1956 United States presidential election in Illinois explained

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Election Name:	1956 United States presidential election in Illinois
Country:	Illinois
Flag Year:	1915
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1952 United States presidential election in Illinois
Previous Year:	1952
Next Election:	1960 United States presidential election in Illinois
Next Year:	1960
Votes For Election:	All 27 Illinois 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^[2]
Running Mate1:	Richard Nixon
Electoral Vote1:	27
Popular Vote1:	2,623,327
Percentage1:	59.52%
Nominee2:	Adlai Stevenson II
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Illinois
Running Mate2:	Estes Kefauver
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	1,775,682
Percentage2:	40.29%
Map Size:	350px
President
Before Election:	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Dwight D. Eisenhower
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)
Turnout:	84.47%

The 1956 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose 27^[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Illinois was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 59.52% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 40.29% of the popular vote.^{[4] [5]}

Primaries

Turnout

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices (Senate and House), as well as those for state offices.^[6]

Turnout in the state-run primary elections (Democratic and Republican) was 31.69% with a total of 1,577,163 votes cast.^{[6] [7]}

Turnout during the general election was 84.47%, with 4,407,407 votes cast.^{[6] [8]} Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 10.^[6]

Democratic

Election Name:	1956 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1952 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Previous Year:	1952
Next Election:	1960 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Next Year:	1960
Type:	presidential
Country:	Illinois
Candidate1:	Adlai Stevenson
Color1:	1E90FF
Home State1:	Illinois
Popular Vote1:	717,742
Percentage1:	95.26%
Map Size:	280px

The 1956 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 10, 1956, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1956 presidential election.

The popular vote was a non-binding "beauty contest". Delegates were instead elected by direct votes by congressional district on delegate candidates.^[6]

All candidates besides Adlai Stevenson II, who won a landslide victory, were write-ins.^[6]

1956 Illinois Democratic presidential primary! style="text-align:left;"

Candidate	Votes	%
Adlai E. Stevenson	717,742	95.26
Estes Kefauver (write-in)	34,092	4.53
Frank Lausche (write-in)	1,146	0.15
Stuart Symington (write-in)	232	0.03
Averell Harriman (write-in)	134	0.02
Other write-ins	128	0.02
Total	753,474	100

Republican

Election Name:	1956 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Country:	Illinois
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1952 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Previous Year:	1952
Next Election:	1960 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Next Year:	1960
Candidate1:	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Colour1:	FF8080
Home State1:	Kansas
Popular Vote1:	781,710
Percentage1:	94.90%
Map Size:	100px

The 1956 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 10, 1956, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1956 presidential election.

The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates.^[6]

1956 Illinois Republican presidential primary^[9] ! style="text-align:left;"

Candidate	Votes	%
Dwight D. Eisenhower (incumbent)	781,710	94.90
William F. Knowland	33,534	4.07
Lar "America First" Daly	8,354	1.01
Write-ins	91	0.01
Total	823,689	100

