The 1956 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. States voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Arizona was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.99% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.90% of the popular vote.

Eisenhower was the first Republican presidential candidate to ever carry Graham County, which was to become a Republican stronghold after 1964.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 148

Results

Results by county CountyDwight D. EisenhowerRepublicanAdlai StevensonDemocraticT. Coleman AndrewsIndependentMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#% Apache 1,685 63.18% 981 36.78% 1 0.04% 704 26.40% 2,667 Cochise 6,893 56.36% 5,328 43.57% 9 0.07% 1,565 12.79% 12,230 Coconino 4,044 63.50% 2,314 36.33% 11 0.17% 1,730 27.17% 6,369 Gila 4,234 51.26% 4,026 48.74% 0 0.00% 208 2.52% 8,260 Graham 2,384 58.55% 1,688 41.45% 0 0.00% 696 17.10% 4,072 Greenlee 1,784 39.69% 2,711 60.31% 0 0.00% -927 -20.62% 4,495 Maricopa 92,140 62.96% 54,010 36.91% 191 0.13% 38,130 26.05% 146,341 Mohave 1,523 60.99% 968 38.77% 6 0.24% 555 22.22% 2,497 Navajo 3,928 65.80% 2,033 34.05% 9 0.15% 1,895 31.75% 5,970 Pima 39,298 62.49% 23,536 37.43% 51 0.08% 15,762 25.06% 62,885 Pinal 5,762 53.15% 5,063 46.70% 17 0.15% 699 6.45% 10,842 Santa Cruz 1,646 59.25% 1,131 40.71% 1 0.04% 515 18.54% 2,778 Yavapai 6,339 65.66% 3,315 34.34% 0 0.00% 3,024 31.32% 9,654 Yuma 5,330 47.96% 5,776 51.98% 7 0.06% -446 -4.02% 11,113Totals176,99060.99%112,88038.90%3030.10%64,11022.09%290,173

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Gila Graham

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Yuma

Electors Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 11, 1956. Andrews had no party affiliation and no slate of electors was pledged to him in Arizona. Adlai Stevenson & Estes KefauverDemocratic Party Dwight D. Eisenhower & Richard NixonRepublican Party

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