Who won Oregon in the 1956 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Oregon in 1956, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Oregon have in 1956?

Oregon cast 6 electoral votes in the 1956 presidential election.

Did Oregon vote for the national winner in 1956?

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

New Deal CoalitionOR · 6 EV

1956

Oregon: Eisenhower carries 6 EV.

Oregon cast its 6 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Oregon voted with the national winner this cycle.

Oregon in 1956

The 1956 contest saw Oregon line up behind Eisenhower, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Oregon ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Oregon backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1948. Oregon did not move alone — neighboring Washington, Idaho, Nevada, and California broke the same way in 1956. Across the 42 presidential elections Oregon has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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