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Elections / 1956 · President · NH

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried New Hampshire R+32.3.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in New Hampshire, 1956. The state ran 16.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

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

New Hampshire result
266,994 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
90,364
33.8%
Eisenhower (R)
176,519
66.1%
All others
111
0.0%
Margin
R+32.3
1956 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1956
EisenhowerR+32.3
1956 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 1956 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1956 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Belknap County, NH · R+51.9Carroll County, NH · R+70.8Cheshire County, NH · R+38.6Coos County, NH · R+32.3Grafton County, NH · R+48.1Hillsborough County, NH · R+11.1Merrimack County, NH · R+43.4Rockingham County, NH · R+46.9Strafford County, NH · R+23.2Sullivan County, NH · R+32.9
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican66.1%176,519
Adlai StevensonDemocratic33.8%90,364
OtherAll other candidates0.0%111
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (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%
County results — 1956
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−51.9%
3,1319,90213,038
Carroll CountyR
−70.8%
1,2817,5278,816
Cheshire CountyR
−38.6%
5,57412,58518,170
Coos CountyR
−32.3%
5,87111,46517,338
Grafton CountyR
−48.1%
5,46615,60921,081
Hillsborough CountyR
−11.1%
36,23445,24881,528
Merrimack CountyR
−43.4%
8,71122,06030,774
Rockingham CountyR
−46.9%
10,19828,22638,442
Strafford CountyR
−23.2%
9,65915,49425,160
Sullivan CountyR
−32.9%
4,2398,40312,647