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1952 presidential election in Minnesota

Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) beat Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) in Minnesota in 1952, 55.3% to 44.1%, a margin of 11.2 points and 154,753 votes.

Minnesota voted 0.4 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+10.9.

Minnesota changed party: in 1948 it went Democratic, for Harry S. Truman.

Republicans led in 72 of the 87 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 15. The largest, Hennepin, cast 337,141 votes and went to the Republican by 7.4 points. The closest was Dakota, where 19 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dwight D. Eisenhower won Republican 763,211 55.3%
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic 608,458 44.1%
All other candidates 7,814 0.6%
Total1,379,483

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 155,388 46.1% 180,338 53.5% 1,415 337,141 R+7.4
Ramsey 93,783 54.7% 76,093 44.4% 1,494 171,370 D+10.3
St. Louis 63,032 61.0% 38,900 37.7% 1,354 103,286 D+23.4
Stearns 9,907 35.1% 18,267 64.7% 39 28,213 R+29.6
Dakota 11,890 49.8% 11,871 49.7% 118 23,879 D+0.1
Otter Tail 5,388 24.6% 16,447 75.0% 86 21,921 R+50.4
Olmsted 6,792 31.7% 14,566 67.9% 89 21,447 R+36.2
Mower 8,551 46.1% 9,862 53.2% 138 18,551 R+7.1
Washington 7,768 45.1% 9,408 54.6% 64 17,240 R+9.5
Blue Earth 4,952 29.4% 11,867 70.3% 51 16,870 R+41.0
Anoka 9,344 55.5% 7,425 44.1% 70 16,839 D+11.4
Winona 5,834 35.1% 10,723 64.5% 64 16,621 R+29.4
Itasca 9,128 57.8% 6,573 41.6% 81 15,782 D+16.2
Polk 7,244 46.2% 8,326 53.1% 113 15,683 R+6.9
Goodhue 5,037 32.5% 10,422 67.3% 35 15,494 R+34.8
Freeborn 6,525 43.4% 8,450 56.3% 46 15,021 R+12.8
Rice 4,330 31.6% 9,334 68.2% 29 13,693 R+36.5
Crow Wing 5,883 45.4% 6,992 54.0% 81 12,956 R+8.6
Kandiyohi 6,264 49.1% 6,370 50.0% 113 12,747 R+0.8
Wright 4,373 34.9% 8,089 64.6% 62 12,524 R+29.7
Clay 5,036 41.2% 7,178 58.7% 20 12,234 R+17.5
Martin 2,673 22.0% 9,411 77.6% 39 12,123 R+55.6
Brown 3,129 27.7% 8,152 72.1% 27 11,308 R+44.4
Fillmore 2,612 23.6% 8,405 76.0% 40 11,057 R+52.4
Faribault 3,120 28.5% 7,763 71.0% 47 10,930 R+42.5
Carlton 6,432 60.1% 4,175 39.0% 91 10,698 D+21.1
Morrison 4,551 42.8% 6,050 56.9% 38 10,639 R+14.1
Renville 3,828 36.0% 6,742 63.4% 56 10,626 R+27.4
Becker 4,539 43.6% 5,815 55.8% 60 10,414 R+12.3
Todd 3,439 33.7% 6,731 65.9% 41 10,211 R+32.2
Lyon 4,030 40.0% 6,015 59.7% 24 10,069 R+19.7
McLeod 2,781 27.7% 7,246 72.1% 21 10,048 R+44.4
Douglas 3,768 38.3% 6,037 61.3% 43 9,848 R+23.0
Redwood 2,695 27.5% 7,093 72.3% 22 9,810 R+44.8
Steele 2,819 28.8% 6,956 71.0% 29 9,804 R+42.2
Nobles 3,351 34.5% 6,340 65.2% 26 9,717 R+30.8
Le Sueur 3,348 36.6% 5,776 63.2% 16 9,140 R+26.6
Beltrami 4,092 45.7% 4,817 53.7% 53 8,962 R+8.1
Carver 2,159 24.4% 6,674 75.4% 15 8,848 R+51.0
Meeker 2,833 32.9% 5,750 66.8% 25 8,608 R+33.9
Nicollet 2,584 30.8% 5,775 68.8% 39 8,398 R+38.0
Pine 3,692 45.9% 4,255 52.9% 91 8,038 R+7.0
Wabasha 2,356 30.0% 5,461 69.6% 26 7,843 R+39.6
Cottonwood 2,130 27.8% 5,488 71.5% 56 7,674 R+43.8
Chippewa 3,171 41.6% 4,411 57.9% 36 7,618 R+16.3
Scott 3,315 43.6% 4,277 56.2% 14 7,606 R+12.6
Cass 2,818 37.6% 4,601 61.5% 67 7,486 R+23.8
Yellow Medicine 3,143 42.0% 4,322 57.7% 21 7,486 R+15.7
Jackson 2,771 37.7% 4,558 62.1% 13 7,342 R+24.3
Houston 1,830 25.3% 5,365 74.3% 28 7,223 R+48.9
Sibley 1,871 25.9% 5,323 73.8% 20 7,214 R+47.9
Waseca 2,132 30.0% 4,962 69.8% 19 7,113 R+39.8
Swift 3,291 47.9% 3,532 51.4% 48 6,871 R+3.5
Koochiching 4,078 59.5% 2,742 40.0% 31 6,851 D+19.5
Marshall 3,132 46.5% 3,516 52.2% 85 6,733 R+5.7
Lac Qui Parle 2,753 41.1% 3,924 58.5% 28 6,705 R+17.5
