Minnesota — 1952 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1952 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentEisenhowerR+11.2
How it voted
Share of the 1952 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 55.3% | 763,211 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 44.1% | 608,458 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.6% | 7,814 |
1952presidential margin
D+60R+60
87 counties, each filled by 1952 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (87 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Anoka County, MN | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Becker County, MN | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Benton County, MN | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Carlton County, MN | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+51.0 |
| Cass County, MN | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Chisago County, MN | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Clay County, MN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Cook County, MN | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Dakota County, MN | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Grant County, MN | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Houston County, MN | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Isanti County, MN | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Itasca County, MN | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Jackson County, MN | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Kittson County, MN | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Lyon County, MN | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Marshall County, MN | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Martin County, MN | Republican | R+55.6 |
| McLeod County, MN | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Meeker County, MN | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Morrison County, MN | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Mower County, MN | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Murray County, MN | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Nobles County, MN | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Norman County, MN | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Pennington County, MN | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Pine County, MN | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Polk County, MN | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Pope County, MN | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Renville County, MN | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Rice County, MN | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Roseau County, MN | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Scott County, MN | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Sibley County, MN | Republican | R+47.9 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Stearns County, MN | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Stevens County, MN | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Swift County, MN | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Todd County, MN | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Traverse County, MN | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Washington County, MN | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Winona County, MN | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Wright County, MN | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Republican | R+15.7 |
Minnesota results by county
87 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+807 | 3,38455.9% | 2,57742.6% | 891.5% | 6,050 |
| Anoka County | Adlai Stevenson+1,919 | 7,42544.1% | 9,34455.5% | 700.4% | 16,839 |
| Becker County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,276 | 5,81555.8% | 4,53943.6% | 600.6% | 10,414 |
| Beltrami County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+725 | 4,81753.7% | 4,09245.7% | 530.6% | 8,962 |
| Benton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,269 | 3,85659.5% | 2,58739.9% | 330.5% | 6,476 |
| Big Stone County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+153 | 2,26051.5% | 2,10748.0% | 250.6% | 4,392 |
| Blue Earth County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,915 | 11,86770.3% | 4,95229.4% | 510.3% | 16,870 |
| Brown County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,023 | 8,15272.1% | 3,12927.7% | 270.2% | 11,308 |
| Carlton County | Adlai Stevenson+2,257 | 4,17539.0% | 6,43260.1% | 910.9% | 10,698 |
| Carver County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,515 | 6,67475.4% | 2,15924.4% | 150.2% | 8,848 |
| Cass County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,783 | 4,60161.5% | 2,81837.6% | 670.9% | 7,486 |
| Chippewa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,240 | 4,41157.9% | 3,17141.6% | 360.5% | 7,618 |
| Chisago County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,356 | 3,89260.2% | 2,53639.3% | 320.5% | 6,460 |
| Clay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,142 | 7,17858.7% | 5,03641.2% | 200.2% | 12,234 |
| Clearwater County | Adlai Stevenson+118 | 1,97147.9% | 2,08950.8% | 561.4% | 4,116 |
| Cook County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+443 | 94665.1% | 50334.6% | 50.3% | 1,454 |
| Cottonwood County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,358 | 5,48871.5% | 2,13027.8% | 560.7% | 7,674 |
| Crow Wing County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,109 | 6,99254.0% | 5,88345.4% | 810.6% | 12,956 |
| Dakota County | Adlai Stevenson+19 | 11,87149.7% | 11,89049.8% | 1180.5% | 23,879 |
| Dodge County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,311 | 3,89370.7% | 1,58228.7% | 330.6% | 5,508 |
| Douglas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,269 | 6,03761.3% | 3,76838.3% | 430.4% | 9,848 |
| Faribault County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,643 | 7,76371.0% | 3,12028.5% | 470.4% | 10,930 |
| Fillmore County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,793 | 8,40576.0% | 2,61223.6% | 400.4% | 11,057 |
| Freeborn County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,925 | 8,45056.3% | 6,52543.4% | 460.3% | 15,021 |
| Goodhue County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,385 | 10,42267.3% | 5,03732.5% | 350.2% | 15,494 |
| Grant County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+874 | 2,66559.5% | 1,79140.0% | 220.5% | 4,478 |
| Hennepin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+24,950 | 180,33853.5% | 155,38846.1% | 1,4150.4% | 337,141 |
| Houston County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,535 | 5,36574.3% | 1,83025.3% | 280.4% | 7,223 |
| Hubbard County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,739 | 3,09969.0% | 1,36030.3% | 340.8% | 4,493 |
