1956 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

none June 2025 September 2023 1956 United States presidential election 1956 United States presidential election in Rhode Island Rhode Island presidential no 1952 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1952 1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 1960 November 6, 1956 x200px Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) PennsylvaniaAlthough 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.https://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/presidents.php The Presidents September 27, 2017 David Leip Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania Richard Nixon 4 225,819 58.26% Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Estes Kefauver 0 161,790 41.73% 250px County results 250px Municipality results 1 President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) Eisenhower #e27f90 50–60%#cc2f4a 60–70%#D40000 70–80%#AA0000 80–90% Stevenson #86b6f2 50–60% The 1956 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Rhode Island voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Eisenhower ran with incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon of California, while Stevenson's running mate was Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee. Eisenhower won Rhode Island by a margin of 16.53%. Eisenhower's 225,819 votes is the most received by a Republican presidential candidate in the state's history. Eisenhower is also the last Republican to carry the state twice, as starting in 1960, Rhode Island would become reliably Democratic. In fact, it has only voted for the party on two more occasions, both amidst 49-state Republican landslides nationally. This is the last time a Republican has won a majority of the votes in Providence County (Nixon won it with a plurality in 1972). This is also the most recent presidential election when Rhode Island would vote more Republican than the nation as a whole, or more Republican than Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania or Texas. It was the last election until 2024 when Rhode Island voted to the right of Delaware, Oregon or Washington state. To date, this is the last time that the cities of Central Falls and Pawtucket voted Republican. Results 1956 United States presidential election in Rhode Islandhttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=44&year=1956&f=0&off=0 1956 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island February 15, 2024 Republican Party (United States) Dwight David Eisenhower Pennsylvania (incumbent) Richard Nixon California (incumbent) 225,819 58.26% 4 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Adlai Stevenson II Illinois Estes Kefauver Tennessee 161,790 41.73% 0 0.00% N/A Others Others 2 0.01% 0 0.00% 387,611 100.00% 4 100.00% By county County Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican Adlai StevensonDemocratic Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Bristol 10,070 59.88% 6,748 40.12% 0 0.00% 3,322 19.76% 16,818 Kent 31,548 65.94% 16,298 34.06% 0 0.00% 15,250 31.88% 47,846 Newport 16,063 63.00% 9,433 37.00% 2 0.00% 6,630 26.00% 25,498 Providence 153,860 55.80% 121,861 44.20% 0 0.00% 31,999 11.60% 275,721 Washington 14,278 65.71% 7,450 34.29% 0 0.00% 6,828 31.42% 21,728Totals225,81958.26%161,79041.74%20.00%64,02916.52%387,611 Counties flipped from Democratic to Republican Providence See also United States presidential elections in Rhode Island Notes References expanded Rhode Island 1956 Category:1956 Rhode Island elections