Iowa — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1952 presidential electionIowa · PresidentEisenhowerR+28.2
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 63.8% | 808,906 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 35.6% | 451,513 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 8,354 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
99 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Iowa cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (99 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, IA | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Adams County, IA | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Allamakee County, IA | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Appanoose County, IA | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Audubon County, IA | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Benton County, IA | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Black Hawk County, IA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Boone County, IA | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Bremer County, IA | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Buchanan County, IA | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Buena Vista County, IA | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Butler County, IA | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Calhoun County, IA | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Carroll County, IA | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Cass County, IA | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Cedar County, IA | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Cerro Gordo County, IA | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Cherokee County, IA | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Chickasaw County, IA | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Clarke County, IA | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Clay County, IA | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Clayton County, IA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Clinton County, IA | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Crawford County, IA | Republican | R+28.6 |
| Dallas County, IA | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Davis County, IA | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Decatur County, IA | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Delaware County, IA | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Des Moines County, IA | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Dickinson County, IA | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Dubuque County, IA | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Emmet County, IA | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Fayette County, IA | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Floyd County, IA | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Franklin County, IA | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Fremont County, IA | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Greene County, IA | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Grundy County, IA | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Guthrie County, IA | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Hamilton County, IA | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Hancock County, IA | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Hardin County, IA | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Harrison County, IA | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Henry County, IA | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Howard County, IA | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Humboldt County, IA | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Ida County, IA | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Iowa County, IA | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Jackson County, IA | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Jasper County, IA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Jefferson County, IA | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Johnson County, IA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Jones County, IA | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Keokuk County, IA | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Kossuth County, IA | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Lee County, IA | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Linn County, IA | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Louisa County, IA | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Lucas County, IA | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Lyon County, IA | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Madison County, IA | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Mahaska County, IA | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Marion County, IA | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Marshall County, IA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Mills County, IA | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Mitchell County, IA | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Monona County, IA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Monroe County, IA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Montgomery County, IA | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Muscatine County, IA | Republican | R+23.6 |
| O'Brien County, IA | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Osceola County, IA | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Page County, IA | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Palo Alto County, IA | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Plymouth County, IA | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Pocahontas County, IA | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Polk County, IA | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Pottawattamie County, IA | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Poweshiek County, IA | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Ringgold County, IA | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Sac County, IA | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Scott County, IA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Shelby County, IA | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Sioux County, IA | Republican | R+66.6 |
