1956 United States presidential election in Wisconsin

none June 2025 September 2023 1956 United States presidential election in Wisconsin Wisconsin 1913 presidential no 1952 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 1952 1960 United States presidential election in Wisconsin 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.http://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 12 954,844 61.58% Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Estes Kefauver 0 586,768 37.84% 1956 United States presidential election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 300px County results Eisenhower #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Stevenson #86b6f2 50–60% President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) The 1956 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose 12 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Politics in Wisconsin since the Populist movement had been dominated by the Republican Party.Burnham Walter Dean The Evolution of American Electoral Systems 0313213798 178–179 The System of 1896: An Analysis December 23, 1981 Bloomsbury Academic The Democratic Party became uncompetitive away from the Lake Michigan coast as the upper classes, along with the majority of workers who followed them, fled from William Jennings Bryan's agrarian and free silver sympathies.Sundquist James Politics and Policy: The Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson Years December 2010 978-0815719090 526 Brookings Institution Press Although the state did develop a strong Socialist Party to provide opposition to the GOP, Wisconsin developed the direct Republican primary in 1903 and this ultimately created competition between the "League" under Robert M. La Follette, and the conservative "Regular" faction.Hansen John Mark Governing in a Polarized Age: Elections, Parties, and Political Representation in America Shigeo Hirano Snyder jr James M. 978-1-107-09509-0 Gerber Alan S. 165–168 Parties within Parties: Parties, Factions, and Coordinated Politics, 1900–1980 February 27, 2017 Cambridge University Press Schickler Eric This ultimately would develop into the Wisconsin Progressive Party in the late 1930s, which was opposed to the conservative German Democrats and to the national Republican Party, and allied with Franklin D. Roosevelt at the federal level. During the two wartime elections, the formerly Democratic German counties in the east of the state – which had been powerfully opposed to the Civil War because they saw it as a "Yankee" war and opposed the military draft instituted during itPhillips Kevin P. The Emerging Republican Majority November 23, 2014 978-0-691-16324-6 381–382, 414 Princeton University Press – viewed Communism as a much greater threat to America than Nazism and consequently opposed President Roosevelt's war effort.Phillips. The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 387-388 Consequently, these historically Democratic counties became virtually the most Republican in the entire state, and became a major support base for populist conservative Senator Joe McCarthy, who became notorious for his investigations into Communists inside the American government. The state's populace's opposition to Communism and the Korean War turned Wisconsin strongly to Republican nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election. For the 1956 rematch, Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson II began by campaigning against Eisenhower's handling of farm problems, at a time when most of the interior United States was suffering from a severe drought.Blair William M. August 30, 1956 Stevenson Asserts G.O.P. Fosters Farm Depression: Broken Promises Charged Stevenson Urges Action