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Election 1956 Results

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1956 presidential election in Wisconsin

Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) beat Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1956, 61.6% to 37.8%, a margin of 23.7 points and 368,076 votes.

Wisconsin voted 8.3 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+15.4.

The Republican hold continued from 1952, when Dwight D. Eisenhower also won.

Republicans led in 69 of the 71 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 2. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 407,318 votes and went to the Republican by 12.3 points. The closest was Burnett, where 212 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dwight D. Eisenhower won Republican 954,844 61.6%
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic 586,768 37.8%
All other candidates 8,946 0.6%
Total1,550,558

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 177,286 43.5% 227,253 55.8% 2,779 407,318 R+12.3
Dane 36,891 48.4% 38,955 51.1% 367 76,213 R+2.7
Racine 22,646 41.2% 31,968 58.2% 305 54,919 R+17.0
Waukesha 15,496 30.3% 35,212 68.9% 376 51,084 R+38.6
Brown 13,642 29.1% 32,878 70.2% 288 46,808 R+41.1
Rock 13,834 32.2% 28,980 67.4% 173 42,987 R+35.2
Winnebago 11,115 27.6% 28,759 71.4% 380 40,254 R+43.8
Kenosha 17,094 44.1% 21,367 55.1% 335 38,796 R+11.0
Marathon 15,301 40.2% 22,586 59.4% 164 38,051 R+19.1
Sheboygan 14,540 39.5% 22,077 59.9% 235 36,852 R+20.5
Outagamie 7,725 22.7% 26,090 76.6% 262 34,077 R+53.9
Fond Du Lac 7,940 26.8% 21,496 72.5% 230 29,666 R+45.7
La Crosse 11,258 38.0% 18,264 61.7% 100 29,622 R+23.7
Manitowoc 10,800 37.0% 18,078 61.9% 321 29,199 R+24.9
Dodge 6,704 27.5% 17,569 72.1% 93 24,366 R+44.6
Eau Claire 9,276 41.3% 13,122 58.5% 41 22,439 R+17.1
Walworth 4,922 22.6% 16,696 76.6% 172 21,790 R+54.0
Wood 6,412 29.7% 15,091 69.9% 80 21,583 R+40.2
Douglas 11,276 55.0% 9,183 44.8% 43 20,502 D+10.2
Jefferson 6,452 32.4% 13,357 67.0% 122 19,931 R+34.6
Grant 5,208 30.7% 11,648 68.7% 102 16,958 R+38.0
Washington 4,447 26.7% 12,167 72.9% 69 16,683 R+46.3
Chippewa 6,617 40.2% 9,781 59.4% 63 16,461 R+19.2
Sauk 5,292 33.0% 10,644 66.5% 80 16,016 R+33.4
Portage 7,010 45.6% 8,320 54.1% 56 15,386 R+8.5
Columbia 5,158 33.6% 10,120 66.0% 52 15,330 R+32.4
Waupaca 3,133 20.9% 11,798 78.6% 72 15,003 R+57.8
Barron 5,419 38.4% 8,634 61.1% 73 14,126 R+22.8
Ozaukee 4,139 29.4% 9,808 69.6% 139 14,086 R+40.2
Marinette 5,113 36.4% 8,874 63.1% 73 14,060 R+26.7
Shawano 3,675 28.0% 9,388 71.5% 59 13,122 R+43.5
Clark 4,765 37.4% 7,941 62.3% 48 12,754 R+24.9
St. Croix 5,499 44.0% 6,956 55.7% 29 12,484 R+11.7
Monroe 4,311 36.5% 7,460 63.2% 40 11,811 R+26.7
Vernon 4,923 44.2% 6,200 55.7% 17 11,140 R+11.5
Polk 4,985 45.7% 5,894 54.0% 27 10,906 R+8.3
Green 3,614 33.5% 7,114 66.0% 51 10,779 R+32.5
Dunn 4,189 39.5% 6,401 60.4% 14 10,604 R+20.9
Oconto 3,632 34.5% 6,836 65.0% 57 10,525 R+30.4
Trempealeau 4,602 45.6% 5,476 54.3% 16 10,094 R+8.7
Oneida 3,328 34.5% 6,261 64.9% 59 9,648 R+30.4
Pierce 3,644 38.5% 5,782 61.1% 32 9,458 R+22.6
Lincoln 2,880 30.8% 6,329 67.7% 134 9,343 R+36.9
Door 1,859 21.6% 6,722 78.0% 41 8,622 R+56.4
Iowa 3,176 37.7% 5,201 61.8% 40 8,417 R+24.1
Calumet 2,099 25.3% 6,166 74.2% 43 8,308 R+49.0
Lafayette 3,212 40.3% 4,733 59.3% 33 7,978 R+19.1
Richland 2,783 35.3% 5,062 64.3% 29 7,874 R+28.9
Langlade 2,804 35.8% 5,004 63.8% 33 7,841 R+28.1
Ashland 3,677 47.0% 4,121 52.7% 21 7,819 R+5.7
Juneau 2,428 32.0% 5,135 67.6% 35 7,598 R+35.6
Kewaunee 2,364 31.5% 5,106 68.0% 39 7,509 R+36.5
Green Lake 1,643 23.1% 5,441 76.5% 29 7,113 R+53.4
Price 2,778 40.6% 4,028 58.8% 42 6,848 R+18.3
Crawford 2,522 37.7% 4,123 61.7% 36 6,681 R+24.0
Taylor 2,759 41.5% 3,843 57.8% 52 6,654 R+16.3
Rusk 2,929 45.8% 3,433 53.7% 33 6,395 R+7.9
Jackson 2,755 43.2% 3,614 56.7% 9 6,378 R+13.5
Waushara 1,387 22.6% 4,717 77.0% 23 6,127 R+54.3
Bayfield 2,691 46.3% 3,096 53.3% 19 5,806 R+7.0
Buffalo 2,266 40.0% 3,387 59.8% 8 5,661 R+19.8
Vilas 1,267 25.5% 3,683 74.1% 22 4,972 R+48.6
Washburn 1,935 40.7% 2,798 58.9% 19 4,752 R+18.2
Sawyer 1,520 34.8% 2,823 64.5% 31 4,374 R+29.8
Burnett 1,986 47.3% 2,198 52.4% 14 4,198 R+5.1
Iron 2,226 53.3% 1,930 46.2% 20 4,176 D+7.1
Marquette 975 25.8% 2,796 73.9% 14 3,785 R+48.1
Forest 1,527 42.7% 2,039 57.0% 9 3,575 R+14.3
Adams 1,244 39.9% 1,854 59.5% 19 3,117 R+19.6
Pepin 1,040 34.5% 1,975 65.5% 3,015 R+31.0
Florence 723 41.8% 1,003 57.9% 5 1,731 R+16.2

Counties as they stood in 1956; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Wisconsin in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+0.9
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+0.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+0.8
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+6.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+13.9
2004 John Kerry (D) D+0.4
2000 Al Gore (D) D+0.2
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+10.3
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+4.4
1988 Michael Dukakis (D) D+3.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+9.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+4.7
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+1.7
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.7
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.6
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+24.3
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.7
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+23.7
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+22.2
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+4.4
1944 Thomas E. Dewey (R) R+1.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+1.8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+33.5
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+32.3
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+9.2
1924 Robert M. La Follette (other)
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+54.9
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+6.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+8.4
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+17.8
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+35.2
1900 William McKinley (R) R+24.1
1896 William McKinley (R) R+22.9
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+1.7
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+6.0
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+4.6
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+11.1
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+2.4
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+9.2
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+12.5