1948  1952 Presidential Election Returns  1956

In 1952, President Harry Truman decided not to seek re-election after poor showings in early primaries. He would later throw his support behind former Illinois Governor Adlai E. Stevenson for the Democratic ticket. Stevenson was nominated as the Democratic Party Candidate. He was well educated, but was dismissed as too intellectual. Foreign policy was the major issue of the election campaign, as the Cold War with Russia was in full swing. The nation was at odds over the Korean Conflict as well. The Republicans nominated General Dwight Eisenhower to carry the banner for their party and campaign on foreign policy issues. They accused the Democrats of being soft on Communism and campaigned with noted anticommunist Richard Nixon.  Eisenhower proceeded to successfully run against the unpopularity of Harry Truman, winning in a major landslide. He also promised to personally find a way to get peace in Korea. This election marked the first time in 24 years the Republican Party won a Presidential election. UNITED STATES VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon 34,075,529 55 442 Stevenson/Sparkman + 27,375,090 44 89 Hallinan/Bass 140,746 0 0 Hamblen/Holtwick 73,412 0 0 Hass/Emery 30,406 0 0 Hoopes/Friedman 17,205 0 0 Dobbs/Weiss 10,312 0 0 All Other Candidates 9,039 0 0 ALABAMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon 149,231 35 0 Stevenson/Sparkman + 275,075 65 11 ARIZONA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  152,042 58 4 Stevenson/Sparkman + 108,528 42 0 ARKANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon 177,155 44 0 Stevenson/Sparkman + 226,300 56 8 CALIFORNIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  3,035,587 57 32 Stevenson/Sparkman + 2,257,646 42 0 COLORADO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  379,782 60 6 Stevenson/Sparkman + 245,504 39 0 CONNECTICUT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  611,012 56 8 Stevenson/Sparkman + 481,649 44 0 DELAWARE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  90,059 52 3 Stevenson/Sparkman + 83,315 48 0 FLORIDA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  544,036 55 10 Stevenson/Sparkman + 444,950 45 0 GEORGIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon 198,979 30 0 Stevenson/Sparkman + 456,823 70 12 IDAHO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  180,707 65 4 Stevenson/Sparkman + 95,081 34 0 ILLINOIS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  2,457,327 55 27 Stevenson/Sparkman + 2,013,920 45 0 INDIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  1,136,259 58 13 Stevenson/Sparkman + 801,530 41 0 IOWA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  808,906 64 10 Stevenson/Sparkman + 451,513 36 0 KANSAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  616,302 69 8 Stevenson/Sparkman + 273,296 31 0 KENTUCKY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon 495,029 50 0 Stevenson/Sparkman + 495,729 50 12 LOUISIANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon 306,925 47 0 Stevenson/Sparkman + 345,027 53 12 MAINE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  232,353 66 5 Stevenson/Sparkman + 118,806 34 0 MARYLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  499,424 55 9 Stevenson/Sparkman + 395,337 45 0 MASSACHUSETTS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  1,292,325 54 16 Stevenson/Sparkman + 1,083,525 45 0 MICHIGAN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  1,551,529 55 20 Stevenson/Sparkman + 1,230,657 44 0 MINNESOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  763,211 55 11 Stevenson/Sparkman + 608,458 44 0 MISSISSIPPI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon 112,966 40 0 Stevenson/Sparkman + 172,566 60 8 MISSOURI VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  959,429 51 13 Stevenson/Sparkman + 929,830 49 0 MONTANA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  157,394 59 4 Stevenson/Sparkman + 106,213 40 0 NEBRASKA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  421,603 69 6 Stevenson/Sparkman + 188,057 31 0 NEVADA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  50,502 61 3 Stevenson/Sparkman + 31,688 39 0 NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  166,287 61 4 Stevenson/Sparkman + 106,663 39 0 NEW JERSEY VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  1,374,613 57 16 Stevenson/Sparkman + 1,015,902 42 0 NEW MEXICO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  132,170 55 4 Stevenson/Sparkman + 105,661 44 0 NEW YORK VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  3,952,815 55 45 Stevenson/Sparkman + 3,104,601 44 0 NORTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon 558,107 46 0 Stevenson/Sparkman + 652,803 54 14 NORTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  191,712 71 4 Stevenson/Sparkman + 76,694 28 0 OHIO VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  2,100,391 57 25 Stevenson/Sparkman + 1,600,367 43 0 OKLAHOMA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  518,045 55 8 Stevenson/Sparkman + 430,939 45 0 OREGON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  420,815 61 6 Stevenson/Sparkman + 270,579 39 0 PENNSYLVANIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  2,415,789 53 32 Stevenson/Sparkman + 2,146,269 47 0 RHODE ISLAND VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  210,935 51 4 Stevenson/Sparkman + 203,293 49 0 SOUTH CAROLINA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon 168,082 49 0 Stevenson/Sparkman + 173,004 51 8 SOUTH DAKOTA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  203,857 69 4 Stevenson/Sparkman + 90,426 31 0 TENNESSEE VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  446,147 50 11 Stevenson/Sparkman + 443,710 50 0 TEXAS VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  1,102,878 53 24 Stevenson/Sparkman + 969,228 47 0 UTAH VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  194,190 59 4 Stevenson/Sparkman + 135,364 41 0 VERMONT VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  109,717 71 3 Stevenson/Sparkman + 43,355 28 0 VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  349,037 56 12 Stevenson/Sparkman + 268,677 43 0 WASHINGTON VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  599,107 54 9 Stevenson/Sparkman + 492,845 45 0 WEST VIRGINIA VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon 419,970 48 0 Stevenson/Sparkman + 453,578 52 8 WISCONSIN VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  979,744 61 12 Stevenson/Sparkman + 622,175 39 0 WYOMING VOTES PERCENT ELECTORAL VOTE Eisenhower/Nixon  81,047 63 3 Stevenson/Sparkman + 47,934 37 0 SYMBOLS KEY Republican Democratic Socialist Labor Socialist Socialist Workers Prohibition Other Winner * Incumbent + Incumbent Party