1952 United States presidential election in North Carolina
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Elections in North Carolina |
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The 1952 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 14[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
As a former Confederate state, North Carolina had a history of
During Truman's second term, there was little satisfaction in North Carolina with the President, due to unresolved Civil Rights struggles, strikes, and evidence of corruption in the Democratic Party.
Because the
North Carolina was ultimately won by Governor Stevenson with 53.91 percent of the popular vote, against Eisenhower with 46.09 percent of the popular vote.[18][19] Stevenson ran with Alabama Senator John Sparkman and Eisenhower with California Senator Richard Nixon.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 652,803 | 53.91% | |
Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 558,107 | 46.09% | |
Total votes | 1,210,910 | 100% |
Results by county
County | Adlai Stevenson II Democratic |
Dwight David Eisenhower Republican |
Margin | |||
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% | # | % | # | % | # | |
Greene | 94.12% | 2,976 | 5.88% | 186 | 88.24% | 2,790 |
Martin | 92.98% | 5,493 | 7.02% | 415 | 85.95% | 5,078 |
Bertie | 90.26% | 3,557 | 9.74% | 384 | 80.51% | 3,173 |
Northampton | 88.14% | 4,334 | 11.86% | 583 | 76.29% | 3,751 |
Franklin | 87.90% | 5,376 | 12.10% | 740 | 75.80% | 4,636 |
Pitt | 83.65% | 11,271 | 16.35% | 2,203 | 67.30% | 9,068 |
Jones | 83.48% | 1,673 | 16.52% | 331 | 66.97% | 1,342 |
Hertford | 83.16% | 2,859 | 16.84% | 579 | 66.32% | 2,280 |
Warren | 81.68% | 2,960 | 18.32% | 664 | 63.36% | 2,296 |
Edgecombe | 81.53% | 8,504 | 18.47% | 1,927 | 63.05% | 6,577 |
Halifax | 79.94% | 8,807 | 20.06% | 2,210 | 59.88% | 6,597 |
Nash | 79.82% | 10,424 | 20.18% | 2,636 | 59.63% | 7,788 |
Granville | 79.72% | 4,583 | 20.28% | 1,166 | 59.44% | 3,417 |
Currituck | 78.04% | 1,471 | 21.96% | 414 | 56.07% | 1,057 |
Gates | 77.41% | 1,247 | 22.59% | 364 | 54.81% | 883 |
Onslow | 77.22% | 4,275 | 22.78% | 1,261 | 54.44% | 3,014 |
Wilson | 77.17% | 8,684 | 22.83% | 2,569 | 54.34% | 6,115 |
Vance | 76.80% | 5,697 | 23.20% | 1,721 | 53.60% | 3,976 |
Person | 75.64% | 4,266 | 24.36% | 1,374 | 51.28% | 2,892 |
Duplin | 75.14% | 6,392 | 24.86% | 2,115 | 50.28% | 4,277 |
Lenoir | 75.07% | 6,723 | 24.93% | 2,233 | 50.13% | 4,490 |
Camden | 74.55% | 996 | 25.45% | 340 | 49.10% | 656 |
Hoke | 74.08% | 1,761 | 25.92% | 616 | 48.17% | 1,145 |
Chowan | 72.95% | 1,448 | 27.05% | 537 | 45.89% | 911 |
Caswell | 72.75% | 2,597 | 27.25% | 973 | 45.49% | 1,624 |
Washington | 71.83% | 1,974 | 28.17% | 774 | 43.67% | 1,200 |
Tyrrell | 70.41% | 916 | 29.59% | 385 | 40.81% | 531 |
Columbus | 69.81% | 6,941 | 30.19% | 3,001 | 39.63% | 3,940 |
Hyde | 69.36% | 919 | 30.64% | 406 | 38.72% | 513 |
Beaufort | 69.31% | 5,429 | 30.69% | 2,404 | 38.62% | 3,025 |
Robeson | 69.29% | 9,311 | 30.71% | 4,127 | 38.58% | 5,184 |
Anson | 69.21% | 4,143 | 30.79% | 1,843 | 38.42% | 2,300 |
Lee | 69.01% | 4,688 | 30.99% | 2,105 | 38.02% | 2,583 |
Richmond | 68.59% | 7,340 | 31.41% | 3,361 | 37.18% | 3,979 |
Craven | 68.34% | 6,092 | 31.66% | 2,822 | 36.68% | 3,270 |
Bladen | 67.22% | 3,506 | 32.78% | 1,710 | 34.43% | 1,796 |
Union | 66.18% | 7,416 | 33.82% | 3,790 | 32.36% | 3,626 |
Perquimans | 65.91% | 1,245 | 34.09% | 644 | 31.82% | 601 |
Johnston | 64.81% | 9,997 | 35.19% | 5,429 | 29.61% | 4,568 |
Scotland | 64.68% | 2,912 | 35.32% | 1,590 | 29.36% | 1,322 |
Rockingham | 64.34% | 12,423 | 35.66% | 6,885 | 28.68% | 5,538 |
