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1952 presidential election in Colorado
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) beat Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) in Colorado in 1952, 60.3% to 39.0%, a margin of 21.3 points and 134,278 votes.
Colorado voted 10.5 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+10.9.
Colorado changed party: in 1948 it went Democratic, for Harry S. Truman.
Republicans led in 58 of the 63 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 5. The largest, Denver, cast 213,563 votes and went to the Republican by 12.9 points. The closest was Hinsdale, where 100 votes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower won | Republican | 379,782 | 60.3% |
| Adlai Stevenson II | Democratic | 245,504 | 39.0% |
| All other candidates | 4,817 | 0.8% | |
| Total | 630,103 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 92,237 43.2% | 119,792 56.1% | 1,534 | 213,563 | R+12.9 |
| Pueblo | 20,613 49.5% | 20,333 48.8% | 713 | 41,659 | D+0.7 |
| El Paso | 11,203 30.5% | 25,272 68.7% | 303 | 36,778 | R+38.3 |
| Jefferson | 11,509 36.3% | 19,971 63.1% | 194 | 31,674 | R+26.7 |
| Weld | 8,890 32.8% | 18,002 66.4% | 204 | 27,096 | R+33.6 |
| Arapahoe | 9,843 38.5% | 15,402 60.3% | 289 | 25,534 | R+21.8 |
| Boulder | 7,767 33.7% | 15,069 65.3% | 243 | 23,079 | R+31.6 |
| Larimer | 5,266 26.5% | 14,484 72.9% | 110 | 19,860 | R+46.4 |
| Mesa | 6,883 36.5% | 11,883 63.1% | 79 | 18,845 | R+26.5 |
| Adams | 7,321 44.7% | 8,995 54.9% | 71 | 16,387 | R+10.2 |
| Las Animas | 6,446 58.8% | 4,467 40.7% | 51 | 10,964 | D+18.0 |
| Otero | 3,721 36.1% | 6,552 63.6% | 34 | 10,307 | R+27.5 |
| Fremont | 3,176 34.5% | 5,964 64.8% | 59 | 9,199 | R+30.3 |
| Logan | 2,459 31.8% | 5,237 67.7% | 43 | 7,739 | R+35.9 |
| Morgan | 2,297 29.8% | 5,371 69.6% | 46 | 7,714 | R+39.8 |
| Delta | 2,389 32.1% | 4,986 67.0% | 66 | 7,441 | R+34.9 |
| La Plata | 2,210 33.0% | 4,425 66.0% | 66 | 6,701 | R+33.1 |
| Montrose | 2,037 32.0% | 4,279 67.2% | 55 | 6,371 | R+35.2 |
| Prowers | 2,087 34.2% | 3,978 65.1% | 43 | 6,108 | R+31.0 |
| Garfield | 1,777 31.1% | 3,914 68.4% | 28 | 5,719 | R+37.4 |
| Huerfano | 2,773 55.8% | 2,178 43.8% | 17 | 4,968 | D+12.0 |
| Yuma | 1,292 27.3% | 3,404 71.9% | 37 | 4,733 | R+44.6 |
| Rio Grande | 1,350 29.6% | 3,201 70.1% | 15 | 4,566 | R+40.5 |
| Alamosa | 1,626 37.0% | 2,728 62.1% | 37 | 4,391 | R+25.1 |
| Conejos | 1,610 41.3% | 2,194 56.2% | 98 | 3,902 | R+15.0 |
| Chaffee | 1,643 42.9% | 2,171 56.7% | 15 | 3,829 | R+13.8 |
| Routt | 1,575 42.1% | 2,143 57.3% | 21 | 3,739 | R+15.2 |
| Montezuma | 1,127 31.1% | 2,466 68.0% | 33 | 3,626 | R+36.9 |
| Kit Carson | 998 28.2% | 2,511 71.0% | 26 | 3,535 | R+42.8 |
| Washington | 1,009 29.3% | 2,398 69.6% | 36 | 3,443 | R+40.3 |
| Bent | 1,317 40.1% | 1,950 59.4% | 16 | 3,283 | R+19.3 |
| Baca | 1,094 33.8% | 2,122 65.6% | 20 | 3,236 | R+31.8 |
| Lake | 1,585 54.7% | 1,303 45.0% | 9 | 2,897 | D+9.7 |
| Lincoln | 927 33.4% | 1,843 66.5% | 3 | 2,773 | R+33.0 |
| Moffat | 808 29.5% | 1,922 70.1% | 11 | 2,741 | R+40.6 |
| Gunnison | 1,045 40.5% | 1,533 59.5% | 2,578 | R+18.9 | |
| Phillips | 789 32.0% | 1,670 67.7% | 7 | 2,466 | R+35.7 |
| Costilla | 1,369 55.9% | 1,070 43.7% | 8 | 2,447 | D+12.2 |
| Eagle | 1,058 45.7% | 1,242 53.7% | 13 | 2,313 | R+8.0 |
| Crowley | 726 31.8% | 1,546 67.8% | 9 | 2,281 | R+35.9 |
