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Elections / 1952 · President · SC

Adlai Stevenson carried South Carolina D+1.4.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in South Carolina, 1952. The state ran 12.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+10.8 nationally).

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

South Carolina result
341,086 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
173,004
50.7%
Eisenhower (R)
168,082
49.3%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+1.4
1952 presidential election
South Carolina, 1952
StevensonD+1.4
1952 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1952 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 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.Abbeville County, SC · D+48.2Aiken County, SC · D+0.7Allendale County, SC · R+26.1Anderson County, SC · D+55.5Bamberg County, SC · R+30.5Barnwell County, SC · D+41.7Beaufort County, SC · R+18.2Berkeley County, SC · R+18.5Calhoun County, SC · R+48.5Charleston County, SC · R+33.7Cherokee County, SC · D+56.8Chester County, SC · D+1.2Chesterfield County, SC · D+44.9Clarendon County, SC · R+37.0Colleton County, SC · R+18.3Darlington County, SC · D+24.6Dillon County, SC · D+3.4Dorchester County, SC · R+46.3Edgefield County, SC · R+37.7Fairfield County, SC · R+0.5Florence County, SC · D+1.0Georgetown County, SC · R+26.1Greenville County, SC · R+8.8Greenwood County, SC · D+5.9Hampton County, SC · R+35.0Horry County, SC · D+9.4Jasper County, SC · R+11.4Kershaw County, SC · R+17.7Lancaster County, SC · D+23.7Laurens County, SC · D+4.2Lee County, SC · R+28.6Lexington County, SC · R+6.7Marion County, SC · R+17.9Marlboro County, SC · D+4.9McCormick County, SC · D+3.9Newberry County, SC · R+9.4Oconee County, SC · D+33.1Orangeburg County, SC · R+24.8Pickens County, SC · R+3.9Richland County, SC · R+28.3Saluda County, SC · D+6.6Spartanburg County, SC · D+37.2Sumter County, SC · R+40.2Union County, SC · D+47.7Williamsburg County, SC · R+32.2York County, SC · D+17.3
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic50.7%173,004
Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican49.3%168,082
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
South Carolina's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −17.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−17.9%DR18922024
South Carolina's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+58.6%
1896+71.8%
1900+86.0%
1904+90.8%
1908+87.8%
1912+95.9%
1916+94.3%
1920+92.1%
1924+94.3%
1928+82.9%
1932+98.0%
1936+98.6%
1940+91.3%
1944+83.2%
1948+20.4%
1952+1.4%
1956+20.2%
1960+2.5%
1964−17.8%
1968−8.5%
1972−42.7%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.5%
1984−28.0%
1988−23.9%
1992−8.1%
1996−6.0%
2000−15.9%
2004−17.1%
2008−9.0%
2012−10.5%
2016−14.3%
2020−11.7%
2024−17.9%
County results — 1952
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+48.2%
2,7769703,746
Aiken CountyD
+0.7%
4,3464,2828,628
Allendale CountyR
−26.1%
4407511,191
Anderson CountyD
+55.5%
11,6643,33815,002
Bamberg CountyR
−30.5%
7501,4072,157
Barnwell CountyD
+41.7%
1,5986572,255
Beaufort CountyR
−18.2%
1,1061,5992,705
Berkeley CountyR
−18.5%
1,7082,4824,190
Calhoun CountyR
−48.5%
3841,1071,491
Charleston CountyR
−33.7%
9,95920,08730,046
Cherokee CountyD
+56.8%
5,5451,5297,074
Chester CountyD
+1.2%
2,8432,7775,620
Chesterfield CountyD
+44.9%
4,6681,7766,444
Clarendon CountyR
−37.0%
9532,0733,026
Colleton CountyR
−18.3%
1,9052,7604,665
Darlington CountyD
+24.6%
5,7183,4639,181
Dillon CountyD
+3.4%
1,5781,4733,051
Dorchester CountyR
−46.3%
8522,3193,171
Edgefield CountyR
−37.7%
7531,6652,418
Fairfield CountyR
−0.5%
1,5901,6073,197
Florence CountyD
+1.0%
5,3405,23610,576
Georgetown CountyR
−26.1%
1,3702,3403,710
Greenville CountyR
−8.8%
14,86317,74332,606
Greenwood CountyD
+5.9%
3,8153,3927,207
Hampton CountyR
−35.0%
7871,6332,420
Horry CountyD
+9.4%
4,4893,7168,205
Jasper CountyR
−11.4%
6368001,436
Kershaw CountyR
−17.7%
2,0522,9354,987
Lancaster CountyD
+23.7%
4,9893,0808,069
Laurens CountyD
+4.2%
3,6973,4007,097
Lee CountyR
−28.6%
9271,6692,596
Lexington CountyR
−6.7%
3,5134,0187,531
Marion CountyR
−17.9%
1,6102,3133,923
Marlboro CountyD
+4.9%
1,6991,5413,240
McCormick CountyD
+3.9%
6245771,201
Newberry CountyR
−9.4%
3,4184,1267,544
Oconee CountyD
+33.1%
3,2301,6244,854
Orangeburg CountyR
−24.8%
2,8294,6957,524
Pickens CountyR
−3.9%
2,8653,0965,961
Richland CountyR
−28.3%
8,89015,92524,815
Saluda CountyD
+6.6%
1,5921,3962,988
Spartanburg CountyD
+37.2%
21,88310,02831,911
Sumter CountyR
−40.2%
2,0144,7266,740
Union CountyD
+47.7%
5,9212,0948,015
Williamsburg CountyR
−32.2%
1,3202,5763,896
York CountyD
+17.3%
7,4955,28112,776