1952 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1952 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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  1948 November 4, 1952 1956  
  Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York [1] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman
Electoral vote40
Popular vote210,935203,293
Percentage50.89%49.05%

Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 1952.svg
Rhode Island Presidential Election Municipality Results 1952.svg

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

The 1952 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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Rhode Island voted for the Republican nominee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Eisenhower ran with Senator Richard Nixon of California, while Stevenson's running mate was Senator John Sparkman of Alabama.

Eisenhower won Rhode Island by a very narrow margin of 1.85%. As a result of this, he became the first Republican candidate since Calvin Coolidge in 1924 to win the state. This is the last time that a non incumbent Republican won Rhode Island.

Results

1952 United States presidential election in Rhode Island [2]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Republican Dwight David Eisenhower of New York Richard Nixon of California 210,93550.89%4100.00%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson II of Illinois John Jackson Sparkman of Alabama 203,29349.05%00.00%
Progressive Vincent Hallinan of California Charlotta Amanda Bass of New York 1870.05%00.00%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass of New York Stephen Emery of New York 830.02%00.00%
Total414,498100.00%4100.00%

By county

CountyDwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Bristol 8,46850.44%8,31349.51%80.05%1550.93%16,789
Kent 27,74560.85%17,82439.09%240.06%9,92121.76%45,593
Newport 15,13657.63%11,11642.33%100.04%4,02015.30%26,262
Providence 146,19748.09%157,59251.84%2190.07%-11,395-3.75%304,008
Washington 13,38961.29%8,44838.67%90.04%4,94122.62%21,846
Totals210,93550.89%203,29349.05%2700.06%7,6421.84%414,498

Counties flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. "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
  2. "1952 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island" . Retrieved February 15, 2024.