1956 United States presidential election in Oregon explained

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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]}, this is the last election in which Clatsop County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.^[6]

Results

Results by county

County	Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast[7]
		%		%		%
	Baker		3,706		51.93%		3,431		48.07%		275		3.86%		7,137
	Benton		9,016		68.15%		4,214		31.85%		4,802		36.30%		13,230
	Clackamas		25,314		55.36%		20,416		44.64%		4,898		10.72%		45,730
	Clatsop		6,616		50.94%		6,372		49.06%		244		1.88%		12,988
	Columbia		4,275		43.33%		5,592		56.67%		-1,317		-13.34%		9,867
	Coos		9,201		45.14%		11,183		54.86%		-1,982		-9.72%		20,384
	Crook		1,879		51.00%		1,805		49.00%		74		2.00%		3,684
	Curry		2,306		53.60%		1,996		46.40%		310		7.20%		4,302
	Deschutes		5,399		56.83%		4,102		43.17%		1,297		13.66%		9,501
	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		59.10%		1,261		40.90%		561		18.20%		3,083
	Harney		1,512		55.51%		1,212		44.49%		300		11.02%		2,724
	Hood River		3,149		56.29%		2,445		43.71%		704		12.58%		5,594
	Jackson		17,201		57.46%		12,733		42.54%		4,468		14.92%		29,934
	Jefferson		1,356		54.83%		1,117		45.17%		239		9.66%		2,473
	Josephine		7,967		62.10%		4,863		37.90%		3,104		24.20%		12,830
	Klamath		9,740		53.59%		8,434		46.41%		1,306		7.18%		18,174
	Lake		1,623		55.73%		1,289		44.27%		334		11.46%		2,912
	Lane		35,264		56.15%		27,534		43.85%		7,730		12.30%		62,798
	Lincoln		5,346		53.62%		4,624		46.38%		722		7.24%		9,970
	Linn		12,469		55.12%		10,153		44.88%		2,316		10.24%		22,622
	Malheur		4,981		61.25%		3,151		38.75%		1,830		22.50%		8,132
	Marion		28,990		64.19%		16,170		35.81%		12,820		28.38%		45,160
	Morrow		1,092		55.01%		893		44.99%		199		10.02%		1,985
	Multnomah		129,658		52.80%		115,896		47.20%		13,762		5.60%		245,554
	Polk		6,404		61.28%		4,047		38.72%		2,357		22.56%		10,451
	Sherman		671		61.50%		420		38.50%		251		23.00%		1,091
	Tillamook		4,306		53.89%		3,684		46.11%		622		7.78%		7,990
	Umatilla		9,654		55.70%		7,678		44.30%		1,976		11.40%		17,332
	Union		3,749		46.07%		4,389		53.93%		-640		-7.86%		8,138
	Wallowa		1,604		48.21%		1,723		51.79%		-119		-3.58%		3,327
	Wasco		4,332		50.98%		4,165		49.02%		167		1.96%		8,497
	Washington		22,001		61.07%		14,027		38.93%		7,974		22.14%		36,028
	Wheeler		605		51.53%		569		48.47%		36		3.06%		1,174
	Yamhill		8,555		61.96%		5,253		38.04%		3,302		23.92%		13,808
Totals	406,393	55.25%	329,204	44.75%	77,189	10.50%	735,597

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• • • Coos Union Wallowa

See also

• United States presidential elections in Oregon

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica. July 22, 2017.
2. Web site: The Presidents . September 27, 2017 . David Leip . Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania.
3. Web site: 1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65). July 22, 2017.
4. Web site: 1956 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon. July 22, 2017.
5. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956. July 22, 2017.
6. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
7. Our Campaigns; OR US President Race, November 06, 1956