Michigan — 1952 presidential election
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Akashicstate1952 presidential electionMichigan · PresidentEisenhowerR+11.5
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 55.4% | 1,551,529 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 44.0% | 1,230,657 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 16,406 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
83 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Michigan cast 20 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (83 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alcona County, MI | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Alger County, MI | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Allegan County, MI | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Alpena County, MI | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Antrim County, MI | Republican | R+53.9 |
| Arenac County, MI | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Baraga County, MI | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Barry County, MI | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Bay County, MI | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Benzie County, MI | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Berrien County, MI | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Branch County, MI | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Calhoun County, MI | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Cass County, MI | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Charlevoix County, MI | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Cheboygan County, MI | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Chippewa County, MI | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Clare County, MI | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Clinton County, MI | Republican | R+55.5 |
| Crawford County, MI | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Delta County, MI | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Dickinson County, MI | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Eaton County, MI | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Emmet County, MI | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Genesee County, MI | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Gladwin County, MI | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Gogebic County, MI | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Grand Traverse County, MI | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Gratiot County, MI | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Hillsdale County, MI | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Houghton County, MI | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Huron County, MI | Republican | R+62.8 |
| Ingham County, MI | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Ionia County, MI | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Iosco County, MI | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Iron County, MI | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Isabella County, MI | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Jackson County, MI | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Kalamazoo County, MI | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Kalkaska County, MI | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Kent County, MI | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Keweenaw County, MI | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Lake County, MI | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Lapeer County, MI | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Leelanau County, MI | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Lenawee County, MI | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Livingston County, MI | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Luce County, MI | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Mackinac County, MI | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Macomb County, MI | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Manistee County, MI | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Marquette County, MI | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Mason County, MI | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Mecosta County, MI | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Menominee County, MI | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Midland County, MI | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Missaukee County, MI | Republican | R+61.0 |
| Monroe County, MI | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Montcalm County, MI | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Montmorency County, MI | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Muskegon County, MI | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Newaygo County, MI | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Oakland County, MI | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Oceana County, MI | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Ogemaw County, MI | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Ontonagon County, MI | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Osceola County, MI | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Oscoda County, MI | Republican | R+61.8 |
