The American Vote
2024 result
Candidate

Adlai Stevenson II

Democratic

Elections
2
Won
0
Electoral votes, all elections
162
Years
1952–1956

Record

Adlai Stevenson II: result of each presidential election
YearElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1952
89
of 531
27,314,992
44.4%
Lost
1956
73
of 531
26,031,322
42.0%
Lost

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1952, 1956 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

SourcesStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1952Democratic · Lost

States carried · 9 of 48
Closest states won
  1. Kentuckyby 700 · 0.07 pts
  2. South Carolinaby 4,922 · 1.4 pts
  3. West Virginiaby 33,608 · 3.8 pts
Closest states lost
  1. TennesseeEisenhower by 2,437 · 0.3 pts
  2. MissouriEisenhower by 29,599 · 1.6 pts
  3. Rhode IslandEisenhower by 7,642 · 1.8 pts

Margins computed for 48 of 48 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Stevenson.

SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

1956Democratic · Lost

States carried · 7 of 48
Closest states won
  1. Missouriby 3,974 · 0.2 pts
  2. North Carolinaby 15,468 · 1.3 pts
  3. Arkansasby 26,990 · 6.6 pts
Closest states lost
  1. TennesseeEisenhower by 5,781 · 0.6 pts
  2. MinnesotaEisenhower by 101,777 · 7.6 pts
  3. West VirginiaEisenhower by 67,763 · 8.2 pts

Margins computed for 48 of 48 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Stevenson.

SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

From the National Archives

An Alabama elector voted for Jones and Talmadge.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1956, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

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