North Carolina — 1952 presidential election
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Akashicstate1952 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentStevensonD+7.8
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic | 53.9% | 652,803 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican | 46.1% | 558,117 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
100 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina cast 14 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (100 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Alexander County, NC | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+38.4 |
| Ashe County, NC | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Avery County, NC | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+80.5 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+34.4 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Burke County, NC | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Camden County, NC | Democratic | D+49.1 |
| Carteret County, NC | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Caswell County, NC | Democratic | D+45.5 |
| Catawba County, NC | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Chatham County, NC | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Chowan County, NC | Democratic | D+45.9 |
| Clay County, NC | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Craven County, NC | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Dare County, NC | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Davidson County, NC | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+25.2 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+63.1 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+75.8 |
| Gaston County, NC | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+54.8 |
| Graham County, NC | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+59.4 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+88.2 |
| Guilford County, NC | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Henderson County, NC | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+66.3 |
| Hoke County, NC | Democratic | D+48.2 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Iredell County, NC | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Jackson County, NC | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Johnston County, NC | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+67.0 |
| Lee County, NC | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Democratic | D+50.1 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Macon County, NC | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+86.0 |
| McDowell County, NC | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+52.9 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Moore County, NC | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Nash County, NC | Democratic | D+59.6 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+76.3 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Pender County, NC | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Person County, NC | Democratic | D+51.3 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+67.3 |
| Polk County, NC | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Randolph County, NC | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+38.6 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Rowan County, NC | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Sampson County, NC | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Stanly County, NC | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Stokes County, NC | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Surry County, NC | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Swain County, NC | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+63.4 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Watauga County, NC | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Wayne County, NC | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+54.3 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Yancey County, NC | Democratic | D+11.1 |
North Carolina results by county
100 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | Adlai Stevenson+2,014 | 13,40254.1% | 11,38845.9% | 00.0% | 24,790 |
| Alexander County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+932 | 2,66542.6% | 3,59757.4% | 00.0% | 6,262 |
| Alleghany County | Adlai Stevenson+20 | 1,80950.3% | 1,78949.7% | 00.0% | 3,598 |
| Anson County | Adlai Stevenson+2,300 | 4,14369.2% | 1,84330.8% | 00.0% | 5,986 |
| Ashe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+27 | 4,53649.9% | 4,56350.1% | 00.0% | 9,099 |
