Arkansas · 1956 presidential election
Arkansas presidential election results 1956
Adlai Stevenson carried Arkansas by 6.64 points (26,990 votes), winning 8 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 8
- Votes counted
- 406,572
- AR result
- D+6.6
- Compared with the nation
- 22.0 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1952
- 5.5 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlai Stevenson | Democratic | 213,277 | 52.50% | 8 | |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Republican | 186,287 | 45.80% | — | |
| Total votes | 406,572 | ||||
Sources: 1956
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Questions and answers
Who won Arkansas in 1956?
Adlai Stevenson won Arkansas by 6.64 percentage points (26,990 votes).
How many electoral votes did Arkansas have in 1956?
Arkansas cast 8 electoral votes in 1956.
How many people voted for president in Arkansas in 1956?
406,572 votes were counted for president.
How did Arkansas change from 1952 to 1956?
The margin moved 5.5 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 12.1 points to Democratic by 6.6 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data