Election in Louisiana
Main article: 1956 United States presidential election
1956 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Nominee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Unpledged electors
Party
Republican
Democratic
Dixiecrat
Home state
Pennsylvania [a]
Illinois
Running mate
Richard Nixon
Estes Kefauver
Electoral vote
10
0
0
Popular vote
329,047
243,977
44,520
Percentage
53.3%
39.5%
7.21%
Parish Results
Eisenhower
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
80-90%
Stevenson
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Unpledged
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
President before election
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Elected President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
The 1956 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election . State voters chose ten[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Louisiana was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R –Pennsylvania ), running with Vice President Richard Nixon , with 53.28% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D –Illinois ), running with Senator Estes Kefauver , with 39.51% of the popular vote. This was the first time a Republican presidential candidate won Louisiana since Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876 .[4] [5] Along with Kentucky and West Virginia , Louisiana was one of 3 states that Dwight Eisenhower lost in 1952 , but managed to flip in 1956.
Results [ ]
Results by parish [ ]
Parish
Dwight David Eisenhower Republican
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic
Unpledged electors States’ Rights
Margin
Total votes cast[6]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Acadia
4,204
55.93%
3,122
41.53%
191
2.54%
1,082
14.39%
7,517
Allen
2,469
50.46%
2,284
46.68%
140
2.86%
185
3.78%
4,893
Ascension
1,853
40.86%
2,606
57.46%
76
1.68%
-753
-16.60%
4,535
Assumption
1,708
55.17%
1,282
41.41%
106
3.42%
426
13.76%
3,096
Avoyelles
3,255
44.47%
3,628
49.57%
436
5.96%
-373
-5.10%
7,319
Beauregard
2,711
52.68%
2,276
44.23%
159
3.09%
435
8.45%
5,146
Bienville
1,515
48.87%
815
26.29%
770
24.84%
700
22.58%
3,100
Bossier
3,107
48.97%
1,954
30.80%
1,284
20.24%
1,153
18.17%
6,345
Caddo
23,432
60.32%
10,780
27.75%
4,637
11.94%
12,652
32.57%
38,849
Calcasieu
13,760
51.47%
12,255
45.84%
718
2.69%
1,505
5.63%
26,733
Caldwell
587
35.17%
468
28.04%
614
36.79%
-27[b]
-1.62%
1,669
Cameron
547
40.22%
794
58.38%
19
1.40%
-247
-18.16%
1,360
Catahoula
845
46.89%
707
39.23%
250
13.87%
138
7.66%
1,802
Claiborne
2,084
53.63%
810
20.84%
992
25.53%
1,092[b]
28.10%
3,886
Concordia
841
39.74%
699
33.03%
576
27.22%
142
6.71%
2,116
DeSoto
2,011
53.33%
1,206
31.98%
554
14.69%
805
21.35%
3,771
East Baton Rouge
24,018
56.74%
17,072
40.33%
1,241
2.93%
6,946
16.41%
42,331
East Carroll
415
30.81%
545
40.46%
387
28.73%
-130
-9.65%
1,347
East Feliciana
912
37.45%
1,304
53.55%
219
8.99%
-392
-16.10%
2,435
Evangeline
2,170
38.20%
3,336
58.73%
174
3.06%
-1,166
-20.53%
5,680
Franklin
1,130
32.69%
1,352
39.11%
975
28.20%
-222
-6.42%
3,457
Grant
1,630
46.06%
1,542
43.57%
367
10.37%
88
2.49%
3,539
Iberia
6,733
63.43%
3,544
33.39%
338
3.18%
3,189
30.04%
10,615
Iberville
1,843
46.97%
2,018
51.43%
63
1.61%
-175
-4.46%
3,924
Jackson
1,553
54.26%
