Who won Montana in the 1956 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Montana have in 1956?

Montana cast 4 electoral votes in the 1956 presidential election.

Did Montana vote for the national winner in 1956?

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

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1956

Montana: Eisenhower carries 4 EV.

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

Montana in 1956

The 1956 contest saw Montana line up behind Eisenhower, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Montana ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Montana backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1952. Montana did not move alone — neighboring Idaho, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota broke the same way in 1956. Across the 34 presidential elections Montana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (22 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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