1952 United States presidential election in Minnesota County Results
Eisenhower
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Stevenson
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The1952 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the1952 United States presidential election . Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to theElectoral College , who voted for president and vice president.
Minnesota was won by theRepublican candidate, formerSupreme Allied Commander Europe General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower won the state overIllinois governor Adlai Stevenson by a margin of 154,753 votes, or 11.22%, which made Minnesota about 0.3% more Republican than the nation-at-large. Eisenhower went on to win the election nationally, with 442 electoral votes and a commanding 10.9% lead over Stevenson in the popular vote.
Incumbent President Harry S. Truman was the last president who was unaffected by theterm limit imposed under the22nd Amendment , but decided as early as 1950 that he would not seek another term. Eisenhower was the first Republican presidential nominee to win Minnesota (which had otherwise normally been a Democratic stronghold) since theStock Market Crash of 1929 and the first Republican elected to the presidency and to win Minnesota sinceHerbert Hoover did so in1928 . Until the2016 presidential election , this was the last time that the state was more Republican than the national average. This was also the last timeSwift County voted Republican until2016 . To this date, this is the last election in which a Republican presidential candidate won Minnesota by double digits, as well as the last time a non-incumbent Republican won Minnesota.
On March 18, 1952, Minnesota held apresidential primary for the first time since 1916.
The Republican primary took place on March 18, 1952.Harold Stassen and Edward C. Slettedahl were the two candidates on the ballot.
The Democratic primary took place on March 18, 1952. SenatorHubert Humphrey was the only candidate on the ballot.
County Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Various candidates Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Aitkin 3,384 55.93% 2,577 42.60% 89 1.47% 807 13.33% 6,050 Anoka 7,425 44.09% 9,344 55.49% 70 0.42% -1,919 -11.40% 16,839 Becker 5,815 55.84% 4,539 43.59% 60 0.58% 1,276 12.25% 10,414 Beltrami 4,817 53.75% 4,092 45.66% 53 0.59% 725 8.09% 8,962 Benton 3,856 59.54% 2,587 39.95% 33 0.51% 1,269 19.59% 6,476 Big Stone 2,260 51.46% 2,107 47.97% 25 0.57% 153 3.49% 4,392 Blue Earth 11,867 70.34% 4,952 29.35% 51 0.30% 6,915 40.99% 16,870 Brown 8,152 72.09% 3,129 27.67% 27 0.24% 5,023 44.42% 11,308 Carlton 4,175 39.03% 6,432 60.12% 91 0.85% -2,257 -21.09% 10,698 Carver 6,674 75.43% 2,159 24.40% 15 0.17% 