| Otsego County, MI | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Ottawa County, MI | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Presque Isle County, MI | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Roscommon County, MI | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Saginaw County, MI | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Sanilac County, MI | Republican | R+65.5 |
| Schoolcraft County, MI | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Shiawassee County, MI | Republican | R+37.9 |
| St. Clair County, MI | Republican | R+38.8 |
| St. Joseph County, MI | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Tuscola County, MI | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Van Buren County, MI | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Washtenaw County, MI | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Wayne County, MI | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Wexford County, MI | Republican | R+39.2 |
Michigan results by county
83 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+675 | 1,44165.1% | 76634.6% | 80.4% | 2,215 |
| Alger County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8 | 2,06649.7% | 2,05849.5% | 350.8% | 4,159 |
| Allegan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,226 | 15,66373.4% | 5,43725.5% | 2381.1% | 21,338 |
| Alpena County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,114 | 6,24866.3% | 3,13433.3% | 390.4% | 9,421 |
| Antrim County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,487 | 3,53376.5% | 1,04622.7% | 390.8% | 4,618 |
| Arenac County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,463 | 2,75367.7% | 1,29031.7% | 210.5% | 4,064 |
| Baraga County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+563 | 2,10357.3% | 1,54042.0% | 280.8% | 3,671 |
| Barry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,703 | 8,93372.7% | 3,23026.3% | 1241.0% | 12,287 |
| Bay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,974 | 20,08758.4% | 14,11341.0% | 1960.6% | 34,396 |
| Benzie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,772 | 2,75273.0% | 98026.0% | 361.0% | 3,768 |
| Berrien County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,844 | 32,93262.9% | 19,08836.5% | 3000.6% | 52,320 |
| Branch County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,651 | 9,21571.5% | 3,56427.7% | 1050.8% | 12,884 |
| Calhoun County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,770 | 31,94162.1% | 19,17137.3% | 3350.7% | 51,447 |
| Cass County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,979 | 8,47964.9% | 4,50034.4% | 930.7% | 13,072 |
| Charlevoix County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,117 | 3,89568.1% | 1,77831.1% | 490.9% | 5,722 |
| Cheboygan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,485 | 4,38569.5% | 1,90030.1% | 240.4% | 6,309 |
| Chippewa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,818 | 7,07562.1% | 4,25737.4% | 570.5% | 11,389 |
| Clare County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,470 | 3,52976.2% | 1,05922.9% | 420.9% | 4,630 |
| Clinton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,533 | 10,51077.5% | 2,97721.9% | 790.6% | 13,566 |
| Crawford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+841 | 1,33172.5% | 49026.7% | 140.8% | 1,835 |
| Delta County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+567 | 7,48851.8% | 6,92147.9% | 490.3% | 14,458 |
| Dickinson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+335 | 6,04551.2% | 5,71048.3% | 560.5% | 11,811 |
| Eaton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,553 | 13,72372.2% | 5,17027.2% | 1250.7% | 19,018 |
| Emmet County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,242 | 5,11372.9% | 1,87126.7% | 300.4% | 7,014 |
| Genesee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,467 | 62,22052.0% | 56,75347.4% | 7390.6% | 119,712 |
| Gladwin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,095 | 3,03175.9% | 93623.4% | 290.7% | 3,996 |
| Gogebic County | Adlai Stevenson+608 | 6,19547.5% | 6,80352.1% | 530.4% | 13,051 |
| Grand Traverse County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,395 | 9,03477.1% | 2,63922.5% | 380.3% | 11,711 |
| Gratiot County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,147 | 10,03477.1% | 2,88722.2% | 1000.8% | 13,021 |
| Hillsdale County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,340 | 10,68075.5% | 3,34023.6% | 1230.9% | 14,143 |
| Houghton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,463 | 10,56359.6% | 7,10040.0% | 700.4% | 17,733 |
| Huron County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,218 | 10,63981.3% | 2,42118.5% | 290.2% | 13,089 |
| Ingham County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+27,378 | 51,50367.6% | 24,12531.7% | 5330.7% | 76,161 |
| Ionia County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,248 | 10,97069.3% | 4,72229.9% | 1270.8% | 15,819 |
| Iosco County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,498 | 3,77274.6% | 1,27425.2% | 130.3% | 5,059 |
| Iron County | Adlai Stevenson+33 | 4,56449.5% | 4,59749.9% | 550.6% | 9,216 |
| Isabella County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,341 | 8,22273.5% | 2,88125.8% | 770.7% | 11,180 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+17,745 | 32,81068.2% | 15,06531.3% | 2300.5% | 48,105 |
| Kalamazoo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+19,880 | 38,84766.8% | 18,96732.6% | 3710.6% | 58,185 |
| Kalkaska County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+843 | 1,32672.7% | 48326.5% | 140.8% | 1,823 |
| Kent County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+32,426 | 79,64762.1% | 47,22136.8% | 1,4471.1% | 128,315 |
| Keweenaw County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+54 | 80151.4% | 74747.9% | 110.7% | 1,559 |
