1956 United States presidential election in Indiana explained

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Election Name:	1956 United States presidential election in Indiana
Country:	Indiana
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1952 United States presidential election in Indiana
Previous Year:	1952
Next Election:	1960 United States presidential election in Indiana
Next Year:	1960
Votes For Election:	All 13 Indiana 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] ^[3]
Running Mate1:	Richard Nixon
Electoral Vote1:	13
Popular Vote1:	1,182,811
Percentage1:	59.90%
Nominee2:	Adlai Stevenson
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Illinois
Running Mate2:	Estes Kefauver
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	783,908
Percentage2:	39.70%
Map Size:	300px
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 Indiana took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose 13^[4] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Indiana was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 59.90% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.70% of the popular vote.^{[5] [6]}

Results

Results by county

County	Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%
	Adams		7,079		66.11%		3,520		32.87%		109		1.02%		3,559		33.24%		10,708
	Allen		58,210		69.43%		25,444		30.35%		190		0.23%		32,766		39.08%		83,844
	Bartholomew		12,227		59.78%		8,134		39.77%		92		0.45%		4,093		20.01%		20,453
	Benton		4,004		67.02%		1,961		32.83%		9		0.15%		2,043		34.19%		5,974
	Blackford		3,855		54.52%		3,152		44.58%		64		0.91%		703		9.94%		7,071
	Boone		8,573		61.56%		5,318		38.19%		35		0.25%		3,255		23.37%		13,926
	Brown		1,649		51.23%		1,555		48.31%		15		0.47%		94		2.92%		3,219
	Carroll		5,748		63.26%		3,312		36.45%		26		0.29%		2,436		26.81%		9,086
	Cass		12,624		62.19%		7,594		37.41%		81		0.40%		5,030		24.78%		20,299
	Clark		12,483		51.09%		11,871		48.59%		79		0.32%		612		2.50%		24,433
	Clay		7,302		55.91%		5,720		43.79%		39		0.30%		1,582		12.12%		13,061
	Clinton		9,690		60.44%		6,268		39.10%		74		0.46%		3,422		21.34%		16,032
	Crawford		2,694		51.96%		2,433		46.92%		58		1.12%		261		5.04%		5,185
	Daviess		8,608		62.80%		5,057		36.89%		42		0.31%		3,551		25.91%		13,707
	Dearborn		7,189		56.40%		5,535		43.43%		22		0.17%		1,654		12.97%		12,746
	Decatur		6,390		64.87%		3,427		34.79%		34		0.35%		2,963		30.08%		9,851
	DeKalb		9,061		66.75%		4,435		32.67%		79		0.58%		4,626		34.08%		13,575
	Delaware		24,792		54.10%		20,818		45.43%		217		0.47%		3,974		8.67%		45,827
	Dubois		6,942		57.19%		5,177		42.65%		20		0.16%		1,765		14.54%		12,139
	Elkhart		28,088		69.05%		12,363		30.39%		226		0.56%		15,725		38.66%		40,677
	Fayette		6,673		56.26%		5,156		43.47%		33		0.28%		1,517		12.79%		11,862
	Floyd		10,410		55.18%		8,378		44.41%		77		0.41%		2,032		10.77%		18,865
	Fountain		6,456		63.11%		3,751		36.67%		23		0.22%		2,705		26.44%		10,230
	Franklin		4,429		63.02%		2,573		36.61%		26		0.37%		1,856		26.41%		7,028
	Fulton		6,258		67.59%		2,945		31.81%		56		0.60%		3,313		35.78%		9,259
	Gibson		9,256		55.58%		7,318		43.94%		79		0.47%		1,938		11.64%		16,653
	Grant		17,548		64.50%		9,455		34.75%		203		0.75%		8,093		29.75%		27,206
	Greene		8,722		54.62%		7,186		45.00%		61		0.38%		1,536		9.62%		15,969
	Hamilton		11,220		68.96%		4,974		30.57%		77		0.47%		6,246		38.39%		16,271
	Hancock		6,962		59.93%		4,600		39.60%		55		0.47%		2,362		20.33%		11,617
	Harrison		5,299		54.92%		4,266		44.22%		83		0.86%		1,033		10.70%		9,648
	Hendricks		10,578		65.58%		5,521		34.23%		30		0.19%		5,057		31.35%		16,129
	Henry		13,750		61.33%		8,502		37.92%		166		0.74%		5,248		23.41%		22,418
	Howard		17,234		58.26%		12,159		41.10%		188		0.64%		5,075		17.16%		29,581
	Huntington		11,024		64.15%		6,027		35.07%		133		0.77%		4,997		29.08%		17,184
	Jackson		8,375		57.30%		6,185		42.31%		57		0.39%		2,190		14.99%		14,617
	Jasper		5,374		72.63%		2,004		27.08%		21		0.28%		3,370		45.55%		7,399
	Jay		6,767		59.08%		4,571		39.91%		116		1.01%		2,196		19.17%		11,454
	Jefferson		6,632		60.27%		4,344		39.48%		28		0.25%		2,288		20.79%		11,004
	Jennings		4,502		60.72%		2,879		38.83%		33		0.45%		1,623		21.89%		7,414
	Johnson		10,125		62.15%		6,125		37.60%		41		0.25%		4,000		24.55%		16,291
	Knox		13,047		59.85%		8,691		39.87%		63		0.29%		4,356		19.98%		21,801
