Illinois — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1952 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentEisenhowerR+9.9
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 54.8% | 2,457,327 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 44.9% | 2,013,920 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 9,811 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 27 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Alexander County, IL | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Brown County, IL | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Cass County, IL | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Champaign County, IL | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Christian County, IL | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Clark County, IL | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Clay County, IL | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Clinton County, IL | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Cook County, IL | Republican | R+0.7 |
| Crawford County, IL | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Republican | R+20.0 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+23.6 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+34.3 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+51.8 |
| Edgar County, IL | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Effingham County, IL | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Fayette County, IL | Republican | R+14.0 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Franklin County, IL | Democratic | D+1.1 |
| Fulton County, IL | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Greene County, IL | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Hancock County, IL | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Hardin County, IL | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Jackson County, IL | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Jasper County, IL | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Jersey County, IL | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+25.8 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Macon County, IL | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Marion County, IL | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Mason County, IL | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+21.7 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+44.1 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+48.7 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Menard County, IL | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Monroe County, IL | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Peoria County, IL | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Perry County, IL | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Pike County, IL | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Randolph County, IL | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Richland County, IL | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Saline County, IL | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Scott County, IL | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Shelby County, IL | Republican | R+15.4 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Union County, IL | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Wabash County, IL | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+24.8 |
| White County, IL | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Williamson County, IL | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+42.0 |
Illinois results by county
102 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,351 | 19,65259.6% | 13,30140.3% | 210.1% | 32,974 |
| Alexander County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+914 | 5,21954.6% | 4,30545.1% | 290.3% | 9,553 |
| Bond County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,789 | 4,56562.0% | 2,77637.7% | 180.2% | 7,359 |
| Boone County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,341 | 6,62874.2% | 2,28725.6% | 170.2% | 8,932 |
| Brown County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+580 | 2,13757.8% | 1,55742.1% | 50.1% | 3,699 |
| Bureau County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,127 | 14,30069.8% | 6,17330.1% | 250.1% | 20,498 |
| Calhoun County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+461 | 1,91556.8% | 1,45443.1% | 20.1% | 3,371 |
| Carroll County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,394 | 6,97872.9% | 2,58427.0% | 140.1% | 9,576 |
| Cass County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+747 | 4,15254.9% | 3,40545.0% | 80.1% | 7,565 |
| Champaign County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,237 | 27,18865.9% | 13,95133.8% | 1120.3% | 41,251 |
| Christian County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+62 | 9,90650.1% | 9,84449.8% | 170.1% | 19,767 |
| Clark County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,079 | 5,70061.1% | 3,62138.8% | 50.1% | 9,326 |
| Clay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,822 | 5,25460.4% | 3,43239.4% | 150.2% | 8,701 |
