1956 United States presidential election in North Dakota
The 1956 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election . Voters chose four[ 3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
North Dakota was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R –Pennsylvania ), running with Vice President Richard Nixon , with 61.72% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D –Illinois ), running with Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver , with 38.09% of the popular vote.[ 4] [ 5]
Results
Results by county
County[ 6]
Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican
Adlai Stevenson Democratic-NPL
T. Coleman Andrews For America
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
1,338
64.86%
723
35.05%
2
0.10%
615
29.81%
2,063
Barnes
4,475
61.99%
2,730
37.82%
14
0.19%
1,745
24.17%
7,219
Benson
2,340
55.67%
1,851
44.04%
12
0.29%
489
11.63%
4,203
Billings
437
63.43%
248
35.99%
4
0.58%
189
27.44%
689
Bottineau
2,923
62.91%
1,718
36.98%
5
0.11%
1,205
25.93%
4,646
Bowman
1,007
58.34%
715
41.43%
4
0.23%
292
16.91%
1,726
Burke
1,415
59.98%
936
39.68%
8
0.34%
479
20.30%
2,359
Burleigh
9,199
73.79%
3,231
25.92%
37
0.30%
5,968
47.87%
12,467
Cass
16,932
63.25%
9,821
36.69%
17
0.06%
7,111
26.56%
26,770
Cavalier
2,450
57.04%
1,836
42.75%
9
0.21%
614
14.29%
4,295
Dickey
2,327
61.72%
1,435
38.06%
8
0.21%
892
23.66%
3,770
Divide
1,296
51.99%
1,194
47.89%
3
0.12%
102
4.10%
2,493
Dunn
1,567
59.63%
1,055
40.14%
6
0.23%
512
19.49%
2,628
Eddy
1,239
56.01%
973
43.99%
0
0.00%
266
12.02%
2,212
Emmons
2,789
77.11%
825
22.81%
3
0.08%
1,964
54.30%
3,617
Foster
1,234
53.51%
1,062
46.05%
10
0.43%
172
7.46%
2,306
Golden Valley
824
58.98%
567
40.59%
6
0.43%
257
18.39%
1,397
Grand Forks
10,289
62.17%
6,231
37.65%
30
0.18%
4,058
24.52%
16,550
Grant
1,872
72.03%
718
27.63%
9
0.35%
1,154
44.40%
2,599
Griggs
1,212
50.78%
1,173
49.14%
2
0.08%
39
1.64%
2,387
Hettinger
1,882
70.17%
796
29.68%
4
0.15%
1,086
40.49%
2,682
Kidder
1,523
68.08%
708
31.65%
6
0.27%
815
36.43%
2,237
LaMoure
2,433
58.85%
1,694
40.98%
7
0.17%
739
17.87%
4,134
Logan
1,807
76.63%
547
23.20%
4
0.17%
1,260
53.43%
2,358
McHenry
3,019
62.12%
1,825
37.55%
16
0.33%
1,194
24.57%
4,860
McIntosh
2,689
84.22%
498
15.60%
6
0.19%
2,191
68.62%
3,193
McKenzie
1,609
53.15%
1,405
46.42%
13
0.43%
204
6.73%
3,027
McLean
3,653
58.17%
2,609
41.54%
18
0.29%
1,044
16.63%
6,280
Mercer
2,555
79.18%
666
20.64%
6
0.19%
1,889
58.54%
3,227
Morton
5,232
66.31%
2,628
33.31%
30
0.38%
2,604
33.00%
7,890
Mountrail
1,699
47.23%
1,891
52.57%
7
0.19%
-192
-5.34%
3,597
Nelson
1,821
50.35%
1,794
49.60%
2
0.06%
27
0.75%
3,617
Oliver
788
73.03%
279
25.86%
12
1.11%
509
47.17%
1,079
Pembina
3,077
61.82%
1,887
37.91%
13
0.26%
1,190
23.91%
4,977
Pierce
1,997
59.75%
1,340
40.10%
5
0.15%
657
19.65%
3,342
Ramsey
3,821
64.44%
2,103
35.46%
6
0.10%
1,718
28.98%
5,930
Ransom
2,361
56.56%
1,808
43.32%
5
0.12%
553
13.24%
4,174
Renville
1,035
50.22%
1,025
49.73%
1
0.05%
10
0.49%
2,061
Richland
4,971
60.96%
3,171
38.89%
12
0.15%
1,800
22.07%
8,154
Rolette
1,444
45.44%
1,728
54.37%
6
0.19%
-284
-8.93%
3,178
Sargent
1,662
52.90%
1,473
46.88%
7
0.22%
189
6.02%
3,142
Sheridan
1,646
77.71%
472
22.29%
0
0.00%
1,174
55.42%
2,118
Sioux
718
59.98%
476
39.77%
3
0.25%
242
20.21%
1,197
Slope
433
51.98%
397
47.66%
3
0.36%
36
4.32%
833
Stark
4,251
70.38%
1,778
29.44%
11
0.18%
2,473
40.94%
6,040
Steele
1,188
50.83%
1,148
49.12%
1
0.04%
40
1.71%
2,337
Stutsman
5,718
59.85%
3,825
40.04%
11
0.12%
1,893
19.81%
9,554
Towner
1,391
54.25%
1,169
45.59%
4
0.16%
222
8.66%
2,564
Traill
3,090
61.04%
1,969
38.90%
3
0.06%
1,121
22.14%
5,062
Walsh
3,946
54.81%
3,238
44.97%
16
0.22%
708
9.84%
7,200
Ward
9,042
60.96%
5,762
38.85%
28
0.19%
3,280
22.11%
14,832
Wells
2,912
66.87%
1,434
32.93%
9
0.21%
1,478
33.94%
4,355
Williams
4,188
50.07%
4,157
49.70%
19
0.23%
31
0.37%
8,364
Totals
156,766
61.72%
96,742
38.09%
483
0.19%
60,024
23.63%
253,991
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Notes
^ Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of the 1952 election Eisenhower was president of Columbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania , and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania.[ 2]
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