	Kosciusko		12,777		71.68%		4,904		27.51%		143		0.80%		7,873		44.17%		17,824
	LaGrange		3,815		70.47%		1,562		28.85%		37		0.68%		2,253		41.61%		5,414
	Lake		92,803		52.00%		85,000		47.63%		657		0.37%		7,803		4.37%		178,460
	LaPorte		24,622		62.90%		14,417		36.83%		103		0.26%		10,205		26.07%		39,142
	Lawrence		11,090		63.93%		6,197		35.73%		59		0.34%		4,893		28.20%		17,346
	Madison		30,329		54.21%		25,408		45.42%		206		0.37%		4,921		8.79%		55,943
	Marion		162,566		61.97%		99,102		37.78%		679		0.26%		63,464		24.19%		262,347
	Marshall		10,504		65.72%		5,398		33.78%		80		0.50%		5,106		31.94%		15,982
	Martin		2,946		55.63%		2,343		44.24%		7		0.13%		603		11.39%		5,296
	Miami		9,574		62.28%		5,724		37.24%		74		0.48%		3,850		25.04%		15,372
	Monroe		13,223		62.92%		7,732		36.79%		60		0.29%		5,491		26.13%		21,015
	Montgomery		10,418		65.41%		5,443		34.17%		66		0.41%		4,975		31.24%		15,927
	Morgan		8,318		63.48%		4,735		36.14%		50		0.38%		3,583		27.34%		13,103
	Newton		3,890		74.49%		1,316		25.20%		16		0.31%		2,574		49.29%		5,222
	Noble		8,175		66.64%		4,028		32.84%		64		0.52%		4,147		33.80%		12,267
	Ohio		1,237		53.07%		1,087		46.63%		7		0.30%		150		6.44%		2,331
	Orange		5,751		62.37%		3,438		37.28%		32		0.35%		2,313		25.09%		9,221
	Owen		3,685		58.48%		2,581		40.96%		35		0.56%		1,104		17.52%		6,301
	Parke		5,080		59.04%		3,502		40.70%		22		0.26%		1,578		18.34%		8,604
	Perry		4,946		55.00%		4,037		44.89%		10		0.11%		909		10.11%		8,993
	Pike		4,596		57.34%		3,353		41.83%		66		0.82%		1,243		15.51%		8,015
	Porter		14,970		72.71%		5,574		27.07%		45		0.22%		9,396		45.64%		20,589
	Posey		5,780		59.44%		3,919		40.30%		25		0.26%		1,861		19.14%		9,724
	Pulaski		4,117		62.07%		2,424		36.54%		92		1.39%		1,693		25.53%		6,633
	Putnam		6,684		59.26%		4,572		40.53%		24		0.21%		2,112		18.73%		11,280
	Randolph		9,020		65.02%		4,701		33.89%		152		1.10%		4,319		31.13%		13,873
	Ripley		6,577		61.85%		4,026		37.86%		30		0.28%		2,551		23.99%		10,633
	Rush		6,202		64.69%		3,346		34.90%		39		0.41%		2,856		29.79%		9,587
	St. Joseph		57,827		51.41%		54,152		48.15%		493		0.44%		3,675		3.26%		112,472
	Scott		3,117		50.63%		3,011		48.91%		28		0.45%		106		1.72%		6,156
	Shelby		9,170		58.00%		6,561		41.50%		80		0.51%		2,609		16.50%		15,811
	Spencer		5,404		60.31%		3,530		39.40%		26		0.29%		1,874		20.91%		8,960
	Starke		5,063		59.94%		3,349		39.65%		35		0.41%		1,714		20.29%		8,447
	Steuben		5,538		71.56%		2,171		28.05%		30		0.39%		3,367		43.51%		7,739
	Sullivan		5,829		48.79%		6,048		50.63%		69		0.58%		-219		-1.84%		11,946
	Switzerland		2,074		49.28%		2,114		50.23%		21		0.50%		-40		-0.95%		4,209
	Tippecanoe		23,776		70.25%		9,995		29.53%		72		0.21%		13,781		40.72%		33,843
	Tipton		4,939		59.47%		3,320		39.98%		46		0.55%		1,619		19.49%		8,305
	Union		2,026		63.47%		1,157		36.25%		9		0.28%		869		27.22%		3,192
	Vanderburgh		42,462		57.68%		30,860		41.92%		297		0.40%		11,602		15.76%		73,619
	Vermillion		5,352		50.81%		5,149		48.88%		32		0.30%		203		1.93%		10,533
	Vigo		25,253		50.44%		24,680		49.29%		135		0.27%		573		1.15%		50,068
	Wabash		10,318		71.18%		4,085		28.18%		93		0.64%		6,233		43.00%		14,496
	Warren		2,979		67.61%		1,408		31.96%		19		0.43%		1,571		35.65%		4,406
	Warrick		6,286		57.21%		4,668		42.49%		33		0.30%		1,618		14.72%		10,987
	Washington		4,864		55.66%		3,849		44.04%		26		0.30%		1,015		11.62%		8,739
	Wayne		20,157		61.76%		12,337		37.80%		144		0.44%		7,820		23.96%		32,638
	Wells		5,703		58.32%		3,984		40.74%		91		0.93%		1,719		17.58%		9,778
	White		6,708		67.42%		3,219		32.36%		22		0.22%		3,489		35.06%		9,949
	Whitley		6,422		63.23%		3,688		36.31%		47		0.46%		2,734		26.92%		10,157
Totals	1,182,811	59.90%	783,908	39.70%	7,888	0.40%	398,903	20.20%	1,974,607

See also

• United States presidential elections in Indiana

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica. July 9, 2017.
2. 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.
3. Web site: The Presidents . September 27, 2017 . David Leip . Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania.
4. Web site: 1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65). July 9, 2017.
5. Web site: 1956 Presidential General Election Results – Indiana. July 9, 2017.
6. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956. July 9, 2017.