1956 United States presidential election in Nevada explained

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Election Name:	1956 United States presidential election in Nevada
Country:	Nevada
Flag Year:	1929
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1952 United States presidential election in Nevada
Previous Year:	1952
Next Election:	1960 United States presidential election in Nevada
Next Year:	1960
Votes For Election:	All 3 Nevada 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:	3
Popular Vote1:	56,049
Percentage1:	57.97%
Nominee2:	Adlai Stevenson
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Illinois
Running Mate2:	Estes Kefauver
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	40,640
Percentage2:	42.03%
Map Size:	275px
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 Nevada took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose three^[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nevada was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 57.97% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 42.03% of the popular vote.^{[4] [5]}

Results

Results by county

County	Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%
	Churchill		2,013		65.31%		1,069		34.69%		944		30.62%		3,082
	Clark		18,584		49.32%		19,095		50.68%		-511		-1.36%		37,679
	Douglas		1,063		80.59%		256		19.41%		807		61.18%		1,319
	Elko		2,981		63.20%		1,736		36.80%		1,245		26.40%		4,717
	Esmeralda		164		56.94%		124		43.06%		40		13.88%		288
	Eureka		330		64.33%		183		35.67%		147		28.66%		513
	Humboldt		1,292		60.60%		840		39.40%		452		21.20%		2,132
	Lander		540		65.61%		283		34.39%		257		31.22%		823
	Lincoln		885		52.43%		803		47.57%		82		4.86%		1,688
	Lyon		1,697		68.48%		781		31.52%		916		36.96%		2,478
	Mineral		1,433		50.32%		1,415		49.68%		18		0.64%		2,848
	Nye		946		55.81%		749		44.19%		197		11.62%		1,695
	Ormsby		1,749		68.03%		822		31.97%		927		36.06%		2,571
	Pershing		895		61.43%		562		38.57%		333		22.86%		1,457
	Storey		226		60.11%		150		39.89%		76		20.22%		376
	Washoe		18,865		66.45%		9,525		33.55%		9,340		32.90%		28,390
	White Pine		2,386		51.50%		2,247		48.50%		139		3.00%		4,633
Totals	56,049	57.97%	40,640	42.03%	15,409	15.94%	96,689

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Lincoln
• Mineral

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Clark

See also

• United States presidential elections in Nevada

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica. July 10, 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 10, 2017.
4. Web site: 1956 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada. July 10, 2017.
5. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956. July 10, 2017.