All 10 Iowa votes to the Electoral College
County Results
Eisenhower
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Stevenson
50-60%
The 1956 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election . Iowa voters chose ten[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Iowa was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R –Pennsylvania ), running with Vice President Richard Nixon , with 59.06% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D –Illinois ), running with Senator Estes Kefauver , with 40.65% of the popular vote.[4] [5] Eisenhower carried every county except for Wapello County ; this would be the last time a Republican presidential candidate won Dubuque County until Donald Trump in 2016.[6]
Results
Results by county
County[7]
Dwight David Eisenhower Republican
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic
Thomas Coleman Andrews American Constitution
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
3,426
59.16%
2,362
40.79%
3
0.05%
0
0.00%
1,064
18.37%
5,791
Adams
2,248
55.92%
1,756
43.68%
13
0.32%
3
0.07%
492
12.24%
4,020
Allamakee
5,182
66.23%
2,622
33.51%
18
0.23%
2
0.03%
2,560
32.72%
7,824
Appanoose
4,980
55.00%
4,064
44.89%
10
0.11%
0
0.00%
916
10.12%
9,054
Audubon
3,057
54.16%
2,585
45.80%
0
0.00%
2
0.04%
472
8.36%
5,644
Benton
5,634
56.31%
3,946
39.44%
421
4.21%
5
0.05%
1,688
16.87%
10,006
Black Hawk
28,250
57.99%
20,403
41.88%
56
0.11%
10
0.02%
7,847
16.11%
48,719
Boone
6,740
53.65%
5,815
46.28%
9
0.07%
0
0.00%
925
7.36%
12,564
Bremer
5,930
67.15%
2,892
32.75%
9
0.10%
0
0.00%
3,038
34.40%
8,831
Buchanan
5,512
61.01%
3,513
38.88%
9
0.10%
1
0.01%
1,999
22.13%
9,035
Buena Vista
6,470
61.25%
4,083
38.65%
7
0.07%
3
0.03%
2,387
22.60%
10,563
Butler
5,669
71.21%
2,289
28.75%
3
0.04%
0
0.00%
3,380
42.46%
7,961
Calhoun
4,409
57.49%
2,972
38.75%
286
3.73%
2
0.03%
1,437
18.74%
7,669
Carroll
5,816
53.29%
5,085
46.60%
9
0.08%
3
0.03%
731
6.70%
10,913
Cass
6,103
68.34%
2,818
31.56%
9
0.10%
0
0.00%
3,285
36.79%
8,930
Cedar
5,344
64.71%
2,912
35.26%
1
0.01%
1
0.01%
2,432
29.45%
8,258
Cerro Gordo
12,449
57.00%
9,362
42.86%
21
0.10%
9
0.04%
3,087
14.13%
21,841
Cherokee
4,821
59.67%
3,254
40.28%
3
0.04%
1
0.01%
1,567
19.40%
8,079
Chickasaw
4,205
56.10%
3,275
43.70%
15
0.20%
0
0.00%
930
12.41%
7,495
Clarke
2,462
55.99%
1,929
43.87%
5
0.11%
1
0.02%
533
12.12%
4,397
Clay
5,107
62.36%
2,970
36.26%
101
1.23%
12
0.15%
2,137
26.09%
8,190
Clayton
6,529
59.76%
4,384
40.12%
12
0.11%
1
0.01%
2,145
19.63%
10,926
Clinton
14,765
63.62%
8,394
36.17%
29
0.12%
20
0.09%
6,371
27.45%
23,208
Crawford
4,608
55.03%
3,749
44.77%
15
0.18%
2
0.02%
859
10.26%
8,374
Dallas
6,619
56.06%
5,185
43.92%
2
0.02%
0
0.00%
1,434
12.15%
