Kentucky — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1952 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentStevensonD+0.1
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic | 49.9% | 495,729 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican | 49.8% | 495,029 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 2,390 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+54.7 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Boone County, KY | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Boyle County, KY | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Bracken County, KY | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+42.0 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+48.0 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+43.7 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Christian County, KY | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+61.4 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Daviess County, KY | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+53.5 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Fayette County, KY | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Fleming County, KY | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+35.7 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Grant County, KY | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+53.2 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Greenup County, KY | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Hardin County, KY | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Harlan County, KY | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Hart County, KY | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+37.2 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+73.6 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Kenton County, KY | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+59.4 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Larue County, KY | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+64.0 |
| Letcher County, KY | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+28.1 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Madison County, KY | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+16.5 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+39.9 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Mason County, KY | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+56.2 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Mercer County, KY | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+54.4 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Democratic | D+2.8 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Oldham County, KY | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+58.9 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+64.3 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Perry County, KY | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Pike County, KY | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+14.1 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Rowan County, KY | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+39.0 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+66.3 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Warren County, KY | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Washington County, KY | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Woodford County, KY | Democratic | D+11.4 |
Kentucky results by county
120 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+1,553 | 2,18436.8% | 3,73763.1% | 60.1% | 5,927 |
| Allen County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,196 | 1,75037.1% | 2,94662.5% | 210.4% | 4,717 |
| Anderson County | Adlai Stevenson+708 | 2,15359.7% | 1,44540.1% | 90.2% | 3,607 |
| Ballard County | Adlai Stevenson+2,059 | 2,91077.2% | 85122.6% | 60.2% | 3,767 |
| Barren County | Adlai Stevenson+875 | 4,61855.2% | 3,74344.7% | 40.0% | 8,365 |
| Bath County | Adlai Stevenson+663 | 2,40057.9% | 1,73741.9% | 50.1% | 4,142 |
| Bell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,185 | 5,27644.9% | 6,46154.9% | 240.2% | 11,761 |
| Boone County | Adlai Stevenson+311 | 2,62053.0% | 2,30946.7% | 170.3% | 4,946 |
| Bourbon County | Adlai Stevenson+1,110 | 3,33959.9% | 2,22940.0% | 20.0% | 5,570 |
| Boyd County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+181 | 10,24549.4% | 10,42650.3% | 490.2% | 20,720 |
| Boyle County | Adlai Stevenson+802 | 3,77155.8% | 2,96943.9% | 230.3% | 6,763 |
| Bracken County | Adlai Stevenson+63 | 1,75350.9% | 1,69049.1% | 10.0% | 3,444 |
| Breathitt County | Adlai Stevenson+2,002 | 3,38371.0% | 1,38129.0% | 00.0% | 4,764 |
| Breckinridge County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+250 | 2,82847.8% | 3,07852.0% | 160.3% | 5,922 |
| Bullitt County | Adlai Stevenson+829 | 2,12162.1% | 1,29237.8% | 50.1% | 3,418 |
| Butler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,839 | 1,15727.8% | 2,99671.9% | 120.3% | 4,165 |
