1952 United States presidential election in Colorado
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All 6 Colorado votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York[2] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 379,782 245,504
Percentage 60.27% 38.96%
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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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

1952 United States presidential election in Colorado
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

County Dwight David Eisenhower[6]
Republican 		Adlai Stevenson II[6]
Democratic 		Douglas MacArthur[6]
Constitution 		Vincent Hallinan[6]
Progressive 		Various candidates[6]
Other parties 		Margin
% # % # % # % # % # % #
Hinsdale 74.04% 154 25.96% 54 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 48.08% 100
Custer 73.64% 662 25.70% 231 0.67% 6 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 47.94% 431
Larimer 72.98% 14,484 26.53% 5,266 0.42% 84 0.06% 12 0.07% 14 46.45% 9,218
Elbert 72.60% 1,579 26.94% 586 0.32% 7 0.14% 3 0.05% 1 45.66% 993
Yuma 72.03% 3,404 27.34% 1,292 0.53% 25 0.11% 5 0.15% 7 44.69% 2,112
Rio Blanco 71.42% 1,612 28.05% 633 0.49% 11 0.04% 1 0.00% 0 43.38% 979
Kiowa 70.93% 1,047 27.91% 412 1.08% 16 0.07% 1 0.14% 2 43.02% 635
Kit Carson 71.09% 2,511 28.26% 998 0.51% 18 0.14% 5 0.08% 3 42.84% 1,513
Grand 70.42% 1,333 29.27% 554 0.26% 5 0.05% 1 0.11% 2 41.15% 779
Moffat 70.12% 1,922 29.48% 808 0.26% 7 0.15% 4 0.00% 0 40.64% 1,114
Rio Grande 70.14% 3,201 29.58% 1,350 0.15% 7 0.13% 6 0.04% 2 40.56% 1,851
Washington 69.73% 2,398 29.34% 1,009 0.87% 30 0.06% 2 0.12% 4 40.39% 1,389
Morgan 69.68% 5,371 29.80% 2,297 0.49% 38 0.03% 2 0.08% 6 39.88% 3,074
Park 68.95% 775 30.52% 343 0.36% 4 0.18% 2 0.09% 1 38.43% 432
El Paso 68.77% 25,272 30.49% 11,203 0.67% 245 0.08% 29 0.08% 29 38.28% 14,069
Douglas 69.00% 1,427 30.80% 637 0.15% 3 0.05% 1 0.00% 0 38.20% 790
Sedgwick 68.83% 1,528 30.90% 686 0.23% 5 0.05% 1 0.14% 3 37.93% 842
Garfield 68.45% 3,914 31.08% 1,777 0.42% 24 0.05% 3 0.02% 1 37.37% 2,137
Montezuma 68.18% 2,466 31.16% 1,127 0.61% 22 0.06% 2 0.25% 9 37.02% 1,339
Mineral 67.86% 209 31.82% 98 0.32% 1 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 36.04% 111
Crowley 67.81% 1,546 31.84% 726 0.26% 6 0.09% 2 0.04% 1 35.96% 820
Logan 67.72% 5,237 31.80% 2,459 0.44% 34 0.04% 3 0.08% 6 35.92% 2,778
Clear Creek 67.71% 1,145 31.93% 540 0.30% 5 0.06% 1 0.00% 0 35.78% 605
Phillips 67.72% 1,670 32.00% 789 0.20% 5 0.08% 2 0.00% 0 35.73% 881
Montrose 67.25% 4,279 32.01% 2,037 0.55% 35 0.19% 12 0.13% 8 35.23% 2,242
Delta 67.04% 4,986 32.12% 2,389 0.69% 51 0.15% 11 0.05% 4 34.92% 2,597
Weld 66.48% 18,002 32.83% 8,890 0.61% 166 0.08% 21 0.06% 17 33.65% 9,112
La Plata 66.06% 4,425 32.99% 2,210 0.75% 50 0.19% 13 0.04% 3 33.07% 2,215
Lincoln 66.46% 1,843 33.43% 927 0.07% 2 0.04% 1 0.00% 0 33.03% 916
Cheyenne 65.97% 1,004 33.84% 515 0.07% 1 0.13% 2 0.00% 0 32.13% 489
