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Adlai Stevenson II

Adlai Stevenson II ran for president twice as the Democratic nominee (1952, 1956). Home state: Illinois. Every figure below links into the election record it comes from.

Presidential runs

Every year links to the full national election page.

Year	Party	Outcome	National share	States won	Counties won	Best state
1952	Democratic	Lost	44.4%	9	994	Georgia (70%)
1956	Democratic	Lost	42.0%	7	923	Georgia (67%)

Where the coalition lived — and how it votes now

Strongest counties by Stevenson's 1952 margin (counties with 2,000+ votes), against the same county's 2024 presidential margin.

County	Their margin then	2024 (D-vs-R)
Greene County, NC	+88.2	−18.1%
Hart County, GA	+88.2	−54.5%
Martin County, NC	+86.0	−10.3%
Walton County, GA	+83.8	−45.8%
Telfair County, GA	+83.5	−39.3%
Butts County, GA	+82.0	−45.2%
Barrow County, GA	+81.9	−40.3%
Bertie County, NC	+80.5	+15.7%
Madison County, GA	+78.8	−54.6%
Newton County, GA	+78.2	+15.0%
Jackson County, GA	+78.2	−54.9%
Franklin County, GA	+77.2	−72.3%