The 1952 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. State voters chose ten[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Louisiana was won by Adlai Stevenson (DIllinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 52.92% of the popular vote, against Dwight D. Eisenhower (RNew York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 47.08% of the popular vote.[4][5] Eisenhowerʼs performance was nonetheless the best by a Republican in the state since Reconstruction.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Ouachita Parish, Union Parish, and LaSalle Parish voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[6] This is the most recent election in which the Democratic nominee would carry the state without winning the presidency.

Results

1952 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 345,027 52.92%
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower 306,925 47.08%
Total votes 651,952 100%

Results by parish

1952 United States presidential election in Louisiana by parish[7]
Parish Adlai Stevenson II
Democratic
Dwight David Eisenhower
Republican
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Acadia 5,863 58.45% 4,167 41.55% 1,696 16.91% 10,030
Allen 3,754 71.98% 1,461 28.02% 2,293 43.97% 5,215
Ascension 3,593 66.78% 1,787 33.22% 1,806 33.57% 5,380
Assumption 1,647 57.65% 1,210 42.35% 437 15.30% 2,857
Avoyelles 4,405 63.99% 2,479 36.01% 1,926 27.98% 6,884
Beauregard 996 55.80% 789 44.20% 207 11.60% 1,785
Bienville 1,754 46.90% 1,986 53.10% -232 -6.20% 3,740
Bossier 2,683 42.19% 3,677 57.81% -994 -15.63% 6,360
Caddo 14,554 34.32% 27,850 65.68% -13,296 -31.36% 42,404
Calcasieu 15,814 58.75% 11,102 41.25% 4,712 17.51% 26,916
Caldwell 1,162 54.73% 961 45.27% 201 9.47% 2,123
Cameron 1,005 59.50% 684 40.50% 321 19.01% 1,689
Catahoula 1,336 60.18% 884 39.82% 452 20.36% 2,220
Claiborne 1,530 35.37% 2,796 64.63% -1,266 -29.26% 4,326
Concordia 1,252 53.01% 1,110 46.99% 142 6.01% 2,362
DeSoto 1,678 42.15% 2,303 57.85% -625 -15.70% 3,981
East Baton Rouge 23,105 53.99% 19,693 46.01% 3,412 7.97% 42,798
East Carroll 918 54.81% 757 45.19% 161 9.61% 1,675
East Feliciana 1,019 53.77% 876 46.23% 143 7.55% 1,895
Evangeline 3,398 58.16% 2,445 41.84% 953 16.31% 5,843
Franklin 2,833 63.71% 1,614 36.29% 1,219 27.41% 4,447
Grant 2,646 64.71% 1,443 35.29% 1,203 29.42% 4,089
Iberia 4,040 41.61% 5,669 58.39% -1,629 -16.78% 9,709
Iberville 3,497 67.16% 1,710 32.84% 1,787 34.32% 5,207
Jackson 2,817 63.57% 1,614 36.43% 1,203 27.15% 4,431
Jefferson 19,365 53.12% 17,090 46.88% 2,275 6.24% 36,455
Jefferson Davis 3,584 50.97% 3,447 49.03% 137 1.95% 7,031
Lafayette 6,443 49.90% 6,470 50.10% -27 -0.21% 12,913
Lafourche 5,396 59.07% 3,739 40.93% 1,657 18.14% 9,135
LaSalle 2,001 54.18% 1,692 45.82% 309 8.37% 3,693
Lincoln 2,009 39.52% 3,074 60.48% -1,065 -20.95% 5,083
Livingston 3,578 71.36% 1,436 28.64% 2,142 42.72% 5,014
Madison 695 35.68% 1,253 64.32% -558 -28.64% 1,948
Morehouse 3,006 53.94% 2,567 46.06% 439 7.88% 5,573
Natchitoches 3,876 55.53% 3,104 44.47% 772 11.06% 6,980
Orleans 89,999 51.26% 85,572 48.74% 4,427 2.52% 175,571
Ouachita 9,775 52.51% 8,842 47.49% 933 5.01% 18,617
Plaquemines 255 7.03% 3,370 92.97% -3,115 -85.93% 3,625
Pointe Coupee 1,385 54.12% 1,174 45.88% 211 8.25% 2,559
Rapides 13,576 58.20% 9,749 41.80% 3,827 16.41% 23,325
Red River 1,822 70.18% 774 29.82% 1,048 40.37% 2,596
Richland 2,499 60.30% 1,645 39.70% 854 20.61% 4,144
Sabine 3,282 61.68% 2,039 38.32% 1,243 23.36% 5,321
Saint Bernard 2,117 48.29% 2,267 51.71% -150 -3.42% 4,384
Saint Charles 2,679 71.16% 1,086 28.84% 1,593 42.31% 3,765
Saint Helena 895 60.43% 586 39.57% 309 20.86% 1,481
Saint James 2,165 61.54% 1,353 38.46% 812 23.08% 3,518
Saint John the Baptist 2,132 76.53% 654 23.47% 1,478 53.05% 2,786
Saint Landry 4,761 47.31% 5,303 52.69% -542 -5.39% 10,064
Saint Martin 2,012 56.42% 1,554 43.58% 458 12.84% 3,566
Saint Mary 4,249 49.03% 4,417 50.97% -168 -1.94% 8,666
Saint Tammany 4,465 55.38% 3,598 44.62% 867 10.75% 8,063
Tangipahoa 5,850 53.10% 5,166 46.90% 684 6.21% 11,016
Tensas 688 49.46% 703 50.54% -15 -1.08% 1,391
Terrebonne 4,252 52.49% 3,848 47.51% 404 4.99% 8,100
Union 2,055 52.04% 1,894 47.96% 161 4.08% 3,949
Vermilion 5,261 57.63% 3,868 42.37% 1,393 15.26% 9,129
Vernon 3,832 64.27% 2,130 35.73% 1,702 28.55% 5,962
Washington 7,420 75.31% 2,432 24.69% 4,988 50.63% 9,852
Webster 4,544 56.90% 3,442 43.10% 1,102 13.80% 7,986
West Baton Rouge 1,280 64.52% 704 35.48% 576 29.03% 1,984
West Carroll 2,040 59.34% 1,398 40.66% 642 18.67% 3,438
West Feliciana 279 35.68% 503 64.32% -224 -28.64% 782
Winn 2,206 53.53% 1,915 46.47% 291 7.06% 4,121
Totals 345,027 52.92% 306,925 47.08% 38,102 5.84% 651,952

See also

References

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  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
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