Who won Kansas in the 1952 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Kansas in 1952, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kansas have in 1952?

Kansas cast 8 electoral votes in the 1952 presidential election.

Did Kansas vote for the national winner in 1952?

Yes. Kansas backed Dwight D. Eisenhower, who won the presidency that year.

New Deal CoalitionKS · 8 EV

1952

Kansas: Eisenhower carries 8 EV.

Kansas cast its 8 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Kansas voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1952 result in Kansas

Kansas backed Eisenhower (Republican) in the 1952 presidential election, casting 8 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Kansas with the eventual winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower went on to take the presidency, and Kansas was part of his column.

Kansas stayed in the Republican column for the 5th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1936. Kansas did not move alone — neighboring Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Colorado broke the same way in 1952. Over its 41 recorded presidential cycles, Kansas has backed the Republican party more than any other — 34 times in all. The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

Nationally, Dwight D. Eisenhower finished with 442 of the 531 electoral votes to 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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