Election 1952 Results
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1952 presidential election in Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) beat Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) in Illinois in 1952, 54.8% to 44.9%, a margin of 9.9 points and 443,407 votes.
Illinois voted 1.0 point more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+10.9.
Illinois changed party: in 1948 it went Democratic, for Harry S. Truman.
Republicans led in 98 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 4. The largest, Cook, cast 2,367,939 votes and went to the Republican by 0.7 points. The closest was Christian, where 62 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 | 2,457,327 | 54.8% |
| Adlai Stevenson II | Democratic | 2,013,920 | 44.9% |
| All other candidates | 9,811 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 4,481,058 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 1,172,454 49.5% | 1,188,973 50.2% | 6,512 | 2,367,939 | R+0.7 |
| St. Clair | 60,311 60.0% | 39,713 39.5% | 479 | 100,503 | D+20.5 |
| Du Page | 22,489 24.0% | 71,134 75.8% | 217 | 93,840 | R+51.8 |
| Lake | 32,353 37.0% | 54,929 62.8% | 145 | 87,427 | R+25.8 |
| Madison | 50,734 58.3% | 36,206 41.6% | 99 | 87,039 | D+16.7 |
| Peoria | 33,955 40.7% | 49,245 59.1% | 139 | 83,339 | R+18.3 |
| Winnebago | 31,409 41.9% | 43,468 58.0% | 127 | 75,004 | R+16.1 |
| Kane | 24,058 32.1% | 50,801 67.8% | 96 | 74,955 | R+35.7 |
| Sangamon | 33,526 45.9% | 39,392 54.0% | 50 | 72,968 | R+8.0 |
| Will | 29,749 43.5% | 38,533 56.3% | 110 | 68,392 | R+12.8 |
| Rock Island | 27,879 45.8% | 32,933 54.1% | 100 | 60,912 | R+8.3 |
| La Salle | 21,321 39.3% | 32,857 60.5% | 99 | 54,277 | R+21.3 |
| Macon | 22,277 46.3% | 25,744 53.6% | 45 | 48,066 | R+7.2 |
| Vermilion | 18,771 42.4% | 25,367 57.4% | 88 | 44,226 | R+14.9 |
| Champaign | 13,951 33.8% | 27,188 65.9% | 112 | 41,251 | R+32.1 |
| McLean | 13,296 35.2% | 24,494 64.8% | 36 | 37,826 | R+29.6 |
| Tazewell | 16,862 44.8% | 20,763 55.1% | 28 | 37,653 | R+10.4 |
| Kankakee | 12,636 38.3% | 20,279 61.4% | 90 | 33,005 | R+23.2 |
| Adams | 13,301 40.3% | 19,652 59.6% | 21 | 32,974 | R+19.3 |
| Knox | 10,354 35.8% | 18,569 64.2% | 17 | 28,940 | R+28.4 |
| McHenry | 7,218 25.5% | 20,975 74.2% | 64 | 28,257 | R+48.7 |
| Macoupin | 12,944 51.1% | 12,336 48.7% | 68 | 25,348 | D+2.4 |
| Henry | 8,558 34.4% | 16,301 65.5% | 33 | 24,892 | R+31.1 |
| Williamson | 10,838 44.7% | 13,348 55.1% | 37 | 24,223 | R+10.4 |
| Franklin | 11,981 50.4% | 11,723 49.3% | 62 | 23,766 | D+1.1 |
| Whiteside | 6,238 26.4% | 17,294 73.3% | 67 | 23,599 | R+46.8 |
| Fulton | 8,414 38.7% | 13,302 61.1% | 44 | 21,760 | R+22.5 |
| Stephenson | 6,605 31.3% | 14,446 68.5% | 35 | 21,086 | R+37.2 |
| Coles | 7,876 38.3% | 12,660 61.6% | 20 | 20,556 | R+23.3 |
| Bureau | 6,173 30.1% | 14,300 69.8% | 25 | 20,498 | R+39.6 |
| Marion | 9,317 46.3% | 10,804 53.6% | 19 | 20,140 | R+7.4 |
| De Kalb | 5,110 25.6% | 14,807 74.2% | 30 | 19,947 | R+48.6 |
| Christian | 9,844 49.8% | 9,906 50.1% | 17 | 19,767 | R+0.3 |
