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Oregon · 1956 presidential election

Oregon presidential election results 1956

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Oregon by 10.49 points (77,189 votes), winning 6 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
6
Votes counted
736,132
OR result
R+10.5
Compared with the nation
4.9 pts more Democratic
Swing since 1952
11.1 pts to D

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican406,39355.20%6
Adlai StevensonDemocratic329,20444.70%—
Total votes736,132

Sources: 1956

Questions and answers

Who won Oregon in 1956?

Dwight D. Eisenhower won Oregon by 10.49 percentage points (77,189 votes).

How many electoral votes did Oregon have in 1956?

Oregon cast 6 electoral votes in 1956.

How many people voted for president in Oregon in 1956?

736,132 votes were counted for president.

How did Oregon change from 1952 to 1956?

The margin moved 11.1 points toward the Democratic ticket, from Republican by 21.6 points to Republican by 10.5 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data