Elections / 1952 · President · KS
Kansas — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state1952 presidential electionKansas · PresidentEisenhowerR+38.3
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 68.8% | 616,302 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 30.5% | 273,296 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 6,568 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+61.3 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+55.8 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+70.9 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+63.8 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Ellis County, KS | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+59.3 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+63.7 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+60.1 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+69.5 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+60.8 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+51.0 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+62.3 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+52.2 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+54.1 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+53.6 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+56.1 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+61.0 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+57.7 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+62.3 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+63.2 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+47.1 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+5.6 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
County-by-county results — 105 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | R | 2,160 | 6,045 | 8,236 | |
| Anderson County | R | 1,333 | 3,672 | 5,018 | |
| Atchison County | R | 3,283 | 6,004 | 9,296 | |
| Barber County | R | 1,028 | 3,071 | 4,145 | |
| Barton County | R | 3,847 | 9,380 | 13,319 | |
| Bourbon County | R | 3,023 | 5,785 | 8,864 | |
| Brown County | R | 1,440 | 6,031 | 7,491 | |
| Butler County | R | 5,359 | 10,179 | 15,651 | |
| Chase County | R | 513 | 1,815 | 2,334 | |
| Chautauqua County | R | 837 | 2,542 | 3,400 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 4,597 | 6,261 | 10,914 | |
| Cheyenne County | R | 597 | 1,915 | 2,532 | |
| Clark County | R | 479 | 1,410 | 1,924 | |
| Clay County | R | 831 | 5,059 | 5,961 | |
| Cloud County | R | 1,793 | 5,580 | 7,417 | |
| Coffey County | R | 1,239 | 3,731 | 4,989 | |
| Comanche County | R | 374 | 1,443 | 1,827 | |
| Cowley County | R | 5,242 | 11,454 | 16,812 | |
| Crawford County | R | 8,349 | 10,646 | 19,074 | |
| Decatur County | R | 821 | 2,451 | 3,288 | |
| Dickinson County | R | 1,967 | 8,969 | 10,967 | |
| Doniphan County | R | 1,175 | 3,711 | 4,902 | |
| Douglas County | R | 3,765 | 11,095 | 14,924 | |
| Edwards County | R | 647 | 2,192 | 2,869 | |
| Elk County | R | 717 | 2,380 | 3,116 | |
| Ellis County | R | 2,528 | 4,882 | 7,413 | |
| Ellsworth County | R | 1,068 | 3,219 | 4,311 | |
| Finney County | R | 1,597 | 4,290 | 5,932 | |
| Ford County | R | 2,748 | 6,359 | 9,221 | |
| Franklin County | R | 2,532 | 6,983 | 9,584 | |
| Geary County | R | 1,750 | 4,314 | 6,116 | |
| Gove County | R | 453 | 1,453 | 1,916 | |
| Graham County | R | 686 | 1,859 | 2,560 | |
| Grant County | R | 502 | 1,277 | 1,798 | |
| Gray County | R | 537 | 1,515 | 2,061 | |