| Livingston | 5,612 28.4% | 14,095 71.5% | 20 | 19,727 | R+43.0 |
| Jefferson | 8,698 46.9% | 9,841 53.0% | 19 | 18,558 | R+6.2 |
| Montgomery | 8,195 45.0% | 10,014 54.9% | 16 | 18,225 | R+10.0 |
| Jackson | 7,457 42.2% | 10,193 57.7% | 24 | 17,674 | R+15.5 |
| Ogle | 3,796 22.1% | 13,351 77.8% | 16 | 17,163 | R+55.7 |
| Iroquois | 4,634 27.1% | 12,456 72.8% | 17 | 17,107 | R+45.7 |
| Morgan | 6,637 38.9% | 10,405 61.0% | 4 | 17,046 | R+22.1 |
| Saline | 7,771 45.7% | 9,206 54.1% | 29 | 17,006 | R+8.4 |
| Lee | 4,700 28.2% | 11,941 71.7% | 10 | 16,651 | R+43.5 |
| Randolph | 6,998 45.3% | 8,427 54.6% | 13 | 15,438 | R+9.3 |
| Logan | 5,048 35.5% | 9,162 64.4% | 19 | 14,229 | R+28.9 |
| McDonough | 3,922 27.9% | 10,126 72.1% | 5 | 14,053 | R+44.1 |
| Hancock | 4,681 33.7% | 9,181 66.1% | 19 | 13,881 | R+32.4 |
| Edgar | 4,558 35.4% | 8,323 64.6% | 10 | 12,891 | R+29.2 |
| Shelby | 5,268 42.2% | 7,189 57.7% | 12 | 12,469 | R+15.4 |
| Fayette | 5,299 42.9% | 7,028 57.0% | 12 | 12,339 | R+14.0 |
| Perry | 5,340 44.8% | 6,580 55.2% | 3 | 11,923 | R+10.4 |
| Clinton | 4,853 41.8% | 6,760 58.2% | 7 | 11,620 | R+16.4 |
| Pike | 5,219 44.9% | 6,382 55.0% | 10 | 11,611 | R+10.0 |
| Woodford | 3,273 28.9% | 8,022 70.9% | 13 | 11,308 | R+42.0 |
| Effingham | 4,745 42.0% | 6,530 57.8% | 25 | 11,300 | R+15.8 |
| Warren | 2,973 27.0% | 8,020 72.9% | 11 | 11,004 | R+45.9 |
| Crawford | 3,947 36.8% | 6,768 63.1% | 9 | 10,724 | R+26.3 |
| Grundy | 3,118 29.8% | 7,347 70.1% | 13 | 10,478 | R+40.4 |
| White | 4,284 41.1% | 6,141 58.9% | 6 | 10,431 | R+17.8 |
| Wayne | 3,911 37.5% | 6,495 62.3% | 12 | 10,418 | R+24.8 |
| Lawrence | 3,875 38.4% | 6,207 61.5% | 4 | 10,086 | R+23.1 |
| Jo Daviess | 2,858 28.6% | 7,132 71.3% | 13 | 10,003 | R+42.7 |
| Carroll | 2,584 27.0% | 6,978 72.9% | 14 | 9,576 | R+45.9 |
| Alexander | 4,305 45.1% | 5,219 54.6% | 29 | 9,553 | R+9.6 |
| Clark | 3,621 38.8% | 5,700 61.1% | 5 | 9,326 | R+22.3 |
| Greene | 4,106 45.0% | 5,019 55.0% | 7 | 9,132 | R+10.0 |
| Mercer | 2,679 29.4% | 6,416 70.5% | 2 | 9,097 | R+41.1 |
| Union | 4,296 47.9% | 4,658 52.0% | 9 | 8,963 | R+4.0 |
| Boone | 2,287 25.6% | 6,628 74.2% | 17 | 8,932 | R+48.6 |
| Clay | 3,432 39.4% | 5,254 60.4% | 15 | 8,701 | R+20.9 |
| De Witt | 3,221 38.2% | 5,212 61.8% | 3 | 8,436 | R+23.6 |
| Washington | 2,824 33.7% | 5,546 66.2% | 11 | 8,381 | R+32.5 |
| Ford | 2,121 25.4% | 6,216 74.5% | 8 | 8,345 | R+49.1 |
| Douglas | 2,706 32.8% | 5,530 67.1% | 5 | 8,241 | R+34.3 |
| Richland | 2,565 31.5% | 5,569 68.4% | 5 | 8,139 | R+36.9 |
| Mason | 3,061 38.0% | 4,982 61.9% | 4 | 8,047 | R+23.9 |
| Cass | 3,405 45.0% | 4,152 54.9% | 8 | 7,565 | R+9.9 |
| Jersey | 3,424 45.9% | 4,031 54.0% | 6 | 7,461 | R+8.1 |
| Bond | 2,776 37.7% | 4,565 62.0% | 18 | 7,359 | R+24.3 |
| Marshall | 2,343 32.5% | 4,850 67.4% | 8 | 7,201 | R+34.8 |
| Monroe | 2,430 34.9% | 4,528 65.1% | 1 | 6,959 | R+30.1 |
| Piatt | 2,220 32.0% | 4,701 67.8% | 11 | 6,932 | R+35.8 |
| Massac | 2,711 39.1% | 4,212 60.8% | 7 | 6,930 | R+21.7 |
| Wabash | 2,661 38.5% | 4,246 61.4% | 10 | 6,917 | R+22.9 |
