1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia explained

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Election Name:	1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Country:	West Virginia
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1952 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Previous Year:	1952
Next Election:	1960 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Next Year:	1960
Votes For Election:	All 8 West Virginia 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:	8
Popular Vote1:	449,297
Percentage1:	54.08%
Nominee2:	Adlai Stevenson
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Illinois
Running Mate2:	Estes Kefauver
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	381,534
Percentage2:	45.92%
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 West Virginia took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight^[4] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

West Virginia was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 54.08 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 45.92 percent of the popular vote.^{[5] [6]} Along with Kentucky and Louisiana, West Virginia was one of three states that Dwight Eisenhower lost in 1952, but managed to flip in 1956.

Results

Results by county

County^[7]	Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%
	Barbour		4,460		54.61%		3,707		45.39%		753		9.22%		8,167
	Berkeley		9,071		61.62%		5,649		38.38%		3,422		23.24%		14,720
	Boone		5,196		42.17%		7,126		57.83%		-1,930		-15.66%		12,322
	Braxton		3,441		46.79%		3,913		53.21%		-472		-6.42%		7,354
	Brooke		5,944		45.67%		7,072		54.33%		-1,128		-8.66%		13,016
	Cabell		28,882		61.07%		18,408		38.93%		10,474		22.14%		47,290
	Calhoun		2,094		52.06%		1,928		47.94%		166		4.12%		4,022
	Clay		2,820		51.76%		2,628		48.24%		192		3.52%		5,448
	Doddridge		2,594		73.51%		935		26.49%		1,659		47.02%		3,529
	Fayette		10,218		38.55%		16,286		61.45%		-6,068		-22.90%		26,504
	Gilmer		1,774		46.81%		2,016		53.19%		-242		-6.38%		3,790
	Grant		3,408		84.31%		634		15.69%		2,774		68.62%		4,042
	Greenbrier		7,684		52.99%		6,817		47.01%		867		5.98%		14,501
	Hampshire		2,676		53.18%		2,356		46.82%		320		6.36%		5,032
	Hancock		8,750		47.88%		9,524		52.12%		-774		-4.24%		18,274
	Hardy		2,202		49.36%		2,259		50.64%		-57		-1.28%		4,461
	Harrison		21,860		55.48%		17,541		44.52%		4,319		10.96%		39,401
	Jackson		4,984		65.75%		2,596		34.25%		2,388		31.50%		7,580
	Jefferson		3,380		50.20%		3,353		49.80%		27		0.40%		6,733
	Kanawha		58,597		53.81%		50,289		46.19%		8,308		7.62%		108,886
	Lewis		6,203		66.01%		3,194		33.99%		3,009		32.02%		9,397
	Lincoln		4,954		49.91%		4,972		50.09%		-18		-0.18%		9,926
	Logan		10,588		41.71%		14,794		58.29%		-4,206		-16.58%		25,382
	Marion		16,112		49.88%		16,192		50.12%		-80		-0.24%		32,304
	Marshall		10,223		57.80%		7,463		42.20%		2,760		15.60%		17,686
	Mason		6,306		62.59%		3,769		37.41%		2,537		25.18%		10,075
	McDowell		11,138		39.77%		16,865		60.23%		-5,727		-20.46%		28,003
	Mercer		14,648		52.53%		13,236		47.47%		1,412		5.06%		27,884
	Mineral		6,412		64.12%		3,588		35.88%		2,824		28.24%		10,000
	Mingo		7,916		44.15%		10,014		55.85%		-2,098		-11.70%		17,930
	Monongalia		14,046		56.05%		11,016		43.95%		3,030		12.10%		25,062
	Monroe		3,529		56.01%		2,772		43.99%		757		12.02%		6,301
	Morgan		2,946		72.74%		1,104		27.26%		1,842		45.48%		4,050
	Nicholas		5,263		51.89%		4,880		48.11%		383		3.78%		10,143
	Ohio		22,165		62.69%		13,191		37.31%		8,974		25.38%		35,356
	Pendleton		1,959		49.49%		1,999		50.51%		-40		-1.02%		3,958
	Pleasants		2,144		57.56%		1,581		42.44%		563		15.12%		3,725
	Pocahontas		2,937		53.69%		2,533		46.31%		404		7.38%		5,470
	Preston		7,953		70.27%		3,365		29.73%		4,588		40.54%		11,318
	Putnam		5,560		53.91%		4,754		46.09%		806		7.82%		10,314
	Raleigh		16,318		50.08%		16,264		49.92%		54		0.16%		32,582
	Randolph		5,448		48.88%		5,697		51.12%		-249		-2.24%		11,145
	Ritchie		4,140		73.78%		1,471		26.22%		2,669		47.56%		5,611
	Roane		4,701		59.85%		3,153		40.15%		1,548		19.70%		7,854
	Summers		3,712		48.99%		3,865		51.01%		-153		-2.02%		7,577
	Taylor		4,743		60.64%		3,079		39.36%		1,664		21.28%		7,822
	Tucker		2,326		52.21%		2,129		47.79%		197		4.42%		4,455
	Tyler		3,671		73.58%		1,318		26.42%		2,353		47.16%		4,989
	Upshur		5,707		73.28%		2,081		26.72%		3,626		46.56%		7,788
	Wayne		8,429		52.41%		7,655		47.59%		774		4.82%		16,084
	Webster		2,457		44.44%		3,072		55.56%		-615		-11.12%		5,529
	Wetzel		5,024		56.88%		3,809		43.12%		1,215		13.76%		8,833
	Wirt		1,444		54.95%		1,184		45.05%		260		9.90%		2,628
	Wood		21,096		61.30%		13,320		38.70%		7,776		22.60%		34,416
	Wyoming		7,044		49.74%		7,118		50.26%		-74		-0.52%		14,162
Totals	449,297	54.08%	381,534	45.92%	67,763	8.16%	830,831

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1956 — Encyclopædia Britannica. July 6, 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 6, 2017.
5. Web site: 1956 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia. July 6, 2017.
6. Web site: The American Presidency Project — Election of 1956. July 6, 2017.
7. Web site: Our Campaigns. WV US President — November 06, 1956.