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Elections / 1956 · President · NV

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Nevada R+15.9.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Nevada, 1956. The state ran 0.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

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

Nevada result
96,689 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
40,640
42.0%
Eisenhower (R)
56,049
58.0%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+15.9
1956 presidential election
Nevada, 1956
EisenhowerR+15.9
1956 presidential margin by county for Nevada — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nevada — 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.Carson City, NV · R+36.1Churchill County, NV · R+30.6Clark County, NV · D+1.4Douglas County, NV · R+61.2Elko County, NV · R+26.4Esmeralda County, NV · R+13.9Eureka County, NV · R+28.7Humboldt County, NV · R+21.2Lander County, NV · R+31.2Lincoln County, NV · R+4.9Lyon County, NV · R+37.0Mineral County, NV · R+0.6Nye County, NV · R+11.6Pershing County, NV · R+22.9Storey County, NV · R+20.2Washoe County, NV · R+32.9White Pine County, NV · R+3.0
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican58.0%56,049
Adlai StevensonDemocratic42.0%40,640
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nevada's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
Nevada's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −3.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−3.1%DR18922024
Nevada's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.3%
1896+62.4%
1900+24.5%
1904−23.8%
1908+1.8%
1912+23.8%
1916+17.0%
1920−20.7%
1924−19.8%
1928−13.1%
1932+38.8%
1936+45.6%
1940+20.2%
1944+9.2%
1948+3.1%
1952−22.9%
1956−15.9%
1960+2.3%
1964+17.2%
1968−8.2%
1972−27.4%
1976−4.4%
1980−35.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−20.9%
1992+2.6%
1996+1.0%
2000−3.5%
2004−2.6%
2008+12.6%
2012+6.7%
2016+2.4%
2020+2.4%
2024−3.1%
County results — 1956
17 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Carson CityR
−36.1%
8221,7492,571
Churchill CountyR
−30.6%
1,0692,0133,082
Clark CountyD
+1.4%
19,09518,58437,679
Douglas CountyR
−61.2%
2561,0631,319
Elko CountyR
−26.4%
1,7362,9814,717
Esmeralda CountyR
−13.9%
124164288
Eureka CountyR
−28.7%
183330513
Humboldt CountyR
−21.2%
8401,2922,132
Lander CountyR
−31.2%
283540823
Lincoln CountyR
−4.9%
8038851,688
Lyon CountyR
−37.0%
7811,6972,478
Mineral CountyR
−0.6%
1,4151,4332,848
Nye CountyR
−11.6%
7499461,695
Pershing CountyR
−22.9%
5628951,457
Storey CountyR
−20.2%
150226376
Washoe CountyR
−32.9%
9,52518,86528,390
White Pine CountyR
−3.0%
2,2472,3864,633