West Virginia — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1952 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentStevensonD+3.8
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic | 51.9% | 453,578 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican | 48.1% | 419,970 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Cabell County, WV | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Fayette County, WV | Democratic | D+41.6 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+65.9 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Hancock County, WV | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Harrison County, WV | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Marshall County, WV | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+22.9 |
| McDowell County, WV | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Monroe County, WV | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Ohio County, WV | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Tucker County, WV | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Wirt County, WV | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+19.2 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+15 | 4,48949.9% | 4,50450.1% | 00.0% | 8,993 |
| Berkeley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,038 | 7,11146.6% | 8,14953.4% | 00.0% | 15,260 |
| Boone County | Adlai Stevenson+4,109 | 8,20966.7% | 4,10033.3% | 00.0% | 12,309 |
| Braxton County | Adlai Stevenson+877 | 4,25955.7% | 3,38244.3% | 00.0% | 7,641 |
| Brooke County | Adlai Stevenson+2,518 | 7,59159.9% | 5,07340.1% | 00.0% | 12,664 |
| Cabell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,282 | 22,17944.7% | 27,46155.3% | 00.0% | 49,640 |
| Calhoun County | Adlai Stevenson+37 | 2,13850.4% | 2,10149.6% | 00.0% | 4,239 |
| Clay County | Adlai Stevenson+280 | 2,81452.6% | 2,53447.4% | 00.0% | 5,348 |
| Doddridge County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,701 | 1,04027.5% | 2,74172.5% | 00.0% | 3,781 |
| Fayette County | Adlai Stevenson+13,117 | 22,30770.8% | 9,19029.2% | 00.0% | 31,497 |
| Gilmer County | Adlai Stevenson+478 | 2,29155.8% | 1,81344.2% | 00.0% | 4,104 |
| Grant County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,608 | 67417.0% | 3,28283.0% | 00.0% | 3,956 |
| Greenbrier County | Adlai Stevenson+712 | 8,08652.3% | 7,37447.7% | 00.0% | 15,460 |
| Hampshire County | Adlai Stevenson+218 | 2,39152.4% | 2,17347.6% | 00.0% | 4,564 |
| Hancock County | Adlai Stevenson+3,252 | 9,77260.0% | 6,52040.0% | 00.0% | 16,292 |
| Hardy County | Adlai Stevenson+374 | 2,41154.2% | 2,03745.8% | 00.0% | 4,448 |
| Harrison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+666 | 20,52749.2% | 21,19350.8% | 00.0% | 41,720 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,248 | 2,59734.9% | 4,84565.1% | 00.0% | 7,442 |
| Jefferson County | Adlai Stevenson+902 | 4,03656.3% | 3,13443.7% | 00.0% | 7,170 |
| Kanawha County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,321 | 54,54049.0% | 56,86151.0% | 00.0% | 111,401 |
| Lewis County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,974 | 3,28034.4% | 6,25465.6% | 00.0% | 9,534 |
| Lincoln County | Adlai Stevenson+315 | 5,09951.6% | 4,78448.4% | 00.0% | 9,883 |
| Logan County | Adlai Stevenson+10,154 | 19,30267.8% | 9,14832.2% | 00.0% | 28,450 |
| Marion County | Adlai Stevenson+4,911 | 19,89057.0% | 14,97943.0% | 00.0% | 34,869 |
| Marshall County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+582 | 8,68948.4% | 9,27151.6% | 00.0% | 17,960 |
| Mason County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,278 | 3,82438.5% | 6,10261.5% | 00.0% | 9,926 |
| McDowell County | Adlai Stevenson+13,994 | 24,65769.8% | 10,66330.2% | 00.0% | 35,320 |
| Mercer County | Adlai Stevenson+2,427 | 16,69453.9% | 14,26746.1% | 00.0% | 30,961 |
| Mineral County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,053 | 4,54544.8% | 5,59855.2% | 00.0% | 10,143 |
| Mingo County | Adlai Stevenson+6,004 | 12,85665.2% | 6,85234.8% | 00.0% | 19,708 |
| Monongalia County | Adlai Stevenson+41 | 13,15250.1% | 13,11149.9% | 00.0% | 26,263 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+591 | 2,85645.3% | 3,44754.7% | 00.0% | 6,303 |
| Morgan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,585 | 1,11429.2% | 2,69970.8% | 00.0% | 3,813 |
| Nicholas County | Adlai Stevenson+1,229 | 5,61556.1% | 4,38643.9% | 00.0% | 10,001 |
| Ohio County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,029 | 16,54644.6% | 20,57555.4% | 00.0% | 37,121 |
| Pendleton County | Adlai Stevenson+132 | 1,99151.7% | 1,85948.3% | 00.0% | 3,850 |
| Pleasants County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+268 | 1,63246.2% | 1,90053.8% | 00.0% | 3,532 |
| Pocahontas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+98 | 2,74349.1% | 2,84150.9% | 00.0% | 5,584 |
| Preston County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,781 | 4,27834.7% | 8,05965.3% | 00.0% | 12,337 |
| Putnam County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+142 | 4,80249.3% | 4,94450.7% | 00.0% | 9,746 |
| Raleigh County | Adlai Stevenson+8,699 | 22,70461.8% | 14,00538.2% | 00.0% | 36,709 |
| Randolph County | Adlai Stevenson+1,524 | 6,97656.1% | 5,45243.9% | 00.0% | 12,428 |
| Ritchie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,573 | 1,66528.2% | 4,23871.8% | 00.0% | 5,903 |
| Roane County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,319 | 3,60342.3% | 4,92257.7% | 00.0% | 8,525 |
| Summers County | Adlai Stevenson+967 | 4,46356.1% | 3,49643.9% | 00.0% | 7,959 |
| Taylor County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+959 | 3,75244.3% | 4,71155.7% | 00.0% | 8,463 |
| Tucker County | Adlai Stevenson+342 | 2,57753.6% | 2,23546.4% | 00.0% | 4,812 |
| Tyler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,965 | 1,52330.4% | 3,48869.6% | 00.0% | 5,011 |
| Upshur County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,704 | 2,23427.3% | 5,93872.7% | 00.0% | 8,172 |
| Wayne County | Adlai Stevenson+1,620 | 8,67955.1% | 7,05944.9% | 00.0% | 15,738 |
| Webster County | Adlai Stevenson+1,538 | 3,76762.8% | 2,22937.2% | 00.0% | 5,996 |
| Wetzel County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+101 | 4,37549.4% | 4,47650.6% | 00.0% | 8,851 |
| Wirt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+424 | 1,05041.6% | 1,47458.4% | 00.0% | 2,524 |
| Wood County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,763 | 14,15441.5% | 19,91758.5% | 00.0% | 34,071 |
| Wyoming County | Adlai Stevenson+2,905 | 9,02959.6% | 6,12440.4% | 00.0% | 15,153 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.