1952 United States presidential election in Colorado
1952 United States presidential election in Colorado
County Results
Eisenhower
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Stevenson
40–50%
50–60%
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
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
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
See also
References
^ "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