See main article: 1956 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1956 United States presidential election in Wyoming |
| Country: | Wyoming |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1952 United States presidential election in Wyoming |
| Previous Year: | 1952 |
| Next Election: | 1960 United States presidential election in Wyoming |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
| Votes For Election: | All 3 Wyoming 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: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 74,573 |
| Percentage1: | 60.08% |
| Nominee2: | Adlai Stevenson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Estes Kefauver |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 49,554 |
| Percentage2: | 39.92% |
| Map Size: | 290px |
| 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 Wyoming took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[4] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Wyoming was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.08 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.92 percent of the popular vote, a Republican victory margin of 20.2%.[5] [6] This margin represented a slight decrease from Eisenhower's victory in the state 4 years earlier in 1952, despite the fact that he won nationwide by a larger margin. Nevertheless, Wyoming still weighed in as 2.8% more Republican than the rest of the nation. Ironically enough, despite his margins in most of the counties he won being slightly less than 1952.
Eisenhower's underperformance relative to 1952 was not unique to just Wyoming, as most of the Mountain West swung a few points against him. Given the fact that the state's economy relied heavily upon agriculture, this is possibly due to a 5 year long drought in the High Plains, which encompasses parts of Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, and New Mexico.[7]
Wyoming was mostly ignored during the campaign. Estes Kefauver gave one speech in Rock Springs, Wyoming.
| County | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican | Adlai Stevenson Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | % | |||||||
| Albany | 4,315 | 55.88% | 3,407 | 44.12% | 908 | 11.76% | 7,722 | ||||||||
| Big Horn | 3,369 | 65.01% | 1,813 | 34.99% | 1,556 | 30.02% | 5,182 | ||||||||
| Campbell | 1,473 | 69.19% | 656 | 30.81% | 817 | 38.38% | 2,129 | ||||||||
| Carbon | 3,336 | 50.90% | 3,218 | 49.10% | 118 | 1.80% | 6,554 | ||||||||
| Converse | 1,855 | 71.18% | 751 | 28.82% | 1,104 | 42.36% | 2,606 | ||||||||
| Crook | 1,139 | 72.78% | 426 | 27.22% | 713 | 45.56% | 1,565 | ||||||||
| Fremont | 4,887 | 65.54% | 2,569 | 34.46% | 2,318 | 31.08% | 7,456 | ||||||||
| Goshen | 2,825 | 57.01% | 2,130 | 42.99% | 695 | 14.02% | 4,955 | ||||||||
| Hot Springs | 1,663 | 62.99% | 977 | 37.01% | 686 | 25.98% | 2,640 | ||||||||
| Johnson | 1,842 | 76.12% | 578 | 23.88% | 1,264 | 52.24% | 2,420 | ||||||||
| Laramie | 10,581 | 53.84% | 9,072 | 46.16% | 1,509 | 7.68% | 19,653 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 2,264 | 59.16% | 1,563 | 40.84% | 701 | 18.32% | 3,827 | ||||||||
| Natrona | 10,796 | 62.56% | 6,462 | 37.44% | 4,334 | 25.12% | 17,258 | ||||||||
| Niobrara | 1,248 | 70.67% | 518 | 29.33% | 730 | 41.34% | 1,766 | ||||||||
| Park | 4,397 | 69.17% | 1,960 | 30.83% | 2,437 | 38.34% | 6,357 | ||||||||
| Platte | 1,848 | 55.21% | 1,499 | 44.79% | 349 | 10.42% | 3,347 | ||||||||
| Sheridan | 5,546 | 63.38% | 3,204 | 36.62% | 2,342 | 26.76% | 8,750 | ||||||||
| Sublette | 901 | 71.96% | 351 | 28.04% | 550 | 43.92% | 1,252 | ||||||||
| Sweetwater | 3,355 | 41.41% | 4,747 | 58.59% | -1,392 | -17.18% | 8,102 | ||||||||
| Teton | 1,089 | 77.73% | 312 | 22.27% | 777 | 55.46% | 1,401 | ||||||||
| Uinta | 1,742 | 56.87% | 1,321 | 43.13% | 421 | 13.74% | 3,063 | ||||||||
| Washakie | 2,265 | 69.61% | 989 | 30.39% | 1,276 | 39.22% | 3,254 | ||||||||
| Weston | 1,837 | 64.05% | 1,031 | 35.95% | 806 | 28.10% | 2,868 | ||||||||
| Totals | 74,573 | 60.08% | 49,554 | 39.92% | 25,019 | 20.16% | 124,127 | ||||||||