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Elections / 1952 · President · MS

Adlai Stevenson carried Mississippi D+20.9.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Mississippi, 1952. The state ran 31.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+10.8 nationally).

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

Mississippi result
285,532 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
172,566
60.4%
Eisenhower (R)
112,966
39.6%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+20.9
1952 presidential election
Mississippi, 1952
StevensonD+20.9
1952 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 1952 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 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.Adams County, MS · R+16.6Alcorn County, MS · D+47.9Amite County, MS · D+18.1Attala County, MS · D+31.4Benton County, MS · D+63.4Bolivar County, MS · R+6.4Calhoun County, MS · D+53.5Carroll County, MS · D+37.2Chickasaw County, MS · D+45.0Choctaw County, MS · D+45.2Claiborne County, MS · R+6.1Clarke County, MS · D+45.2Clay County, MS · D+6.6Coahoma County, MS · D+13.3Copiah County, MS · D+14.6Covington County, MS · D+33.2DeSoto County, MS · D+26.2Forrest County, MS · R+20.8Franklin County, MS · D+38.8George County, MS · D+38.3Greene County, MS · D+42.3Grenada County, MS · D+8.0Hancock County, MS · D+7.9Harrison County, MS · D+9.3Hinds County, MS · R+6.8Holmes County, MS · D+4.3Humphreys County, MS · D+18.6Issaquena County, MS · D+14.5Itawamba County, MS · D+60.2Jackson County, MS · D+31.3Jasper County, MS · D+47.4Jefferson County, MS · R+6.2Jefferson Davis County, MS · D+54.9Jones County, MS · D+18.6Kemper County, MS · D+62.1Lafayette County, MS · D+46.3Lamar County, MS · D+9.9Lauderdale County, MS · D+17.1Lawrence County, MS · D+33.5Leake County, MS · D+63.1Lee County, MS · D+35.2Leflore County, MS · R+13.8Lincoln County, MS · D+5.7Lowndes County, MS · R+24.5Madison County, MS · R+2.4Marion County, MS · D+29.3Marshall County, MS · D+50.7Monroe County, MS · D+42.5Montgomery County, MS · D+23.5Neshoba County, MS · D+53.5Newton County, MS · D+48.6Noxubee County, MS · R+7.8Oktibbeha County, MS · D+7.4Panola County, MS · D+33.0Pearl River County, MS · D+8.4Perry County, MS · D+21.0Pike County, MS · R+7.6Pontotoc County, MS · D+55.8Prentiss County, MS · D+57.0Quitman County, MS · D+40.4Rankin County, MS · D+14.7Scott County, MS · D+32.6Sharkey County, MS · R+21.5Simpson County, MS · D+51.8Smith County, MS · D+51.2Stone County, MS · D+25.8Sunflower County, MS · D+1.0Tallahatchie County, MS · D+51.7Tate County, MS · D+60.6Tippah County, MS · D+69.8Tishomingo County, MS · D+40.3Tunica County, MS · D+16.1Union County, MS · D+50.0Walthall County, MS · D+46.9Warren County, MS · R+18.8Washington County, MS · R+11.5Wayne County, MS · D+38.2Webster County, MS · D+59.2Wilkinson County, MS · R+10.8Winston County, MS · D+53.7Yalobusha County, MS · D+28.3Yazoo County, MS · D+0.6
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic60.4%172,566
Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican39.6%112,966
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