4,515 51.03% 8,848 Cass 4,601 61.46% 2,818 37.64% 67 0.90% 1,783 23.82% 7,486 Chippewa 4,411 57.90% 3,171 41.63% 36 0.47% 1,240 16.27% 7,618 Chisago 3,892 60.25% 2,536 39.26% 32 0.50% 1,356 20.99% 6,460 Clay 7,178 58.67% 5,036 41.16% 20 0.16% 2,142 17.51% 12,234 Clearwater 1,971 47.89% 2,089 50.75% 56 1.36% -118 -2.86% 4,116 Cook 946 65.06% 503 34.59% 5 0.34% 443 30.47% 1,454 Cottonwood 5,488 71.51% 2,130 27.76% 56 0.73% 3,358 43.75% 7,674 Crow Wing 6,992 53.97% 5,883 45.41% 81 0.63% 1,109 8.56% 12,956 Dakota 11,871 49.71% 11,890 49.79% 118 0.49% -19 -0.08% 23,879 Dodge 3,893 70.68% 1,582 28.72% 33 0.60% 2,311 41.96% 5,508 Douglas 6,037 61.30% 3,768 38.26% 43 0.44% 2,269 23.04% 9,848 Faribault 7,763 71.02% 3,120 28.55% 47 0.43% 4,643 42.47% 10,930 Fillmore 8,405 76.02% 2,612 23.62% 40 0.36% 5,793 52.40% 11,057 Freeborn 8,450 56.25% 6,525 43.44% 46 0.31% 1,925 12.81% 15,021 Goodhue 10,422 67.26% 5,037 32.51% 35 0.23% 5,385 34.75% 15,494 Grant 2,665 59.51% 1,791 40.00% 22 0.49% 874 19.51% 4,478 Hennepin 180,338 53.49% 155,388 46.09% 1,415 0.42% 24,950 7.40% 337,141 Houston 5,365 74.28% 1,830 25.34% 28 0.39% 3,535 48.94% 7,223 Hubbard 3,099 68.97% 1,360 30.27% 34 0.76% 1,739 38.70% 4,493 Isanti 2,682 52.16% 2,393 46.54% 67 1.30% 289 5.62% 5,142 Itasca 6,573 41.65% 9,128 57.84% 81 0.51% -2,555 -16.19% 15,782 Jackson 4,558 62.08% 2,771 37.74% 13 0.18% 1,787 24.34% 7,342 Kanabec 2,205 55.85% 1,714 43.41% 29 0.73% 491 12.44% 3,948 Kandiyohi 6,370 49.97% 6,264 49.14% 113 0.89% 106 0.83% 12,747 Kittson 1,837 43.08% 2,387 55.98% 40 0.94% -550 -12.90% 4,264 Koochiching 2,742 40.02% 4,078 59.52% 31 0.45% -1,336 -19.50% 6,851 Lac qui Parle 3,924 58.52% 2,753 41.06% 28 0.42% 1,171 17.46% 6,705 Lake 1,451 33.83% 2,814 65.61% 24 0.56% -1,363 -31.78% 4,289 Lake of the Woods 898 44.30% 1,117 55.11% 12 0.59% -219 -10.81% 2,027 Le Sueur 5,776 63.19% 3,348 36.63% 16 0.18% 2,428 26.56% 9,140 Lincoln 2,746 58.96% 1,892 40.63% 19 0.41% 854 18.33% 4,657 Lyon 6,015 59.74% 4,030 40.02% 24 0.24% 1,985 19.72% 10,069 Mahnomen 1,220 45.86% 1,436 53.98% 4 0.15% -216 -8.12% 2,660 Marshall 3,516 52.22% 3,132 46.52% 85 1.26% 384 5.70% 6,733 Martin 9,411 77.63% 2,673 22.05% 39 0.32% 6,738 55.58% 12,123 McLeod 7,246 72.11% 2,781 27.68% 21 0.21% 4,465 44.43% 10,048 Meeker 5,750 66.80% 2,833 32.91% 25 0.29% 2,917 33.89% 8,608 Mille Lacs 3,766 58.42% 2,639 40.94% 41 0.64% 1,127 17.48% 6,446 Morrison 6,050 56.87% 4,551 42.78% 38 0.36% 1,499 14.09% 10,639 Mower 9,862 53.16% 8,551 46.09% 138 0.74% 1,311 7.07% 18,551 Murray 4,054 65.15% 2,145 34.47% 24 0.39% 1,909 30.68% 6,223 Nicollet 5,775 68.77% 2,584 30.77% 39 0.46% 3,191 38.00% 8,398 Nobles 6,340 65.25% 3,351 34.49% 26 0.27% 2,989 30.76% 9,717 Norman 3,069 55.07% 2,465 44.23% 39 0.70% 604 10.84% 5,573 Olmsted 14,566 67.92% 6,792 