Who won Colorado in the 1956 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Colorado in 1956, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1956?

Colorado cast 6 electoral votes in the 1956 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1956?

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

New Deal CoalitionCO · 6 EV

1956

Colorado: Eisenhower carries 6 EV.

Colorado cast its 6 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Colorado voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1956 result in Colorado

Colorado backed Eisenhower (Republican) in the 1956 presidential election, casting 6 electoral votes for the ticket. That placed Colorado with the eventual winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower went on to take the presidency, and Colorado was part of his column.

Colorado stayed in the Republican column for the 2nd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1952. Colorado did not move alone — neighboring Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah broke the same way in 1956. Over its 37 recorded presidential cycles, Colorado has backed the Republican party more than any other — 19 times in all. The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

Nationally, Dwight D. Eisenhower finished with 457 of the 531 electoral votes to 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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