See main article: 1956 United States presidential election.
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]
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 |