California — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionCalifornia · PresidentEisenhowerR+11.1
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 55.4% | 3,027,668 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 44.3% | 2,420,135 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.3% | 18,552 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
58 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
California cast 32 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (58 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda County, CA | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Alpine County, CA | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Amador County, CA | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Butte County, CA | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Calaveras County, CA | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Colusa County, CA | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Contra Costa County, CA | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Del Norte County, CA | Republican | R+6.7 |
| El Dorado County, CA | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Fresno County, CA | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Glenn County, CA | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Humboldt County, CA | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Imperial County, CA | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Inyo County, CA | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Kern County, CA | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Kings County, CA | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Lake County, CA | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Lassen County, CA | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Madera County, CA | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Marin County, CA | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Mariposa County, CA | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Mendocino County, CA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Merced County, CA | Democratic | D+7.8 |
| Modoc County, CA | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Mono County, CA | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Monterey County, CA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Napa County, CA | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Nevada County, CA | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Orange County, CA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Placer County, CA | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Plumas County, CA | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Riverside County, CA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Sacramento County, CA | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| San Benito County, CA | Republican | R+19.2 |
| San Bernardino County, CA | Republican | R+14.1 |
| San Diego County, CA | Republican | R+29.3 |
| San Francisco County, CA | Republican | R+3.5 |
| San Joaquin County, CA | Republican | R+9.3 |
| San Luis Obispo County, CA | Republican | R+17.4 |
| San Mateo County, CA | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Santa Barbara County, CA | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Shasta County, CA | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Sierra County, CA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Siskiyou County, CA | Republican | R+0.03 |
| Solano County, CA | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Sonoma County, CA | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Stanislaus County, CA | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Sutter County, CA | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Tehama County, CA | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Trinity County, CA | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Tulare County, CA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Tuolumne County, CA | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Ventura County, CA | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Yolo County, CA | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Yuba County, CA | Republican | R+11.8 |
California results by county
58 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+18,878 | 192,91152.4% | 174,03347.3% | 1,1870.3% | 368,131 |
| Alpine County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+85 | 11479.7% | 2920.3% | 00.0% | 143 |
| Amador County | Adlai Stevenson+55 | 2,12649.2% | 2,18150.4% | 180.4% | 4,325 |
| Butte County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,449 | 18,38258.4% | 12,93341.1% | 1470.5% | 31,462 |
| Calaveras County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+794 | 2,84357.9% | 2,04941.7% | 170.3% | 4,909 |
| Colusa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+303 | 2,47453.2% | 2,17146.7% | 30.1% | 4,648 |
| Contra Costa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,238 | 74,97151.0% | 71,73348.8% | 3470.2% | 147,051 |
| Del Norte County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+366 | 2,91853.2% | 2,55246.5% | 170.3% | 5,487 |
| El Dorado County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+656 | 4,61353.6% | 3,95746.0% | 370.4% | 8,607 |
| Fresno County | Adlai Stevenson+15,623 | 51,61143.3% | 67,23456.4% | 2700.2% | 119,115 |
| Glenn County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+271 | 3,46352.0% | 3,19247.9% | 100.2% | 6,665 |
| Humboldt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,994 | 19,01952.6% | 17,02547.1% | 1330.4% | 36,177 |
| Imperial County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,329 | 10,52656.0% | 8,19743.6% | 580.3% | 18,781 |
