Election in Oregon
Main article: 1956 United States presidential election
1956 United States presidential election in Oregon
Nominee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
Pennsylvania [a] [2]
Illinois
Running mate
Richard Nixon
Estes Kefauver
Electoral vote
6
0
Popular vote
406,393
329,204
Percentage
55.21%
44.72%
County Results
Eisenhower
50-60%
60-70%
Stevenson
50-60%
President before election
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Elected President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
The 1956 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election . Voters chose six[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Oregon was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R –Pennsylvania ), running with Vice President Richard Nixon , with 55.25% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D –Illinois ), running with Senator Estes Kefauver , with 44.75% of the popular vote.[4] [5] As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Clatsop County voted for a Republican Presidential candidate.[6]
Results [ ]
1956 United States presidential election in Oregon
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc. )
406,393
55.21%
Democratic
Adlai Stevenson
329,204
44.72%
Write-in
Various candidates
535
0.07%
Total votes
736,132
100%
Results by county [ ]
Dwight David Eisenhower Republican
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic
Various candidates Write-ins
Margin
Baker
3,706
51.86%
3,431
48.01%
9
0.13%
275
3.85%
7,146
Benton
9,016
68.15%
4,214
31.85%
4,802
36.30%
13,230
Clackamas
25,314
55.29%
20,416
44.59%
54
0.12%
4,898
10.70%
45,784
Clatsop
6,616
50.84%
6,372
48.97%
25
0.19%
244
1.88%
13,013
Columbia
4,275
43.33%
5,592
56.67%
-1,317
-13.35%
9,867
Coos
9,201
45.12%
11,183
54.83%
10
0.05%
-1,982
-9.72%
20,394
Crook
1,879
51.00%
1,805
49.00%
74
2.01%
3,684
Curry
2,306
53.55%
1,996
46.35%
4
0.09%
310
7.20%
4,306
Deschutes
5,399
56.78%
4,102
43.14%
7
0.07%
1,297
13.64%
9,508
Douglas
13,837
53.92%
11,825
46.08%
2,012
7.84%
25,662
Gilliam
793
59.58%
538
40.42%
255
19.16%
1,331
Grant
1,822
59.06%
1,261
40.88%
2
0.06%
561
18.18%
3,085
Harney
1,512
55.45%
1,212
44.44%
3
0.11%
300
11.00%
2,727
Hood River
3,149
56.24%
2,445
43.67%
5
0.09%
704
12.57%
5,599
Jackson
17,201
57.44%
12,733
42.52%
14
0.05%
4,468
14.92%
29,948
Jefferson
1,356
54.77%
1,117
45.11%
3
0.12%
239
9.65%
2,476
Josephine
7,967
62.04%
4,863
37.87%
11
0.09%
3,104
24.17%
12,841
Klamath
9,740
53.59%
8,434
46.40%
1
0.01%
1,306
7.19%
18,175
Lake
1,623
55.70%
1,289
44.23%
2
0.07%
334
11.46%
2,914
Lane
35,264
56.08%
27,534
43.79%
80
0.13%
7,730
12.29%
62,878
Lincoln
5,346
53.57%
4,624
46.34%
9
0.09%
722
7.24%
9,979
Linn
12,469
55.12%
10,153
44.88%
2,316
10.24%
22,622
Malheur
4,981
61.19%
3,151
38.71%
8
0.10%
1,830
22.48%
8,140
Marion
28,990
64.15%
16,170
35.78%
32
0.07%
12,820
28.37%
45,192
Morrow
1,092
55.01%
893
44.99%
199
10.03%
1,985
Multnomah
129,658
52.76%
115,896
47.16%
215
0.09%
13,762
5.60%
245,769
Polk
6,404
61.23%
4,047
38.69%
8
0.08%
2,357
22.54%
10,459
Sherman
671
61.50%
420
38.50%
251
23.01%
1,091
Tillamook
4,306
53.83%
3,684
46.06%
9
0.11%
622
7.78%
7,999
Umatilla
9,654
55.68%
7,678
44.28%
7
0.04%
1,976
11.40%
17,339
Union
3,749
46.06%
4,389
53.92%
2
0.02%
-640
-7.86%
8,140
Wallowa
1,604
48.20%
1,723
51.77%
1
0.03%
-119
-3.58%
3,328
Wasco
4,332
50.98%
4,165
49.02%
167
1.97%
8,497
Washington
22,001
61.07%
14,027
38.93%
7,974
22.13%
36,028
Wheeler
605
51.53%
569
48.47%
36
3.07%
1,174
Yamhill
8,555
61.89%
5,253
38.00%
14
0.10%
3,302
23.89%
13,822
Totals
406,393
55.21%
329,204
44.72%
535
0.07%
77,189
10.49%
736,132
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.
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