The 1956 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Wyoming was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.08 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.92 percent of the popular vote, a Republican victory margin of 20.2%. This margin represented a slight decrease from Eisenhower's victory in the state 4 years earlier in 1952, despite the fact that he won nationwide by a larger margin. Nevertheless, Wyoming still weighed in as 2.8% more Republican than the rest of the nation. Ironically enough, despite his margins in most of the counties he won being slightly less than 1952.
Eisenhower's underperformance relative to 1952 was not unique to just Wyoming, as most of the Mountain West swung a few points against him. Given the fact that the state's economy relied heavily upon agriculture, this is possibly due to a 5 year long drought in the High Plains, which encompasses parts of Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, and New Mexico.Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority, pp. 317, 436 ISBN 978-0-691-16324-6
Campaign Wyoming was mostly ignored during the campaign. Estes Kefauver gave one speech in Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Results
Results by county CountyDwight D. EisenhowerRepublicanAdlai StevensonDemocraticMarginTotal votescast # % # % # % Albany 4,315 55.88% 3,407 44.12% 908 11.76% 7,722 Big Horn 3,369 65.01% 1,813 34.99% 1,556 30.02% 5,182 Campbell 1,473 69.19% 656 30.81% 817 38.38% 2,129 Carbon 3,336 50.90% 3,218 49.10% 118 1.80% 6,554 Converse 1,855 71.18% 751 28.82% 1,104 42.36% 2,606 Crook 1,139 72.78% 426 27.22% 713 45.56% 1,565 Fremont 4,887 65.54% 2,569 34.46% 2,318 31.08% 7,456 Goshen 2,825 57.01% 2,130 42.99% 695 14.02% 4,955 Hot Springs 1,663 62.99% 977 37.01% 686 25.98% 2,640 Johnson 1,842 76.12% 578 23.88% 1,264 52.24% 2,420 Laramie 10,581 53.84% 9,072 46.16% 1,509 7.68% 19,653 Lincoln 2,264 59.16% 1,563 40.84% 701 18.32% 3,827 Natrona 10,796 62.56% 6,462 37.44% 4,334 25.12% 17,258 Niobrara 1,248 70.67% 518 29.33% 730 41.34% 1,766 Park 4,397 69.17% 1,960 30.83% 2,437 38.34% 6,357 Platte 1,848 55.21% 1,499 44.79% 349 10.42% 3,347 Sheridan 5,546 63.38% 3,204 36.62% 2,342 26.76% 8,750 Sublette 901 71.96% 351 28.04% 550 43.92% 1,252 Sweetwater 3,355 41.41% 4,747 58.59% -1,392 -17.18% 8,102 Teton 1,089 77.73% 312 22.27% 777 55.46% 1,401 Uinta 1,742 56.87% 1,321 43.13% 421 13.74% 3,063 Washakie 2,265 69.61% 989 30.39% 1,276 39.22% 3,254Weston 1,837 64.05% 1,031 35.95% 806 28.10% 2,868Totals74,57360.08%49,55439.92%25,01920.16%124,127
See also United States presidential elections in Wyoming
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