Arkansas — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1952 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentStevensonD+12.1
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic | 55.9% | 226,300 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican | 43.8% | 177,155 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.3% | 1,345 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Baxter County, AR | Democratic | D+0.04 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Boone County, AR | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+66.0 |
| Carroll County, AR | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+44.6 |
| Columbia County, AR | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Craighead County, AR | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Crawford County, AR | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+23.1 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+49.8 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Fulton County, AR | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Garland County, AR | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+30.6 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Independence County, AR | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+48.8 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+37.9 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+51.6 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+32.0 |
| Logan County, AR | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Marion County, AR | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+25.9 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+31.0 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+46.3 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Pike County, AR | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Polk County, AR | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+15.4 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+38.9 |
| Scott County, AR | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Sharp County, AR | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Stone County, AR | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Union County, AR | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Washington County, AR | Republican | R+27.4 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+42.2 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+20.4 |
Arkansas results by county
75 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+49 | 2,64849.4% | 2,69750.3% | 130.2% | 5,358 |
| Ashley County | Adlai Stevenson+2,222 | 3,47173.4% | 1,24926.4% | 90.2% | 4,729 |
| Baxter County | Adlai Stevenson+1 | 1,38849.7% | 1,38749.7% | 180.6% | 2,793 |
| Benton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,358 | 3,55830.9% | 7,91668.8% | 260.2% | 11,500 |
| Boone County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+575 | 2,78645.3% | 3,36154.6% | 80.1% | 6,155 |
| Bradley County | Adlai Stevenson+1,548 | 2,41773.3% | 86926.4% | 110.3% | 3,297 |
| Calhoun County | Adlai Stevenson+1,060 | 1,33282.9% | 27216.9% | 30.2% | 1,607 |
| Carroll County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,259 | 1,49335.1% | 2,75264.6% | 130.3% | 4,258 |
| Chicot County | Adlai Stevenson+1,267 | 2,45867.1% | 1,19132.5% | 140.4% | 3,663 |
| Clark County | Adlai Stevenson+1,284 | 2,96363.8% | 1,67936.1% | 50.1% | 4,647 |
| Clay County | Adlai Stevenson+172 | 2,27751.7% | 2,10547.8% | 260.6% | 4,408 |
| Cleburne County | Adlai Stevenson+127 | 1,04553.0% | 91846.6% | 80.4% | 1,971 |
| Cleveland County | Adlai Stevenson+771 | 1,24872.2% | 47727.6% | 30.2% | 1,728 |
| Columbia County | Adlai Stevenson+1,428 | 3,35963.4% | 1,93136.4% | 90.2% | 5,299 |
| Conway County | Adlai Stevenson+1,041 | 3,17459.7% | 2,13340.1% | 100.2% | 5,317 |
| Craighead County | Adlai Stevenson+1,776 | 5,97558.6% | 4,19941.2% | 280.3% | 10,202 |
| Crawford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+305 | 2,47747.0% | 2,78252.8% | 100.2% | 5,269 |
| Crittenden County | Adlai Stevenson+1,117 | 2,98261.3% | 1,86538.3% | 170.3% | 4,864 |
| Cross County | Adlai Stevenson+883 | 2,34461.4% | 1,46138.3% | 120.3% | 3,817 |
| Dallas County | Adlai Stevenson+1,465 | 2,20274.8% | 73725.0% | 50.2% | 2,944 |
| Desha County | Adlai Stevenson+2,113 | 3,15075.1% | 1,03724.7% | 50.1% | 4,192 |
| Drew County | Adlai Stevenson+1,221 | 2,26168.4% | 1,04031.5% | 50.2% | 3,306 |
| Faulkner County | Adlai Stevenson+1,466 | 3,46163.3% | 1,99536.5% | 140.3% | 5,470 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+547 | 1,76259.1% | 1,21540.7% | 50.2% | 2,982 |
