Who won Ohio in the 1956 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Ohio in 1956, winning its 25 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1956?

Ohio cast 25 electoral votes in the 1956 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 1956?

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

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1956

Ohio: Eisenhower carries 25 EV.

Ohio cast its 25 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Ohio voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1956 result in Ohio

Ohio backed Eisenhower (Republican) in the 1956 presidential election, casting 25 electoral votes for the ticket. Ohio ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Ohio backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1952. The region divided — Michigan, Indiana, and Pennsylvania joined Ohio for the Republican ticket, while Kentucky and West Virginia did not. Across the 56 presidential elections Ohio has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 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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