See main article: 1956 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1952 United States presidential election in Nebraska |
| Previous Year: | 1952 |
| Next Election: | 1960 United States presidential election in Nebraska |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
| Votes For Election: | All 6 Nebraska 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: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 378,108 |
| Percentage1: | 65.51% |
| Nominee2: | Adlai Stevenson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Estes Kefauver |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 199,029 |
| Percentage2: | 34.49% |
| 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) |
The 1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nebraska was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 65.51% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 34.49% of the popular vote.[3] [4]
With 65.51% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove to be Eisenhower's fourth strongest state after Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire.[5]
| County[6] | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican | Adlai Stevenson Democratic | 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" | % | |||||||
| Adams | 8,186 | 66.93% | 4,045 | 33.07% | 4,141 | 33.86% | 12,231 | ||||||||
| Antelope | 3,607 | 73.00% | 1,334 | 27.00% | 2,273 | 46.00% | 4,941 | ||||||||
| Arthur | 248 | 78.48% | 68 | 21.52% | 180 | 56.96% | 316 | ||||||||
| Banner | 329 | 64.01% | 185 | 35.99% | 144 | 28.02% | 514 | ||||||||
| Blaine | 416 | 73.63% | 149 | 26.37% | 267 | 47.26% | 565 | ||||||||
| Boone | 3,021 | 70.29% | 1,277 | 29.71% | 1,744 | 40.58% | 4,298 | ||||||||
| Box Butte | 2,991 | 68.71% | 1,362 | 31.29% | 1,629 | 37.42% | 4,353 | ||||||||
| Boyd | 1,414 | 62.51% | 848 | 37.49% | 566 | 25.02% | 2,262 | ||||||||
| Brown | 1,566 | 74.08% | 548 | 25.92% | 1,018 | 48.16% | 2,114 | ||||||||
| Buffalo | 7,342 | 70.31% | 3,100 | 29.69% | 4,242 | 40.62% | 10,442 | ||||||||
| Burt | 3,459 | 69.49% | 1,519 | 30.51% | 1,940 | 38.98% | 4,978 | ||||||||
| Butler | 2,864 | 56.07% | 2,244 | 43.93% | 620 | 12.14% | 5,108 | ||||||||
| Cass | 4,814 | 63.87% | 2,723 | 36.13% | 2,091 | 27.74% | 7,537 | ||||||||
| Cedar | 3,809 | 64.70% | 2,078 | 35.30% | 1,731 | 29.40% | 5,887 | ||||||||
| Chase | 1,444 | 68.31% | 670 | 31.69% | 774 | 36.62% | 2,114 | ||||||||
| Cherry | 2,414 | 73.20% | 884 | 26.80% | 1,530 | 46.40% | 3,298 | ||||||||
| Cheyenne | 3,809 | 63.58% | 2,182 | 36.42% | 1,627 | 27.16% | 5,991 | ||||||||
| Clay | 3,099 | 71.42% | 1,240 | 28.58% | 1,859 | 42.84% | 4,339 | ||||||||
| Colfax | 2,843 | 65.07% | 1,526 | 34.93% | 1,317 | 30.14% | 4,369 | ||||||||
| Cuming | 4,223 | 76.43% | 1,302 | 23.57% | 2,921 | 52.86% | 5,525 | ||||||||
| Custer | 5,798 | 70.51% | 2,425 | 29.49% | 3,373 | 41.02% | 8,223 | ||||||||
