1956·President·Colorado

Colorado Presidential Election

Dwight D. Eisenhower59.5%vs.Adlai Stevenson II39.8%|

R+19.7

|663,074 votes

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How Colorado frames this contest

Colorado ran D+11.0 for president in 2024 — German ancestry 17.9% — Catholic footprint 14.9% — 5.9M residents

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Presidential baseline

D+11.0

2024 statewide presidential margin

State population

5.9M

Residents in the current state profile

Largest ancestry

German

17.9% of the population

Largest religion

Catholic

14.9% of the population

Benchmark framing

State context should read against the national baseline, not as an isolated result.

College attainment

45.5%

State

35.6%

U.S.

Delta +9.9pp

Median household income

$97,187

State

$83,960

U.S.

Delta +$13,227

Nonwhite share

35.2%

State

42.6%

U.S.

Delta −7.4pp

Coalition signals

Top ancestry signals

Religion footprint

Evangelical Protestant

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3 candidates663,074 total votes

Candidate	Party	Votes ▼	%
Dwight D. EisenhowerREP✓	REP	394,479	59.5%
Adlai Stevenson IIDEM	DEM	263,997	39.8%
OtherOTH	OTH	4,598	0.7%

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1956·President·Colorado

Colorado Presidential Election

Dwight D. Eisenhower59.5%vs.Adlai Stevenson II39.8%|

R+19.7

|663,074 votes

explore / Contest Page

Start with the statewide presidential result, then move through county, district, precinct, and history views for Colorado in 1956.

Result firstEvidence tabsVisible source scopeRelated races and routes

Ask the Historian See methodology Browse polling

Evidence & provenance

Source owners

Certified state returns, academic county datasets, precinct feeds where available, and U.S. Census context.

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest statewide presidential tables currently loaded in Akashic Edge.

Boundary scope

Statewide contest with county, congressional district, and precinct drill-down where those layers exist.

Claim type

Certified results, polling context, and deterministic summaries.

Source chain

MethodologyCertified state returnsAcademic county datasetsPrecinct feeds

Open methodology

State Context

How Colorado frames this contest

Colorado ran D+11.0 for president in 2024 — German ancestry 17.9% — Catholic footprint 14.9% — 5.9M residents

Colorado profile Open in Explore Compare this state

CO backdrop for the 1956 President race

Presidential baseline

D+11.0

2024 statewide presidential margin

State population

5.9M

Residents in the current state profile

Largest ancestry

German

17.9% of the population

Largest religion

Catholic

14.9% of the population

Benchmark framing

State context should read against the national baseline, not as an isolated result.

College attainment

45.5%

State

35.6%

U.S.

Delta +9.9pp

Median household income

$97,187

State

$83,960

U.S.

Delta +$13,227

Nonwhite share

35.2%

State

42.6%

U.S.

Delta −7.4pp

Coalition signals

Top ancestry signals

Religion footprint

Evangelical Protestant

Next actions

Move from the race result into the canonical place dossier for maps, benchmarks, and related intelligence.

Open the state in Explore

Switch from election results into ancestry, religion, and demographic layers without leaving the workbench.

Historian

Race-context prompts

Carry the election result, state baseline, and coalition framing into the Historian with one click.

Explain this race

How does Colorado's 1956 President result compare with its 2024 presidential baseline and demographic profile?

Compare to the state profile

How does the 1956 President result in Colorado compare with the state's broader place profile on ancestry, religion, and demographics?

3 candidates663,074 total votes

Candidate	Party	Votes ▼	%
Dwight D. EisenhowerREP✓	REP	394,479	59.5%
Adlai Stevenson IIDEM	DEM	263,997	39.8%
OtherOTH	OTH	4,598	0.7%

Also in Colorado, 1956

US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →

← All 1956 President races 1956 overview Colorado profile All elections