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Elections / 1956 · President · VT

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Vermont R+44.3.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Vermont, 1956. The state ran 28.9 points more Republican than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

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

Vermont result
152,978 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
42,549
27.8%
Eisenhower (R)
110,390
72.2%
All others
39
0.0%
Margin
R+44.3
1956 presidential election
Vermont, 1956
EisenhowerR+44.3
1956 presidential margin by county for Vermont — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Vermont — 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.Addison County, VT · R+56.4Bennington County, VT · R+51.2Caledonia County, VT · R+62.5Chittenden County, VT · R+14.8Essex County, VT · R+40.9Franklin County, VT · R+19.1Grand Isle County, VT · R+23.6Lamoille County, VT · R+67.3Orange County, VT · R+67.9Orleans County, VT · R+44.5Rutland County, VT · R+47.7Washington County, VT · R+43.0Windham County, VT · R+60.2Windsor County, VT · R+57.5
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican72.2%110,390
Adlai StevensonDemocratic27.8%42,549
OtherAll other candidates0.0%39
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Vermont's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
Vermont's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +31.6% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+31.6%DR18922024
Vermont's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−38.8%
1896−63.4%
1900−52.9%
1904−59.1%
1908−53.3%
1912−12.7%
1916−27.2%
1920−52.6%
1924−62.5%
1928−34.0%
1932−16.6%
1936−13.2%
1940−9.9%
1944−14.1%
1948−24.6%
1952−43.2%
1956−44.3%
1960−17.3%
1964+32.6%
1968−9.2%
1972−26.2%
1976−11.2%
1980−6.0%
1984−17.1%
1988−3.5%
1992+15.7%
1996+22.3%
2000+9.9%
2004+20.1%
2008+37.0%
2012+35.6%
2016+26.4%
2020+35.4%
2024+31.6%
County results — 1956
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Addison CountyR
−56.4%
1,6685,9907,658
Bennington CountyR
−51.2%
2,7198,43411,157
Caledonia CountyR
−62.5%
1,7447,5609,304
Chittenden CountyR
−14.8%
10,47414,10824,582
Essex CountyR
−40.9%
7191,7142,434
Franklin CountyR
−19.1%
4,8407,12511,965
Grand Isle CountyR
−23.6%
6049781,582
Lamoille CountyR
−67.3%
6783,4644,142
Orange CountyR
−67.9%
1,0725,6166,690
Orleans CountyR
−44.5%
2,0525,3447,396
Rutland CountyR
−47.7%
5,16514,57019,735
Washington CountyR
−43.0%
4,52011,35115,876
Windham CountyR
−60.2%
2,4749,97912,475
Windsor CountyR
−57.5%
3,82014,15717,982