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1956 Presidential Election Results for Rhode Island

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(House elections)

Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries


Areas won by 3rd party candidates are shown in green on the map regardless of the color used in the data table below.



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County Turnout Dwight Eisenhower*
(R)		 Adlai Stevenson
(D)		 Other TOTAL
Bristol 74% 10,070 59.9% 6,748 40.1% 0 0.0% 16,818
Kent 74% 31,548 65.9% 16,298 34.1% 0 0.0% 47,846
Newport 53% 16,063 63.0% 9,433 37.0% 2 0.0% 25,498
Providence 71% 153,860 55.8% 121,861 44.2% 0 0.0% 275,721
Washington 60% 14,278 65.7% 7,450 34.3% 00.0% 21,728
TOTAL 69% 225,81958.3% 161,79041.7% 00.0% 387,609



1956 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in RI

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 (Forand-D) 74% 104,093 57.7% 76,198 42.3% 0 0.0% 180,291
District 02 (Fogarty-D) 74% 121,726 58.7% 85,592 41.3% 0 0.0% 207,318



1956 President, Bristol County
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 10,070 59.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 6,748 40.1%
TOTAL 16,818
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2


1956 President, Kent County
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 31,548 65.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 16,298 34.1%
TOTAL 47,846
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 9


1956 President, Newport County
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 16,063 63.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,433 37.0%
Other 2 0.0%
TOTAL 25,498
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 6


1956 President, Providence County
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 153,860 55.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 121,861 44.2%
TOTAL 275,721
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2


1956 President, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 14,278 65.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,450 34.3%
TOTAL 21,728
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8
* incumbent