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1952

Dwight D. Eisenhower and the 1952 map.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) defeated Adlai Stevenson II (Democratic), 55.2% to 44.3% of the popular vote.

The 1952 U.S. presidential election was won by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) with 442 of 531 electoral votes, defeating Adlai Stevenson II (Democratic). Electoral-vote margin: 353 (442 to 89). Popular-vote margin: 10.9 percentage points. Turnout was 62.3%. The cycle falls in the New Deal Coalition era of American electoral history.

Eisenhower
442 EV
II
89 EV
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The map · 1952
39 states for Rep · 9 for Dem
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Narrative

Dwight D. Eisenhower and the 1952 map

World War II hero Dwight Eisenhower ended 20 years of Democratic presidential rule with a decisive victory over Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson. 'Ike' appealed across party lines as a non-partisan national hero, and his promise to 'go to Korea' — resolving the unpopular Korean War — resonated powerfully. The election also saw the first extensive use of television campaign advertising. Richard Nixon's 'Checkers speech' on television saved his spot on the ticket after a campaign finance controversy.

Key issue

Korean War; communist threat (McCarthyism); corruption in Truman administration

Notable

First major use of TV political ads; Nixon's 'Checkers speech' saved his VP candidacy

This summary was drafted with AI tools and has not yet been checked sentence by sentence. The vote table and the National Archives note on this page come from named sources; where they differ from the summary, rely on them. Tell us about an error.

States · 48 reporting

NY
New York
Rep · 45 EV
CA
California
Rep · 32 EV
PA
Pennsylvania
Rep · 32 EV
IL
Illinois
Rep · 27 EV
OH
Ohio
Rep · 25 EV
TX
Texas
Rep · 24 EV
MI
Michigan
Rep · 20 EV
MA
Massachusetts
Rep · 16 EV
NJ
New Jersey
Rep · 16 EV
NC
North Carolina
Dem · 14 EV
IN
Indiana
Rep · 13 EV
MO
Missouri
Rep · 13 EV
GA
Georgia
Dem · 12 EV
VA
Virginia
Rep · 12 EV
WI
Wisconsin
Rep · 12 EV
AL
Alabama
Dem · 11 EV
MN
Minnesota
Rep · 11 EV
TN
Tennessee
Rep · 11 EV
FL
Florida
Rep · 10 EV
IA
Iowa
Rep · 10 EV
KY
Kentucky
Dem · 10 EV
LA
Louisiana
Dem · 10 EV
MD
Maryland
Rep · 9 EV
WA
Washington
Rep · 9 EV
AR
Arkansas
Dem · 8 EV
CT
Connecticut
Rep · 8 EV
KS
Kansas
Rep · 8 EV
MS
Mississippi
Dem · 8 EV
OK
Oklahoma
Rep · 8 EV
SC
South Carolina
Dem · 8 EV
WV
West Virginia
Dem · 8 EV
CO
Colorado
Rep · 6 EV
NE
Nebraska
Rep · 6 EV
OR
Oregon
Rep · 6 EV
ME
Maine
Rep · 5 EV
AZ
Arizona
Rep · 4 EV
ID
Idaho
Rep · 4 EV
MT
Montana
Rep · 4 EV
ND
North Dakota
Rep · 4 EV
NH
New Hampshire
Rep · 4 EV
NM
New Mexico
Rep · 4 EV
RI
Rhode Island
Rep · 4 EV
SD
South Dakota
Rep · 4 EV
UT
Utah
Rep · 4 EV
DE
Delaware
Rep · 3 EV
NV
Nevada
Rep · 3 EV
VT
Vermont
Rep · 3 EV
WY
Wyoming
Rep · 3 EV

State results · 1952

Popular vote by state, with each state's electoral votes.
Closest states
  1. Kentucky Stevenson by 700 · 0.07 pts
  2. Tennessee Eisenhower by 2,437 · 0.3 pts
  3. South Carolina Stevenson by 4,922 · 1.4 pts
  4. Missouri Eisenhower by 29,599 · 1.6 pts
  5. Rhode Island Eisenhower by 7,642 · 1.8 pts
Tipping point

MichiganEisenhower won it by 11.5 points; its electoral votes took the total to 270, past the 266 needed.

Line up the states the winner carried from widest margin to narrowest and add up their electoral votes: the tipping point is the state that takes the total past a majority.

Scroll the table sideways for every column.

