1952 United States presidential election in Michigan
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The 1952 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[4]
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November 4, 1952[1]
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All 20 Michigan votes to the Electoral College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 66.7%  [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 County results
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Michigan was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 55.44% of the popular vote, against Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson (Democratic), running with Alabama Senator John Sparkman, with 43.97% of the popular vote, making Michigan 0.6% more Republican than the nation-at-large. Eisenhower became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Gogebic or Iron Counties, as well as the first to do so without carrying Wayne County since Benjamin Harrison in 1888.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 1,551,529 | 55.44% | |
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 1,230,657 | 43.97% | |
| Prohibition | Stuart Hamblen | 10,331 | 0.37% | |
| Progressive | Vincent Hallinan | 3,922 | 0.14% | |
| Socialist Labor | Eric Hass | 1,495 | 0.05% | |
| Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 655 | 0.02% | |
| Write-in | Scattering | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 2,798,592 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
| County[5] | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican |
Adlai Stevenson Democratic |
Stuart Hamblen Prohibition |
Vincent Hallinan Progressive |
All Others Various |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alcona | 1,441 | 65.06% | 766 | 34.58% | 8 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 675 | 30.48% | 2,215 |
| Alger | 2,066 | 49.68% | 2,058 | 49.48% | 15 | 0.36% | 18 | 0.43% | 2 | 0.05% | 8 | 0.20% | 4,159 |
| Allegan | 15,663 | 73.40% | 5,437 | 25.48% | 214 | 1.00% | 13 | 0.06% | 11 | 0.05% | 10,226 | 47.92% | 21,338 |
| Alpena | 6,248 | 66.32% | 3,134 | 33.27% | 32 | 0.34% | 2 | 0.02% | 5 | 0.05% | 3,114 | 33.05% | 9,421 |
| Antrim | 3,533 | 76.50% | 1,046 | 22.65% | 38 | 0.82% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,487 | 53.85% | 4,618 |
| Arenac | 2,753 | 67.74% | 1,290 | 31.74% | 10 | 0.25% | 10 | 0.25% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,463 | 36.00% | 4,064 |
| Baraga | 2,103 | 57.29% | 1,540 | 41.95% | 4 | 0.11% | 23 | 0.63% | 1 | 0.03% | 563 | 15.34% | 3,671 |
| Barry | 8,933 | 72.70% | 3,230 | 26.29% | 116 | 0.94% | 5 | 0.04% | 3 | 0.02% | 5,703 | 46.41% | 12,287 |
| Bay | 20,087 | 58.40% | 14,113 | 41.03% | 173 | 0.50% | 11 | 0.03% | 12 | 0.03% | 5,974 | 17.37% | 34,396 |
| Benzie | 2,752 | 73.04% | 980 | 26.01% | 30 | 0.80% | 4 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,772 | 47.03% | 3,768 |
