1956 Presidential Election Results
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) won the 1956 presidential election with 457 of 531 electoral votes, defeating Adlai Stevenson (Democratic, 73) and Walter B. Jones (Democratic (faithless elector), 1). Eisenhower also won the popular vote with 58.0%. One Alabama elector pledged to Stevenson voted for Walter B. Jones.
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Results by state
| State | EV | Eisenhower | Stevenson | Jones | Votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 11 | 41.1%195,694 | 58.9%280,84410 EV | 1 EV | 476,538 |
| Arkansas | 8 | 46.6%186,287 | 53.4%213,2778 EV | – | 399,564 |
| Arizona | 4 | 61.1%176,9904 EV | 38.9%112,880 | – | 289,870 |
| California | 32 | 55.6%3,027,66832 EV | 44.4%2,420,135 | – | 5,447,803 |
| Colorado | 6 | 59.9%394,4796 EV | 40.1%263,997 | – | 658,476 |
| Connecticut | 8 | 63.7%711,8378 EV | 36.3%405,079 | – | 1,116,916 |
| Delaware | 3 | 55.3%98,0573 EV | 44.8%79,421 | – | 177,478 |
| Florida | 10 | 57.3%643,84910 EV | 42.7%480,371 | – | 1,124,220 |
| Georgia | 12 | 33.4%222,778 | 66.6%444,38812 EV | – | 667,166 |
| Iowa | 10 | 59.2%729,18710 EV | 40.8%501,858 | – | 1,231,045 |
| Idaho | 4 | 61.2%166,9794 EV | 38.8%105,868 | – | 272,847 |
| Illinois | 27 | 59.6%2,623,32727 EV | 40.4%1,775,682 | – | 4,399,009 |
| Indiana | 13 | 60.1%1,182,81113 EV | 39.9%783,908 | – | 1,966,719 |
| Kansas | 8 | 65.7%566,8788 EV | 34.3%296,317 | – | 863,195 |
| Kentucky | 10 | 54.6%572,19210 EV | 45.4%476,453 | – | 1,048,645 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 57.4%329,04710 EV | 42.6%243,977 | – | 573,024 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 59.5%1,393,19716 EV | 40.5%948,190 | – | 2,341,387 |
| Maryland | 9 | 60.0%559,7389 EV | 40.0%372,613 | – | 932,351 |
| Maine | 5 | 70.9%249,2385 EV | 29.1%102,468 | – | 351,706 |
| Michigan | 20 | 55.8%1,713,64720 EV | 44.3%1,359,898 | – | 3,073,545 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 53.8%719,30211 EV | 46.2%617,525 | – | 1,336,827 |
| Missouri | 13 | 49.9%914,299 | 50.1%918,27313 EV | – | 1,832,572 |
| Mississippi | 8 | 28.1%56,372 | 71.9%144,4988 EV | – | 200,870 |
| Montana | 4 | 57.1%154,9334 EV | 42.9%116,238 | – | 271,171 |
| North Carolina | 14 | 49.3%575,062 | 50.7%590,53014 EV | – | 1,165,592 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 61.8%156,7664 EV | 38.2%96,742 | – | 253,508 |
| Nebraska | 6 | 65.5%378,1086 EV | 34.5%199,029 | – | 577,137 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 66.1%176,5194 EV | 33.9%90,364 | – | 266,883 |
| New Jersey | 16 | 65.4%1,606,94216 EV | 34.6%850,337 | – | 2,457,279 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 58.1%146,7884 EV | 42.0%106,098 | – | 252,886 |
| Nevada | 3 | 58.0%56,0493 EV | 42.0%40,640 | – | 96,689 |
| New York | 45 | 63.8%4,340,34045 EV | 36.2%2,458,212 | – | 6,798,552 |
| Ohio | 25 | 61.1%2,262,61025 EV | 38.9%1,439,655 | – | 3,702,265 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 55.1%473,7698 EV | 44.9%385,581 | – | 859,350 |
| Oregon | 6 | 55.3%406,3936 EV | 44.8%329,204 | – | 735,597 |
| Pennsylvania | 32 | 56.6%2,585,25232 EV | 43.4%1,981,769 | – | 4,567,021 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 58.3%225,8194 EV | 41.7%161,790 | – | 387,609 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 35.7%75,700 | 64.3%136,3728 EV | – | 212,072 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 58.4%171,5694 EV | 41.6%122,288 | – | 293,857 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 50.3%462,28811 EV | 49.7%456,507 | – | 918,795 |
| Texas | 24 | 55.7%1,080,61924 EV | 44.3%859,958 | – | 1,940,577 |
| Utah | 4 | 64.6%215,6314 EV | 35.4%118,364 | – | 333,995 |
| Virginia | 12 | 59.1%386,45912 EV | 40.9%267,760 | – | 654,219 |
| Vermont | 3 | 72.2%110,3903 EV | 27.8%42,549 | – | 152,939 |
| Washington | 9 | 54.3%620,4309 EV | 45.7%523,002 | – | 1,143,432 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 61.9%954,84412 EV | 38.1%586,768 | – | 1,541,612 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 54.1%449,2978 EV | 45.9%381,534 | – | 830,831 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 60.1%74,5733 EV | 39.9%49,554 | – | 124,127 |
Popular vote shares are of the votes for the candidates listed in the source. A dash under Votes cast means the state legislature chose the electors. Sources: the National Archives (electoral votes), the American Presidency Project and the Clerk of the House (popular vote).