1956 United States presidential election in Ohio

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1956 United States presidential election in Ohio
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Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai E. Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Pennsylvania [1] [2] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver
Electoral vote250
Popular vote2,262,6101,439,655
Percentage61.11%38.89%
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County Results
President before election

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 6, 1956 throughout all 48 states, which was part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose 25 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

Ohio was won by the Republican Party candidate, incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He won all counties except for Pike County. This is also the last time that Ohio voted to the right of neighboring Indiana.

Results

1956 United States presidential election in Ohio [3]
PartyCandidateRunning mateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard Nixon 2,262,61061.11%25
Democratic Adlai Stevenson II Estes Kefauver 1,439,65538.89%0
Totals3,702,265100.00%25

Results by county

CountyDwight David Eisenhower
Republican		Adlai Stevenson II
Democratic		MarginTotal votes cast [4]
# %# %# %
Adams 5,63759.14%3,89440.86%1,74318.29%9,531
Allen 28,38870.22%12,04229.78%16,34640.43%40,430
Ashland 12,79273.41%4,63426.59%8,15846.82%17,426
Ashtabula 24,16564.68%13,19535.32%10,97029.36%37,360
Athens 10,79464.43%5,95935.57%4,83528.86%16,753
Auglaize 11,45372.07%4,43827.93%7,01544.14%15,891
Belmont 19,23050.31%18,99149.69%2390.63%38,221
Brown 5,69056.70%4,34643.30%1,34413.39%10,036
Butler 41,78563.20%24,33136.80%17,45426.40%66,116
Carroll 5,91669.55%2,59030.45%3,32639.10%8,506
Champaign 8,76769.48%3,85130.52%4,91638.96%12,618
Clark 28,76761.94%17,68038.06%11,08723.87%46,447
Clermont 14,91462.30%9,02637.70%5,88824.59%23,940
Clinton 7,91970.07%3,38229.93%4,53740.15%11,301
Columbiana 28,78366.47%14,51633.53%14,26732.95%43,299
Coshocton 9,54966.60%4,78933.40%4,76033.20%14,338
Crawford 13,76370.46%5,76929.54%7,99440.93%19,532
Cuyahoga 353,47453.72%304,55846.28%48,9167.43%658,032
Darke 13,44765.32%7,13834.68%6,30930.65%20,585
Defiance 8,78669.03%3,94130.97%4,84538.07%12,727
Delaware 10,73972.88%3,99727.12%6,74245.75%14,736
Erie 14,77170.18%6,27629.82%8,49540.36%21,047
Fairfield 15,64765.24%8,33734.76%7,31030.48%23,984
Fayette 6,69666.00%3,44934.00%3,24732.01%10,145
Franklin 151,54465.78%78,85234.22%72,69231.55%230,396
Fulton 9,03077.50%2,62222.50%6,40854.99%11,652
Gallia 7,04070.99%2,87729.01%4,16341.98%9,917
Geauga 10,97169.49%4,81830.51%6,15338.97%15,789
Greene 15,47161.07%9,86138.93%5,61022.15%25,332
Guernsey 10,22466.51%5,14933.49%5,07533.01%15,373
Hamilton 222,00966.11%113,79733.89%108,21232.22%335,806
Hancock 15,71374.82%5,28925.18%10,42449.63%21,002
Hardin 9,04966.51%4,55633.49%4,49333.02%13,605
Harrison 5,44465.79%2,83134.21%2,61331.58%8,275
Henry 8,16474.63%2,77525.37%5,38949.26%10,939