Stevenson Accuses Republicans of Fostering a Farm Depression — 3 States Are Pivotal 1 The New York Times The Democrat would then attack Eisenhower as a "weak" President when the two were touring the Midwest during September.Salisbury Harrison E. September 27, 1956 Stevenson Says Eisenhower Fails to Lead Country: In Kansas City, He Asserts the Question Is, "Who's in Charge Here?" Decries Farm Policy: Nominee Charges That the President Defaulted on 90% Parity Pledge 1 The New York Times Early polls showed Eisenhower leading the state despite farm unrest, owing to the unpopularity of Stevenson.White William S. October 1, 1956 G.O.P. Retaining Wisconsin Lead; Democrats Gain: Survey Shows Farm Unrest and Spotty Unemployment Are Having Influence 1 The New York Times No later poll was taken, but evidence was that state's farmers were not trending to Stevenson at all, and that the Suez Crisis would hurt rather than help Stevenson.King Seth H. November 1, 1956 Major Farm Vote Still Republican: Democrats Fail to Stir Big Revolt – May Lose Votes on Crisis in Mideast 44 The New York Times Polls SourceRatingAs ofThe Boston Daily GlobeCornell Douglas B. October 23, 1956 But Smaller Margin Seen: "Old Faithful" Wisconsin Expected To Go GOP Again 26 The Boston Daily GlobeLikely ROctober 23, 1956Fort Worth Star-TelegramFinal Babson Poll Shows Eisenhower Winning Easily Fort Worth Star-Telegram CTS November 2, 1956 22Safe RNovember 2, 1956Corpus Christi TimesTrohan Walter November 3, 1956 Hour of Decision Near: Eisenhower Lead Increasing Daily 4 Corpus Christi Times Chicago Tribune ServiceSafe RNovember 3, 1956The Philadelphia InquirerNovember 4, 1956 What the Polls Show — Eisenhower Victory Is Indicated across Nation B 1, B 3 The Philadelphia InquirerSafe RNovember 4, 1956The Salt Lake TribuneLawrence W.H. November 4, 1956 "Times Team" Counts Up 20-State GOP Margin A 11 The Salt Lake TribuneSafe RNovember 4, 1956 Results 1956 United States presidential election in WisconsinWisconsin Historical Society, Statement of Board of State Canvassers for President, Vice President and Presidential Electors – General Election – 1956The Wisconsin Blue Book 1958 Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library Vote For President And Vice President By Counties Madison, Wisconsin 766 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A2BH4FP76N6HMK8V/full/A5LYPL25GNPQ3E8VPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower (incumbent) 954,844 61.58% 12 Democratic Adlai Stevenson 586,768 37.84% 0 Independent"Independent Better Government under the Constitution" T. Coleman Andrews 6,918 0.45% 0 Socialist"Independent Socialist" Darlington Hoopes 754 0.05% 0 Socialist Labor"Independent Socialist Labor" Eric Hass 710 0.05% 0 Socialist Workers"Independent Socialist Workers" Farrell Dobbs 564 0.04% 0 Totals 1,550,558 100.00% 12 Results by county County Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican Adlai StevensonDemocratic T. Coleman AndrewsIndependent Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Adams 1,854 59.48% 1,244 39.91%150.48% 4 0.13% 610 19.57% 3,117 Ashland 4,121 52.70% 3,677 47.03%160.20% 5 0.06% 444 5.67% 7,819 Barron 8,634 61.12% 5,419 38.36%440.31% 29 0.21% 3,215 22.76% 14,126 Bayfield 3,096 53.32% 2,691 46.35%80.14% 11 0.19% 405 6.97% 5,806 Brown 32,878 70.24% 13,642 29.14%2460.53% 42 0.09% 19,236 41.10% 46,808 Buffalo 3,387 59.83% 2,266 40.03%70.12% 1 0.02% 1,121 19.80% 5,661 Burnett 2,198 52.36% 1,986 47.31%70.17% 7 0.17% 212 5.05% 4,198 Calumet 6,166 74.22% 2,099 25.26%380.46% 5 0.06% 4,067 48.96% 8,308 Chippewa 9,781 59.42% 6,617 40.20%580.35% 5 0.03% 3,164 19.22% 16,461 Clark 7,941 62.26% 4,765 37.36%390.31% 9 0.07% 3,176 24.90% 12,754 Columbia 10,120 66.01% 5,158 