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1952 presidential election in Arkansas
Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) beat Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) in Arkansas in 1952, 55.9% to 43.8%, a margin of 12.1 points and 49,145 votes.
Arkansas voted 23.0 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+10.9.
The Democratic hold continued from 1948, when Harry S. Truman won.
Democrats led in 60 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 15. The largest, Pulaski, cast 48,286 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.0 points. The closest was Baxter, where 1 vote separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adlai Stevenson II won | Democratic | 226,300 | 55.9% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Republican | 177,155 | 43.8% |
| All other candidates | 1,345 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 404,800 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 24,448 50.6% | 23,460 48.6% | 378 | 48,286 | D+2.0 |
| Sebastian | 7,802 43.5% | 10,114 56.4% | 28 | 17,944 | R+12.9 |
| Jefferson | 8,300 58.2% | 5,925 41.6% | 27 | 14,252 | D+16.7 |
| Washington | 4,923 36.2% | 8,650 63.6% | 38 | 13,611 | R+27.4 |
| Garland | 5,165 39.5% | 7,848 60.1% | 52 | 13,065 | R+20.5 |
| Union | 7,515 58.7% | 5,266 41.1% | 29 | 12,810 | D+17.6 |
| Mississippi | 6,968 60.2% | 4,586 39.6% | 13 | 11,567 | D+20.6 |
| Benton | 3,558 30.9% | 7,916 68.8% | 26 | 11,500 | R+37.9 |
| Craighead | 5,975 58.6% | 4,199 41.2% | 28 | 10,202 | D+17.4 |
| Miller | 5,337 62.7% | 3,137 36.9% | 35 | 8,509 | D+25.9 |
| Ouachita | 5,936 73.0% | 2,171 26.7% | 29 | 8,136 | D+46.3 |
| White | 4,179 59.1% | 2,884 40.8% | 7 | 7,070 | D+18.3 |
| Phillips | 3,741 59.0% | 2,592 40.9% | 7 | 6,340 | D+18.1 |
| Poinsett | 4,303 68.1% | 2,010 31.8% | 8 | 6,321 | D+36.3 |
| Boone | 2,786 45.3% | 3,361 54.6% | 8 | 6,155 | R+9.3 |
| Jackson | 4,401 74.4% | 1,516 25.6% | 5,917 | D+48.8 | |
| Saline | 4,045 69.0% | 1,766 30.1% | 52 | 5,863 | D+38.9 |
| Faulkner | 3,461 63.3% | 1,995 36.5% | 14 | 5,470 | D+26.8 |
| Greene | 3,571 65.4% | 1,875 34.4% | 12 | 5,458 | D+31.1 |
| Arkansas | 2,648 49.4% | 2,697 50.3% | 13 | 5,358 | R+0.9 |
| Hot Spring | 3,474 65.2% | 1,842 34.6% | 15 | 5,331 | D+30.6 |
| Conway | 3,174 59.7% | 2,133 40.1% | 10 | 5,317 | D+19.6 |
| Columbia | 3,359 63.4% | 1,931 36.4% | 9 | 5,299 | D+26.9 |
| Crawford | 2,477 47.0% | 2,782 52.8% | 10 | 5,269 | R+5.8 |
| Pope | 3,036 57.7% | 2,226 42.3% | 4 | 5,266 | D+15.4 |
| Lonoke | 3,517 69.0% | 1,570 30.8% | 7 | 5,094 | D+38.2 |
| Independence | 2,485 49.7% | 2,499 50.0% | 19 | 5,003 | R+0.3 |
| Madison | 2,110 42.3% | 2,868 57.5% | 9 | 4,987 | R+15.2 |
| Hempstead | 2,771 56.7% | 2,115 43.3% | 1 | 4,887 | D+13.4 |
| Crittenden | 2,982 61.3% | 1,865 38.3% | 17 | 4,864 | D+23.0 |
| Ashley | 3,471 73.4% | 1,249 26.4% | 9 | 4,729 | D+47.0 |
| Logan | 2,567 54.7% | 2,103 44.8% | 19 | 4,689 | D+9.9 |
| Clark | 2,963 63.8% | 1,679 36.1% | 5 | 4,647 | D+27.6 |
| Clay | 2,277 51.7% | 2,105 47.8% | 26 | 4,408 | D+3.9 |
| St. Francis | 2,466 57.9% | 1,792 42.1% | 1 | 4,259 | D+15.8 |
| Carroll | 1,493 35.1% | 2,752 64.6% | 13 | 4,258 | R+29.6 |
| Desha | 3,150 75.1% | 1,037 24.7% | 5 | 4,192 | D+50.4 |
| Lawrence | 2,206 57.4% | 1,570 40.8% | 68 | 3,844 | D+16.5 |
| Cross | 2,344 61.4% | 1,461 38.3% | 12 | 3,817 | D+23.1 |
| Johnson | 2,021 53.7% | 1,728 45.9% | 16 | 3,765 | D+7.8 |
| Chicot | 2,458 67.1% | 1,191 32.5% | 14 | 3,663 | D+34.6 |
| Drew | 2,261 68.4% | 1,040 31.5% | 5 | 3,306 | D+36.9 |
| Bradley | 2,417 73.3% | 869 26.4% | 11 | 3,297 | D+47.0 |