| Story County, IA | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Tama County, IA | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Taylor County, IA | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Union County, IA | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Van Buren County, IA | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Wapello County, IA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Warren County, IA | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Washington County, IA | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Wayne County, IA | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Webster County, IA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Winnebago County, IA | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Winneshiek County, IA | Republican | R+33.5 |
| Woodbury County, IA | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Worth County, IA | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Wright County, IA | Republican | R+34.5 |
Iowa results by county
99 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,680 | 4,49771.1% | 1,81728.7% | 120.2% | 6,326 |
| Adams County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,746 | 3,12969.1% | 1,38330.5% | 190.4% | 4,531 |
| Allamakee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,746 | 6,08772.1% | 2,34127.7% | 100.1% | 8,438 |
| Appanoose County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,153 | 5,42955.4% | 4,27643.6% | 991.0% | 9,804 |
| Audubon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,385 | 3,60561.8% | 2,22038.1% | 40.1% | 5,829 |
| Benton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,485 | 6,31659.1% | 3,83135.8% | 5425.1% | 10,689 |
| Black Hawk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,311 | 28,67162.0% | 17,36037.5% | 2030.4% | 46,234 |
| Boone County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,005 | 7,90161.0% | 4,89637.8% | 1501.2% | 12,947 |
| Bremer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,443 | 6,80674.1% | 2,36325.7% | 140.2% | 9,183 |
| Buchanan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,412 | 6,43167.8% | 3,01931.8% | 340.4% | 9,484 |
| Buena Vista County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,285 | 7,53969.7% | 3,25430.1% | 200.2% | 10,813 |
| Butler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,524 | 6,36077.5% | 1,83622.4% | 140.2% | 8,210 |
| Calhoun County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,980 | 5,39167.7% | 2,41130.3% | 1642.1% | 7,966 |
| Carroll County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,334 | 7,47364.3% | 4,13935.6% | 160.1% | 11,628 |
| Cass County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,006 | 7,35575.6% | 2,34924.1% | 230.2% | 9,727 |
| Cedar County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,729 | 6,17671.5% | 2,44728.3% | 170.2% | 8,640 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,853 | 13,20761.1% | 8,35438.7% | 470.2% | 21,608 |
| Cherokee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,516 | 6,01870.5% | 2,50229.3% | 210.2% | 8,541 |
| Chickasaw County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,101 | 5,02263.2% | 2,92136.7% | 60.1% | 7,949 |
| Clarke County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,562 | 3,21565.7% | 1,65333.8% | 260.5% | 4,894 |
| Clay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,013 | 6,27172.6% | 2,25826.1% | 1121.3% | 8,641 |
| Clayton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,939 | 7,66967.2% | 3,73032.7% | 90.1% | 11,408 |
| Clinton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,397 | 15,37265.7% | 7,97534.1% | 380.2% | 23,385 |
| Crawford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,539 | 5,64663.7% | 3,10735.0% | 1151.3% | 8,868 |
| Dallas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,507 | 8,00863.5% | 4,50135.7% | 1010.8% | 12,610 |
| Davis County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+912 | 3,19558.1% | 2,28341.5% | 170.3% | 5,495 |
| Decatur County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,100 | 3,62158.7% | 2,52140.9% | 260.4% | 6,168 |
| Delaware County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,098 | 6,44973.2% | 2,35126.7% | 100.1% | 8,810 |
| Des Moines County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,496 | 12,18258.1% | 8,68641.4% | 890.4% | 20,957 |
| Dickinson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,653 | 4,40171.1% | 1,74828.2% | 450.7% | 6,194 |
| Dubuque County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,533 | 18,07555.0% | 14,54244.3% | 2280.7% | 32,845 |
| Emmet County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,988 | 4,93571.5% | 1,94728.2% | 220.3% | 6,904 |
| Fayette County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,749 | 9,15267.3% | 4,40332.4% | 340.3% | 13,589 |
| Floyd County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,043 | 7,04270.0% | 2,99929.8% | 130.1% | 10,054 |
| Franklin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,491 | 5,43272.7% | 1,94126.0% | 971.3% | 7,470 |
| Fremont County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,717 | 3,80264.5% | 2,08535.4% | 70.1% | 5,894 |
| Greene County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,150 | 5,37869.6% | 2,22828.8% | 1191.5% | 7,725 |
| Grundy County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,169 | 5,65279.0% | 1,48320.7% | 210.3% | 7,156 |
| Guthrie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,096 | 5,37770.1% | 2,28129.7% | 130.2% | 7,671 |
| Hamilton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,218 | 7,00671.3% | 2,78828.4% | 340.3% | 9,828 |
| Hancock County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,062 | 5,11571.3% | 2,05328.6% | 100.1% | 7,178 |
| Hardin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,675 | 7,88070.8% | 3,20528.8% | 470.4% | 11,132 |
| Harrison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,602 | 5,97263.8% | 3,37036.0% | 240.3% | 9,366 |
| Henry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,986 | 6,42471.9% | 2,43827.3% | 690.8% | 8,931 |
| Howard County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,741 | 4,30562.6% | 2,56437.3% | 120.2% | 6,881 |
| Humboldt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,410 | 4,53467.9% | 2,12431.8% | 160.2% | 6,674 |
| Ida County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,197 | 3,80070.1% | 1,60329.6% | 150.3% | 5,418 |
| Iowa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,111 | 5,62567.3% | 2,51430.1% | 2232.7% | 8,362 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,793 | 5,86764.3% | 3,07433.7% | 1862.0% | 9,127 |