| Avery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,761 | 96420.6% | 3,72579.4% | 00.0% | 4,689 |
| Beaufort County | Adlai Stevenson+3,025 | 5,42969.3% | 2,40430.7% | 00.0% | 7,833 |
| Bertie County | Adlai Stevenson+3,173 | 3,55790.3% | 3849.7% | 00.0% | 3,941 |
| Bladen County | Adlai Stevenson+1,796 | 3,50667.2% | 1,71032.8% | 00.0% | 5,216 |
| Brunswick County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7 | 2,95149.9% | 2,95850.1% | 00.0% | 5,909 |
| Buncombe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,019 | 22,42547.8% | 24,44452.2% | 00.0% | 46,869 |
| Burke County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,381 | 7,73241.0% | 11,11359.0% | 00.0% | 18,845 |
| Cabarrus County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,913 | 9,14037.8% | 15,05362.2% | 00.0% | 24,193 |
| Caldwell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,627 | 7,53345.1% | 9,16054.9% | 00.0% | 16,693 |
| Camden County | Adlai Stevenson+656 | 99674.6% | 34025.4% | 00.0% | 1,336 |
| Carteret County | Adlai Stevenson+1,313 | 4,28059.1% | 2,96740.9% | 00.0% | 7,247 |
| Caswell County | Adlai Stevenson+1,624 | 2,59772.7% | 97327.3% | 00.0% | 3,570 |
| Catawba County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,260 | 11,55440.7% | 16,81459.3% | 00.0% | 28,368 |
| Chatham County | Adlai Stevenson+697 | 4,30354.4% | 3,60645.6% | 00.0% | 7,909 |
| Cherokee County | Adlai Stevenson+135 | 3,36351.0% | 3,22849.0% | 00.0% | 6,591 |
| Chowan County | Adlai Stevenson+911 | 1,44872.9% | 53727.1% | 00.0% | 1,985 |
| Clay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4 | 1,43949.9% | 1,44350.1% | 00.0% | 2,882 |
| Cleveland County | Adlai Stevenson+2,103 | 9,70956.1% | 7,60643.9% | 00.0% | 17,315 |
| Columbus County | Adlai Stevenson+3,940 | 6,94169.8% | 3,00130.2% | 00.0% | 9,942 |
| Craven County | Adlai Stevenson+3,270 | 6,09268.3% | 2,82231.7% | 00.0% | 8,914 |
| Cumberland County | Adlai Stevenson+1,365 | 8,83954.2% | 7,47445.8% | 00.0% | 16,313 |
| Currituck County | Adlai Stevenson+1,057 | 1,47178.0% | 41422.0% | 00.0% | 1,885 |
| Dare County | Adlai Stevenson+192 | 95955.6% | 76744.4% | 00.0% | 1,726 |
| Davidson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,368 | 10,93143.3% | 14,29956.7% | 00.0% | 25,230 |
| Davie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,604 | 2,40637.5% | 4,01062.5% | 00.0% | 6,416 |
| Duplin County | Adlai Stevenson+4,277 | 6,39275.1% | 2,11524.9% | 00.0% | 8,507 |
| Durham County | Adlai Stevenson+7,596 | 18,89762.6% | 11,30137.4% | 00.0% | 30,198 |
| Edgecombe County | Adlai Stevenson+6,577 | 8,50481.5% | 1,92718.5% | 00.0% | 10,431 |
| Forsyth County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,901 | 24,53548.1% | 26,43651.9% | 00.0% | 50,971 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+4,636 | 5,37687.9% | 74012.1% | 00.0% | 6,116 |
| Gaston County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,376 | 17,78148.1% | 19,15751.9% | 00.0% | 36,938 |
| Gates County | Adlai Stevenson+883 | 1,24777.4% | 36422.6% | 00.0% | 1,611 |
| Graham County | Adlai Stevenson+210 | 1,59053.5% | 1,38046.5% | 00.0% | 2,970 |
| Granville County | Adlai Stevenson+3,417 | 4,58379.7% | 1,16620.3% | 00.0% | 5,749 |
| Greene County | Adlai Stevenson+2,790 | 2,97694.1% | 1865.9% | 00.0% | 3,162 |
| Guilford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,282 | 29,02846.6% | 33,31053.4% | 00.0% | 62,338 |
| Halifax County | Adlai Stevenson+6,597 | 8,80779.9% | 2,21020.1% | 00.0% | 11,017 |
| Harnett County | Adlai Stevenson+3,289 | 7,59563.8% | 4,30636.2% | 00.0% | 11,901 |
| Haywood County | Adlai Stevenson+2,637 | 8,76158.9% | 6,12441.1% | 00.0% | 14,885 |
| Henderson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,965 | 3,80330.3% | 8,76869.7% | 00.0% | 12,571 |
| Hertford County | Adlai Stevenson+2,280 | 2,85983.2% | 57916.8% | 00.0% | 3,438 |
| Hoke County | Adlai Stevenson+1,145 | 1,76174.1% | 61625.9% | 00.0% | 2,377 |
| Hyde County | Adlai Stevenson+513 | 91969.4% | 40630.6% | 00.0% | 1,325 |
| Iredell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,224 | 8,58042.1% | 11,80457.9% | 00.0% | 20,384 |
| Jackson County | Adlai Stevenson+616 | 4,29653.9% | 3,68046.1% | 00.0% | 7,976 |
| Johnston County | Adlai Stevenson+4,568 | 9,99764.8% | 5,42935.2% | 00.0% | 15,426 |
| Jones County | Adlai Stevenson+1,342 | 1,67383.5% | 33116.5% | 00.0% | 2,004 |
| Lee County | Adlai Stevenson+2,583 | 4,68869.0% | 2,10531.0% | 00.0% | 6,793 |
| Lenoir County | Adlai Stevenson+4,490 | 6,72375.1% | 2,23324.9% | 00.0% | 8,956 |
| Lincoln County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+839 | 5,38946.4% | 6,22853.6% | 00.0% | 11,617 |