33.65%450.29% 7 0.05% 4,962 32.36% 15,330 Crawford 4,123 61.71% 2,522 37.75%310.46% 5 0.07% 1,601 23.96% 6,681 Dane 38,955 51.11% 36,891 48.41%2950.39% 72 0.09% 2,064 2.70% 76,213 Dodge 17,569 72.10% 6,704 27.51%760.31% 17 0.07% 10,865 44.59% 24,366 Door 6,722 77.96% 1,859 21.56%320.37% 9 0.10% 4,863 56.40% 8,622 Douglas 9,183 44.79% 11,276 55.00%220.11% 21 0.10% -2,093 -10.21% 20,502 Dunn 6,401 60.36% 4,189 39.50%110.10% 3 0.03% 2,212 20.86% 10,604 Eau Claire 13,122 58.48% 9,276 41.34%330.15% 8 0.04% 3,846 17.14% 22,439 Florence 1,003 57.94% 723 41.77%40.23% 1 0.06% 280 16.17% 1,731 Fond du Lac 21,496 72.46% 7,940 26.76%2070.70% 23 0.08% 13,556 45.70% 29,666 Forest 2,039 57.03% 1,527 42.71%80.22% 1 0.03% 512 14.32% 3,575 Grant 11,648 68.69% 5,208 30.71%920.54% 10 0.06% 6,440 37.98% 16,958 Green 7,114 66.00% 3,614 33.53%430.40% 8 0.07% 3,500 32.47% 10,779 Green Lake 5,441 76.49% 1,643 23.10%250.35% 4 0.06% 3,798 53.39% 7,113 Iowa 5,201 61.79% 3,176 37.73%360.43% 4 0.05% 2,025 24.06% 8,417 Iron 1,930 46.22% 2,226 53.30%140.34% 6 0.14% -296 -7.08% 4,176 Jackson 3,614 56.66% 2,755 43.20%70.11% 2 0.03% 859 13.46% 6,378 Jefferson 13,357 67.02% 6,452 32.37%940.47% 28 0.14% 6,905 34.65% 19,931 Juneau 5,135 67.58% 2,428 31.96%300.39% 5 0.07% 2,707 35.62% 7,598 Kenosha 21,367 55.08% 17,094 44.06%2690.69% 66 0.17% 4,273 11.02% 38,796 Kewaunee 5,106 68.00% 2,364 31.48%310.41% 8 0.11% 2,742 36.52% 7,509 La Crosse 18,264 61.66% 11,258 38.01%730.25% 27 0.09% 7,006 23.65% 29,622 Lafayette 4,733 59.33% 3,212 40.26%300.38% 3 0.04% 1,521 19.07% 7,978 Langlade 5,004 63.82% 2,804 35.76%280.36% 5 0.06% 2,200 28.06% 7,841 Lincoln 6,329 67.74% 2,880 30.83%1181.26% 16 0.17% 3,449 36.91% 9,343 Manitowoc 18,078 61.91% 10,800 36.99%2911.00% 30 0.10% 7,278 24.92% 29,199 Marathon 22,586 59.36% 15,301 40.21%1260.33% 38 0.10% 7,285 19.15% 38,051 Marinette 8,874 63.12% 5,113 36.37%630.45% 10 0.07% 3,761 26.75% 14,060 Marquette 2,796 73.87% 975 25.76%140.37% 0 0.00% 1,821 48.11% 3,785 Milwaukee 227,253 55.79% 177,286 43.53%1,7830.44% 996 0.24% 49,967 12.26% 407,318 Monroe 7,460 63.16% 4,311 36.50%270.23% 13 0.11% 3,149 26.66% 11,811 Oconto 6,836 64.95% 3,632 34.51%510.48% 6 0.06% 3,204 30.44% 10,525 Oneida 6,261 64.89% 3,328 34.49%510.53% 8 0.08% 2,933 30.40% 9,648 Outagamie 26,090 76.56% 7,725 22.67%2360.69% 26 0.08% 18,365 53.89% 34,077 Ozaukee 9,808 69.63% 4,139 29.38%1260.89% 13 0.09% 5,669 40.25% 14,086 Pepin 1,975 65.51% 1,040 34.49%00.00% 0 0.00% 935 31.02% 3,015 Pierce 5,782 61.13% 3,644 38.53%250.26% 7 0.07% 2,138 22.60% 9,458 Polk 5,894 54.04% 4,985 45.71%140.13% 13 0.12% 909 8.33% 10,906 Portage 8,320 54.08% 7,010 45.56%410.27% 15 0.10% 1,310 8.52% 15,386 Price 4,028 58.82% 2,778 40.57%270.39% 15 0.22% 1,250 18.25% 6,848 Racine 31,968 58.21% 22,646 41.24%2480.45% 57 0.10% 9,322 16.97% 54,919 Richland 5,062 64.29% 2,783 35.34%260.33% 3 0.04% 2,279 28.95% 7,874 Rock 28,980 67.42% 13,834 32.18%1480.34% 25 0.06% 15,146 35.24% 42,987 Rusk 3,433 53.68% 2,929 45.80%240.38% 9 0.14% 504 7.88% 6,395 Sauk 10,644 66.46% 5,292 33.04%610.38% 19 0.12% 5,352 33.42% 16,016 Sawyer 2,823 64.54% 1,520 34.75%260.59% 5 0.11% 1,303 29.79% 4,374 Shawano 9,388 71.54% 3,675 28.01%540.41% 5 0.04% 5,713 43.53% 13,122 Sheboygan 22,077 59.91% 14,540 39.46%1820.49% 53 0.14% 7,537 20.45% 36,852 St. Croix 6,956 55.72% 5,499 44.05%210.17% 8 0.06% 1,457 11.67% 12,484 Taylor 3,843 57.75% 2,759 41.46%350.53% 17 0.26% 1,084 16.29% 6,654 Trempealeau 5,476 54.25% 4,602 45.59%90.09% 7 0.07% 874 8.66% 10,094 Vernon 6,200 55.66% 4,923 44.19%150.13% 2 0.02% 1,277 11.47% 11,140 Vilas 3,683 74.07% 1,267 25.48%190.38% 3 0.06% 2,416 48.59% 4,972 Walworth 16,696 76.62% 4,922 22.59%1520.70% 20 0.09% 11,774 54.03% 21,790 Washburn 2,798 58.88% 1,935 40.72%140.29% 