Tuesday, November 4, 1952
1952 presidential election results
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) and running mate Richard M. Nixon won with 442 electoral votes and 54.9% of the popular vote.
Tipping-point state: Michigan, R+11.5 (nation R+10.5). It delivered electoral vote number 266 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Electoral votes | Popular vote | Share | States won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Won | Richard M. Nixon | Republican | 442 | 33,777,945 | 54.90% | 39 |
| Adlai Stevenson | John Sparkman | Democratic | 89 | 27,314,992 | 44.40% | 9 |
| Total popular votes counted | 61,550,918 | |||||
Electoral College map
Full-screen mapMargin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.
Results by state
Download CSV| State | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Adlai Stevenson | Margin | EV | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 35.0% | 64.6% 11 | 29.5 | 11 | 426,120 |
| Arizona | 58.3% 4 | 41.7% | 16.7 | 4 | 260,570 |
| Arkansas | 43.8% | 55.9% 8 | 12.1 | 8 | 404,800 |
| California | 56.3% 32 | 42.7% | 13.6 | 32 | 5,141,849 |
| Colorado | 60.3% 6 | 39.0% | 21.3 | 6 | 630,103 |
| Connecticut | 55.7% 8 | 43.9% | 11.8 | 8 | 1,096,911 |
| Delaware | 51.8% 3 | 47.9% | 3.9 | 3 | 174,025 |
| Florida | 55.0% 10 | 45.0% | 10.0 | 10 | 989,337 |
| Georgia | 30.3% | 69.7% 12 | 39.3 | 12 | 655,785 |
| Idaho | 65.4% 4 | 34.4% | 31.0 | 4 | 276,254 |
| Illinois | 54.8% 27 | 44.9% | 9.9 | 27 | 4,481,058 |
| Indiana | 58.1% 13 | 41.0% | 17.1 | 13 | 1,955,049 |
| Iowa | 63.8% 10 | 35.6% | 28.2 | 10 | 1,268,773 |
| Kansas | 68.8% 8 | 30.5% | 38.3 | 8 | 896,166 |
| Kentucky | 49.8% | 49.9% 10 | 0.1 | 10 | 993,148 |
| Louisiana | 47.1% | 52.9% 10 | 5.8 | 10 | 651,952 |
| Maine | 66.0% 5 | 33.8% | 32.3 | 5 | 351,786 |
| Maryland | 55.4% 9 | 43.8% | 11.5 | 9 | 902,074 |
| Massachusetts | 54.2% 16 | 45.5% | 8.8 | 16 | 2,383,398 |
| Michigan | 55.4% 20 | 44.0% | 11.5 | 20 | 2,798,592 |
| Minnesota | 55.3% 11 | 44.1% | 11.2 | 11 | 1,379,483 |
| Mississippi | 39.6% | 60.4% 8 | 20.9 | 8 | 285,532 |
| Missouri | 50.7% 13 | 49.1% | 1.6 | 13 | 1,892,062 |
| Montana | 59.4% 4 | 40.1% | 19.3 | 4 | 265,037 |
| Nebraska | 69.2% 6 | 30.8% | 38.3 | 6 | 609,660 |
| Nevada | 61.4% 3 | 38.6% | 22.9 | 3 | 82,190 |
| New Hampshire | 60.9% 4 | 39.1% | 21.8 | 4 | 272,950 |
| New Jersey | 56.8% 16 | 42.0% | 14.8 | 16 | 2,418,554 |
| New Mexico | 55.4% 4 | 44.3% | 11.1 | 4 | 238,608 |
| New York | 55.5% 45 | 43.6% | 11.9 | 45 | 7,128,239 |
| North Carolina | 46.1% | 53.9% 14 | 7.8 | 14 | 1,210,910 |
| North Dakota | 71.0% 4 | 28.4% | 42.6 | 4 | 270,127 |
| Ohio | 56.8% 25 | 43.2% | 13.5 | 25 | 3,700,758 |
| Oklahoma | 54.6% 8 | 45.4% | 9.2 | 8 | 948,984 |
| Oregon | 60.5% 6 | 38.9% | 21.6 | 6 | 695,059 |
| Pennsylvania | 52.7% 32 | 46.9% | 5.9 | 32 | 4,580,969 |
| Rhode Island | 50.9% 4 | 49.0% | 1.8 | 4 | 414,498 |
| South Carolina | 2.9% | 50.7% 8 | 47.9 | 8 | 341,087 |
| South Dakota | 69.3% 4 | 30.7% | 38.5 | 4 | 294,283 |
| Tennessee | 50.0% 11 | 49.7% | 0.3 | 11 | 892,553 |
| Texas | 53.1% 24 | 46.7% | 6.4 | 24 | 2,075,946 |
| Utah | 58.9% 4 | 41.1% | 17.9 | 4 | 329,554 |
| Vermont | 71.5% 3 | 28.2% | 43.2 | 3 | 153,557 |
| Virginia | 56.3% 12 | 43.4% | 13.0 | 12 | 619,689 |
| Washington | 54.3% 9 | 44.7% | 9.6 | 9 | 1,102,708 |
| West Virginia | 48.1% | 51.9% 8 | 3.9 | 8 | 873,548 |
| Wisconsin | 61.0% 12 | 38.7% | 22.3 | 12 | 1,607,370 |
| Wyoming | 62.7% 3 | 37.1% | 25.6 | 3 | 129,253 |
Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.