| Lake County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+422 | 1,54957.5% | 1,12741.8% | 200.7% | 2,696 |
| Lapeer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,296 | 9,94072.8% | 3,64426.7% | 720.5% | 13,656 |
| Leelanau County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,927 | 2,92674.4% | 99925.4% | 90.2% | 3,934 |
| Lenawee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,638 | 20,03572.7% | 7,39726.9% | 1170.4% | 27,549 |
| Livingston County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,704 | 9,79075.6% | 3,08623.8% | 790.6% | 12,955 |
| Luce County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,050 | 1,60374.2% | 55325.6% | 30.1% | 2,159 |
| Mackinac County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,773 | 3,05870.2% | 1,28529.5% | 110.3% | 4,354 |
| Macomb County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+930 | 37,47450.4% | 36,54449.1% | 3460.5% | 74,364 |
| Manistee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,121 | 5,23562.5% | 3,11437.2% | 270.3% | 8,376 |
| Marquette County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,669 | 11,61853.7% | 9,94945.9% | 880.4% | 21,655 |
| Mason County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,881 | 6,17964.6% | 3,29834.5% | 810.8% | 9,558 |
| Mecosta County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,849 | 5,43676.5% | 1,58722.3% | 791.1% | 7,102 |
| Menominee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,263 | 6,14755.5% | 4,88444.1% | 370.3% | 11,068 |
| Midland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,563 | 10,50872.1% | 3,94527.1% | 1170.8% | 14,570 |
| Missaukee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,925 | 2,52580.0% | 60019.0% | 311.0% | 3,156 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,401 | 17,15957.1% | 12,75842.4% | 1570.5% | 30,074 |
| Montcalm County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,102 | 9,94671.4% | 3,84427.6% | 1361.0% | 13,926 |
| Montmorency County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+905 | 1,44971.9% | 54427.0% | 221.1% | 2,015 |
| Muskegon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,141 | 25,96751.5% | 23,82647.2% | 6531.3% | 50,446 |
| Newaygo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,174 | 6,71571.8% | 2,54127.2% | 951.0% | 9,351 |
| Oakland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+41,632 | 115,50360.7% | 73,87138.8% | 8050.4% | 190,179 |
| Oceana County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,905 | 4,70471.0% | 1,79927.2% | 1191.8% | 6,622 |
| Ogemaw County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,953 | 2,98373.9% | 1,03025.5% | 230.6% | 4,036 |
| Ontonagon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+827 | 2,96157.4% | 2,13441.4% | 641.2% | 5,159 |
| Osceola County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,447 | 4,60778.9% | 1,16019.9% | 751.3% | 5,842 |
| Oscoda County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+801 | 1,04780.7% | 24619.0% | 40.3% | 1,297 |
| Otsego County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,076 | 1,94168.9% | 86530.7% | 120.4% | 2,818 |
| Ottawa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14,493 | 22,32872.8% | 7,83525.6% | 4941.6% | 30,657 |
| Presque Isle County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,157 | 2,98261.8% | 1,82537.8% | 150.3% | 4,822 |
| Roscommon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,871 | 2,54778.6% | 67620.9% | 160.5% | 3,239 |
| Saginaw County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+17,621 | 38,60464.2% | 20,98334.9% | 5130.9% | 60,100 |
| Sanilac County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,883 | 11,18182.5% | 2,29817.0% | 780.6% | 13,557 |
| Schoolcraft County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+660 | 2,35258.0% | 1,69241.8% | 80.2% | 4,052 |
| Shiawassee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,506 | 13,56268.4% | 6,05630.5% | 2061.0% | 19,824 |
| St. Clair County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+15,626 | 27,89469.3% | 12,26830.5% | 940.2% | 40,256 |
| St. Joseph County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,682 | 12,19172.2% | 4,50926.7% | 1871.1% | 16,887 |
| Tuscola County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,537 | 11,78878.0% | 3,25121.5% | 800.5% | 15,119 |
| Van Buren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,922 | 13,23170.9% | 5,30928.5% | 1190.6% | 18,659 |
| Washtenaw County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+18,155 | 35,82666.6% | 17,67132.9% | 2620.5% | 53,759 |
| Wayne County | Adlai Stevenson+165,865 | 456,37142.1% | 622,23657.4% | 4,7740.4% | 1,083,381 |
| Wexford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,162 | 5,56969.0% | 2,40729.8% | 971.2% | 8,073 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Michigan's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.5% |
| 1896 | −10.3% |
| 1900 | −19.2% |
| 1904 | −43.8% |
| 1908 | −29.5% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | −8.3% |
| 1920 | −50.6% |
| 1924 | −62.2% |
| 1928 | −41.4% |
| 1932 | +7.9% |
| 1936 | +17.6% |
| 1940 | −0.3% |
| 1944 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −11.5% |
| 1956 | −11.5% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −19.0% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +13.2% |
| 2000 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | +16.5% |
| 2012 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | −1.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.