Richland County, presidential election of 1952

Richland County counted 40,609 votes for president across 2 candidates in 1952. The totals are as certified in the sources below, and every figure on this page is one of them.

Turnout: None found in the records checked

Ohio that year

Ohio went to Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) with 56.76%, a 13.5-point margin over Adlai Stevenson. The country elected Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Against the state

Richland County's lean, the Republican share minus the Democratic share, was R+27.2 against Ohio's R+13.5: 13.7 points more Republican than Ohio. It ranked 42nd of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic.

Since 1948

From 1948 to 1952 the county's lean moved 23.4 points toward the Republicans, from R+3.8 to R+27.2.

Matched

Richland County voted with Ohio and voted for the national winner.

Not yet researched

• Every presidential election in Richland County
• The politics chapter of Richland County
• Ohio's 1952 result
• Ohio in presidential elections since 1804

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 1952 United States presidential election in Ohio

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