The 1956 United States presidential election in California took place in November 1956 as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose 32 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Turnout | 86.56% (of registered voters) 67.59% (of eligible voters) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Democratic primary in California was seen as such a decisive win for Adlai Stevenson that it ended the insurgent Kefauver campaign.
California voted for the Republican incumbent, Dwight D. Eisenhower (with incumbent vice president and California native Richard Nixon as his running mate), in a landslide over the Democratic challenger, former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson. However, Stevenson did improve his performance in California from four years previous. California's result was about 4.3% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.
As of the 2024 presidential election, 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
1956 United States presidential election in California | |||||
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Partys | 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
County | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican | Adlai Stevenson Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Alameda | 192,911 | 52.40% | 174,033 | 47.27% | 1,187 | 0.33% | 18,878 | 5.13% | 368,131 |
Alpine | 114 | 79.72% | 29 | 20.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 85 | 59.44% | 143 |
Amador | 2,126 | 49.16% | 2,181 | 50.43% | 18 | 0.41% | -55 | -1.27% | 4,325 |
Butte | 18,382 | 58.43% | 12,933 | 41.11% | 147 | 0.46% | 5,449 | 17.32% | 31,462 |
Calaveras | 2,843 | 57.91% | 2,049 | 41.74% | 17 | 0.35% | 794 | 16.17% | 4,909 |
Colusa | 2,474 | 53.23% | 2,171 | 46.71% | 3 | 0.06% | 303 | 6.52% | 4,648 |
Contra Costa | 74,971 | 50.98% | 71,733 | 48.78% | 347 | 0.24% | 3,238 | 2.20% | 147,051 |
Del Norte | 2,918 | 53.18% | 2,552 | 46.51% | 17 | 0.31% | 366 | 6.67% | 5,487 |
El Dorado | 4,613 | 53.60% | 3,957 | 45.97% | 37 | 0.43% | 656 | 7.63% | 8,607 |
Fresno | 51,611 | 43.33% | 67,234 | 56.44% | 270 | 0.23% | -15,623 | -13.11% | 119,115 |
Glenn | 3,463 | 51.96% | 3,192 | 47.89% | 10 | 0.15% | 271 | 4.07% | 6,665 |
Humboldt | 19,019 | 52.57% | 17,025 | 47.06% | 133 | 0.37% | 1,994 | 5.51% | 36,177 |
Imperial | 10,526 | 56.05% | 8,197 | 43.65% | 58 | 0.30% | 2,329 | 12.40% | 18,781 |
Inyo | 3,524 | 66.19% | 1,782 | 33.47% | 18 | 0.34% | 1,742 | 32.72% | 5,324 |
Kern | 46,220 | 51.31% | 43,533 | 48.33% | 322 | 0.36% | 2,687 | 2.98% | 90,075 |
Kings | 6,195 | 42.28% | 8,417 | 57.45% | 40 | 0.27% | -2,222 | -15.17% | 14,652 |
Lake | 4,073 | 64.84% | 2,185 | 34.78% | 24 | 0.38% | 1,888 | 30.06% | 6,282 |
Lassen | 2,533 | 42.48% | 3,412 | 57.22% | 18 | 0.30% | -879 | -14.74% | 5,963 |
Los Angeles | 1,260,206 | 55.38% | 1,007,887 | 44.29% | 7,331 | 0.33% | 252,319 | 11.09% | 2,275,424 |
Madera | 5,239 | 42.12% | 7,162 | 57.58% | 38 | 0.30% | -1,923 | -15.46% | 12,439 |
Marin | 33,792 | 65.94% | 17,301 | 33.76% | 151 | 0.30% | 16,491 | 32.18% | 51,244 |
Mariposa | 1,577 | 60.31% | 1,031 | 39.43% | 7 | 0.26% | 546 | 20.88% | 2,615 |
