1952 United States presidential election in North Dakota

The 1952 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[3]

Main article: 1952 United States presidential election

1952 United States presidential election in North Dakota

November 4, 1952[1]
All 4 North Dakota votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state New York[2] Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 191,712 76,694 Percentage 70.97% 28.39%
County Results Eisenhower   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100%
President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

North Dakota was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with California Senator Richard Nixon, with 70.97%t of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Alabama Senator John Sparkman, with 28.39% of the popular vote. As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Rolette County voted for a Republican Presidential candidate.[4]

This would be the final time until 1988 when national bellwether Sargent County in the state's southeast would support a losing candidate,[5]

With 70.97% of the popular vote, North Dakota was Eisenhower's second strongest state after Vermont.[6]

Results

1952 United States presidential election in North Dakota[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower	191,712	70.97%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	76,694	28.39%
	Christian Nationalist	Douglas MacArthur	1,075	0.40%
	Progressive	Vincent Hallinan	344	0.13%
	Prohibition	Stuart Hamblen	302	0.11%
Total votes			270,127	100%

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
2. "U.S. presidential election, 1952". Facts on File. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 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
3. "1952 Presidential Election Results North Dakota".
4. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
5. Political Graveyard; Sargent County, North Dakota
6. "1952 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.