New Hampshire — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionNew Hampshire · PresidentEisenhowerR+32.3
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 66.1% | 176,519 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 33.8% | 90,364 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 111 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (10 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Belknap County, NH | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Carroll County, NH | Republican | R+70.8 |
| Cheshire County, NH | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Coos County, NH | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Grafton County, NH | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Hillsborough County, NH | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Merrimack County, NH | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Rockingham County, NH | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Strafford County, NH | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Sullivan County, NH | Republican | R+32.9 |
New Hampshire results by county
10 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,771 | 9,90275.9% | 3,13124.0% | 50.0% | 13,038 |
| Carroll County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,246 | 7,52785.4% | 1,28114.5% | 80.1% | 8,816 |
| Cheshire County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,011 | 12,58569.3% | 5,57430.7% | 110.1% | 18,170 |
| Coos County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,594 | 11,46566.1% | 5,87133.9% | 20.0% | 17,338 |
| Grafton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,143 | 15,60974.0% | 5,46625.9% | 60.0% | 21,081 |
| Hillsborough County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,014 | 45,24855.5% | 36,23444.4% | 460.1% | 81,528 |
| Merrimack County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,349 | 22,06071.7% | 8,71128.3% | 30.0% | 30,774 |
| Rockingham County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+18,028 | 28,22673.4% | 10,19826.5% | 180.0% | 38,442 |
| Strafford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,835 | 15,49461.6% | 9,65938.4% | 70.0% | 25,160 |
| Sullivan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,164 | 8,40366.4% | 4,23933.5% | 50.0% | 12,647 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.0% |
| 1896 | −42.8% |
| 1900 | −20.9% |
| 1904 | −22.3% |
| 1908 | −21.8% |
| 1912 | +2.0% |
| 1916 | +0.1% |
| 1920 | −20.4% |
| 1924 | −25.1% |
| 1928 | −17.6% |
| 1932 | −1.4% |
| 1936 | +1.8% |
| 1940 | +6.4% |
| 1944 | +4.2% |
| 1948 | −5.7% |
| 1952 | −21.8% |
| 1956 | −32.3% |
| 1960 | −6.8% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | −8.2% |
| 1972 | −29.1% |
| 1976 | −11.3% |
| 1980 | −29.4% |
| 1984 | −37.7% |
| 1988 | −26.2% |
| 1992 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | −1.3% |
| 2004 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | +7.4% |
| 2024 | +2.8% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.