Who won Minnesota in the 1952 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Minnesota in 1952, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 1952?

Minnesota cast 11 electoral votes in the 1952 presidential election.

Did Minnesota vote for the national winner in 1952?

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

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1952

Minnesota: Eisenhower carries 11 EV.

Minnesota cast its 11 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Minnesota voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1952 result in Minnesota

Minnesota backed Eisenhower (Republican) in the 1952 presidential election, casting 11 electoral votes for the ticket. Minnesota ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

Eisenhower's win closed out Minnesota's 5-election run of voting Democratic. Minnesota did not move alone — neighboring North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1952. Across the 43 presidential elections Minnesota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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