South Carolina · 1956 presidential election
South Carolina presidential election results 1956
Adlai Stevenson carried South Carolina by 20.18 points (60,672 votes), winning 8 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 8
- Votes counted
- 300,583
- SC result
- D+20.2
- Compared with the nation
- 35.6 pts more Democratic
- Swing since 1952
- 27.7 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adlai Stevenson | Democratic | 136,372 | 45.40% | 8 | |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Republican | 75,700 | 25.20% | — | |
| Total votes | 300,583 | ||||
Sources: 1956
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Questions and answers
Who won South Carolina in 1956?
Adlai Stevenson won South Carolina by 20.18 percentage points (60,672 votes).
How many electoral votes did South Carolina have in 1956?
South Carolina cast 8 electoral votes in 1956.
How many people voted for president in South Carolina in 1956?
300,583 votes were counted for president.
How did South Carolina change from 1952 to 1956?
The margin moved 27.7 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 47.9 points to Democratic by 20.2 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data