| Randolph | 1,941 59.6% | 1,302 40.0% | 11 | 3,254 | D+19.6 |
| Yell | 1,884 59.9% | 1,243 39.5% | 17 | 3,144 | D+20.4 |
| Polk | 1,379 43.9% | 1,756 55.9% | 6 | 3,141 | R+12.0 |
| Van Buren | 1,559 50.3% | 1,530 49.3% | 13 | 3,102 | D+0.9 |
| Nevada | 1,972 65.4% | 1,037 34.4% | 5 | 3,014 | D+31.0 |
| Searcy | 1,007 33.5% | 1,996 66.4% | 1 | 3,004 | R+32.9 |
| Lee | 1,923 64.4% | 1,054 35.3% | 11 | 2,988 | D+29.1 |
| Franklin | 1,762 59.1% | 1,215 40.7% | 5 | 2,982 | D+18.3 |
| Dallas | 2,202 74.8% | 737 25.0% | 5 | 2,944 | D+49.8 |
| Woodruff | 2,017 71.0% | 818 28.8% | 4 | 2,839 | D+42.2 |
| Newton | 1,107 39.0% | 1,728 60.9% | 3 | 2,838 | R+21.9 |
| Sevier | 1,673 59.6% | 1,130 40.3% | 2 | 2,805 | D+19.4 |
| Baxter | 1,388 49.7% | 1,387 49.7% | 18 | 2,793 | level |
| Monroe | 1,834 65.9% | 947 34.1% | 2,781 | D+31.9 | |
| Prairie | 1,664 65.5% | 871 34.3% | 6 | 2,541 | D+31.2 |
| Lincoln | 1,871 75.7% | 595 24.1% | 6 | 2,472 | D+51.6 |
| Howard | 1,492 61.1% | 944 38.6% | 7 | 2,443 | D+22.4 |
| Lafayette | 1,637 68.6% | 733 30.7% | 16 | 2,386 | D+37.9 |
| Little River | 1,522 65.9% | 783 33.9% | 3 | 2,308 | D+32.0 |
| Grant | 1,487 69.6% | 637 29.8% | 11 | 2,135 | D+39.8 |
| Scott | 1,197 57.0% | 893 42.5% | 11 | 2,101 | D+14.5 |
| Cleburne | 1,045 53.0% | 918 46.6% | 8 | 1,971 | D+6.4 |
| Marion | 1,099 56.1% | 844 43.1% | 17 | 1,960 | D+13.0 |
| Fulton | 1,048 54.1% | 890 45.9% | 1,938 | D+8.2 | |
| Pike | 1,163 60.0% | 742 38.3% | 33 | 1,938 | D+21.7 |
| Cleveland | 1,248 72.2% | 477 27.6% | 3 | 1,728 | D+44.6 |
| Izard | 1,085 63.3% | 629 36.7% | 1 | 1,715 | D+26.6 |
| Sharp | 1,039 61.2% | 655 38.6% | 3 | 1,697 | D+22.6 |
| Montgomery | 807 49.8% | 815 50.2% | 1,622 | R+0.5 | |
| Calhoun | 1,332 82.9% | 272 16.9% | 3 | 1,607 | D+66.0 |
| Perry | 802 61.2% | 502 38.3% | 6 | 1,310 | D+22.9 |
| Stone | 573 45.0% | 700 54.9% | 1 | 1,274 | R+10.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1952; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Arkansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+30.6 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+27.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+26.9 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+23.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+19.9 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+9.8 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+5.4 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+17.7 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+14.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+0.6 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+30.1 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.1 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+6.6 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+12.1 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+40.7 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.1 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+58.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.9 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+73.1 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+20.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+31.9 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+37.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+34.6 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+28.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+48.6 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+16.8 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+17.1 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+4.3 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.4 |