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1956 United States presidential election
1956 United States presidential election in Oregon Oregon presidential no 1952 United States presidential election in Oregon 1952 1960 United States presidential election in Oregon 1960 All 6 Oregon votes to the Electoral College November 6, 1956https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1956 United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica July 22, 2017 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 6 406,393 55.25% Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Estes Kefauver 0 329,204 44.75% 1956 United States presidential election in Oregon results map by county.svg 315px County results
Eisenhower
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#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 Oregon took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose sixhttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1953_1957.html#1956 1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65) July 22, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Oregon was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 55.25% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 44.75% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=41&year=1956 1956 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon July 22, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1956 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956 July 22, 2017 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Clatsop County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
Results
1956 United States presidential election in Oregon
Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 406,393 55.25%
Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) 329,204 44.75%
735,597 100%
Results by county
County Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican Adlai StevensonDemocratic Margin Total votes castOur Campaigns; OR US President Race, November 06, 1956 # % # % # % Baker 3,706 51.93% 3,431 48.07% 275 3.86% 7,137 Benton 9,016 68.15% 4,214 31.85% 4,802 36.30% 13,230 Clackamas 25,314 55.36% 20,416 44.64% 4,898 10.72% 45,730 Clatsop 6,616 50.94% 6,372 49.06% 244 1.88% 12,988 Columbia 4,275 43.33% 5,592 56.67% -1,317 -13.34% 9,867 Coos 9,201 45.14% 11,183 54.86% -1,982 -9.72% 20,384 Crook 1,879 51.00% 1,805 49.00% 74 2.00% 3,684 Curry 2,306 53.60% 1,996 46.40% 310 7.20% 4,302 Deschutes 5,399 56.83% 4,102 43.17% 1,297 13.66% 9,501 Douglas 13,837 53.92% 11,825 46.08% 2,012 7.84% 25,662 Gilliam 793 59.58% 538 40.42% 255 19.16% 1,331 Grant 1,822 59.10% 1,261 40.90% 561 18.20% 3,083 Harney 1,512 55.51% 1,212 44.49% 300 11.02% 2,724 Hood River 3,149 56.29% 2,445 43.71% 704 12.58% 5,594 Jackson 17,201 57.46% 12,733 42.54% 4,468 14.92% 29,934 Jefferson 1,356 54.83% 1,117 45.17% 239 9.66% 2,473 Josephine 7,967 62.10% 4,863 37.90% 3,104 24.20% 12,830 Klamath 9,740 53.59% 8,434 46.41% 1,306 7.18% 18,174 Lake 1,623 55.73% 1,289 44.27% 334 11.46% 2,912 Lane 35,264 56.15% 27,534 43.85% 7,730 12.30% 62,798 Lincoln 5,346 53.62% 4,624 46.38% 722 7.24% 9,970 Linn 12,469 55.12% 10,153 44.88% 2,316 10.24% 22,622 Malheur 4,981 61.25% 3,151 38.75% 1,830 22.50% 8,132 Marion 28,990 64.19% 16,170 35.81% 12,820 28.38% 45,160 Morrow 1,092 55.01% 893 44.99% 199 10.02% 1,985 Multnomah 129,658 52.80% 115,896 47.20% 13,762 5.60% 245,554 Polk 6,404 61.28% 4,047 38.72% 2,357 22.56% 10,451 Sherman 671 61.50% 420 38.50% 251 23.00% 1,091 Tillamook 4,306 53.89% 3,684 46.11% 622 7.78% 7,990 Umatilla 9,654 55.70% 7,678 44.30% 1,976 11.40% 17,332 Union 3,749 46.07% 4,389 53.93% -640 -7.86% 8,138 Wallowa 1,604 48.21% 1,723 51.79% -119 -3.58% 3,327 Wasco 4,332 50.98% 4,165 49.02% 167 1.96% 8,497 Washington 22,001 61.07% 14,027 38.93% 7,974 22.14% 36,028 Wheeler 605 51.53% 569 48.47% 36 3.06% 1,174 Yamhill 8,555 61.96% 5,253 38.04% 3,302 23.92% 13,808Totals406,39355.25%329,20444.75%77,18910.50%735,597
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Coos
Union
Wallowa
See also
United States presidential elections in Oregon
Notes
References
Oregon
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