| Berrien | 32,932 | 62.94% | 19,088 | 36.48% | 212 | 0.41% | 66 | 0.13% | 22 | 0.04% | 13,844 | 26.46% | 52,320 |
| Branch | 9,215 | 71.52% | 3,564 | 27.66% | 94 | 0.73% | 5 | 0.04% | 6 | 0.05% | 5,651 | 43.86% | 12,884 |
| Calhoun | 31,941 | 62.09% | 19,171 | 37.26% | 286 | 0.56% | 26 | 0.05% | 23 | 0.04% | 12,770 | 24.83% | 51,447 |
| Cass | 8,479 | 64.86% | 4,500 | 34.42% | 71 | 0.54% | 13 | 0.10% | 9 | 0.07% | 3,979 | 30.44% | 13,072 |
| Charlevoix | 3,895 | 68.07% | 1,778 | 31.07% | 42 | 0.73% | 4 | 0.07% | 3 | 0.05% | 2,117 | 37.00% | 5,722 |
| Cheboygan | 4,385 | 69.50% | 1,900 | 30.12% | 13 | 0.21% | 5 | 0.08% | 6 | 0.10% | 2,485 | 39.38% | 6,309 |
| Chippewa | 7,075 | 62.12% | 4,257 | 37.38% | 34 | 0.30% | 20 | 0.18% | 3 | 0.03% | 2,818 | 24.74% | 11,389 |
| Clare | 3,529 | 76.22% | 1,059 | 22.87% | 32 | 0.69% | 4 | 0.09% | 6 | 0.13% | 2,470 | 53.35% | 4,630 |
| Clinton | 10,510 | 77.47% | 2,977 | 21.94% | 75 | 0.55% | 3 | 0.02% | 1 | 0.01% | 7,533 | 55.53% | 13,566 |
| Crawford | 1,331 | 72.53% | 490 | 26.70% | 12 | 0.65% | 2 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 841 | 45.83% | 1,835 |
| Delta | 7,488 | 51.79% | 6,921 | 47.87% | 17 | 0.12% | 23 | 0.16% | 9 | 0.06% | 567 | 3.92% | 14,458 |
| Dickinson | 6,045 | 51.18% | 5,710 | 48.34% | 33 | 0.28% | 14 | 0.12% | 9 | 0.08% | 335 | 2.84% | 11,811 |
| Eaton | 13,723 | 72.42% | 5,170 | 27.28% | 33 | 0.17% | 14 | 0.07% | 9 | 0.05% | 8,553 | 45.14% | 18,949 |
| Emmet | 5,113 | 72.90% | 1,871 | 26.68% | 26 | 0.37% | 2 | 0.03% | 2 | 0.03% | 3,242 | 46.22% | 7,014 |
| Genesee | 62,220 | 51.97% | 56,753 | 47.41% | 544 | 0.45% | 137 | 0.11% | 58 | 0.05% | 5,467 | 4.56% | 119,712 |
| Gladwin | 3,031 | 75.85% | 936 | 23.42% | 23 | 0.58% | 5 | 0.13% | 1 | 0.03% | 2,095 | 52.43% | 3,996 |
| Gogebic | 6,195 | 47.47% | 6,803 | 52.13% | 12 | 0.09% | 34 | 0.26% | 7 | 0.05% | -608 | -4.66% | 13,051 |
| Grand Traverse | 9,034 | 77.14% | 2,639 | 22.53% | 28 | 0.24% | 6 | 0.05% | 4 | 0.03% | 6,395 | 54.61% | 11,711 |
| Gratiot | 10,034 | 77.06% | 2,887 | 22.17% | 92 | 0.71% | 7 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.01% | 7,147 | 54.89% | 13,021 |
| Hillsdale | 10,680 | 75.51% | 3,340 | 23.62% | 118 | 0.83% | 5 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 7,340 | 51.89% | 14,143 |
| Houghton | 10,563 | 59.57% | 7,100 | 40.04% | 28 | 0.16% | 36 | 0.20% | 6 | 0.03% | 3,463 | 19.53% | 17,733 |
| Huron | 10,639 | 81.28% | 2,421 | 18.50% | 26 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.02% | 1 | 0.01% | 8,218 | 62.78% | 13,089 |
| Ingham | 51,503 | 67.62% | 24,125 | 31.68% | 403 | 0.53% | 75 | 0.10% | 55 | 0.07% | 27,378 | 35.94% | 76,161 |
| Ionia | 10,970 | 69.35% | 4,722 | 29.85% | 121 | 0.76% | 4 | 0.03% | 2 | 0.01% | 6,248 | 39.50% | 15,819 |
| Iosco | 3,772 | 74.56% | 1,274 | 25.18% | 6 | 0.12% | 3 | 0.06% | 4 | 0.08% | 2,498 | 49.38% | 5,059 |
