NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1952 › Collective bargaining elections
| Division and State | Number of elections | Number of elections | Number of elections | Number of elections | Number of elections | Employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | Valid votes cast for — | Valid votes cast for — | Valid votes cast for — | Valid votes cast for — | Employees in units choosing no representation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division and State | Total | In which representation rights were won by — A F L affiliates | In which representation rights were won by — C I O affiliates | In which representation rights were won by — Unaffiliated unions | In which no representative was chosen | Employees eligible to vote | Total valid votes cast | A F L affiliates | C I O affiliates | Unaffiliated unions | No union | Employees in units choosing no representation |
| New England | 437 | 195 | 76 | 36 | 130 | 67,110 | 56,584 | 12,146 | 19,808 | 9,560 | 10,653 | 45,736 |
| Maine | 34 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2,818 | 2,253 | 1,022 | 0 | 305 | 826 | 1,308 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1,746 | 1,531 | 337 | 530 | 0 | 664 | 1,142 |
| Vermont | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1,156 | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 234 | 101 | 50 | 24 | 59 | 36,830 | 30,891 | 6,822 | 13,485 | 6,003 | 5,610 | 24,229 |
| Rhode Island | 45 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4,109 | 3,702 | 1,609 | 122 | 614 | 1,193 | |
| Connecticut | 96 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 15,159 | 11,049 | 2,219 | 4,712 | 1,991 | 2,038 | |
| Middle Atlantic | 1,349 | 692 | 295 | 138 | 324 | 178,830 | 155,565 | 43,309 | 45,265 | 33,508 | 33,381 | 141,271 |
| New York | 692 | 369 | 134 | 55 | 134 | 85,881 | 78,453 | 25,653 | 18,059 | 23,000 | 14,194 | 70,381 |
| New Jersey | 293 | 130 | 92 | 38 | 63 | 44,070 | 32,418 | 7,038 | 12,371 | 4,098 | 6,153 | 36,754 |
| Pennsylvania | 364 | 193 | 69 | 45 | 127 | 48,879 | 44,694 | 10,618 | 14,835 | 6,410 | 13,034 | 33,136 |
| East North Central | 1,629 | 627 | 428 | 114 | 460 | 200,796 | 178,749 | 44,227 | 39,178 | 33,103 | 45,656 | 147,153 |
| Ohio | 432 | 137 | 129 | 44 | 142 | 61,320 | 54,876 | 10,278 | 12,545 | 7,932 | 12,623 | 43,841 |
| Indiana | 226 | 100 | 46 | 12 | 66 | 20,041 | 18,108 | 6,818 | 7,952 | 2,617 | 5,453 | 16,094 |
| Illinois | 391 | 184 | 61 | 20 | 126 | 47,300 | 41,994 | 10,127 | 7,953 | 8,103 | 15,765 | 37,576 |
| Michigan | 347 | 92 | 131 | 26 | 98 | 36,244 | 30,707 | 5,927 | 13,304 | 3,237 | 11,576 | 20,000 |
| Wisconsin | 213 | 114 | 34 | 12 | 53 | 21,891 | 20,064 | 5,089 | 7,424 | 2,200 | 5,361 | 19,000 |
| West North Central | 695 | 408 | 99 | 25 | 163 | 75,453 | 63,684 | 23,059 | 12,799 | 5,116 | 13,239 | 64,150 |
| Iowa | 74 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 9,944 | 8,759 | 2,355 | 2,329 | 645 | 3,499 | 4,704 |
| Minnesota | 130 | 71 | 29 | 3 | 26 | 10,403 | 8,759 | 2,309 | 1,884 | 315 | 1,750 | 8,200 |
| Missouri | 364 | 194 | 27 | 12 | 98 | 33,182 | 28,565 | 8,793 | 4,704 | 2,789 | 5,257 | 30,400 |
| North Dakota | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 490 | 404 | 143 | 5 | 0 | 256 | 318 |
| South Dakota | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1,213 | 1,058 | 243 | 263 | 153 | 359 | |
| Nebraska | 8 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2,000 | 1,816 | 549 | 210 | 606 | ||
| Kansas | 82 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 10,221 | 9,323 | 3,243 | 3,491 | 1,030 | 1,559 |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.