Swift County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,838. Its county seat is Benson.
Swift County Courthouse, Benson
Soils of Monson Lake State Park area
Soils of Swift County
1952 United States presidential election
The 1952 United States presidential election was the 42nd quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1952. Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Democratic Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II in a landslide victory, becoming the first Republican president in 20 years. This was the first election since 1928 without an incumbent president on the ballot.
Image: Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop
Image: Adlai Stevenson close up
The incumbent in 1952, Harry Truman. His second term expired at noon on January 20, 1953.
Eisenhower/Nixon poster