Closest states in 1952
- Kentucky Adlai Stevenson by 700 votes (0.07 pts)
- Tennessee Dwight D. Eisenhower by 2,437 votes (0.27 pts)
- Missouri Dwight D. Eisenhower by 29,599 votes (1.56 pts)
- Rhode Island Dwight D. Eisenhower by 7,642 votes (1.84 pts)
- West Virginia Adlai Stevenson by 33,608 votes (3.85 pts)
- Delaware Dwight D. Eisenhower by 6,744 votes (3.88 pts)
- Louisiana Adlai Stevenson by 38,102 votes (5.84 pts)
- Pennsylvania Dwight D. Eisenhower by 269,520 votes (5.88 pts)
Flipped since 1948
- Alabama: States' Rights → Democratic (11 EV)
- Arizona: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- California: Democratic → Republican (32 EV)
- Colorado: Democratic → Republican (6 EV)
- Florida: Democratic → Republican (10 EV)
- Idaho: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Illinois: Democratic → Republican (27 EV)
- Iowa: Democratic → Republican (10 EV)
- Louisiana: States' Rights → Democratic (10 EV)
- Massachusetts: Democratic → Republican (16 EV)
- Minnesota: Democratic → Republican (11 EV)
- Mississippi: States' Rights → Democratic (8 EV)
- Missouri: Democratic → Republican (13 EV)
- Montana: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Nevada: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
- New Mexico: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Ohio: Democratic → Republican (25 EV)
- Oklahoma: Democratic → Republican (8 EV)
- Rhode Island: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- South Carolina: States' Rights → Democratic (8 EV)
- Tennessee: Democratic → Republican (11 EV)
- Texas: Democratic → Republican (24 EV)
- Utah: Democratic → Republican (4 EV)
- Virginia: Democratic → Republican (12 EV)
- Washington: Democratic → Republican (9 EV)
- Wisconsin: Democratic → Republican (12 EV)
- Wyoming: Democratic → Republican (3 EV)
Source: 1952
Questions and answers
Who won the 1952 presidential election?
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) won the 1952 election with 442 electoral votes, with Richard M. Nixon as vice president.
How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1952?
Dwight D. Eisenhower 442; Adlai Stevenson 89 (out of 531).
Who won the popular vote in 1952?
Dwight D. Eisenhower received the most popular votes: 33,777,945 (54.9%) of 61,550,918 counted.
What was the closest state in 1952?
Kentucky, which Adlai Stevenson won by 700 votes (0.07 points).
Which states flipped in 1952?
Compared with 1948, 27 states changed party: Alabama (to Democratic), Arizona (to Republican), California (to Republican), Colorado (to Republican), Florida (to Republican), Idaho (to Republican), Illinois (to Republican), Iowa (to Republican), Louisiana (to Democratic), Massachusetts (to Republican), Minnesota (to Republican), Mississippi (to Democratic), Missouri (to Republican), Montana (to Republican), Nevada (to Republican), New Mexico (to Republican), Ohio (to Republican), Oklahoma (to Republican), Rhode Island (to Republican), South Carolina (to Democratic), Tennessee (to Republican), Texas (to Republican), Utah (to Republican), Virginia (to Republican), Washington (to Republican), Wisconsin (to Republican) and Wyoming (to Republican).
What was the tipping-point state in 1952?
Michigan. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 266; it voted Republican by 11.5 points, against Republican by 10.5 points nationally.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data