916
32.01%
393
13.73%
637
22.26%
2,862
Jefferson
24,324
57.23%
16,577
39.01%
1,598
3.76%
7,747
18.23%
42,499
Jefferson Davis
4,170
62.93%
2,346
35.41%
110
1.66%
1,824
27.53%
6,626
Lafayette
6,711
57.10%
4,695
39.95%
347
2.95%
2,016
17.15%
11,753
Lafourche
5,741
60.25%
3,466
36.38%
321
3.37%
2,275
23.88%
9,528
LaSalle
1,885
61.56%
951
31.06%
226
7.38%
934
30.50%
3,062
Lincoln
2,676
59.20%
1,014
22.43%
830
18.36%
1,662
36.77%
4,520
Livingston
1,628
37.24%
2,571
58.81%
173
3.96%
-943
-21.57%
4,372
Madison
461
27.25%
276
16.31%
955
56.44%
-494[b]
-29.20%
1,692
Morehouse
1,850
35.70%
1,512
29.18%
1,820
35.12%
30[b]
0.58%
5,182
Natchitoches
3,203
55.51%
2,028
35.15%
539
9.34%
1,175
20.36%
5,770
Orleans
93,082
56.54%
64,958
39.46%
6,594
4.01%
28,124
17.08%
164,634
Ouachita
7,094
46.80%
4,372
28.84%
3,692
24.36%
2,722
17.96%
15,158
Plaquemines
2,998
81.20%
534
14.46%
160
4.33%
2,464
66.74%
3,692
Pointe Coupee
1,332
45.03%
1,542
52.13%
84
2.84%
-210
-7.10%
2,958
Rapides
9,105
53.84%
5,961
35.25%
1,845
10.91%
3,144
18.59%
16,911
Red River
661
36.97%
803
44.91%
324
18.12%
-142
-7.94%
1,788
Richland
1,063
29.88%
1,094
30.76%
1,400
39.36%
-306[c]
-8.60%
3,557
Sabine
2,086
50.46%
1,800
43.54%
248
6.00%
286
6.92%
4,134
Saint Bernard
3,648
50.55%
3,283
45.49%
286
3.96%
365
5.06%
7,217
Saint Charles
2,417
57.86%
1,671
40.00%
89
2.13%
746
17.86%
4,177
Saint Helena
545
32.27%
997
59.03%
147
8.70%
-452
-26.76%
1,689
Saint James
1,849
49.19%
1,832
48.74%
78
2.08%
17
0.45%
3,759
Saint John the Baptist
1,372
50.55%
1,278
47.09%
64
2.36%
94
3.46%
2,714
Saint Landry
5,141
51.56%
4,435
44.48%
394
3.95%
706
7.08%
9,970
Saint Martin
1,615
42.72%
2,069
54.74%
96
2.54%
-454
-12.01%
3,780
Saint Mary
4,097
61.49%
2,395
35.94%
171
2.57%
1,702
25.54%
6,663
Saint Tammany
3,965
51.90%
3,373
44.15%
301
3.94%
592
7.75%
7,639
Tangipahoa
5,788
51.75%
4,831
43.19%
566
5.06%
957
8.56%
11,185
Tensas
359
34.99%
324
31.58%
343
33.43%
16[b]
1.56%
1,026
Terrebonne
4,983
64.85%
2,460
32.01%
241
3.14%
2,523
32.83%
7,684
Union
1,384
40.49%
878
25.69%
1,156
33.82%
228[b]
6.67%
3,418
Vermilion
3,877
44.59%
4,564
52.49%
254
2.92%
-687
-7.90%
8,695
Vernon
2,372
49.81%
2,158
45.32%
232
4.87%
214
4.49%
4,762
Washington
3,081
38.29%
4,658
57.88%
308
3.83%
-1,577
-19.60%
8,047
Webster
3,280
48.72%
2,352
34.93%
1,101
16.35%
928
13.78%
6,733
West Baton Rouge
1,035
44.73%
1,208
52.20%
71
3.07%
-173
-7.48%
2,314
West Carroll
658
25.10%
875
33.37%
1,089
41.53%
-214[c]
-8.16%
2,622
West Feliciana
442
56.38%
296
37.76%
46
5.87%
146
18.62%
784
Winn
1,736
49.56%
1,225
34.97%
542
15.47%
511
14.59%
3,503
Totals
329,047
53.28%
243,977
39.51%
44,520
7.21%
85,070
13.78%
617,544
See also [ ]
United States presidential elections in Louisiana
Notes [ ]
^ 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]
^ a b c d e f In this parish where Stevenson ran third behind both Eisenhower and the unpledged slate, margin given is Eisenhower vote minus unpledged vote and percentage margin Eisenhower percentage minus unpledged percentage.
^ a b In this parish where Eisenhower ran third behind both Stevenson and the unpledged slate, margin given is Stevenson vote minus unpledged vote and percentage margin Stevenson percentage minus unpledged percentage.
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