1956 United States presidential election in Wyoming

1956 United States presidential election in Wyoming
All 3 Wyoming votes to the Electoral College
Eisenhower 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	Stevenson 50-60%
President before election; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Republican	Elected President ; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose three^[4] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wyoming was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.08 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.92 percent of the popular vote.^[5]^[6]

Results[]

1956 United States presidential election in Wyoming
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.)	74,573	60.08%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	49,554	39.92%
Total votes			124,127	100.00%

Results by county[]

County	Dwight David Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson II Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast^[7]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast^[7]
Albany	4,315	55.88%	3,407	44.12%	908	11.76%	7,722
Big Horn	3,369	65.01%	1,813	34.99%	1,556	30.02%	5,182
Campbell	1,473	69.19%	656	30.81%	817	38.38%	2,129
Carbon	3,336	50.90%	3,218	49.10%	118	1.80%	6,554
Converse	1,855	71.18%	751	28.82%	1,104	42.36%	2,606
Crook	1,139	72.78%	426	27.22%	713	45.56%	1,565
Fremont	4,887	65.54%	2,569	34.46%	2,318	31.08%	7,456
Goshen	2,825	57.01%	2,130	42.99%	695	14.02%	4,955
Hot Springs	1,663	62.99%	977	37.01%	686	25.98%	2,640
Johnson	1,842	76.12%	578	23.88%	1,264	52.24%	2,420
Laramie	10,581	53.84%	9,072	46.16%	1,509	7.68%	19,653
Lincoln	2,264	59.16%	1,563	40.84%	701	18.32%	3,827
Natrona	10,796	62.56%	6,462	37.44%	4,334	25.12%	17,258
Niobrara	1,248	70.67%	518	29.33%	730	41.34%	1,766
Park	4,397	69.17%	1,960	30.83%	2,437	38.34%	6,357
Platte	1,848	55.21%	1,499	44.79%	349	10.42%	3,347
Sheridan	5,546	63.38%	3,204	36.62%	2,342	26.76%	8,750
Sublette	901	71.96%	351	28.04%	550	43.92%	1,252
Sweetwater	3,355	41.41%	4,747	58.59%	-1,392	-17.18%	8,102
Teton	1,089	77.73%	312	22.27%	777	55.46%	1,401
Uinta	1,742	56.87%	1,321	43.13%	421	13.74%	3,063
Washakie	2,265	69.61%	989	30.39%	1,276	39.22%	3,254
Weston	1,837	64.05%	1,031	35.95%	806	28.10%	2,868
Totals	74,573	60.08%	49,554	39.92%	25,019	20.16%	124,127

References[]

^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 6, 2017.
^ 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.
^ "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 6, 2017.
^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming". Retrieved July 6, 2017.
^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1956". Retrieved July 6, 2017.
^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 459 ISBN 0405077114

[1] "United States Presidential election of 1956 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 6, 2017.

[2] 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.

[3] "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania

[4] "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 6, 2017.

[5] "1956 Presidential General Election Results – Wyoming". Retrieved July 6, 2017.

[6] "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1956". Retrieved July 6, 2017.

[7] Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 459 ISBN 0405077114

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