| Greeley County | R | 181 | 725 | 917 | |
| Greenwood County | R | 1,743 | 4,974 | 6,749 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 437 | 1,209 | 1,663 | |
| Harper County | R | 927 | 3,575 | 4,547 | |
| Harvey County | R | 2,726 | 7,154 | 10,095 | |
| Haskell County | R | 283 | 870 | 1,171 | |
| Hodgeman County | R | 392 | 1,330 | 1,740 | |
| Jackson County | R | 1,358 | 4,161 | 5,527 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 1,411 | 3,980 | 5,417 | |
| Jewell County | R | 885 | 4,162 | 5,147 | |
| Johnson County | R | 10,990 | 29,103 | 40,163 | |
| Kearny County | R | 362 | 1,012 | 1,390 | |
| Kingman County | R | 1,096 | 3,820 | 4,992 | |
| Kiowa County | R | 432 | 1,838 | 2,338 | |
| Labette County | R | 5,219 | 8,624 | 13,913 | |
| Lane County | R | 311 | 1,142 | 1,467 | |
| Leavenworth County | R | 5,698 | 9,046 | 14,783 | |
| Lincoln County | R | 507 | 2,841 | 3,357 | |
| Linn County | R | 1,220 | 3,527 | 4,767 | |
| Logan County | R | 369 | 1,544 | 1,931 | |
| Lyon County | R | 3,944 | 8,544 | 12,568 | |
| Marion County | R | 1,361 | 6,228 | 7,767 | |
| Marshall County | R | 2,215 | 6,851 | 9,092 | |
| McPherson County | R | 2,371 | 8,053 | 10,798 | |
| Meade County | R | 568 | 2,061 | 2,680 | |
| Miami County | R | 3,374 | 5,623 | 9,022 | |
| Mitchell County | R | 961 | 4,167 | 5,146 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 7,679 | 14,261 | 22,070 | |
| Morris County | R | 1,124 | 3,263 | 4,403 | |
| Morton County | R | 362 | 893 | 1,277 | |
| Nemaha County | R | 1,618 | 5,175 | 6,812 | |
| Neosho County | R | 2,987 | 6,595 | 9,614 | |
| Ness County | R | 664 | 2,288 | 3,000 | |
| Norton County | R | 1,047 | 3,530 | 4,631 | |
| Osage County | R | 2,036 | 4,589 | 6,666 | |
| Osborne County | R | 754 | 3,577 | 4,403 | |
| Ottawa County | R | 801 | 2,916 | 3,755 | |
| Pawnee County | R | 1,340 | 3,431 | 4,824 | |
| Phillips County | R | 884 | 3,713 | 4,631 | |
| Pottawatomie County | R | 1,387 | 4,944 | 6,343 | |
| Pratt County | R | 1,743 | 3,998 | 5,805 | |
| Rawlins County | R | 670 | 2,120 | 2,796 | |
| Reno County | R | 6,555 | 15,762 | 22,983 | |
| Republic County | R | 1,358 | 4,573 | 5,961 | |
| Rice County | R | 1,832 | 5,572 | 7,478 | |
| Riley County | R | 2,352 | 9,799 | 12,201 | |
| Rooks County | R | 1,105 | 3,331 | 4,482 | |
| Rush County | R | 843 | 2,650 | 3,510 | |
| Russell County | R | 1,499 | 4,813 | 6,333 | |
| Saline County | R | 4,003 | 12,326 | 16,409 | |
| Scott County | R | 443 | 1,681 | 2,146 | |
| Sedgwick County | R | 34,926 | 70,983 | 106,788 | |
| Seward County | R | 1,146 | 3,136 | 4,308 | |
| Shawnee County | R | 17,651 | 33,201 | 51,067 | |
| Sheridan County | R | 555 | 1,581 | 2,140 | |
| Sherman County | R | 941 | 2,403 | 3,413 | |
| Smith County | R | 986 | 3,623 | 4,660 | |
| Stafford County | R | 1,174 | 3,162 | 4,436 | |
| Stanton County | R | 215 | 664 | 890 | |
| Stevens County | R | 423 | 1,480 | 1,918 | |
| Sumner County | R | 3,567 | 8,134 | 11,797 | |
| Thomas County | R | 1,069 | 2,490 | 3,585 | |
| Trego County | R | 608 | 1,915 | 2,533 | |
| Wabaunsee County | R | 736 | 3,182 | 3,927 | |
| Wallace County | R | 249 | 945 | 1,199 | |
| Washington County | R | 1,148 | 5,135 | 6,309 | |
| Wichita County | R | 276 | 910 | 1,199 | |
| Wilson County | R | 1,845 | 5,180 | 7,078 | |
| Woodson County | R | 786 | 2,594 | 3,400 | |
| Wyandotte County | D | 38,751 | 34,648 | 73,657 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.