Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Idaho R+22.4.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Idaho, 1956. The state ran 7.0 points more Republican than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)

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Idaho result

272,847 votes counted

Stevenson (D)

105,868

38.8%

Eisenhower (R)

166,979

61.2%

All others

0

0.0%

Margin

R+22.4

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1956 presidential election

Idaho, 1956

EisenhowerR+22.4

How it voted

Share of the 1956 vote

Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican	61.2%	166,979
Adlai StevensonDemocratic	38.8%	105,868
OtherAll other candidates	0.0%	0

D+60

R+60

44 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Idaho's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context

Idaho's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−44.2%
1896	+56.8%
1900	+3.8%
1904	−40.4%
1908	−16.9%
1912	+1.1%
1916	+10.9%
1920	−31.3%
1924	−30.8%
1928	−29.3%
1932	+20.4%
1936	+29.8%
1940	+9.1%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+2.7%
1952	−31.0%
1956	−22.4%
1960	−7.6%
1964	+1.8%
1968	−26.1%
1972	−38.2%
1976	−22.8%
1980	−41.3%
1984	−46.0%
1988	−26.1%
1992	−13.6%
1996	−18.5%
2000	−39.5%
2004	−38.1%
2008	−25.4%
2012	−31.9%
2016	−31.8%
2020	−30.8%
2024	−36.5%

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County results — 1956

44 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Ada County	R	−39.9%	11,328	26,387	37,715
Adams County	R	−21.7%	542	842	1,384
Bannock County	R	−7.0%	9,101	10,476	19,577
Bear Lake County	R	−28.3%	1,218	2,181	3,399
Benewah County	R	−0.6%	1,442	1,460	2,902
Bingham County	R	−26.3%	3,412	5,853	9,265
Blaine County	R	−17.2%	978	1,384	2,362
Boise County	R	−33.3%	285	570	855
Bonner County	R	−5.7%	3,514	3,937	7,451
Bonneville County	R	−32.3%	5,676	11,099	16,775
Boundary County	R	−10.5%	1,150	1,419	2,569
Butte County	R	−7.3%	669	774	1,443
Camas County	R	−11.8%	266	337	603
Canyon County	R	−34.5%	7,540	15,483	23,023
Caribou County	R	−27.4%	950	1,668	2,618
Cassia County	R	−37.6%	1,789	3,944	5,733
Clark County	R	−35.6%	151	318	469
Clearwater County	D	+14.6%	2,024	1,508	3,532
Custer County	R	−20.7%	533	811	1,344
Elmore County	R	−2.5%	1,759	1,849	3,608
Franklin County	R	−40.6%	1,181	2,795	3,976
Fremont County	R	−24.2%	1,535	2,513	4,048
Gem County	R	−17.5%	1,717	2,445	4,162
Gooding County	R	−22.8%	1,783	2,835	4,618
Idaho County	R	−3.0%	2,546	2,703	5,249
Jefferson County	R	−20.2%	1,823	2,748	4,571
Jerome County	R	−29.4%	1,705	3,127	4,832
Kootenai County	R	−8.8%	6,149	7,330	13,479
Latah County	R	−15.4%	3,682	5,024	8,706
Lemhi County	R	−26.7%	1,038	1,794	2,832
Lewis County	D	+21.6%	1,292	833	2,125
Lincoln County	R	−23.7%	660	1,069	1,729
Madison County	R	−28.1%	1,423	2,538	3,961
Minidoka County	R	−27.2%	1,692	2,954	4,646
Nez Perce County	D	+6.7%	6,448	5,635	12,083
Oneida County	R	−28.4%	738	1,324	2,062
Owyhee County	R	−25.9%	864	1,468	2,332
Payette County	R	−30.8%	1,767	3,342	5,109
Power County	R	−18.1%	769	1,108	1,877
Shoshone County	R	−1.7%	4,448	4,598	9,046
Teton County	R	−30.2%	451	842	1,293
Twin Falls County	R	−36.2%	5,666	12,097	17,763
Valley County	R	−43.1%	511	1,285	1,796
Washington County	R	−15.8%	1,653	2,272	3,925