Main article: 1956 United States presidential election
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The 1956 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 55.25% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 44.75% of the popular vote. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Clatsop County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) | 406,393 | 55.25% | |
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 329,204 | 44.75% | |
| Total votes | 735,597 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican |
Adlai Stevenson Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Baker | 3,706 | 51.93% | 3,431 | 48.07% | 275 | 3.86% | 7,137 |
| Benton | 9,016 | 68.15% | 4,214 | 31.85% | 4,802 | 36.30% | 13,230 |
| Clackamas | 25,314 | 55.36% | 20,416 | 44.64% | 4,898 | 10.72% | 45,730 |
| Clatsop | 6,616 | 50.94% | 6,372 | 49.06% | 244 | 1.88% | 12,988 |
| Columbia | 4,275 | 43.33% | 5,592 | 56.67% | -1,317 | -13.34% | 9,867 |
| Coos | 9,201 | 45.14% | 11,183 | 54.86% | -1,982 | -9.72% | 20,384 |
| Crook | 1,879 | 51.00% | 1,805 | 49.00% | 74 | 2.00% | 3,684 |
| Curry | 2,306 | 53.60% | 1,996 | 46.40% | 310 | 7.20% | 4,302 |
| Deschutes | 5,399 | 56.83% | 4,102 | 43.17% | 1,297 | 13.66% | 9,501 |
| Douglas | 13,837 | 53.92% | 11,825 | 46.08% | 2,012 | 7.84% | 25,662 |
| Gilliam | 793 | 59.58% | 538 | 40.42% | 255 | 19.16% | 1,331 |
| Grant | 1,822 | 59.10% | 1,261 | 40.90% | 561 | 18.20% | 3,083 |
| Harney | 1,512 | 55.51% | 1,212 | 44.49% | 300 | 11.02% | 2,724 |
| Hood River | 3,149 | 56.29% | 2,445 | 43.71% | 704 | 12.58% | 5,594 |
| Jackson | 17,201 | 57.46% | 12,733 | 42.54% | 4,468 | 14.92% | 29,934 |
| Jefferson | 1,356 | 54.83% | 1,117 | 45.17% | 239 | 9.66% | 2,473 |
| Josephine | 7,967 | 62.10% | 4,863 | 37.90% | 3,104 | 24.20% | 12,830 |
| Klamath | 9,740 | 53.59% | 8,434 | 46.41% | 1,306 | 7.18% | 18,174 |
| Lake | 1,623 | 55.73% | 1,289 | 44.27% | 334 | 11.46% | 2,912 |
| Lane | 35,264 | 56.15% | 27,534 | 43.85% | 7,730 | 12.30% | 62,798 |
| Lincoln | 5,346 | 53.62% | 4,624 | 46.38% | 722 | 7.24% | 9,970 |
| Linn | 12,469 | 55.12% | 10,153 | 44.88% | 2,316 | 10.24% | 22,622 |
| Malheur | 4,981 | 61.25% | 3,151 | 38.75% | 1,830 | 22.50% | 8,132 |
| Marion | 28,990 | 64.19% | 16,170 | 35.81% | 12,820 | 28.38% | 45,160 |
| Morrow | 1,092 | 55.01% | 893 | 44.99% | 199 | 10.02% | 1,985 |
| Multnomah | 129,658 | 52.80% | 115,896 | 47.20% | 13,762 | 5.60% | 245,554 |
| Polk | 6,404 | 61.28% | 4,047 | 38.72% | 2,357 | 22.56% | 10,451 |
| Sherman | 671 | 61.50% | 420 | 38.50% | 251 | 23.00% | 1,091 |
| Tillamook | 4,306 | 53.89% | 3,684 | 46.11% | 622 | 7.78% | 7,990 |
| Umatilla | 9,654 | 55.70% | 7,678 | 44.30% | 1,976 | 11.40% | 17,332 |
| Union | 3,749 | 46.07% | 4,389 | 53.93% | -640 | -7.86% | 8,138 |
| Wallowa | 1,604 | 48.21% | 1,723 | 51.79% | -119 | -3.58% | 3,327 |
| Wasco | 4,332 | 50.98% | 4,165 | 49.02% | 167 | 1.96% | 8,497 |
| Washington | 22,001 | 61.07% | 14,027 | 38.93% | 7,974 | 22.14% | 36,028 |
| Wheeler | 605 | 51.53% | 569 | 48.47% | 36 | 3.06% | 1,174 |
| Yamhill | 8,555 | 61.96% | 5,253 | 38.04% | 3,302 | 23.92% | 13,808 |
| Totals | 406,393 | 55.25% | 329,204 | 44.75% | 77,189 | 10.50% | 735,597 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Notes
- Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of the 1952 election Eisenhower was president of Columbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania.
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
- "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- Our Campaigns; OR US President Race, November 06, 1956
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