Who won Delaware in the 1956 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Delaware in 1956, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1956?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in the 1956 presidential election.

Did Delaware vote for the national winner in 1956?

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

New Deal CoalitionDE · 3 EV

1956

Delaware: Eisenhower carries 3 EV.

Delaware cast its 3 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Delaware voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1956 result in Delaware

Delaware backed Eisenhower (Republican) in the 1956 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Delaware ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Delaware backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1940. Delaware did not move alone — neighboring Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey broke the same way in 1956. Across the 60 presidential elections Delaware has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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