Highland 8,39763.50%4,82636.50%3,57127.01%13,223
Hocking 4,92559.63%3,33440.37%1,59119.26%8,259
Holmes 3,95568.78%1,79531.22%2,16037.57%5,750
Huron 12,20873.43%4,41826.57%7,79046.85%16,626
Jackson 8,10664.65%4,43235.35%3,67429.30%12,538
Jefferson 22,16250.52%21,70349.48%4591.05%43,865
Knox 12,34771.35%4,95828.65%7,38942.70%17,305
Lake 31,01761.14%19,71838.86%11,29922.27%50,735
Lawrence 12,60762.72%7,49237.28%5,11525.45%20,099
Licking 21,91267.44%10,58132.56%11,33134.87%32,493
Logan 11,22972.66%4,22627.34%7,00345.31%15,455
Lorain 40,34060.11%26,77439.89%13,56620.21%67,114
Lucas 100,50153.15%88,59846.85%11,9036.29%189,099
Madison 6,48369.28%2,87530.72%3,60838.56%9,358
Mahoning 63,99251.98%59,12648.02%4,8663.95%123,118
Marion 15,12567.07%7,42532.93%7,70034.15%22,550
Medina 15,15570.42%6,36529.58%8,79040.85%21,520
Meigs 6,59370.32%2,78329.68%3,81040.64%9,376
Mercer 9,45668.88%4,27231.12%5,18437.76%13,728
Miami 20,13568.57%9,22931.43%10,90637.14%29,364
Monroe 3,73859.18%2,57840.82%1,16018.37%6,316
Montgomery 107,27858.45%76,27041.55%31,00816.89%183,548
Morgan 4,13473.82%1,46626.18%2,66847.64%5,600
Morrow 5,88571.56%2,33928.44%3,54643.12%8,224
Muskingum 22,78869.27%10,11030.73%12,67838.54%32,898
Noble 3,86166.52%1,94333.48%1,91833.05%5,804
Ottawa 8,80662.98%5,17637.02%3,63025.96%13,982
Paulding 4,88569.24%2,17030.76%2,71538.48%7,055
Perry 7,51164.56%4,12335.44%3,38829.12%11,634
Pickaway 6,95660.67%4,50939.33%2,44721.34%11,465
Pike 3,44747.15%3,86352.85%-416-5.69%7,310
Portage 18,94359.07%13,12840.93%5,81518.13%32,071
Preble 8,09963.91%4,57436.09%3,52527.82%12,673
Putnam 8,40870.38%3,53829.62%4,87040.77%11,946
Richland 26,09865.78%13,57834.22%12,52031.56%39,676
Ross 13,03663.73%7,41836.27%5,61827.47%20,454
Sandusky 15,00972.52%5,68727.48%9,32245.04%20,696
Scioto 22,11059.60%14,98540.40%7,12519.21%37,095
Seneca 17,72873.90%6,26026.10%11,46847.81%23,988
Shelby 9,45267.67%4,51532.33%4,93735.35%13,967
Stark 83,66762.85%49,44537.15%34,22225.71%133,112
Summit 102,87252.42%93,37847.58%9,4944.84%196,250
Trumbull 43,93657.17%32,91342.83%11,02314.34%76,849
Tuscarawas 19,87660.63%12,90839.37%6,96821.25%32,784
Union 7,57574.06%2,65325.94%4,92248.12%10,228
Van Wert 9,83470.03%4,20829.97%5,62640.07%14,042
Vinton 2,99861.01%1,91638.99%1,08222.02%4,914
Warren 13,67365.53%7,19334.47%6,48031.06%20,866
Washington 13,92769.65%6,06830.35%7,85939.30%19,995
Wayne 19,46973.60%6,98426.40%12,48547.20%26,453
Williams 9,78475.21%3,22524.79%6,55950.42%13,009
Wood 16,84466.32%8,55333.68%8,29132.65%25,397
Wyandot 6,80773.18%2,49526.82%4,31246.36%9,302
Totals2,262,61061.11%1,439,65538.89%822,95522.23%3,702,265

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References

  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.
  2. ↑ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
  3. ↑ Leip, David (2016). "1956 Presidential General Election Results – Ohio". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  4. ↑ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 352-353 ISBN   0405077114
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