Who won Utah in the 1952 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Utah have in 1952?

Utah cast 4 electoral votes in the 1952 presidential election.

Did Utah vote for the national winner in 1952?

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

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1952

Utah: Eisenhower carries 4 EV.

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

Reading the 1952 result in Utah

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

Eisenhower's win closed out Utah's 5-election run of voting Democratic. Utah did not move alone — neighboring Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada broke the same way in 1952. Across the 33 presidential elections Utah 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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