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Elections / 1952 · President · AR

Adlai Stevenson carried Arkansas D+12.1.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Arkansas, 1952. The state ran 22.9 points more Democratic than the nation (R+10.8 nationally).

Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)

Arkansas result
404,800 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
226,300
55.9%
Eisenhower (R)
177,155
43.8%
All others
1,345
0.3%
Margin
D+12.1
1952 presidential election
Arkansas, 1952
StevensonD+12.1
1952 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1952 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 1952 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1952 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Arkansas County, AR · R+0.9Ashley County, AR · D+47.0Baxter County, AR · TiedBenton County, AR · R+37.9Boone County, AR · R+9.3Bradley County, AR · D+47.0Calhoun County, AR · D+66.0Carroll County, AR · R+29.6Chicot County, AR · D+34.6Clark County, AR · D+27.6Clay County, AR · D+3.9Cleburne County, AR · D+6.4Cleveland County, AR · D+44.6Columbia County, AR · D+26.9Conway County, AR · D+19.6Craighead County, AR · D+17.4Crawford County, AR · R+5.8Crittenden County, AR · D+23.0Cross County, AR · D+23.1Dallas County, AR · D+49.8Desha County, AR · D+50.4Drew County, AR · D+36.9Faulkner County, AR · D+26.8Franklin County, AR · D+18.3Fulton County, AR · D+8.2Garland County, AR · R+20.5Grant County, AR · D+39.8Greene County, AR · D+31.1Hempstead County, AR · D+13.4Hot Spring County, AR · D+30.6Howard County, AR · D+22.4Independence County, AR · TiedIzard County, AR · D+26.6Jackson County, AR · D+48.8Jefferson County, AR · D+16.7Johnson County, AR · D+7.8Lafayette County, AR · D+37.9Lawrence County, AR · D+16.5Lee County, AR · D+29.1Lincoln County, AR · D+51.6Little River County, AR · D+32.0Logan County, AR · D+9.9Lonoke County, AR · D+38.2Madison County, AR · R+15.2Marion County, AR · D+13.0Miller County, AR · D+25.9Mississippi County, AR · D+20.6Monroe County, AR · D+31.9Montgomery County, AR · TiedNevada County, AR · D+31.0Newton County, AR · R+21.9Ouachita County, AR · D+46.3Perry County, AR · D+22.9Phillips County, AR · D+18.1Pike County, AR · D+21.7Poinsett County, AR · D+36.3Polk County, AR · R+12.0Pope County, AR · D+15.4Prairie County, AR · D+31.2Pulaski County, AR · D+2.0Randolph County, AR · D+19.6Saline County, AR · D+38.9Scott County, AR · D+14.5Searcy County, AR · R+32.9Sebastian County, AR · R+12.9Sevier County, AR · D+19.4Sharp County, AR · D+22.6St. Francis County, AR · D+15.8Stone County, AR · R+10.0Union County, AR · D+17.6Van Buren County, AR · D+0.9Washington County, AR · R+27.4White County, AR · D+18.3Woodruff County, AR · D+42.2Yell County, AR · D+20.4
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic55.9%226,300
Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican43.8%177,155
OtherAll other candidates0.3%1,345
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1952
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyR
−0.9%
2,6482,6975,358
Ashley CountyD
+47.0%
3,4711,2494,729
Baxter CountyD
+0.0%
1,3881,3872,793
Benton CountyR
−37.9%
3,5587,91611,500
Boone CountyR
−9.3%
2,7863,3616,155
Bradley CountyD
+47.0%
2,4178693,297
Calhoun CountyD
+66.0%
1,3322721,607
Carroll CountyR
−29.6%
1,4932,7524,258
Chicot CountyD
+34.6%
2,4581,1913,663
Clark CountyD
+27.6%
2,9631,6794,647
Clay CountyD
+3.9%
2,2772,1054,408
Cleburne CountyD
+6.4%
1,0459181,971
Cleveland CountyD
+44.6%
1,2484771,728
Columbia CountyD
+26.9%
3,3591,9315,299
Conway CountyD
+19.6%
3,1742,1335,317
Craighead CountyD
+17.4%
5,9754,19910,202
Crawford CountyR
−5.8%
2,4772,7825,269
Crittenden CountyD
+23.0%
2,9821,8654,864
Cross CountyD
+23.1%
2,3441,4613,817
Dallas CountyD
+49.8%
2,2027372,944
Desha CountyD
+50.4%
3,1501,0374,192
Drew CountyD
+36.9%
2,2611,0403,306
Faulkner CountyD
+26.8%
3,4611,9955,470
Franklin CountyD
+18.3%
1,7621,2152,982
Fulton CountyD
+8.2%
1,0488901,938
Garland CountyR
−20.5%
5,1657,84813,065
Grant CountyD
+39.8%
1,4876372,135
Greene CountyD
+31.1%
3,5711,8755,458
Hempstead CountyD
+13.4%
2,7712,1154,887
Hot Spring CountyD
+30.6%
3,4741,8425,331
Howard CountyD
+22.4%
1,4929442,443
Independence CountyR
−0.3%
2,4852,4995,003
Izard CountyD
+26.6%
1,0856291,715
Jackson CountyD
+48.8%
4,4011,5165,917
Jefferson CountyD
+16.7%
8,3005,92514,252
Johnson CountyD
+7.8%
2,0211,7283,765
Lafayette CountyD
+37.9%
1,6377332,386
Lawrence CountyD
+16.5%
2,2061,5703,844
Lee CountyD
+29.1%
1,9231,0542,988
Lincoln CountyD
+51.6%
1,8715952,472
Little River CountyD
+32.0%
1,5227832,308
Logan CountyD
+9.9%
2,5672,1034,689
Lonoke CountyD
+38.2%
3,5171,5705,094
Madison CountyR
−15.2%
2,1102,8684,987
Marion CountyD
+13.0%
1,0998441,960
Miller CountyD
+25.9%
5,3373,1378,509
Mississippi CountyD
+20.6%
6,9684,58611,567
Monroe CountyD
+31.9%
1,8349472,781
Montgomery CountyR
−0.5%
8078151,622
Nevada CountyD
+31.0%
1,9721,0373,014
Newton CountyR
−21.9%
1,1071,7282,838
Ouachita CountyD
+46.3%
5,9362,1718,136
Perry CountyD
+22.9%
8025021,310
Phillips CountyD
+18.1%
3,7412,5926,340
Pike CountyD
+21.7%
1,1637421,938
Poinsett CountyD
+36.3%
4,3032,0106,321
Polk CountyR
−12.0%
1,3791,7563,141
Pope CountyD
+15.4%
3,0362,2265,266
Prairie CountyD
+31.2%
1,6648712,541
Pulaski CountyD
+2.0%
24,44823,46048,286
Randolph CountyD
+19.6%
1,9411,3023,254
Saline CountyD
+38.9%
4,0451,7665,863
Scott CountyD
+14.5%
1,1978932,101
Searcy CountyR
−32.9%
1,0071,9963,004
Sebastian CountyR
−12.9%
7,80210,11417,944
Sevier CountyD
+19.4%
1,6731,1302,805
Sharp CountyD
+22.6%
1,0396551,697
St. Francis CountyD
+15.8%
2,4661,7924,259
Stone CountyR
−10.0%
5737001,274
Union CountyD
+17.6%
7,5155,26612,810
Van Buren CountyD
+0.9%
1,5591,5303,102
Washington CountyR
−27.4%
4,9238,65013,611
White CountyD
+18.3%
4,1792,8847,070
Woodruff CountyD
+42.2%
2,0178182,839
Yell CountyD
+20.4%
1,8841,2433,144