| Caldwell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+374 | 2,13345.9% | 2,50753.9% | 100.2% | 4,650 |
| Calloway County | Adlai Stevenson+3,605 | 5,43474.7% | 1,82925.1% | 120.2% | 7,275 |
| Campbell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,729 | 12,97642.2% | 17,70557.6% | 350.1% | 30,716 |
| Carlisle County | Adlai Stevenson+1,211 | 1,86774.0% | 65626.0% | 10.0% | 2,524 |
| Carroll County | Adlai Stevenson+1,586 | 2,60571.7% | 1,01928.1% | 80.2% | 3,632 |
| Carter County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,202 | 3,01941.6% | 4,22158.1% | 220.3% | 7,262 |
| Casey County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,309 | 1,52228.4% | 3,83171.4% | 130.2% | 5,366 |
| Christian County | Adlai Stevenson+1,929 | 6,78758.1% | 4,85841.6% | 270.2% | 11,672 |
| Clark County | Adlai Stevenson+1,028 | 3,62058.3% | 2,59241.7% | 00.0% | 6,212 |
| Clay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,796 | 1,36524.6% | 4,16175.1% | 180.3% | 5,544 |
| Clinton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,178 | 67819.1% | 2,85680.5% | 120.3% | 3,546 |
| Crittenden County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,044 | 1,42736.5% | 2,47163.1% | 160.4% | 3,914 |
| Cumberland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,517 | 90927.1% | 2,42672.4% | 140.4% | 3,349 |
| Daviess County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,940 | 7,52241.8% | 10,46258.1% | 260.1% | 18,010 |
| Edmonson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,287 | 99230.3% | 2,27969.6% | 20.1% | 3,273 |
| Elliott County | Adlai Stevenson+1,445 | 2,07476.7% | 62923.3% | 00.0% | 2,703 |
| Estill County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+730 | 1,90041.8% | 2,63057.8% | 200.4% | 4,550 |
| Fayette County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,101 | 14,27544.9% | 17,37654.7% | 1380.4% | 31,789 |
| Fleming County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+146 | 2,44648.4% | 2,59251.3% | 120.2% | 5,050 |
| Floyd County | Adlai Stevenson+4,702 | 8,94067.8% | 4,23832.1% | 110.1% | 13,189 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+4,212 | 7,30970.2% | 3,09729.7% | 50.0% | 10,411 |
| Fulton County | Adlai Stevenson+1,407 | 2,67367.8% | 1,26632.1% | 30.1% | 3,942 |
| Gallatin County | Adlai Stevenson+918 | 1,38374.7% | 46525.1% | 30.2% | 1,851 |
| Garrard County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+471 | 1,92744.5% | 2,39855.4% | 60.1% | 4,331 |
| Grant County | Adlai Stevenson+936 | 2,54561.2% | 1,60938.7% | 70.2% | 4,161 |
| Graves County | Adlai Stevenson+6,667 | 9,59276.6% | 2,92523.3% | 130.1% | 12,530 |
| Grayson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,670 | 2,34136.8% | 4,01163.0% | 100.2% | 6,362 |
| Green County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+916 | 1,85740.0% | 2,77359.8% | 110.2% | 4,641 |
| Greenup County | Adlai Stevenson+362 | 4,71651.9% | 4,35448.0% | 80.1% | 9,078 |
| Hancock County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+164 | 1,17746.6% | 1,34153.1% | 70.3% | 2,525 |
| Hardin County | Adlai Stevenson+685 | 4,59953.7% | 3,91445.7% | 450.5% | 8,558 |
| Harlan County | Adlai Stevenson+2,741 | 10,02557.8% | 7,28442.0% | 210.1% | 17,330 |
| Harrison County | Adlai Stevenson+1,501 | 3,36764.3% | 1,86635.6% | 70.1% | 5,240 |
| Hart County | Adlai Stevenson+18 | 2,95250.0% | 2,93449.7% | 170.3% | 5,903 |
| Henderson County | Adlai Stevenson+984 | 5,91354.3% | 4,92945.2% | 510.5% | 10,893 |
| Henry County | Adlai Stevenson+1,884 | 3,46868.5% | 1,58431.3% | 100.2% | 5,062 |
| Hickman County | Adlai Stevenson+1,117 | 1,98869.4% | 87130.4% | 60.2% | 2,865 |
| Hopkins County | Adlai Stevenson+2,872 | 7,15762.4% | 4,28537.4% | 270.2% | 11,469 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,633 | 47113.2% | 3,10486.8% | 30.1% | 3,578 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+17,427 | 81,64245.0% | 99,06954.6% | 7360.4% | 181,447 |
| Jessamine County | Adlai Stevenson+385 | 2,57853.8% | 2,19345.8% | 210.4% | 4,792 |
| Johnson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,545 | 2,65433.8% | 5,19966.2% | 30.0% | 7,856 |
| Kenton County | Adlai Stevenson+257 | 19,45750.3% | 19,20049.6% | 520.1% | 38,709 |
| Knott County | Adlai Stevenson+3,313 | 4,43779.5% | 1,12420.1% | 210.4% | 5,582 |
| Knox County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,704 | 2,76633.5% | 5,47066.3% | 170.2% | 8,253 |
| Larue County | Adlai Stevenson+460 | 2,16156.0% | 1,70144.0% | 00.0% | 3,862 |
| Laurel County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,513 | 2,26328.1% | 5,77671.7% | 120.1% | 8,051 |
| Lawrence County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+99 | 2,59749.0% | 2,69650.8% | 90.2% | 5,302 |
| Lee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+472 | 1,10041.1% | 1,57258.7% | 60.2% | 2,678 |
| Leslie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,534 | 70517.8% | 3,23981.8% | 150.4% | 3,959 |
