Mississippi — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1952 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentStevensonD+20.9
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic | 60.4% | 172,566 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican | 39.6% | 112,966 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+47.9 |
| Amite County, MS | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Attala County, MS | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+63.4 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Carroll County, MS | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+45.0 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Democratic | D+45.2 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Clarke County, MS | Democratic | D+45.2 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Covington County, MS | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Forrest County, MS | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Franklin County, MS | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| George County, MS | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Greene County, MS | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Grenada County, MS | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Hancock County, MS | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Harrison County, MS | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Hinds County, MS | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Holmes County, MS | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Democratic | D+60.2 |
| Jackson County, MS | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+54.9 |
| Jones County, MS | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+62.1 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Democratic | D+46.3 |
| Lamar County, MS | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Leake County, MS | Democratic | D+63.1 |
| Lee County, MS | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Leflore County, MS | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Madison County, MS | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Marion County, MS | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+50.7 |
| Monroe County, MS | Democratic | D+42.5 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Democratic | D+23.5 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Newton County, MS | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Perry County, MS | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Pike County, MS | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Democratic | D+55.8 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Rankin County, MS | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Scott County, MS | Democratic | D+32.6 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Simpson County, MS | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Smith County, MS | Democratic | D+51.2 |
| Stone County, MS | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Tate County, MS | Democratic | D+60.6 |
| Tippah County, MS | Democratic | D+69.8 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Union County, MS | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Walthall County, MS | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Warren County, MS | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Washington County, MS | Republican | R+11.5 |
| Wayne County, MS | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Webster County, MS | Democratic | D+59.2 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Winston County, MS | Democratic | D+53.7 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Democratic | D+0.6 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+675 | 1,69741.7% | 2,37258.3% | 00.0% | 4,069 |
| Alcorn County | Adlai Stevenson+2,120 | 3,27573.9% | 1,15526.1% | 00.0% | 4,430 |
| Amite County | Adlai Stevenson+344 | 1,12159.1% | 77740.9% | 00.0% | 1,898 |
| Attala County | Adlai Stevenson+1,080 | 2,25865.7% | 1,17834.3% | 00.0% | 3,436 |
| Benton County | Adlai Stevenson+747 | 96381.7% | 21618.3% | 00.0% | 1,179 |
| Bolivar County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+253 | 1,84346.8% | 2,09653.2% | 00.0% | 3,939 |
| Calhoun County | Adlai Stevenson+1,593 | 2,28476.8% | 69123.2% | 00.0% | 2,975 |
| Carroll County | Adlai Stevenson+633 | 1,16868.6% | 53531.4% | 00.0% | 1,703 |
| Chickasaw County | Adlai Stevenson+1,120 | 1,80572.5% | 68527.5% | 00.0% | 2,490 |
| Choctaw County | Adlai Stevenson+863 | 1,38772.6% | 52427.4% | 00.0% | 1,911 |
| Claiborne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+64 | 49647.0% | 56053.0% | 00.0% | 1,056 |
| Clarke County | Adlai Stevenson+1,246 | 2,00072.6% | 75427.4% | 00.0% | 2,754 |
| Clay County | Adlai Stevenson+153 | 1,23053.3% | 1,07746.7% | 00.0% | 2,307 |
| Coahoma County | Adlai Stevenson+496 | 2,11556.6% | 1,61943.4% | 00.0% | 3,734 |
| Copiah County | Adlai Stevenson+523 | 2,05057.3% | 1,52742.7% | 00.0% | 3,577 |
| Covington County | Adlai Stevenson+765 | 1,53566.6% | 77033.4% | 00.0% | 2,305 |
| DeSoto County | Adlai Stevenson+534 | 1,28863.1% | 75436.9% | 00.0% | 2,042 |
| Forrest County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,544 | 2,93639.6% | 4,48060.4% | 00.0% | 7,416 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+652 | 1,16669.4% | 51430.6% | 00.0% | 1,680 |
| George County | Adlai Stevenson+748 | 1,35169.1% | 60330.9% | 00.0% | 1,954 |