| Hamilton | 2,662 39.6% | 4,047 60.3% | 8 | 6,717 | R+20.6 |
| Moultrie | 2,675 40.8% | 3,880 59.1% | 8 | 6,563 | R+18.4 |
| Jasper | 2,728 42.0% | 3,753 57.8% | 10 | 6,491 | R+15.8 |
| Kendall | 1,476 22.8% | 4,982 77.1% | 3 | 6,461 | R+54.3 |
| Pulaski | 2,397 40.9% | 3,447 58.9% | 10 | 5,854 | R+17.9 |
| Cumberland | 2,200 39.9% | 3,302 59.9% | 12 | 5,514 | R+20.0 |
| Schuyler | 2,076 38.6% | 3,295 61.3% | 4 | 5,375 | R+22.7 |
| Menard | 1,946 37.0% | 3,307 62.9% | 3 | 5,256 | R+25.9 |
| Johnson | 1,614 32.6% | 3,327 67.3% | 6 | 4,947 | R+34.6 |
| Edwards | 1,162 24.9% | 3,502 75.0% | 5 | 4,669 | R+50.1 |
| Stark | 1,100 24.4% | 3,398 75.5% | 2 | 4,500 | R+51.1 |
| Gallatin | 2,153 48.3% | 2,300 51.6% | 8 | 4,461 | R+3.3 |
| Henderson | 1,458 33.9% | 2,839 66.0% | 6 | 4,303 | R+32.1 |
| Scott | 1,506 39.6% | 2,298 60.4% | 3 | 3,807 | R+20.8 |
| Brown | 1,557 42.1% | 2,137 57.8% | 5 | 3,699 | R+15.7 |
| Hardin | 1,563 44.0% | 1,984 55.8% | 6 | 3,553 | R+11.8 |
| Calhoun | 1,454 43.1% | 1,915 56.8% | 2 | 3,371 | R+13.7 |
| Pope | 933 32.4% | 1,947 67.5% | 3 | 2,883 | R+35.2 |
| Putnam | 1,010 37.4% | 1,691 62.6% | 2 | 2,703 | R+25.2 |
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.
Illinois in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+10.9 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden (D) | D+17.0 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton (D) | D+17.1 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+16.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+25.1 |
| 2004 | John Kerry (D) | D+10.3 |
| 2000 | Al Gore (D) | D+12.0 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+17.5 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+14.2 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+2.1 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+12.9 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+7.9 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+18.5 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+2.9 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+18.9 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+19.4 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+0.8 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+3.5 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+18.0 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+13.2 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+14.8 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+35.5 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+42.3 |
| 1916 | Charles Evans Hughes (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+13.2 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+15.5 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+28.3 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+8.4 |
| 1896 | William McKinley (R) | R+13.1 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+3.0 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+3.7 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+6.5 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+11.4 |