1956 United States presidential election in California
The 1956 United States presidential election in California took place on November 1956 as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose 32 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Turnout | 86.56% (of registered voters) ![]() 67.59% (of eligible voters) ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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California voted for the Republican incumbent, Dwight D. Eisenhower, in a landslide over the Democratic challenger, former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson.
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last presidential election in California where the Republican candidate won the counties of Alameda and San Francisco, both of which have become strongholds of the Democratic Party.
Results
1956 United States presidential election in California[4] | |||||
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Partys | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (incumbent) | 3,027,668 | 55.39% | 32 | |
Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 2,420,135 | 44.27% | 0 | |
Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 11,119 | 0.20% | 0 | |
No party | T. Coleman Andrews (write-in) | 6,087 | 0.11% | 0 | |
No party | Write-ins | 819 | 0.01% | 0 | |
No party | Eric Hass (write-in) | 300 | 0.01% | 0 | |
No party | Darlington Hoopes (write-in) | 123 | 0.00% | 0 | |
No party | Farrell Dobbs (write-in) | 96 | 0.00% | 0 | |
No party | Gerald L. K. Smith (write-in) | 8 | 0.00% | 0 | |
Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
Totals | 5,466,355 | 100.00% | 32 | ||
Voter turnout | — |
Results by county
County | Eisenhower | Votes | Stevenson | Votes | Others | Votes |
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Alpine | 79.72% | 114 | 20.28% | 29 | 0.00% | 0 |
Mono | 73.79% | 673 | 25.99% | 237 | 0.22% | 2 |
Orange | 66.82% | 113,510 | 32.31% | 54,895 | 0.87% | 1,474 |
Inyo | 66.19% | 3,524 | 33.47% | 1,782 | 0.34% | 18 |
Marin | 65.94% | 33,792 | 33.76% | 17,301 | 0.29% | 151 |
Lake | 64.84% | 4,073 | 34.78% | 2,185 | 0.38% | 24 |
Santa Barbara | 64.55% | 31,294 | 34.91% | 16,925 | 0.55% | 265 |
San Diego | 64.47% | 195,742 | 35.15% | 106,716 | 0.38% | 1,147 |
Santa Cruz | 63.58% | 22,109 | 36.16% | 12,574 | 0.27% | 93 |
Sutter | 62.79% | 6,327 | 36.45% | 3,673 | 0.76% | 77 |
Riverside | 62.16% | 56,766 | 37.34% | 34,098 | 0.51% | 465 |
Sonoma | 61.92% | 33,659 | 37.92% | 20,616 | 0.16% | 86 |
San Mateo | 61.04% | 100,049 | 38.83% | 63,637 | 0.13% | 217 |
Mariposa | 60.31% | 1,577 | 39.43% | 1,031 | 0.27% | 7 |
Nevada | 59.69% | 5,475 | 39.98% | 3,667 | 0.34% | 31 |
Monterey | 59.54% | 29,514 | 40.21% | 19,932 | 0.26% | 127 |
San Benito | 59.53% | 3,252 | 40.29% | 2,201 | 0.18% | 10 |
Santa Clara | 59.09% | 105,657 | 40.56% | 72,528 | 0.35% | 633 |
San Luis Obispo | 58.47% | 16,223 | 41.11% | 11,407 | 0.43% | 118 |
Butte | 58.43% | 18,382 | 41.11% | 12,933 | 0.47% | 147 |
Calaveras | 57.91% | 2,843 | 41.74% | 2,049 | 0.35% | 17 |
Mendocino | 56.94% | 10,327 | 42.82% | 7,767 | 0.24% | 43 |
San Bernardino | 56.88% | 86,263 | 42.83% | 64,946 | 0.29% | 443 |
Imperial | 56.05% | 10,526 | 43.65% | 8,197 | 0.31% | 58 |
Napa | 55.93% | 13,610 | 43.66% | 10,623 | 0.41% | 100 |
Yuba | 55.76% | 4,782 | 43.92% | 3,767 | 0.31% | 27 |
Los Angeles | 55.38% | 1,260,206 | 44.29% | 1,007,887 | 0.32% | 7,331 |
San Joaquin | 54.52% | 44,491 | 45.27% | 36,941 | 0.21% | 168 |
Tehama | 53.82% | 4,866 | 45.82% | 4,143 | 0.36% | 33 |
El Dorado | 53.60% | 4,613 | 45.97% | 3,957 | 0.43% | 37 |
Colusa | 53.23% | 2,474 | 46.71% | 2,171 | 0.06% | 3 |
Modoc | 53.21% | 1,981 | 46.44% | 1,729 | 0.35% | 13 |
Del Norte | 53.18% | 2,918 | 46.51% | 2,552 | 0.31% | 17 |
Humboldt | 52.57% | 19,019 | 47.06% | 17,025 | 0.37% | 133 |
Tulare | 52.50% | 26,051 | 47.17% | 23,407 | 0.32% | 160 |
Alameda | 52.40% | 192,911 | 47.27% | 174,033 | 0.32% | 1,187 |
Tuolumne | 52.12% | 3,619 | 47.67% | 3,310 | 0.20% | 14 |
Glenn | 51.96% | 3,463 | 47.89% | 3,192 | 0.15% | 10 |
San Francisco | 51.53% | 173,648 | 48.01% | 161,766 | 0.46% | 1,553 |
Kern | 51.31% | 46,220 | 48.33% | 43,533 | 0.36% | 322 |
Contra Costa | 50.98% | 74,971 | 48.78% | 71,733 | 0.24% | 347 |
Sierra | 50.55% | 638 | 49.13% | 620 | 0.32% | 4 |
Trinity | 50.42% | 1,447 | 48.99% | 1,406 | 0.59% | 17 |
Ventura | 49.92% | 26,342 | 49.80% | 26,276 | 0.28% | 149 |
Siskiyou | 49.79% | 6,841 | 49.76% | 6,837 | 0.46% | 63 |
Amador | 49.16% | 2,126 | 50.43% | 2,181 | 0.42% | 18 |
Stanislaus | 48.60% | 26,695 | 51.05% | 28,040 | 0.35% | 192 |
Yolo | 47.99% | 9,347 | 51.72% | 10,075 | 0.29% | 57 |
Merced | 45.99% | 11,430 | 53.78% | 13,366 | 0.23% | 56 |
Placer | 45.89% | 9,059 | 53.76% | 10,611 | 0.35% | 69 |
Sacramento | 45.10% | 67,686 | 54.73% | 82,134 | 0.17% | 260 |
Shasta | 43.84% | 8,833 | 55.78% | 11,239 | 0.38% | 77 |
Fresno | 43.33% | 51,611 | 56.44% | 67,234 | 0.23% | 270 |
Lassen | 42.48% | 2,533 | 57.22% | 3,412 | 0.30% | 18 |
Kings | 42.28% | 6,195 | 57.45% | 8,417 | 0.27% | 40 |
Madera | 42.12% | 5,239 | 57.58% | 7,162 | 0.31% | 38 |
Plumas | 41.87% | 2,267 | 57.75% | 3,127 | 0.39% | 21 |
Solano | 41.68% | 17,865 | 58.10% | 24,903 | 0.22% | 95 |
References
- https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2018-general/sov/04-historical-voter-reg-participation.pdf
- Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of his 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.
- "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
- "1956 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
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