1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas

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1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas
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All 8 Arkansas votes to the Electoral College
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Nominee Adlai Stevenson Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Illinois Pennsylvania [2] [lower-alpha 1]
Running mate Estes Kefauver Richard Nixon
Electoral vote80
Popular vote213,777186,287
Percentage52.5%45.8%
Arkansas Presidential Election Results 1956.svg
County Results
President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight [3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Arkansas was won by Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 52.46% of the popular vote against incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 45.82% of the popular vote. [4] [5] This is currently the last election to date in which the Democratic candidate won Arkansas without winning the presidency.

Polls

SourceRatingAs of
Fort Worth Star-Telegram [6] Safe DNovember 2, 1956
The Philadelphia Inquirer [7] Likely DNovember 4, 1956
The Salt Lake Tribune [8] Likely DNovember 4, 1956

Results

1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 213,277 52.46%
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.)186,28745.82%
Constitution T. Coleman Andrews 7,0081.72%
Total votes406,572 100%

Results by county

1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas by county [9]
CountyAdlai Stevenson II
Democratic		Dwight David Eisenhower
Republican		Thomas Coleman Andrews
Constitution		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Arkansas 2,73648.55%2,82650.15%731.30%-90-1.60%5,635
Ashley 2,82066.04%1,18327.70%2676.25%1,63738.34%4,270
Baxter 1,45145.46%1,72153.92%200.63%-270-8.46%3,192
Benton 3,74436.33%6,50063.08%610.59%-2,756-26.75%10,305
Boone 2,82947.10%3,15352.50%240.40%-324-5.40%6,006
Bradley 3,01068.01%1,36130.75%551.24%1,64937.26%4,426
Calhoun 1,30373.95%44525.26%140.79%85848.69%1,762
Carroll 1,65141.48%2,31058.04%190.48%-659-16.56%3,980
Chicot 2,27365.79%1,04330.19%1394.02%1,23035.60%3,455
Clark 2,80958.04%1,97340.76%581.20%83617.28%4,840
Clay 2,36857.57%1,71141.60%340.83%65715.97%4,113
Cleburne 1,09453.42%94746.24%70.34%1477.18%2,048
Cleveland 1,14972.17%42326.57%201.26%72645.60%1,592
Columbia 2,84552.74%2,34243.42%2073.84%5039.32%5,394
Conway 2,61861.15%1,63638.22%270.63%98222.93%4,281
Craighead 5,87658.41%4,03540.11%1491.48%1,84118.30%10,060
Crawford 2,72346.60%3,09052.88%300.51%-367-6.28%5,843
Crittenden 2,12043.51%2,47650.81%2775.68%-356-7.30%4,873
Cross 2,16563.36%1,17634.42%762.22%98928.94%3,417
Dallas 1,72662.49%98435.63%521.88%74226.86%2,762
Desha 2,93570.03%1,20428.73%521.24%1,73141.30%4,191
Drew 2,23462.30%1,26535.28%872.43%96927.02%3,586
Faulkner 3,42858.50%2,39940.94%330.56%1,02917.56%5,860
Franklin 1,61458.25%1,13741.03%200.72%47717.22%2,771
Fulton 95854.09%79945.12%140.79%1598.97%1,771
Garland 5,43736.06%9,42762.53%2121.41%-3,990-26.47%15,076
Grant 1,27259.47%81838.24%492.29%45421.23%2,139
Greene 3,45464.09%1,89835.22%370.69%1,55628.87%5,389
Hempstead 2,69453.91%2,22744.57%761.52%4679.34%4,997
Hot Spring 3,52554.21%2,92344.96%540.83%6029.25%6,502
Howard 1,42851.27%1,32947.72%281.01%993.55%2,785
Independence 2,31649.46%2,33349.82%340.73%-17-0.36%4,683
Izard 1,20069.93%51129.78%50.29%68940.15%1,716
Jackson 3,69973.09%1,32326.14%390.77%2,37646.95%5,061
Jefferson 6,42651.17%5,74345.73%3893.10%6835.44%12,558
Johnson 1,69752.30%1,52046.84%280.86%1775.46%3,245
Lafayette 1,34859.12%83636.67%964.21%51222.45%2,280
Lawrence 2,30358.33%1,58440.12%611.55%71918.21%3,948
Lee 1,71961.09%97434.61%1214.30%74526.48%2,814
Lincoln 1,61667.19%76731.89%220.91%84935.30%2,405
Little River 1,30859.51%82837.67%622.82%48021.84%2,198
Logan 2,30752.29%2,08147.17%240.54%2265.12%4,412
Lonoke 3,23460.61%1,93236.21%1703.19%1,30224.40%5,336
Madison 2,18646.35%2,52553.54%50.11%-339-7.19%4,716
Marion 1,06155.20%85744.59%40.21%20410.61%1,922
Miller 5,40254.09%4,30743.13%2782.78%1,09510.96%9,987
Mississippi 6,42858.68%4,26938.97%2582.36%2,15919.71%10,955
Monroe 1,46055.43%1,09941.72%752.85%36113.71%2,634
Montgomery 84646.25%96552.76%180.98%-119-6.51%1,829
Nevada 1,87163.57%1,03935.30%331.12%83228.27%2,943
Newton 83235.92%1,48163.95%30.13%-649-28.03%2,316
Ouachita 5,18863.82%2,81934.68%1221.50%2,36929.14%8,129
Perry 71955.14%57243.87%131.00%14711.27%1,304
Phillips 3,91756.44%2,82640.72%1972.84%1,09115.72%6,940
Pike 98551.76%90547.56%130.68%804.20%1,903
Poinsett 3,81763.55%2,11735.25%721.20%1,70028.30%6,006
Polk 1,28740.95%1,83258.29%240.76%-545-17.34%3,143
Pope 2,75354.57%2,26744.94%250.50%4869.63%5,045
Prairie 1,50461.64%91737.58%190.78%58724.06%2,440
Pulaski 23,37246.46%25,70251.10%1,2272.44%-2,330-4.64%50,301
Randolph 1,76360.94%1,11738.61%130.45%64622.33%2,893
St. Francis 2,11450.35%1,88444.87%2014.79%2305.48%4,199
Saline 3,70558.09%2,60340.81%701.10%1,10217.28%6,378
Scott 1,24843.05%1,63756.47%140.48%-389-13.42%2,899
Searcy 90926.94%2,44172.35%240.71%-1,532-45.41%3,374
Sebastian 7,48941.98%10,23457.36%1180.66%-2,745-15.38%17,841
Sevier 1,50056.01%1,15943.28%190.71%34112.73%2,678
Sharp 92757.94%64540.31%281.75%28217.63%1,600
Stone 75653.58%65146.14%40.28%1057.44%1,411
Union 7,05555.44%5,05939.75%6124.81%1,99615.69%12,726
Van Buren 1,33150.38%1,29649.05%150.57%351.33%2,642
Washington 4,85738.48%7,68360.87%830.66%-2,826-22.39%12,623
White 4,89555.94%3,81343.58%420.48%1,08212.36%8,750
Woodruff 1,63060.93%99237.08%531.98%63823.85%2,675
Yell 2,00859.18%1,38140.70%40.12%62718.48%3,393
Totals213,27752.46%186,28745.82%7,0081.72%26,9906.64%406,572

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.

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References

  1. ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
  3. ↑ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)" . Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas" . Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956" . Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Final Babson Poll Shows Eisenhower Winning Easily". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . CTS. November 2, 1956. p. 22.
  7. ↑ "What the Polls Show — Eisenhower Victory Is Indicated across Nation". The Philadelphia Inquirer . November 4, 1956. pp. B 1, B 3.
  8. ↑ Lawrence, W.H. (November 4, 1956). ""Times Team" Counts Up 20-State GOP Margin". The Salt Lake Tribune . p. A 11.
  9. ↑ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 52-53 ISBN   0405077114
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