11,806
Davis
2,661
51.88%
2,458
47.92%
10
0.19%
0
0.00%
203
3.96%
5,129
Decatur
2,912
50.86%
2,806
49.01%
6
0.10%
1
0.02%
106
1.85%
5,725
Delaware
5,732
68.49%
2,621
31.32%
13
0.16%
3
0.04%
3,111
37.17%
8,369
Des Moines
11,152
55.88%
8,781
44.00%
17
0.09%
8
0.04%
2,371
11.88%
19,958
Dickinson
3,641
59.14%
2,498
40.57%
13
0.21%
5
0.08%
1,143
18.56%
6,157
Dubuque
17,923
57.36%
13,174
42.16%
133
0.43%
17
0.05%
4,749
15.20%
31,247
Emmet
4,193
63.68%
2,386
36.24%
4
0.06%
1
0.02%
1,807
27.45%
6,584
Fayette
7,914
61.51%
4,935
38.36%
13
0.10%
4
0.03%
2,979
23.15%
12,866
Floyd
6,172
62.17%
3,739
37.66%
14
0.14%
2
0.02%
2,433
24.51%
9,927
Franklin
4,563
64.41%
2,513
35.47%
7
0.10%
1
0.01%
2,050
28.94%
7,084
Fremont
3,241
58.81%
2,254
40.90%
14
0.25%
2
0.04%
987
17.91%
5,511
Greene
4,255
59.41%
2,802
39.12%
105
1.47%
0
0.00%
1,453
20.29%
7,162
Grundy
4,915
71.99%
1,908
27.95%
4
0.06%
0
0.00%
3,007
44.05%
6,827
Guthrie
4,283
58.91%
2,981
41.00%
4
0.06%
2
0.03%
1,302
17.91%
7,270
Hamilton
5,667
59.56%
3,829
40.25%
15
0.16%
3
0.03%
1,838
19.32%
9,514
Hancock
4,305
60.51%
2,803
39.40%
4
0.06%
2
0.03%
1,502
21.11%
7,114
Hardin
6,642
63.67%
3,775
36.19%
6
0.06%
9
0.09%
2,867
27.48%
10,432
Harrison
5,209
58.30%
3,709
41.51%
17
0.19%
0
0.00%
1,500
16.79%
8,935
Henry
5,818
68.49%
2,667
31.39%
10
0.12%
0
0.00%
3,151
37.09%
8,495
Howard
3,491
52.85%
3,106
47.02%
7
0.11%
1
0.02%
385
5.83%
6,605
Humboldt
3,747
57.58%
2,756
42.35%
4
0.06%
0
0.00%
991
15.23%
6,507
Ida
3,226
60.75%
2,083
39.23%
1
0.02%
0
0.00%
1,143
21.53%
5,310
Iowa
4,875
62.68%
2,753
35.40%
139
1.79%
10
0.13%
2,122
27.29%
7,777
Jackson
5,575
62.61%
3,181
35.72%
147
1.65%
2
0.02%
2,394
26.88%
8,905
Jasper
9,310
56.67%
7,098
43.21%
14
0.09%
6
0.04%
2,212
13.46%
16,428
Jefferson
4,807
62.76%
2,845
37.15%
7
0.09%
0
0.00%
1,962
25.62%
7,659
Johnson
11,298
56.28%
8,767
43.67%
11
0.05%
0
0.00%
2,531
12.61%
20,076
Jones
5,605
62.51%
3,352
37.38%
6
0.07%
4
0.04%
2,253
25.13%
8,967
Keokuk
4,680
56.13%
3,649
43.76%
7
0.08%
2
0.02%
1,031
12.37%
8,338
Kossuth
6,680
54.74%
5,514
45.18%
6
0.05%
4
0.03%
1,166
9.55%
12,204
Lee
11,571
58.35%
8,226
41.48%
29
0.15%
3
0.02%
3,345
16.87%
19,829
Linn
33,402
60.60%
21,667
39.31%
40
0.07%
7
0.01%
11,735
21.29%
55,116
Louisa
3,184
63.07%
1,858
36.81%
6
0.12%
0
0.00%
1,326
26.27%
5,048
Lucas
3,397
58.25%
2,431
41.68%
3
0.05%
1
0.02%
966
16.56%
5,832
Lyon
4,356
70.83%
1,790
29.11%
4
0.07%
0
0.00%
2,566
41.72%
6,150
Madison
3,883
59.34%
2,652
40.53%
5
0.08%
4
0.06%
1,231
18.81%
6,544
Mahaska
6,864
62.21%
3,965
35.93%
201
1.82%
4
0.04%
2,899
26.27%
11,034
Marion
6,830
56.13%
5,316
43.69%
18
0.15%
4
0.03%
1,514
12.44%
12,168
Marshall
10,305
62.74%
5,755
35.04%
357
2.17%
8
0.05%
4,550
