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Elections / 1956 · President · WY

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Wyoming R+20.2.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Wyoming, 1956. The state ran 4.8 points more Republican than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

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

Wyoming result
124,127 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
49,554
39.9%
Eisenhower (R)
74,573
60.1%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+20.2
1956 presidential election
Wyoming, 1956
EisenhowerR+20.2
1956 presidential margin by county for Wyoming — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Wyoming — 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.Albany County, WY · R+11.8Big Horn County, WY · R+30.0Campbell County, WY · R+38.4Carbon County, WY · R+1.8Converse County, WY · R+42.4Crook County, WY · R+45.6Fremont County, WY · R+31.1Goshen County, WY · R+14.0Hot Springs County, WY · R+26.0Johnson County, WY · R+52.2Laramie County, WY · R+7.7Lincoln County, WY · R+18.3Natrona County, WY · R+25.1Niobrara County, WY · R+41.3Park County, WY · R+38.3Platte County, WY · R+10.4Sheridan County, WY · R+26.8Sublette County, WY · R+43.9Sweetwater County, WY · D+17.2Teton County, WY · R+55.5Uinta County, WY · R+13.7Washakie County, WY · R+39.2Weston County, WY · R+28.1
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican60.1%74,573
Adlai StevensonDemocratic39.9%49,554
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
23 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Wyoming's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
Wyoming's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −45.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−45.8%DR18922024
Wyoming's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−50.5%
1896+3.7%
1900−17.5%
1904−37.6%
1908−15.8%
1912+1.8%
1916+12.8%
1920−32.3%
1924−20.9%
1928−28.3%
1932+15.3%
1936+23.1%
1940+5.9%
1944−2.5%
1948+4.3%
1952−25.6%
1956−20.2%
1960−10.0%
1964+13.1%
1968−20.2%
1972−38.5%
1976−19.5%
1980−34.7%
1984−42.3%
1988−22.5%
1992−5.6%
1996−13.0%
2000−40.1%
2004−39.8%
2008−32.2%
2012−40.8%
2016−46.3%
2020−43.4%
2024−45.8%
County results — 1956
23 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Albany CountyR
−11.8%
3,4074,3157,722
Big Horn CountyR
−30.0%
1,8133,3695,182
Campbell CountyR
−38.4%
6561,4732,129
Carbon CountyR
−1.8%
3,2183,3366,554
Converse CountyR
−42.4%
7511,8552,606
Crook CountyR
−45.6%
4261,1391,565
Fremont CountyR
−31.1%
2,5694,8877,456
Goshen CountyR
−14.0%
2,1302,8254,955
Hot Springs CountyR
−26.0%
9771,6632,640
Johnson CountyR
−52.2%
5781,8422,420
Laramie CountyR
−7.7%
9,07210,58119,653
Lincoln CountyR
−18.3%
1,5632,2643,827
Natrona CountyR
−25.1%
6,46210,79617,258
Niobrara CountyR
−41.3%
5181,2481,766
Park CountyR
−38.3%
1,9604,3976,357
Platte CountyR
−10.4%
1,4991,8483,347
Sheridan CountyR
−26.8%
3,2045,5468,750
Sublette CountyR
−43.9%
3519011,252
Sweetwater CountyD
+17.2%
4,7473,3558,102
Teton CountyR
−55.5%
3121,0891,401
Uinta CountyR
−13.7%
1,3211,7423,063
Washakie CountyR
−39.2%
9892,2653,254
Weston CountyR
−28.1%
1,0311,8372,868