North Dakota — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
state1952 presidential electionNorth Dakota · PresidentEisenhowerR+42.6
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 71.0% | 191,712 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 28.4% | 76,694 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 1,721 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
53 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Dakota cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (53 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, ND | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Barnes County, ND | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Benson County, ND | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Billings County, ND | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Bottineau County, ND | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Bowman County, ND | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Burke County, ND | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Burleigh County, ND | Republican | R+59.5 |
| Cass County, ND | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Cavalier County, ND | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Dickey County, ND | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Divide County, ND | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Dunn County, ND | Republican | R+53.8 |
| Eddy County, ND | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Emmons County, ND | Republican | R+72.8 |
| Foster County, ND | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Golden Valley County, ND | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Grand Forks County, ND | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Grant County, ND | Republican | R+71.4 |
| Griggs County, ND | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Hettinger County, ND | Republican | R+76.6 |
| Kidder County, ND | Republican | R+64.5 |
| LaMoure County, ND | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Logan County, ND | Republican | R+70.6 |
| McHenry County, ND | Republican | R+54.3 |
| McIntosh County, ND | Republican | R+82.6 |
| McKenzie County, ND | Republican | R+44.9 |
| McLean County, ND | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Mercer County, ND | Republican | R+70.4 |
| Morton County, ND | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Mountrail County, ND | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Nelson County, ND | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Oliver County, ND | Republican | R+76.7 |
| Pembina County, ND | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Pierce County, ND | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Ramsey County, ND | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Ransom County, ND | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Renville County, ND | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Richland County, ND | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Rolette County, ND | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Sargent County, ND | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Sheridan County, ND | Republican | R+75.7 |
| Sioux County, ND | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Slope County, ND | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Stark County, ND | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Steele County, ND | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Stutsman County, ND | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Towner County, ND | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Traill County, ND | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Walsh County, ND | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Ward County, ND | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Wells County, ND | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Williams County, ND | Republican | R+17.8 |
North Dakota results by county
53 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+928 | 1,56170.5% | 63328.6% | 190.9% | 2,213 |
| Barnes County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,414 | 5,53471.8% | 2,12027.5% | 490.6% | 7,703 |
| Benson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,839 | 3,19269.6% | 1,35329.5% | 390.9% | 4,584 |
| Billings County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+531 | 67482.0% | 14317.4% | 50.6% | 822 |
| Bottineau County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,817 | 3,91177.7% | 1,09421.7% | 290.6% | 5,034 |
| Bowman County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+835 | 1,37571.2% | 54028.0% | 160.8% | 1,931 |
| Burke County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,175 | 1,98669.9% | 81128.5% | 441.5% | 2,841 |
| Burleigh County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,126 | 9,52679.5% | 2,40020.0% | 490.4% | 11,975 |
| Cass County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,901 | 18,09466.2% | 9,19333.6% | 570.2% | 27,344 |
| Cavalier County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,023 | 3,51969.7% | 1,49629.6% | 370.7% | 5,052 |
| Dickey County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,767 | 2,91771.2% | 1,15028.1% | 280.7% | 4,095 |
| Divide County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,192 | 1,99970.8% | 80728.6% | 180.6% | 2,824 |
| Dunn County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,573 | 2,23776.5% | 66422.7% | 230.8% | 2,924 |
