1956 Presidential Election Results for Oregon

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)		Adlai Stevenson (D)		Other		TOTAL
Baker	66%	3,706	51.9%	3,431	48.0%	9	0.1%	7,146
Benton	53%	9,016	68.1%	4,214	31.9%	0	0.0%	13,230
Clackamas	71%	25,314	55.3%	20,416	44.6%	54	0.1%	45,784
Clatsop	69%	6,616	50.8%	6,372	49.0%	25	0.2%	13,013
Columbia	71%	4,275	43.3%	5,592	56.7%	0	0.0%	9,867
Coos	64%	9,201	45.1%	11,183	54.8%	10	0.0%	20,394
Crook	63%	1,879	51.0%	1,805	49.0%	0	0.0%	3,684
Curry	60%	2,306	53.6%	1,996	46.4%	4	0.1%	4,306
Deschutes	66%	5,399	56.8%	4,102	43.1%	7	0.1%	9,508
Douglas	66%	13,837	53.9%	11,825	46.1%	0	0.0%	25,662
Gilliam	70%	793	59.6%	538	40.4%	0	0.0%	1,331
Grant	61%	1,822	59.1%	1,261	40.9%	2	0.1%	3,085
Harney	67%	1,512	55.4%	1,212	44.4%	3	0.1%	2,727
Hood River	66%	3,149	56.2%	2,445	43.7%	5	0.1%	5,599
Jackson	68%	17,201	57.4%	12,733	42.5%	14	0.0%	29,948
Jefferson	63%	1,356	54.8%	1,117	45.1%	3	0.1%	2,476
Josephine	70%	7,967	62.0%	4,863	37.9%	11	0.1%	12,841
Klamath	64%	9,740	53.6%	8,434	46.4%	1	0.0%	18,175
Lake	67%	1,623	55.7%	1,289	44.2%	2	0.1%	2,914
Lane	65%	35,264	56.1%	27,534	43.8%	80	0.1%	62,878
Lincoln	63%	5,346	53.6%	4,624	46.3%	9	0.1%	9,979
Linn	63%	12,469	55.1%	10,153	44.9%	0	0.0%	22,622
Malheur	59%	4,981	61.2%	3,151	38.7%	8	0.1%	8,140
Marion	62%	28,990	64.1%	16,170	35.8%	32	0.1%	45,192
Morrow	67%	1,092	55.0%	893	45.0%	0	0.0%	1,985
Multnomah	72%	129,658	52.8%	115,896	47.2%	215	0.1%	245,769
Polk	61%	6,404	61.2%	4,047	38.7%	8	0.1%	10,459
Sherman	74%	671	61.5%	420	38.5%	0	0.0%	1,091
Tillamook	64%	4,306	53.8%	3,684	46.1%	9	0.1%	7,999
Umatilla	64%	9,654	55.7%	7,678	44.3%	7	0.0%	17,339
Union	71%	3,749	46.1%	4,389	53.9%	2	0.0%	8,140
Wallowa	72%	1,604	48.2%	1,723	51.8%	1	0.0%	3,328
Wasco	73%	4,332	51.0%	4,165	49.0%	0	0.0%	8,497
Washington	71%	22,001	61.1%	14,027	38.9%	0	0.0%	36,028
Wheeler	61%	605	51.5%	569	48.5%	0	0.0%	1,174
Yamhill	67%	8,555	61.9%	5,253	38.0%	14	0.1%	13,822
TOTAL	67%	406,393	55.2%	329,204	44.7%	535	0.1%	736,132

1956 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in OR

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1956 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)		Adlai Stevenson (D)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Norblad-R)	71%	120,823	58.9%	84,399	41.1%	0	0.0%	205,222
District 02 (Ullman-D)	69%	57,667	54.3%	48,622	45.7%	0	0.0%	106,289
District 03 (Green-D)	76%	129,658	52.8%	115,896	47.2%	0	0.0%	245,554
District 04 (Porter-D)	72%	98,245	55.0%	80,287	45.0%	0	0.0%	178,532

1956 President, Baker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,706	51.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,431	48.0%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,146
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	9,016	68.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,214	31.9%
TOTAL	13,230
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1956 President, Clackamas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	25,314	55.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,416	44.6%
Other	54	0.1%
TOTAL	45,784
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Clatsop County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,616	50.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,372	49.0%
Other	25	0.2%
TOTAL	13,013
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1956 President, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,275	43.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,592	56.7%
TOTAL	9,867
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -14

1956 President, Coos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	9,201	45.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	11,183	54.8%
Other	10	0.0%
TOTAL	20,394
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12

1956 President, Crook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,879	51.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,805	49.0%
TOTAL	3,684
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Curry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,306	53.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,996	46.4%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,306
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Deschutes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,399	56.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,102	43.1%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	9,508
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	13,837	53.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	11,825	46.1%
TOTAL	25,662
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -3

1956 President, Gilliam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	793	59.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	538	40.4%
TOTAL	1,331
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,822	59.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,261	40.9%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,085
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Harney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,512	55.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,212	44.4%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,727
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Hood River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,149	56.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,445	43.7%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,599
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	17,201	57.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	12,733	42.5%
Other	14	0.0%
TOTAL	29,948
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,356	54.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,117	45.1%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,476
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1956 President, Josephine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,967	62.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,863	37.9%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	12,841
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5

1956 President, Klamath County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	9,740	53.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	8,434	46.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	18,175
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,623	55.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,289	44.2%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,914
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Lane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	35,264	56.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	27,534	43.8%
Other	80	0.1%
TOTAL	62,878
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,346	53.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,624	46.3%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	9,979
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Linn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	12,469	55.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	10,153	44.9%
TOTAL	22,622
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Malheur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,981	61.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,151	38.7%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	8,140
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	28,990	64.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	16,170	35.8%
Other	32	0.1%
TOTAL	45,192
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Morrow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,092	55.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	893	45.0%
TOTAL	1,985
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Multnomah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	129,658	52.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	115,896	47.2%
Other	215	0.1%
TOTAL	245,769
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,404	61.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,047	38.7%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	10,459
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	671	61.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	420	38.5%
TOTAL	1,091
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Tillamook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,306	53.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,684	46.1%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,999
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Umatilla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	9,654	55.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,678	44.3%
Other	7	0.0%
TOTAL	17,339
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,749	46.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,389	53.9%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,140
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -11

1956 President, Wallowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,604	48.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,723	51.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,328
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -9

1956 President, Wasco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,332	51.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,165	49.0%
TOTAL	8,497
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	22,001	61.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	14,027	38.9%
TOTAL	36,028
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	605	51.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	569	48.5%
TOTAL	1,174
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Yamhill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	8,555	61.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,253	38.0%
Other	14	0.1%
TOTAL	13,822
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

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