1948 vs 1952 presidential election: swing by state
Nationally the popular vote went from D+4.4 in 1948 to R+10.5 in 1952. 45 of 48 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 27 changed hands.
Every state
Download CSV| State | 1948 | 1952 | Swing | Flipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | D+40.8 | R+6.4 | R+47.3 | Democratic → Republican |
| Oklahoma | D+25.5 | R+9.2 | R+34.7 | Democratic → Republican |
| North Dakota | R+8.8 | R+42.6 | R+33.8 | |
| South Dakota | R+4.8 | R+38.5 | R+33.7 | |
| Idaho | D+2.7 | R+31.0 | R+33.7 | Democratic → Republican |
| Iowa | D+2.7 | R+28.2 | R+30.9 | Democratic → Republican |
| Nebraska | R+8.3 | R+38.3 | R+30.0 | |
| Wyoming | D+4.4 | R+25.6 | R+30.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| Kansas | R+9.0 | R+38.3 | R+29.3 | |
| Montana | D+9.9 | R+19.3 | R+29.3 | Democratic → Republican |
| Arkansas | D+40.7 | D+12.1 | R+28.6 | |
| Minnesota | D+17.3 | R+11.2 | R+28.5 | Democratic → Republican |
| Utah | D+9.0 | R+17.9 | R+26.8 | Democratic → Republican |
| Arizona | D+10.0 | R+16.7 | R+26.7 | Democratic → Republican |
| Colorado | D+5.4 | R+21.3 | R+26.7 | Democratic → Republican |
| Wisconsin | D+4.4 | R+22.2 | R+26.7 | Democratic → Republican |
| Nevada | D+3.1 | R+22.9 | R+26.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| Florida | D+15.2 | R+10.0 | R+25.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| New Mexico | D+13.5 | R+11.1 | R+24.6 | Democratic → Republican |
| Massachusetts | D+11.5 | R+8.8 | R+20.3 | Democratic → Republican |
| Virginia | D+6.9 | R+13.0 | R+19.8 | Democratic → Republican |
| Washington | D+9.9 | R+9.6 | R+19.6 | Democratic → Republican |
| Vermont | R+24.6 | R+43.2 | R+18.6 | |
| Oregon | R+3.4 | R+21.6 | R+18.2 | |
| Missouri | D+16.6 | R+1.6 | R+18.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| Rhode Island | D+16.2 | R+1.8 | R+18.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| Maine | R+14.5 | R+32.3 | R+17.8 | |
| North Carolina | D+25.3 | D+7.8 | R+17.5 | |
| Indiana | R+0.8 | R+17.1 | R+16.3 | |
| New Hampshire | R+5.8 | R+21.8 | R+16.1 | |
| Kentucky | D+15.3 | D+0.1 | R+15.2 | |
| California | D+0.4 | R+13.6 | R+14.1 | Democratic → Republican |
| Ohio | D+0.2 | R+13.5 | R+13.8 | Democratic → Republican |
| Tennessee | D+12.3 | R+0.3 | R+12.6 | Democratic → Republican |
| West Virginia | D+15.1 | D+3.8 | R+11.2 | |
| New York | R+1.0 | R+11.9 | R+10.9 | |
| Illinois | D+0.9 | R+9.9 | R+10.8 | Democratic → Republican |
| New Jersey | R+4.4 | R+14.8 | R+10.4 | |
| Connecticut | R+1.6 | R+11.8 | R+10.2 | |
| Maryland | R+1.4 | R+11.5 | R+10.1 | |
| Michigan | R+1.7 | R+11.5 | R+9.8 | |
| Louisiana | D+15.3 | D+5.8 | R+9.5 | States' Rights → Democratic |
| Georgia | D+42.5 | D+39.3 | R+3.2 | |
| Delaware | R+1.3 | R+3.9 | R+2.6 | |
| Pennsylvania | R+4.0 | R+5.9 | R+1.9 | |
| Mississippi | D+7.5 | D+20.9 | D+13.4 | States' Rights → Democratic |
| South Carolina | D+20.4 | D+47.9 | D+27.5 | States' Rights → Democratic |
| Alabama | R+19.0 | D+29.5 | D+48.6 | States' Rights → Democratic |
Margins are Republican share minus Democratic share of all votes counted. Swing is the change in that margin; “R+3” means the state moved three points toward the Republican ticket.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data