Elections / 1956
The 1956 elections
Adlai Stevenson (D) faced Dwight D. Eisenhower (R); Eisenhower won the presidency. National popular vote: R+15.4. Electoral college: Eisenhower 457 of 531.
1956 presidential election
EisenhowerR+15.4
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1956 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 48 results, 1956
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | D+34.1 | 12 |
| Mississippi | D+33.8 | 8 |
| South Carolina | D+20.2 | 8 |
| Alabama | D+17.1 | 11 |
| Arkansas | D+6.6 | 8 |
| North Carolina | D+1.3 | 14 |
| Missouri | D+0.2 | 13 |
| Tennessee | R+0.6 | 11 |
| Minnesota | R+7.6 | 11 |
| West Virginia | R+8.2 | 8 |
| Washington | R+8.5 | 9 |
| Kentucky | R+9.1 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | R+10.3 | 8 |
| Delaware | R+10.5 | 3 |
| Oregon | R+10.5 | 6 |
| California | R+11.1 | 32 |
| Texas | R+11.3 | 24 |
| Michigan | R+11.5 | 20 |
| Pennsylvania | R+13.2 | 32 |
| Louisiana | R+13.8 | 10 |
| Montana | R+14.3 | 4 |
| Florida | R+14.5 | 10 |
| Nevada | R+15.9 | 3 |
| New Mexico | R+16.0 | 4 |
| Rhode Island | R+16.5 | 4 |
| South Dakota | R+16.8 | 4 |
| Virginia | R+17.0 | 12 |
| Iowa | R+18.4 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | R+18.9 | 16 |
| Illinois | R+19.2 | 27 |
| Colorado | R+19.7 | 6 |
| Maryland | R+20.1 | 9 |
| Wyoming | R+20.2 | 3 |
| Indiana | R+20.2 | 13 |
| Arizona | R+22.1 | 4 |
| Ohio | R+22.2 | 25 |
| Idaho | R+22.4 | 4 |
| New York | R+22.4 | 45 |
| North Dakota | R+23.6 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | R+23.7 | 12 |
| Connecticut | R+27.5 | 8 |
| Utah | R+29.1 | 4 |
| New Jersey | R+30.5 | 16 |
| Nebraska | R+31.0 | 6 |
| Kansas | R+31.2 | 8 |
| New Hampshire | R+32.3 | 4 |
| Maine | R+41.7 | 5 |
| Vermont | R+44.3 | 3 |
The 1956 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
R+15.4
Electoral college
Eisenhower 457
of 531
President — national popular vote
Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Stevenson (D)
26,026,787
42.0%
Eisenhower (R)
35,577,531
57.4%
All others
405,822
0.7%
Margin
R+15.4
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