Who won South Dakota in the 1956 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did South Dakota have in 1956?

South Dakota cast 4 electoral votes in the 1956 presidential election.

Did South Dakota vote for the national winner in 1956?

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

New Deal CoalitionSD · 4 EV

1956

South Dakota: Eisenhower carries 4 EV.

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

What happened in South Dakota, 1956

In 1956, South Dakota awarded its 4 electoral votes to Eisenhower of the Republican party. South Dakota ended up on the winning side — Dwight D. Eisenhower captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which South Dakota backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1940. The region divided — North Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana joined South Dakota for the Republican ticket, while Minnesota did not. Across the 34 presidential elections South Dakota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (29 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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