The American Vote
2024 result
Candidate

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Republican

Elections
2
Won
2
Electoral votes, all elections
899
Years
1952–1956

Record

Dwight D. Eisenhower: result of each presidential election
YearElectoral votesPopular voteResult
1952
442
of 531
33,937,252
55.1%
Won
1956
457
of 531
35,581,003
57.4%
Won

Popular vote is the sum of the sourced state counts, shown only where every state that held a popular vote has one; sums from county returns (1868–1972) can run a few tenths of a point below national totals published elsewhere.

Electoral votesNational Archives, Electoral College results: 1952, 1956 (public domain, read 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

SourcesStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Election by election

1952Republican · Won

States carried · 39 of 48
Closest states won
  1. Tennesseeby 2,437 · 0.3 pts
  2. Missouriby 29,599 · 1.6 pts
  3. Rhode Islandby 7,642 · 1.8 pts
Closest states lost
  1. KentuckyStevenson by 700 · 0.07 pts
  2. South CarolinaStevenson by 4,922 · 1.4 pts
  3. West VirginiaStevenson by 33,608 · 3.8 pts

Margins computed for 48 of 48 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Eisenhower.

SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

1956Republican · Won

States carried · 41 of 48
Closest states won
  1. Tennesseeby 5,781 · 0.6 pts
  2. Minnesotaby 101,777 · 7.6 pts
  3. West Virginiaby 67,763 · 8.2 pts
Closest states lost
  1. MissouriStevenson by 3,974 · 0.2 pts
  2. North CarolinaStevenson by 15,468 · 1.3 pts
  3. ArkansasStevenson by 26,990 · 6.6 pts

Margins computed for 48 of 48 states: those with a sourced popular vote that names Eisenhower.

SourceStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

From the National Archives

An Alabama elector voted for Jones and Talmadge.

National Archives, Electoral College results for 1956, archives.gov, read October 3, 2026. Quoted as published.

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