Mendocino | 10,327 | 56.94% | 7,767 | 42.82% | 43 | 0.24% | 2,560 | 14.12% | 18,137 |
Merced | 11,430 | 45.99% | 13,366 | 53.78% | 56 | 0.23% | -1,936 | -7.79% | 24,852 |
Modoc | 1,981 | 53.21% | 1,729 | 46.44% | 13 | 0.35% | 252 | 6.77% | 3,723 |
Mono | 673 | 73.79% | 237 | 25.99% | 2 | 0.22% | 436 | 47.80% | 912 |
Monterey | 29,514 | 59.54% | 19,932 | 40.21% | 127 | 0.25% | 9,582 | 19.33% | 49,573 |
Napa | 13,610 | 55.93% | 10,623 | 43.66% | 100 | 0.41% | 2,987 | 12.27% | 24,333 |
Nevada | 5,475 | 59.69% | 3,667 | 39.98% | 31 | 0.33% | 1,808 | 19.71% | 9,173 |
Orange | 113,510 | 66.82% | 54,895 | 32.31% | 1,474 | 0.87% | 58,615 | 34.51% | 169,879 |
Placer | 9,059 | 45.89% | 10,611 | 53.76% | 69 | 0.35% | -1,552 | -7.87% | 19,739 |
Plumas | 2,267 | 41.87% | 3,127 | 57.75% | 21 | 0.38% | -860 | -15.88% | 5,415 |
Riverside | 56,766 | 62.16% | 34,098 | 37.34% | 465 | 0.50% | 22,668 | 24.82% | 91,329 |
Sacramento | 67,686 | 45.10% | 82,134 | 54.73% | 260 | 0.17% | -14,448 | -9.63% | 150,080 |
San Benito | 3,252 | 59.53% | 2,201 | 40.29% | 10 | 0.18% | 1,051 | 19.24% | 5,463 |
San Bernardino | 86,263 | 56.88% | 64,946 | 42.83% | 443 | 0.29% | 21,317 | 14.05% | 151,652 |
San Diego | 195,742 | 64.47% | 106,716 | 35.15% | 1,147 | 0.38% | 89,026 | 29.32% | 303,605 |
San Francisco | 173,648 | 51.53% | 161,766 | 48.01% | 1,553 | 0.46% | 11,882 | 3.52% | 336,967 |
San Joaquin | 44,491 | 54.52% | 36,941 | 45.27% | 168 | 0.21% | 7,550 | 9.25% | 81,600 |
San Luis Obispo | 16,223 | 58.47% | 11,407 | 41.11% | 118 | 0.42% | 4,816 | 17.36% | 27,748 |
San Mateo | 100,049 | 61.04% | 63,637 | 38.83% | 217 | 0.13% | 36,412 | 22.21% | 163,903 |
Santa Barbara | 31,294 | 64.55% | 16,925 | 34.91% | 265 | 0.54% | 14,369 | 29.64% | 48,484 |
Santa Clara | 105,657 | 59.09% | 72,528 | 40.56% | 633 | 0.35% | 33,129 | 18.53% | 178,818 |
Santa Cruz | 22,109 | 63.58% | 12,574 | 36.16% | 93 | 0.26% | 9,535 | 27.42% | 34,776 |
Shasta | 8,833 | 43.84% | 11,239 | 55.78% | 77 | 0.38% | -2,406 | -11.94% | 20,149 |
Sierra | 638 | 50.55% | 620 | 49.13% | 4 | 0.32% | 18 | 1.42% | 1,262 |
Siskiyou | 6,841 | 49.79% | 6,837 | 49.76% | 63 | 0.45% | 4 | 0.03% | 13,741 |
Solano | 17,865 | 41.68% | 24,903 | 58.10% | 95 | 0.22% | -7,038 | -16.42% | 42,863 |
Sonoma | 33,659 | 61.92% | 20,616 | 37.92% | 86 | 0.16% | 13,043 | 24.00% | 54,361 |
Stanislaus | 26,695 | 48.60% | 28,040 | 51.05% | 192 | 0.35% | -1,345 | -2.45% | 54,927 |
Sutter | 6,327 | 62.79% | 3,673 | 36.45% | 77 | 0.76% | 2,654 | 26.34% | 10,077 |
Tehama | 4,866 | 53.82% | 4,143 | 45.82% | 33 | 0.36% | 723 | 8.00% | 9,042 |
Trinity | 1,447 | 50.42% | 1,406 | 48.99% | 17 | 0.59% | 41 | 1.43% | 2,870 |
Tulare | 26,051 | 52.50% | 23,407 | 47.17% | 160 | 0.33% | 2,644 | 5.33% | 49,618 |
Tuolumne | 3,619 | 52.12% | 3,310 | 47.67% | 14 | 0.21% | 309 | 4.45% | 6,943 |
Ventura | 26,342 | 49.92% | 26,276 | 49.80% | 149 | 0.28% | 66 | 0.12% | 52,767 |
Yolo | 9,347 | 47.99% | 10,075 | 51.72% | 57 | 0.29% | -728 | -3.73% | 19,479 |
Yuba | 4,782 | 55.76% | 3,767 | 43.92% | 27 | 0.32% | 1,015 | 11.84% | 8,576 |
Total | 3,027,668 | 55.39% | 2,420,135 | 44.27% | 18,552 | 0.34% | 607,533 | 11.12% | 5,466,355 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Amador
