1952 United States presidential election in Nevada

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

1952 United States presidential election in Nevada

November 4, 1952[1]
All 3 Nevada 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 3 0 Popular vote 50,502 31,688 Percentage 61.45% 38.55%
County Results Eisenhower   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% Stevenson   50-60%
President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

Nevada was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 61.45% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 38.55% of the popular vote.

Results

1952 United States presidential election in Nevada[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower	50,502	61.45%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	31,688	38.55%
Total votes			82,190	100%

Results by county

County	Dwight David Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson II Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast[4]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Churchill	1,948	68.33%	903	31.67%	1,045	36.65%	2,851
Clark	13,333	52.93%	11,855	47.07%	1,478	5.87%	25,188
Douglas	948	84.27%	177	15.73%	771	68.53%	1,125
Elko	3,104	63.88%	1,755	36.12%	1,349	27.76%	4,859
Esmeralda	174	55.59%	139	44.41%	35	11.18%	313
Eureka	379	70.71%	157	29.29%	222	41.42%	536
Humboldt	1,398	66.92%	691	33.08%	707	33.84%	2,089
Lander	501	67.89%	237	32.11%	264	35.77%	738
Lincoln	903	48.97%	941	51.03%	-38	-2.06%	1,844
Lyon	1,453	71.61%	576	28.39%	877	43.22%	2,029
Mineral	1,297	48.65%	1,369	51.35%	-72	-2.70%	2,666
Nye	1,037	64.65%	567	35.35%	470	29.30%	1,604
Ormsby	1,653	74.06%	579	25.94%	1,074	48.12%	2,232
Pershing	919	63.78%	522	36.22%	397	27.55%	1,441
Storey	206	58.03%	149	41.97%	57	16.06%	355
Washoe	19,044	68.18%	8,888	31.82%	10,156	36.36%	27,932
White Pine	2,205	50.25%	2,183	49.75%	22	0.50%	4,388
Totals	50,502	61.45%	31,688	38.55%	18,814	22.89%	82,190

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 Nevada".
4. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 291 ISBN 0405077114