Results

Results by county

County	Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast^[10]
		%		%		%		%
	Adams		19,569		63.12%		11,402		36.78%		32		0.10%		8,167		26.34%		31,003
	Alexander		4,425		51.38%		4,167		48.38%		21		0.24%		258		3.00%		8,613
	Bond		4,342		60.41%		2,834		39.43%		11		0.15%		1,508		20.98%		7,187
	Boone		6,706		77.96%		1,890		21.97%		6		0.07%		4,816		55.99%		8,602
	Brown		2,026		53.67%		1,748		46.30%		1		0.03%		278		7.37%		3,775
	Bureau		13,909		70.56%		5,781		29.33%		21		0.11%		8,128		41.23%		19,711
	Calhoun		1,892		55.79%		1,498		44.18%		1		0.03%		394		11.61%		3,391
	Carroll		6,503		70.60%		2,693		29.24%		15		0.16%		3,810		41.36%		9,211
	Cass		4,125		54.97%		3,368		44.88%		11		0.15%		757		10.09%		7,504
	Champaign		28,190		67.06%		13,799		32.82%		51		0.12%		14,391		34.24%		42,040
	Christian		10,282		52.91%		9,093		46.79%		59		0.30%		1,189		6.12%		19,434
	Clark		5,451		60.74%		3,519		39.21%		4		0.04%		1,932		21.53%		8,974
	Clay		5,079		58.73%		3,553		41.08%		16		0.19%		1,526		17.65%		8,648
	Clinton		7,378		63.46%		4,242		36.48%		7		0.06%		3,136		26.98%		11,627
	Coles		12,436		62.13%		7,569		37.82%		10		0.05%		4,867		24.31%		20,015
	Cook		1,293,223		56.80%		977,821		42.95%		5,800		0.25%		315,402		13.85%		2,276,844
	Crawford		6,747		63.28%		3,906		36.63%		9		0.08%		2,841		26.65%		10,662
	Cumberland		3,235		58.69%		2,272		41.22%		5		0.09%		963		17.47%		5,512
	DeKalb		15,078		75.66%		4,826		24.22%		25		0.13%		10,252		51.44%		19,929
	DeWitt		5,307		63.15%		3,093		36.80%		4		0.05%		2,214		26.35%		8,404
	Douglas		5,559		66.66%		2,774		33.27%		6		0.07%		2,785		33.39%		8,339
	DuPage		91,834		79.76%		23,103		20.06%		207		0.18%		68,731		59.70%		115,144
	Edgar		7,942		64.52%		4,362		35.44%		5		0.04%		3,580		29.08%		12,309
	Edwards		3,339		73.38%		1,210		26.59%		1		0.02%		2,129		46.79%		4,550
	Effingham		6,904		60.67%		4,455		39.15%		21		0.18%		2,449		21.52%		11,380
	Fayette		6,739		57.81%		4,914		42.15%		5		0.04%		1,825		15.66%		11,658
	Ford		6,027		73.66%		2,152		26.30%		3		0.04%		3,875		47.36%		8,182
	Franklin		11,761		50.98%		11,308		49.02%		0		0.00%		453		1.96%		23,069
	Fulton		12,375		58.58%		8,702		41.19%		48		0.23%		3,673		17.39%		21,125
	Gallatin		2,179		49.35%		2,230		50.51%		6		0.14%		-51		-1.16%		4,415
	Greene		4,718		54.57%		3,909		45.21%		19		0.22%		809		9.36%		8,646
	Grundy		7,640		74.46%		2,618		25.51%		3		0.03%		5,022		48.95%		10,261
	Hamilton		3,675		57.75%		2,685		42.19%		4		0.06%		990		15.56%		6,364
	Hancock		8,431		63.41%		4,854		36.50%		12		0.09%		3,577		26.91%		13,297
	Hardin		1,919		56.93%		1,444		42.84%		8		0.24%		475		14.09%		3,371
	Henderson		2,743		65.08%		1,469		34.85%		3		0.07%		1,274		30.23%		4,215
	Henry		15,896		65.46%		8,349		34.38%		39		0.16%		7,547		31.08%		24,284
	Iroquois		12,104		72.88%		4,487		27.02%		18		0.11%		7,617		45.86%		16,609
	Jackson		10,526		58.72%		7,391		41.23%		10		0.06%		3,135		17.49%		17,927
	Jasper		3,107		51.77%		2,895		48.23%		0		0.00%		212		3.54%		6,002
	Jefferson		9,637		54.36%		8,090		45.64%		0		0.00%		1,547		8.72%		17,727
	Jersey		4,220		55.24%		3,415		44.70%		5		0.07%		805		10.54%		7,640
	Jo Daviess		6,762		69.81%		2,906		30.00%		18		0.19%		3,856		39.81%		9,686
	Johnson		2,973		65.72%		1,549		34.24%		2		0.04%		1,424		31.48%		4,524
	Kane		56,009		72.82%		20,848		27.10%		59		0.08%		35,161		45.72%		76,916
	Kankakee		21,993		66.39%		11,088		33.47%		47		0.14%		10,905		32.92%		33,128
	Kendall		5,057		78.15%		1,407		21.74%		7		0.11%		3,650		56.41%		6,471
	Knox		18,656		66.04%		9,558		33.83%		37		0.13%		9,098		32.21%		28,251
	Lake		66,781		67.33%		32,279		32.54%		129		0.13%		34,502		34.79%		99,189
	LaSalle		33,461		64.52%		18,318		35.32%		83		0.16%		15,143		29.20%		51,862
	Lawrence		6,104		61.89%		3,751		38.03%		7		0.07%		2,353		23.86%		9,862
	Lee		11,653		71.98%		4,531		27.99%		5		0.03%		7,122		43.99%		16,189
	Livingston		13,939		72.82%		5,197		27.15%		7		0.04%		8,742		45.67%		19,143
	Logan		9,589		66.61%		4,793		33.29%		14		0.10%		4,796		33.32%		14,396
	Macon		27,673		54.53%		23,066		45.45%		8		0.02%		4,607		9.08%		50,747
	Macoupin		12,290		49.84%		12,303		49.89%		66		0.27%		-13		-0.05%		24,659
	Madison		39,413		45.10%		47,897		54.80%		88		0.10%		-8,484		-9.70%		87,398
	Marion		10,813		55.75%		8,551		44.09%		32		0.16%		2,262		11.66%		19,396
	Marshall		4,764		67.64%		2,245		31.88%		34		0.48%		2,519		35.76%		7,043
