1952 United States presidential election in Idaho

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

1952 United States presidential election in Idaho

November 4, 1952

All 4 Idaho votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 180,707 95,081
Percentage 65.42% 34.42%

County Results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

Idaho was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 65.42 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (DIllinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 34.42 percent of the popular vote.

Eisenhower became the first Republican since Herbert Hoover in 1928 to win Idaho in a presidential election.

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