- Madera
- Merced
- Placer
- Shasta
- Stanislaus
- Yolo
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Contra Costa
References
- "Historical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide General Elections 1910-2018" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of his 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 Presidential General Election Results - California". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
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The 1956 United States presidential election in California took place in November 1956 as part of the 1956 United States presidential election State voters chose 32 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1956 United States presidential election in California 1952 November 6 1956 1960 Turnout86 56 of registered voters 0 29 pp 67 59 of eligible voters 6 48 pp Nominee Dwight D Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson II Party Republican Democratic Home state Pennsylvania Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver Electoral vote 32 0 Popular vote 3 027 668 2 420 135 Percentage 55 39 44 27 County Results Eisenhower 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Stevenson 50 60 President before election Dwight D Eisenhower Republican Elected President Dwight D Eisenhower Republican The Democratic primary in California was seen as such a decisive win for Adlai Stevenson that it ended the insurgent Kefauver campaign California voted for the Republican incumbent Dwight D Eisenhower with incumbent vice president and California native Richard Nixon as his running mate in a landslide over the Democratic challenger former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson However Stevenson did improve his performance in California from four years previous California s result was about 4 3 more Democratic than the nation at large As of the 2024 presidential election 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 Results1956 United States presidential election in California Partys 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 County Dwight D Eisenhower Republican Adlai Stevenson Democratic Various candidates Other parties Margin Total votes cast Alameda 192 911 52 40 174 033 47 27 1 187 0 33 18 878 5 13 368 131 Alpine 114 79 72 29 20 28 0 0 00 85 59 44 143 Amador 2 126 49 16 2 181 50 43 18 0 41 55 1 27 4 325 Butte 18 382 58 43 12 933 41 11 147 0 46 5 449 17 32 31 462 Calaveras 2 843 57 91 2 049 41 74 17 0 35 794 16 17 4 909 Colusa 2 474 53 23 2 171 46 71 3 0 06 303 6 52 4 648 Contra Costa 74 971 50 98 71 733 48 78 347 0 24 3 238 2 20 147 051 Del Norte 2 918 53 18 2 552 46 51 17 0 31 366 6 67 5 487 El Dorado 4 613 53 60 3 957 45 97 37 0 43 656 7 63 8 607 Fresno 51 611 43 33 67 234 56 44 270 0 23 15 623 13 11 119 115 Glenn 3 463 51 96 3 192 47 89 10 0 15 271 4 07 6 665 Humboldt 19 019 52 57 17 025 47 06 133 0 37 1 994 5 51 36 177 Imperial 10 526 56 05 8 197 43 65 58 0 30 2 329 12 40 18 781 Inyo 3 524 66 19 1 782 33 47 18 0 34 1 742 32 72 5 324 Kern 46 220 51 31 43 533 48 33 322 0 36 2 687 2 98 90 075 Kings 6 195 42 28 8 417 57 45 40 0 27 2 222 15 17 14 652 Lake 4 073 64 