Who won Arizona in the 1956 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Arizona in 1956, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Arizona have in 1956?

Arizona cast 4 electoral votes in the 1956 presidential election.

Did Arizona vote for the national winner in 1956?

Yes. Arizona backed Dwight D. Eisenhower, who won the presidency that year.

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1956

Arizona: Eisenhower carries 4 EV.

Arizona cast its 4 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Arizona voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1956 result in Arizona

Arizona backed Eisenhower (Republican) in the 1956 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Arizona ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Arizona backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1952. Arizona did not move alone — neighboring California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico broke the same way in 1956. Across the 29 presidential elections Arizona has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (18 times). The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, Dwight D. Eisenhower took 457 of the 531 electoral votes, against Adlai Stevenson II's 73. Dwight D. Eisenhower led the national popular vote with 57.37% of the ballots cast.

The 1956 national map

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