| Jasper County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,854 | 9,61058.4% | 6,75641.0% | 990.6% | 16,465 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,160 | 5,63069.1% | 2,47030.3% | 490.6% | 8,149 |
| Johnson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,164 | 11,23158.0% | 8,06741.7% | 520.3% | 19,350 |
| Jones County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,079 | 6,07066.9% | 2,99133.0% | 120.1% | 9,073 |
| Keokuk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,577 | 5,71264.2% | 3,13535.2% | 500.6% | 8,897 |
| Kossuth County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,435 | 7,76564.1% | 4,33035.8% | 100.1% | 12,105 |
| Lee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,664 | 12,28958.6% | 8,62541.1% | 550.3% | 20,969 |
| Linn County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,565 | 31,38358.7% | 21,81840.8% | 2400.4% | 53,441 |
| Louisa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,002 | 3,67568.4% | 1,67331.2% | 210.4% | 5,369 |
| Lucas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,704 | 3,92163.1% | 2,21735.7% | 771.2% | 6,215 |
| Lyon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,569 | 4,89378.6% | 1,32421.3% | 90.1% | 6,226 |
| Madison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,836 | 4,96769.5% | 2,13129.8% | 510.7% | 7,149 |
| Mahaska County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,624 | 7,36964.0% | 3,74532.5% | 4093.5% | 11,523 |
| Marion County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,969 | 7,16557.2% | 5,19641.5% | 1551.2% | 12,516 |
| Marshall County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,821 | 11,13565.9% | 5,31431.5% | 4412.6% | 16,890 |
| Mills County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,236 | 4,02869.0% | 1,79230.7% | 140.2% | 5,834 |
| Mitchell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,875 | 5,05069.8% | 2,17530.1% | 120.2% | 7,237 |
| Monona County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,931 | 4,84962.3% | 2,91837.5% | 170.2% | 7,784 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+434 | 3,21953.3% | 2,78546.1% | 380.6% | 6,042 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,839 | 6,07472.9% | 2,23526.8% | 250.3% | 8,334 |
| Muscatine County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,589 | 9,36161.6% | 5,77238.0% | 630.4% | 15,196 |
| O'Brien County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,938 | 7,13076.2% | 2,19223.4% | 380.4% | 9,360 |
| Osceola County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,177 | 3,57371.7% | 1,39628.0% | 120.2% | 4,981 |
| Page County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,171 | 8,84076.5% | 2,66923.1% | 440.4% | 11,553 |
| Palo Alto County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,602 | 4,59560.5% | 2,99339.4% | 90.1% | 7,597 |
| Plymouth County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,372 | 8,14074.3% | 2,76825.3% | 490.4% | 10,957 |
| Pocahontas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,955 | 4,47261.7% | 2,51734.7% | 2563.5% | 7,245 |
| Polk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,067 | 60,93454.0% | 50,86745.1% | 9820.9% | 112,783 |
| Pottawattamie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,997 | 18,89461.2% | 11,89738.6% | 630.2% | 30,854 |
| Poweshiek County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,787 | 6,10564.3% | 3,31834.9% | 750.8% | 9,498 |
| Ringgold County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,034 | 3,44270.7% | 1,40828.9% | 210.4% | 4,871 |
| Sac County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,966 | 6,41772.1% | 2,45127.6% | 260.3% | 8,894 |
| Scott County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,912 | 29,71961.9% | 17,80737.1% | 5001.0% | 48,026 |
| Shelby County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,373 | 5,13564.7% | 2,76234.8% | 420.5% | 7,939 |
| Sioux County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,225 | 10,27583.2% | 2,05016.6% | 240.2% | 12,349 |
| Story County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,558 | 13,85771.8% | 5,29927.5% | 1400.7% | 19,296 |
| Tama County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,985 | 7,06163.3% | 4,07636.5% | 170.2% | 11,154 |
| Taylor County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,824 | 4,60871.7% | 1,78427.8% | 310.5% | 6,423 |
| Union County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,176 | 5,74268.9% | 2,56630.8% | 240.3% | 8,332 |
| Van Buren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,293 | 3,87070.6% | 1,57728.8% | 330.6% | 5,480 |
| Wapello County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,122 | 11,57152.2% | 10,44947.2% | 1300.6% | 22,150 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,869 | 5,91165.6% | 3,04233.7% | 640.7% | 9,017 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,342 | 6,94672.5% | 2,60427.2% | 350.4% | 9,585 |
| Wayne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,498 | 3,99561.2% | 2,49738.3% | 330.5% | 6,525 |
| Webster County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,655 | 12,33657.7% | 8,68140.6% | 3681.7% | 21,385 |
| Winnebago County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,669 | 4,57470.4% | 1,90529.3% | 200.3% | 6,499 |
| Winneshiek County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,594 | 7,15466.6% | 3,56033.2% | 220.2% | 10,736 |
| Woodbury County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,044 | 27,51858.4% | 19,47441.3% | 1590.3% | 47,151 |
| Worth County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,240 | 3,31561.3% | 2,07538.4% | 140.3% | 5,404 |
| Wright County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,380 | 6,56667.1% | 3,18632.6% | 310.3% | 9,783 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Iowa's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.3% |
| 1896 | −12.6% |
| 1900 | −18.6% |
| 1904 | −32.7% |
| 1908 | −15.0% |
| 1912 | +13.3% |
| 1916 | −11.4% |
| 1920 | −45.5% |
| 1924 | −38.6% |
| 1928 | −24.2% |
| 1932 | +17.7% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | −4.4% |
| 1944 | −4.5% |
| 1948 | +2.7% |
| 1952 | −28.2% |
| 1956 | −18.4% |
| 1960 | −13.5% |
| 1964 | +24.0% |
| 1968 | −12.2% |
| 1972 | −17.1% |
| 1976 | −1.0% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +6.0% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | −9.3% |
| 2020 | −8.2% |
| 2024 | −13.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.