US Election 1952 Map
A red wave swept across the 1952 map as Dwight D. Eisenhower won in a landslide over Adlai Stevenson. Our US election 1952 map glows red from coast to coast. There are only parts of the South and a few Northeastern states staying blue. Eisenhower’s victory reflected a postwar America ready for change.
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The 1952 Presidential Election ended 20 years of Democratic control in the White House as Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) defeated Adlai Stevenson (Democrat) in a major landslide. Eisenhower, a popular World War II general, effectively flipped large portions of the country that had been reliably Democratic for decades.
States and Electoral Votes
|
State |
Total Votes |
Eisenhower (R) |
Stevenson (D) |
|
New York |
45 |
45 |
0 |
|
Pennsylvania |
32 |
32 |
0 |
|
California |
32 |
32 |
0 |
|
Illinois |
27 |
27 |
0 |
|
Ohio |
25 |
25 |
0 |
|
Texas |
24 |
24 |
0 |
|
Michigan |
20 |
20 |
0 |
|
Massachusetts |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
16 |
16 |
0 |
|
North Carolina |
14 |
0 |
14 |
|
Indiana |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
Missouri |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
Georgia |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
Wisconsin |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Virginia |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Alabama |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Minnesota |
11 |
11 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
Florida |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Iowa |
10 |
10 |
0 |
|
Louisiana |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
Washington |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Maryland |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Oklahoma |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Connecticut |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
West Virginia |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Arkansas |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Mississippi |
8 |
0 |
8 |
|
Kansas |
8 |
8 |
0 |
|
Oregon |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Colorado |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Nebraska |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Maine |
5 |
5 |
0 |
|
Rhode Island |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
South Dakota |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
North Dakota |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Montana |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Utah |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
New Mexico |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Idaho |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
Vermont |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Delaware |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Wyoming |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Election Summary
- The Winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) won a landslide with 442 electoral votes (83%).
- The Challenger: Adlai Stevenson (Democrat) carried only 9 states, finishing with 89 electoral votes (17%).
- Popular Vote: Eisenhower won 55% of the vote (33,937,252) while Stevenson earned 44.5% (27,314,992).
- Southern Shift: In a continuation of the trend seen in 1948, the Republicans broke further into the “Solid South,” with Eisenhower winning Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Florida.
- Record Turnout: The total popular vote surged to 61,551,919, a massive increase from the 48,687,608 votes cast in 1948.