| Clinton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,907 | 6,76058.2% | 4,85341.8% | 70.1% | 11,620 |
| Coles County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,784 | 12,66061.6% | 7,87638.3% | 200.1% | 20,556 |
| Cook County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,519 | 1,188,97350.2% | 1,172,45449.5% | 6,5120.3% | 2,367,939 |
| Crawford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,821 | 6,76863.1% | 3,94736.8% | 90.1% | 10,724 |
| Cumberland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,102 | 3,30259.9% | 2,20039.9% | 120.2% | 5,514 |
| De Witt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,991 | 5,21261.8% | 3,22138.2% | 30.0% | 8,436 |
| DeKalb County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,697 | 14,80774.2% | 5,11025.6% | 300.2% | 19,947 |
| Douglas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,824 | 5,53067.1% | 2,70632.8% | 50.1% | 8,241 |
| DuPage County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+48,645 | 71,13475.8% | 22,48924.0% | 2170.2% | 93,840 |
| Edgar County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,765 | 8,32364.6% | 4,55835.4% | 100.1% | 12,891 |
| Edwards County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,340 | 3,50275.0% | 1,16224.9% | 50.1% | 4,669 |
| Effingham County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,785 | 6,53057.8% | 4,74542.0% | 250.2% | 11,300 |
| Fayette County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,729 | 7,02857.0% | 5,29942.9% | 120.1% | 12,339 |
| Ford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,095 | 6,21674.5% | 2,12125.4% | 80.1% | 8,345 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+258 | 11,72349.3% | 11,98150.4% | 620.3% | 23,766 |
| Fulton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,888 | 13,30261.1% | 8,41438.7% | 440.2% | 21,760 |
| Gallatin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+147 | 2,30051.6% | 2,15348.3% | 80.2% | 4,461 |
| Greene County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+913 | 5,01955.0% | 4,10645.0% | 70.1% | 9,132 |
| Grundy County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,229 | 7,34770.1% | 3,11829.8% | 130.1% | 10,478 |
| Hamilton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,385 | 4,04760.3% | 2,66239.6% | 80.1% | 6,717 |
| Hancock County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,500 | 9,18166.1% | 4,68133.7% | 190.1% | 13,881 |
| Hardin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+421 | 1,98455.8% | 1,56344.0% | 60.2% | 3,553 |
| Henderson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,381 | 2,83966.0% | 1,45833.9% | 60.1% | 4,303 |
| Henry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,743 | 16,30165.5% | 8,55834.4% | 330.1% | 24,892 |
| Iroquois County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,822 | 12,45672.8% | 4,63427.1% | 170.1% | 17,107 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,736 | 10,19357.7% | 7,45742.2% | 240.1% | 17,674 |
| Jasper County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,025 | 3,75357.8% | 2,72842.0% | 100.2% | 6,491 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,143 | 9,84153.0% | 8,69846.9% | 190.1% | 18,558 |
| Jersey County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+607 | 4,03154.0% | 3,42445.9% | 60.1% | 7,461 |
| Jo Daviess County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,274 | 7,13271.3% | 2,85828.6% | 130.1% | 10,003 |
| Johnson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,713 | 3,32767.3% | 1,61432.6% | 60.1% | 4,947 |
| Kane County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+26,743 | 50,80167.8% | 24,05832.1% | 960.1% | 74,955 |
| Kankakee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,643 | 20,27961.4% | 12,63638.3% | 900.3% | 33,005 |
| Kendall County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,506 | 4,98277.1% | 1,47622.8% | 30.0% | 6,461 |
| Knox County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,215 | 18,56964.2% | 10,35435.8% | 170.1% | 28,940 |
| Lake County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+22,576 | 54,92962.8% | 32,35337.0% | 1450.2% | 87,427 |
| LaSalle County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,536 | 32,85760.5% | 21,32139.3% | 990.2% | 54,277 |
| Lawrence County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,332 | 6,20761.5% | 3,87538.4% | 40.0% | 10,086 |
| Lee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,241 | 11,94171.7% | 4,70028.2% | 100.1% | 16,651 |
| Livingston County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,483 | 14,09571.5% | 5,61228.4% | 200.1% | 19,727 |
| Logan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,114 | 9,16264.4% | 5,04835.5% | 190.1% | 14,229 |
| Macon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,467 | 25,74453.6% | 22,27746.3% | 450.1% | 48,066 |
| Macoupin County | Adlai Stevenson+608 | 12,33648.7% | 12,94451.1% | 680.3% | 25,348 |
| Madison County | Adlai Stevenson+14,528 | 36,20641.6% | 50,73458.3% | 990.1% | 87,039 |
| Marion County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,487 | 10,80453.6% | 9,31746.3% | 190.1% | 20,140 |
