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 win
Democrat
Adlai Stevenson
82
electoral votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower
446
electoral votes
82
446
270

Popular Vote

61,550,826 total votes
Adlai 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

YearDemocratRepublicanElectoralPopularWinner
1952Adlai StevensonDwight D. Eisenhower82-446R+10.8%GOP
1948Harry S. TrumanThomas E. Dewey376-152D+4.5%DEM
1944Franklin D. RooseveltThomas E. Dewey447-81D+7.5%DEM
1940Franklin D. RooseveltWendell Willkie462-66D+9.9%DEM
1936Franklin D. RooseveltAlf Landon521-7D+24.3%DEM

State-by-State Results

9 Dem39 Rep
StateEV1952
Georgia16D+39.3
Alabama9D+29.5
Mississippi6D+20.9
Arkansas6D+12.1
North Carolina16D+7.8
Louisiana8D+5.8
West Virginia4D+3.9
South Carolina9D+1.4
Kentucky8D+0.1
Tennessee11R+0.3
Missouri10R+1.6
Rhode Island4R+1.8
Delaware3R+3.9
Pennsylvania19R+5.9
Texas40R+6.4
Massachusetts11R+8.8
Oklahoma7R+9.2
Washington12R+9.6
Illinois19R+9.9
Florida30R+10.0
New Mexico5R+11.1
Minnesota10R+11.2
Michigan15R+11.5
Maryland10R+11.5
Connecticut7R+11.8
New York28R+11.9
Virginia13R+13.0
Ohio17R+13.5
California54R+13.6
New Jersey14R+14.8
Arizona11R+16.7
Indiana11R+17.1
Utah6R+17.9
Montana4R+19.3
Colorado10R+21.3
Oregon8R+21.6
New Hampshire4R+21.8
Wisconsin10R+22.3
Nevada6R+22.9
Wyoming3R+25.6
Iowa6R+28.2
Idaho4R+31.0
Maine4R+32.3
Kansas6R+38.3
Nebraska5R+38.3
South Dakota3R+38.5
North Dakota3R+42.6
Vermont3R+43.2

Counties That Changed Parties

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Source: Official state election returns
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