| Dakota | 2,516 | 53.08% | 2,224 | 46.92% | 292 | 6.16% | 4,740 | ||||||||
| Dawes | 2,523 | 73.86% | 893 | 26.14% | 1,630 | 47.72% | 3,416 | ||||||||
| Dawson | 6,503 | 76.13% | 2,039 | 23.87% | 4,464 | 52.26% | 8,542 | ||||||||
| Deuel | 1,165 | 79.85% | 294 | 20.15% | 871 | 59.70% | 1,459 | ||||||||
| Dixon | 2,493 | 59.09% | 1,726 | 40.91% | 767 | 18.18% | 4,219 | ||||||||
| Dodge | 9,210 | 69.26% | 4,088 | 30.74% | 5,122 | 38.52% | 13,298 | ||||||||
| Douglas | 73,270 | 59.39% | 50,110 | 40.61% | 23,160 | 18.78% | 123,380 | ||||||||
| Dundy | 1,196 | 70.73% | 495 | 29.27% | 701 | 41.46% | 1,691 | ||||||||
| Fillmore | 3,137 | 66.94% | 1,549 | 33.06% | 1,588 | 33.88% | 4,686 | ||||||||
| Franklin | 1,955 | 68.77% | 888 | 31.23% | 1,067 | 37.54% | 2,843 | ||||||||
| Frontier | 1,602 | 71.65% | 634 | 28.35% | 968 | 43.30% | 2,236 | ||||||||
| Furnas | 2,894 | 72.26% | 1,111 | 27.74% | 1,783 | 44.52% | 4,005 | ||||||||
| Gage | 7,514 | 67.64% | 3,595 | 32.36% | 3,919 | 35.28% | 11,109 | ||||||||
| Garden | 1,167 | 77.70% | 335 | 22.30% | 832 | 55.40% | 1,502 | ||||||||
| Garfield | 936 | 78.13% | 262 | 21.87% | 674 | 56.26% | 1,198 | ||||||||
| Gosper | 814 | 71.47% | 325 | 28.53% | 489 | 42.94% | 1,139 | ||||||||
| Grant | 433 | 83.27% | 87 | 16.73% | 346 | 66.54% | 520 | ||||||||
| Greeley | 1,240 | 57.67% | 910 | 42.33% | 330 | 15.34% | 2,150 | ||||||||
| Hall | 9,536 | 66.45% | 4,815 | 33.55% | 4,721 | 32.90% | 14,351 | ||||||||
| Hamilton | 3,217 | 74.95% | 1,075 | 25.05% | 2,142 | 49.90% | 4,292 | ||||||||
| Harlan | 1,850 | 68.57% | 848 | 31.43% | 1,002 | 37.14% | 2,698 | ||||||||
| Hayes | 726 | 70.01% | 311 | 29.99% | 415 | 40.02% | 1,037 | ||||||||
| Hitchcock | 1,570 | 67.94% | 741 | 32.06% | 829 | 35.88% | 2,311 | ||||||||
| Holt | 4,237 | 69.33% | 1,874 | 30.67% | 2,363 | 38.66% | 6,111 | ||||||||
| Hooker | 368 | 85.19% | 64 | 14.81% | 304 | 70.38% | 432 | ||||||||
| Howard | 1,701 | 54.00% | 1,449 | 46.00% | 252 | 8.00% | 3,150 | ||||||||
| Jefferson | 4,267 | 71.25% | 1,722 | 28.75% | 2,545 | 42.50% | 5,989 | ||||||||
| Johnson | 2,160 | 65.45% | 1,140 | 34.55% | 1,020 | 30.90% | 3,300 | ||||||||
| Kearney | 2,158 | 64.80% | 1,172 | 35.20% | 986 | 29.60% | 3,330 | ||||||||
| Keith | 2,624 | 73.83% | 930 | 26.17% | 1,694 | 47.66% | 3,554 | ||||||||
| Keya Paha | 635 | 70.71% | 263 | 29.29% | 372 | 41.42% | 898 | ||||||||
| Kimball | 1,590 | 70.79% | 656 | 29.21% | 934 | 41.58% | 2,246 | ||||||||
| Knox | 3,814 | 64.38% | 2,110 | 35.62% | 1,704 | 28.76% | 5,924 | ||||||||
| Lancaster | 35,591 | 64.94% | 19,217 | 35.06% | 16,374 | 29.88% | 54,808 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 7,523 | 62.70% | 4,475 | 37.30% | 3,048 | 25.40% | 11,998 | ||||||||
| Logan | 367 | 71.26% | 148 | 28.74% | 219 | 42.52% | 515 | ||||||||
