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1956 Presidential General Election Data - National
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by State
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State
EV
EV
Total Vote
E
S
Margin
%Margin
Eisenh.
Steven.
Other
Eisenh.
Steven.
Other
Alabama
0
10
496,871
2
1
85,150
17.14%
39.39%
56.52%
4.09%
195,694
280,844
20,333
Arizona
4
0
290,173
1
2
64,110
22.09%
60.99%
38.90%
0.10%
176,990
112,880
303
Arkansas
0
8
406,572
2
1
26,990
6.64%
45.82%
52.46%
1.72%
186,287
213,277
7,008
California
32
0
5,466,355
1
2
607,533
11.11%
55.39%
44.27%
0.34%
3,027,668
2,420,135
18,552
Colorado
6
0
663,074
1
2
130,482
19.68%
59.49%
39.81%
0.69%
394,479
263,997
4,598
Connecticut
8
0
1,117,121
1
2
306,758
27.46%
63.72%
36.26%
0.02%
711,837
405,079
205
Delaware
3
0
177,988
1
2
18,636
10.47%
55.09%
44.62%
0.29%
98,057
79,421
510
Florida
10
0
1,124,220
1
2
163,478
14.54%
57.27%
42.73%
0.00%
643,849
480,371
0
Georgia
0
12
663,480
2
1
224,442
33.83%
32.65%
66.48%
0.86%
216,652
441,094
5,734
Idaho
4
0
272,989
1
2
61,111
22.39%
61.17%
38.78%
0.05%
166,979
105,868
142
Illinois
27
0
4,407,407
1
2
847,645
19.23%
59.52%
40.29%
0.19%
2,623,327
1,775,682
8,398
Indiana
13
0
1,974,607
1
2
398,903
20.20%
59.90%
39.70%
0.40%
1,182,811
783,908
7,888
Iowa
10
0
1,234,564
1
2
227,329
18.41%
59.06%
40.65%
0.29%
729,187
501,858
3,519
Kansas
8
0
866,243
1
2
270,561
31.23%
65.44%
34.21%
0.35%
566,878
296,317
3,048
Kentucky
10
0
1,053,805
1
2
95,739
9.09%
54.30%
45.21%
0.49%
572,192
476,453
5,160
Louisiana
10
0
617,544
1
2
85,070
13.78%
53.28%
39.51%
7.21%
329,047
243,977
44,520
Maine
5
0
351,706
1
2
146,770
41.73%
70.87%
29.13%
0.00%
249,238
102,468
0
Maryland
9
0
932,351
1
2
187,125
20.07%
60.04%
39.96%
0.00%
559,738
372,613
0
Massachusetts
16
0
2,348,506
1
2
445,007
18.95%
59.32%
40.37%
0.30%
1,393,197
948,190
7,119
Michigan
20
0
3,080,468
1
2
353,749
11.48%
55.63%
44.15%
0.22%
1,713,647
1,359,898
6,923
Minnesota
11
0
1,340,005
1
2
101,777
7.60%
53.68%
46.08%
0.24%
719,302
617,525
3,178
Mississippi
0
8
248,149
2
1
83,813
33.78%
24.46%
58.23%
17.31%
60,685
144,498
42,966
Missouri
0
13
1,832,562
2
1
3,984
0.22%
49.89%
50.11%
0.00%
914,289
918,273
0
Montana
4
0
271,171
1
2
38,695
14.27%
57.13%
42.87%
0.00%
154,933
116,238
0
Nebraska
6
0
577,137
1
2
179,079
31.03%
65.51%
34.49%
0.00%
378,108
199,029
0
Nevada
3
0
96,689
1
2
15,409
15.94%
57.97%
42.03%
0.00%
56,049
40,640
0
New Hampshire
4
0
266,994
1
2
86,155
32.27%
66.11%
33.84%
0.04%
176,519
90,364
111
New Jersey
16
0
2,484,312
1
2
756,605
30.46%
64.68%
34.23%
1.09%
1,606,942
850,337
27,033
New Mexico
4
0
253,926
1
2
40,690
16.02%
57.81%
41.78%
0.41%
146,788
106,098
1,040
New York
45
0
7,093,336
1
2
1,589,571
22.41%
61.19%
38.78%
0.03%
4,340,340
2,750,769
2,227
North Carolina
0
14
1,165,592
2
1
15,468
1.33%
49.34%
50.66%
0.00%
575,062
590,530
0
North Dakota
4
0
253,991
1
2
60,024
23.63%
61.72%
38.09%
0.19%
156,766
96,742
483
Ohio
25
0
3,702,265
1
2
822,955
22.23%
61.11%
38.89%
0.00%
2,262,610
1,439,655
0
Oklahoma
8
0
859,350
1
2
88,188
10.26%
55.13%
44.87%
0.00%
473,769
385,581
0
Oregon
6
0
735,597
1
2
77,189
10.49%
55.25%
44.75%
0.00%
406,393
329,204
0
Pennsylvania
32
0
4,576,503
1
2
603,483
13.19%
56.49%
43.30%
0.21%
2,585,252
1,981,769
9,482
Rhode Island
4
0
387,611
1
2
64,029
16.52%
58.26%
41.74%
0.00%
225,819
161,790
2
South Carolina
0
8
300,583
3
1
47,863
15.92%
25.18%
45.37%
29.45%
75,700
136,372
88,511
South Dakota
4
0
293,857
1
2
49,281
16.77%
58.39%
41.61%
0.00%
171,569
122,288
0
Tennessee
11
0
939,404
1
2
5,781
0.62%
49.21%
48.60%
2.19%
462,288
456,507
20,609
Texas
24
0
1,955,545
1
2
220,661
11.28%
55.26%
43.98%
0.77%
1,080,619
859,958
14,968
Utah
4
0
333,995
1
2
97,267
29.12%
64.56%
35.44%
0.00%
215,631
118,364
0
Vermont
3
0
152,978
1
2
67,841
44.35%
72.16%
27.81%
0.03%
110,390
42,549
39
Virginia
12
0
697,978
1
2
118,699
17.01%
55.37%
38.36%
6.27%
386,459
267,760
43,759
Washington
9
0
1,150,889
1
2
97,428
8.47%
53.91%
45.44%
0.65%
620,430
523,002
7,457
West Virginia
8
0
830,831
1
2
67,763
8.16%
54.08%
45.92%
0.00%
449,297
381,534
0
Wisconsin
12
0
1,550,558
1
2
368,076
23.74%
61.58%
37.84%
0.58%
954,844
586,768
8,946
Wyoming
3
0
124,127
1
2
25,019
20.16%
60.08%
39.92%
0.00%
74,573
49,554
0
Total
457
73
62,021,979
1
2
9,551,152
15.40%
57.37%
41.97%
0.67%
35,579,180
26,028,028
414,771
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