| Macon County | Adlai Stevenson+69 | 3,39650.5% | 3,32749.5% | 00.0% | 6,723 |
| Madison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,085 | 3,66643.6% | 4,75156.4% | 00.0% | 8,417 |
| Martin County | Adlai Stevenson+5,078 | 5,49393.0% | 4157.0% | 00.0% | 5,908 |
| McDowell County | Adlai Stevenson+45 | 4,75550.2% | 4,71049.8% | 00.0% | 9,465 |
| Mecklenburg County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,290 | 33,04442.7% | 44,33457.3% | 00.0% | 77,378 |
| Mitchell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,773 | 1,23623.6% | 4,00976.4% | 00.0% | 5,245 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5 | 3,17650.0% | 3,18150.0% | 00.0% | 6,357 |
| Moore County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+376 | 5,06648.2% | 5,44251.8% | 00.0% | 10,508 |
| Nash County | Adlai Stevenson+7,788 | 10,42479.8% | 2,63620.2% | 00.0% | 13,060 |
| New Hanover County | Adlai Stevenson+1,000 | 10,33052.5% | 9,33047.5% | 00.0% | 19,660 |
| Northampton County | Adlai Stevenson+3,751 | 4,33488.1% | 58311.9% | 00.0% | 4,917 |
| Onslow County | Adlai Stevenson+3,014 | 4,27577.2% | 1,26122.8% | 00.0% | 5,536 |
| Orange County | Adlai Stevenson+1,343 | 5,15657.5% | 3,81342.5% | 00.0% | 8,969 |
| Pamlico County | Adlai Stevenson+525 | 1,42861.3% | 90338.7% | 00.0% | 2,331 |
| Pasquotank County | Adlai Stevenson+1,478 | 3,57963.0% | 2,10137.0% | 00.0% | 5,680 |
| Pender County | Adlai Stevenson+877 | 2,02963.8% | 1,15236.2% | 00.0% | 3,181 |
| Perquimans County | Adlai Stevenson+601 | 1,24565.9% | 64434.1% | 00.0% | 1,889 |
| Person County | Adlai Stevenson+2,892 | 4,26675.6% | 1,37424.4% | 00.0% | 5,640 |
| Pitt County | Adlai Stevenson+9,068 | 11,27183.6% | 2,20316.4% | 00.0% | 13,474 |
| Polk County | Adlai Stevenson+180 | 2,74151.7% | 2,56148.3% | 00.0% | 5,302 |
| Randolph County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,454 | 8,97541.9% | 12,42958.1% | 00.0% | 21,404 |
| Richmond County | Adlai Stevenson+3,979 | 7,34068.6% | 3,36131.4% | 00.0% | 10,701 |
| Robeson County | Adlai Stevenson+5,184 | 9,31169.3% | 4,12730.7% | 00.0% | 13,438 |
| Rockingham County | Adlai Stevenson+5,538 | 12,42364.3% | 6,88535.7% | 00.0% | 19,308 |
| Rowan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,239 | 11,29639.2% | 17,53560.8% | 00.0% | 28,831 |
| Rutherford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+632 | 7,75548.0% | 8,38752.0% | 00.0% | 16,142 |
| Sampson County | Adlai Stevenson+507 | 6,95651.9% | 6,44948.1% | 00.0% | 13,405 |
| Scotland County | Adlai Stevenson+1,322 | 2,91264.7% | 1,59035.3% | 00.0% | 4,502 |
| Stanly County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,891 | 7,20241.6% | 10,09358.4% | 00.0% | 17,295 |
| Stokes County | Adlai Stevenson+712 | 4,50454.3% | 3,79245.7% | 00.0% | 8,296 |
| Surry County | Adlai Stevenson+615 | 8,20651.9% | 7,59148.1% | 00.0% | 15,797 |
| Swain County | Adlai Stevenson+269 | 1,94953.7% | 1,68046.3% | 00.0% | 3,629 |
| Transylvania County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+406 | 3,64147.4% | 4,04752.6% | 00.0% | 7,688 |
| Tyrrell County | Adlai Stevenson+531 | 91670.4% | 38529.6% | 00.0% | 1,301 |
| Union County | Adlai Stevenson+3,626 | 7,41666.2% | 3,79033.8% | 00.0% | 11,206 |
| Vance County | Adlai Stevenson+3,976 | 5,69776.8% | 1,72123.2% | 00.0% | 7,418 |
| Wake County | Adlai Stevenson+8,336 | 23,39360.8% | 15,05739.2% | 00.0% | 38,450 |
| Warren County | Adlai Stevenson+2,296 | 2,96081.7% | 66418.3% | 00.0% | 3,624 |
| Washington County | Adlai Stevenson+1,200 | 1,97471.8% | 77428.2% | 00.0% | 2,748 |
| Watauga County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+927 | 3,60044.3% | 4,52755.7% | 00.0% | 8,127 |
| Wayne County | Adlai Stevenson+2,619 | 7,28161.0% | 4,66239.0% | 00.0% | 11,943 |
| Wilkes County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,303 | 7,14338.4% | 11,44661.6% | 00.0% | 18,589 |
| Wilson County | Adlai Stevenson+6,115 | 8,68477.2% | 2,56922.8% | 00.0% | 11,253 |
| Yadkin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,754 | 2,78633.5% | 5,54066.5% | 00.0% | 8,326 |
| Yancey County | Adlai Stevenson+740 | 3,69355.6% | 2,95344.4% | 00.0% | 6,646 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | +8.5% |
| 1904 | +20.1% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +47.3% |
| 1916 | +16.4% |
| 1920 | +13.5% |
| 1924 | +19.4% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +40.6% |
| 1936 | +46.8% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +33.4% |
| 1948 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | −10.3% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.