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Elections / 1952 · President · PA

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Pennsylvania R+5.9.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Pennsylvania, 1952. The state ran 4.9 points more Democratic than the nation (R+10.8 nationally).

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

Pennsylvania result
4,580,969 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
2,146,269
46.9%
Eisenhower (R)
2,415,789
52.7%
All others
18,911
0.4%
Margin
R+5.9
Pennsylvania, 1952
EisenhowerR+5.9
1952 presidential margin by county for Pennsylvania — 1952 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Pennsylvania — 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, PA · R+31.8Allegheny County, PA · D+1.6Armstrong County, PA · R+12.3Beaver County, PA · D+9.2Bedford County, PA · R+28.3Berks County, PA · R+5.9Blair County, PA · R+31.1Bradford County, PA · R+52.3Bucks County, PA · R+25.2Butler County, PA · R+24.4Cambria County, PA · D+12.7Cameron County, PA · R+38.5Carbon County, PA · R+7.4Centre County, PA · R+33.0Chester County, PA · R+30.0Clarion County, PA · R+28.2Clearfield County, PA · R+9.0Clinton County, PA · R+17.0Columbia County, PA · R+15.7Crawford County, PA · R+31.6Cumberland County, PA · R+34.6Dauphin County, PA · R+30.6Delaware County, PA · R+23.5Elk County, PA · R+8.8Erie County, PA · R+14.2Fayette County, PA · D+23.1Forest County, PA · R+40.9Franklin County, PA · R+29.9Fulton County, PA · R+10.6Greene County, PA · D+18.5Huntingdon County, PA · R+37.7Indiana County, PA · R+17.8Jefferson County, PA · R+29.9Juniata County, PA · R+17.6Lackawanna County, PA · D+2.6Lancaster County, PA · R+38.9Lawrence County, PA · R+4.8Lebanon County, PA · R+28.1Lehigh County, PA · R+15.4Luzerne County, PA · R+10.1Lycoming County, PA · R+23.6McKean County, PA · R+47.6Mercer County, PA · R+11.9Mifflin County, PA · R+18.8Monroe County, PA · R+24.5Montgomery County, PA · R+33.5Montour County, PA · R+24.4Northampton County, PA · R+2.8Northumberland County, PA · R+23.7Perry County, PA · R+37.7Philadelphia County, PA · D+16.7Pike County, PA · R+46.6Potter County, PA · R+44.1Schuylkill County, PA · R+19.0Snyder County, PA · R+60.3Somerset County, PA · R+17.0Sullivan County, PA · R+23.7Susquehanna County, PA · R+48.3Tioga County, PA · R+57.5Union County, PA · R+60.5Venango County, PA · R+45.2Warren County, PA · R+44.0Washington County, PA · D+21.4Wayne County, PA · R+58.2Westmoreland County, PA · D+15.2Wyoming County, PA · R+51.9York County, PA · R+5.9
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican52.7%2,415,789
Adlai StevensonDemocratic46.9%2,146,269
OtherAll other candidates0.4%18,911
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
Pennsylvania's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −1.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−1.7%DR18922024
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1952
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−31.8%
5,69111,01616,737
Allegheny CountyD
+1.6%
370,945359,224733,072
Armstrong CountyR
−12.3%
13,22116,95530,329
Beaver CountyD
+9.2%
38,13631,70070,170
Bedford CountyR
−28.3%
5,2559,41914,734
Berks CountyR
−5.9%
45,87451,72098,668
Blair CountyR
−31.1%
16,85132,11349,070
Bradford CountyR
−52.3%
4,95915,89420,908
Bucks CountyR
−25.2%
24,30140,75365,329
Butler CountyR
−24.4%
15,29525,24340,723
Cambria CountyD
+12.7%
50,77439,29490,250
Cameron CountyR
−38.5%
1,0202,3073,341
Carbon CountyR
−7.4%
10,57112,28322,988
Centre CountyR
−33.0%
7,39114,70022,168
Chester CountyR
−30.0%
21,49039,96161,615
Clarion CountyR
−28.2%
5,2129,34014,649
Clearfield CountyR
−9.0%
13,37616,04529,577
Clinton CountyR
−17.0%
5,7588,12513,938
Columbia CountyR
−15.7%
9,46713,00822,554
Crawford CountyR
−31.6%
9,87419,07929,134
Cumberland CountyR
−34.6%
12,76226,30239,155
Dauphin CountyR
−30.6%
30,98558,38589,656
Delaware CountyR
−23.5%
80,316129,743210,748
Elk CountyR
−8.8%
6,4487,70214,195
Erie CountyR
−14.2%
36,61948,83685,846
Fayette CountyD
+23.1%
43,92127,34871,745
Forest CountyR
−40.9%
6271,5112,161
Franklin CountyR
−29.9%
8,86816,47425,416
Fulton CountyR
−10.6%
1,7182,1273,859
Greene CountyD
+18.5%
10,1256,96417,119
Huntingdon CountyR
−37.7%
4,3189,58013,962
Indiana CountyR
−17.8%
11,62016,67328,440
Jefferson CountyR
−29.9%
6,36511,83318,314
Juniata CountyR
−17.6%
2,7053,8636,589
Lackawanna CountyD
+2.6%
64,92661,644126,717
Lancaster CountyR
−38.9%
28,14664,19392,721
Lawrence CountyR
−4.8%
21,16423,31944,738
Lebanon CountyR
−28.1%
11,61120,72632,472
Lehigh CountyR
−15.4%
33,03345,14378,479
Luzerne CountyR
−10.1%
72,57988,967162,261
Lycoming CountyR
−23.6%
15,87025,75341,807
McKean CountyR
−47.6%
5,37315,25620,776
Mercer CountyR
−11.9%
20,77026,42447,537
Mifflin CountyR
−18.8%
5,8898,62014,556
Monroe CountyR
−24.5%
5,7609,50215,304
Montgomery CountyR
−33.5%
57,701115,899173,973
Montour CountyR
−24.4%
2,2643,7255,996
Northampton CountyR
−2.8%
36,99339,13176,738
Northumberland CountyR
−23.7%
17,78928,86146,769
Perry CountyR
−37.7%
3,0426,7339,792
Philadelphia CountyD
+16.7%
557,352396,874958,547
Pike CountyR
−46.6%
1,3833,8105,204
Potter CountyR
−44.1%
1,9745,1177,129
Schuylkill CountyR
−19.0%
34,98751,43786,610
Snyder CountyR
−60.3%
1,6866,8368,545
Somerset CountyR
−17.0%
13,16718,58931,820
Sullivan CountyR
−23.7%
1,2392,0113,253
Susquehanna CountyR
−48.3%
3,65310,52914,234
Tioga CountyR
−57.5%
3,00611,20314,244
Union CountyR
−60.5%
1,6106,5588,181
Venango CountyR
−45.2%
6,35617,00623,566
Warren CountyR
−44.0%
4,44211,55516,150
Washington CountyD
+21.4%
55,72536,04192,036
Wayne CountyR
−58.2%
2,5309,62312,187
Westmoreland CountyD
+15.2%
80,06858,923139,494
Wyoming CountyR
−51.9%
1,8155,7727,623
York CountyR
−5.9%
39,50844,48984,351