1952 United States presidential election in Idaho explained

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Election Name:1952 United States presidential election in Idaho
Country:Idaho
Flag Year:1927
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1948 United States presidential election in Idaho
Previous Year:1948
Next Election:1956 United States presidential election in Idaho
Next Year:1956
Votes For Election:All 4 Idaho votes to the Electoral College
Election Date:November 4, 1952[1]
Image1:Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg
Nominee1:Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:New York[2]
Running Mate1:Richard Nixon
Electoral Vote1:4
Popular Vote1:180,707
Percentage1:65.42%
Nominee2:Adlai Stevenson
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Illinois
Running Mate2:John Sparkman
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:95,081
Percentage2:34.42%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:Harry S. Truman
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Dwight D. Eisenhower
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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

Idaho was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 65.42 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 34.42 percent of the popular vote.

Eisenhower became the first Republican since Herbert Hoover in 1928 to win Idaho in a presidential election.

Results

Results by county

CountyDwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic
Vincent Hallinan
Progressive
MarginTotal votes cast
%%%%
Ada27,41572.65%10,28127.24%400.11%17,13445.41%37,736
Adams93364.26%51735.61%20.14%41628.65%1,452
Bannock10,86455.25%8,77144.61%270.14%2,09310.64%19,662
Bear Lake2,30064.35%1,27435.65%00.00%1,02628.70%3,574
Benewah1,56852.08%1,43647.69%70.23%1324.39%3,011
Bingham6,11466.87%3,02433.07%50.05%3,09033.80%9,143
Blaine1,60960.90%1,03339.10%00.00%57621.80%2,642
Boise65567.53%30931.86%60.62%34635.67%970
Bonner4,30956.36%3,29343.07%430.56%1,01613.29%7,645
Bonneville10,25268.38%4,73731.59%40.03%5,51536.79%14,993
Boundary1,64160.98%1,04038.65%100.37%60122.33%2,691
Butte91665.95%47334.05%00.00%44331.90%1,389
Camas42565.38%22434.46%10.15%20130.92%650
Canyon17,06571.28%6,81028.44%670.28%10,25542.84%23,942
Caribou1,78868.82%80931.14%10.04%97937.68%2,598
Cassia4,48172.76%1,67627.21%20.03%2,80545.55%6,159
Clark38275.20%12624.80%00.00%25650.40%508
Clearwater1,49444.91%1,82654.88%70.21%-332-9.97%3,327
Custer1,05869.74%45229.80%70.46%60639.94%1,517
Elmore1,65352.59%1,48447.22%60.19%1695.37%3,143
Franklin3,25273.31%1,18126.62%30.07%2,07146.69%4,436
Fremont2,71064.32%1,50035.60%30.07%1,21028.72%4,213
Gem2,56862.21%1,55537.67%50.12%1,01324.54%4,128
Gooding3,45271.03%1,40428.89%40.08%2,04842.14%4,860
Idaho3,05457.30%2,26942.57%70.13%78514.73%5,330
Jefferson2,97066.80%1,47433.15%20.04%1,49633.65%4,446
Jerome3,80774.21%1,31825.69%50.10%2,48948.52%5,130
Kootenai7,27256.93%5,41442.38%880.69%1,85814.55%12,774
Latah5,44062.51%3,25437.39%80.09%2,18625.12%8,702
Lemhi2,10071.19%84828.75%20.07%1,25242.44%2,950
Lewis1,00444.04%1,27655.96%00.00%-272-11.92%2,280
Lincoln1,38371.11%56228.89%00.00%82142.22%1,945
Madison2,75667.12%1,34832.83%20.05%1,40834.29%4,106
Minidoka3,12871.40%1,25328.60%00.00%1,87542.80%4,381
Nez Perce5,65950.39%5,55249.43%200.18%1070.96%11,231
Oneida1,54767.64%73932.31%10.04%80835.33%2,287
Owyhee1,81370.41%75929.48%30.12%1,05440.93%2,575
Payette3,93672.37%1,49127.41%120.22%2,44544.96%5,439
Power1,30868.45%60331.55%00.00%70536.90%1,911
Shoshone5,11951.91%4,68447.50%590.60%4354.41%9,862
Teton96466.25%49133.75%00.00%47332.50%1,455
Twin Falls14,47176.07%4,54823.91%40.02%9,92352.16%19,023
Valley1,45672.51%55227.49%00.00%90445.02%2,008
Washington2,61664.91%1,41135.01%30.07%1,20529.90%4,030
Totals180,70765.41%95,08134.42%4660.17%85,62630.99%276,254

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica. July 25, 2017.
  2. Web site: U.S. presidential election, 1952 . Facts on File . 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 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195323/http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=EAPPE0334&SID=2&DatabaseName=American+History+Online&InputText=%22presidential+election+1952%22&SearchStyle=&dTitle=U.S.+presidential+election%2C+1952&TabRecordType=Subject+Entry&BioCountPass=0&SubCountPass=1&DocCountPass=0&ImgCountPass=0&MapCountPass=0&FedCountPass=&MedCountPass=0&NewsCountPass=0&RecPosition=1&AmericanData=Set . October 29, 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: 1952 Presidential General Election Results – Idaho. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2017-12-29.