The 1956 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1956 United States presidential election. California voted for the Republican incumbent, Dwight D. Eisenhower, in a landslide over the Democratic challenger, former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson.
As of 2012, this is the last Presidential election in California where the Republican candidate won the counties of Alameda and San Francisco, both of which have become strongholds of the Democratic Party.
Results [edit]
| United States presidential election in California, 1956[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (incumbent) | 3,027,668 | 55.39% | 32 | |
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 2,420,135 | 44.27% | 0 | |
| Prohibition | Enoch A. Holtwick | 11,119 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| No party | T. Coleman Andrews (write-in) | 6,087 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| No party | Write-ins | 819 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| No party | Eric Hass (write-in) | 300 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| No party | Darlington Hoopes (write-in) | 123 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| No party | Farrell Dobbs (write-in) | 96 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| No party | Gerald L. K. Smith (write-in) | 8 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | — | ||||
| Totals | 5,466,355 | 100.00% | 32 | ||
| Voter turnout | — | ||||
Results by county [edit]
| County | Eisenhower | Votes | Stevenson | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 79.72% | 114 | 20.28% | 29 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Mono | 73.79% | 673 | 25.99% | 237 | 0.22% | 2 |
| Orange | 66.82% | 113,510 | 32.31% | 54,895 | 0.87% | 1,474 |
| Inyo | 66.19% | 3,524 | 33.47% | 1,782 | 0.34% | 18 |
| Marin | 65.94% | 33,792 | 33.76% | 17,301 | 0.29% | 151 |
| Lake | 64.84% | 4,073 | 34.78% | 2,185 | 0.38% | 24 |
| Santa Barbara | 64.55% | 31,294 | 34.91% | 16,925 | 0.55% | 265 |
| San Diego | 64.47% | 195,742 | 35.15% | 106,716 | 0.38% | 1,147 |
| Santa Cruz | 63.58% | 22,109 | 36.16% | 12,574 | 0.27% | 93 |
| Sutter | 62.79% | 6,327 | 36.45% | 3,673 | 0.76% | 77 |
| Riverside | 62.16% | 56,766 | 37.34% | 34,098 | 0.51% | 465 |
| Sonoma | 61.92% | 33,659 | 37.92% | 20,616 | 0.16% | 86 |
| San Mateo | 61.04% | 100,049 | 38.83% | 63,637 | 0.13% | 217 |
| Mariposa | 60.31% | 1,577 | 39.43% | 1,031 | 0.27% | 7 |
| Nevada | 59.69% | 5,475 | 39.98% | 3,667 | 0.34% | 31 |
| Monterey | 59.54% | 29,514 | 40.21% | 19,932 | 0.26% | 127 |
| San Benito | 59.53% | 3,252 | 40.29% | 2,201 | 0.18% | 10 |
| Santa Clara | 59.09% | 105,657 | 40.56% | 72,528 | 0.35% | 633 |
| San Luis Obispo | 58.47% | 16,223 | 41.11% | 11,407 | 0.43% | 118 |
| Butte | 58.43% | 18,382 | 41.11% | 12,933 | 0.47% | 147 |
| Calaveras | 57.91% | 2,843 | 41.74% | 2,049 | 0.35% | 17 |
| Mendocino | 56.94% | 10,327 | 42.82% | 7,767 | 0.24% | 43 |
| San Bernardino | 56.88% | 86,263 | 42.83% | 64,946 | 0.29% | 443 |
| Imperial | 56.05% | 10,526 | 43.65% | 8,197 | 0.31% | 58 |
| Napa | 55.93% | 13,610 | 43.66% | 10,623 | 0.41% | 100 |
| Yuba | 55.76% | 4,782 | 43.92% | 3,767 | 0.31% | 27 |
| Los Angeles | 55.38% | 1,260,206 | 44.29% | 1,007,887 | 0.32% | 7,331 |
| San Joaquin | 54.52% | 44,491 | 45.27% | 36,941 | 0.21% | 168 |
| Tehama | 53.82% | 4,866 | 45.82% | 4,143 | 0.36% | 33 |
| El Dorado | 53.60% | 4,613 | 45.97% | 3,957 | 0.43% | 37 |
| Colusa | 53.23% | 2,474 | 46.71% | 2,171 | 0.06% | 3 |
| Modoc | 53.21% | 1,981 | 46.44% | 1,729 | 0.35% | 13 |
| Del Norte | 53.18% | 2,918 | 46.51% | 2,552 | 0.31% | 17 |
| Humboldt | 52.57% | 19,019 | 47.06% | 17,025 | 0.37% | 133 |
| Tulare | 52.50% | 26,051 | 47.17% | 23,407 | 0.32% | 160 |
| Alameda | 52.40% | 192,911 | 47.27% | 174,033 | 0.32% | 1,187 |
| Tuolumne | 52.12% | 3,619 | 47.67% | 3,310 | 0.20% | 14 |
| Glenn | 51.96% | 3,463 | 47.89% | 3,192 | 0.15% | 10 |
| San Francisco | 51.53% | 173,648 | 48.01% | 161,766 | 0.46% | 1,553 |
| Kern | 51.31% | 46,220 | 48.33% | 43,533 | 0.36% | 322 |
| Contra Costa | 50.98% | 74,971 | 48.78% | 71,733 | 0.24% | 347 |
| Sierra | 50.55% | 638 | 49.13% | 620 | 0.32% | 4 |
| Trinity | 50.42% | 1,447 | 48.99% | 1,406 | 0.59% | 17 |
| Ventura | 49.92% | 26,342 | 49.80% | 26,276 | 0.28% | 149 |
| Siskiyou | 49.79% | 6,841 | 49.76% | 6,837 | 0.46% | 63 |
| Amador | 49.16% | 2,126 | 50.43% | 2,181 | 0.42% | 18 |
| Stanislaus | 48.60% | 26,695 | 51.05% | 28,040 | 0.35% | 192 |
| Yolo | 47.99% | 9,347 | 51.72% | 10,075 | 0.29% | 57 |
| Merced | 45.99% | 11,430 | 53.78% | 13,366 | 0.23% | 56 |
| Placer | 45.89% | 9,059 | 53.76% | 10,611 | 0.35% | 69 |
| Sacramento | 45.10% | 67,686 | 54.73% | 82,134 | 0.17% | 260 |
| Shasta | 43.84% | 8,833 | 55.78% | 11,239 | 0.38% | 77 |
| Fresno | 43.33% | 51,611 | 56.44% | 67,234 | 0.23% | 270 |
| Lassen | 42.48% | 2,533 | 57.22% | 3,412 | 0.30% | 18 |
| Kings | 42.28% | 6,195 | 57.45% | 8,417 | 0.27% | 40 |
| Madera | 42.12% | 5,239 | 57.58% | 7,162 | 0.31% | 38 |
| Plumas | 41.87% | 2,267 | 57.75% | 3,127 | 0.39% | 21 |
| Solano | 41.68% | 17,865 | 58.10% | 24,903 | 0.22% | 95 |
References [edit]
- ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
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