1952 United States presidential election in Kentucky
1952 United States presidential election in Kentucky
County Results
Stevenson
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Eisenhower
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
The 1952 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election . Kentucky voters chose 10[ 3] Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Kentucky was won by Adlai Stevenson (D –Illinois ), running with Senator John Sparkman , with 49.91 percent of the popular vote, against Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R –New York ), running with Senator Richard Nixon , with 49.84 percent of the popular vote.[ 4] [ 5] New Hampshire was won by Woodrow Wilson by fifty-six votes in 1916 .
As of 2024 , this is the last time a Republican won the presidency without carrying Kentucky, as well as the last time that a non-Southern Democrat would carry the state.
Results
Results by county
County[ 6]
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stuart Hamblen
Eric Hass
Vincent Hallinan
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
2,184
36.85%
3,737
63.05%
2
0.03%
4
0.07%
0
0.00%
-1,553
-26.20%
5,927
Allen
1,750
37.10%
2,946
62.45%
18
0.38%
2
0.04%
1
0.02%
-1,196
-25.35%
4,717
Anderson
2,153
59.69%
1,445
40.06%
7
0.19%
2
0.06%
0
0.00%
708
19.63%
3,607
Ballard
2,910
77.25%
851
22.59%
4
0.11%
2
0.05%
0
0.00%
2,059
54.66%
3,767
Barren
4,618
55.21%
3,743
44.75%
4
0.05%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
875
10.46%
8,365
Bath
2,400
57.94%
1,737
41.94%
3
0.07%
1
0.02%
1
0.02%
663
16.00%
4,142
Bell
5,276
44.86%
6,461
54.94%
11
0.09%
12
0.10%
1
0.01%
-1,185
-10.08%
11,761
Boone
2,620
52.97%
2,309
46.68%
12
0.24%
3
0.06%
2
0.04%
311
6.29%
4,946
Bourbon
3,339
59.95%
2,229
40.02%
2
0.04%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,110
19.93%
5,570
Boyd
10,245
49.44%
10,426
50.32%
34
0.16%
5
0.02%
10
0.05%
-181
-0.88%
20,720
Boyle
3,771
55.76%
2,969
43.90%
18
0.27%
1
0.01%
4
0.06%
802
11.86%
6,763
Bracken
1,753
50.90%
1,690
49.07%
1
0.03%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
63
1.83%
3,444
Breathitt
3,383
71.01%
1,381
28.99%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2,002
42.02%
4,764
Breckinridge
2,828
47.75%
3,078
51.98%
9
0.15%
6
0.10%
1
0.02%
-250
-4.23%
5,922
Bullitt
2,121
62.05%
1,292
37.80%
5
0.15%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
829
24.25%
3,418
Butler
1,157
27.78%
2,996
71.93%
5
0.12%
4
0.10%
3
0.07%
-1,839
-44.15%
4,165
Caldwell
2,133
45.87%
2,507
53.91%
5
0.11%
4
0.09%
1
0.02%
-374
-8.04%
4,650
Calloway
5,434
74.69%
1,829
25.14%
4
0.05%
7
0.10%
1
0.01%
3,605
49.55%
7,275
Campbell
12,976
42.25%
17,705
57.64%
12
0.04%
15
0.05%
8
0.03%
-4,729
-15.39%
30,716
Carlisle
1,867
73.97%
656
25.99%
1
0.04%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,211
47.98%
2,524
Carroll
2,605
71.72%
1,019
28.06%
8
0.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,586
