1956 United States presidential election in Idaho

Main article: 1956 United States presidential election

1956 United States presidential election in Idaho

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All 4 Idaho votes to the Electoral College
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Nominee  | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Adlai Stevenson |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Home state  | Pennsylvania[a][2] | Illinois
Running mate  | Richard Nixon | Estes Kefauver
Electoral vote  | 4 | 0
Popular vote  | 166,979 | 105,868
Percentage  | 61.17% | 38.78%

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County Results

Eisenhower

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

Stevenson

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60–70%

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The 1956 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Idaho was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 61.17% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 38.78% of the popular vote.[4][5]

Eisenhower became the first Republican to carry the state of Idaho more than once.

## Results

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1956 United States presidential election in Idaho  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.)  | 166,979  | 61.17%
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 105,868  | 38.78%
| Write-in  |  | 142  | 0.05%
Total votes  | 272,989  | 100.00%

### Results by county

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County  | Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican  | Adlai Stevenson
Democratic  | Various candidates
Write-ins  | Margin  | Total votes cast[6]

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#  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %
Ada | 26,387  | 69.96%  | 11,328  | 30.04%  |  |  | 15,059  | 39.92%  | 37,715
Adams | 842  | 60.84%  | 542  | 39.16%  |  |  | 300  | 21.68%  | 1,384
Bannock | 10,476  | 53.51%  | 9,101  | 46.49%  |  |  | 1,375  | 7.02%  | 19,577
Bear Lake | 2,181  | 64.17%  | 1,218  | 35.83%  |  |  | 963  | 28.34%  | 3,399
Benewah | 1,460  | 50.31%  | 1,442  | 49.69%  |  |  | 18  | 0.62%  | 2,902
Bingham | 5,853  | 63.17%  | 3,412  | 36.83%  |  |  | 2,441  | 26.34%  | 9,265
Blaine | 1,384  | 58.59%  | 978  | 41.41%  |  |  | 406  | 17.18%  | 2,362
Boise | 570  | 66.67%  | 285  | 33.33%  |  |  | 285  | 33.34%  | 855
Bonner | 3,937  | 52.84%  | 3,514  | 47.16%  |  |  | 423  | 5.68%  | 7,451
Bonneville | 11,099  | 66.16%  | 5,676  | 33.84%  |  |  | 5,423  | 32.32%  | 16,775
Boundary | 1,419  | 55.24%  | 1,150  | 44.76%  |  |  | 269  | 10.48%  | 2,569
Butte | 774  | 53.64%  | 669  | 46.36%  |  |  | 105  | 7.28%  | 1,443
Camas | 337  | 55.89%  | 266  | 44.11%  |  |  | 71  | 11.78%  | 603
Canyon | 15,483  | 67.25%  | 7,540  | 32.75%  |  |  | 7,943  | 34.50%  | 23,023
Caribou | 1,668  | 63.71%  | 950  | 36.29%  |  |  | 718  | 27.42%  | 2,618
Cassia | 3,944  | 68.79%  | 1,789  | 31.21%  |  |  | 2,155  | 37.58%  | 5,733
Clark | 318  | 67.80%  | 151  | 32.20%  |  |  | 167  | 35.60%  | 469
Clearwater | 1,508  | 42.70%  | 2,024  | 57.30%  |  |  | -516  | -14.60%  | 3,532
Custer | 811  | 60.34%  | 533  | 39.66%  |  |  | 278  | 20.68%  | 1,344
Elmore | 1,849  | 51.25%  | 1,759  | 48.75%  |  |  | 90  | 2.50%  | 3,608
Franklin | 2,795  | 70.30%  | 1,181  | 29.70%  |  |  | 1,614  | 40.60%  | 3,976
Fremont | 2,513  | 62.08%  | 1,535  | 37.92%  |  |  | 978  | 24.16%  | 4,048
Gem | 2,445  | 58.75%  | 1,717  | 41.25%  |  |  | 728  | 17.50%  | 4,162
Gooding | 2,835  | 61.39%  | 1,783  | 38.61%  |  |  | 1,052  | 22.78%  | 4,618
Idaho | 2,703  | 51.50%  | 2,546  | 48.50%  |  |  | 157  | 3.00%  | 5,249
Jefferson | 2,748  | 60.12%  | 1,823  | 39.88%  |  |  | 925  | 20.24%  | 4,571
Jerome | 3,127  | 64.71%  | 1,705  | 35.29%  |  |  | 1,422  | 29.42%  | 4,832
Kootenai | 7,330  | 54.38%  | 6,149  | 45.62%  |  |  | 1,181  | 8.76%  | 13,479
Latah | 5,024  | 57.71%  | 3,682  | 42.29%  |  |  | 1,342  | 15.42%  | 8,706
Lemhi | 1,794  | 63.35%  | 1,038  | 36.65%  |  |  | 756  | 26.70%  | 2,832
Lewis | 833  | 39.20%  | 1,292  | 60.80%  |  |  | -459  | -21.60%  | 2,125
Lincoln | 1,069  | 61.83%  | 660  | 38.17%  |  |  | 409  | 23.66%  | 1,729
Madison | 2,538  | 64.07%  | 1,423  | 35.93%  |  |  | 1,115  | 28.14%  | 3,961
Minidoka | 2,954  | 63.58%  | 1,692  | 36.42%  |  |  | 1,262  | 27.16%  | 4,646
Nez Perce | 5,635  | 46.64%  | 6,448  | 53.36%  |  |  | -813  | -6.72%  | 12,083
Oneida | 1,324  | 64.21%  | 738  | 35.79%  |  |  | 586  | 28.42%  | 2,062
Owyhee | 1,468  | 62.95%  | 864  | 37.05%  |  |  | 604  | 25.90%  | 2,332
Payette | 3,342  | 65.41%  | 1,767  | 34.59%  |  |  | 1,575  | 30.82%  | 5,109
Power | 1,108  | 59.03%  | 769  | 40.97%  |  |  | 339  | 18.06%  | 1,877
Shoshone | 4,598  | 50.83%  | 4,448  | 49.17%  |  |  | 150  | 1.66%  | 9,046
Teton | 842  | 65.12%  | 451  | 34.88%  |  |  | 391  | 30.24%  | 1,293
Twin Falls | 12,097  | 68.10%  | 5,666  | 31.90%  |  |  | 6,431  | 36.20%  | 17,763
Valley | 1,285  | 71.55%  | 511  | 28.45%  |  |  | 774  | 43.10%  | 1,796
Washington | 2,272  | 57.89%  | 1,653  | 42.11%  |  |  | 619  | 15.78%  | 3,925
Totals | 166,979 | 61.17% | 105,868 | 38.78% | 142[b] | 0.05% | 61,111 | 22.39% | 272,989

## See also

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* United States presidential elections in Idaho

## Notes

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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. ^ These write-in votes were listed only as a statewide total and not separated by county.

## References

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1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
2. ^ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. "Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania"
3. ^ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
4. ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
5. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
6. ^ Our Campaigns; ID US President Race, November 06, 1956

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