Who won Alabama in the 1952 presidential election?

Stevenson (Democratic) carried Alabama in 1952, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Alabama have in 1952?

Alabama cast 11 electoral votes in the 1952 presidential election.

Did Alabama vote for the national winner in 1952?

No. Alabama backed Stevenson, while Dwight D. Eisenhower won the presidency nationally.

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1952

Alabama: Stevenson carries 11 EV.

Alabama cast its 11 electoral votes for Stevenson (Democratic). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Alabama voted against the national winner this cycle.

Alabama in 1952

The 1952 contest saw Alabama line up behind Stevenson, delivering 11 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Alabama among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped Alabama away from the States' Rights Democratic it had supported in 1948. The region divided — Mississippi and Georgia joined Alabama for the Democratic ticket, while Tennessee and Florida did not. Across the 51 presidential elections Alabama has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (30 times). The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, Dwight D. Eisenhower took 442 of the 531 electoral votes, against Adlai Stevenson II's 89. Dwight D. Eisenhower led the national popular vote with 55.18% of the ballots cast.

The 1952 national map

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