5 0.11% 863 18.16% 4,752 Washington 12,167 72.93% 4,447 26.66%590.35% 10 0.06% 7,720 46.27% 16,683 Waukesha 35,212 68.93% 15,496 30.33%3130.61% 63 0.12% 19,716 38.60% 51,084 Waupaca 11,798 78.64% 3,133 20.88%660.44% 6 0.04% 8,665 57.76% 15,003 Waushara 4,717 76.99% 1,387 22.64%200.33% 3 0.05% 3,330 54.35% 6,127 Winnebago 28,759 71.44% 11,115 27.61%3530.88% 27 0.07% 17,644 43.83% 40,254 Wood 15,091 69.92% 6,412 29.71%660.31% 14 0.06% 8,679 40.21% 21,583Totals954,84461.58%586,76837.84%6,9180.45%2,0280.13%368,07623.74%1,550,558 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Kenosha Analysis As it turned out, despite the doubts of the Boston Daily Globe Eisenhower slightly improved upon his 1952 margin in Wisconsin: although he did lose some support in the farming areas, he gained upon his 1952 vote in Wisconsin's cities due to increased Catholic support, and carried all but two northern counties. Wisconsin's result was 8.34% more Republican than the nation-at-large. 2020 11 As of 2020, this remains the last time a Republican has carried Wisconsin by double digits, as the state would trend Democratic beginning with the 1958 midterm elections, although Democrats have subsequently won Wisconsin by double digits just three times – Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, Bill Clinton in 1996 and Barack Obama in 2008.Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Wisconsin https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/compare.php?year=1956&fips=55&f=0&off=0&elect=0&type=state This is also the last election as of 2020 in which Ashland County, Dane County, Milwaukee County, and Portage County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan Robert David http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century America Magazine The National Catholic Review June 29, 2016 This is also the last election in which Wisconsin voted to the right of Wyoming. Electors These were the names of the electors on each ticket. Dwight D. Eisenhower & Richard M. NixonRepublican Party Adlai Stevenson & Estes KefauverDemocratic PartyThere were only 11 named electors on the Democratic ticket in Wisconsin T. Coleman Andrews & Thomas H. WerdelIndependent text-align:center Warren P. Knowles Vernon W. Thomson Elbert H. Neese Jr. Arthur L. May Everett Yerly Margaret S. Needham John N. Dickinson Samuel N. Pickard Robert G. Marotz Wendall MacEachran Louis G. Arnold Willis J. Hutnik text-align:center Henry W. Maier Harold Newton Thomas Miglautsch Richard S. McKnight John Giacomo William S. Clark David Rabinovitz Clarence Mitten John Reynolds Keith C. Hardie Thomas J. Joyce text-align:center Henry Reamer Edward Niffenegger Jr. Henry H. Swan Edward J. Froncek James F. Mallas Orville W. Fox Fannie McMahon William W. Wolf Jr. Ronald F. North William F. Brown George C. Hildebrant Georgianna McFetridge Darlington Hoopes & Samuel H. FriedmanSocialist Party Eric Hass & Georgia CozziniSocialist Labor Party Farrell Dobbs & Myra Tanner WeissSocialist Workers Party text-align:center Walter G. Benson Fred G. Kneevers William P. Piek Michael Katzban Anna Mae Davis Rudolph Beyer Ruth Hart John A. Pearson Lee Schaal Joseph Dumont Fred Dahir John M. Work text-align:center Eugene J. Adolphe Frank Brlas Jr. Marko Golubich William Kelenic Matthew Karlovich Henry A. Ochsner Alex Schaufelberger Jr. William Schlingman Ferdinand Schnarsky Amos Wagner Arthur Wepfer Samuel Munek text-align:center Albert Stergar Betsy M. Stergar Calvin Sherard Lillian Scherf Millard Plauster Sophia Pantazes Theodore Ostrowski Wayne Leverenz Elmer Leverenz Lorraine Fons Alfred Cortez Augusta Cortez See also United States presidential elections in Wisconsin Notes References 60em Wisconsin 1956 United State presidential