| Inyo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,742 | 3,52466.2% | 1,78233.5% | 180.3% | 5,324 |
| Kern County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,687 | 46,22051.3% | 43,53348.3% | 3220.4% | 90,075 |
| Kings County | Adlai Stevenson+2,222 | 6,19542.3% | 8,41757.4% | 400.3% | 14,652 |
| Lake County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,888 | 4,07364.8% | 2,18534.8% | 240.4% | 6,282 |
| Lassen County | Adlai Stevenson+879 | 2,53342.5% | 3,41257.2% | 180.3% | 5,963 |
| Los Angeles County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+252,319 | 1,260,20655.4% | 1,007,88744.3% | 7,3310.3% | 2,275,424 |
| Madera County | Adlai Stevenson+1,923 | 5,23942.1% | 7,16257.6% | 380.3% | 12,439 |
| Marin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,491 | 33,79265.9% | 17,30133.8% | 1510.3% | 51,244 |
| Mariposa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+546 | 1,57760.3% | 1,03139.4% | 70.3% | 2,615 |
| Mendocino County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,560 | 10,32756.9% | 7,76742.8% | 430.2% | 18,137 |
| Merced County | Adlai Stevenson+1,936 | 11,43046.0% | 13,36653.8% | 560.2% | 24,852 |
| Modoc County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+252 | 1,98153.2% | 1,72946.4% | 130.3% | 3,723 |
| Mono County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+436 | 67373.8% | 23726.0% | 20.2% | 912 |
| Monterey County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,582 | 29,51459.5% | 19,93240.2% | 1270.3% | 49,573 |
| Napa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,987 | 13,61055.9% | 10,62343.7% | 1000.4% | 24,333 |
| Nevada County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,808 | 5,47559.7% | 3,66740.0% | 310.3% | 9,173 |
| Orange County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+58,615 | 113,51066.8% | 54,89532.3% | 1,4740.9% | 169,879 |
| Placer County | Adlai Stevenson+1,552 | 9,05945.9% | 10,61153.8% | 690.3% | 19,739 |
| Plumas County | Adlai Stevenson+860 | 2,26741.9% | 3,12757.7% | 210.4% | 5,415 |
| Riverside County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+22,668 | 56,76662.2% | 34,09837.3% | 4650.5% | 91,329 |
| Sacramento County | Adlai Stevenson+14,448 | 67,68645.1% | 82,13454.7% | 2600.2% | 150,080 |
| San Benito County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,051 | 3,25259.5% | 2,20140.3% | 100.2% | 5,463 |
| San Bernardino County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+21,317 | 86,26356.9% | 64,94642.8% | 4430.3% | 151,652 |
| San Diego County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+89,026 | 195,74264.5% | 106,71635.1% | 1,1470.4% | 303,605 |
| San Francisco County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,882 | 173,64851.5% | 161,76648.0% | 1,5530.5% | 336,967 |
| San Joaquin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,550 | 44,49154.5% | 36,94145.3% | 1680.2% | 81,600 |
| San Luis Obispo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,816 | 16,22358.5% | 11,40741.1% | 1180.4% | 27,748 |
| San Mateo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+36,412 | 100,04961.0% | 63,63738.8% | 2170.1% | 163,903 |
| Santa Barbara County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14,369 | 31,29464.5% | 16,92534.9% | 2650.5% | 48,484 |
| Santa Clara County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+33,129 | 105,65759.1% | 72,52840.6% | 6330.4% | 178,818 |
| Santa Cruz County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,535 | 22,10963.6% | 12,57436.2% | 930.3% | 34,776 |
| Shasta County | Adlai Stevenson+2,406 | 8,83343.8% | 11,23955.8% | 770.4% | 20,149 |
| Sierra County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+18 | 63850.6% | 62049.1% | 40.3% | 1,262 |
| Siskiyou County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4 | 6,84149.8% | 6,83749.8% | 630.5% | 13,741 |
| Solano County | Adlai Stevenson+7,038 | 17,86541.7% | 24,90358.1% | 950.2% | 42,863 |
| Sonoma County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,043 | 33,65961.9% | 20,61637.9% | 860.2% | 54,361 |
| Stanislaus County | Adlai Stevenson+1,345 | 26,69548.6% | 28,04051.0% | 1920.3% | 54,927 |
| Sutter County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,654 | 6,32762.8% | 3,67336.4% | 770.8% | 10,077 |
| Tehama County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+723 | 4,86653.8% | 4,14345.8% | 330.4% | 9,042 |
| Trinity County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+41 | 1,44750.4% | 1,40649.0% | 170.6% | 2,870 |
| Tulare County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,644 | 26,05152.5% | 23,40747.2% | 1600.3% | 49,618 |
| Tuolumne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+309 | 3,61952.1% | 3,31047.7% | 140.2% | 6,943 |
| Ventura County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+66 | 26,34249.9% | 26,27649.8% | 1490.3% | 52,767 |
| Yolo County | Adlai Stevenson+728 | 9,34748.0% | 10,07551.7% | 570.3% | 19,479 |
| Yuba County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,015 | 4,78255.8% | 3,76743.9% | 270.3% | 8,576 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
California's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −0.6% |
| 1900 | −13.1% |
| 1904 | −34.9% |
| 1908 | −22.5% |
| 1912 | +41.8% |
| 1916 | +0.4% |
| 1920 | −41.9% |
| 1924 | −49.0% |
| 1928 | −30.5% |
| 1932 | +21.0% |
| 1936 | +35.3% |
| 1940 | +16.1% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | −11.1% |
| 1960 | −0.5% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −3.1% |
| 1972 | −13.5% |
| 1976 | −1.8% |
| 1980 | −16.8% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −3.6% |
| 1992 | +13.4% |
| 1996 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | +24.0% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | +29.1% |
| 2024 | +20.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.