Who won North Carolina in the 1952 presidential election?

Stevenson (Democratic) carried North Carolina in 1952, winning its 14 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1952?

North Carolina cast 14 electoral votes in the 1952 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 1952?

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

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1952

North Carolina: Stevenson carries 14 EV.

North Carolina cast its 14 electoral votes for Stevenson (Democratic). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — North Carolina voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in North Carolina, 1952

In 1952, North Carolina awarded its 14 electoral votes to Stevenson of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) won the presidency, leaving North Carolina among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which North Carolina backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — Georgia and South Carolina joined North Carolina for the Democratic ticket, while Virginia and Tennessee did not. Across the 58 presidential elections North Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (32 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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