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1952 presidential election in Montana

Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) beat Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) in Montana in 1952, 59.4% to 40.1%, a margin of 19.3 points and 51,181 votes.

Montana voted 8.5 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+10.9.

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

Republicans led in 52 of the 56 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 4. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 26,357 votes and went to the Republican by 33.4 points. The closest was Sheridan, where 8 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 157,394 59.4%
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic 106,213 40.1%
All other candidates 1,430 0.5%
Total265,037

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Yellowstone 8,750 33.2% 17,556 66.6% 51 26,357 R+33.4
Silver Bow 13,114 55.9% 10,196 43.5% 148 23,458 D+12.4
Cascade 11,051 47.3% 12,176 52.1% 146 23,373 R+4.8
Missoula 6,901 40.5% 10,053 59.0% 87 17,041 R+18.5
Flathead 4,994 40.0% 7,372 59.1% 110 12,476 R+19.1
Lewis And Clark 4,563 37.3% 7,663 62.6% 20 12,246 R+25.3
Gallatin 2,697 27.7% 6,998 71.9% 34 9,729 R+44.2
Deer Lodge 4,162 57.7% 3,001 41.6% 54 7,217 D+16.1
Fergus 2,271 33.9% 4,402 65.8% 18 6,691 R+31.8
Hill 2,748 43.9% 3,474 55.4% 44 6,266 R+11.6
Park 1,969 32.0% 4,152 67.5% 29 6,150 R+35.5
Lake 1,893 33.7% 3,651 65.1% 65 5,609 R+31.3
Custer 2,050 37.0% 3,461 62.5% 24 5,535 R+25.5
Ravalli 1,750 32.8% 3,537 66.4% 42 5,329 R+33.5
Valley 2,130 46.1% 2,462 53.3% 29 4,621 R+7.2
Carbon 1,713 38.3% 2,734 61.2% 23 4,470 R+22.8
Lincoln 1,907 49.9% 1,881 49.2% 33 3,821 D+0.7
Glacier 1,698 45.1% 2,061 54.7% 10 3,769 R+9.6
Richland 1,196 32.1% 2,506 67.3% 23 3,725 R+35.2
Dawson 1,247 34.1% 2,396 65.5% 15 3,658 R+31.4
Chouteau 1,423 40.3% 2,098 59.3% 14 3,535 R+19.1
Roosevelt 1,466 42.1% 1,998 57.4% 19 3,483 R+15.3
Teton 1,389 41.1% 1,978 58.6% 11 3,378 R+17.4
Toole 1,426 43.3% 1,853 56.3% 15 3,294 R+13.0
Big Horn 1,114 33.9% 2,165 65.9% 6 3,285 R+32.0
Beaverhead 920 29.4% 2,196 70.2% 12 3,128 R+40.8
Blaine 1,207 38.9% 1,890 60.8% 9 3,106 R+22.0
Powell 1,281 41.6% 1,783 57.9% 18 3,082 R+16.3
Sanders 1,311 42.6% 1,724 56.0% 43 3,078 R+13.4
Phillips 1,224 40.6% 1,771 58.7% 22 3,017 R+18.1
Pondera 1,246 41.6% 1,719 57.5% 27 2,992 R+15.8
Madison 751 27.3% 1,993 72.4% 8 2,752 R+45.1
Sheridan 1,347 49.7% 1,339 49.4% 25 2,711 D+0.3
Rosebud 805 31.5% 1,734 67.9% 14 2,553 R+36.4
Stillwater 816 32.4% 1,689 67.0% 15 2,520 R+34.6
Musselshell 1,240 49.6% 1,253 50.1% 9 2,502 R+0.5
Judith Basin 746 40.3% 1,074 58.0% 33 1,853 R+17.7
Jefferson 687 38.5% 1,084 60.8% 13 1,784 R+22.3
Daniels 649 37.1% 1,092 62.5% 7 1,748 R+25.3
Sweet Grass 372 21.8% 1,315 77.2% 17 1,704 R+55.3
Wheatland 572 35.6% 1,026 63.8% 9 1,607 R+28.3
McCone 674 42.2% 900 56.3% 24 1,598 R+14.1
Fallon 440 29.5% 1,046 70.0% 8 1,494 R+40.6
Granite 473 33.8% 923 65.9% 5 1,401 R+32.1
Broadwater 435 31.1% 962 68.9% 1,397 R+37.7
Carter 351 27.5% 921 72.1% 5 1,277 R+44.6
Powder River 327 26.8% 888 72.7% 7 1,222 R+45.9
Meagher 326 29.1% 792 70.7% 2 1,120 R+41.6
Prairie 338 30.3% 771 69.2% 5 1,114 R+38.9
Liberty 411 37.8% 671 61.7% 6 1,088 R+23.9
Mineral 491 46.6% 553 52.5% 10 1,054 R+5.9
Garfield 269 27.1% 723 72.7% 2 994 R+45.7
Wibaux 324 36.6% 556 62.8% 5 885 R+26.2
Golden Valley 198 29.6% 471 70.4% 669 R+40.8
Treasure 205 34.3% 392 65.7% 597 R+31.3
Petroleum 155 32.7% 319 67.3% 474 R+34.6

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.

Montana in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+19.9
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+16.4
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+20.4
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+13.7
2008 John McCain (R) R+2.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+20.5
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+25.1
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+2.9
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+2.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+5.9
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+22.3
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.4
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+7.4
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+20.1
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.0
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+18.4
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+2.5
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+14.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+19.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+9.9
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+9.4
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+18.6
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+41.7
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+22.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+17.9
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+23.1
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+29.1
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+19.3
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+11.8
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+4.4
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+20.4
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+18.6
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+60.6
1892 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+2.7