November 5, 1956
Republican Wins 1956
Republican defeats Democratic with 456 electoral votes, winning 41 states.
Democratic
72 EV
270 to win
Republican
456 EV
72
456
270
Republican wins
456
Electoral Votes
57.4%
Popular Vote
41
States Carried
62,010,167
Total Votes Cast
Republican won the 1956 presidential election with 456 electoral votes to Democratic's 72. Republican received 57.4% of the popular vote and carried 41 states. Compared to the previous election, 100 counties changed parties—46 flipped Republican and 54 flipped Democratic.
State Results
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State-by-State Results
7 Dem41 Rep
Battleground States (Margin < 5%)
| State | EV | 1956 |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 16 | D+34.1 |
| Mississippi | 6 | D+33.8 |
| South Carolina | 9 | D+20.2 |
| Alabama | 9 | D+17.1 |
| Arkansas | 6 | D+6.6 |
| North Carolina | 16 | D+1.3 |
| Missouri | 10 | D+0.2 |
| Tennessee | 11 | R+0.6 |
| Minnesota | 10 | R+7.6 |
| West Virginia | 4 | R+8.2 |
| Washington | 12 | R+8.5 |
| Kentucky | 8 | R+9.1 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | R+10.3 |
| Delaware | 3 | R+10.5 |
| Oregon | 8 | R+10.5 |
| California | 54 | R+11.1 |
| Texas | 40 | R+11.3 |
| Michigan | 15 | R+11.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | R+13.2 |
| Louisiana | 8 | R+13.8 |
| Montana | 4 | R+14.3 |
| Florida | 30 | R+14.5 |
| Nevada | 6 | R+15.9 |
| New Mexico | 5 | R+16.0 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | R+16.5 |
| South Dakota | 3 | R+16.8 |
| Virginia | 13 | R+17.0 |
| Iowa | 6 | R+18.4 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | R+18.9 |
| Illinois | 19 | R+19.2 |
| Colorado | 10 | R+19.7 |
| Maryland | 10 | R+20.1 |
| Wyoming | 3 | R+20.2 |
| Indiana | 11 | R+20.2 |
| Arizona | 11 | R+22.1 |
| Ohio | 17 | R+22.2 |
| Idaho | 4 | R+22.4 |
| New York | 28 | R+22.4 |
| North Dakota | 3 | R+23.6 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | R+23.7 |
| Connecticut | 7 | R+27.5 |
| Utah | 6 | R+29.1 |
| New Jersey | 14 | R+30.5 |
| Nebraska | 5 | R+31.0 |
| Kansas | 6 | R+31.2 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | R+32.3 |
| Maine | 4 | R+41.7 |
| Vermont | 3 | R+44.4 |