Akashic
1892–2024
People / Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower ran for president twice as the Republican nominee (1952, 1956). Eisenhower won the presidency twice. Home state: Pennsylvania. Every figure below links into the election record it comes from.

Presidential runs

Every year links to the full national election page.

YearPartyOutcomeNational shareStates wonCounties wonBest state
1952RepublicanWon the presidency55.1%392,099Vermont (71%)
1956RepublicanWon the presidency57.4%412,138Vermont (72%)

Where the coalition lived — and how it votes now

Strongest counties by Eisenhower's 1956 margin (counties with 2,000+ votes), against the same county's 2024 presidential margin.

CountyTheir margin then2024 (D-vs-R)
Gillespie County, TXR+85.4
R+60.9
Jackson County, KYR+77.1
R+81.8
Johnson County, TNR+75.5
R+69.3
Leslie County, KYR+75.1
R+80.9
Hancock County, MER+73.8
D+11.8
Sevier County, TNR+73.5
R+61.1
Lincoln County, MER+72.1
D+11.3
Owsley County, KYR+71.7
R+77.3
Carroll County, NHR+70.8
R+1.7
Hamilton County, NYR+69.6
R+29.4
Grant County, WVR+68.6
R+79.0
McIntosh County, NDR+68.6
R+65.0