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Kentucky · 1952 presidential election

Kentucky presidential election results 1952

Adlai Stevenson carried Kentucky by 0.07 points (700 votes), winning 10 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
10
Votes counted
993,148
KY result
D+0.1
Compared with the nation
10.6 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1948
15.2 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Adlai StevensonDemocratic495,72949.90%10
Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican495,02949.80%—
Total votes993,148

Sources: 1952

Questions and answers

Who won Kentucky in 1952?

Adlai Stevenson won Kentucky by 0.07 percentage points (700 votes).

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1952?

Kentucky cast 10 electoral votes in 1952.

How many people voted for president in Kentucky in 1952?

993,148 votes were counted for president.

How did Kentucky change from 1948 to 1952?

The margin moved 15.2 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 15.3 points to Democratic by 0.1 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data