Who won Virginia in the 1952 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Virginia in 1952, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Virginia have in 1952?

Virginia cast 12 electoral votes in the 1952 presidential election.

Did Virginia vote for the national winner in 1952?

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

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1952

Virginia: Eisenhower carries 12 EV.

Virginia cast its 12 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Virginia voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1952 result in Virginia

Virginia backed Eisenhower (Republican) in the 1952 presidential election, casting 12 electoral votes for the ticket. Virginia ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

Eisenhower's win closed out Virginia's 5-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Tennessee and Maryland joined Virginia for the Republican ticket, while North Carolina, Kentucky, and West Virginia did not. Across the 58 presidential elections Virginia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 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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