1956 United States presidential election in Louisiana

none June 2025 September 2023 1956 United States presidential election 1956 United States presidential election in Louisiana Louisiana 1912 presidential no 1952 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1952 1960 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1960 All 10 Louisiana 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 10, 2017 x160px 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 10 329,047 53.28% Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Estes Kefauver 0 243,977 39.51% 3x4.svg Unpledged electors Dixiecrat 0 44,520 7.21% 350px 350px Parish results Eisenhower #ffccd0 30–40% #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #aa0000 80–90% Stevenson #d3e7ff 30–40% #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% Unpledged #ffeeaa 30–40% #ffe680 40–50% #ffdc43 50–60% President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) The 1956 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose tenhttps://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. Louisiana was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 53.28% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.51% of the popular vote. This was the first time that a Republican presidential candidate won Louisiana or indeed any Deep South state since Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=22&year=1956 1956 Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana July 10, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1956 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1956 July 10, 2017 Along with Kentucky and West Virginia, Louisiana was one of 3 states that Dwight Eisenhower lost in 1952, but managed to flip in 1956. Results 1956 United States presidential election in Louisiana Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 329,047 53.28% Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) 243,977 39.51% Unpledged electors Dixiecrat 44,520 7.21% 617,544 100% Results by parish ParishLA US President Race, November 06, 1956 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2622 Our CampaignsDwight D. EisenhowerRepublicanAdlai StevensonDemocraticUnpledged electorsStates’ RightsMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#% Acadia 4,204 39.97% 6,122 58.21% 191 1.82% 1,918 18.24% 10,517 Allen 2,469 50.46% 2,284 46.68% 140 2.86% 185 3.78% 4,893 Ascension 1,853 40.86% 2,606 57.46% 76 1.68% -753 -16.60% 4,535 Assumption 1,708 55.17% 1,282 41.41% 106 3.42% 426 13.76% 3,096 Avoyelles 3,255 44.47% 3,628 49.57% 436 5.96% -373 -5.10% 7,319 Beauregard 2,711 52.68% 2,276 44.23% 159 3.09% 435 8.45% 5,146 Bienville 1,515 48.87% 815 26.29% 770 24.84% 700 22.58% 3,100 Bossier 3,107 48.97% 1,954 30.80% 1,284 20.24% 1,153 18.17% 6,345 Caddo 23,432 60.32% 10,780 27.75% 4,637 11.94% 12,652 32.57% 38,849 Calcasieu 13,760 51.47% 12,255 45.84% 718 2.69% 1,505 5.63% 26,733 Caldwell 587 35.17% 468 28.04% 614 36.79% -27"UnpledgeddStevenson" In this parish where Stevenson ran third behind both Eisenhower and the unpledged slate, margin given is Eisenhower vote minus unpledged vote and percentage margin Eisenhower percentage minus unpledged percentage. -1.62% 1,669 Cameron 547 40.22% 794 58.38% 19 1.40% -247 -18.16% 1,360 Catahoula 845 46.89% 707 39.23% 250 13.87% 138 7.66% 1,802 Claiborne 2,084 53.63% 810 20.84% 992 25.53% 1,092"UnpledgeddStevenson" 28.10% 3,886 Concordia 841 39.74% 699 33.03% 576 27.22% 142 6.71% 2,116 DeSoto 2,011 53.33% 1,206 31.98% 554 14.69% 805 21.35% 3,771 East Baton Rouge 24,018 56.74% 17,072 40.33% 1,241 2.93% 6,946 16.41% 42,331 East Carroll 415 30.81% 545 40.46% 387 28.73% -130 -9.65% 1,347 East Feliciana 912 37.45% 1,304 53.55% 219 8.99% -392 -16.10% 2,435 Evangeline 2,170 38.20% 3,336 58.73% 174 3.06% -1,166 -20.53% 5,680 Franklin 1,130 