The 1956 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Idaho was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 61.17% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 38.78% of the popular vote.
Eisenhower became the first Republican to carry the state of Idaho more than once.
Results
Results by county County Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican Adlai StevensonDemocratic Various candidatesWrite-ins Margin Total votes castOur Campaigns; ID US President Race, November 06, 1956 # % # % # % # % Ada 26,387 69.96% 11,328 30.04% 15,059 39.92% 37,715 Adams 842 60.84% 542 39.16% 300 21.68% 1,384 Bannock 10,476 53.51% 9,101 46.49% 1,375 7.02% 19,577 Bear Lake 2,181 64.17% 1,218 35.83% 963 28.34% 3,399 Benewah 1,460 50.31% 1,442 49.69% 18 0.62% 2,902 Bingham 5,853 63.17% 3,412 36.83% 2,441 26.34% 9,265 Blaine 1,384 58.59% 978 41.41% 406 17.18% 2,362 Boise 570 66.67% 285 33.33% 285 33.34% 855 Bonner 3,937 52.84% 3,514 47.16% 423 5.68% 7,451 Bonneville 11,099 66.16% 5,676 33.84% 5,423 32.32% 16,775 Boundary 1,419 55.24% 1,150 44.76% 269 10.48% 2,569 Butte 774 53.64% 669 46.36% 105 7.28% 1,443 Camas 337 55.89% 266 44.11% 71 11.78% 603 Canyon 15,483 67.25% 7,540 32.75% 7,943 34.50% 23,023 Caribou 1,668 63.71% 950 36.29% 718 27.42% 2,618 Cassia 3,944 68.79% 1,789 31.21% 2,155 37.58% 5,733 Clark 318 67.80% 151 32.20% 167 35.60% 469 Clearwater 1,508 42.70% 2,024 57.30% -516 -14.60% 3,532 Custer 811 60.34% 533 39.66% 278 20.68% 1,344 Elmore 1,849 51.25% 1,759 48.75% 90 2.50% 3,608 Franklin 2,795 70.30% 1,181 29.70% 1,614 40.60% 3,976 Fremont 2,513 62.08% 1,535 37.92% 978 24.16% 4,048 Gem 2,445 58.75% 1,717 41.25% 728 17.50% 4,162 Gooding 2,835 61.39% 1,783 38.61% 1,052 22.78% 4,618 Idaho 2,703 51.50% 2,546 48.50% 157 3.00% 5,249 Jefferson 2,748 60.12% 1,823 39.88% 925 20.24% 4,571 Jerome 3,127 64.71% 1,705 35.29% 1,422 29.42% 4,832 Kootenai 7,330 54.38% 6,149 45.62% 1,181 8.76% 13,479 Latah 5,024 57.71% 3,682 42.29% 1,342 15.42% 8,706 Lemhi 1,794 63.35% 1,038 36.65% 756 26.70% 2,832 Lewis 833 39.20% 1,292 60.80% -459 -21.60% 2,125 Lincoln 1,069 61.83% 660 38.17% 409 23.66% 1,729 Madison 2,538 64.07% 1,423 35.93% 1,115 28.14% 3,961 Minidoka 2,954 63.58% 1,692 36.42% 1,262 27.16% 4,646 Nez Perce 5,635 46.64% 6,448 53.36% -813 -6.72% 12,083 Oneida 1,324 64.21% 738 35.79% 586 28.42% 2,062 Owyhee 1,468 62.95% 864 37.05% 604 25.90% 2,332 Payette 3,342 65.41% 1,767 34.59% 1,575 30.82% 5,109 Power 1,108 59.03% 769 40.97% 339 18.06% 1,877 Shoshone 4,598 50.83% 4,448 49.17% 150 1.66% 9,046 Teton 842 65.12% 451 34.88% 391 30.24% 1,293 Twin Falls 12,097 68.10% 5,666 31.90% 6,431 36.20% 17,763 Valley 1,285 71.55% 511 28.45% 774 43.10% 1,796 Washington 2,272 57.89% 1,653 42.11% 619 15.78% 3,925Totals166,97961.17%105,86838.78%1420.05%61,11122.39%272,989
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Nez Perce
See also United States presidential elections in Idaho
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