1952 presidential election results by state: popular vote, margin and electoral votes
StateElectoral votes
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rep
Adlai Stevenson II
Dem
MarginLeader
Alabama
11 EV
149,231
35.0%
275,075
64.6%
125,844
29.5 pts
 Stevenson Dem
Arizona
4 EV
152,042
58.3%
108,528
41.7%
43,514
16.7 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Arkansas1
8 EV
177,1551
43.8%
226,3001
55.9%
49,145
12.1 pts
 Stevenson Dem
California2
32 EV
2,897,3102
56.3%
2,197,5482
42.7%
699,762
13.6 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Colorado3
6 EV
379,7823
60.3%
245,5043
39.0%
134,278
21.3 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Connecticut4
8 EV
611,0124
55.7%
481,6494
43.9%
129,363
11.8 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Delaware
3 EV
90,059
51.8%
83,315
47.9%
6,744
3.9 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Florida5
10 EV
544,0365
55.0%
444,9505
45.0%
99,086
10.0 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Georgia6
12 EV
198,9796
30.3%
456,8236
69.7%
257,844
39.3 pts
 Stevenson Dem
Idaho
4 EV
180,707
65.4%
95,081
34.4%
85,626
31.0 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Illinois7
27 EV
2,457,3277
54.8%
2,013,9207
44.9%
443,407
9.9 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Indiana
13 EV
1,136,259
58.1%
801,530
41.0%
334,729
17.1 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Iowa8
10 EV
808,9068
63.8%
451,5138
35.6%
357,393
28.2 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Kansas
8 EV
616,302
68.8%
273,296
30.5%
343,006
38.3 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Kentucky
10 EV
495,029
49.8%
495,729
49.9%
700
0.07 pts
 Stevenson Dem
Louisiana
10 EV
306,925
47.1%
345,027
52.9%
38,102
5.8 pts
 Stevenson Dem
Maine9
5 EV
232,3539
66.0%
118,8069
33.8%
113,547
32.3 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Maryland
9 EV
499,424
55.4%
395,337
43.8%
104,087
11.5 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Massachusetts10
16 EV
1,292,32510
54.2%
1,083,52510
45.5%
208,800
8.8 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Michigan11
20 EV
1,551,52911
55.4%
1,230,65711
44.0%
320,872
11.5 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Minnesota12
11 EV
763,21112
55.3%
608,45812
44.1%
154,753
11.2 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Mississippi13
8 EV
112,96613
39.6%
172,56613
60.4%
59,600
20.9 pts
 Stevenson Dem
Missouri14
13 EV
959,42914
50.7%
929,83014
49.1%
29,599
1.6 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Montana
4 EV
157,394
59.4%
106,213
40.1%
51,181
19.3 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Nebraska
6 EV
421,603
69.2%
188,057
30.8%
233,546
38.3 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Nevada
3 EV
50,502
61.4%
31,688
38.6%
18,814
22.9 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
New Hampshire
4 EV
166,287
60.9%
106,663
39.1%
59,624
21.8 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
New Jersey15
16 EV
1,374,61315
56.8%
1,015,90215
42.0%
358,711
14.8 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
New Mexico16
4 EV
132,17016
55.4%
105,66116
44.3%
26,509
11.1 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
New York17
45 EV
3,952,81517
55.5%
3,104,60117
43.6%
848,214
11.9 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
North Carolina
14 EV
558,107
46.1%
652,803
53.9%
94,696
7.8 pts
 Stevenson Dem
North Dakota18
4 EV
191,71218
71.0%
76,69418
28.4%
115,018
42.6 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Ohio
25 EV
2,100,391
56.8%
1,600,367
43.2%
500,024
13.5 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Oklahoma
8 EV
518,045
54.6%
430,939
45.4%
87,106
9.2 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Oregon19
6 EV
420,81519
60.5%
270,57919
38.9%
150,236
21.6 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Pennsylvania20
32 EV
2,415,78920
52.7%
2,146,26920
46.9%
269,520
5.9 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Rhode Island
4 EV
210,935
50.9%
203,293
49.0%
7,642
1.8 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
South Carolina21,22,23
8 EV
168,08221
49.3%
173,00421
50.7%
4,922
1.4 pts
 Stevenson Dem
South Dakota
4 EV
203,857
69.3%
90,426
30.7%
113,431
38.5 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Tennessee24
11 EV
446,14724
50.0%
443,71024
49.7%
2,437
0.3 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Texas25
24 EV
1,102,87825
53.1%
969,22825
46.7%
133,650
6.4 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Utah
4 EV
194,190
58.9%
135,364
41.1%
58,826
17.9 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Vermont
3 EV
109,717
71.5%
43,355
28.2%
66,362
43.2 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Virginia26
12 EV
349,03726
56.3%
268,67726
43.4%
80,360
13.0 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Washington27
9 EV
599,10727
54.3%
492,84527
44.7%
106,262
9.6 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
West Virginia
8 EV
419,970
48.1%
453,578
51.9%
33,608
3.8 pts
 Stevenson Dem
Wisconsin28
12 EV
979,74428
61.0%
622,17528
38.7%
357,569
22.2 pts
 Eisenhower Rep
Wyoming
3 EV
81,047
62.7%
47,934
37.1%
33,113
25.6 pts
 Eisenhower Rep

