California — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1952 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentEisenhowerR+13.6
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 56.3% | 2,897,310 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 42.7% | 2,197,548 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.9% | 46,991 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 32 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+74.3 |
| Amador County, CA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Butte County, CA | Republican | R+27.1 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Colusa County, CA | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+26.9 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Fresno County, CA | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Imperial County, CA | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Kings County, CA | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Lake County, CA | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Lassen County, CA | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Madera County, CA | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Marin County, CA | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Merced County, CA | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Monterey County, CA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Napa County, CA | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Nevada County, CA | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Placer County, CA | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Plumas County, CA | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| San Benito County, CA | Republican | R+29.8 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+26.3 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Republican | R+12.0 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Republican | R+31.0 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Shasta County, CA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Solano County, CA | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Trinity County, CA | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Yolo County, CA | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+21.6 |
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+19,088 | 192,94152.2% | 173,85347.0% | 2,9820.8% | 369,776 |
| Alpine County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+110 | 12987.2% | 1912.8% | 00.0% | 148 |
| Amador County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+233 | 2,30352.2% | 2,07046.9% | 431.0% | 4,416 |
| Butte County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,899 | 18,39063.1% | 10,49136.0% | 2520.9% | 29,133 |
| Calaveras County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,104 | 2,94261.0% | 1,83838.1% | 440.9% | 4,824 |
| Colusa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+860 | 2,67859.3% | 1,81840.3% | 170.4% | 4,513 |
| Contra Costa County | Adlai Stevenson+1,607 | 67,45349.1% | 69,06050.3% | 7680.6% | 137,281 |
| Del Norte County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,179 | 2,75762.9% | 1,57836.0% | 491.1% | 4,384 |
| El Dorado County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,676 | 4,82859.8% | 3,15239.0% | 931.2% | 8,073 |
| Fresno County | Adlai Stevenson+2,516 | 52,02548.5% | 54,54150.8% | 8100.8% | 107,376 |
| Glenn County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,882 | 4,22464.0% | 2,34235.5% | 340.5% | 6,600 |
| Humboldt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,423 | 18,91359.7% | 12,49039.4% | 2840.9% | 31,687 |
| Imperial County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,129 | 10,46261.9% | 6,33337.5% | 1080.6% | 16,903 |
| Inyo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,964 | 3,54968.8% | 1,58530.7% | 280.5% | 5,162 |
| Kern County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,449 | 44,60054.8% | 36,15144.4% | 5810.7% | 81,332 |
| Kings County | Adlai Stevenson+303 | 7,33648.6% | 7,63950.6% | 1080.7% | 15,083 |
| Lake County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,202 | 4,11367.6% | 1,91131.4% | 631.0% | 6,087 |
| Lassen County | Adlai Stevenson+985 | 3,11942.9% | 4,10456.5% | 390.5% | 7,262 |
| Los Angeles County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+276,878 | 1,226,97155.7% | 950,09343.2% | 24,1481.1% | 2,201,212 |
| Madera County | Adlai Stevenson+109 | 5,93349.1% | 6,04250.0% | 1161.0% | 12,091 |
| Marin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+15,338 | 29,57466.8% | 14,23632.2% | 4681.1% | 44,278 |
| Mariposa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+972 | 1,94165.9% | 96932.9% | 361.2% | 2,946 |
| Mendocino County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,808 | 10,38860.5% | 6,58038.4% | 1891.1% | 17,157 |
| Merced County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,549 | 12,86552.7% | 11,31646.4% | 2140.9% | 24,395 |
| Modoc County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+927 | 2,47561.2% | 1,54838.3% | 240.6% | 4,047 |
| Mono County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+534 | 75476.8% | 22022.4% | 80.8% | 982 |
| Monterey County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,375 | 28,78662.0% | 17,41137.5% | 2540.5% | 46,451 |
| Napa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,957 | 13,27361.0% | 8,31638.2% | 1580.7% | 21,747 |
| Nevada County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,776 | 6,25263.7% | 3,47635.4% | 900.9% | 9,818 |
| Orange County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+45,018 | 77,54869.9% | 32,53029.3% | 8260.7% | 110,904 |
| Placer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+217 | 9,10450.2% | 8,88749.0% | 1620.9% | 18,153 |
| Plumas County | Adlai Stevenson+683 | 2,49143.5% | 3,17455.5% | 561.0% | 5,721 |
| Riverside County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+22,858 | 48,87464.6% | 26,01634.4% | 7591.0% | 75,649 |
| Sacramento County | Adlai Stevenson+3,265 | 63,78848.5% | 67,05350.9% | 8000.6% | 131,641 |
| San Benito County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,612 | 3,50364.7% | 1,89134.9% | 210.4% | 5,415 |
| San Bernardino County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+19,306 | 73,92157.0% | 54,61542.1% | 1,0950.8% | 129,631 |
| San Diego County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+73,401 | 175,28162.9% | 101,88036.5% | 1,5900.6% | 278,751 |
| San Francisco County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+21,249 | 188,53152.4% | 167,28246.5% | 4,1361.1% | 359,949 |
| San Joaquin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,523 | 44,03355.7% | 34,51043.6% | 5640.7% | 79,107 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,972 | 16,73365.1% | 8,76134.1% | 1970.8% | 25,691 |
| San Mateo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+36,978 | 87,78063.1% | 50,80236.5% | 6400.5% | 139,222 |
| Santa Barbara County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+15,191 | 29,98466.7% | 14,79332.9% | 1660.4% | 44,943 |
| Santa Clara County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+28,204 | 87,55459.2% | 59,35040.2% | 9030.6% | 147,807 |
| Santa Cruz County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,830 | 22,91066.7% | 11,08032.2% | 3711.1% | 34,361 |
| Shasta County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,121 | 9,50755.9% | 7,38643.4% | 1200.7% | 17,013 |
| Sierra County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+91 | 72353.0% | 63246.4% | 80.6% | 1,363 |
| Siskiyou County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,849 | 8,19555.8% | 6,34643.2% | 1431.0% | 14,684 |
| Solano County | Adlai Stevenson+7,113 | 18,45641.7% | 25,56957.8% | 2130.5% | 44,238 |
| Sonoma County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+17,042 | 34,08865.9% | 17,04633.0% | 5831.1% | 51,717 |
| Stanislaus County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,819 | 28,09055.2% | 22,27143.7% | 5521.1% | 50,913 |
| Sutter County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,530 | 6,78067.3% | 3,25032.3% | 410.4% | 10,071 |
| Tehama County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,483 | 5,43664.2% | 2,95334.9% | 760.9% | 8,465 |
| Trinity County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+406 | 1,52657.1% | 1,12041.9% | 281.0% | 2,674 |
| Tulare County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,199 | 28,80256.7% | 21,60342.5% | 4220.8% | 50,827 |
| Tuolumne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,160 | 3,75358.6% | 2,59340.5% | 560.9% | 6,402 |
| Ventura County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,903 | 23,39251.8% | 21,48947.6% | 2560.6% | 45,137 |
| Yolo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,072 | 8,96752.8% | 7,89546.4% | 1370.8% | 16,999 |
| Yuba County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,997 | 5,58660.5% | 3,58938.9% | 620.7% | 9,237 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.