31.67% 88 0.41% 7,774 36.25% 21,446 Otter Tail 16,447 75.03% 5,388 24.58% 86 0.39% 11,059 50.45% 21,921 Pennington 2,726 48.55% 2,802 49.90% 87 1.55% -76 -1.35% 5,615 Pine 4,255 52.94% 3,692 45.93% 91 1.13% 563 7.01% 8,038 Pipestone 4,507 72.45% 1,701 27.34% 13 0.21% 2,806 45.11% 6,221 Polk 8,326 53.09% 7,244 46.19% 113 0.72% 1,082 6.90% 15,683 Pope 3,593 60.00% 2,381 39.76% 14 0.23% 1,212 20.24% 5,988 Ramsey 76,093 44.40% 93,783 54.73% 1,494 0.87% -17,690 -10.33% 171,370 Red Lake 1,034 41.51% 1,431 57.45% 26 1.04% -397 -15.94% 2,491 Redwood 7,093 72.30% 2,695 27.47% 22 0.22% 4,398 44.83% 9,810 Renville 6,742 63.45% 3,828 36.02% 56 0.53% 2,914 27.43% 10,626 Rice 9,334 68.17% 4,330 31.62% 29 0.21% 5,004 36.55% 13,693 Rock 3,774 74.48% 1,286 25.38% 7 0.14% 2,488 49.10% 5,067 Roseau 2,596 45.33% 3,062 53.47% 69 1.20% -466 -8.14% 5,727 St. Louis 38,900 37.66% 63,032 61.03% 1,354 1.31% -24,132 -23.37% 103,286 Scott 4,277 56.23% 3,315 43.58% 14 0.18% 962 12.65% 7,606 Sherburne 2,839 63.40% 1,630 36.40% 9 0.20% 1,209 27.00% 4,478 Sibley 5,323 73.79% 1,871 25.94% 20 0.28% 3,452 47.85% 7,214 Stearns 18,367 64.87% 9,907 34.99% 39 0.14% 8,460 29.88% 28,313 Steele 6,956 70.95% 2,819 28.75% 29 0.30% 4,137 42.20% 9,804 Stevens 3,288 67.39% 1,579 32.36% 12 0.25% 1,709 35.03% 4,879 Swift 3,532 51.40% 3,291 47.90% 48 0.70% 241 3.50% 6,871 Todd 6,731 65.92% 3,439 33.68% 41 0.40% 3,292 32.24% 10,211 Traverse 1,809 50.63% 1,756 49.15% 8 0.22% 53 1.48% 3,573 Wabasha 5,461 69.63% 2,356 30.04% 26 0.33% 3,105 39.59% 7,843 Wadena 3,662 68.54% 1,665 31.16% 16 0.30% 1,997 37.38% 5,343 Waseca 4,962 69.76% 2,132 29.97% 19 0.27% 2,830 39.79% 7,113 Washington 9,408 54.57% 7,768 45.06% 64 0.37% 1,640 9.51% 17,240 Watonwan 4,549 72.02% 1,752 27.74% 15 0.24% 2,797 44.28% 6,316 Wilkin 2,979 65.39% 1,564 34.33% 13 0.29% 1,415 31.06% 4,556 Winona 10,723 64.51% 5,834 35.10% 64 0.39% 4,889 29.41% 16,621 Wright 8,089 64.64% 4,373 34.94% 52 0.42% 3,716 29.70% 12,514 Yellow Medicine 4,322 57.73% 3,143 41.99% 21 0.28% 1,179 15.74% 7,486 Totals 763,211 55.33% 608,458 44.11% 7,814 0.57% 154,753 11.22% 1,379,483
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] ^ "U.S. presidential election, 1952" . Facts on File. Archived fromthe original on October 29, 2013. RetrievedOctober 24, 2013 .Eisenhower, born in Texas, considered a resident of New York, and headquartered at the time in Paris, finally decided to run for the Republican nomination ^ "Presidential Primary Election Returns on Election Held March 18, 1952" (PDF) . RetrievedAugust 15, 2022 .^ "Presidential Primary Election Returns on Election Held March 18, 1952" (PDF) . RetrievedAugust 15, 2022 .^ "1952 Presidential Election Results – Minnesota" . Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. RetrievedOctober 4, 2016 .
