See main article: article and 1956 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1956 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Flag Year: | 1956 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1952 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Previous Year: | 1952 |
| Next Election: | 1960 United States presidential election in Michigan |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
| Votes For Election: | All 20 Michigan votes to the Electoral College |
| Turnout: | 67.9% [1] |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1956 |
| 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: | 20 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,713,647 |
| Percentage1: | 55.63% |
| Nominee2: | Adlai Stevenson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Estes Kefauver |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,359,898 |
| Percentage2: | 44.15% |
| Map Size: | 375px |
| 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 Michigan was held on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Michigan was won by the Republican Party candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower with 56% of the popular vote, winning the state's twenty electoral votes.[4] However, this result made Michigan almost 4% more Democratic than the nation-at-large, the first time since 1864 that the state voted to the left of the national result, which was the only prior time Michigan had done so since the founding of the Republican Party in 1854.
Eisenhower would be the last Republican to win Michigan without carrying suburban Macomb County, which he previously won in 1952, but lost to Stevenson in this election. He became the first ever Republican to win the White House without carrying Alger County, as well as the first to do so without carrying Macomb County since Benjamin Harrison in 1888.
This was the last time Michigan voted for a Republican presidential candidate until Eisenhower's running mate, Richard Nixon, won the state in his re-election bid in 1972.
| County | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican | Adlai Stevenson Democratic | Enoch Holtwick Prohibition | Margin | Total votes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Alcona | 1,991 | 71.52% | 788 | 28.30% | 5 | 0.18% | 1,203 | 43.22% | 2,784 | ||||||||||
| Alger | 2,070 | 49.37% | 2,105 | 50.20% | 18 | 0.43% | -35 | -0.83% | 4,193 | ||||||||||
| Allegan | 16,509 | 74.44% | 5,617 | 25.33% | 51 | 0.23% | 10,892 | 49.11% | 22,177 | ||||||||||
| Alpena | 7,142 | 70.18% | 3,033 | 29.80% | 2 | 0.02% | 4,109 | 40.38% | 10,177 | ||||||||||
| Antrim | 3,623 | 72.34% | 1,376 | 27.48% | 9 | 0.18% | 2,247 | 44.86% | 5,008 | ||||||||||
| Arenac | 2,631 | 63.32% | 1,520 | 36.58% | 4 | 0.10% | 1,111 | 26.74% | 4,155 | ||||||||||
| Baraga | 1,968 | 55.51% | 1,574 | 44.40% | 3 | 0.08% | 394 | 11.11% | 3,545 | ||||||||||
| Barry | 9,359 | 70.22% | 3,907 | 29.31% | 63 | 0.47% | 5,452 | 40.91% | 13,329 | ||||||||||
| Bay | 23,519 | 60.39% | 15,301 | 39.29% | 128 | 0.33% | 8,218 | 21.10% | 38,948 | ||||||||||
| Benzie | 2,620 | 71.18% | 1,046 | 28.42% | 15 | 0.41% | 1,574 | 42.76% | 3,681 | ||||||||||
| Berrien | 35,397 | 65.50% | 18,454 | 34.15% | 194 | 0.36% | 16,943 | 31.35% | 54,045 | ||||||||||
| Branch | 8,856 | 69.49% | 3,827 | 30.03% | 61 | 0.48% | 5,029 | 39.46% | 12,744 | ||||||||||
| Calhoun | 32,284 | 61.33% | 20,184 | 38.34% | 175 | 0.33% | 12,100 | 22.99% | 52,643 | ||||||||||
