Who won Ohio in the 1952 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Ohio in 1952, winning its 25 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1952?

Ohio cast 25 electoral votes in the 1952 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 1952?

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

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Ohio: Eisenhower carries 25 EV.

Ohio cast its 25 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Ohio voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Ohio, 1952

In 1952, Ohio awarded its 25 electoral votes to Eisenhower of the Republican party. Ohio ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

Eisenhower's win closed out Ohio's 5-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Michigan, Indiana, and Pennsylvania joined Ohio for the Republican ticket, while Kentucky and West Virginia did not. Across the 56 presidential elections Ohio has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 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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