84 2 185 34 78 24 0 38 1 888 30 06 6 282 Lassen 2 533 42 48 3 412 57 22 18 0 30 879 14 74 5 963 Los Angeles 1 260 206 55 38 1 007 887 44 29 7 331 0 33 252 319 11 09 2 275 424 Madera 5 239 42 12 7 162 57 58 38 0 30 1 923 15 46 12 439 Marin 33 792 65 94 17 301 33 76 151 0 30 16 491 32 18 51 244 Mariposa 1 577 60 31 1 031 39 43 7 0 26 546 20 88 2 615 Mendocino 10 327 56 94 7 767 42 82 43 0 24 2 560 14 12 18 137 Merced 11 430 45 99 13 366 53 78 56 0 23 1 936 7 79 24 852 Modoc 1 981 53 21 1 729 46 44 13 0 35 252 6 77 3 723 Mono 673 73 79 237 25 99 2 0 22 436 47 80 912 Monterey 29 514 59 54 19 932 40 21 127 0 25 9 582 19 33 49 573 Napa 13 610 55 93 10 623 43 66 100 0 41 2 987 12 27 24 333 Nevada 5 475 59 69 3 667 39 98 31 0 33 1 808 19 71 9 173 Orange 113 510 66 82 54 895 32 31 1 474 0 87 58 615 34 51 169 879 Placer 9 059 45 89 10 611 53 76 69 0 35 1 552 7 87 19 739 Plumas 2 267 41 87 3 127 57 75 21 0 38 860 15 88 5 415 Riverside 56 766 62 16 34 098 37 34 465 0 50 22 668 24 82 91 329 Sacramento 67 686 45 10 82 134 54 73 260 0 17 14 448 9 63 150 080 San Benito 3 252 59 53 2 201 40 29 10 0 18 1 051 19 24 5 463 San Bernardino 86 263 56 88 64 946 42 83 443 0 29 21 317 14 05 151 652 San Diego 195 742 64 47 106 716 35 15 1 147 0 38 89 026 29 32 303 605 San Francisco 173 648 51 53 161 766 48 01 1 553 0 46 11 882 3 52 336 967 San Joaquin 44 491 54 52 36 941 45 27 168 0 21 7 550 9 25 81 600 San Luis Obispo 16 223 58 47 11 407 41 11 118 0 42 4 816 17 36 27 748 San Mateo 100 049 61 04 63 637 38 83 217 0 13 36 412 22 21 163 903 Santa Barbara 31 294 64 55 16 925 34 91 265 0 54 14 369 29 64 48 484 Santa Clara 105 657 59 09 72 528 40 56 633 0 35 33 129 18 53 178 818 Santa Cruz 22 109 63 58 12 574 36 16 93 0 26 9 535 27 42 34 776 Shasta 8 833 43 84 11 239 55 78 77 0 38 2 406 11 94 20 149 Sierra 638 50 55 620 49 13 4 0 32 18 1 42 1 262 Siskiyou 6 841 49 79 6 837 49 76 63 0 45 4 0 03 13 741 Solano 17 865 41 68 24 903 58 10 95 0 22 7 038 16 42 42 863 Sonoma 33 659 61 92 20 616 37 92 86 0 16 13 043 24 00 54 361 Stanislaus 26 695 48 60 28 040 51 05 192 0 35 1 345 2 45 54 927 Sutter 6 327 62 79 3 673 36 45 77 0 76 2 654 26 34 10 077 Tehama 4 866 53 82 4 143 45 82 33 0 36 723 8 00 9 042 Trinity 1 447 50 42 1 406 48 99 17 0 59 41 1 43 2 870 Tulare 26 051 52 50 23 407 47 17 160 0 33 2 644 5 33 49 618 Tuolumne 3 619 52 12 3 310 47 67 14 0 21 309 4 45 6 943 Ventura 26 342 49 92 26 276 49 80 149 0 28 66 0 12 52 767 Yolo 9 347 47 99 10 075 51 72 57 0 29 728 3 73 19 479 Yuba 4 782 55 76 3 767 43 92 27 0 32 1 015 11 84 8 576 Total 3 027 668 55 39 2 420 135 44 27 18 552 0 34 607 533 11 12 5 466 355 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Amador Madera Merced Placer Shasta Stanislaus Yolo Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Contra CostaReferences Historical Voter Registration and Participation in Statewide General Elections 1910 2018 PDF California Secretary of State Retrieved May 5 2022 Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career at the time of his 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 Presidential General Election Results California Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Retrieved August 25 2008