Shares are of each state’s total vote for president. “Not named”: the figures do not give that candidate a line of their own in that state — for example under 1% of the vote, not on the ballot there, or counted on an unnamed line (see the state’s note). Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate.

Notes on the figures

  1. Arkansas The official table notes: Others: Christian Nationalist Party votes (footnote 3).
  2. California The official table notes: Hoopes and Hass: not a qualified political party in California; all of these votes were written in (footnote 4). Others: includes 3,326 Christian Nationalist Party votes and 178 Constitution Party votes (neither a qualified party in California; all written in), and 3,249 scattering votes (footnote 5).
  3. Colorado The official table notes: Others: Constitutional Party votes (footnote 6).
  4. Connecticut The official table notes: Others: 1,466 votes for Peoples Party of Connecticut and 5 scattering (footnote 7).
  5. Florida The official table notes: Others: scattering (footnote 8).
  6. Georgia The official table notes: Others: Liberty Party votes (footnote 9).
  7. Illinois The official table notes: Others: scattering (footnote 8).
  8. Iowa The official table notes: Others: scattering (footnote 8).
  9. Maine The official table notes: Others: scattering (footnote 8).
  10. Massachusetts The official table notes: Others: scattering (footnote 8).
  11. Michigan The official table notes: Others: scattering (footnote 8).
  12. Minnesota The official table notes: Hass was the candidate of the Industrial Government Party in Minnesota (footnote 1).
  13. Mississippi The official table notes: Eisenhower figure is the vote 'For Independent electors pledged to Republican candidates' (footnote 10).
  14. Missouri The official table notes: Others: 233 America First votes and 302 Christian Nationalist votes (footnote 11).
  15. New Jersey The official table notes: Others: Poor Man's Party votes (footnote 12).
  16. New Mexico The official table notes: Hallinan figure: Independent-Progressive votes (footnote 13). Others: Christian Nationalist Party votes (footnote 3).
  17. New York The official table notes: Stevenson figure includes 416,711 Liberal Party votes (footnote 14). Hass was the Industrial Government Party candidate in New York (footnote 1). Others: scattering (footnote 8).
  18. North Dakota The official table notes: Others: Christian Nationalist Party votes (footnote 3).
  19. Oregon The official table notes: Others: Independent votes (footnote 15).
  20. Pennsylvania The official table notes: Hass was the Industrial Government Party candidate and Dobbs the Militant Workers Party candidate in Pennsylvania (footnotes 1, 2). Others: scattering (footnote 8).
  21. South Carolina Dwight D. Eisenhower's figure includes 158,289 votes the official table prints in its Others column: Separate set of electors, by petition, for Republican candidates (footnote 16).
  22. South Carolina Dwight D. Eisenhower's figure is the sum of the lines the official table prints separately (Eisenhower (Republican) 9,793; Others 158,289).
  23. South Carolina The official table notes: Others, 158,289: 'Separate set of electors, by petition, for Republican candidates' (footnote 16), i.e. a second slate pledged to Eisenhower; Eisenhower's two slates together had 168,082.
  24. Tennessee The official table notes: Others: Christian Nationalist Party votes (footnote 3).
  25. Texas The official table notes: Others: 833 Christian Nationalist Party votes and 730 Constitution Party votes (footnote 17).
  26. Virginia The official table notes: Others: Social-Democrat Party votes (footnote 18).
  27. Washington The official table notes: Others: Christian Nationalist Party votes (footnote 3).
  28. Wisconsin The official table notes: Hallinan, Hoopes, Hass and Dobbs 'did not file under their party names' (footnote 19).

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

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