Baca 65.66% 2,122 33.85% 1,094 0.31% 10 0.19% 6 0.12% 4 31.81% 1,028
Boulder 65.41% 15,069 33.71% 7,767 0.26% 60 0.62% 143 0.17% 40 31.69% 7,302
Prowers 65.22% 3,978 34.22% 2,087 0.46% 28 0.10% 6 0.15% 9 31.01% 1,891
Jackson 65.35% 579 34.42% 305 0.11% 1 0.11% 1 0.00% 0 30.93% 274
Saguache 65.08% 1,344 34.58% 714 0.29% 6 0.05% 1 0.00% 0 30.51% 630
Fremont 64.91% 5,964 34.57% 3,176 0.44% 40 0.09% 8 0.12% 11 30.34% 2,788
Archuleta 64.58% 691 35.23% 377 0.09% 1 0.09% 1 0.00% 0 29.35% 314
Teller 63.97% 1,042 35.11% 572 0.86% 14 0.06% 1 0.12% 2 28.85% 470
Pitkin 64.13% 556 35.64% 309 0.12% 1 0.12% 1 0.00% 0 28.49% 247
Otero 63.62% 6,552 36.13% 3,721 0.20% 21 0.04% 4 0.09% 9 27.49% 2,831
Jefferson 63.10% 19,971 36.36% 11,509 0.31% 97 0.23% 72 0.08% 25 26.74% 8,462
Mesa 63.13% 11,883 36.57% 6,883 0.24% 45 0.07% 13 0.11% 21 26.56% 5,000
Ouray 61.85% 697 36.65% 413 1.51% 17 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 25.20% 284
Dolores 62.23% 542 37.08% 323 0.57% 5 0.11% 1 0.00% 0 25.14% 219
Alamosa 62.18% 2,728 37.06% 1,626 0.30% 13 0.46% 20 0.09% 4 25.12% 1,102
Summit 61.90% 442 37.96% 271 0.14% 1 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 23.95% 171
Gilpin 60.41% 357 38.58% 228 0.68% 4 0.34% 2 0.00% 0 21.83% 129
Arapahoe 60.40% 15,402 38.60% 9,843 0.54% 137 0.47% 120 0.13% 32 21.80% 5,559
Bent 59.40% 1,950 40.12% 1,317 0.37% 12 0.12% 4 0.00% 0 19.28% 633
Gunnison 59.46% 1,533 40.54% 1,045 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 18.93% 488
Routt 57.38% 2,143 42.17% 1,575 0.37% 14 0.08% 3 0.11% 4 15.21% 568
Conejos 56.85% 2,194 41.72% 1,610 0.70% 27 0.73% 28 1.11% 43 15.13% 584
San Juan 56.77% 432 42.97% 327 0.13% 1 0.13% 1 0.00% 0 13.80% 105
Chaffee 56.73% 2,171 42.93% 1,643 0.24% 9 0.10% 4 0.05% 2 13.80% 528
Denver 56.16% 119,792 43.24% 92,237 0.26% 557 0.34% 725 0.12% 252 12.92% 27,555
San Miguel 55.28% 654 44.29% 524 0.17% 2 0.25% 3 0.17% 2 10.99% 130
Adams 54.93% 8,995 44.71% 7,321 0.23% 38 0.13% 22 0.03% 5 10.22% 1,674
Eagle 53.79% 1,242 45.82% 1,058 0.30% 7 0.09% 2 0.17% 4 7.97% 184
Pueblo 48.89% 20,333 49.57% 20,613 0.16% 66 1.38% 574 0.18% 73 -0.67% -280
Lake 44.99% 1,303 54.73% 1,585 0.17% 5 0.10% 3 0.03% 1 -9.74% -282
Huerfano 43.88% 2,178 55.86% 2,773 0.22% 11 0.04% 2 0.08% 4 -11.99% -595
Costilla 43.78% 1,070 56.01% 1,369 0.12% 3 0.08% 2 0.12% 3 -12.23% -299
Las Animas 40.83% 4,467 58.92% 6,446 0.15% 16 0.11% 12 0.21% 23 -18.09% -1,979

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "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
  3. ^ "1952 Election for the Forty-Second Term (1953-57)". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "1952 Presidential General Election Results – Colorado". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1952". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e Our Campaigns; CO US President Race, November 04, 1952
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