32.69% 1,352 39.11% 975 28.20% -222 -6.42% 3,457 Grant 1,630 46.06% 1,542 43.57% 367 10.37% 88 2.49% 3,539 Iberia 6,733 63.43% 3,544 33.39% 338 3.18% 3,189 30.04% 10,615 Iberville 1,843 46.97% 2,018 51.43% 63 1.61% -175 -4.46% 3,924 Jackson 1,553 54.26% 916 32.01% 393 13.73% 637 22.25% 2,862 Jefferson 24,324 57.23% 16,577 39.01% 1,598 3.76% 7,747 18.22% 42,499 Jefferson Davis 4,170 62.93% 2,346 35.41% 110 1.66% 1,824 27.52% 6,626 Lafayette 6,711 57.10% 4,695 39.95% 347 2.95% 2,016 17.15% 11,753 Lafourche 5,741 60.25% 3,466 36.38% 321 3.37% 2,275 23.87% 9,528 LaSalle 1,885 61.56% 951 31.06% 226 7.38% 934 30.50% 3,062 Lincoln 2,676 59.20% 1,014 22.43% 830 18.36% 1,662 36.77% 4,520 Livingston 1,628 37.24% 2,571 58.81% 173 3.96% -943 -21.57% 4,372 Madison 461 27.25% 276 16.31% 955 56.44% -494"UnpledgeddStevenson" -29.19% 1,692 Morehouse 1,850 35.70% 1,512 29.18% 1,820 35.12% 30"UnpledgeddStevenson" 0.58% 5,182 Natchitoches 3,203 55.51% 2,028 35.15% 539 9.34% 1,175 20.36% 5,770 Orleans 93,082 56.54% 64,958 39.46% 6,594 4.01% 28,124 17.08% 164,634 Ouachita 7,094 46.80% 4,372 28.84% 3,692 24.36% 2,722 17.96% 15,158 Plaquemines 2,998 81.20% 534 14.46% 160 4.33% 2,464 66.74% 3,692 Pointe Coupee 1,332 45.03% 1,542 52.13% 84 2.84% -210 -7.10% 2,958 Rapides 9,105 53.84% 5,961 35.25% 1,845 10.91% 3,144 18.59% 16,911 Red River 661 36.97% 803 44.91% 324 18.12% -142 -7.94% 1,788 Richland 1,063 29.88% 1,094 30.76% 1,400 39.36% -306"UnpledgeddEisenhower" In this parish where Eisenhower ran third behind both Stevenson and the unpledged slate, margin given is Stevenson vote minus unpledged vote and percentage margin Stevenson percentage minus unpledged percentage. -8.60% 3,557 Sabine 2,086 50.46% 1,800 43.54% 248 6.00% 286 6.92% 4,134 St. Bernard 3,648 50.55% 3,283 45.49% 286 3.96% 365 5.06% 7,217 St. Charles 2,417 57.86% 1,671 40.00% 89 2.13% 746 17.86% 4,177 St. Helena 545 32.27% 997 59.03% 147 8.70% -452 -26.76% 1,689 St. James 1,849 49.19% 1,832 48.74% 78 2.08% 17 0.45% 3,759 St. John the Baptist 1,372 50.55% 1,278 47.09% 64 2.36% 94 3.46% 2,714 St. Landry 5,141 51.56% 4,435 44.48% 394 3.95% 706 7.08% 9,970 St. Martin 1,615 42.72% 2,069 54.74% 96 2.54% -454 -12.02% 3,780 St. Mary 4,097 61.49% 2,395 35.94% 171 2.57% 1,702 25.55% 6,663 St. Tammany 3,965 51.90% 3,373 44.15% 301 3.94% 592 7.75% 7,639 Tangipahoa 5,788 51.75% 4,831 43.19% 566 5.06% 957 8.56% 11,185 Tensas 359 34.99% 324 31.58% 343 33.43% 16"UnpledgeddStevenson" 1.56% 1,026 Terrebonne 4,983 64.85% 2,460 32.01% 241 3.14% 2,523 32.84% 7,684 Union 1,384 40.49% 878 25.69% 1,156 33.82% 228"UnpledgeddStevenson" 6.67% 3,418 Vermilion 3,877 44.59% 4,564 52.49% 254 2.92% -687 -7.90% 8,695 Vernon 2,372 49.81% 2,158 45.32% 232 4.87% 214 4.49% 4,762 Washington 3,081 38.29% 4,658 57.88% 308 3.83% -1,577 -19.59% 8,047 Webster 3,280 48.72% 2,352 34.93% 1,101 16.35% 928 13.79% 6,733 West Baton Rouge 1,035 44.73% 1,208 52.20% 71 3.07% -173 -7.47% 2,314 West Carroll 658 25.10% 875 33.37% 1,089 41.53% -214"UnpledgeddEisenhower" -8.16% 2,622 West Feliciana 442 56.38% 296 37.76% 46 5.87% 146 18.62% 784 Winn 1,736 49.56% 1,225 34.97% 542 15.47% 511 14.59% 3,503Totals329,04753.28%243,97739.51%44,5207.21%85,07013.77%617,544 Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Republican Allen Acadia Beauregard Assumption Calcasieu Catahoula Concordia East Baton Rouge Grant Jackson Jefferson Davis Jefferson Lafourche LaSalle Morehouse Natchitoches Orleans Ouachita Rapides Sabine St. Charles St. James St. John the Baptist St. Tammany Tangipahoa Terrebonne Vernon Union Webster Winn Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Unpledged Caldwell Richland West Carroll Parishes that flipped from Republican to Unpledged Madison See also United States presidential elections in Louisiana Notes References Louisiana 1956 Category:1956 Louisiana elections