Who won Oregon in the 1952 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Oregon in 1952, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Oregon have in 1952?

Oregon cast 6 electoral votes in the 1952 presidential election.

Did Oregon vote for the national winner in 1952?

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

New Deal CoalitionOR · 6 EV

1952

Oregon: Eisenhower carries 6 EV.

Oregon cast its 6 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Oregon voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1952 result in Oregon

Oregon backed Eisenhower (Republican) in the 1952 presidential election, casting 6 electoral votes for the ticket. Oregon ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Oregon backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1948. Oregon did not move alone — neighboring Washington, Idaho, Nevada, and California broke the same way in 1952. Across the 42 presidential elections Oregon has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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