Harnett | 63.82% | 7,595 | 36.18% | 4,306 | 27.64% | 3,289 |
Pender | 63.78% | 2,029 | 36.22% | 1,152 | 27.57% | 877 |
Pasquotank | 63.01% | 3,579 | 36.99% | 2,101 | 26.02% | 1,478 |
Durham | 62.58% | 18,897 | 37.42% | 11,301 | 25.15% | 7,596 |
Pamlico | 61.26% | 1,428 | 38.74% | 903 | 22.52% | 525 |
Wayne | 60.96% | 7,281 | 39.04% | 4,662 | 21.93% | 2,619 |
Wake | 60.84% | 23,393 | 39.16% | 15,057 | 21.68% | 8,336 |
Carteret | 59.06% | 4,280 | 40.94% | 2,967 | 18.12% | 1,313 |
Haywood | 58.86% | 8,761 | 41.14% | 6,124 | 17.72% | 2,637 |
Orange | 57.49% | 5,156 | 42.51% | 3,813 | 14.97% | 1,343 |
Cleveland | 56.07% | 9,709 | 43.93% | 7,606 | 12.15% | 2,103 |
Yancey | 55.57% | 3,693 | 44.43% | 2,953 | 11.13% | 740 |
Dare | 55.56% | 959 | 44.44% | 767 | 11.12% | 192 |
Chatham | 54.41% | 4,303 | 45.59% | 3,606 | 8.81% | 697 |
Stokes | 54.29% | 4,504 | 45.71% | 3,792 | 8.58% | 712 |
Cumberland | 54.18% | 8,839 | 45.82% | 7,474 | 8.37% | 1,365 |
Alamance | 54.06% | 13,402 | 45.94% | 11,388 | 8.12% | 2,014 |
Jackson | 53.86% | 4,296 | 46.14% | 3,680 | 7.72% | 616 |
Swain | 53.71% | 1,949 | 46.29% | 1,680 | 7.41% | 269 |
Graham | 53.54% | 1,590 | 46.46% | 1,380 | 7.07% | 210 |
New Hanover | 52.54% | 10,330 | 47.46% | 9,330 | 5.09% | 1,000 |
Surry | 51.95% | 8,206 | 48.05% | 7,591 | 3.89% | 615 |
Sampson | 51.89% | 6,956 | 48.11% | 6,449 | 3.78% | 507 |
Polk | 51.70% | 2,741 | 48.30% | 2,561 | 3.39% | 180 |
Cherokee | 51.02% | 3,363 | 48.98% | 3,228 | 2.05% | 135 |
Macon | 50.51% | 3,396 | 49.49% | 3,327 | 1.03% | 69 |
Alleghany | 50.28% | 1,809 | 49.72% | 1,789 | 0.56% | 20 |
McDowell | 50.24% | 4,755 | 49.76% | 4,710 | 0.48% | 45 |
Montgomery | 49.96% | 3,176 | 50.04% | 3,181 | -0.08% | -5 |
Brunswick | 49.94% | 2,951 | 50.06% | 2,958 | -0.12% | -7 |
Clay | 49.93% | 1,439 | 50.07% | 1,443 | -0.14% | -4 |
Ashe | 49.85% | 4,536 | 50.15% | 4,563 | -0.30% | -27 |
Moore | 48.21% | 5,066 | 51.79% | 5,442 | -3.58% | -376 |
Gaston | 48.14% | 17,781 | 51.86% | 19,157 | -3.73% | -1,376 |
Forsyth | 48.14% | 24,535 | 51.86% | 26,436 | -3.73% | -1,901 |
Rutherford | 48.04% | 7,755 | 51.96% | 8,387 | -3.92% | -632 |
Buncombe | 47.85% | 22,425 | 52.15% | 24,444 | -4.31% | -2,019 |
Transylvania | 47.36% | 3,641 | 52.64% | 4,047 | -5.28% | -406 |
Guilford | 46.57% | 29,028 | 53.43% | 33,310 | -6.87% | -4,282 |
Lincoln | 46.39% | 5,389 | 53.61% | 6,228 | -7.22% | -839 |
Caldwell | 45.13% | 7,533 | 54.87% | 9,160 | -9.75% | -1,627 |
Watauga | 44.30% | 3,600 | 55.70% | 4,527 | -11.41% | -927 |
Madison | 43.55% | 3,666 | 56.45% | 4,751 | -12.89% | -1,085 |
Davidson | 43.33% | 10,931 | 56.67% | 14,299 | -13.35% | -3,368 |
Mecklenburg | 42.70% | 33,044 | 57.30% | 44,334 | -14.59% | -11,290 |
Alexander | 42.56% | 2,665 | 57.44% | 3,597 | -14.88% | -932 |
Iredell | 42.09% | 8,580 | 57.91% | 11,804 | -15.82% | -3,224 |
Randolph | 41.93% | 8,975 | 58.07% | 12,429 | -16.14% | -3,454 |
Stanly | 41.64% | 7,202 | 58.36% | 10,093 | -16.72% | -2,891 |
Burke | 41.03% | 7,732 | 58.97% | 11,113 | -17.94% | -3,381 |
Catawba | 40.73% | 11,554 | 59.27% | 16,814 | -18.54% | -5,260 |
Rowan | 39.18% | 11,296 | 60.82% | 17,535 | -21.64% | -6,239 |
Wilkes | 38.43% | 7,143 | 61.57% | 11,446 | -23.15% | -4,303 |
Cabarrus | 37.78% | 9,140 | 62.22% | 15,053 | -24.44% | -5,913 |
Davie | 37.50% | 2,406 | 62.50% | 4,010 | -25.00% | -1,604 |
Yadkin | 33.46% | 2,786 | 66.54% | 5,540 | -33.08% | -2,754 |
Henderson | 30.25% | 3,803 | 69.75% | 8,768 | -39.50% | -4,965 |
Mitchell | 23.57% | 1,236 | 76.43% | 4,009 | -52.87% | -2,773 |
Avery | 20.56% | 964 | 79.44% | 3,725 | -58.88% | -2,761 |
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