See main article: 1952 United States presidential election.
Election Name: | 1952 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Previous Year: | 1948 |
Next Election: | 1956 United States presidential election in Connecticut |
Next Year: | 1956 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1952 |
Image1: | Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg |
Nominee1: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Home State1: | New York[1] |
Running Mate1: | Richard Nixon |
Electoral Vote1: | 8 |
Popular Vote1: | 611,012 |
Percentage1: | 55.70% |
Nominee2: | Adlai Stevenson |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Home State2: | Illinois |
Running Mate2: | John Sparkman |
Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 481,649 |
Percentage2: | 43.91% |
Map Size: | 250px |
President | |
Before Election: | Harry S. Truman |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Dwight Eisenhower |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1952 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Eisenhower ran with Senator Richard Nixon of California, while Stevenson's running mate was Senator John Sparkman of Alabama.
Eisenhower won Connecticut by a margin of 11.79%.
County | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican | Adlai Stevenson Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 167,278 | 60.72% | 106,403 | 38.62% | 1,812 | 0.66% | 60,875 | 22.10% | 275,493 | ||||||||||
Hartford | 150,332 | 50.50% | 146,551 | 49.23% | 831 | 0.27% | 3,781 | 1.27% | 297,714 | ||||||||||
Litchfield | 35,735 | 63.81% | 20,163 | 36.00% | 107 | 0.19% | 15,572 | 27.81% | 56,005 | ||||||||||
Middlesex | 22,157 | 58.38% | 15,722 | 41.43% | 73 | 0.19% | 6,435 | 16.95% | 37,952 | ||||||||||
New Haven | 165,917 | 54.66% | 136,476 | 44.96% | 1,148 | 0.38% | 29,441 | 9.70% | 303,541 | ||||||||||
New London | 38,148 | 54.76% | 31,374 | 45.03% | 148 | 0.21% | 6,774 | 9.73% | 69,670 | ||||||||||
Tolland | 13,466 | 58.69% | 9,425 | 41.08% | 52 | 0.23% | 4,041 | 17.61% | 22,943 | ||||||||||
Windham | 17,979 | 53.53% | 15,535 | 46.25% | 74 | 0.22% | 2,444 | 7.28% | 33,588 | ||||||||||
Totals | 611,012 | 55.70% | 481,649 | 43.91% | 4,250 | 0.39% | 129,363 | 11.79% | 1,096,911 |