43.66%
3,632
Carter
3,019
41.57%
4,221
58.12%
11
0.15%
6
0.08%
5
0.07%
-1,202
-16.55%
7,262
Casey
1,522
28.36%
3,831
71.39%
4
0.07%
7
0.13%
2
0.04%
-2,309
-43.03%
5,366
Christian
6,787
58.15%
4,858
41.62%
15
0.13%
7
0.06%
5
0.04%
1,929
16.53%
11,672
Clark
3,620
58.27%
2,592
41.73%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,028
16.54%
6,212
Clay
1,365
24.62%
4,161
75.05%
1
0.02%
15
0.27%
2
0.04%
-2,796
-50.43%
5,544
Clinton
678
19.12%
2,856
80.54%
4
0.11%
7
0.20%
1
0.03%
-2,178
-61.42%
3,546
Crittenden
1,427
36.46%
2,471
63.13%
8
0.20%
7
0.18%
1
0.03%
-1,044
-26.67%
3,914
Cumberland
909
27.14%
2,426
72.44%
5
0.15%
7
0.21%
2
0.06%
-1,517
-45.30%
3,349
Daviess
7,522
41.77%
10,462
58.09%
16
0.09%
7
0.04%
3
0.02%
-2,940
-16.32%
18,010
Edmonson
992
30.31%
2,279
69.63%
2
0.06%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
-1,287
-39.32%
3,273
Elliott
2,074
76.73%
629
23.27%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,445
53.46%
2,703
Estill
1,900
41.76%
2,630
57.80%
13
0.29%
5
0.11%
2
0.04%
-730
-16.04%
4,550
Fayette
14,275
44.91%
17,376
54.66%
31
0.10%
86
0.27%
21
0.07%
-3,101
-9.75%
31,789
Fleming
2,446
48.44%
2,592
51.33%
3
0.06%
9
0.18%
0
0.00%
-146
-2.89%
5,050
Floyd
8,940
67.78%
4,238
32.13%
7
0.05%
2
0.02%
2
0.02%
4,702
35.65%
13,189
Franklin
7,309
70.20%
3,097
29.75%
4
0.04%
1
0.01%
0
0.00%
4,212
40.45%
10,411
Fulton
2,673
67.81%
1,266
32.12%
1
0.03%
2
0.05%
0
0.00%
1,407
35.69%
3,942
Gallatin
1,383
74.72%
465
25.12%
2
0.11%
1
0.05%
0
0.00%
918
49.60%
1,851
Garrard
1,927
44.49%
2,398
55.37%
4
0.09%
1
0.02%
1
0.02%
-471
-10.88%
4,331
Grant
2,545
61.16%
1,609
38.67%
6
0.14%
1
0.02%
0
0.00%
936
22.49%
4,161
Graves
9,592
76.55%
2,925
23.34%
4
0.03%
4
0.03%
5
0.04%
6,667
53.21%
12,530
Grayson
2,341
36.80%
4,011
63.05%
4
0.06%
6
0.09%
0
0.00%
-1,670
-26.25%
6,362
Green
1,857
40.01%
2,773
59.75%
7
0.15%
4
0.09%
0
0.00%
-916
-19.74%
4,641
Greenup
4,716
51.95%
4,354
47.96%
3
0.03%
3
0.03%
2
0.02%
362
3.99%
9,078
Hancock
1,177
46.61%
1,341
53.11%
2
0.08%
2
0.08%
3
0.12%
-164
-6.50%
2,525
Hardin
4,599
53.74%
3,914
45.73%
35
0.41%
7
0.08%
3
0.04%
685
8.01%
8,558
Harlan
10,025
57.85%
7,284
42.03%
7
0.04%
12
0.07%
2
0.01%
2,741
15.82%
17,330
Harrison
3,367
64.26%
1,866
35.61%
2
0.04%
3
0.06%
2
0.04%
1,501
28.65%
5,240
Hart
2,952
50.01%
2,934
49.70%
7
0.12%
7
0.12%
3
0.05%
18
0.31%
5,903
Henderson
5,913
54.28%
4,929
45.25%
43
0.39%
4
0.04%
4
0.04%
984
9.03%
10,893
Henry
3,468
68.51%
1,584
31.29%
8
0.16%
1
0.02%
1
0.02%
1,884
37.22%
5,062
Hickman
1,988
69.39%
871
30.40%
3
0.10%
1
0.03%
2
0.07%
1,117
38.99%
2,865
Hopkins
7,157
62.40%
4,285
37.36%
14
0.12%
5
0.04%
8
0.07%
2,872
25.04%
11,469
Jackson
471
13.16%
3,104
86.75%
1
0.03%
2
0.06%
0
0.00%
-2,633
-73.59%
3,578
Jefferson
81,642
44.99%
99,069
54.60%
290
0.16%
343
0.19%
103
0.06%
-17,427
-9.61%
181,447
Jessamine
2,578
53.80%
2,193
45.76%
17
0.35%
4
0.08%
0
0.00%
385
8.04%
4,792
Johnson
2,654
