Who won Illinois in the 1956 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Illinois in 1956, winning its 27 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Illinois have in 1956?

Illinois cast 27 electoral votes in the 1956 presidential election.

Did Illinois vote for the national winner in 1956?

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

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1956

Illinois: Eisenhower carries 27 EV.

Illinois cast its 27 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Illinois voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Illinois, 1956

In 1956, Illinois awarded its 27 electoral votes to Eisenhower of the Republican party. Illinois ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Illinois backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1952. The region divided — Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana joined Illinois for the Republican ticket, while Missouri and Kentucky did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Illinois has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (26 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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