See main article: 1952 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1952 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1948 |
| Next Election: | 1956 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| 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: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 210,935 |
| Percentage1: | 50.89% |
| Nominee2: | Adlai Stevenson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | John Sparkman |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 203,293 |
| Percentage2: | 49.05% |
| 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 Rhode Island 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 four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island by a very narrow margin of 1.85%. As a result of this, he became the first Republican candidate since Calvin Coolidge in 1924 to win the state.
| County | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican | Adlai Stevenson Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Bristol | 8,468 | 50.44% | 8,313 | 49.51% | 8 | 0.05% | 155 | 0.93% | 16,789 | ||||||||||
| Kent | 27,745 | 60.85% | 17,824 | 39.09% | 24 | 0.06% | 9,921 | 21.76% | 45,593 | ||||||||||
| Newport | 15,136 | 57.63% | 11,116 | 42.33% | 10 | 0.04% | 4,020 | 15.30% | 26,262 | ||||||||||
| Providence | 146,197 | 48.09% | 157,592 | 51.84% | 219 | 0.07% | -11,395 | -3.75% | 304,008 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 13,389 | 61.29% | 8,448 | 38.67% | 9 | 0.04% | 4,941 | 22.62% | 21,846 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 210,935 | 50.89% | 203,293 | 49.05% | 270 | 0.06% | 7,642 | 1.84% | 414,498 | ||||||||||