The 1956 United States presidential election in Utah 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.

Utah was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 64.56 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 35.44 percent of the popular vote. Utah swung over 11 points toward Eisenhower compared to 1952. This was by far the largest Republican swing of any state in the western half of the country.

Results

Results by county County Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican Adlai StevensonDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Beaver 1,190 53.60% 1,030 46.40% 160 7.20% 2,220 Box Elder 5,804 68.34% 2,689 31.66% 3,115 36.68% 8,493 Cache 10,349 73.82% 3,671 26.18% 6,678 47.64% 14,020 Carbon 4,507 50.26% 4,460 49.74% 47 0.52% 8,967 Daggett 102 53.13% 90 46.88% 12 6.25% 192 Davis 12,122 66.71% 6,050 33.29% 6,072 33.42% 18,172 Duchesne 1,856 67.99% 874 32.01% 982 35.98% 2,730 Emery 1,679 64.04% 943 35.96% 736 28.08% 2,622 Garfield 1,115 75.95% 353 24.05% 762 51.90% 1,468 Grand 1,044 76.09% 328 23.91% 716 52.18% 1,372 Iron 3,321 71.70% 1,311 28.30% 2,010 43.40% 4,632 Juab 1,512 59.60% 1,025 40.40% 487 19.20% 2,537 Kane 939 90.20% 102 9.80% 837 80.40% 1,041 Millard 2,667 69.09% 1,193 30.91% 1,474 38.18% 3,860 Morgan 905 67.39% 438 32.61% 467 34.78% 1,343 Piute 548 75.27% 180 24.73% 368 50.54% 728 Rich 561 68.92% 253 31.08% 308 37.84% 814 Salt Lake 95,179 64.22% 53,038 35.78% 42,141 28.44% 148,217 San Juan 1,119 72.47% 425 27.53% 694 44.94% 1,544 Sanpete 3,883 68.59% 1,778 31.41% 2,105 37.18% 5,661 Sevier 3,646 74.74% 1,232 25.26% 2,414 49.48% 4,878 Summit 2,031 69.77% 880 30.23% 1,151 39.54% 2,911 Tooele 3,390 55.82% 2,683 44.18% 707 11.64% 6,073 Uintah 2,840 77.60% 820 22.40% 2,020 55.20% 3,660 Utah 25,371 66.56% 12,747 33.44% 12,624 33.12% 38,118 Wasatch 1,738 66.79% 864 33.21% 874 33.58% 2,602 Washington 3,172 78.34% 877 21.66% 2,295 56.68% 4,049 Wayne 499 63.81% 283 36.19% 216 27.62% 782 Weber 22,542 55.95% 17,747 44.05% 4,795 11.90% 40,289Totals215,63164.56%118,36435.44%97,26729.12%333,995

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Carbon Tooele

See also United States presidential elections in Utah

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