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1956 United States presidential election
1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska Nebraska presidential no 1952 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1952 1960 United States presidential election in Nebraska 1960 All 6 Nebraska votes to the Electoral College 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 6 378,108 65.51% Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Estes Kefauver 0 199,029 34.49% 1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 350px County results
Eisenhower
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#d40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
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 Nebraska 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 10, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nebraska was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 65.51% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 34.49% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=31&year=1956 1956 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska July 10, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1956 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956 July 10, 2017
With 65.51% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove to be Eisenhower's fourth strongest state after Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1956&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1956 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
Results
1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska
Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 378,108 65.51%
Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) 199,029 34.49%
577,137 100%
Results by county
Countyhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2631 Our Campaigns NE US President Race, November 06, 1956Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublicanAdlai StevensonDemocraticMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Adams8,18666.93%4,04533.07%4,14133.86%12,231Antelope3,60773.00%1,33427.00%2,27346.00%4,941Arthur24878.48%6821.52%18056.96%316Banner32964.01%18535.99%14428.02%514Blaine41673.63%14926.37%26747.26%565Boone3,02170.29%1,27729.71%1,74440.58%4,298Box Butte2,99168.71%1,36231.29%1,62937.42%4,353Boyd1,41462.51%84837.49%56625.02%2,262Brown1,56674.08%54825.92%1,01848.16%2,114Buffalo7,34270.31%3,10029.69%4,24240.62%10,442Burt3,45969.49%1,51930.51%1,94038.98%4,978Butler2,86456.07%2,24443.93%62012.14%5,108Cass4,81463.87%2,72336.13%2,09127.74%7,537Cedar3,80964.70%2,07835.30%1,73129.40%5,887Chase1,44468.31%67031.69%77436.62%2,114Cherry2,41473.20%88426.80%1,53046.40%3,298Cheyenne3,80963.58%2,18236.42%1,62727.16%5,991Clay3,09971.42%1,24028.58%1,85942.84%4,339Colfax2,84365.07%1,52634.93%1,31730.14%4,369Cuming4,22376.43%1,30223.57%2,92152.86%5,525Custer5,79870.51%2,42529.49%3,37341.02%8,223Dakota2,51653.08%2,22446.92%2926.16%4,740Dawes2,52373.86%89326.14%1,63047.72%3,416Dawson6,50376.13%2,03923.87%4,46452.26%8,542Deuel1,16579.85%29420.15%87159.70%1,459Dixon2,49359.09%1,72640.91%76718.18%4,219Dodge9,21069.26%4,08830.74%5,12238.52%13,298Douglas73,27059.39%50,11040.61%23,16018.78%123,380Dundy1,19670.73%49529.27%70141.46%1,691Fillmore3,13766.94%1,54933.06%1,58833.88%4,686Franklin1,95568.77%88831.23%1,06737.54%2,843Frontier1,60271.65%63428.35%96843.30%2,236Furnas2,89472.26%1,11127.74%1,78344.52%4,005Gage7,51467.64%3,59532.36%3,91935.28%11,109Garden1,16777.70%33522.30%83255.40%1,502Garfield93678.13%26221.87%67456.26%1,198Gosper81471.47%32528.53%48942.94%1,139Grant43383.27%8716.73%34666.54%520Greeley1,24057.67%91042.33%33015.34%2,150Hall9,53666.45%4,81533.55%4,72132.90%14,351Hamilton3,21774.95%1,07525.05%2,14249.90%4,292Harlan1,85068.57%84831.43%1,00237.14%2,698Hayes72670.01%31129.99%41540.02%1,037Hitchcock1,57067.94%74132.06%82935.88%2,311Holt4,23769.33%1,87430.67%2,36338.66%6,111Hooker36885.19%6414.81%30470.38%432Howard1,70154.00%1,44946.00%2528.00%3,150Jefferson4,26771.25%1,72228.75%2,54542.50%5,989Johnson2,16065.45%1,14034.55%1,02030.90%3,300Kearney2,15864.80%1,17235.20%98629.60%3,330Keith2,62473.83%93026.17%1,69447.66%3,554Keya Paha63570.71%26329.29%37241.42%898Kimball1,59070.79%65629.21%93441.58%2,246Knox3,81464.38%2,11035.62%1,70428.76%5,924Lancaster35,59164.94%19,21735.06%16,37429.88%54,808Lincoln7,52362.70%4,47537.30%3,04825.40%11,998Logan36771.26%14828.74%21942.52%515Loup44176.03%13923.97%30252.06%580Madison7,96872.99%2,94927.01%5,01945.98%10,917McPherson28174.14%9825.86%18348.28%379Merrick2,85771.73%1,12628.27%1,73143.46%3,983Morrill1,81063.75%1,02936.25%78127.50%2,839Nance1,77969.55%77930.45%1,00039.10%2,558Nemaha3,14168.66%1,43431.34%1,70737.32%4,575Nuckolls2,67264.28%1,48535.72%1,18728.56%4,157Otoe5,27569.67%2,29630.33%2,97939.34%7,571Pawnee1,83064.17%1,02235.83%80828.34%2,852Perkins1,29666.06%66633.94%63032.12%1,962Phelps3,50272.73%1,31327.27%2,18945.46%4,815Pierce2,80070.85%1,15229.15%1,64841.70%3,952Platte6,57469.23%2,92230.77%3,65238.46%9,496Polk2,48268.62%1,13531.38%1,34737.24%3,617Red Willow3,80670.08%1,62529.92%2,18140.16%5,431Richardson4,48064.05%2,51435.95%1,96628.10%6,994Rock92876.76%28123.24%64753.52%1,209Saline3,24848.89%3,39551.11%-147-2.22%6,643Sarpy3,82660.47%2,50139.53%1,32520.94%6,327Saunders4,97359.86%3,33540.14%1,63819.72%8,308Scotts Bluff8,02763.12%4,69036.88%3,33726.24%12,717Seward3,68865.88%1,91034.12%1,77831.76%5,598Sheridan2,61874.57%89325.43%1,72549.14%3,511Sherman1,42953.97%1,21946.03%2107.94%2,648Sioux49965.74%26034.26%23931.48%759Stanton1,67665.14%89734.86%77930.28%2,573Thayer3,34669.81%1,44730.19%1,89939.62%4,793Thomas42277.72%12122.28%30155.44%543Thurston1,72255.05%1,40644.95%31610.10%3,128Valley2,18966.78%1,08933.22%1,10033.56%3,278Washington3,53167.10%1,73132.90%1,80034.20%5,262Wayne3,04072.68%1,14327.32%1,89745.36%4,183Webster2,29870.62%95629.38%1,34241.24%3,254Wheeler39164.20%21835.80%17328.40%609York5,06576.35%1,56923.65%3,49652.70%6,634Totals378,10865.51%199,02934.49%179,07931.02%577,137
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Saline
See also
United States presidential elections in Nebraska
Notes
References
Nebraska
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