1956 United States presidential election in Nevada

The 1956 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nevada was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 57.97% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 42.03% of the popular vote.

Results

Results by county County Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican Adlai StevensonDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Churchill 2,013 65.31% 1,069 34.69% 944 30.62% 3,082 Clark 18,584 49.32% 19,095 50.68% -511 -1.36% 37,679 Douglas 1,063 80.59% 256 19.41% 807 61.18% 1,319 Elko 2,981 63.20% 1,736 36.80% 1,245 26.40% 4,717 Esmeralda 164 56.94% 124 43.06% 40 13.88% 288 Eureka 330 64.33% 183 35.67% 147 28.66% 513 Humboldt 1,292 60.60% 840 39.40% 452 21.20% 2,132 Lander 540 65.61% 283 34.39% 257 31.22% 823 Lincoln 885 52.43% 803 47.57% 82 4.86% 1,688 Lyon 1,697 68.48% 781 31.52% 916 36.96% 2,478 Mineral 1,433 50.32% 1,415 49.68% 18 0.64% 2,848 Nye 946 55.81% 749 44.19% 197 11.62% 1,695 Ormsby 1,749 68.03% 822 31.97% 927 36.06% 2,571 Pershing 895 61.43% 562 38.57% 333 22.86% 1,457 Storey 226 60.11% 150 39.89% 76 20.22% 376 Washoe 18,865 66.45% 9,525 33.55% 9,340 32.90% 28,390 White Pine 2,386 51.50% 2,247 48.50% 139 3.00% 4,633Totals56,04957.97%40,64042.03%15,40915.94%96,689

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Lincoln Mineral

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Clark

See also United States presidential elections in Nevada

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