| Eddy County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+806 | 1,53467.0% | 72831.8% | 261.1% | 2,288 |
| Emmons County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,847 | 3,36986.2% | 52213.4% | 190.5% | 3,910 |
| Foster County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+696 | 1,55864.2% | 86235.5% | 80.3% | 2,428 |
| Golden Valley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+810 | 1,18675.9% | 37624.1% | 00.0% | 1,562 |
| Grand Forks County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,300 | 10,93965.7% | 5,63933.8% | 840.5% | 16,662 |
| Grant County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,062 | 2,46585.3% | 40313.9% | 210.7% | 2,889 |
| Griggs County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+855 | 1,72766.2% | 87233.4% | 100.4% | 2,609 |
| Hettinger County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,033 | 2,33087.8% | 29711.2% | 271.0% | 2,654 |
| Kidder County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,727 | 2,19581.9% | 46817.5% | 160.6% | 2,679 |
| LaMoure County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,057 | 3,20273.1% | 1,14526.1% | 320.7% | 4,379 |
| Logan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,796 | 2,16585.1% | 36914.5% | 100.4% | 2,544 |
| McHenry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,999 | 4,22776.6% | 1,22822.3% | 631.1% | 5,518 |
| McIntosh County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,767 | 3,04390.9% | 2768.2% | 290.9% | 3,348 |
| McKenzie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,414 | 2,26071.7% | 84626.8% | 461.5% | 3,152 |
| McLean County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,889 | 5,18468.6% | 2,29530.4% | 761.0% | 7,555 |
| Mercer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,482 | 2,99485.0% | 51214.5% | 180.5% | 3,524 |
| Morton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,230 | 6,30974.9% | 2,07924.7% | 380.5% | 8,426 |
| Mountrail County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,079 | 2,51662.9% | 1,43735.9% | 451.1% | 3,998 |
| Nelson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,025 | 2,44363.0% | 1,41836.5% | 190.5% | 3,880 |
| Oliver County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+989 | 1,13287.8% | 14311.1% | 141.1% | 1,289 |
| Pembina County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,121 | 4,01267.5% | 1,89131.8% | 410.7% | 5,944 |
| Pierce County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,033 | 2,80677.8% | 77321.4% | 290.8% | 3,608 |
| Ramsey County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,876 | 4,67072.0% | 1,79427.6% | 250.4% | 6,489 |
| Ransom County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,786 | 3,05170.2% | 1,26529.1% | 310.7% | 4,347 |
| Renville County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+804 | 1,57166.6% | 76732.5% | 220.9% | 2,360 |
| Richland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,481 | 6,02269.8% | 2,54129.4% | 670.8% | 8,630 |
| Rolette County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,028 | 2,18865.0% | 1,16034.5% | 170.5% | 3,365 |
| Sargent County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,034 | 2,12465.8% | 1,09033.7% | 160.5% | 3,230 |
| Sheridan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,749 | 2,01687.3% | 26711.6% | 261.1% | 2,309 |
| Sioux County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+632 | 96873.2% | 33625.4% | 181.4% | 1,322 |
| Slope County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+392 | 68269.4% | 29029.5% | 111.1% | 983 |
| Stark County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,990 | 5,32279.6% | 1,33219.9% | 340.5% | 6,688 |
| Steele County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+602 | 1,51362.2% | 91137.4% | 100.4% | 2,434 |
| Stutsman County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,557 | 6,71367.7% | 3,15631.8% | 470.5% | 9,916 |
| Towner County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,117 | 1,96069.2% | 84329.8% | 281.0% | 2,831 |
| Traill County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,400 | 3,88472.0% | 1,48427.5% | 230.4% | 5,391 |
| Walsh County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,267 | 4,76157.3% | 3,49442.1% | 490.6% | 8,304 |
| Ward County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,164 | 10,13066.6% | 4,96632.6% | 1150.8% | 15,211 |
| Wells County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,693 | 3,70977.9% | 1,01621.3% | 370.8% | 4,762 |
| Williams County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,308 | 4,30758.5% | 2,99940.7% | 610.8% | 7,367 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
North Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.5% |
| 1896 | −11.9% |
| 1900 | −26.6% |
| 1904 | −54.7% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +7.5% |
| 1916 | +1.5% |
| 1920 | −59.6% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | −10.3% |
| 1932 | +41.6% |
| 1936 | +33.0% |
| 1940 | −10.9% |
| 1944 | −8.4% |
| 1948 | −8.8% |
| 1952 | −42.6% |
| 1956 | −23.6% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | −17.7% |
| 1972 | −26.3% |
| 1976 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | −38.0% |
| 1984 | −31.0% |
| 1988 | −13.1% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −6.8% |
| 2000 | −27.6% |
| 2004 | −27.4% |
| 2008 | −8.6% |
| 2012 | −19.6% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −33.3% |
| 2024 | −36.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.