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United States presidential election in Louisiana, 1956)
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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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower ( inc.) | 329,047 | 53.28% | |
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 243,977 | 39.51% | |
| Dixiecrat | Unpledged electors | 44,520 | 7.21% | |
| Total votes | 617,544 | 100% | ||
Results by parish
| Parish | Dwight David Eisenhower Republican |
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic |
Unpledged electors States’ Rights |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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
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.
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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"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 10, 2017.
- ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results – Louisiana". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1956". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "LA US President Race, November 06, 1956". Our Campaigns.