| Iron | 4,564 | 49.52% | 4,597 | 49.88% | 33 | 0.36% | 19 | 0.21% | 3 | 0.03% | -33 | -0.36% | 9,216 |
| Isabella | 8,222 | 73.54% | 2,881 | 25.77% | 71 | 0.64% | 5 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.01% | 5,341 | 47.77% | 11,180 |
| Jackson | 32,810 | 68.20% | 15,065 | 31.32% | 192 | 0.40% | 18 | 0.04% | 20 | 0.04% | 17,745 | 36.88% | 48,105 |
| Kalamazoo | 38,847 | 66.76% | 18,967 | 32.60% | 310 | 0.53% | 42 | 0.07% | 19 | 0.03% | 19,880 | 34.16% | 58,185 |
| Kalkaska | 1,326 | 72.74% | 483 | 26.49% | 10 | 0.55% | 4 | 0.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 843 | 46.25% | 1,823 |
| Kent | 79,467 | 62.02% | 47,221 | 36.85% | 1,259 | 0.98% | 126 | 0.10% | 62 | 0.05% | 32,246 | 25.17% | 128,135 |
| Keweenaw | 801 | 51.38% | 747 | 47.92% | 2 | 0.13% | 9 | 0.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 54 | 3.46% | 1,559 |
| Lake | 1,549 | 57.46% | 1,127 | 41.80% | 9 | 0.33% | 10 | 0.37% | 1 | 0.04% | 422 | 15.66% | 2,696 |
| Lapeer | 9,940 | 72.79% | 3,644 | 26.68% | 55 | 0.40% | 7 | 0.05% | 10 | 0.07% | 6,296 | 46.11% | 13,656 |
| Leelanau | 2,926 | 74.38% | 999 | 25.39% | 7 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,927 | 48.99% | 3,934 |
| Lenawee | 20,035 | 72.72% | 7,397 | 26.85% | 107 | 0.39% | 5 | 0.02% | 5 | 0.02% | 12,638 | 45.87% | 27,549 |
| Livingston | 9,790 | 75.57% | 3,086 | 23.82% | 67 | 0.52% | 8 | 0.06% | 4 | 0.03% | 6,704 | 51.75% | 12,955 |
| Luce | 1,603 | 74.25% | 553 | 25.61% | 2 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,050 | 48.64% | 2,159 |
| Mackinac | 3,058 | 70.23% | 1,285 | 29.51% | 10 | 0.23% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,773 | 40.72% | 4,354 |
| Macomb | 37,474 | 50.39% | 36,544 | 49.14% | 191 | 0.26% | 67 | 0.09% | 88 | 0.12% | 930 | 1.25% | 74,364 |
| Manistee | 5,235 | 62.50% | 3,114 | 37.18% | 18 | 0.21% | 6 | 0.07% | 3 | 0.04% | 2,121 | 25.32% | 8,376 |
| Marquette | 11,618 | 53.65% | 9,949 | 45.94% | 41 | 0.19% | 40 | 0.18% | 7 | 0.03% | 1,669 | 7.71% | 21,655 |
| Mason | 6,179 | 64.65% | 3,298 | 34.51% | 43 | 0.45% | 30 | 0.31% | 8 | 0.08% | 2,881 | 30.14% | 9,558 |
| Mecosta | 5,436 | 76.54% | 1,587 | 22.35% | 77 | 1.08% | 2 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,849 | 54.19% | 7,102 |
| Menominee | 6,147 | 55.54% | 4,884 | 44.13% | 27 | 0.24% | 3 | 0.03% | 7 | 0.06% | 1,263 | 11.41% | 11,068 |
| Midland | 10,508 | 72.12% | 3,945 | 27.08% | 101 | 0.69% | 8 | 0.05% | 8 | 0.05% | 6,563 | 45.04% | 14,570 |
| Missaukee | 2,525 | 80.01% | 600 | 19.01% | 31 | 0.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,925 | 61.00% | 3,156 |
| Monroe | 17,159 | 57.06% | 12,758 | 42.42% | 113 | 0.38% | 22 | 0.07% | 22 | 0.07% | 4,401 | 14.64% | 30,074 |
| Montcalm | 9,946 | 71.42% | 3,844 | 27.60% | 117 | 0.84% | 11 | 0.08% | 8 | 0.06% | 6,102 | 43.82% | 13,926 |
| Montmorency | 1,449 | 71.91% | 544 | 27.00% | 17 | 0.84% | 4 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.05% | 905 | 44.91% | 2,015 |