| Loup | 441 | 76.03% | 139 | 23.97% | 302 | 52.06% | 580 | ||||||||
| Madison | 7,968 | 72.99% | 2,949 | 27.01% | 5,019 | 45.98% | 10,917 | ||||||||
| McPherson | 281 | 74.14% | 98 | 25.86% | 183 | 48.28% | 379 | ||||||||
| Merrick | 2,857 | 71.73% | 1,126 | 28.27% | 1,731 | 43.46% | 3,983 | ||||||||
| Morrill | 1,810 | 63.75% | 1,029 | 36.25% | 781 | 27.50% | 2,839 | ||||||||
| Nance | 1,779 | 69.55% | 779 | 30.45% | 1,000 | 39.10% | 2,558 | ||||||||
| Nemaha | 3,141 | 68.66% | 1,434 | 31.34% | 1,707 | 37.32% | 4,575 | ||||||||
| Nuckolls | 2,672 | 64.28% | 1,485 | 35.72% | 1,187 | 28.56% | 4,157 | ||||||||
| Otoe | 5,275 | 69.67% | 2,296 | 30.33% | 2,979 | 39.34% | 7,571 | ||||||||
| Pawnee | 1,830 | 64.17% | 1,022 | 35.83% | 808 | 28.34% | 2,852 | ||||||||
| Perkins | 1,296 | 66.06% | 666 | 33.94% | 630 | 32.12% | 1,962 | ||||||||
| Phelps | 3,502 | 72.73% | 1,313 | 27.27% | 2,189 | 45.46% | 4,815 | ||||||||
| Pierce | 2,800 | 70.85% | 1,152 | 29.15% | 1,648 | 41.70% | 3,952 | ||||||||
| Platte | 6,574 | 69.23% | 2,922 | 30.77% | 3,652 | 38.46% | 9,496 | ||||||||
| Polk | 2,482 | 68.62% | 1,135 | 31.38% | 1,347 | 37.24% | 3,617 | ||||||||
| Red Willow | 3,806 | 70.08% | 1,625 | 29.92% | 2,181 | 40.16% | 5,431 | ||||||||
| Richardson | 4,480 | 64.05% | 2,514 | 35.95% | 1,966 | 28.10% | 6,994 | ||||||||
| Rock | 928 | 76.76% | 281 | 23.24% | 647 | 53.52% | 1,209 | ||||||||
| Saline | 3,248 | 48.89% | 3,395 | 51.11% | -147 | -2.22% | 6,643 | ||||||||
| Sarpy | 3,826 | 60.47% | 2,501 | 39.53% | 1,325 | 20.94% | 6,327 | ||||||||
| Saunders | 4,973 | 59.86% | 3,335 | 40.14% | 1,638 | 19.72% | 8,308 | ||||||||
| Scotts Bluff | 8,027 | 63.12% | 4,690 | 36.88% | 3,337 | 26.24% | 12,717 | ||||||||
| Seward | 3,688 | 65.88% | 1,910 | 34.12% | 1,778 | 31.76% | 5,598 | ||||||||
| Sheridan | 2,618 | 74.57% | 893 | 25.43% | 1,725 | 49.14% | 3,511 | ||||||||
| Sherman | 1,429 | 53.97% | 1,219 | 46.03% | 210 | 7.94% | 2,648 | ||||||||
| Sioux | 499 | 65.74% | 260 | 34.26% | 239 | 31.48% | 759 | ||||||||
| Stanton | 1,676 | 65.14% | 897 | 34.86% | 779 | 30.28% | 2,573 | ||||||||
| Thayer | 3,346 | 69.81% | 1,447 | 30.19% | 1,899 | 39.62% | 4,793 | ||||||||
| Thomas | 422 | 77.72% | 121 | 22.28% | 301 | 55.44% | 543 | ||||||||
| Thurston | 1,722 | 55.05% | 1,406 | 44.95% | 316 | 10.10% | 3,128 | ||||||||
| Valley | 2,189 | 66.78% | 1,089 | 33.22% | 1,100 | 33.56% | 3,278 | ||||||||
| Washington | 3,531 | 67.10% | 1,731 | 32.90% | 1,800 | 34.20% | 5,262 | ||||||||
| Wayne | 3,040 | 72.68% | 1,143 | 27.32% | 1,897 | 45.36% | 4,183 | ||||||||
| Webster | 2,298 | 70.62% | 956 | 29.38% | 1,342 | 41.24% | 3,254 | ||||||||
| Wheeler | 391 | 64.20% | 218 | 35.80% | 173 | 28.40% | 609 | ||||||||
| York | 5,065 | 76.35% | 1,569 | 23.65% | 3,496 | 52.70% | 6,634 | ||||||||
| Totals | 378,108 | 65.51% | 199,029 | 34.49% | 179,079 | 31.02% | 577,137 | ||||||||