| Fulton County | Adlai Stevenson+158 | 1,04854.1% | 89045.9% | 00.0% | 1,938 |
| Garland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,683 | 5,16539.5% | 7,84860.1% | 520.4% | 13,065 |
| Grant County | Adlai Stevenson+850 | 1,48769.6% | 63729.8% | 110.5% | 2,135 |
| Greene County | Adlai Stevenson+1,696 | 3,57165.4% | 1,87534.4% | 120.2% | 5,458 |
| Hempstead County | Adlai Stevenson+656 | 2,77156.7% | 2,11543.3% | 10.0% | 4,887 |
| Hot Spring County | Adlai Stevenson+1,632 | 3,47465.2% | 1,84234.6% | 150.3% | 5,331 |
| Howard County | Adlai Stevenson+548 | 1,49261.1% | 94438.6% | 70.3% | 2,443 |
| Independence County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14 | 2,48549.7% | 2,49950.0% | 190.4% | 5,003 |
| Izard County | Adlai Stevenson+456 | 1,08563.3% | 62936.7% | 10.1% | 1,715 |
| Jackson County | Adlai Stevenson+2,885 | 4,40174.4% | 1,51625.6% | 00.0% | 5,917 |
| Jefferson County | Adlai Stevenson+2,375 | 8,30058.2% | 5,92541.6% | 270.2% | 14,252 |
| Johnson County | Adlai Stevenson+293 | 2,02153.7% | 1,72845.9% | 160.4% | 3,765 |
| Lafayette County | Adlai Stevenson+904 | 1,63768.6% | 73330.7% | 160.7% | 2,386 |
| Lawrence County | Adlai Stevenson+636 | 2,20657.4% | 1,57040.8% | 681.8% | 3,844 |
| Lee County | Adlai Stevenson+869 | 1,92364.4% | 1,05435.3% | 110.4% | 2,988 |
| Lincoln County | Adlai Stevenson+1,276 | 1,87175.7% | 59524.1% | 60.2% | 2,472 |
| Little River County | Adlai Stevenson+739 | 1,52265.9% | 78333.9% | 30.1% | 2,308 |
| Logan County | Adlai Stevenson+464 | 2,56754.7% | 2,10344.8% | 190.4% | 4,689 |
| Lonoke County | Adlai Stevenson+1,947 | 3,51769.0% | 1,57030.8% | 70.1% | 5,094 |
| Madison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+758 | 2,11042.3% | 2,86857.5% | 90.2% | 4,987 |
| Marion County | Adlai Stevenson+255 | 1,09956.1% | 84443.1% | 170.9% | 1,960 |
| Miller County | Adlai Stevenson+2,200 | 5,33762.7% | 3,13736.9% | 350.4% | 8,509 |
| Mississippi County | Adlai Stevenson+2,382 | 6,96860.2% | 4,58639.6% | 130.1% | 11,567 |
| Monroe County | Adlai Stevenson+887 | 1,83465.9% | 94734.1% | 00.0% | 2,781 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8 | 80749.8% | 81550.2% | 00.0% | 1,622 |
| Nevada County | Adlai Stevenson+935 | 1,97265.4% | 1,03734.4% | 50.2% | 3,014 |
| Newton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+621 | 1,10739.0% | 1,72860.9% | 30.1% | 2,838 |
| Ouachita County | Adlai Stevenson+3,765 | 5,93673.0% | 2,17126.7% | 290.4% | 8,136 |
| Perry County | Adlai Stevenson+300 | 80261.2% | 50238.3% | 60.5% | 1,310 |
| Phillips County | Adlai Stevenson+1,149 | 3,74159.0% | 2,59240.9% | 70.1% | 6,340 |
| Pike County | Adlai Stevenson+421 | 1,16360.0% | 74238.3% | 331.7% | 1,938 |
| Poinsett County | Adlai Stevenson+2,293 | 4,30368.1% | 2,01031.8% | 80.1% | 6,321 |
| Polk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+377 | 1,37943.9% | 1,75655.9% | 60.2% | 3,141 |
| Pope County | Adlai Stevenson+810 | 3,03657.7% | 2,22642.3% | 40.1% | 5,266 |
| Prairie County | Adlai Stevenson+793 | 1,66465.5% | 87134.3% | 60.2% | 2,541 |
| Pulaski County | Adlai Stevenson+988 | 24,44850.6% | 23,46048.6% | 3780.8% | 48,286 |
| Randolph County | Adlai Stevenson+639 | 1,94159.6% | 1,30240.0% | 110.3% | 3,254 |
| Saline County | Adlai Stevenson+2,279 | 4,04569.0% | 1,76630.1% | 520.9% | 5,863 |
| Scott County | Adlai Stevenson+304 | 1,19757.0% | 89342.5% | 110.5% | 2,101 |
| Searcy County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+989 | 1,00733.5% | 1,99666.4% | 10.0% | 3,004 |
| Sebastian County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,312 | 7,80243.5% | 10,11456.4% | 280.2% | 17,944 |
| Sevier County | Adlai Stevenson+543 | 1,67359.6% | 1,13040.3% | 20.1% | 2,805 |
| Sharp County | Adlai Stevenson+384 | 1,03961.2% | 65538.6% | 30.2% | 1,697 |
| St. Francis County | Adlai Stevenson+674 | 2,46657.9% | 1,79242.1% | 10.0% | 4,259 |
| Stone County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+127 | 57345.0% | 70054.9% | 10.1% | 1,274 |
| Union County | Adlai Stevenson+2,249 | 7,51558.7% | 5,26641.1% | 290.2% | 12,810 |
| Van Buren County | Adlai Stevenson+29 | 1,55950.3% | 1,53049.3% | 130.4% | 3,102 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,727 | 4,92336.2% | 8,65063.6% | 380.3% | 13,611 |
| White County | Adlai Stevenson+1,295 | 4,17959.1% | 2,88440.8% | 70.1% | 7,070 |
| Woodruff County | Adlai Stevenson+1,199 | 2,01771.0% | 81828.8% | 40.1% | 2,839 |
| Yell County | Adlai Stevenson+641 | 1,88459.9% | 1,24339.5% | 170.5% | 3,144 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.