See main article: 1956 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1956 United States presidential election in Arizona |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1952 United States presidential election in Arizona |
| Previous Year: | 1952 |
| Next Election: | 1960 United States presidential election in Arizona |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
| Votes For Election: | All 4 Arizona votes to the Electoral College |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1956[1] |
| Image1: | Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Pennsylvania |
| Running Mate1: | Richard Nixon |
| Electoral Vote1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 176,990 |
| Percentage1: | 60.99% |
| Nominee2: | Adlai Stevenson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Estes Kefauver |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 112,880 |
| Percentage2: | 38.90% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1956 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. States voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arizona was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.99% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.90% of the popular vote.[3] [4]
Eisenhower was the first Republican presidential candidate to ever carry Graham County, which was to become a Republican stronghold after 1964.[5]
| County | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican | Adlai Stevenson Democratic | T. Coleman Andrews Independent | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | ||||||||
| Apache | 1,685 | 63.18% | 981 | 36.78% | 1 | 0.04% | 704 | 26.40% | 2,667 | ||||||||||
| Cochise | 6,893 | 56.36% | 5,328 | 43.57% | 9 | 0.07% | 1,565 | 12.79% | 12,230 | ||||||||||
| Coconino | 4,044 | 63.50% | 2,314 | 36.33% | 11 | 0.17% | 1,730 | 27.17% | 6,369 | ||||||||||
| Gila | 4,234 | 51.26% | 4,026 | 48.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 208 | 2.52% | 8,260 | ||||||||||
| Graham | 2,384 | 58.55% | 1,688 | 41.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 696 | 17.10% | 4,072 | ||||||||||
| Greenlee | 1,784 | 39.69% | 2,711 | 60.31% | 0 | 0.00% | -927 | -20.62% | 4,495 | ||||||||||
| Maricopa | 92,140 | 62.96% | 54,010 | 36.91% | 191 | 0.13% | 38,130 | 26.05% | 146,341 | ||||||||||
| Mohave | 1,523 | 60.99% | 968 | 38.77% | 6 | 0.24% | 555 | 22.22% | 2,497 | ||||||||||
| Navajo | 3,928 | 65.80% | 2,033 | 34.05% | 9 | 0.15% | 1,895 | 31.75% | 5,970 | ||||||||||
| Pima | 39,298 | 62.49% | 23,536 | 37.43% | 51 | 0.08% | 15,762 | 25.06% | 62,885 | ||||||||||
| Pinal | 5,762 | 53.15% | 5,063 | 46.70% | 17 | 0.15% | 699 | 6.45% | 10,842 | ||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 1,646 | 59.25% | 1,131 | 40.71% | 1 | 0.04% | 515 | 18.54% | 2,778 | ||||||||||
| Yavapai | 6,339 | 65.66% | 3,315 | 34.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,024 | 31.32% | 9,654 | ||||||||||
| Yuma | 5,330 | 47.96% | 5,776 | 51.98% | 7 | 0.06% | -446 | -4.02% | 11,113 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 176,990 | 60.99% | 112,880 | 38.90% | 303 | 0.10% | 64,110 | 22.09% | 290,173 | ||||||||||
Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 11, 1956.[6] Andrews had no party affiliation and no slate of electors was pledged to him in Arizona.