| Cass | 8,899 | 64.54% | 4,842 | 35.12% | 47 | 0.34% | 4,057 | 29.42% | 13,788 | ||||||||||
| Charlevoix | 3,924 | 66.80% | 1,935 | 32.94% | 15 | 0.26% | 1,989 | 33.86% | 5,874 | ||||||||||
| Cheboygan | 4,379 | 69.55% | 1,910 | 30.34% | 7 | 0.11% | 2,469 | 39.21% | 6,296 | ||||||||||
| Chippewa | 6,957 | 62.81% | 4,106 | 37.07% | 14 | 0.13% | 2,851 | 25.74% | 11,077 | ||||||||||
| Clare | 3,721 | 75.51% | 1,194 | 24.23% | 13 | 0.26% | 2,527 | 51.28% | 4,928 | ||||||||||
| Clinton | 10,770 | 74.41% | 3,673 | 25.38% | 31 | 0.21% | 7,097 | 49.03% | 14,474 | ||||||||||
| Crawford | 1,380 | 71.50% | 547 | 28.34% | 3 | 0.16% | 833 | 43.16% | 1,930 | ||||||||||
| Delta | 7,766 | 54.31% | 6,489 | 45.38% | 45 | 0.31% | 1,277 | 8.93% | 14,300 | ||||||||||
| Dickinson | 6,200 | 54.72% | 5,113 | 45.13% | 17 | 0.15% | 1,087 | 9.59% | 11,330 | ||||||||||
| Eaton | 13,762 | 69.33% | 6,053 | 30.49% | 35 | 0.18% | 7,709 | 38.84% | 19,850 | ||||||||||
| Emmet | 4,764 | 71.16% | 1,903 | 28.42% | 28 | 0.42% | 2,861 | 42.74% | 6,695 | ||||||||||
| Genesee | 75,431 | 54.47% | 62,808 | 45.36% | 235 | 0.17% | 12,623 | 9.11% | 138,474 | ||||||||||
| Gladwin | 3,121 | 73.47% | 1,117 | 26.29% | 10 | 0.24% | 2,004 | 47.18% | 4,248 | ||||||||||
| Gogebic | 6,865 | 52.68% | 6,142 | 47.13% | 25 | 0.19% | 723 | 5.55% | 13,032 | ||||||||||
| Grand Traverse | 9,102 | 73.47% | 3,256 | 26.28% | 30 | 0.24% | 5,846 | 47.19% | 12,388 | ||||||||||
| Gratiot | 10,319 | 75.71% | 3,267 | 23.97% | 44 | 0.32% | 7,052 | 51.74% | 13,630 | ||||||||||
| Hillsdale | 10,311 | 74.68% | 3,428 | 24.83% | 67 | 0.49% | 6,883 | 49.85% | 13,806 | ||||||||||
| Houghton | 9,620 | 58.26% | 6,866 | 41.58% | 25 | 0.15% | 2,754 | 16.68% | 16,511 | ||||||||||
| Huron | 10,493 | 76.57% | 3,192 | 23.29% | 19 | 0.14% | 7,301 | 53.28% | 13,704 | ||||||||||
| Ingham | 55,211 | 66.80% | 27,323 | 33.06% | 120 | 0.15% | 27,888 | 33.74% | 82,654 | ||||||||||
| Ionia | 11,001 | 68.76% | 4,952 | 30.95% | 46 | 0.29% | 6,049 | 37.81% | 15,999 | ||||||||||
| Iosco | 4,385 | 72.50% | 1,660 | 27.45% | 3 | 0.05% | 2,725 | 45.05% | 6,048 | ||||||||||
| Iron | 4,955 | 52.39% | 4,490 | 47.47% | 13 | 0.14% | 465 | 4.92% | 9,458 | ||||||||||
| Isabella | 8,415 | 72.41% | 3,183 | 27.39% | 23 | 0.20% | 5,232 | 45.02% | 11,621 | ||||||||||
| Jackson | 35,453 | 69.41% | 15,479 | 30.30% | 147 | 0.29% | 19,974 | 39.11% | 51,079 | ||||||||||
| Kalamazoo | 43,305 | 70.49% | 17,808 | 28.99% | 320 | 0.52% | 25,497 | 41.50% | 61,433 | ||||||||||
| Kalkaska | 1,443 | 69.11% | 636 | 30.46% | 9 | 0.43% | 807 | 38.65% | 2,088 | ||||||||||
| Kent | 94,969 | 65.73% | 48,871 | 33.82% | 642 | 0.44% | 46,098 | 31.91% | 144,482 | ||||||||||
| Keweenaw | 834 | 54.76% | 689 | 45.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 145 | 9.52% | 1,523 | ||||||||||
| Lake | 1,614 | 59.80% | 1,083 | 40.13% | 2 | 0.07% | 531 | 19.67% | 2,699 | ||||||||||
| Lapeer | 10,527 | 72.81% | 3,913 | 27.06% | 19 | 0.13% | 6,614 | 45.75% | 14,459 | ||||||||||
| Leelanau | 2,987 | 69.82% | 1,287 | 30.08% | 4 | 0.09% | 1,700 | 39.74% | 4,278 | ||||||||||
| Lenawee | 21,100 | 72.68% | 7,857 | 27.06% | 74 | 0.25% | 13,243 | 45.62% | 29,031 | ||||||||||
| Livingston | 10,315 | 72.62% | 3,845 | 27.07% | 45 | 0.32% | 6,470 | 45.55% | 14,205 | ||||||||||
| Luce | 1,734 | 72.55% | 651 | 27.24% | 5 | 0.21% | 1,083 | 45.31% | 2,390 | ||||||||||
| Mackinac | 3,279 | 67.99% | 1,540 | 31.93% | 4 | 0.08% | 1,739 | 36.06% | 4,823 | ||||||||||
