Who won Montana in the 1952 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Montana in 1952, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Montana have in 1952?

Montana cast 4 electoral votes in the 1952 presidential election.

Did Montana vote for the national winner in 1952?

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

New Deal CoalitionMT · 4 EV

1952

Montana: Eisenhower carries 4 EV.

Montana cast its 4 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Montana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1952 result in Montana

Montana backed Eisenhower (Republican) in the 1952 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Montana ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

Eisenhower's win closed out Montana's 5-election run of voting Democratic. Montana did not move alone — neighboring Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota broke the same way in 1952. Across the 34 presidential elections Montana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (22 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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