Election 1952 Results
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1952 presidential election in North Carolina
Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) beat Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) in North Carolina in 1952, 53.9% to 46.1%, a margin of 7.8 points and 94,696 votes.
North Carolina voted 18.7 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 69 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 31. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 77,378 votes and went to the Republican by 14.6 points. The closest was Clay, where 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adlai Stevenson II won | Democratic | 652,803 | 53.9% |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Republican | 558,107 | 46.1% |
| Total | 1,210,910 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg | 33,044 42.7% | 44,334 57.3% | 77,378 | R+14.6 | |
| Guilford | 29,028 46.6% | 33,310 53.4% | 62,338 | R+6.9 | |
| Forsyth | 24,535 48.1% | 26,436 51.9% | 50,971 | R+3.7 | |
| Buncombe | 22,425 47.8% | 24,444 52.2% | 46,869 | R+4.3 | |
| Wake | 23,393 60.8% | 15,057 39.2% | 38,450 | D+21.7 | |
| Gaston | 17,781 48.1% | 19,157 51.9% | 36,938 | R+3.7 | |
| Durham | 18,897 62.6% | 11,301 37.4% | 30,198 | D+25.2 | |
| Rowan | 11,296 39.2% | 17,535 60.8% | 28,831 | R+21.6 | |
| Catawba | 11,554 40.7% | 16,814 59.3% | 28,368 | R+18.5 | |
| Davidson | 10,931 43.3% | 14,299 56.7% | 25,230 | R+13.3 | |
| Alamance | 13,402 54.1% | 11,388 45.9% | 24,790 | D+8.1 | |
| Cabarrus | 9,140 37.8% | 15,053 62.2% | 24,193 | R+24.4 | |
| Randolph | 8,975 41.9% | 12,429 58.1% | 21,404 | R+16.1 | |
| Iredell | 8,580 42.1% | 11,804 57.9% | 20,384 | R+15.8 | |
| New Hanover | 10,330 52.5% | 9,330 47.5% | 19,660 | D+5.1 | |
| Rockingham | 12,423 64.3% | 6,885 35.7% | 19,308 | D+28.7 | |
| Burke | 7,732 41.0% | 11,113 59.0% | 18,845 | R+17.9 | |
| Wilkes | 7,143 38.4% | 11,446 61.6% | 18,589 | R+23.1 | |
| Cleveland | 9,709 56.1% | 7,606 43.9% | 17,315 | D+12.1 | |
| Stanly | 7,202 41.6% | 10,093 58.4% | 17,295 | R+16.7 | |
| Caldwell | 7,533 45.1% | 9,160 54.9% | 16,693 | R+9.7 | |
| Cumberland | 8,839 54.2% | 7,474 45.8% | 16,313 | D+8.4 | |
| Rutherford | 7,755 48.0% | 8,387 52.0% | 16,142 | R+3.9 | |
| Surry | 8,206 51.9% | 7,591 48.1% | 15,797 | D+3.9 | |
| Johnston | 9,997 64.8% | 5,429 35.2% | 15,426 | D+29.6 | |
| Haywood | 8,761 58.9% | 6,124 41.1% | 14,885 | D+17.7 | |
| Pitt | 11,271 83.6% | 2,203 16.4% | 13,474 | D+67.3 | |
| Robeson | 9,311 69.3% | 4,127 30.7% | 13,438 | D+38.6 | |
| Sampson | 6,956 51.9% | 6,449 48.1% | 13,405 | D+3.8 | |
| Nash | 10,424 79.8% | 2,636 20.2% | 13,060 | D+59.6 | |
| Henderson | 3,803 30.3% | 8,768 69.7% | 12,571 | R+39.5 | |
| Wayne | 7,281 61.0% | 4,662 39.0% | 11,943 | D+21.9 | |
| Harnett | 7,595 63.8% | 4,306 36.2% | 11,901 | D+27.6 | |
| Lincoln | 5,389 46.4% | 6,228 53.6% | 11,617 | R+7.2 | |
| Wilson | 8,684 77.2% | 2,569 22.8% | 11,253 | D+54.3 | |
| Union | 7,416 66.2% | 3,790 33.8% | 11,206 | D+32.4 | |
| Halifax | 8,807 79.9% | 2,210 20.1% | 11,017 | D+59.9 | |
| Richmond | 7,340 68.6% | 3,361 31.4% | 10,701 | D+37.2 | |
| Moore | 5,066 48.2% | 5,442 51.8% | 10,508 | R+3.6 | |
| Edgecombe | 8,504 81.5% | 1,927 18.5% | 10,431 | D+63.1 | |
| Columbus | 6,941 69.8% | 3,001 30.2% | 9,942 | D+39.6 | |
| McDowell | 4,755 50.2% | 4,710 49.8% | 9,465 | D+0.5 | |
| Ashe | 4,536 49.9% | 4,563 50.1% | 9,099 | R+0.3 | |
| Orange | 5,156 57.5% | 3,813 42.5% | 8,969 | D+15.0 | |
| Lenoir | 6,723 75.2% | 2,223 24.8% | 8,946 | D+50.3 | |
| Craven | 6,092 68.3% | 2,822 31.7% | 8,914 | D+36.7 | |
| Duplin | 6,392 75.1% | 2,115 24.9% | 8,507 | D+50.3 | |
| Madison | 3,666 43.6% | 4,751 56.4% | 8,417 | R+12.9 | |
| Yadkin | 2,786 33.5% | 5,540 66.5% | 8,326 | R+33.1 | |
| Stokes | 4,504 54.3% | 3,792 45.7% | 8,296 | D+8.6 | |
| Watauga | 3,600 44.3% | 4,527 55.7% | 8,127 | R+11.4 | |
| Jackson | 4,296 53.9% | 3,680 46.1% | 7,976 | D+7.7 | |
| Chatham | 4,303 54.4% | 3,606 45.6% | 7,909 | D+8.8 | |
| Beaufort | 5,429 69.3% | 2,404 30.7% | 7,833 | D+38.6 | |
| Transylvania | 3,641 47.4% | 4,047 52.6% | 7,688 | R+5.3 | |
| Vance | 5,697 76.8% | 1,721 23.2% | 7,418 | D+53.6 | |
| Carteret | 4,280 59.1% | 2,967 40.9% | 7,247 | D+18.1 | |