33.78%
5,199
66.18%
2
0.03%
1
0.01%
0
0.00%
-2,545
-32.40%
7,856
Kenton
19,457
50.26%
19,200
49.60%
25
0.06%
15
0.04%
12
0.03%
257
0.66%
38,709
Knott
4,437
79.49%
1,124
20.14%
21
0.38%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3,313
59.35%
5,582
Knox
2,766
33.52%
5,470
66.28%
16
0.19%
1
0.01%
0
0.00%
-2,704
-32.76%
8,253
LaRue
2,161
55.96%
1,701
44.04%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
460
11.92%
3,862
Laurel
2,263
28.11%
5,776
71.74%
4
0.05%
7
0.09%
1
0.01%
-3,513
-43.63%
8,051
Lawrence
2,597
48.98%
2,696
50.85%
5
0.09%
3
0.06%
1
0.02%
-99
-1.87%
5,302
Lee
1,100
41.08%
1,572
58.70%
1
0.04%
5
0.19%
0
0.00%
-472
-17.62%
2,678
Leslie
705
17.81%
3,239
81.81%
6
0.15%
7
0.18%
2
0.05%
-2,534
-64.00%
3,959
Letcher
5,097
52.08%
4,689
47.92%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
408
4.16%
9,786
Lewis
1,556
31.83%
3,317
67.86%
4
0.08%
9
0.18%
2
0.04%
-1,761
-36.03%
4,888
Lincoln
2,910
47.60%
3,186
52.11%
12
0.20%
4
0.07%
2
0.03%
-276
-4.51%
6,114
Livingston
1,554
58.49%
1,102
41.48%
1
0.04%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
452
17.01%
2,657
Logan
4,917
63.94%
2,758
35.86%
8
0.10%
3
0.04%
4
0.05%
2,159
28.08%
7,690
Lyon
1,404
65.06%
746
34.57%
4
0.19%
1
0.05%
3
0.14%
658
30.49%
2,158
Madison
5,901
49.94%
5,886
49.82%
21
0.18%
4
0.03%
3
0.03%
15
0.12%
11,815
Magoffin
2,243
51.66%
2,093
48.20%
4
0.09%
2
0.05%
0
0.00%
150
3.46%
4,342
Marion
3,159
58.19%
2,262
41.67%
5
0.09%
3
0.06%
0
0.00%
897
16.52%
5,429
Marshall
3,445
69.82%
1,474
29.87%
8
0.16%
5
0.10%
2
0.04%
1,971
39.95%
4,934
Martin
1,174
30.77%
2,641
69.23%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
-1,467
-38.46%
3,815
Mason
3,614
50.00%
3,606
49.89%
1
0.01%
7
0.10%
0
0.00%
8
0.11%
7,228
McCracken
12,302
66.95%
6,051
32.93%
13
0.07%
5
0.03%
4
0.02%
6,251
34.02%
18,375
McCreary
937
21.75%
3,360
77.98%
3
0.07%
5
0.12%
4
0.09%
-2,423
-56.23%
4,309
McLean
1,961
52.11%
1,791
47.60%
9
0.24%
2
0.05%
0
0.00%
170
4.51%
3,763
Meade
2,040
61.63%
1,265
38.22%
4
0.12%
1
0.03%
0
0.00%
775
23.41%
3,310
Menifee
1,219
65.43%
638
34.25%
3
0.16%
3
0.16%
0
0.00%
581
31.18%
1,863
Mercer
2,740
51.58%
2,545
47.91%
18
0.34%
3
0.06%
6
0.11%
195
3.67%
5,312
Metcalfe
1,848
45.78%
2,176
53.90%
4
0.10%
8
0.20%
1
0.02%
-328
-8.12%
4,037
Monroe
1,084
22.78%
3,675
77.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
-2,591
-54.44%
4,759
Montgomery
2,653
57.08%
1,981
42.62%
9
0.19%
4
0.09%
1
0.02%
672
14.46%
4,648
Morgan
3,161
70.62%
1,311
29.29%
4
0.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,850
41.33%
4,476
Muhlenberg
5,037
51.34%
4,761
48.52%
2
0.02%
10
0.10%
2
0.02%
276
2.82%
9,812
Nelson
3,417
52.62%
3,064
47.18%
8
0.12%
3
0.05%
2
0.03%
353
5.44%
6,494
Nicholas
1,819
61.06%
1,156
38.80%
4
0.13%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
663
22.26%
2,979
Ohio
2,700
37.80%
4,428
62.00%
13
0.18%
1
0.01%
0
0.00%
-1,728
-24.20%
7,142
Oldham
1,735
49.91%
1,723
49.57%
13
