Who won North Dakota in the 1952 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did North Dakota have in 1952?

North Dakota cast 4 electoral votes in the 1952 presidential election.

Did North Dakota vote for the national winner in 1952?

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

New Deal CoalitionND · 4 EV

1952

North Dakota: Eisenhower carries 4 EV.

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

Reading the 1952 result in North Dakota

North Dakota backed Eisenhower (Republican) in the 1952 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed North Dakota with the eventual winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower went on to take the presidency, and North Dakota was part of his column.

North Dakota stayed in the Republican column for the 4th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1940. North Dakota did not move alone — neighboring Montana, South Dakota, and Minnesota broke the same way in 1952. Over its 35 recorded presidential cycles, North Dakota has backed the Republican party more than any other — 30 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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