| Isanti County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+289 | 2,68252.2% | 2,39346.5% | 671.3% | 5,142 |
| Itasca County | Adlai Stevenson+2,555 | 6,57341.6% | 9,12857.8% | 810.5% | 15,782 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,787 | 4,55862.1% | 2,77137.7% | 130.2% | 7,342 |
| Kanabec County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+491 | 2,20555.9% | 1,71443.4% | 290.7% | 3,948 |
| Kandiyohi County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+106 | 6,37050.0% | 6,26449.1% | 1130.9% | 12,747 |
| Kittson County | Adlai Stevenson+550 | 1,83743.1% | 2,38756.0% | 400.9% | 4,264 |
| Koochiching County | Adlai Stevenson+1,336 | 2,74240.0% | 4,07859.5% | 310.5% | 6,851 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,171 | 3,92458.5% | 2,75341.1% | 280.4% | 6,705 |
| Lake County | Adlai Stevenson+1,363 | 1,45133.8% | 2,81465.6% | 240.6% | 4,289 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Adlai Stevenson+219 | 89844.3% | 1,11755.1% | 120.6% | 2,027 |
| Le Sueur County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,428 | 5,77663.2% | 3,34836.6% | 160.2% | 9,140 |
| Lincoln County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+854 | 2,74659.0% | 1,89240.6% | 190.4% | 4,657 |
| Lyon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,985 | 6,01559.7% | 4,03040.0% | 240.2% | 10,069 |
| Mahnomen County | Adlai Stevenson+216 | 1,22045.9% | 1,43654.0% | 40.2% | 2,660 |
| Marshall County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+384 | 3,51652.2% | 3,13246.5% | 851.3% | 6,733 |
| Martin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,738 | 9,41177.6% | 2,67322.0% | 390.3% | 12,123 |
| McLeod County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,465 | 7,24672.1% | 2,78127.7% | 210.2% | 10,048 |
| Meeker County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,917 | 5,75066.8% | 2,83332.9% | 250.3% | 8,608 |
| Mille Lacs County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,127 | 3,76658.4% | 2,63940.9% | 410.6% | 6,446 |
| Morrison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,499 | 6,05056.9% | 4,55142.8% | 380.4% | 10,639 |
| Mower County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,311 | 9,86253.2% | 8,55146.1% | 1380.7% | 18,551 |
| Murray County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,909 | 4,05465.1% | 2,14534.5% | 240.4% | 6,223 |
| Nicollet County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,191 | 5,77568.8% | 2,58430.8% | 390.5% | 8,398 |
| Nobles County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,989 | 6,34065.2% | 3,35134.5% | 260.3% | 9,717 |
| Norman County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+604 | 3,06955.1% | 2,46544.2% | 390.7% | 5,573 |
| Olmsted County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,774 | 14,56667.9% | 6,79231.7% | 890.4% | 21,447 |
| Otter Tail County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,059 | 16,44775.0% | 5,38824.6% | 860.4% | 21,921 |
| Pennington County | Adlai Stevenson+76 | 2,72648.5% | 2,80249.9% | 871.5% | 5,615 |
| Pine County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+563 | 4,25552.9% | 3,69245.9% | 911.1% | 8,038 |
| Pipestone County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,806 | 4,50772.4% | 1,70127.3% | 130.2% | 6,221 |
| Polk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,082 | 8,32653.1% | 7,24446.2% | 1130.7% | 15,683 |
| Pope County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,212 | 3,59360.0% | 2,38139.8% | 140.2% | 5,988 |
| Ramsey County | Adlai Stevenson+17,690 | 76,09344.4% | 93,78354.7% | 1,4940.9% | 171,370 |
| Red Lake County | Adlai Stevenson+397 | 1,03441.5% | 1,43157.4% | 261.0% | 2,491 |
| Redwood County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,398 | 7,09372.3% | 2,69527.5% | 220.2% | 9,810 |
| Renville County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,914 | 6,74263.4% | 3,82836.0% | 560.5% | 10,626 |
| Rice County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,004 | 9,33468.2% | 4,33031.6% | 290.2% | 13,693 |
| Rock County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,488 | 3,77474.5% | 1,28625.4% | 70.1% | 5,067 |
| Roseau County | Adlai Stevenson+466 | 2,59645.3% | 3,06253.5% | 691.2% | 5,727 |
| Scott County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+962 | 4,27756.2% | 3,31543.6% | 140.2% | 7,606 |
| Sherburne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,209 | 2,83963.4% | 1,63036.4% | 90.2% | 4,478 |
| Sibley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,452 | 5,32373.8% | 1,87125.9% | 200.3% | 7,214 |
| St. Louis County | Adlai Stevenson+24,132 | 38,90037.7% | 63,03261.0% | 1,3541.3% | 103,286 |
| Stearns County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,360 | 18,26764.7% | 9,90735.1% | 390.1% | 28,213 |
| Steele County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,137 | 6,95671.0% | 2,81928.8% | 290.3% | 9,804 |
| Stevens County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,709 | 3,28867.4% | 1,57932.4% | 120.2% | 4,879 |
| Swift County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+241 | 3,53251.4% | 3,29147.9% | 480.7% | 6,871 |
| Todd County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,292 | 6,73165.9% | 3,43933.7% | 410.4% | 10,211 |
| Traverse County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+53 | 1,80950.6% | 1,75649.1% | 80.2% | 3,573 |
| Wabasha County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,105 | 5,46169.6% | 2,35630.0% | 260.3% | 7,843 |
| Wadena County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,997 | 3,66268.5% | 1,66531.2% | 160.3% | 5,343 |
| Waseca County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,830 | 4,96269.8% | 2,13230.0% | 190.3% | 7,113 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,640 | 9,40854.6% | 7,76845.1% | 640.4% | 17,240 |
| Watonwan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,797 | 4,54972.0% | 1,75227.7% | 150.2% | 6,316 |
| Wilkin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,415 | 2,97965.4% | 1,56434.3% | 130.3% | 4,556 |
| Winona County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,889 | 10,72364.5% | 5,83435.1% | 640.4% | 16,621 |
| Wright County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,716 | 8,08964.6% | 4,37334.9% | 620.5% | 12,524 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,179 | 4,32257.7% | 3,14342.0% | 210.3% | 7,486 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1952 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.3% |
| 1896 | −15.7% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −51.2% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −16.9% |
| 1932 | +23.6% |
| 1936 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1952 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.