27.70%
16,425
Mills
3,539
64.89%
1,897
34.78%
17
0.31%
1
0.02%
1,642
30.11%
5,454
Mitchell
4,175
61.29%
2,630
38.61%
5
0.07%
2
0.03%
1,545
22.68%
6,812
Monona
3,854
52.47%
3,477
47.34%
12
0.16%
2
0.03%
377
5.13%
7,345
Monroe
2,984
53.17%
2,616
46.61%
9
0.16%
3
0.05%
368
6.56%
5,612
Montgomery
5,027
65.77%
2,597
33.98%
19
0.25%
0
0.00%
2,430
31.79%
7,643
Muscatine
8,552
59.81%
5,718
39.99%
22
0.15%
6
0.04%
2,834
19.82%
14,298
O'Brien
6,138
67.32%
2,970
32.57%
8
0.09%
2
0.02%
3,168
34.74%
9,118
Osceola
2,986
62.57%
1,779
37.28%
7
0.15%
0
0.00%
1,207
25.29%
4,772
Page
7,380
70.98%
3,001
28.86%
13
0.13%
3
0.03%
4,379
42.12%
10,397
Palo Alto
3,795
51.14%
3,624
48.83%
2
0.03%
0
0.00%
171
2.30%
7,421
Plymouth
7,246
67.42%
3,502
32.58%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3,744
34.83%
10,748
Pocahontas
3,606
52.89%
3,201
46.95%
9
0.13%
2
0.03%
405
5.94%
6,818
Polk
62,392
54.02%
53,025
45.91%
59
0.05%
15
0.01%
9,367
8.11%
115,491
Pottawattamie
17,632
57.87%
12,731
41.78%
96
0.32%
9
0.03%
4,901
16.09%
30,468
Poweshiek
5,145
58.81%
3,602
41.17%
1
0.01%
1
0.01%
1,543
17.64%
8,749
Ringgold
2,713
60.42%
1,775
39.53%
2
0.04%
0
0.00%
938
20.89%
4,490
Sac
4,874
59.99%
3,248
39.98%
2
0.02%
1
0.01%
1,626
20.01%
8,125
Scott
27,965
59.37%
18,969
40.27%
146
0.31%
24
0.05%
8,996
19.10%
47,104
Shelby
4,425
56.78%
3,300
42.35%
68
0.87%
0
0.00%
1,125
14.44%
7,793
Sioux
9,651
78.29%
2,666
21.63%
11
0.09%
0
0.00%
6,985
56.66%
12,328
Story
13,264
67.54%
6,352
32.34%
20
0.10%
4
0.02%
6,912
35.19%
19,640
Tama
5,952
55.25%
4,795
44.51%
23
0.21%
3
0.03%
1,157
10.74%
10,773
Taylor
3,533
59.10%
2,436
40.75%
7
0.12%
2
0.03%
1,097
18.35%
5,978
Union
4,666
62.21%
2,828
37.70%
7
0.09%
0
0.00%
1,838
24.50%
7,501
Van Buren
3,233
63.79%
1,833
36.17%
1
0.02%
1
0.02%
1,400
27.62%
5,068
Wapello
10,401
48.65%
10,960
51.26%
16
0.07%
4
0.02%
-559
-2.61%
21,381
Warren
5,430
59.19%
3,729
40.65%
15
0.16%
0
0.00%
1,701
18.54%
9,174
Washington
5,844
65.84%
3,022
34.05%
8
0.09%
2
0.02%
2,822
31.79%
8,876
Wayne
3,340
56.64%
2,553
43.29%
4
0.07%
0
0.00%
787
13.35%
5,897
Webster
11,097
52.72%
9,901
47.04%
33
0.16%
18
0.09%
1,196
5.68%
21,049
Winnebago
3,926
60.84%
2,521
39.07%
5
0.08%
1
0.02%
1,405
21.77%
6,453
Winneshiek
6,192
59.20%
4,251
40.64%
14
0.13%
3
0.03%
1,941
18.56%
10,460
Woodbury
25,399
55.89%
19,997
44.00%
41
0.09%
8
0.02%
5,402
11.89%
45,445
Worth
2,700
52.25%
2,465
47.71%
1
0.02%
1
0.02%
235
4.55%
5,167
Wright
5,512
58.70%
3,865
41.16%
12
0.13%
1
0.01%
1,647
17.54%
9,390
Totals
729,187
59.06%
501,858
40.65%
3,202
0.26%
317
0.03%
227,329
18.41%
1,234,564
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]
References
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