Pennsylvania — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1952 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentEisenhowerR+5.9
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 52.7% | 2,415,789 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 46.9% | 2,146,269 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 18,911 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 32 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Beaver County, PA | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Berks County, PA | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Bucks County, PA | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Cambria County, PA | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Carbon County, PA | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Centre County, PA | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Clarion County, PA | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Clinton County, PA | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Columbia County, PA | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Delaware County, PA | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Elk County, PA | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Erie County, PA | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Forest County, PA | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Fulton County, PA | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+18.5 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Indiana County, PA | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Juniata County, PA | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Republican | R+23.6 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Mercer County, PA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Monroe County, PA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Montour County, PA | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Northampton County, PA | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Pike County, PA | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+60.3 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Warren County, PA | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Washington County, PA | Democratic | D+21.4 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+51.9 |
| York County, PA | Republican | R+5.9 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 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+5,325 | 11,01665.8% | 5,69134.0% | 300.2% | 16,737 |
| Allegheny County | Adlai Stevenson+11,721 | 359,22449.0% | 370,94550.6% | 2,9030.4% | 733,072 |
| Armstrong County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,734 | 16,95555.9% | 13,22143.6% | 1530.5% | 30,329 |
| Beaver County | Adlai Stevenson+6,436 | 31,70045.2% | 38,13654.3% | 3340.5% | 70,170 |
| Bedford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,164 | 9,41963.9% | 5,25535.7% | 600.4% | 14,734 |
| Berks County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,846 | 51,72052.4% | 45,87446.5% | 1,0741.1% | 98,668 |
| Blair County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+15,262 | 32,11365.4% | 16,85134.3% | 1060.2% | 49,070 |
| Bradford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,935 | 15,89476.0% | 4,95923.7% | 550.3% | 20,908 |
| Bucks County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,452 | 40,75362.4% | 24,30137.2% | 2750.4% | 65,329 |
| Butler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,948 | 25,24362.0% | 15,29537.6% | 1850.5% | 40,723 |
| Cambria County | Adlai Stevenson+11,480 | 39,29443.5% | 50,77456.3% | 1820.2% | 90,250 |
| Cameron County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,287 | 2,30769.1% | 1,02030.5% | 140.4% | 3,341 |
| Carbon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,712 | 12,28353.4% | 10,57146.0% | 1340.6% | 22,988 |
| Centre County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,309 | 14,70066.3% | 7,39133.3% | 770.3% | 22,168 |
| Chester County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+18,471 | 39,96164.9% | 21,49034.9% | 1640.3% | 61,615 |
| Clarion County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,128 | 9,34063.8% | 5,21235.6% | 970.7% | 14,649 |
| Clearfield County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,669 | 16,04554.2% | 13,37645.2% | 1560.5% | 29,577 |
| Clinton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,367 | 8,12558.3% | 5,75841.3% | 550.4% | 13,938 |
| Columbia County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,541 | 13,00857.7% | 9,46742.0% | 790.4% | 22,554 |
| Crawford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,205 | 19,07965.5% | 9,87433.9% | 1810.6% | 29,134 |
| Cumberland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,540 | 26,30267.2% | 12,76232.6% | 910.2% | 39,155 |
| Dauphin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+27,400 | 58,38565.1% | 30,98534.6% | 2860.3% | 89,656 |
| Delaware County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+49,427 | 129,74361.6% | 80,31638.1% | 6890.3% | 210,748 |