| Letcher County | Adlai Stevenson+408 | 5,09752.1% | 4,68947.9% | 00.0% | 9,786 |
| Lewis County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,761 | 1,55631.8% | 3,31767.9% | 150.3% | 4,888 |
| Lincoln County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+276 | 2,91047.6% | 3,18652.1% | 180.3% | 6,114 |
| Livingston County | Adlai Stevenson+452 | 1,55458.5% | 1,10241.5% | 10.0% | 2,657 |
| Logan County | Adlai Stevenson+2,159 | 4,91763.9% | 2,75835.9% | 150.2% | 7,690 |
| Lyon County | Adlai Stevenson+658 | 1,40465.1% | 74634.6% | 80.4% | 2,158 |
| Madison County | Adlai Stevenson+15 | 5,90149.9% | 5,88649.8% | 280.2% | 11,815 |
| Magoffin County | Adlai Stevenson+150 | 2,24351.7% | 2,09348.2% | 60.1% | 4,342 |
| Marion County | Adlai Stevenson+897 | 3,15958.2% | 2,26241.7% | 80.1% | 5,429 |
| Marshall County | Adlai Stevenson+1,971 | 3,44569.8% | 1,47429.9% | 150.3% | 4,934 |
| Martin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,467 | 1,17430.8% | 2,64169.2% | 00.0% | 3,815 |
| Mason County | Adlai Stevenson+8 | 3,61450.0% | 3,60649.9% | 80.1% | 7,228 |
| McCracken County | Adlai Stevenson+6,251 | 12,30266.9% | 6,05132.9% | 220.1% | 18,375 |
| McCreary County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,423 | 93721.7% | 3,36078.0% | 120.3% | 4,309 |
| McLean County | Adlai Stevenson+170 | 1,96152.1% | 1,79147.6% | 110.3% | 3,763 |
| Meade County | Adlai Stevenson+775 | 2,04061.6% | 1,26538.2% | 50.2% | 3,310 |
| Menifee County | Adlai Stevenson+581 | 1,21965.4% | 63834.2% | 60.3% | 1,863 |
| Mercer County | Adlai Stevenson+195 | 2,74051.6% | 2,54547.9% | 270.5% | 5,312 |
| Metcalfe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+328 | 1,84845.8% | 2,17653.9% | 130.3% | 4,037 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,591 | 1,08422.8% | 3,67577.2% | 00.0% | 4,759 |
| Montgomery County | Adlai Stevenson+672 | 2,65357.1% | 1,98142.6% | 140.3% | 4,648 |
| Morgan County | Adlai Stevenson+1,850 | 3,16170.6% | 1,31129.3% | 40.1% | 4,476 |
| Muhlenberg County | Adlai Stevenson+276 | 5,03751.3% | 4,76148.5% | 140.1% | 9,812 |
| Nelson County | Adlai Stevenson+353 | 3,41752.6% | 3,06447.2% | 130.2% | 6,494 |
| Nicholas County | Adlai Stevenson+663 | 1,81961.1% | 1,15638.8% | 40.1% | 2,979 |
| Ohio County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,728 | 2,70037.8% | 4,42862.0% | 140.2% | 7,142 |
| Oldham County | Adlai Stevenson+12 | 1,73549.9% | 1,72349.6% | 180.5% | 3,476 |
| Owen County | Adlai Stevenson+2,355 | 3,17479.3% | 81920.5% | 70.2% | 4,000 |
| Owsley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,535 | 41917.6% | 1,95481.9% | 140.6% | 2,387 |
| Pendleton County | Adlai Stevenson+98 | 1,99351.2% | 1,89548.7% | 40.1% | 3,892 |
| Perry County | Adlai Stevenson+328 | 5,53851.5% | 5,21048.4% | 140.1% | 10,762 |
| Pike County | Adlai Stevenson+2,983 | 12,76156.5% | 9,77843.3% | 370.2% | 22,576 |
| Powell County | Adlai Stevenson+226 | 1,21855.0% | 99244.8% | 30.1% | 2,213 |
| Pulaski County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,619 | 4,03229.4% | 9,65170.4% | 240.2% | 13,707 |
| Robertson County | Adlai Stevenson+204 | 82757.0% | 62342.9% | 10.1% | 1,451 |
| Rockcastle County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,177 | 1,32627.4% | 3,50372.3% | 130.3% | 4,842 |
| Rowan County | Adlai Stevenson+235 | 2,22052.7% | 1,98547.1% | 110.3% | 4,216 |
| Russell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,742 | 1,17128.6% | 2,91371.1% | 110.3% | 4,095 |
| Scott County | Adlai Stevenson+1,094 | 3,17160.3% | 2,07739.5% | 130.2% | 5,261 |
| Shelby County | Adlai Stevenson+1,602 | 4,07662.1% | 2,47437.7% | 120.2% | 6,562 |
| Simpson County | Adlai Stevenson+1,414 | 2,72467.4% | 1,31032.4% | 60.1% | 4,040 |
| Spencer County | Adlai Stevenson+560 | 1,28363.9% | 72336.0% | 10.0% | 2,007 |
| Taylor County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+687 | 2,43943.6% | 3,12655.9% | 270.5% | 5,592 |
| Todd County | Adlai Stevenson+1,594 | 2,99567.8% | 1,40131.7% | 200.5% | 4,416 |
| Trigg County | Adlai Stevenson+1,451 | 2,58569.4% | 1,13430.4% | 60.2% | 3,725 |
| Trimble County | Adlai Stevenson+1,485 | 1,85582.8% | 37016.5% | 150.7% | 2,240 |
| Union County | Adlai Stevenson+1,478 | 3,44563.5% | 1,96736.3% | 100.2% | 5,422 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+161 | 7,10649.3% | 7,26750.4% | 340.2% | 14,407 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+176 | 2,11447.9% | 2,29051.9% | 110.2% | 4,415 |
| Wayne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+935 | 2,46142.0% | 3,39657.9% | 40.1% | 5,861 |
| Webster County | Adlai Stevenson+1,658 | 3,51665.3% | 1,85834.5% | 120.2% | 5,386 |
| Whitley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,072 | 2,95829.5% | 7,03070.2% | 230.2% | 10,011 |
| Wolfe County | Adlai Stevenson+681 | 1,55763.9% | 87636.0% | 20.1% | 2,435 |
| Woodford County | Adlai Stevenson+474 | 2,31955.6% | 1,84544.2% | 70.2% | 4,171 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.