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Elections / 1952 · President · MA

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Massachusetts R+8.8.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Massachusetts, 1952. The state ran 2.0 points more Democratic than the nation (R+10.8 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
2,383,398 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
1,083,525
45.5%
Eisenhower (R)
1,292,325
54.2%
All others
7,548
0.3%
Margin
R+8.8
1952 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1952
EisenhowerR+8.8
1952 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1952 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+61.4Berkshire County, MA · R+12.6Bristol County, MA · R+2.4Dukes County, MA · R+52.3Essex County, MA · R+11.7Franklin County, MA · R+38.1Hampden County, MA · R+4.1Hampshire County, MA · R+16.6Middlesex County, MA · R+14.3Nantucket County, MA · R+57.2Norfolk County, MA · R+30.7Plymouth County, MA · R+34.7Suffolk County, MA · D+19.5Worcester County, MA · R+6.2
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican54.2%1,292,325
Adlai StevensonDemocratic45.5%1,083,525
OtherAll other candidates0.3%7,548
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1952
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−61.4%
4,98420,94325,971
Berkshire CountyR
−12.6%
29,78538,41368,441
Bristol CountyR
−2.4%
93,44498,105192,011
Dukes CountyR
−52.3%
7602,4323,198
Essex CountyR
−11.7%
123,334156,030280,409
Franklin CountyR
−38.1%
8,72919,48928,268
Hampden CountyR
−4.1%
90,93698,641190,193
Hampshire CountyR
−16.6%
17,24724,14141,486
Middlesex CountyR
−14.3%
236,910316,069554,605
Nantucket CountyR
−57.2%
4051,4901,897
Norfolk CountyR
−30.7%
74,321140,409215,361
Plymouth CountyR
−34.7%
32,81567,922101,042
Suffolk CountyD
+19.5%
240,957162,147404,879
Worcester CountyR
−6.2%
128,898146,094275,637