1956 Electoral College Results
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower [R] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Opponent | Adlai Stevenson [D] | ||
| Electoral Vote | Winner: 457 | Main Opponent: 73 | Total/Majority: 531/266 |
| Votes for Others | Walter B. Jones (1) | ||
| Vice President | Richard M. Nixon (457) | ||
| V.P. Opponents | Estes Kefauver (73), Herman Talmadge (1) | ||
| Notes | An Alabama elector voted for Jones and Talmadge. | ||
Electoral College Votes by State
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania | Adlai Stevenson of Illinois | Walter B. Jones of Alabama | Richard M. Nixon of California | Estes Kefauver of Tennessee | Herman Talmadge of Georgia | ||
| Alabama | 11 | - | 10 | 1 | - | 10 | 1 |
| Arizona | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| California | 32 | 32 | - | - | 32 | - | - |
| Colorado | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Florida | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Georgia | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | - |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Illinois | 27 | 27 | - | - | 27 | - | - |
| Indiana | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Iowa | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kansas | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Kentucky | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Maine | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Maryland | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | - |
| Michigan | 20 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Minnesota | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Mississippi | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Missouri | 13 | - | 13 | - | - | 13 | - |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Nebraska | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New Jersey | 16 | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | - |
| New Mexico | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New York | 45 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - |
| North Carolina | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | 14 | - |
| North Dakota | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Ohio | 25 | 25 | - | - | 25 | - | - |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Oregon | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | 32 | 32 | - | - | 32 | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| South Dakota | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Tennessee | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Texas | 24 | 24 | - | - | 24 | - | - |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Vermont | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Virginia | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Washington | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| West Virginia | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Totals | 531 | 457 | 73 | 1 | 457 | 73 | 1 |