1956 United States presidential election in Idaho

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1956 United States presidential election in Idaho

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All 4 Idaho votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state Pennsylvania [lower-alpha 1] [2] Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 166,979 105,868 Percentage 61.17% 38.78%
County Results Eisenhower   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Stevenson   50–60%   60–70%
President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

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

Idaho was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 61.17% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 38.78% of the popular vote. ^{[4] [5]}

Results

1956 United States presidential election in Idaho

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.)	166,979	61.17%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	105,868	38.78%
	Write-in		142	0.05%
Total votes			272,989	100.00%

Results by county

County	Dwight David Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson II Democratic		Various candidates Write-ins		Margin		Total votes cast [6]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Ada	26,387	69.90%	11,328	30.01%	35	0.09%	15,059	39.89%	37,750
Adams	842	60.84%	542	39.16%			300	21.68%	1,384
Bannock	10,476	53.49%	9,101	46.47%	7	0.04%	1,375	7.02%	19,584
Bear Lake	2,181	64.17%	1,218	35.83%			963	28.33%	3,399
Benewah	1,460	50.29%	1,442	49.67%	1	0.03%	18	0.62%	2,903
Bingham	5,853	63.17%	3,412	36.83%			2,441	26.35%	9,265
Blaine	1,384	58.47%	978	41.32%	5	0.21%	406	17.15%	2,367
Boise	570	66.67%	285	33.33%			285	33.33%	855
Bonner	3,937	52.75%	3,514	47.08%	13	0.17%	423	5.67%	7,464
Bonneville	11,099	66.15%	5,676	33.83%	3	0.02%	5,423	32.32%	16,778
Boundary	1,419	55.19%	1,150	44.73%	2	0.08%	269	10.46%	2,571
Butte	774	53.64%	669	46.36%			105	7.28%	1,443
Camas	337	55.89%	266	44.11%			71	11.77%	603
Canyon	15,483	67.17%	7,540	32.71%	29	0.13%	7,943	34.46%	23,052
Caribou	1,668	63.71%	950	36.29%			718	27.43%	2,618
Cassia	3,944	68.79%	1,789	31.21%			2,155	37.59%	5,733
Clark	318	67.80%	151	32.20%			167	35.61%	469
Clearwater	1,508	42.70%	2,024	57.30%			-516	-14.61%	3,532
Custer	811	60.34%	533	39.66%			278	20.68%	1,344
Elmore	1,849	51.23%	1,759	48.74%	1	0.03%	90	2.49%	3,609
Franklin	2,795	70.30%	1,181	29.70%			1,614	40.59%	3,976
Fremont	2,513	62.08%	1,535	37.92%			978	24.16%	4,048
Gem	2,445	58.72%	1,717	41.23%	2	0.05%	728	17.48%	4,164
Gooding	2,835	61.36%	1,783	38.59%	2	0.04%	1,052	22.77%	4,620
Idaho	2,703	51.36%	2,546	48.38%	14	0.27%	157	2.98%	5,263
Jefferson	2,748	60.12%	1,823	39.88%			925	20.24%	4,571
Jerome	3,127	64.71%	1,705	35.29%			1,422	29.43%	4,832
Kootenai	7,330	54.29%	6,149	45.54%	23	0.17%	1,181	8.75%	13,502
Latah	5,024	57.71%	3,682	42.29%			1,342	15.41%	8,706
Lemhi	1,794	63.35%	1,038	36.65%			756	26.69%	2,832
Lewis	833	39.20%	1,292	60.80%			-459	-21.60%	2,125
Lincoln	1,069	61.83%	660	38.17%			409	23.66%	1,729
Madison	2,538	64.07%	1,423	35.93%			1,115	28.15%	3,961
Minidoka	2,954	63.58%	1,692	36.42%			1,262	27.16%	4,646
Nez Perce	5,635	46.64%	6,448	53.36%			-813	-6.73%	12,083
Oneida	1,324	64.21%	738	35.79%			586	28.42%	2,062
Owyhee	1,468	62.95%	864	37.05%			604	25.90%	2,332
Payette	3,342	65.35%	1,767	34.55%	5	0.10%	1,575	30.80%	5,114
Power	1,108	59.03%	769	40.97%			339	18.06%	1,877
Shoshone	4,598	50.83%	4,448	49.17%			150	1.66%	9,046
Teton	842	65.12%	451	34.88%			391	30.24%	1,293
Twin Falls	12,097	68.10%	5,666	31.90%			6,431	36.20%	17,763
Valley	1,285	71.55%	511	28.45%			774	43.10%	1,796
Washington	2,272	57.89%	1,653	42.11%			619	15.77%	3,925
Totals	166,979	61.17%	105,868	38.78%	142	0.05%	61,111	22.39%	272,989

See also

• United States presidential elections in Idaho

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.

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved July 5, 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 July 5, 2017.
4. "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho" . Retrieved July 5, 2017.
5. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956" . Retrieved July 5, 2017.
6. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 121 ISBN   0405077114