See main article: 1956 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1956 United States presidential election in Utah |
| Country: | Utah |
| Flag Year: | 1922 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1952 United States presidential election in Utah |
| Previous Year: | 1952 |
| Next Election: | 1960 United States presidential election in Utah |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
| Votes For Election: | All 4 Utah 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: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 215,631 |
| Percentage1: | 64.56% |
| Nominee2: | Adlai Stevenson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Estes Kefauver |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 118,364 |
| Percentage2: | 35.44% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| 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 Utah took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Utah was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 64.56 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 35.44 percent of the popular vote.[4] [5]
| County | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican | Adlai Stevenson Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Beaver | 1,190 | 53.60% | 1,030 | 46.40% | 160 | 7.20% | 2,220 | ||||||||
| Box Elder | 5,804 | 68.34% | 2,689 | 31.66% | 3,115 | 36.68% | 8,493 | ||||||||
| Cache | 10,349 | 73.82% | 3,671 | 26.18% | 6,678 | 47.64% | 14,020 | ||||||||
| Carbon | 4,507 | 50.26% | 4,460 | 49.74% | 47 | 0.52% | 8,967 | ||||||||
| Daggett | 102 | 53.13% | 90 | 46.88% | 12 | 6.25% | 192 | ||||||||
| Davis | 12,122 | 66.71% | 6,050 | 33.29% | 6,072 | 33.42% | 18,172 | ||||||||
| Duchesne | 1,856 | 67.99% | 874 | 32.01% | 982 | 35.98% | 2,730 | ||||||||
| Emery | 1,679 | 64.04% | 943 | 35.96% | 736 | 28.08% | 2,622 | ||||||||
| Garfield | 1,115 | 75.95% | 353 | 24.05% | 762 | 51.90% | 1,468 | ||||||||
| Grand | 1,044 | 76.09% | 328 | 23.91% | 716 | 52.18% | 1,372 | ||||||||
| Iron | 3,321 | 71.70% | 1,311 | 28.30% | 2,010 | 43.40% | 4,632 | ||||||||
| Juab | 1,512 | 59.60% | 1,025 | 40.40% | 487 | 19.20% | 2,537 | ||||||||
| Kane | 939 | 90.20% | 102 | 9.80% | 837 | 80.40% | 1,041 | ||||||||
| Millard | 2,667 | 69.09% | 1,193 | 30.91% | 1,474 | 38.18% | 3,860 | ||||||||
| Morgan | 905 | 67.39% | 438 | 32.61% | 467 | 34.78% | 1,343 | ||||||||
| Piute | 548 | 75.27% | 180 | 24.73% | 368 | 50.54% | 728 | ||||||||
| Rich | 561 | 68.92% | 253 | 31.08% | 308 | 37.84% | 814 | ||||||||
| Salt Lake | 95,179 | 64.22% | 53,038 | 35.78% | 42,141 | 28.44% | 148,217 | ||||||||
| San Juan | 1,119 | 72.47% | 425 | 27.53% | 694 | 44.94% | 1,544 | ||||||||
| Sanpete | 3,883 | 68.59% | 1,778 | 31.41% | 2,105 | 37.18% | 5,661 | ||||||||
| Sevier | 3,646 | 74.74% | 1,232 | 25.26% | 2,414 | 49.48% | 4,878 | ||||||||
| Summit | 2,031 | 69.77% | 880 | 30.23% | 1,151 | 39.54% | 2,911 | ||||||||
| Tooele | 3,390 | 55.82% | 2,683 | 44.18% | 707 | 11.64% | 6,073 | ||||||||
| Uintah | 2,840 | 77.60% | 820 | 22.40% | 2,020 | 55.20% | 3,660 | ||||||||
| Utah | 25,371 | 66.56% | 12,747 | 33.44% | 12,624 | 33.12% | 38,118 | ||||||||
| Wasatch | 1,738 | 66.79% | 864 | 33.21% | 874 | 33.58% | 2,602 | ||||||||
| Washington | 3,172 | 78.34% | 877 | 21.66% | 2,295 | 56.68% | 4,049 | ||||||||
| Wayne | 499 | 63.81% | 283 | 36.19% | 216 | 27.62% | 782 | ||||||||
| Weber | 22,542 | 55.95% | 17,747 | 44.05% | 4,795 | 11.90% | 40,289 | ||||||||
| Totals | 215,631 | 64.56% | 118,364 | 35.44% | 97,267 | 29.12% | 333,995 | ||||||||