1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Dakota
1956 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Election in North Dakota
The 1956 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose four[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Main article: 1956 United States presidential election
Quick Facts All 4 North Dakota votes to the Electoral College, Nominee ...
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North Dakota was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 61.72% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver, with 38.09% of the popular vote.[4][5]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) | 156,766 | 61.72% | |
Democratic–NPL | Adlai Stevenson | 96,742 | 38.09% | |
For America | T. Coleman Andrews | 483 | 0.19% | |
Total votes | 253,991 | 100% |
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Results by county
More information County, Dwight David Eisenhower Republican ...
County[6] | Dwight David Eisenhower Republican |
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic-NPL |
Thomas Coleman Andrews For America |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 1,338 | 64.86% | 723 | 35.05% | 2 | 0.10% | 615 | 29.81% | 2,063 |
Barnes | 4,475 | 61.99% | 2,730 | 37.82% | 14 | 0.19% | 1,745 | 24.17% | 7,219 |
Benson | 2,340 | 55.67% | 1,851 | 44.04% | 12 | 0.29% | 489 | 11.63% | 4,203 |
Billings | 437 | 63.43% | 248 | 35.99% | 4 | 0.58% | 189 | 27.43% | 689 |
Bottineau | 2,923 | 62.91% | 1,718 | 36.98% | 5 | 0.11% | 1,205 | 25.94% | 4,646 |
Bowman | 1,007 | 58.34% | 715 | 41.43% | 4 | 0.23% | 292 | 16.92% | 1,726 |
Burke | 1,415 | 59.98% | 936 | 39.68% | 8 | 0.34% | 479 | 20.31% | 2,359 |
Burleigh | 9,199 | 73.79% | 3,231 | 25.92% | 37 | 0.30% | 5,968 | 47.87% | 12,467 |
Cass | 16,932 | 63.25% | 9,821 | 36.69% | 17 | 0.06% | 7,111 | 26.56% | 26,770 |
Cavalier | 2,450 | 57.04% | 1,836 | 42.75% | 9 | 0.21% | 614 | 14.30% | 4,295 |
Dickey | 2,327 | 61.72% | 1,435 | 38.06% | 8 | 0.21% | 892 | 23.66% | 3,770 |
Divide | 1,296 | 51.99% | 1,194 | 47.89% | 3 | 0.12% | 102 | 4.09% | 2,493 |
Dunn | 1,567 | 59.63% | 1,055 | 40.14% | 6 | 0.23% | 512 | 19.48% | 2,628 |
Eddy | 1,239 | 56.01% | 973 | 43.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 266 | 12.03% | 2,212 |
Emmons | 2,789 | 77.11% | 825 | 22.81% | 3 | 0.08% | 1,964 | 54.30% | 3,617 |
Foster | 1,234 | 53.51% | 1,062 | 46.05% | 10 | 0.43% | 172 | 7.46% | 2,306 |
Golden Valley | 824 | 58.98% | 567 | 40.59% | 6 | 0.43% | 257 | 18.40% | 1,397 |
Grand Forks | 10,289 | 62.17% | 6,231 | 37.65% | 30 | 0.18% | 4,058 | 24.52% | 16,550 |
Grant | 1,872 | 72.03% | 718 | 27.63% | 9 | 0.35% | 1,154 | 44.40% | 2,599 |
Griggs | 1,212 | 50.78% | 1,173 | 49.14% | 2 | 0.08% | 39 | 1.63% | 2,387 |
Hettinger | 1,882 | 70.17% | 796 | 29.68% | 4 | 0.15% | 1,086 | 40.49% | 2,682 |
Kidder | 1,523 | 68.08% | 708 | 31.65% | 6 | 0.27% | 815 | 36.43% | 2,237 |
LaMoure | 2,433 | 58.85% | 1,694 | 40.98% | 7 | 0.17% | 739 | 17.88% | 4,134 |
