Who won Pennsylvania in the 1956 presidential election?

Eisenhower (Republican) carried Pennsylvania in 1956, winning its 32 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1956?

Pennsylvania cast 32 electoral votes in the 1956 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1956?

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

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1956

Pennsylvania: Eisenhower carries 32 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 32 electoral votes for Eisenhower (Republican). National winner: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) — Pennsylvania voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1956 result in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania backed Eisenhower (Republican) in the 1956 presidential election, casting 32 electoral votes for the ticket. Pennsylvania ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Pennsylvania backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1948. The region divided — Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York joined Pennsylvania for the Republican ticket, while West Virginia did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Pennsylvania has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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