| Greene County | Adlai Stevenson+741 | 1,24771.1% | 50628.9% | 00.0% | 1,753 |
| Grenada County | Adlai Stevenson+174 | 1,17454.0% | 1,00046.0% | 00.0% | 2,174 |
| Hancock County | Adlai Stevenson+231 | 1,57853.9% | 1,34746.1% | 00.0% | 2,925 |
| Harrison County | Adlai Stevenson+1,221 | 7,18154.6% | 5,96045.4% | 00.0% | 13,141 |
| Hinds County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,587 | 10,93346.6% | 12,52053.4% | 00.0% | 23,453 |
| Holmes County | Adlai Stevenson+118 | 1,42352.2% | 1,30547.8% | 00.0% | 2,728 |
| Humphreys County | Adlai Stevenson+269 | 85859.3% | 58940.7% | 00.0% | 1,447 |
| Issaquena County | Adlai Stevenson+43 | 17057.2% | 12742.8% | 00.0% | 297 |
| Itawamba County | Adlai Stevenson+1,680 | 2,23680.1% | 55619.9% | 00.0% | 2,792 |
| Jackson County | Adlai Stevenson+1,976 | 4,14665.6% | 2,17034.4% | 00.0% | 6,316 |
| Jasper County | Adlai Stevenson+1,204 | 1,87273.7% | 66826.3% | 00.0% | 2,540 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+71 | 53946.9% | 61053.1% | 00.0% | 1,149 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Adlai Stevenson+1,153 | 1,62677.5% | 47322.5% | 00.0% | 2,099 |
| Jones County | Adlai Stevenson+1,845 | 5,88459.3% | 4,03940.7% | 00.0% | 9,923 |
| Kemper County | Adlai Stevenson+1,221 | 1,59381.1% | 37218.9% | 00.0% | 1,965 |
| Lafayette County | Adlai Stevenson+1,495 | 2,36373.1% | 86826.9% | 00.0% | 3,231 |
| Lamar County | Adlai Stevenson+226 | 1,26054.9% | 1,03445.1% | 00.0% | 2,294 |
| Lauderdale County | Adlai Stevenson+1,704 | 5,84158.5% | 4,13741.5% | 00.0% | 9,978 |
| Lawrence County | Adlai Stevenson+561 | 1,11766.8% | 55633.2% | 00.0% | 1,673 |
| Leake County | Adlai Stevenson+2,064 | 2,66781.6% | 60318.4% | 00.0% | 3,270 |
| Lee County | Adlai Stevenson+2,172 | 4,17467.6% | 2,00232.4% | 00.0% | 6,176 |
| Leflore County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+589 | 1,84543.1% | 2,43456.9% | 00.0% | 4,279 |
| Lincoln County | Adlai Stevenson+243 | 2,27152.8% | 2,02847.2% | 00.0% | 4,299 |
| Lowndes County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,052 | 1,61837.7% | 2,67062.3% | 00.0% | 4,288 |
| Madison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+71 | 1,42548.8% | 1,49651.2% | 00.0% | 2,921 |
| Marion County | Adlai Stevenson+1,177 | 2,59764.7% | 1,42035.3% | 00.0% | 4,017 |
| Marshall County | Adlai Stevenson+1,243 | 1,84775.4% | 60424.6% | 00.0% | 2,451 |
| Monroe County | Adlai Stevenson+2,095 | 3,51271.3% | 1,41728.7% | 00.0% | 4,929 |
| Montgomery County | Adlai Stevenson+516 | 1,35661.7% | 84038.3% | 00.0% | 2,196 |
| Neshoba County | Adlai Stevenson+2,486 | 3,56776.7% | 1,08123.3% | 00.0% | 4,648 |
| Newton County | Adlai Stevenson+1,609 | 2,46074.3% | 85125.7% | 00.0% | 3,311 |
| Noxubee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+129 | 75846.1% | 88753.9% | 00.0% | 1,645 |
| Oktibbeha County | Adlai Stevenson+231 | 1,66653.7% | 1,43546.3% | 00.0% | 3,101 |
| Panola County | Adlai Stevenson+1,015 | 2,04766.5% | 1,03233.5% | 00.0% | 3,079 |
| Pearl River County | Adlai Stevenson+319 | 2,06054.2% | 1,74145.8% | 00.0% | 3,801 |
| Perry County | Adlai Stevenson+271 | 78260.5% | 51139.5% | 00.0% | 1,293 |
| Pike County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+413 | 2,49546.2% | 2,90853.8% | 00.0% | 5,403 |
| Pontotoc County | Adlai Stevenson+1,633 | 2,28177.9% | 64822.1% | 00.0% | 2,929 |
| Prentiss County | Adlai Stevenson+1,941 | 2,67278.5% | 73121.5% | 00.0% | 3,403 |
| Quitman County | Adlai Stevenson+666 | 1,15870.2% | 49229.8% | 00.0% | 1,650 |
| Rankin County | Adlai Stevenson+532 | 2,07757.3% | 1,54542.7% | 00.0% | 3,622 |
| Scott County | Adlai Stevenson+1,085 | 2,20866.3% | 1,12333.7% | 00.0% | 3,331 |
| Sharkey County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+212 | 38839.3% | 60060.7% | 00.0% | 988 |
| Simpson County | Adlai Stevenson+1,889 | 2,76775.9% | 87824.1% | 00.0% | 3,645 |
| Smith County | Adlai Stevenson+1,550 | 2,28875.6% | 73824.4% | 00.0% | 3,026 |
| Stone County | Adlai Stevenson+396 | 96562.9% | 56937.1% | 00.0% | 1,534 |
| Sunflower County | Adlai Stevenson+42 | 2,04950.5% | 2,00749.5% | 00.0% | 4,056 |
| Tallahatchie County | Adlai Stevenson+1,602 | 2,35075.9% | 74824.1% | 00.0% | 3,098 |
| Tate County | Adlai Stevenson+1,188 | 1,57580.3% | 38719.7% | 00.0% | 1,962 |
| Tippah County | Adlai Stevenson+2,367 | 2,87884.9% | 51115.1% | 00.0% | 3,389 |
| Tishomingo County | Adlai Stevenson+916 | 1,59570.1% | 67929.9% | 00.0% | 2,274 |
| Tunica County | Adlai Stevenson+147 | 53058.1% | 38341.9% | 00.0% | 913 |
| Union County | Adlai Stevenson+1,832 | 2,74975.0% | 91725.0% | 00.0% | 3,666 |
| Walthall County | Adlai Stevenson+866 | 1,35773.4% | 49126.6% | 00.0% | 1,848 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,092 | 2,36640.6% | 3,45859.4% | 00.0% | 5,824 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+683 | 2,61844.2% | 3,30155.8% | 00.0% | 5,919 |
| Wayne County | Adlai Stevenson+887 | 1,60469.1% | 71730.9% | 00.0% | 2,321 |
| Webster County | Adlai Stevenson+1,312 | 1,76579.6% | 45320.4% | 00.0% | 2,218 |
| Wilkinson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+136 | 56344.6% | 69955.4% | 00.0% | 1,262 |
| Winston County | Adlai Stevenson+1,788 | 2,55976.8% | 77123.2% | 00.0% | 3,330 |
| Yalobusha County | Adlai Stevenson+593 | 1,34664.1% | 75335.9% | 00.0% | 2,099 |
| Yazoo County | Adlai Stevenson+19 | 1,70250.3% | 1,68349.7% | 00.0% | 3,385 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.