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Elections / 1952 · President · WV

Adlai Stevenson carried West Virginia D+3.8.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in West Virginia, 1952. The state ran 14.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+10.8 nationally).

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

West Virginia result
873,548 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
453,578
51.9%
Eisenhower (R)
419,970
48.1%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+3.8
1952 presidential election
West Virginia, 1952
StevensonD+3.8
1952 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1952 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · TiedBerkeley County, WV · R+6.8Boone County, WV · D+33.4Braxton County, WV · D+11.5Brooke County, WV · D+19.9Cabell County, WV · R+10.6Calhoun County, WV · D+0.9Clay County, WV · D+5.2Doddridge County, WV · R+45.0Fayette County, WV · D+41.6Gilmer County, WV · D+11.6Grant County, WV · R+65.9Greenbrier County, WV · D+4.6Hampshire County, WV · D+4.8Hancock County, WV · D+20.0Hardy County, WV · D+8.4Harrison County, WV · R+1.6Jackson County, WV · R+30.2Jefferson County, WV · D+12.6Kanawha County, WV · R+2.1Lewis County, WV · R+31.2Lincoln County, WV · D+3.2Logan County, WV · D+35.7Marion County, WV · D+14.1Marshall County, WV · R+3.2Mason County, WV · R+22.9McDowell County, WV · D+39.6Mercer County, WV · D+7.8Mineral County, WV · R+10.4Mingo County, WV · D+30.5Monongalia County, WV · TiedMonroe County, WV · R+9.4Morgan County, WV · R+41.6Nicholas County, WV · D+12.3Ohio County, WV · R+10.9Pendleton County, WV · D+3.4Pleasants County, WV · R+7.6Pocahontas County, WV · R+1.8Preston County, WV · R+30.6Putnam County, WV · R+1.5Raleigh County, WV · D+23.7Randolph County, WV · D+12.3Ritchie County, WV · R+43.6Roane County, WV · R+15.5Summers County, WV · D+12.1Taylor County, WV · R+11.3Tucker County, WV · D+7.1Tyler County, WV · R+39.2Upshur County, WV · R+45.3Wayne County, WV · D+10.3Webster County, WV · D+25.7Wetzel County, WV · R+1.1Wirt County, WV · R+16.8Wood County, WV · R+16.9Wyoming County, WV · D+19.2
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic51.9%453,578
Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican48.1%419,970
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1952
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyR
−0.2%
4,4894,5048,993
Berkeley CountyR
−6.8%
7,1118,14915,260
Boone CountyD
+33.4%
8,2094,10012,309
Braxton CountyD
+11.5%
4,2593,3827,641
Brooke CountyD
+19.9%
7,5915,07312,664
Cabell CountyR
−10.6%
22,17927,46149,640
Calhoun CountyD
+0.9%
2,1382,1014,239
Clay CountyD
+5.2%
2,8142,5345,348
Doddridge CountyR
−45.0%
1,0402,7413,781
Fayette CountyD
+41.6%
22,3079,19031,497
Gilmer CountyD
+11.6%
2,2911,8134,104
Grant CountyR
−65.9%
6743,2823,956
Greenbrier CountyD
+4.6%
8,0867,37415,460
Hampshire CountyD
+4.8%
2,3912,1734,564
Hancock CountyD
+20.0%
9,7726,52016,292
Hardy CountyD
+8.4%
2,4112,0374,448
Harrison CountyR
−1.6%
20,52721,19341,720
Jackson CountyR
−30.2%
2,5974,8457,442
Jefferson CountyD
+12.6%
4,0363,1347,170
Kanawha CountyR
−2.1%
54,54056,861111,401
Lewis CountyR
−31.2%
3,2806,2549,534
Lincoln CountyD
+3.2%
5,0994,7849,883
Logan CountyD
+35.7%
19,3029,14828,450
Marion CountyD
+14.1%
19,89014,97934,869
Marshall CountyR
−3.2%
8,6899,27117,960
Mason CountyR
−22.9%
3,8246,1029,926
McDowell CountyD
+39.6%
24,65710,66335,320
Mercer CountyD
+7.8%
16,69414,26730,961
Mineral CountyR
−10.4%
4,5455,59810,143
Mingo CountyD
+30.5%
12,8566,85219,708
Monongalia CountyD
+0.2%
13,15213,11126,263
Monroe CountyR
−9.4%
2,8563,4476,303
Morgan CountyR
−41.6%
1,1142,6993,813
Nicholas CountyD
+12.3%
5,6154,38610,001
Ohio CountyR
−10.9%
16,54620,57537,121
Pendleton CountyD
+3.4%
1,9911,8593,850
Pleasants CountyR
−7.6%
1,6321,9003,532
Pocahontas CountyR
−1.8%
2,7432,8415,584
Preston CountyR
−30.6%
4,2788,05912,337
Putnam CountyR
−1.5%
4,8024,9449,746
Raleigh CountyD
+23.7%
22,70414,00536,709
Randolph CountyD
+12.3%
6,9765,45212,428
Ritchie CountyR
−43.6%
1,6654,2385,903
Roane CountyR
−15.5%
3,6034,9228,525
Summers CountyD
+12.1%
4,4633,4967,959
Taylor CountyR
−11.3%
3,7524,7118,463
Tucker CountyD
+7.1%
2,5772,2354,812
Tyler CountyR
−39.2%
1,5233,4885,011
Upshur CountyR
−45.3%
2,2345,9388,172
Wayne CountyD
+10.3%
8,6797,05915,738
Webster CountyD
+25.7%
3,7672,2295,996
Wetzel CountyR
−1.1%
4,3754,4768,851
Wirt CountyR
−16.8%
1,0501,4742,524
Wood CountyR
−16.9%
14,15419,91734,071
Wyoming CountyD
+19.2%
9,0296,12415,153