| Rio Blanco | 633 28.0% | 1,612 71.4% | 12 | 2,257 | R+43.4 |
| Sedgwick | 686 30.9% | 1,528 68.7% | 9 | 2,223 | R+37.9 |
| Elbert | 586 26.9% | 1,579 72.6% | 11 | 2,176 | R+45.6 |
| Douglas | 637 30.8% | 1,427 69.0% | 4 | 2,068 | R+38.2 |
| Saguache | 714 34.6% | 1,344 65.1% | 7 | 2,065 | R+30.5 |
| Grand | 554 29.2% | 1,333 70.3% | 8 | 1,895 | R+41.1 |
| Clear Creek | 540 31.9% | 1,145 67.7% | 6 | 1,691 | R+35.8 |
| Teller | 572 35.1% | 1,042 63.9% | 17 | 1,631 | R+28.8 |
| Cheyenne | 515 33.8% | 1,004 66.0% | 3 | 1,522 | R+32.1 |
| Kiowa | 412 27.9% | 1,047 70.8% | 19 | 1,478 | R+43.0 |
| San Miguel | 524 44.2% | 654 55.2% | 7 | 1,185 | R+11.0 |
| Ouray | 413 36.6% | 697 61.8% | 17 | 1,127 | R+25.2 |
| Park | 343 30.5% | 775 68.9% | 7 | 1,125 | R+38.4 |
| Archuleta | 377 35.2% | 691 64.6% | 2 | 1,070 | R+29.3 |
| Custer | 231 25.7% | 662 73.6% | 6 | 899 | R+47.9 |
| Jackson | 305 34.4% | 579 65.3% | 2 | 886 | R+30.9 |
| Dolores | 323 37.1% | 542 62.2% | 6 | 871 | R+25.1 |
| Pitkin | 309 35.6% | 556 64.1% | 2 | 867 | R+28.5 |
| San Juan | 327 43.0% | 432 56.8% | 2 | 761 | R+13.8 |
| Summit | 271 38.0% | 442 61.9% | 1 | 714 | R+23.9 |
| Gilpin | 228 38.6% | 357 60.4% | 6 | 591 | R+21.8 |
| Mineral | 98 31.8% | 209 67.9% | 1 | 308 | R+36.0 |
| Hinsdale | 54 26.0% | 154 74.0% | 208 | R+48.1 |
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.
Colorado in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+11.0 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+13.5 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton (D) | D+4.9 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+5.4 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+9.0 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+4.7 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+8.4 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+1.4 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+7.8 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+28.3 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+11.4 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+28.0 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.1 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+23.1 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.7 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+19.7 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+21.3 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+5.4 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie (R) | R+2.6 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+23.3 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+13.4 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+30.8 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+35.0 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+23.4 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+26.0 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+20.9 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+1.1 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+14.2 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+13.4 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+71.1 |
| 1892 | James B. Weaver (other) | |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+14.4 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+12.6 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+5.2 |