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%
County results — 1952
82 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−16.6%
1,6972,3724,069
Alcorn CountyD
+47.9%
3,2751,1554,430
Amite CountyD
+18.1%
1,1217771,898
Attala CountyD
+31.4%
2,2581,1783,436
Benton CountyD
+63.4%
9632161,179
Bolivar CountyR
−6.4%
1,8432,0963,939
Calhoun CountyD
+53.5%
2,2846912,975
Carroll CountyD
+37.2%
1,1685351,703
Chickasaw CountyD
+45.0%
1,8056852,490
Choctaw CountyD
+45.2%
1,3875241,911
Claiborne CountyR
−6.1%
4965601,056
Clarke CountyD
+45.2%
2,0007542,754
Clay CountyD
+6.6%
1,2301,0772,307
Coahoma CountyD
+13.3%
2,1151,6193,734
Copiah CountyD
+14.6%
2,0501,5273,577
Covington CountyD
+33.2%
1,5357702,305
DeSoto CountyD
+26.2%
1,2887542,042
Forrest CountyR
−20.8%
2,9364,4807,416
Franklin CountyD
+38.8%
1,1665141,680
George CountyD
+38.3%
1,3516031,954
Greene CountyD
+42.3%
1,2475061,753
Grenada CountyD
+8.0%
1,1741,0002,174
Hancock CountyD
+7.9%
1,5781,3472,925
Harrison CountyD
+9.3%
7,1815,96013,141
Hinds CountyR
−6.8%
10,93312,52023,453
Holmes CountyD
+4.3%
1,4231,3052,728
Humphreys CountyD
+18.6%
8585891,447
Issaquena CountyD
+14.5%
170127297
Itawamba CountyD
+60.2%
2,2365562,792
Jackson CountyD
+31.3%
4,1462,1706,316
Jasper CountyD
+47.4%
1,8726682,540
Jefferson CountyR
−6.2%
5396101,149
Jefferson Davis CountyD
+54.9%
1,6264732,099
Jones CountyD
+18.6%
5,8844,0399,923
Kemper CountyD
+62.1%
1,5933721,965
Lafayette CountyD
+46.3%
2,3638683,231
Lamar CountyD
+9.9%
1,2601,0342,294
Lauderdale CountyD
+17.1%
5,8414,1379,978
Lawrence CountyD
+33.5%
1,1175561,673
Leake CountyD
+63.1%
2,6676033,270
Lee CountyD
+35.2%
4,1742,0026,176
Leflore CountyR
−13.8%
1,8452,4344,279
Lincoln CountyD
+5.7%
2,2712,0284,299
Lowndes CountyR
−24.5%
1,6182,6704,288
Madison CountyR
−2.4%
1,4251,4962,921
Marion CountyD
+29.3%
2,5971,4204,017
Marshall CountyD
+50.7%
1,8476042,451
Monroe CountyD
+42.5%
3,5121,4174,929
Montgomery CountyD
+23.5%
1,3568402,196
Neshoba CountyD
+53.5%
3,5671,0814,648
Newton CountyD
+48.6%
2,4608513,311
Noxubee CountyR
−7.8%
7588871,645
Oktibbeha CountyD
+7.4%
1,6661,4353,101
Panola CountyD
+33.0%
2,0471,0323,079
Pearl River CountyD
+8.4%
2,0601,7413,801
Perry CountyD
+21.0%
7825111,293
Pike CountyR
−7.6%
2,4952,9085,403
Pontotoc CountyD
+55.8%
2,2816482,929
Prentiss CountyD
+57.0%
2,6727313,403
Quitman CountyD
+40.4%
1,1584921,650
Rankin CountyD
+14.7%
2,0771,5453,622
Scott CountyD
+32.6%
2,2081,1233,331
Sharkey CountyR
−21.5%
388600988
Simpson CountyD
+51.8%
2,7678783,645
Smith CountyD
+51.2%
2,2887383,026
Stone CountyD
+25.8%
9655691,534
Sunflower CountyD
+1.0%
2,0492,0074,056
Tallahatchie CountyD
+51.7%
2,3507483,098
Tate CountyD
+60.6%
1,5753871,962
Tippah CountyD
+69.8%
2,8785113,389
Tishomingo CountyD
+40.3%
1,5956792,274
Tunica CountyD
+16.1%
530383913
Union CountyD
+50.0%
2,7499173,666
Walthall CountyD
+46.9%
1,3574911,848
Warren CountyR
−18.8%
2,3663,4585,824
Washington CountyR
−11.5%
2,6183,3015,919
Wayne CountyD
+38.2%
1,6047172,321
Webster CountyD
+59.2%
1,7654532,218
Wilkinson CountyR
−10.8%
5636991,262
Winston CountyD
+53.7%
2,5597713,330
Yalobusha CountyD
+28.3%
1,3467532,099
Yazoo CountyD
+0.6%
1,7021,6833,385