United States presidential election 1956 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 1956-11-06 · held
Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president.
Electoral map — 1956
531 electors; 266 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.
| State | Electors | Electoral vote recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 11 | Adlai Stevenson 10; Walter B. Jones 1 |
| Arizona | 4 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 4 |
| Arkansas | 8 | Adlai Stevenson 8 |
| California | 32 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 32 |
| Colorado | 6 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 6 |
| Connecticut | 8 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 8 |
| Delaware | 3 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 3 |
| Florida | 10 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 10 |
| Georgia | 12 | Adlai Stevenson 12 |
| Idaho | 4 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 4 |
| Illinois | 27 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 27 |
| Indiana | 13 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 13 |
| Iowa | 10 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 10 |
| Kansas | 8 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 8 |
| Kentucky | 10 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 10 |
| Louisiana | 10 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 10 |
| Maine | 5 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 5 |
| Maryland | 9 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 9 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 16 |
| Michigan | 20 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 20 |
| Minnesota | 11 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 11 |
| Mississippi | 8 | Adlai Stevenson 8 |
| Missouri | 13 | Adlai Stevenson 13 |
| Montana | 4 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 4 |
| Nebraska | 6 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 6 |
| Nevada | 3 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 3 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 4 |
| New Jersey | 16 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 16 |
| New Mexico | 4 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 4 |
| New York | 45 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 45 |
| North Carolina | 14 | Adlai Stevenson 14 |
| North Dakota | 4 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 4 |
| Ohio | 25 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 25 |
| Oklahoma | 8 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 8 |
| Oregon | 6 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 32 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 32 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 4 |
| South Carolina | 8 | Adlai Stevenson 8 |
| South Dakota | 4 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 4 |
| Tennessee | 11 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 11 |
| Texas | 24 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 24 |
| Utah | 4 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 4 |
| Vermont | 3 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 3 |
| Virginia | 12 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 12 |
| Washington | 9 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 9 |
| West Virginia | 8 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 8 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 12 |
| Wyoming | 3 | Dwight D. Eisenhower 3 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | 35590472 | 57.37908457406905% | — | 457 |
| Adlai Stevenson | 26022752 | 41.95397262104376% | — | 73 |
| Other candidates / recorded votes | 413684 | 0.666942804887195% | — | 0 |
| Walter B. Jones | — | — | — | 1 |
Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.
Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 1956 electoral count and state allocations