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.
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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
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
| Huerfano | 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 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "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
- ^ "1952 Election for the Forty-Second Term (1953-57)". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "1952 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1952". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ Our Campaigns; CO US President Race, November 04, 1952