| Elk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,254 | 7,70254.3% | 6,44845.4% | 450.3% | 14,195 |
| Erie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,217 | 48,83656.9% | 36,61942.7% | 3910.5% | 85,846 |
| Fayette County | Adlai Stevenson+16,573 | 27,34838.1% | 43,92161.2% | 4760.7% | 71,745 |
| Forest County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+884 | 1,51169.9% | 62729.0% | 231.1% | 2,161 |
| Franklin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,606 | 16,47464.8% | 8,86834.9% | 740.3% | 25,416 |
| Fulton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+409 | 2,12755.1% | 1,71844.5% | 140.4% | 3,859 |
| Greene County | Adlai Stevenson+3,161 | 6,96440.7% | 10,12559.1% | 300.2% | 17,119 |
| Huntingdon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,262 | 9,58068.6% | 4,31830.9% | 640.5% | 13,962 |
| Indiana County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,053 | 16,67358.6% | 11,62040.9% | 1470.5% | 28,440 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,468 | 11,83364.6% | 6,36534.8% | 1160.6% | 18,314 |
| Juniata County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,158 | 3,86358.6% | 2,70541.1% | 210.3% | 6,589 |
| Lackawanna County | Adlai Stevenson+3,282 | 61,64448.6% | 64,92651.2% | 1470.1% | 126,717 |
| Lancaster County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+36,047 | 64,19369.2% | 28,14630.4% | 3820.4% | 92,721 |
| Lawrence County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,155 | 23,31952.1% | 21,16447.3% | 2550.6% | 44,738 |
| Lebanon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,115 | 20,72663.8% | 11,61135.8% | 1350.4% | 32,472 |
| Lehigh County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,110 | 45,14357.5% | 33,03342.1% | 3030.4% | 78,479 |
| Luzerne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,388 | 88,96754.8% | 72,57944.7% | 7150.4% | 162,261 |
| Lycoming County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,883 | 25,75361.6% | 15,87038.0% | 1840.4% | 41,807 |
| McKean County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,883 | 15,25673.4% | 5,37325.9% | 1470.7% | 20,776 |
| Mercer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,654 | 26,42455.6% | 20,77043.7% | 3430.7% | 47,537 |
| Mifflin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,731 | 8,62059.2% | 5,88940.5% | 470.3% | 14,556 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,742 | 9,50262.1% | 5,76037.6% | 420.3% | 15,304 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+58,198 | 115,89966.6% | 57,70133.2% | 3730.2% | 173,973 |
| Montour County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,461 | 3,72562.1% | 2,26437.8% | 70.1% | 5,996 |
| Northampton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,138 | 39,13151.0% | 36,99348.2% | 6140.8% | 76,738 |
| Northumberland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,072 | 28,86161.7% | 17,78938.0% | 1190.3% | 46,769 |
| Perry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,691 | 6,73368.8% | 3,04231.1% | 170.2% | 9,792 |
| Philadelphia County | Adlai Stevenson+160,478 | 396,87441.4% | 557,35258.1% | 4,3210.5% | 958,547 |
| Pike County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,427 | 3,81073.2% | 1,38326.6% | 110.2% | 5,204 |
| Potter County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,143 | 5,11771.8% | 1,97427.7% | 380.5% | 7,129 |
| Schuylkill County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,450 | 51,43759.4% | 34,98740.4% | 1860.2% | 86,610 |
| Snyder County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,150 | 6,83680.0% | 1,68619.7% | 230.3% | 8,545 |
| Somerset County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,422 | 18,58958.4% | 13,16741.4% | 640.2% | 31,820 |
| Sullivan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+772 | 2,01161.8% | 1,23938.1% | 30.1% | 3,253 |
| Susquehanna County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,876 | 10,52974.0% | 3,65325.7% | 520.4% | 14,234 |
| Tioga County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,197 | 11,20378.7% | 3,00621.1% | 350.2% | 14,244 |
| Union County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,948 | 6,55880.2% | 1,61019.7% | 130.2% | 8,181 |
| Venango County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,650 | 17,00672.2% | 6,35627.0% | 2040.9% | 23,566 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,113 | 11,55571.5% | 4,44227.5% | 1530.9% | 16,150 |
| Washington County | Adlai Stevenson+19,684 | 36,04139.2% | 55,72560.5% | 2700.3% | 92,036 |
| Wayne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,093 | 9,62379.0% | 2,53020.8% | 340.3% | 12,187 |
| Westmoreland County | Adlai Stevenson+21,145 | 58,92342.2% | 80,06857.4% | 5030.4% | 139,494 |
| Wyoming County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,957 | 5,77275.7% | 1,81523.8% | 360.5% | 7,623 |
| York County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,981 | 44,48952.7% | 39,50846.8% | 3540.4% | 84,351 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.