Florida — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state1952 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentEisenhowerR+10.0
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 55.0% | 544,036 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 45.0% | 444,950 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Baker County, FL | Democratic | D+55.9 |
| Bay County, FL | Democratic | D+29.2 |
| Bradford County, FL | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Brevard County, FL | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Broward County, FL | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Citrus County, FL | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Clay County, FL | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| Collier County, FL | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Columbia County, FL | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Dixie County, FL | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Duval County, FL | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Escambia County, FL | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Flagler County, FL | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Franklin County, FL | Democratic | D+33.9 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Democratic | D+67.1 |
| Glades County, FL | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Gulf County, FL | Democratic | D+56.6 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Democratic | D+37.6 |
| Hardee County, FL | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Hendry County, FL | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Hernando County, FL | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Highlands County, FL | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Holmes County, FL | Democratic | D+44.7 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Jackson County, FL | Democratic | D+40.9 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Leon County, FL | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Levy County, FL | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Liberty County, FL | Democratic | D+62.8 |
| Madison County, FL | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Marion County, FL | Republican | R+2.3 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Monroe County, FL | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Nassau County, FL | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Orange County, FL | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Osceola County, FL | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Pasco County, FL | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Polk County, FL | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Putnam County, FL | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Democratic | D+43.0 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Seminole County, FL | Republican | R+20.0 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Republican | R+3.7 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Sumter County, FL | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Taylor County, FL | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Union County, FL | Democratic | D+56.6 |
| Volusia County, FL | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Democratic | D+51.5 |
| Walton County, FL | Democratic | D+41.0 |
| Washington County, FL | Democratic | D+34.6 |
Florida results by county
67 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,442 | 8,43258.5% | 5,99041.5% | 00.0% | 14,422 |
| Baker County | Adlai Stevenson+1,063 | 41922.0% | 1,48278.0% | 00.0% | 1,901 |
| Bay County | Adlai Stevenson+3,977 | 4,81235.4% | 8,78964.6% | 00.0% | 13,601 |
| Bradford County | Adlai Stevenson+1,336 | 97629.7% | 2,31270.3% | 00.0% | 3,288 |
| Brevard County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,599 | 6,75661.9% | 4,15738.1% | 00.0% | 10,913 |
| Broward County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14,652 | 26,50669.1% | 11,85430.9% | 00.0% | 38,360 |
| Calhoun County | Adlai Stevenson+1,237 | 59024.4% | 1,82775.6% | 00.0% | 2,417 |
| Charlotte County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+339 | 1,13458.8% | 79541.2% | 00.0% | 1,929 |
| Citrus County | Adlai Stevenson+112 | 1,24947.9% | 1,36152.1% | 00.0% | 2,610 |
| Clay County | Adlai Stevenson+80 | 2,11649.1% | 2,19650.9% | 00.0% | 4,312 |
| Collier County | Adlai Stevenson+18 | 1,08649.6% | 1,10450.4% | 00.0% | 2,190 |
| Columbia County | Adlai Stevenson+1,188 | 2,04138.7% | 3,22961.3% | 00.0% | 5,270 |
| DeSoto County | Adlai Stevenson+536 | 1,25641.2% | 1,79258.8% | 00.0% | 3,048 |
| Dixie County | Adlai Stevenson+384 | 44034.8% | 82465.2% | 00.0% | 1,264 |
| Duval County | Adlai Stevenson+3,603 | 50,34648.3% | 53,94951.7% | 00.0% | 104,295 |
| Escambia County | Adlai Stevenson+8,319 | 12,17637.3% | 20,49562.7% | 00.0% | 32,671 |
| Flagler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+26 | 51251.3% | 48648.7% | 00.0% | 998 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+627 | 61133.0% | 1,23867.0% | 00.0% | 1,849 |
| Gadsden County | Adlai Stevenson+871 | 1,83540.4% | 2,70659.6% | 00.0% | 4,541 |
| Gilchrist County | Adlai Stevenson+797 | 19516.4% | 99283.6% | 00.0% | 1,187 |
| Glades County | Adlai Stevenson+137 | 26439.7% | 40160.3% | 00.0% | 665 |
