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Elections / 1952 · President · MD

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Maryland R+11.5.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Maryland, 1952. The state ran 0.8 points more Republican than the nation (R+10.8 nationally).

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

Maryland result
902,074 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
395,337
43.8%
Eisenhower (R)
499,424
55.4%
All others
7,313
0.8%
Margin
R+11.5
1952 presidential election
Maryland, 1952
EisenhowerR+11.5
1952 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1952 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+13.8Anne Arundel County, MD · R+22.3Baltimore city, MD · D+3.4Baltimore County, MD · R+25.5Calvert County, MD · R+11.2Caroline County, MD · R+20.6Carroll County, MD · R+40.1Cecil County, MD · R+7.4Charles County, MD · R+12.9Dorchester County, MD · R+6.7Frederick County, MD · R+29.9Garrett County, MD · R+37.1Harford County, MD · R+22.4Howard County, MD · R+19.4Kent County, MD · R+18.7Montgomery County, MD · R+25.3Prince George's County, MD · R+13.2Queen Anne's County, MD · R+1.8Somerset County, MD · R+2.0St. Mary's County, MD · R+8.6Talbot County, MD · R+27.8Washington County, MD · R+16.4Wicomico County, MD · R+21.3Worcester County, MD · R+26.6
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican55.4%499,424
Adlai StevensonDemocratic43.8%395,337
OtherAll other candidates0.8%7,313
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1952
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−13.8%
14,52919,18633,762
Anne Arundel CountyR
−22.3%
14,73923,27338,300
Baltimore cityD
+3.4%
178,469166,605349,858
Baltimore CountyR
−25.5%
48,47681,898130,858
Calvert CountyR
−11.2%
2,2092,7695,012
Caroline CountyR
−20.6%
2,7334,1556,899
Carroll CountyR
−40.1%
4,93411,56316,522
Cecil CountyR
−7.4%
5,5906,48212,098
Charles CountyR
−12.9%
3,3384,3347,721
Dorchester CountyR
−6.7%
4,8235,52410,499
Frederick CountyR
−29.9%
7,85114,56222,451
Garrett CountyR
−37.1%
2,2814,9807,279
Harford CountyR
−22.4%
6,80910,77017,659
Howard CountyR
−19.4%
3,6935,4979,302
Kent CountyR
−18.7%
2,5043,6566,171
Montgomery CountyR
−25.3%
28,38147,80576,653
Prince George's CountyR
−13.2%
29,11938,06067,602
Queen Anne's CountyR
−1.8%
3,0583,1706,265
Somerset CountyR
−2.0%
3,9514,1138,103
St. Mary's CountyR
−8.6%
3,5884,2707,891
Talbot CountyR
−27.8%
3,0195,3578,395
Washington CountyR
−16.4%
12,65717,65330,394
Wicomico CountyR
−21.3%
5,8789,06114,965
Worcester CountyR
−26.6%
2,7084,6817,415