| Marshall County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,507 | 4,85067.4% | 2,34332.5% | 80.1% | 7,201 |
| Mason County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,921 | 4,98261.9% | 3,06138.0% | 40.0% | 8,047 |
| Massac County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,501 | 4,21260.8% | 2,71139.1% | 70.1% | 6,930 |
| McDonough County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,204 | 10,12672.1% | 3,92227.9% | 50.0% | 14,053 |
| McHenry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,757 | 20,97574.2% | 7,21825.5% | 640.2% | 28,257 |
| McLean County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,198 | 24,49464.8% | 13,29635.2% | 360.1% | 37,826 |
| Menard County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,361 | 3,30762.9% | 1,94637.0% | 30.1% | 5,256 |
| Mercer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,737 | 6,41670.5% | 2,67929.4% | 20.0% | 9,097 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,098 | 4,52865.1% | 2,43034.9% | 10.0% | 6,959 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,819 | 10,01454.9% | 8,19545.0% | 160.1% | 18,225 |
| Morgan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,768 | 10,40561.0% | 6,63738.9% | 40.0% | 17,046 |
| Moultrie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,205 | 3,88059.1% | 2,67540.8% | 80.1% | 6,563 |
| Ogle County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,555 | 13,35177.8% | 3,79622.1% | 160.1% | 17,163 |
| Peoria County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+15,290 | 49,24559.1% | 33,95540.7% | 1390.2% | 83,339 |
| Perry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,240 | 6,58055.2% | 5,34044.8% | 30.0% | 11,923 |
| Piatt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,481 | 4,70167.8% | 2,22032.0% | 110.2% | 6,932 |
| Pike County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,163 | 6,38255.0% | 5,21944.9% | 100.1% | 11,611 |
| Pope County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,014 | 1,94767.5% | 93332.4% | 30.1% | 2,883 |
| Pulaski County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,050 | 3,44758.9% | 2,39740.9% | 100.2% | 5,854 |
| Putnam County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+681 | 1,69162.6% | 1,01037.4% | 20.1% | 2,703 |
| Randolph County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,429 | 8,42754.6% | 6,99845.3% | 130.1% | 15,438 |
| Richland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,004 | 5,56968.4% | 2,56531.5% | 50.1% | 8,139 |
| Rock Island County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,054 | 32,93354.1% | 27,87945.8% | 1000.2% | 60,912 |
| Saline County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,435 | 9,20654.1% | 7,77145.7% | 290.2% | 17,006 |
| Sangamon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,866 | 39,39254.0% | 33,52645.9% | 500.1% | 72,968 |
| Schuyler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,219 | 3,29561.3% | 2,07638.6% | 40.1% | 5,375 |
| Scott County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+792 | 2,29860.4% | 1,50639.6% | 30.1% | 3,807 |
| Shelby County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,921 | 7,18957.7% | 5,26842.2% | 120.1% | 12,469 |
| St. Clair County | Adlai Stevenson+20,598 | 39,71339.5% | 60,31160.0% | 4790.5% | 100,503 |
| Stark County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,298 | 3,39875.5% | 1,10024.4% | 20.0% | 4,500 |
| Stephenson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,841 | 14,44668.5% | 6,60531.3% | 350.2% | 21,086 |
| Tazewell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,901 | 20,76355.1% | 16,86244.8% | 280.1% | 37,653 |
| Union County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+362 | 4,65852.0% | 4,29647.9% | 90.1% | 8,963 |
| Vermilion County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,596 | 25,36757.4% | 18,77142.4% | 880.2% | 44,226 |
| Wabash County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,585 | 4,24661.4% | 2,66138.5% | 100.1% | 6,917 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,047 | 8,02072.9% | 2,97327.0% | 110.1% | 11,004 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,722 | 5,54666.2% | 2,82433.7% | 110.1% | 8,381 |
| Wayne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,584 | 6,49562.3% | 3,91137.5% | 120.1% | 10,418 |
| White County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,857 | 6,14158.9% | 4,28441.1% | 60.1% | 10,431 |
| Whiteside County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,056 | 17,29473.3% | 6,23826.4% | 670.3% | 23,599 |
| Will County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,784 | 38,53356.3% | 29,74943.5% | 1100.2% | 68,392 |
| Williamson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,510 | 13,34855.1% | 10,83844.7% | 370.2% | 24,223 |
| Winnebago County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,059 | 43,46858.0% | 31,40941.9% | 1270.2% | 75,004 |
| Woodford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,749 | 8,02270.9% | 3,27328.9% | 130.1% | 11,308 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.