November 5, 1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower Wins 1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower defeats Adlai Stevenson with 446 electoral votes, winning 39 states.
Adlai Stevenson
82 EV
270 to win
Dwight D. Eisenhower
446 EV
82
446
270
Dwight D. Eisenhower wins
446
Electoral Votes
55.1%
Popular Vote
39
States Carried
61,550,826
Total Votes Cast
Dwight D. Eisenhower won the 1952 presidential election with 446 electoral votes to Adlai Stevenson's 82. Dwight D. Eisenhower received 55.1% of the popular vote and carried 39 states. Compared to the previous election, 963 counties changed parties—895 flipped Republican and 68 flipped Democratic.
1952 National Results
Electoral College
270 needed to winDemocrat
Adlai Stevenson
82
electoral votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower
446
electoral votes
82
446
270
Popular Vote
61,550,826 total votesAdlai Stevenson44.4%
27,314,992 votes
Dwight D. Eisenhower55.1%
33,936,246 votes
R+10.8% margin
(6,621,254 vote difference)
Source: Official state election returnsDwight D. Eisenhower elected president
State Results
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Recent Presidential Elections
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Electoral | Popular | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 82-446 | R+10.8% | GOP |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman | Thomas E. Dewey | 376-152 | D+4.5% | DEM |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Thomas E. Dewey | 447-81 | D+7.5% | DEM |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Wendell Willkie | 462-66 | D+9.9% | DEM |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Alf Landon | 521-7 | D+24.3% | DEM |
State-by-State Results
9 Dem39 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1952 |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 16 | D+39.3 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+29.5 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+20.9 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+12.1 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+7.8 |
| Louisiana | 8 | D+5.8 |
| West Virginia | 4 | D+3.9 |
| South Carolina | 9 | D+1.4 |
| Kentucky | 8 | D+0.1 |
| Tennessee | 11 | R+0.3 |
| Missouri | 10 | R+1.6 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | R+1.8 |
| Delaware | 3 | R+3.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | R+5.9 |
| Texas | 40 | R+6.4 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | R+8.8 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | R+9.2 |
| Washington | 12 | R+9.6 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+9.9 |
| Florida | 30 | R+10.0 |
| New Mexico | 5 | R+11.1 |
| Minnesota | 10 | R+11.2 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+11.5 |
| Maryland | 10 | R+11.5 |
| Connecticut | 7 | R+11.8 |
| New York | 28 | R+11.9 |
| Virginia | 13 | R+13.0 |
| Ohio | 17 | R+13.5 |
| California | 54 | R+13.6 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+14.8 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+16.7 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+17.1 |
| Utah | 6 | R+17.9 |
| Montana | 4 | R+19.3 |
| Colorado | 10 | R+21.3 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+21.6 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | R+21.8 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | R+22.3 |
| Nevada | 6 | R+22.9 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+25.6 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+28.2 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+31.0 |
| Maine | 4 | R+32.3 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+38.3 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+38.3 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+38.5 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+42.6 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+43.2 |