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Elections in Oregon |
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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 [update], this is the last election in which Clatsop County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
County | Dwight David Eisenhower Republican |
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic |
Various candidates Write-ins |
Margin | Total votes cast [7] | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
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 |
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania