1956 United States presidential election in Oregon

1956 United States presidential election in Oregon
All 6 Oregon votes to the Electoral College
Eisenhower 50–60% 60–70%	Stevenson 50–60%
President before election; Dwight D. Eisenhower ; Republican	Elected President; Dwight D. Eisenhower ; Republican

Last updated August 05, 2025

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^[3] 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.^[4]^[5]As of the 2020 presidential election ^[update], this is the last election in which Clatsop County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.^[6]

Results

1956 United States presidential election in Oregon
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^[7]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast^[7]
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

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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[2] 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.

[1] "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[3] "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania

[4] "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)" . Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[5] "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon" . Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[6] "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956" . Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[how-7] 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-8] Our Campaigns; OR US President Race, November 06, 1956

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