Who won Indiana in the 1956 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Indiana in 1956, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1956?

Indiana cast 13 electoral votes in the 1956 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1956?

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

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1956

Indiana: Eisenhower carries 13 EV.

Indiana cast its 13 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Indiana in 1956

The 1956 contest saw Indiana line up behind Eisenhower, delivering 13 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Indiana ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Indiana backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1940. The region divided — Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan joined Indiana for the Republican ticket, while Kentucky did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Indiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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