1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia

none June 2025 September 2023 1956 United States presidential election 1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia West Virginia presidential no 1952 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1952 1960 United States presidential election in West Virginia 1960 All 8 West Virginia votes to the Electoral College November 6, 1956 75.02%West Virginia Blue Book - 1957 - Page 679 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1957.pdf West Virginia Legislature 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 8 449,297 54.08% Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Estes Kefauver 0 381,534 45.92% 1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 300px County results Eisenhower #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Stevenson #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) The 1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eighthttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1953_1957.html#1956 1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65) July 6, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. West Virginia was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 54.08 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 45.92 percent of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=54&year=1956 1956 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia July 6, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1956 The American Presidency Project — Election of 1956 July 6, 2017 Along with Kentucky and Louisiana, West Virginia was one of three states that Dwight Eisenhower lost in 1952, but managed to flip in 1956. This was the only time between 1928 and 2000 in which West Virginia voted for a Republican presidential candidate outside a 49-state landslide. Results 1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 449,297 54.08% Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) 381,534 45.92% 830,831 100.00% Results by county CountyOur Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2652 WV US President — November 06, 1956 Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican Adlai StevensonDemocratic Margin Total votescast # % # % # % Barbour 4,460 54.61% 3,707 45.39% 753 9.22% 8,167 Berkeley 9,071 61.62% 5,649 38.38% 3,422 23.24% 14,720 Boone 5,196 42.17% 7,126 57.83% -1,930 -15.66% 12,322 Braxton 3,441 46.79% 3,913 53.21% -472 -6.42% 7,354 Brooke 5,944 45.67% 7,072 54.33% -1,128 -8.66% 13,016 Cabell 28,882 61.07% 18,408 38.93% 10,474 22.14% 47,290 Calhoun 2,094 52.06% 1,928 47.94% 166 4.12% 4,022 Clay 2,820 51.76% 2,628 48.24% 192 3.52% 5,448 Doddridge 2,594 73.51% 935 26.49% 1,659 47.02% 3,529 Fayette 10,218 38.55% 16,286 61.45% -6,068 -22.90% 26,504 Gilmer 1,774 46.81% 2,016 53.19% -242 -6.38% 3,790 Grant 3,408 84.31% 634 15.69% 2,774 68.62% 4,042 Greenbrier 7,684 52.99% 6,817 47.01% 867 5.98% 14,501 Hampshire 2,676 53.18% 2,356 46.82% 320 6.36% 5,032 Hancock 8,750 47.88% 9,524 52.12% -774 -4.24% 18,274 Hardy 2,202 49.36% 2,259 50.64% -57 -1.28% 4,461 Harrison 21,860 55.48% 17,541 44.52% 4,319 10.96% 39,401 Jackson 4,984 65.75% 2,596 34.25% 2,388 31.50% 7,580 Jefferson 3,380 50.20% 3,353 49.80% 27 0.40% 6,733 Kanawha 58,597 53.81% 50,289 46.19% 8,308 7.62% 108,886 Lewis 6,203 66.01% 3,194 33.99% 3,009 32.02% 9,397 Lincoln 4,954 49.91% 4,972 50.09% -18 -0.18% 9,926 Logan 10,588 41.71% 14,794 58.29% -4,206 -16.58% 25,382 Marion 16,112 49.88% 16,192 50.12% -80 -0.24% 32,304 Marshall 10,223 57.80% 7,463 42.20% 2,760 15.60% 17,686 Mason 6,306 62.59% 3,769 37.41% 2,537 25.18% 10,075 McDowell 11,138 39.77% 16,865 60.23% -5,727 -20.46% 28,003 Mercer 14,648 52.53% 13,236 47.47% 1,412 5.06% 27,884 Mineral 6,412 64.12% 3,588 35.88% 2,824 28.24% 10,000 Mingo 7,916 44.15% 10,014 55.85% -2,098 -11.70% 17,930 Monongalia 14,046 56.05% 11,016 43.95% 3,030 12.10% 25,062 Monroe 3,529 56.01% 2,772 43.99% 757 12.02% 6,301 Morgan 2,946 72.74% 1,104 27.26% 1,842 45.48% 4,050 Nicholas 5,263 51.89% 4,880 48.11% 383 3.78% 10,143 Ohio 22,165 62.69% 13,191 37.31% 8,974 25.38% 35,356 Pendleton 1,959 49.49% 1,999 50.51% -40 -1.02% 3,958 Pleasants 2,144 57.56% 1,581 42.44% 563 15.12% 3,725 Pocahontas 2,937 53.69% 2,533 46.31% 404 7.38% 5,470 Preston 7,953 70.27% 3,365 29.73% 4,588 40.54% 11,318 Putnam 5,560 53.91% 4,754 46.09% 806 7.82% 10,314 Raleigh 16,318 50.08% 16,264 49.92% 54 0.16% 32,582 Randolph 5,448 48.88% 5,697 51.12% -249 -2.24% 11,145 Ritchie 4,140 73.78% 1,471 26.22% 2,669 47.56% 5,611 Roane 4,701 59.85% 3,153 40.15% 1,548 19.70% 7,854 Summers 3,712 48.99% 3,865 51.01% -153 -2.02% 7,577 Taylor 4,743 60.64% 3,079 39.36% 1,664 21.28% 7,822 Tucker 2,326 52.21% 2,129 47.79% 197 4.42% 4,455 Tyler 3,671 73.58% 1,318 26.42% 2,353 47.16% 4,989 Upshur 5,707 73.28% 2,081 26.72% 3,626 46.56% 7,788 Wayne 8,429 52.41% 7,655 47.59% 774 4.82% 16,084 Webster 2,457 44.44% 3,072 55.56% -615 -11.12% 5,529 Wetzel 5,024 56.88% 3,809 43.12% 1,215 13.76% 8,833 Wirt 1,444 54.95% 1,184 45.05% 260 9.90% 2,628 Wood 21,096 61.30% 13,320 38.70% 7,776 22.60% 34,416 Wyoming 7,044 49.74% 7,118 50.26% -74 -0.52% 14,162Totals449,29754.08%381,53445.92%67,7638.16%830,831 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Calhoun Clay Greenbrier Hampshire Jefferson Mercer Monongalia Nicholas Raleigh Tucker Wayne Notes "note" References West Virginia 1956 Category:1956 West Virginia elections