
electoral votes
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 74.0% · runner-up Wendell Willkie 26.0%
7
electoral votes
Georgia
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 84.8% · runner-up Wendell Willkie 14.9%
12
electoral votes
Idaho
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 54.4% · runner-up Wendell Willkie 45.3%
4
electoral votes
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 51.0% · runner-up Wendell Willkie 48.5%
29
electoral votes
Indiana
Wendell Willkie · 50.5% · runner-up Franklin D. Roosevelt 49.0%
14
electoral votes
Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt
85.2%
11
Wendell Willkie · 14.3%
Arizona
Franklin D. Roosevelt
63.5%
3
Wendell Willkie · 36.0%
Arkansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
78.4%
9
Wendell Willkie · 21.0%
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
57.4%
22
Wendell Willkie · 41.3%
Colorado
Wendell Willkie
50.9%
6
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 48.4%
Connecticut
Franklin D. Roosevelt
53.4%
8
Wendell Willkie · 46.3%
Delaware
Franklin D. Roosevelt
54.7%
3
Wendell Willkie · 45.1%
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt
74.0%
7
Wendell Willkie · 26.0%
Georgia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
84.8%
12
Wendell Willkie · 14.9%
Idaho
Franklin D. Roosevelt
54.4%
4
Wendell Willkie · 45.3%
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt
51.0%
29
Wendell Willkie · 48.5%
Indiana
Wendell Willkie
50.5%
14
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 49.0%
Iowa
Wendell Willkie
52.0%
11
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 47.6%
Kansas
Wendell Willkie
56.9%
9
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 42.2%
Kentucky
Franklin D. Roosevelt
57.4%
11
Wendell Willkie · 42.3%
Louisiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt
85.9%
10
Wendell Willkie · 14.1%
Maine
Wendell Willkie
51.1%
5
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 48.8%
Maryland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
58.3%
8
Wendell Willkie · 40.8%
Massachusetts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
53.1%
17
Wendell Willkie · 46.4%
Michigan
Wendell Willkie
49.9%
19
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 49.5%
Minnesota
Franklin D. Roosevelt
51.5%
11
Wendell Willkie · 47.7%
Mississippi
Franklin D. Roosevelt
95.7%
9
Wendell Willkie · 4.2%
Missouri
Franklin D. Roosevelt
52.3%
15
Wendell Willkie · 47.5%
Montana
Franklin D. Roosevelt
58.8%
4
Wendell Willkie · 40.2%
Nebraska
Wendell Willkie
57.2%
7
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 42.8%
Nevada
Franklin D. Roosevelt
60.1%
3
Wendell Willkie · 39.9%
New Hampshire
Franklin D. Roosevelt
53.2%
4
Wendell Willkie · 46.8%
New Jersey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
51.5%
16
Wendell Willkie · 47.9%
New Mexico
Franklin D. Roosevelt
56.6%
3
Wendell Willkie · 43.3%
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
51.6%
47
Wendell Willkie · 48.0%
North Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt
74.0%
13
Wendell Willkie · 26.0%
North Dakota
Wendell Willkie
55.1%
4
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 44.2%
Ohio
Franklin D. Roosevelt
52.2%
26
Wendell Willkie · 47.8%
Oklahoma
Franklin D. Roosevelt
57.4%
11
Wendell Willkie · 42.2%
Oregon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
53.7%
5
Wendell Willkie · 45.6%
Pennsylvania
Franklin D. Roosevelt
53.2%
36
Wendell Willkie · 46.3%
Rhode Island
Franklin D. Roosevelt
56.7%
4
Wendell Willkie · 43.2%
South Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt
95.6%
8
Wendell Willkie · 4.4%
South Dakota
Wendell Willkie
57.4%
4
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 42.6%
Tennessee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
67.3%
11
Wendell Willkie · 32.4%
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
80.9%
23
Wendell Willkie · 19.0%
Utah
Franklin D. Roosevelt
62.2%
4
Wendell Willkie · 37.6%
Vermont
Wendell Willkie
54.8%
3
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 44.9%
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
68.1%
11
Wendell Willkie · 31.6%
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
58.2%
8
Wendell Willkie · 40.6%
West Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
57.1%
8
Wendell Willkie · 42.9%
Wisconsin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
50.2%
12
Wendell Willkie · 48.3%
Wyoming
Franklin D. Roosevelt
52.8%
3
Wendell Willkie · 46.9%
The Congress it seated
77th Congress
1941–1943
Unified government
Senate
66–28 +2
Democratic control · Democratic–Republican +2 independents
House
268–162 +5
Democratic control · Democratic–Republican +5 independents