1956 United States presidential election in Utah

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1956 United States presidential election in Utah
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  1952 November 6, 1956 [1] 1960  

All 4 Utah votes to the Electoral College
  Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Pennsylvania [lower-alpha 1] [2] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver
Electoral vote40
Popular vote215,631118,364
Percentage64.56%35.44%

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County Results
Eisenhower
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  90-100%

The 1956 United States presidential election in Utah 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.

Contents

Utah was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (RPennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 64.56 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (DIllinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 35.44 percent of the popular vote. [4] [5]

Results

1956 United States presidential election in Utah
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) 215,631 64.56%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 118,36435.44%
Total votes333,995 100%

Results by county

CountyDwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %
Beaver 1,19053.60%1,03046.40%1607.20%2,220
Box Elder 5,80468.34%2,68931.66%3,11536.68%8,493
Cache 10,34973.82%3,67126.18%6,67847.64%14,020
Carbon 4,50750.26%4,46049.74%470.52%8,967
Daggett 10253.13%9046.88%126.25%192
Davis 12,12266.71%6,05033.29%6,07233.42%18,172
Duchesne 1,85667.99%87432.01%98235.98%2,730
Emery 1,67964.04%94335.96%73628.08%2,622
Garfield 1,11575.95%35324.05%76251.90%1,468
Grand 1,04476.09%32823.91%71652.18%1,372
Iron 3,32171.70%1,31128.30%2,01043.40%4,632
Juab 1,51259.60%1,02540.40%48719.20%2,537
Kane 93990.20%1029.80%83780.40%1,041
Millard 2,66769.09%1,19330.91%1,47438.18%3,860
Morgan 90567.39%43832.61%46734.78%1,343
Piute 54875.27%18024.73%36850.54%728
Rich 56168.92%25331.08%30837.84%814
Salt Lake 95,17964.22%53,03835.78%42,14128.44%148,217
San Juan 1,11972.47%42527.53%69444.94%1,544
Sanpete 3,88368.59%1,77831.41%2,10537.18%5,661
Sevier 3,64674.74%1,23225.26%2,41449.48%4,878
Summit 2,03169.77%88030.23%1,15139.54%2,911
Tooele 3,39055.82%2,68344.18%70711.64%6,073
Uintah 2,84077.60%82022.40%2,02055.20%3,660
Utah 25,37166.56%12,74733.44%12,62433.12%38,118
Wasatch 1,73866.79%86433.21%87433.58%2,602
Washington 3,17278.34%87721.66%2,29556.68%4,049
Wayne 49963.81%28336.19%21627.62%782
Weber 22,54255.95%17,74744.05%4,79511.90%40,289
Totals215,63164.56%118,36435.44%97,26729.12%333,995

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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 July 22, 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 22, 2017.
  4. "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Utah" . Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  5. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956" . Retrieved July 22, 2017.