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The1956 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose six[3] representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Oregon was won byincumbent PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice PresidentRichard Nixon, with 55.25% of the popular vote, againstAdlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running withSenatorEstes Kefauver, with 44.75% of the popular vote.[4][5] As of the2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in whichClatsop County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) | 406,393 | 55.25% | |
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 329,204 | 44.75% | |
| Total votes | 735,597 | 100% | ||
| 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 |
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
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