| Macomb | 58,337 | 48.05% | 62,816 | 51.73% | 266 | 0.22% | -4,479 | -3.68% | 121,419 | ||||||||||
| Manistee | 5,313 | 63.74% | 3,014 | 36.16% | 9 | 0.11% | 2,299 | 27.58% | 8,336 | ||||||||||
| Marquette | 12,504 | 56.62% | 9,543 | 43.21% | 37 | 0.17% | 2,961 | 13.41% | 22,084 | ||||||||||
| Mason | 6,142 | 65.15% | 3,274 | 34.73% | 12 | 0.13% | 2,868 | 30.42% | 9,428 | ||||||||||
| Mecosta | 5,492 | 75.45% | 1,768 | 24.29% | 19 | 0.26% | 3,724 | 51.16% | 7,279 | ||||||||||
| Menominee | 6,137 | 57.05% | 4,610 | 42.86% | 10 | 0.09% | 1,527 | 14.19% | 10,757 | ||||||||||
| Midland | 13,207 | 74.78% | 4,422 | 25.04% | 33 | 0.19% | 8,785 | 49.74% | 17,662 | ||||||||||
| Missaukee | 2,433 | 76.80% | 727 | 22.95% | 8 | 0.25% | 1,706 | 53.85% | 3,168 | ||||||||||
| Monroe | 18,782 | 56.39% | 14,414 | 43.28% | 109 | 0.33% | 4,368 | 13.11% | 33,305 | ||||||||||
| Montcalm | 9,759 | 69.80% | 4,189 | 29.96% | 33 | 0.24% | 5,570 | 39.84% | 13,981 | ||||||||||
| Montmorency | 1,385 | 69.39% | 608 | 30.46% | 3 | 0.15% | 777 | 38.93% | 1,996 | ||||||||||
| Muskegon | 30,395 | 54.04% | 25,679 | 45.65% | 172 | 0.31% | 4,716 | 8.39% | 56,246 | ||||||||||
| Newaygo | 7,088 | 71.48% | 2,808 | 28.32% | 20 | 0.20% | 4,280 | 43.16% | 9,916 | ||||||||||
| Oakland | 152,990 | 60.37% | 99,901 | 39.42% | 527 | 0.21% | 53,089 | 20.95% | 253,418 | ||||||||||
| Oceana | 4,479 | 70.29% | 1,868 | 29.32% | 25 | 0.39% | 2,611 | 40.97% | 6,372 | ||||||||||
| Ogemaw | 2,931 | 69.18% | 1,300 | 30.68% | 6 | 0.14% | 1,631 | 38.50% | 4,237 | ||||||||||
| Ontonagon | 2,976 | 57.73% | 2,175 | 42.19% | 4 | 0.08% | 801 | 15.54% | 5,155 | ||||||||||
| Osceola | 4,549 | 78.28% | 1,236 | 21.27% | 26 | 0.45% | 3,313 | 57.01% | 5,811 | ||||||||||
| Oscoda | 1,044 | 78.03% | 294 | 21.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 750 | 56.06% | 1,338 | ||||||||||
| Otsego | 1,930 | 63.74% | 1,095 | 36.16% | 3 | 0.10% | 835 | 27.58% | 3,028 | ||||||||||
| Ottawa | 28,611 | 74.90% | 9,459 | 24.76% | 130 | 0.34% | 19,152 | 50.14% | 38,200 | ||||||||||
| Presque Isle | 3,058 | 61.43% | 1,917 | 38.51% | 3 | 0.06% | 1,141 | 22.92% | 4,978 | ||||||||||
| Roscommon | 2,674 | 76.20% | 827 | 23.57% | 8 | 0.23% | 1,847 | 52.63% | 3,509 | ||||||||||
| Saginaw | 43,470 | 62.67% | 25,681 | 37.03% | 210 | 0.30% | 17,789 | 25.64% | 69,361 | ||||||||||
| Sanilac | 11,095 | 78.88% | 2,954 | 21.00% | 17 | 0.12% | 8,141 | 57.88% | 14,066 | ||||||||||
| Schoolcraft | 2,453 | 58.73% | 1,723 | 41.25% | 1 | 0.02% | 730 | 17.48% | 4,177 | ||||||||||
| Shiawassee | 14,600 | 67.75% | 6,873 | 31.89% | 78 | 0.36% | 7,727 | 35.86% | 21,551 | ||||||||||
| St. Clair | 29,116 | 69.46% | 12,753 | 30.42% | 51 | 0.12% | 16,363 | 39.04% | 41,920 | ||||||||||
| St. Joseph | 12,328 | 74.11% | 4,242 | 25.50% | 64 | 0.38% | 8,086 | 48.61% | 16,634 | ||||||||||
| Tuscola | 12,052 | 75.63% | 3,864 | 24.25% | 19 | 0.12% | 8,188 | 51.38% | 15,935 | ||||||||||
| Van Buren | 13,291 | 69.72% | 5,678 | 29.79% | 94 | 0.49% | 7,613 | 39.93% | 19,063 | ||||||||||
| Washtenaw | 38,911 | 66.88% | 19,124 | 32.87% | 141 | 0.24% | 19,787 | 34.01% | 58,176 | ||||||||||
| Wayne | 481,783 | 41.96% | 664,618 | 57.88% | 1,844 | 0.16% | -182,835 | -15.92% | 1,148,245 | ||||||||||
| Wexford | 5,052 | 65.76% | 2,604 | 33.89% | 27 | 0.35% | 2,448 | 31.87% | 7,683 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 1,713,647 | 55.63% | 1,359,898 | 44.15% | 6,923 | 0.22% | 353,749 | 11.48% | 3,080,468 | ||||||||||