Benton 2,587 39.9% 3,856 59.5% 33 6,476 R+19.6
Chisago 2,536 39.3% 3,892 60.2% 32 6,460 R+21.0
Mille Lacs 2,639 40.9% 3,766 58.4% 41 6,446 R+17.5
Watonwan 1,752 27.7% 4,549 72.0% 15 6,316 R+44.3
Murray 2,145 34.5% 4,054 65.1% 24 6,223 R+30.7
Pipestone 1,701 27.3% 4,507 72.4% 13 6,221 R+45.1
Aitkin 2,577 42.6% 3,384 55.9% 89 6,050 R+13.3
Pope 2,381 39.8% 3,593 60.0% 14 5,988 R+20.2
Roseau 3,062 53.5% 2,596 45.3% 69 5,727 D+8.1
Pennington 2,802 49.9% 2,726 48.5% 87 5,615 D+1.4
Norman 2,465 44.2% 3,069 55.1% 39 5,573 R+10.8
Dodge 1,582 28.7% 3,893 70.7% 33 5,508 R+42.0
Wadena 1,665 31.2% 3,662 68.5% 16 5,343 R+37.4
Isanti 2,393 46.5% 2,682 52.2% 67 5,142 R+5.6
Rock 1,286 25.4% 3,774 74.5% 7 5,067 R+49.1
Stevens 1,579 32.4% 3,288 67.4% 12 4,879 R+35.0
Lincoln 1,892 40.6% 2,746 59.0% 19 4,657 R+18.3
Wilkin 1,564 34.3% 2,979 65.4% 13 4,556 R+31.1
Hubbard 1,360 30.3% 3,099 69.0% 34 4,493 R+38.7
Grant 1,791 40.0% 2,665 59.5% 22 4,478 R+19.5
Sherburne 1,630 36.4% 2,839 63.4% 9 4,478 R+27.0
Big Stone 2,107 48.0% 2,260 51.5% 25 4,392 R+3.5
Lake 2,814 65.6% 1,451 33.8% 24 4,289 D+31.8
Kittson 2,387 56.0% 1,837 43.1% 40 4,264 D+12.9
Clearwater 2,089 50.8% 1,971 47.9% 56 4,116 D+2.9
Kanabec 1,714 43.4% 2,205 55.9% 29 3,948 R+12.4
Traverse 1,756 49.1% 1,809 50.6% 8 3,573 R+1.5
Mahnomen 1,436 54.0% 1,220 45.9% 4 2,660 D+8.1
Red Lake 1,431 57.4% 1,034 41.5% 26 2,491 D+15.9
Lake Of The Woods 1,117 55.1% 898 44.3% 12 2,027 D+10.8
Cook 503 34.6% 946 65.1% 5 1,454 R+30.5

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.

Minnesota in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kamala Harris (D) D+4.2
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+7.1
2016 Hillary Clinton (D) D+1.5
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+7.7
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+10.2
2004 John Kerry (D) D+3.5
2000 Al Gore (D) D+2.4
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+16.1
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+11.6
1988 Michael Dukakis (D) D+7.0
1984 Walter Mondale (D) D+0.2
1980 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.9
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+12.9
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+5.5
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+12.5
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+27.8
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+1.4
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+7.6
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.2
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+17.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+5.5
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+3.8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+30.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+23.6
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+16.9
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+44.4
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+51.2
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+0.1
1912 Theodore Roosevelt (other)
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+26.2
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+55.1
1900 William McKinley (R) R+24.5
1896 William McKinley (R) R+15.4
1892 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+8.2
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+14.5
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+21.9
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+26.9
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+19.4
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+22.7
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+21.8