0.37%
2
0.06%
3
0.09%
12
0.34%
3,476
Owen
3,174
79.35%
819
20.48%
4
0.10%
3
0.08%
0
0.00%
2,355
58.87%
4,000
Owsley
419
17.55%
1,954
81.86%
2
0.08%
12
0.50%
0
0.00%
-1,535
-64.31%
2,387
Pendleton
1,993
51.21%
1,895
48.69%
2
0.05%
2
0.05%
0
0.00%
98
2.52%
3,892
Perry
5,538
51.46%
5,210
48.41%
3
0.03%
9
0.08%
2
0.02%
328
3.05%
10,762
Pike
12,761
56.50%
9,778
43.29%
11
0.05%
21
0.09%
14
0.06%
2,983
13.21%
22,585
Powell
1,218
55.04%
992
44.83%
2
0.09%
1
0.05%
0
0.00%
226
10.21%
2,213
Pulaski
4,032
29.42%
9,651
70.41%
13
0.09%
6
0.04%
5
0.04%
-5,619
-40.99%
13,707
Robertson
827
57.00%
623
42.94%
1
0.07%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
204
14.06%
1,451
Rockcastle
1,326
27.39%
3,503
72.35%
8
0.17%
5
0.10%
0
0.00%
-2,177
-44.96%
4,842
Rowan
2,220
52.66%
1,985
47.08%
7
0.17%
4
0.09%
0
0.00%
235
5.58%
4,216
Russell
1,171
28.60%
2,913
71.14%
3
0.07%
4
0.10%
4
0.10%
-1,742
-42.54%
4,095
Scott
3,171
60.27%
2,077
39.48%
8
0.15%
1
0.02%
4
0.08%
1,094
20.79%
5,261
Shelby
4,076
62.12%
2,474
37.70%
7
0.11%
4
0.06%
1
0.02%
1,602
24.42%
6,562
Simpson
2,724
67.43%
1,310
32.43%
4
0.10%
1
0.02%
1
0.02%
1,414
35.00%
4,040
Spencer
1,283
63.93%
723
36.02%
1
0.05%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
560
27.91%
2,007
Taylor
2,439
43.62%
3,126
55.90%
23
0.41%
2
0.04%
2
0.04%
-687
-12.28%
5,592
Todd
2,995
67.82%
1,401
31.73%
15
0.34%
2
0.05%
3
0.07%
1,594
36.09%
4,416
Trigg
2,585
69.40%
1,134
30.44%
4
0.11%
2
0.05%
0
0.00%
1,451
38.96%
3,725
Trimble
1,855
82.81%
370
16.52%
15
0.67%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1,485
66.29%
2,240
Union
3,445
63.54%
1,967
36.28%
3
0.06%
3
0.06%
4
0.07%
1,478
27.26%
5,422
Warren
7,106
49.32%
7,267
50.44%
22
0.15%
7
0.05%
5
0.03%
-161
-1.12%
14,407
Washington
2,114
47.88%
2,290
51.87%
8
0.18%
3
0.07%
0
0.00%
-176
-3.99%
4,415
Wayne
2,461
41.99%
3,396
57.94%
2
0.03%
2
0.03%
0
0.00%
-935
-15.95%
5,861
Webster
3,516
65.28%
1,858
34.50%
6
0.11%
5
0.09%
1
0.02%
1,658
30.78%
5,386
Whitley
2,958
29.55%
7,030
70.22%
7
0.07%
11
0.11%
5
0.05%
-4,072
-40.67%
10,011
Wolfe
1,557
63.94%
876
35.98%
2
0.08%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
681
27.96%
2,435
Woodford
2,319
55.60%
1,845
44.23%
3
0.07%
4
0.10%
0
0.00%
474
11.37%
4,171
Totals
495,729
49.91%
495,029
49.84%
1,161
0.12%
893
0.09%
336
0.03%
700
0.07%
993,148
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
^ "United States Presidential election of 1952 – Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved July 25, 2017 .^ "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 ^ "1952 Election for the Forty-Second Term (1953-57)" . Retrieved July 25, 2017 .^ "1952 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky" . Retrieved August 12, 2020 .^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1952" . Retrieved July 25, 2017 .^ "KY US Presidential Race, November 04, 1952" . Our Campaigns.
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