1956 United States presidential election in Idaho
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The 1956 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Idaho was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 61.17% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 38.78% of the popular vote.[4][5]
Eisenhower became the first Republican to carry the state of Idaho more than once.
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) | 166,979 | 61.17% | |
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 105,868 | 38.78% | |
| Write-in | 142 | 0.05% | ||
| Total votes | 272,989 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county[edit]
| County | Dwight David Eisenhower Republican |
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic |
Various candidates Write-ins |
Margin | Total votes cast[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Ada | 26,387 | 69.90% | 11,328 | 30.01% | 35 | 0.09% | 15,059 | 39.89% | 37,750 |
| Adams | 842 | 60.84% | 542 | 39.16% | 300 | 21.68% | 1,384 | ||
| Bannock | 10,476 | 53.49% | 9,101 | 46.47% | 7 | 0.04% | 1,375 | 7.02% | 19,584 |
| Bear Lake | 2,181 | 64.17% | 1,218 | 35.83% | 963 | 28.33% | 3,399 | ||
| Benewah | 1,460 | 50.29% | 1,442 | 49.67% | 1 | 0.03% | 18 | 0.62% | 2,903 |
| Bingham | 5,853 | 63.17% | 3,412 | 36.83% | 2,441 | 26.35% | 9,265 | ||
| Blaine | 1,384 | 58.47% | 978 | 41.32% | 5 | 0.21% | 406 | 17.15% | 2,367 |
| Boise | 570 | 66.67% | 285 | 33.33% | 285 | 33.33% | 855 | ||
| Bonner | 3,937 | 52.75% | 3,514 | 47.08% | 13 | 0.17% | 423 | 5.67% | 7,464 |
| Bonneville | 11,099 | 66.15% | 5,676 | 33.83% | 3 | 0.02% | 5,423 | 32.32% | 16,778 |
| Boundary | 1,419 | 55.19% | 1,150 | 44.73% | 2 | 0.08% | 269 | 10.46% | 2,571 |
| Butte | 774 | 53.64% | 669 | 46.36% | 105 | 7.28% | 1,443 | ||
| Camas | 337 | 55.89% | 266 | 44.11% | 71 | 11.77% | 603 | ||
| Canyon | 15,483 | 67.17% | 7,540 | 32.71% | 29 | 0.13% | 7,943 | 34.46% | 23,052 |
| Caribou | 1,668 | 63.71% | 950 | 36.29% | 718 | 27.43% | 2,618 | ||
| Cassia | 3,944 | 68.79% | 1,789 | 31.21% | 2,155 | 37.59% | 5,733 | ||
| Clark | 318 | 67.80% | 151 | 32.20% | 167 | 35.61% | 469 | ||
| Clearwater | 1,508 | 42.70% | 2,024 | 57.30% | -516 | -14.61% | 3,532 | ||
| Custer | 811 | 60.34% | 533 | 39.66% | 278 | 20.68% | 1,344 | ||
| Elmore | 1,849 | 51.23% | 1,759 | 48.74% | 1 | 0.03% | 90 | 2.49% | 3,609 |
| Franklin | 2,795 | 70.30% | 1,181 | 29.70% | 1,614 | 40.59% | 3,976 | ||
| Fremont | 2,513 | 62.08% | 1,535 | 37.92% | 978 | 24.16% | 4,048 | ||
| Gem | 2,445 | 58.72% | 1,717 | 41.23% | 2 | 0.05% | 728 | 17.48% | 4,164 |
| Gooding | 2,835 | 61.36% | 1,783 | 38.59% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,052 | 22.77% | 4,620 |
| Idaho | 2,703 | 51.36% | 2,546 | 48.38% | 14 | 0.27% | 157 | 2.98% | 5,263 |
| Jefferson | 2,748 | 60.12% | 1,823 | 39.88% | 925 | 20.24% | 4,571 | ||
| Jerome | 3,127 | 64.71% | 1,705 | 35.29% | 1,422 | 29.43% | 4,832 | ||
| Kootenai | 7,330 | 54.29% | 6,149 | 45.54% | 23 | 0.17% | 1,181 | 8.75% | 13,502 |
| Latah | 5,024 | 57.71% | 3,682 | 42.29% | 1,342 | 15.41% | 8,706 | ||
| Lemhi | 1,794 | 63.35% | 1,038 | 36.65% | 756 | 26.69% | 2,832 | ||
| Lewis | 833 | 39.20% | 1,292 | 60.80% | -459 | -21.60% | 2,125 | ||
| Lincoln | 1,069 | 61.83% | 660 | 38.17% | 409 | 23.66% | 1,729 | ||
| Madison | 2,538 | 64.07% | 1,423 | 35.93% | 1,115 | 28.15% | 3,961 | ||
| Minidoka | 2,954 | 63.58% | 1,692 | 36.42% | 1,262 | 27.16% | 4,646 | ||
| Nez Perce | 5,635 | 46.64% | 6,448 | 53.36% | -813 | -6.73% | 12,083 | ||
| Oneida | 1,324 | 64.21% | 738 | 35.79% | 586 | 28.42% | 2,062 | ||
| Owyhee | 1,468 | 62.95% | 864 | 37.05% | 604 | 25.90% | 2,332 | ||
| Payette | 3,342 | 65.35% | 1,767 | 34.55% | 5 | 0.10% | 1,575 | 30.80% | 5,114 |
| Power | 1,108 | 59.03% | 769 | 40.97% | 339 | 18.06% | 1,877 | ||
| Shoshone | 4,598 | 50.83% | 4,448 | 49.17% | 150 | 1.66% | 9,046 | ||
| Teton | 842 | 65.12% | 451 | 34.88% | 391 | 30.24% | 1,293 | ||
| Twin Falls | 12,097 | 68.10% | 5,666 | 31.90% | 6,431 | 36.20% | 17,763 | ||
| Valley | 1,285 | 71.55% | 511 | 28.45% | 774 | 43.10% | 1,796 | ||
| Washington | 2,272 | 57.89% | 1,653 | 42.11% | 619 | 15.77% | 3,925 | ||
| Totals | 166,979 | 61.17% | 105,868 | 38.78% | 142 | 0.05% | 61,111 | 22.39% | 272,989 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Although 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.
References[edit]
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
- ^ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 121 ISBN 0405077114
