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. This is the last time that a non incumbent Republican won Rhode Island.
Results
By county County Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican Adlai StevensonDemocratic Various candidatesOther 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% 21,846Totals210,93550.89%203,29349.05%2700.06%7,6421.84%414,498
Counties flipped from Democratic to Republican Bristol
See also United States presidential elections in Rhode Island
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