| Muskegon | 25,967 | 51.47% | 23,826 | 47.23% | 481 | 0.95% | 63 | 0.12% | 109 | 0.22% | 2,141 | 4.24% | 50,446 |
| Newaygo | 6,715 | 71.81% | 2,541 | 27.17% | 85 | 0.91% | 8 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.02% | 4,174 | 44.64% | 9,351 |
| Oakland | 115,503 | 60.73% | 73,871 | 38.84% | 522 | 0.27% | 155 | 0.08% | 128 | 0.07% | 41,632 | 21.89% | 190,179 |
| Oceana | 4,704 | 71.04% | 1,799 | 27.17% | 106 | 1.60% | 10 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.05% | 2,905 | 43.87% | 6,622 |
| Ogemaw | 2,983 | 73.91% | 1,030 | 25.52% | 16 | 0.40% | 5 | 0.12% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,953 | 48.39% | 4,036 |
| Ontonagon | 2,961 | 57.39% | 2,134 | 41.36% | 7 | 0.14% | 52 | 1.01% | 5 | 0.10% | 827 | 16.03% | 5,159 |
| Osceola | 4,607 | 78.86% | 1,160 | 19.86% | 73 | 1.25% | 1 | 0.02% | 1 | 0.02% | 3,447 | 59.00% | 5,842 |
| Oscoda | 1,047 | 80.72% | 246 | 18.97% | 3 | 0.23% | 1 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 801 | 61.75% | 1,297 |
| Otsego | 1,941 | 68.88% | 865 | 30.70% | 7 | 0.25% | 3 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.07% | 1,076 | 38.18% | 2,818 |
| Ottawa | 22,328 | 72.83% | 7,835 | 25.56% | 454 | 1.48% | 21 | 0.07% | 19 | 0.06% | 14,493 | 47.27% | 30,657 |
| Presque Isle | 2,982 | 61.84% | 1,825 | 37.85% | 15 | 0.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,157 | 23.99% | 4,822 |
| Roscommon | 2,547 | 78.64% | 676 | 20.87% | 11 | 0.34% | 1 | 0.03% | 4 | 0.12% | 1,871 | 57.77% | 3,239 |
| Saginaw | 38,604 | 64.23% | 20,983 | 34.91% | 435 | 0.72% | 34 | 0.06% | 44 | 0.07% | 17,621 | 29.32% | 60,100 |
| Sanilac | 11,181 | 82.47% | 2,298 | 16.95% | 66 | 0.49% | 6 | 0.04% | 6 | 0.04% | 8,883 | 65.52% | 13,557 |
| Schoolcraft | 2,352 | 58.05% | 1,692 | 41.76% | 8 | 0.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 660 | 16.29% | 4,052 |
| Shiawassee | 13,562 | 68.41% | 6,056 | 30.55% | 184 | 0.93% | 13 | 0.07% | 9 | 0.05% | 7,506 | 37.86% | 19,824 |
| St. Clair | 27,894 | 69.29% | 12,268 | 30.47% | 57 | 0.14% | 29 | 0.07% | 8 | 0.02% | 15,626 | 38.82% | 40,256 |
| St. Joseph | 12,191 | 72.19% | 4,509 | 26.70% | 175 | 1.04% | 5 | 0.03% | 7 | 0.04% | 7,682 | 45.49% | 16,887 |
| Tuscola | 11,788 | 77.97% | 3,251 | 21.50% | 69 | 0.46% | 7 | 0.05% | 4 | 0.03% | 8,537 | 56.47% | 15,119 |
| Van Buren | 13,231 | 70.91% | 5,309 | 28.45% | 70 | 0.38% | 36 | 0.19% | 13 | 0.07% | 7,922 | 42.46% | 18,659 |
| Washtenaw | 35,826 | 66.64% | 17,671 | 32.87% | 140 | 0.26% | 88 | 0.16% | 34 | 0.06% | 18,155 | 33.77% | 53,759 |
| Wayne | 456,371 | 42.12% | 622,236 | 57.43% | 1,242 | 0.11% | 2,347 | 0.22% | 1,185 | 0.11% | -165,865 | -15.31% | 1,083,381 |
| Wexford | 5,569 | 68.98% | 2,407 | 29.82% | 91 | 1.13% | 6 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,162 | 39.16% | 8,073 |
| Totals | 1,551,529 | 55.44% | 1,230,657 | 43.97% | 10,331 | 0.37% | 3,922 | 0.14% | 2,153 | 0.07% | 320,872 | 11.47% | 2,798,592 |