| Gulf County | Adlai Stevenson+1,279 | 49021.7% | 1,76978.3% | 00.0% | 2,259 |
| Hamilton County | Adlai Stevenson+794 | 65831.2% | 1,45268.8% | 00.0% | 2,110 |
| Hardee County | Adlai Stevenson+267 | 1,80246.6% | 2,06953.4% | 00.0% | 3,871 |
| Hendry County | Adlai Stevenson+134 | 91846.6% | 1,05253.4% | 00.0% | 1,970 |
| Hernando County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+175 | 1,27953.7% | 1,10446.3% | 00.0% | 2,383 |
| Highlands County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+216 | 2,95251.9% | 2,73648.1% | 00.0% | 5,688 |
| Hillsborough County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,064 | 36,31652.2% | 33,25247.8% | 00.0% | 69,568 |
| Holmes County | Adlai Stevenson+1,986 | 1,23027.7% | 3,21672.3% | 00.0% | 4,446 |
| Indian River County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,477 | 3,05565.9% | 1,57834.1% | 00.0% | 4,633 |
| Jackson County | Adlai Stevenson+3,324 | 2,39829.5% | 5,72270.5% | 00.0% | 8,120 |
| Jefferson County | Adlai Stevenson+506 | 66536.2% | 1,17163.8% | 00.0% | 1,836 |
| Lafayette County | Adlai Stevenson+712 | 26921.5% | 98178.5% | 00.0% | 1,250 |
| Lake County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,335 | 9,13270.6% | 3,79729.4% | 00.0% | 12,929 |
| Lee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,700 | 5,52859.1% | 3,82840.9% | 00.0% | 9,356 |
| Leon County | Adlai Stevenson+2,396 | 5,60441.2% | 8,00058.8% | 00.0% | 13,604 |
| Levy County | Adlai Stevenson+944 | 1,06634.7% | 2,01065.3% | 00.0% | 3,076 |
| Liberty County | Adlai Stevenson+800 | 23718.6% | 1,03781.4% | 00.0% | 1,274 |
| Madison County | Adlai Stevenson+416 | 1,20942.7% | 1,62557.3% | 00.0% | 2,834 |
| Manatee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,472 | 9,05566.4% | 4,58333.6% | 00.0% | 13,638 |
| Marion County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+280 | 6,13451.2% | 5,85448.8% | 00.0% | 11,988 |
| Martin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,046 | 2,30864.6% | 1,26235.4% | 00.0% | 3,570 |
| Miami-Dade County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+29,152 | 122,17456.8% | 93,02243.2% | 00.0% | 215,196 |
| Monroe County | Adlai Stevenson+1,998 | 2,94337.3% | 4,94162.7% | 00.0% | 7,884 |
| Nassau County | Adlai Stevenson+779 | 1,73140.8% | 2,51059.2% | 00.0% | 4,241 |
| Okaloosa County | Adlai Stevenson+3,020 | 2,35530.5% | 5,37569.5% | 00.0% | 7,730 |
| Okeechobee County | Adlai Stevenson+342 | 53938.0% | 88162.0% | 00.0% | 1,420 |
| Orange County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+17,672 | 29,81371.1% | 12,14128.9% | 00.0% | 41,954 |
| Osceola County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,233 | 3,13362.2% | 1,90037.8% | 00.0% | 5,033 |
| Palm Beach County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14,872 | 28,59567.6% | 13,72332.4% | 00.0% | 42,318 |
| Pasco County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,013 | 4,56256.2% | 3,54943.8% | 00.0% | 8,111 |
| Pinellas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+33,326 | 55,69171.3% | 22,36528.7% | 00.0% | 78,056 |
| Polk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,318 | 20,87451.6% | 19,55648.4% | 00.0% | 40,430 |
| Putnam County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+241 | 3,76651.7% | 3,52548.3% | 00.0% | 7,291 |
| Santa Rosa County | Adlai Stevenson+2,631 | 1,74428.5% | 4,37571.5% | 00.0% | 6,119 |
| Sarasota County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,593 | 9,53870.7% | 3,94529.3% | 00.0% | 13,483 |
| Seminole County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,563 | 4,68360.0% | 3,12040.0% | 00.0% | 7,803 |
| St. Johns County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+336 | 4,70251.9% | 4,36648.1% | 00.0% | 9,068 |
| St. Lucie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,885 | 4,66762.7% | 2,78237.3% | 00.0% | 7,449 |
| Sumter County | Adlai Stevenson+1,223 | 1,05431.6% | 2,27768.4% | 00.0% | 3,331 |
| Suwannee County | Adlai Stevenson+1,216 | 1,61136.3% | 2,82763.7% | 00.0% | 4,438 |
| Taylor County | Adlai Stevenson+1,043 | 74429.4% | 1,78770.6% | 00.0% | 2,531 |
| Union County | Adlai Stevenson+700 | 26821.7% | 96878.3% | 00.0% | 1,236 |
| Volusia County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,905 | 19,81562.5% | 11,91037.5% | 00.0% | 31,725 |
| Wakulla County | Adlai Stevenson+797 | 37524.2% | 1,17275.8% | 00.0% | 1,547 |
| Walton County | Adlai Stevenson+2,091 | 1,50229.5% | 3,59370.5% | 00.0% | 5,095 |
| Washington County | Adlai Stevenson+1,163 | 1,10032.7% | 2,26367.3% | 00.0% | 3,363 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +75.8% |
| 1896 | +41.5% |
| 1900 | +53.8% |
| 1904 | +47.6% |
| 1908 | +41.4% |
| 1912 | +61.1% |
| 1916 | +51.2% |
| 1920 | +31.3% |
| 1924 | +28.8% |
| 1928 | −16.7% |
| 1932 | +49.8% |
| 1936 | +52.2% |
| 1940 | +48.0% |
| 1944 | +40.6% |
| 1948 | +15.2% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −14.5% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | −9.6% |
| 1972 | −44.1% |
| 1976 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | −17.0% |
| 1984 | −30.7% |
| 1988 | −22.4% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
| 2004 | −5.0% |
| 2008 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −1.2% |
| 2020 | −3.4% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.