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Elections / 1952 · President · ME

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Maine R+32.3.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Maine, 1952. The state ran 21.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+10.8 nationally).

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

Maine result
351,786 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
118,806
33.8%
Eisenhower (R)
232,353
66.0%
All others
627
0.2%
Margin
R+32.3
1952 presidential election
Maine, 1952
EisenhowerR+32.3
1952 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1952 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · R+1.4Aroostook County, ME · R+38.0Cumberland County, ME · R+38.5Franklin County, ME · R+46.6Hancock County, ME · R+66.6Kennebec County, ME · R+27.3Knox County, ME · R+56.8Lincoln County, ME · R+67.7Oxford County, ME · R+33.5Penobscot County, ME · R+37.3Piscataquis County, ME · R+34.5Sagadahoc County, ME · R+34.0Somerset County, ME · R+34.1Waldo County, ME · R+60.8Washington County, ME · R+32.0York County, ME · R+13.7
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican66.0%232,353
Adlai StevensonDemocratic33.8%118,806
OtherAll other candidates0.2%627
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1952
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyR
−1.4%
17,56018,04935,676
Aroostook CountyR
−38.0%
7,56116,85124,476
Cumberland CountyR
−38.5%
20,83146,95767,898
Franklin CountyR
−46.6%
2,1375,8858,036
Hancock CountyR
−66.6%
2,11110,59612,734
Kennebec CountyR
−27.3%
12,11321,20733,351
Knox CountyR
−56.8%
2,4148,79311,227
Lincoln CountyR
−67.7%
1,2996,7668,074
Oxford CountyR
−33.5%
5,75711,57517,375
Penobscot CountyR
−37.3%
11,22224,61435,885
Piscataquis CountyR
−34.5%
2,2614,6526,923
Sagadahoc CountyR
−34.0%
2,8505,7998,668
Somerset CountyR
−34.1%
4,8159,80514,649
Waldo CountyR
−60.8%
1,5456,3637,925
Washington CountyR
−32.0%
3,8067,39611,225
York CountyR
−13.7%
20,52427,04547,664