1952 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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Article ImagesThe 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.
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All 10 Louisiana votes to the Electoral College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parish Results
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Louisiana was won by Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 52.92% of the popular vote, against Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New 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.
Parish | Adlai Stevenson Democratic |
Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Acadia | 5,863 | 58.45% | 4,167 | 41.55% | 1,696 | 16.90% | 10,030 |
Allen | 3,754 | 71.98% | 1,461 | 28.02% | 2,293 | 43.96% | 5,215 |
Ascension | 3,593 | 66.78% | 1,787 | 33.22% | 1,806 | 33.56% | 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 | -15.62% | 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 | 17.50% | 26,916 |
Caldwell | 1,162 | 54.73% | 961 | 45.27% | 201 | 9.46% | 2,123 |
Cameron | 1,005 | 59.50% | 684 | 40.50% | 321 | 19.00% | 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 | 6.02% | 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 | 7.98% | 42,798 |
East Carroll | 918 | 54.81% | 757 | 45.19% | 161 | 9.62% | 1,675 |
East Feliciana | 1,019 | 53.77% | 876 | 46.23% | 143 | 7.54% | 1,895 |
Evangeline | 3,398 | 58.16% | 2,445 | 41.84% | 953 | 16.32% | 5,843 |
Franklin | 2,833 | 63.71% | 1,614 | 36.29% | 1,219 | 27.42% | 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 | 27.14% | 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 | 1.94% | 7,031 |
Lafayette | 6,443 | 49.90% | 6,470 | 50.10% | -27 | -0.20% | 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 | 8.36% | 3,693 |
Lincoln | 2,009 | 39.52% | 3,074 | 60.48% | -1,065 | -20.96% | 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 | 5.02% | 18,617 |
Plaquemines | 255 | 7.03% | 3,370 | 92.97% | -3,115 | -85.94% | 3,625 |
Pointe Coupee | 1,385 | 54.12% | 1,174 | 45.88% | 211 | 8.24% | 2,559 |
Rapides | 13,576 | 58.20% | 9,749 | 41.80% | 3,827 | 16.40% | 23,325 |
Red River | 1,822 | 70.18% | 774 | 29.82% | 1,048 | 40.36% | 2,596 |
Richland | 2,499 | 60.30% | 1,645 | 39.70% | 854 | 20.60% | 4,144 |
Sabine | 3,282 | 61.68% | 2,039 | 38.32% | 1,243 | 23.36% | 5,321 |
St. Bernard | 2,117 | 48.29% | 2,267 | 51.71% | -150 | -3.42% | 4,384 |
St. Charles | 2,679 | 71.16% | 1,086 | 28.84% | 1,593 | 42.32% | 3,765 |
St. Helena | 895 | 60.43% | 586 | 39.57% | 309 | 20.86% | 1,481 |
St. James | 2,165 | 61.54% | 1,353 | 38.46% | 812 | 23.08% | 3,518 |
St. John the Baptist | 2,132 | 76.53% | 654 | 23.47% | 1,478 | 53.06% | 2,786 |
St. Landry | 4,761 | 47.31% | 5,303 | 52.69% | -542 | -5.38% | 10,064 |
St. Martin | 2,012 | 56.42% | 1,554 | 43.58% | 458 | 12.84% | 3,566 |
St. Mary | 4,249 | 49.03% | 4,417 | 50.97% | -168 | -1.94% | 8,666 |
St. Tammany | 4,465 | 55.38% | 3,598 | 44.62% | 867 | 10.76% | 8,063 |
Tangipahoa | 5,850 | 53.10% | 5,166 | 46.90% | 684 | 6.20% | 11,016 |
Tensas | 688 | 49.46% | 703 | 50.54% | -15 | -1.08% | 1,391 |
Terrebonne | 4,252 | 52.49% | 3,848 | 47.51% | 404 | 4.98% | 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 | 28.54% | 5,962 |
Washington | 7,420 | 75.31% | 2,432 | 24.69% | 4,988 | 50.62% | 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 | 29.04% | 1,984 |
West Carroll | 2,040 | 59.34% | 1,398 | 40.66% | 642 | 18.68% | 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 |
Parishes that flipped from Dixiecrat to Republican
- Bienville
- Bossier
- Caddo
- Claiborne
- DeSoto
- Lafayette
- Lincoln
- Madison
- Plaquemines
- Saint Bernard
- St. Mary
- St. Landry
- Tensas
- West Feliciana
Parishes that flipped from Dixiecrat to Democratic
- Acadia
- Ascension
- Assumption
- Avoyelles
- Caldwell
- Catahoula
- Concordia
- East Carroll
- East Feliciana
- Evangeline
- Franklin
- Grant
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- LaSalle
- Lafourche
- Morehouse
- Natchitoches
- Orleans
- Ouachita
- Pointe Coupee
- Red River
- Rapides
- Richland
- Sabine
- Saint Charles
- St. Helena
- St. Martin
- Tangipahoa
- St. Martin
- Union
- Vermillion
- Terrebonne
- Vernon
- Washington
- Webster
- Winn
- West Carroll
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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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