	Mason		4,677		58.73%		3,199		40.17%		88		1.10%		1,478		18.56%		7,964
	Massac		4,265		64.18%		2,359		35.50%		21		0.32%		1,906		28.68%		6,645
	McDonough		9,725		71.50%		3,872		28.47%		5		0.04%		5,853		43.03%		13,602
	McHenry		24,912		78.48%		6,820		21.48%		13		0.04%		18,092		57.00%		31,745
	McLean		25,758		67.62%		12,332		32.37%		5		0.01%		13,426		35.25%		38,095
	Menard		3,188		63.44%		1,833		36.48%		4		0.08%		1,355		26.96%		5,025
	Mercer		5,732		65.82%		2,969		34.10%		7		0.08%		2,763		31.72%		8,708
	Monroe		4,715		64.03%		2,648		35.96%		1		0.01%		2,067		28.07%		7,364
	Montgomery		9,945		56.36%		7,692		43.59%		8		0.05%		2,253		12.77%		17,645
	Morgan		10,262		61.82%		6,327		38.11%		11		0.07%		3,935		23.71%		16,600
	Moultrie		3,756		57.65%		2,751		42.23%		8		0.12%		1,005		15.42%		6,515
	Ogle		13,194		78.21%		3,660		21.70%		16		0.09%		9,534		56.51%		16,870
	Peoria		50,888		62.72%		30,145		37.15%		108		0.13%		20,743		25.57%		81,141
	Perry		6,513		57.06%		4,901		42.94%		0		0.00%		1,612		14.12%		11,414
	Piatt		4,622		66.23%		2,356		33.76%		1		0.01%		2,266		32.47%		6,979
	Pike		5,920		52.31%		5,382		47.55%		16		0.14%		538		4.76%		11,318
	Pope		1,842		66.62%		922		33.35%		1		0.04%		920		33.27%		2,765
	Pulaski		2,966		56.74%		2,246		42.97%		15		0.29%		720		13.77%		5,227
	Putnam		1,724		65.28%		913		34.57%		4		0.15%		811		30.71%		2,641
	Randolph		8,439		55.44%		6,778		44.53%		4		0.03%		1,661		10.91%		15,221
	Richland		5,304		68.05%		2,485		31.88%		5		0.06%		2,819		36.17%		7,794
	Rock Island		31,342		51.72%		29,145		48.09%		118		0.19%		2,197		3.63%		60,605
	Saline		8,481		53.96%		7,215		45.91%		20		0.13%		1,266		8.05%		15,716
	Sangamon		42,951		59.71%		28,949		40.24%		35		0.05%		14,002		19.47%		71,935
	Schuyler		3,068		58.22%		2,189		41.54%		13		0.25%		879		16.68%		5,270
	Scott		2,303		60.91%		1,478		39.09%		0		0.00%		825		21.82%		3,781
	Shelby		7,075		56.94%		5,337		42.95%		13		0.10%		1,738		13.99%		12,425
	St. Clair		41,528		42.77%		55,295		56.94%		283		0.29%		-13,767		-14.17%		97,106
	Stark		3,241		74.32%		1,118		25.64%		2		0.05%		2,123		48.68%		4,361
	Stephenson		14,245		69.10%		6,349		30.80%		20		0.10%		7,896		38.30%		20,614
	Tazewell		23,690		59.27%		16,230		40.61%		50		0.13%		7,460		18.66%		39,970
	Union		4,204		49.06%		4,359		50.87%		6		0.07%		-155		-1.81%		8,569
	Vermilion		26,534		59.51%		17,991		40.35%		60		0.13%		8,543		19.16%		44,585
	Wabash		4,425		61.92%		2,713		37.97%		8		0.11%		1,712		23.95%		7,146
	Warren		7,580		71.63%		2,996		28.31%		6		0.06%		4,584		43.32%		10,582
	Washington		5,299		65.14%		2,820		34.67%		16		0.20%		2,479		30.47%		8,135
	Wayne		6,286		61.37%		3,942		38.49%		14		0.14%		2,344		22.88%		10,242
	White		6,128		56.13%		4,778		43.77%		11		0.10%		1,350		12.36%		10,917
	Whiteside		17,589		73.95%		6,158		25.89%		37		0.16%		11,431		48.06%		23,784
	Will		45,628		64.34%		25,188		35.52%		100		0.14%		20,440		28.82%		70,916
	Williamson		13,438		56.44%		10,345		43.45%		27		0.11%		3,093		12.99%		23,810
	Winnebago		48,332		62.38%		29,063		37.51%		89		0.11%		19,269		24.87%		77,484
	Woodford		8,505		72.18%		3,257		27.64%		21		0.18%		5,248		44.54%		11,783
Totals	2,623,327	59.52%	1,775,682	40.29%	8,398	0.19%	847,645	19.23%	4,407,407

See also

• United States presidential elections in Illinois

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1956 – Encyclopædia Britannica. July 9, 2017.
2. Web site: The Presidents . September 27, 2017 . David Leip . Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania.
3. Web site: 1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65). July 9, 2017.
4. Web site: 1956 Presidential General Election Results – Illinois. July 9, 2017.
5. Web site: The American Presidency Project – Election of 1956. July 9, 2017.
6. Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1956 JUDICIAL ELECTION, 1955, 1956 • PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 10 1958 . Illinois State Board of Elections . 4 July 2020 .
7. Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 16, 1982 . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections . 4 July 2020 .
8. Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 2, 1982 . www.elections.il.gov . Illinois State Board of Elections . 4 July 2020 .
9. Book: Illinois Blue Book 1955-1956. Illinois Secretary of State . 815 . 31 March 2020.
10. Our Campaigns; IL US President Race, November 06, 1956