Colorado — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1952 presidential electionColorado · PresidentEisenhowerR+21.3
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 60.3% | 379,782 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 39.0% | 245,504 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.8% | 4,817 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Boulder County, CO | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Conejos County, CO | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Denver County, CO | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Eagle County, CO | Republican | R+8.0 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+42.8 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Lake County, CO | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Mineral County, CO | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+31.0 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Routt County, CO | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Saguache County, CO | Republican | R+30.5 |
| San Juan County, CO | Republican | R+13.8 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Summit County, CO | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+44.6 |
Colorado results by county
63 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,674 | 8,99554.9% | 7,32144.7% | 710.4% | 16,387 |
| Alamosa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,102 | 2,72862.1% | 1,62637.0% | 370.8% | 4,391 |
| Arapahoe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,559 | 15,40260.3% | 9,84338.5% | 2891.1% | 25,534 |
| Archuleta County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+314 | 69164.6% | 37735.2% | 20.2% | 1,070 |
| Baca County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,028 | 2,12265.6% | 1,09433.8% | 200.6% | 3,236 |
| Bent County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+633 | 1,95059.4% | 1,31740.1% | 160.5% | 3,283 |
| Boulder County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,302 | 15,06965.3% | 7,76733.7% | 2431.1% | 23,079 |
| Chaffee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+528 | 2,17156.7% | 1,64342.9% | 150.4% | 3,829 |
| Cheyenne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+489 | 1,00466.0% | 51533.8% | 30.2% | 1,522 |
| Clear Creek County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+605 | 1,14567.7% | 54031.9% | 60.4% | 1,691 |
| Conejos County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+584 | 2,19456.2% | 1,61041.3% | 982.5% | 3,902 |
| Costilla County | Adlai Stevenson+299 | 1,07043.7% | 1,36955.9% | 80.3% | 2,447 |
| Crowley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+820 | 1,54667.8% | 72631.8% | 90.4% | 2,281 |
| Custer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+431 | 66273.6% | 23125.7% | 60.7% | 899 |
| Delta County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,597 | 4,98667.0% | 2,38932.1% | 660.9% | 7,441 |
| Denver County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+27,555 | 119,79256.1% | 92,23743.2% | 1,5340.7% | 213,563 |
| Dolores County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+219 | 54262.2% | 32337.1% | 60.7% | 871 |
| Douglas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+790 | 1,42769.0% | 63730.8% | 40.2% | 2,068 |
| Eagle County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+184 | 1,24253.7% | 1,05845.7% | 130.6% | 2,313 |
| El Paso County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14,069 | 25,27268.7% | 11,20330.5% | 3030.8% | 36,778 |
| Elbert County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+993 | 1,57972.6% | 58626.9% | 110.5% | 2,176 |
| Fremont County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,788 | 5,96464.8% | 3,17634.5% | 590.6% | 9,199 |
| Garfield County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,137 | 3,91468.4% | 1,77731.1% | 280.5% | 5,719 |
| Gilpin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+129 | 35760.4% | 22838.6% | 61.0% | 591 |
| Grand County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+779 | 1,33370.3% | 55429.2% | 80.4% | 1,895 |
| Gunnison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+488 | 1,53359.5% | 1,04540.5% | 00.0% | 2,578 |
| Hinsdale County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+100 | 15474.0% | 5426.0% | 00.0% | 208 |
| Huerfano County | Adlai Stevenson+595 | 2,17843.8% | 2,77355.8% | 170.3% | 4,968 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+274 | 57965.3% | 30534.4% | 20.2% | 886 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,462 | 19,97163.1% | 11,50936.3% | 1940.6% | 31,674 |
| Kiowa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+635 | 1,04770.8% | 41227.9% | 191.3% | 1,478 |
| Kit Carson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,513 | 2,51171.0% | 99828.2% | 260.7% | 3,535 |
| La Plata County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,215 | 4,42566.0% | 2,21033.0% | 661.0% | 6,701 |
| Lake County | Adlai Stevenson+282 | 1,30345.0% | 1,58554.7% | 90.3% | 2,897 |
| Larimer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,218 | 14,48472.9% | 5,26626.5% | 1100.6% | 19,860 |
| Las Animas County | Adlai Stevenson+1,979 | 4,46740.7% | 6,44658.8% | 510.5% | 10,964 |
| Lincoln County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+916 | 1,84366.5% | 92733.4% | 30.1% | 2,773 |
| Logan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,778 | 5,23767.7% | 2,45931.8% | 430.6% | 7,739 |
| Mesa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,000 | 11,88363.1% | 6,88336.5% | 790.4% | 18,845 |
| Mineral County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+111 | 20967.9% | 9831.8% | 10.3% | 308 |
| Moffat County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,114 | 1,92270.1% | 80829.5% | 110.4% | 2,741 |
| Montezuma County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,339 | 2,46668.0% | 1,12731.1% | 330.9% | 3,626 |
| Montrose County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,242 | 4,27967.2% | 2,03732.0% | 550.9% | 6,371 |
| Morgan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,074 | 5,37169.6% | 2,29729.8% | 460.6% | 7,714 |
| Otero County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,831 | 6,55263.6% | 3,72136.1% | 340.3% | 10,307 |
| Ouray County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+284 | 69761.8% | 41336.6% | 171.5% | 1,127 |
| Park County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+432 | 77568.9% | 34330.5% | 70.6% | 1,125 |
| Phillips County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+881 | 1,67067.7% | 78932.0% | 70.3% | 2,466 |
| Pitkin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+247 | 55664.1% | 30935.6% | 20.2% | 867 |
| Prowers County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,891 | 3,97865.1% | 2,08734.2% | 430.7% | 6,108 |
| Pueblo County | Adlai Stevenson+280 | 20,33348.8% | 20,61349.5% | 7131.7% | 41,659 |
| Rio Blanco County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+979 | 1,61271.4% | 63328.0% | 120.5% | 2,257 |
| Rio Grande County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,851 | 3,20170.1% | 1,35029.6% | 150.3% | 4,566 |
| Routt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+568 | 2,14357.3% | 1,57542.1% | 210.6% | 3,739 |
| Saguache County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+630 | 1,34465.1% | 71434.6% | 70.3% | 2,065 |
| San Juan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+105 | 43256.8% | 32743.0% | 20.3% | 761 |
| San Miguel County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+130 | 65455.2% | 52444.2% | 70.6% | 1,185 |
| Sedgwick County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+842 | 1,52868.7% | 68630.9% | 90.4% | 2,223 |
| Summit County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+171 | 44261.9% | 27138.0% | 10.1% | 714 |
| Teller County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+470 | 1,04263.9% | 57235.1% | 171.0% | 1,631 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,389 | 2,39869.6% | 1,00929.3% | 361.0% | 3,443 |
| Weld County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,112 | 18,00266.4% | 8,89032.8% | 2040.8% | 27,096 |
| Yuma County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,112 | 3,40471.9% | 1,29227.3% | 370.8% | 4,733 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.