1952 United States presidential election in Colorado

Election in Colorado

1952 United States presidential election in Colorado
← 1948 November 4, 1952[1] 1956 →
All 6 Colorado votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York[2] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 379,782 245,504
Percentage 60.27% 38.96%
County Results

Eisenhower

  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%

Stevenson

  40-50%
  50-60%

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

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The 1952 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. State voters chose six[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Colorado was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 60.27% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 38.96% of the popular vote.[4][5]

Results

1952 United States presidential election in Colorado
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower 379,782 60.27%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 245,504 38.96%
Constitution Douglas MacArthur 2,181 0.35%
Progressive Vincent Hallinan 1,919 0.30%
Socialist Darlington Hoopes 365 0.06%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass 352 0.06%
Total votes 630,103 100%

Results by county

County[6] Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican 		Adlai Stevenson
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Adams 8,995 54.89% 7,321 44.68% 71 0.43% 1,674 10.21% 16,387
Alamosa 2,728 62.13% 1,626 37.03% 37 0.84% 1,102 25.10% 4,391
Arapahoe 15,402 60.32% 9,843 38.55% 289 1.13% 5,559 21.77% 25,534
Archuleta 691 64.58% 377 35.23% 2 0.19% 314 29.35% 1,070
Baca 2,122 65.57% 1,094 33.81% 20 0.62% 1,028 31.76% 3,236
Bent 1,950 59.40% 1,317 40.12% 16 0.48% 633 19.28% 3,283
Boulder 15,069 65.29% 7,767 33.65% 243 1.06% 7,302 31.64% 23,079
Chaffee 2,171 56.70% 1,643 42.91% 15 0.39% 528 13.79% 3,829
Cheyenne 1,004 65.97% 515 33.84% 3 0.19% 489 32.13% 1,522
Clear Creek 1,145 67.71% 540 31.93% 6 0.36% 605 35.78% 1,691
Conejos 2,194 56.23% 1,610 41.26% 98 2.51% 584 14.97% 3,902
Costilla 1,070 43.73% 1,369 55.95% 8 0.32% -299 -12.22% 2,447
Crowley 1,546 67.78% 726 31.83% 9 0.39% 820 35.95% 2,281
Custer 662 73.64% 231 25.70% 6 0.66% 431 47.94% 899
Delta 4,986 67.01% 2,389 32.11% 66 0.88% 2,597 34.90% 7,441
Denver 119,792 56.09% 92,237 43.19% 1,534 0.72% 27,555 12.90% 213,563
Dolores 542 62.23% 323 37.08% 6 0.69% 219 25.15% 871
Douglas 1,427 69.00% 637 30.80% 4 0.20% 790 38.20% 2,068
Eagle 1,242 53.70% 1,058 45.74% 13 0.56% 184 7.96% 2,313
El Paso 25,272 68.71% 11,203 30.46% 303 0.83% 14,069 38.25% 36,778
Elbert 1,579 72.56% 586 26.93% 11 0.51% 993 45.63% 2,176
Fremont 5,964 64.83% 3,176 34.53% 59 0.64% 2,788 30.30% 9,199
Garfield 3,914 68.44% 1,777 31.07% 28 0.49% 2,137 37.37% 5,719
Gilpin 357 60.41% 228 38.58% 6 1.01% 129 21.83% 591
Grand 1,333 70.34% 554 29.23% 8 0.43% 779 41.11% 1,895
Gunnison 1,533 59.46% 1,045 40.54% 0 0.00% 488 18.92% 2,578
Hinsdale 154 74.04% 54 25.96% 0 0.00% 100 48.08% 208
Adams 2,178 43.84% 2,773 55.82% 17 0.34% -595 -11.98% 4,968
Jackson 579 65.35% 305 34.42% 2 0.23% 274 30.93% 886
Jefferson 19,971 63.05% 11,509 36.34% 194 0.61% 8,462 26.71% 31,674
Kiowa 1,047 70.84% 412 27.88% 19 1.28% 635 42.96% 1,478
Kit Carson 2,511 71.03% 998 28.23% 26 0.74% 1,513 42.80% 3,535
La Plata 4,425 66.03% 2,210 32.98% 66 0.99% 2,215 33.05% 6,701
Lake 1,303 44.98% 1,585 54.71% 9 0.31% -282 -9.73% 2,897
Larimer 14,484 72.93% 5,266 26.52% 110 0.55% 9,218 46.41% 19,860
Las Animas 4,467 40.74% 6,446 58.79% 51 0.47% -1,979 -18.05% 10,964
Lincoln 1,843 66.46% 927 33.43% 3 0.11% 916 33.03% 2,773
Logan 5,237 67.67% 2,459 31.77% 43 0.56% 2,778 35.90% 7,739
Mesa 11,883 63.06% 6,883 36.52% 79 0.42% 5,000 26.54% 18,845
Mineral 209 67.86% 98 31.82% 1 0.32% 111 36.04% 308
Moffat 1,922 70.12% 808 29.48% 11 0.40% 1,114 40.64% 2,741
Montezuma 2,466 68.01% 1,127 31.08% 33 0.91% 1,339 36.93% 3,626
Montrose 4,279 67.16% 2,037 31.97% 55 0.87% 2,242 35.19% 6,371
Morgan 5,371 69.63% 2,297 29.78% 46 0.59% 3,074 39.85% 7,714
Otero 6,552 63.57% 3,721 36.10% 34 0.33% 2,831 27.47% 10,307
Ouray 697 61.85% 413 36.65% 17 1.50% 284 25.20% 1,127
Park 775 68.89% 343 30.49% 7 0.62% 432 38.40% 1,125
Phillips 1,670 67.72% 789 32.00% 7 0.28% 881 35.72% 2,466
Pitkin 556 64.13% 309 35.64% 2 0.23% 247 28.49% 867
Prowers 3,978 65.13% 2,087 34.17% 43 0.70% 1,891 30.96% 6,108
Pueblo 20,333 48.81% 20,613 49.48% 713 1.71% -280 -0.67% 41,659
Rio Blanco 1,612 71.42% 633 28.05% 12 0.53% 979 43.37% 2,257
Rio Grande 3,201 70.11% 1,350 29.57% 15 0.32% 1,851 40.54% 4,566
Routt 2,143 57.31% 1,575 42.12% 21 0.57% 568 15.19% 3,739
Saguache 1,344 65.08% 714 34.58% 7 0.34% 630 30.50% 2,065
San Juan 432 56.77% 327 42.97% 2 0.26% 105 13.80% 761
San Miguel 654 55.19% 524 44.22% 7 0.59% 130 10.97% 1,185
Sedgwick 1,528 68.74% 686 30.86% 9 0.40% 842 37.88% 2,223
Summit 442 61.90% 271 37.96% 1 0.14% 171 23.94% 714
Teller 1,042 63.89% 572 35.07% 17 1.04% 470 28.82% 1,631
Washington 2,398 69.65% 1,009 29.31% 36 1.04% 1,389 40.34% 3,443
Weld 18,002 66.44% 8,890 32.81% 204 0.75% 9,112 33.63% 27,096
Yuma 3,404 71.92% 1,292 27.30% 37 0.78% 2,112 44.62% 4,733
Total 379,782 60.27% 245,504 38.96% 4,817 0.77% 134,278 21.31% 630,103

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "U.S. presidential election, 1952". Facts on File. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Eisenhower, born in Texas, considered a resident of New York, and headquartered at the time in Paris, finally decided to run for the Republican nomination
  3. ^ "1952 Election for the Forty-Second Term (1953-57)". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "1952 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1952". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Our Campaigns; CO US President Race, November 04, 1952
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