The1956 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the1956 United States presidential election . Voters chose four[ 3] Electoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
North Dakota was won byincumbent PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower (R –Pennsylvania ), running with Vice PresidentRichard Nixon , with 61.72% of the popular vote, againstAdlai Stevenson (D –Illinois ), running withTennessee Senator Estes Kefauver , with 38.09% of the popular vote.[ 4] [ 5]
County[ 6] Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson T. Coleman Andrews Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adams 1,338 64.86% 723 35.05% 2 0.10% 615 29.81% 2,063 Barnes 4,475 61.99% 2,730 37.82% 14 0.19% 1,745 24.17% 7,219 Benson 2,340 55.67% 1,851 44.04% 12 0.29% 489 11.63% 4,203 Billings 437 63.43% 248 35.99% 4 0.58% 189 27.44% 689 Bottineau 2,923 62.91% 1,718 36.98% 5 0.11% 1,205 25.93% 4,646 Bowman 1,007 58.34% 715 41.43% 4 0.23% 292 16.91% 1,726 Burke 1,415 59.98% 936 39.68% 8 0.34% 479 20.30% 2,359 Burleigh 9,199 73.79% 3,231 25.92% 37 0.30% 5,968 47.87% 12,467 Cass 16,932 63.25% 9,821 36.69% 17 0.06% 7,111 26.56% 26,770 Cavalier 2,450 57.04% 1,836 42.75% 9 0.21% 614 14.29% 4,295 Dickey 2,327 61.72% 1,435 38.06% 8 0.21% 892 23.66% 3,770 Divide 1,296 51.99% 1,194 47.89% 3 0.12% 102 4.10% 2,493 Dunn 1,567 59.63% 1,055 40.14% 6 0.23% 512 19.49% 2,628 Eddy 1,239 56.01% 973 43.99% 0 0.00% 266 12.02% 2,212 Emmons 2,789 77.11% 825 22.81% 3 0.08% 1,964 54.30% 3,617 Foster 1,234 53.51% 1,062 46.05% 10 0.43% 172 7.46% 2,306 Golden Valley 824 58.98% 567 40.59% 6 0.43% 257 18.39% 1,397 Grand Forks 10,289 62.17% 6,231 37.65% 30 0.18% 4,058 24.52% 16,550 Grant 1,872 72.03% 718 27.63% 9 0.35% 1,154 44.40% 2,599 Griggs 1,212 50.78% 1,173 49.14% 2 0.08% 39 1.64% 2,387 Hettinger 1,882 70.17% 796 29.68% 4 0.15% 1,086 40.49% 2,682 Kidder 1,523 68.08% 708 31.65% 6 0.27% 815 36.43% 2,237 LaMoure 2,433 58.85% 1,694 40.98% 7 0.17% 739 17.87% 4,134 Logan 1,807 76.63% 547 23.20% 4 0.17% 1,260 53.43% 2,358 McHenry 3,019 62.12% 1,825 37.55% 16 0.33% 1,194 24.57% 4,860 McIntosh 2,689 84.22% 498 15.60% 6 0.19% 2,191 68.62% 3,193 McKenzie 1,609 53.15% 1,405 46.42% 13 0.43% 204 6.73% 3,027 McLean 3,653 58.17% 2,609 41.54% 18 0.29% 1,044 16.63% 6,280 Mercer 2,555 79.18% 666 20.64% 6 0.19% 1,889 58.54% 3,227 Morton 5,232 66.31% 2,628 33.31% 30 0.38% 2,604 33.00% 7,890 Mountrail 1,699 47.23% 1,891 52.57% 7 0.19% -192 -5.34% 3,597 Nelson 1,821 50.35% 1,794 49.60% 2 0.06% 27 0.75% 3,617 Oliver 788 73.03% 279 25.86% 12 1.11% 509 47.17% 1,079 Pembina 3,077 61.82% 1,887 37.91% 13 0.26% 1,190 23.91% 4,977 Pierce 1,997 59.75% 1,340 40.10% 5 0.15% 657 19.65% 3,342 Ramsey 3,821 64.44% 2,103 35.46% 6 0.10% 1,718 28.98% 5,930 Ransom 2,361 56.56% 1,808 43.32% 5 0.12% 553 13.24% 4,174 Renville 1,035 50.22% 1,025 49.73% 1 0.05% 10 0.49% 2,061 Richland 4,971 60.96% 3,171 38.89% 12 0.15% 1,800 22.07% 8,154 Rolette 1,444 45.44% 1,728 54.37% 6 0.19% -284 -8.93% 3,178 Sargent 1,662 52.90% 1,473 46.88% 7 0.22% 189 6.02% 3,142 Sheridan 1,646 77.71% 472 22.29% 0 0.00% 1,174 55.42% 2,118 Sioux 718 59.98% 476 39.77% 3 0.25% 242 20.21% 1,197 Slope 433 51.98% 397 47.66% 3 0.36% 36 4.32% 833 Stark 4,251 70.38% 1,778 29.44% 11 0.18% 2,473 40.94% 6,040 Steele 1,188 50.83% 1,148 49.12% 1 0.04% 40 1.71% 2,337 Stutsman 5,718 59.85% 3,825 40.04% 11 0.12% 1,893 19.81% 9,554 Towner 1,391 54.25% 1,169 45.59% 4 0.16% 222 8.66% 2,564 Traill 3,090 61.04% 1,969 38.90% 3 0.06% 1,121 22.14% 5,062 Walsh 3,946 54.81% 3,238 44.97% 16 0.22% 708 9.84% 7,200 Ward 9,042 60.96% 5,762 38.85% 28 0.19% 3,280 22.11% 14,832 Wells 2,912 66.87% 1,434 32.93% 9 0.21% 1,478 33.94% 4,355 Williams 4,188 50.07% 4,157 49.70% 19 0.23% 31 0.37% 8,364 Totals 156,766 61.72% 96,742 38.09% 483 0.19% 60,024 23.63% 253,991
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] ^ 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 ofColumbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence toGettysburg, Pennsylvania , and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania.[ 2]