| Lee | 4,688 69.0% | 2,105 31.0% | 6,793 | D+38.0 | |
| Macon | 3,396 50.5% | 3,327 49.5% | 6,723 | D+1.0 | |
| Yancey | 3,693 55.6% | 2,953 44.4% | 6,646 | D+11.1 | |
| Cherokee | 3,363 51.0% | 3,228 49.0% | 6,591 | D+2.0 | |
| Davie | 2,406 37.5% | 4,010 62.5% | 6,416 | R+25.0 | |
| Montgomery | 3,176 50.0% | 3,181 50.0% | 6,357 | R+0.1 | |
| Alexander | 2,665 42.6% | 3,597 57.4% | 6,262 | R+14.9 | |
| Franklin | 5,376 87.9% | 740 12.1% | 6,116 | D+75.8 | |
| Anson | 4,143 69.2% | 1,843 30.8% | 5,986 | D+38.4 | |
| Brunswick | 2,951 49.9% | 2,958 50.1% | 5,909 | R+0.1 | |
| Martin | 5,493 93.0% | 415 7.0% | 5,908 | D+86.0 | |
| Granville | 4,583 79.7% | 1,166 20.3% | 5,749 | D+59.4 | |
| Pasquotank | 3,579 63.0% | 2,101 37.0% | 5,680 | D+26.0 | |
| Person | 4,266 75.6% | 1,374 24.4% | 5,640 | D+51.3 | |
| Onslow | 4,275 77.2% | 1,261 22.8% | 5,536 | D+54.4 | |
| Polk | 2,741 51.7% | 2,561 48.3% | 5,302 | D+3.4 | |
| Mitchell | 1,236 23.6% | 4,009 76.4% | 5,245 | R+52.9 | |
| Bladen | 3,506 67.2% | 1,710 32.8% | 5,216 | D+34.4 | |
| Northampton | 4,334 88.1% | 583 11.9% | 4,917 | D+76.3 | |
| Avery | 964 20.6% | 3,725 79.4% | 4,689 | R+58.9 | |
| Scotland | 2,912 64.7% | 1,590 35.3% | 4,502 | D+29.4 | |
| Bertie | 3,557 90.3% | 384 9.7% | 3,941 | D+80.5 | |
| Swain | 1,949 53.7% | 1,680 46.3% | 3,629 | D+7.4 | |
| Warren | 2,960 81.7% | 664 18.3% | 3,624 | D+63.4 | |
| Alleghany | 1,809 50.3% | 1,789 49.7% | 3,598 | D+0.6 | |
| Caswell | 2,597 72.7% | 973 27.3% | 3,570 | D+45.5 | |
| Hertford | 2,859 83.2% | 579 16.8% | 3,438 | D+66.3 | |
| Pender | 2,029 63.8% | 1,152 36.2% | 3,181 | D+27.6 | |
| Greene | 2,976 94.1% | 186 5.9% | 3,162 | D+88.2 | |
| Graham | 1,590 53.5% | 1,380 46.5% | 2,970 | D+7.1 | |
| Clay | 1,439 49.9% | 1,443 50.1% | 2,882 | R+0.1 | |
| Washington | 1,974 71.8% | 774 28.2% | 2,748 | D+43.7 | |
| Hoke | 1,761 74.1% | 616 25.9% | 2,377 | D+48.2 | |
| Pamlico | 1,428 61.3% | 903 38.7% | 2,331 | D+22.5 | |
| Jones | 1,673 83.5% | 331 16.5% | 2,004 | D+67.0 | |
| Chowan | 1,448 72.9% | 537 27.1% | 1,985 | D+45.9 | |
| Perquimans | 1,245 65.9% | 644 34.1% | 1,889 | D+31.8 | |
| Currituck | 1,471 78.0% | 414 22.0% | 1,885 | D+56.1 | |
| Dare | 959 55.6% | 767 44.4% | 1,726 | D+11.1 | |
| Gates | 1,247 77.4% | 364 22.6% | 1,611 | D+54.8 | |
| Camden | 996 74.6% | 340 25.4% | 1,336 | D+49.1 | |
| Hyde | 919 69.4% | 406 30.6% | 1,325 | D+38.7 | |
| Tyrrell | 916 70.4% | 385 29.6% | 1,301 | D+40.8 |
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.
North Carolina in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.2 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+1.3 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.7 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+2.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+0.3 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+12.4 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+12.8 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+4.7 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+0.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+16.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+2.1 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+11.0 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+40.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+10.3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+4.2 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+1.3 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+7.8 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+25.3 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+33.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+48.1 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+46.8 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.6 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+19.2 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+13.5 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+16.4 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+47.3 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.7 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.8 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+11.6 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+6.8 |