Logan | 1,807 | 76.63% | 547 | 23.20% | 4 | 0.17% | 1,260 | 53.44% | 2,358 |
McHenry | 3,019 | 62.12% | 1,825 | 37.55% | 16 | 0.33% | 1,194 | 24.57% | 4,860 |
McIntosh | 2,689 | 84.22% | 498 | 15.60% | 6 | 0.19% | 2,191 | 68.62% | 3,193 |
McKenzie | 1,609 | 53.15% | 1,405 | 46.42% | 13 | 0.43% | 204 | 6.74% | 3,027 |
McLean | 3,653 | 58.17% | 2,609 | 41.54% | 18 | 0.29% | 1,044 | 16.62% | 6,280 |
Mercer | 2,555 | 79.18% | 666 | 20.64% | 6 | 0.19% | 1,889 | 58.54% | 3,227 |
Morton | 5,232 | 66.31% | 2,628 | 33.31% | 30 | 0.38% | 2,604 | 33.00% | 7,890 |
Mountrail | 1,699 | 47.23% | 1,891 | 52.57% | 7 | 0.19% | -192 | -5.34% | 3,597 |
Nelson | 1,821 | 50.35% | 1,794 | 49.60% | 2 | 0.06% | 27 | 0.75% | 3,617 |
Oliver | 788 | 73.03% | 279 | 25.86% | 12 | 1.11% | 509 | 47.17% | 1,079 |
Pembina | 3,077 | 61.82% | 1,887 | 37.91% | 13 | 0.26% | 1,190 | 23.91% | 4,977 |
Pierce | 1,997 | 59.75% | 1,340 | 40.10% | 5 | 0.15% | 657 | 19.66% | 3,342 |
Ramsey | 3,821 | 64.44% | 2,103 | 35.46% | 6 | 0.10% | 1,718 | 28.97% | 5,930 |
Ransom | 2,361 | 56.56% | 1,808 | 43.32% | 5 | 0.12% | 553 | 13.25% | 4,174 |
Renville | 1,035 | 50.22% | 1,025 | 49.73% | 1 | 0.05% | 10 | 0.49% | 2,061 |
Richland | 4,971 | 60.96% | 3,171 | 38.89% | 12 | 0.15% | 1,800 | 22.08% | 8,154 |
Rolette | 1,444 | 45.44% | 1,728 | 54.37% | 6 | 0.19% | -284 | -8.94% | 3,178 |
Sargent | 1,662 | 52.90% | 1,473 | 46.88% | 7 | 0.22% | 189 | 6.02% | 3,142 |
Sheridan | 1,646 | 77.71% | 472 | 22.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,174 | 55.43% | 2,118 |
Sioux | 718 | 59.98% | 476 | 39.77% | 3 | 0.25% | 242 | 20.22% | 1,197 |
Slope | 433 | 51.98% | 397 | 47.66% | 3 | 0.36% | 36 | 4.32% | 833 |
Stark | 4,251 | 70.38% | 1,778 | 29.44% | 11 | 0.18% | 2,473 | 40.94% | 6,040 |
Steele | 1,188 | 50.83% | 1,148 | 49.12% | 1 | 0.04% | 40 | 1.71% | 2,337 |
Stutsman | 5,718 | 59.85% | 3,825 | 40.04% | 11 | 0.12% | 1,893 | 19.81% | 9,554 |
Towner | 1,391 | 54.25% | 1,169 | 45.59% | 4 | 0.16% | 222 | 8.66% | 2,564 |
Traill | 3,090 | 61.04% | 1,969 | 38.90% | 3 | 0.06% | 1,121 | 22.15% | 5,062 |
Walsh | 3,946 | 54.81% | 3,238 | 44.97% | 16 | 0.22% | 708 | 9.83% | 7,200 |
Ward | 9,042 | 60.96% | 5,762 | 38.85% | 28 | 0.19% | 3,280 | 22.11% | 14,832 |
Wells | 2,912 | 66.87% | 1,434 | 32.93% | 9 | 0.21% | 1,478 | 33.94% | 4,355 |
Williams | 4,188 | 50.07% | 4,157 | 49.70% | 19 | 0.23% | 31 | 0.37% | 8,364 |
Totals | 156,766 | 61.72% | 96,742 | 38.09% | 483 | 0.19% | 60,024 | 23.63% | 253,991 |
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- 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.[2]
- "United States Presidential election of 1956 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
- "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "1956 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1956". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- "ND US President Race, November 06, 1956". Our Campaigns.