Mississippi · 1956 presidential election
Mississippi presidential election results 1956
Adlai Stevenson carried Mississippi by 33.76 points (83,768 votes), winning 8 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 8
- Votes counted
- 248,104
- MS result
- D+33.8
- Compared with the nation
- 49.2 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1952
- 12.9 pts to D
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlai Stevenson | Democratic | 144,453 | 58.20% | 8 | |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Republican | 60,685 | 24.50% | — | |
| Total votes | 248,104 | ||||
Sources: 1956
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Questions and answers
Who won Mississippi in 1956?
Adlai Stevenson won Mississippi by 33.76 percentage points (83,768 votes).
How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1956?
Mississippi cast 8 electoral votes in 1956.
How many people voted for president in Mississippi in 1956?
248,104 votes were counted for president.
How did Mississippi change from 1952 to 1956?
The margin moved 12.9 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Democratic by 20.9 points to Democratic by 33.8 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data