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1956 United States presidential election in Connecticut

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1956 United States presidential election in Connecticut

← 1952 November 6, 1956 1960 →
 
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Pennsylvania[1][2] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 711,837 405,079
Percentage 63.72% 36.26%


President before election

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Eisenhower ran with incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon of California, while Stevenson's running mate was Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee. Eisenhower won Connecticut by a margin of 27.46%, which made Connecticut 12% more Republican than the nation-at-large and Eisenhower's eighth-best state in the nation.

To date, this is the last time that the cities of Middletown, New Britain, and New Haven, as well as the town of Bloomfield voted Republican.

Results

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1956 United States presidential election in Connecticut[3]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Dwight David Eisenhower of Pennsylvania (incumbent) Richard Nixon of California (incumbent) 711,837 63.72% 8 100.00%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson II of Illinois Estes Kefauver of Tennessee 405,079 36.26% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 205 0.02% 0 0.00%
Total 1,117,121 100.00% 8 100.00%

By county

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County Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Fairfield 199,841 70.19% 84,890 29.81% 114,951 40.38% 284,731
Hartford 175,894 58.09% 126,923 41.91% 48,971 16.18% 302,817
Litchfield 40,029 69.91% 17,226 30.09% 22,803 39.82% 57,255
Middlesex 25,496 64.80% 13,851 35.20% 11,645 29.60% 39,347
New Haven 191,215 63.02% 112,208 36.98% 79,007 26.04% 303,423
New London 43,453 61.40% 27,317 38.60% 16,136 22.80% 70,770
Tolland 15,880 63.54% 9,111 36.46% 6,769 27.08% 24,991
Windham 20,029 59.64% 13,553 40.36% 6,476 19.28% 33,582
Totals 711,837 63.72% 405,079 36.26% 205 0.02% 306,758 27.46% 1,117,121

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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. ^ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
  3. ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut".