1956 United States presidential election in Connecticut explained

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The 1956 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Eisenhower ran with incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon of California, while Stevenson's running mate was Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee. Eisenhower won Connecticut by a margin of 27.46%, which made Connecticut 12% more Republican than the nation-at-large and Eisenhower's eighth-best state in the nation.

To date, this is the last time that the cities of Middletown, New Britain, and New Haven, as well as the town of Bloomfield voted Republican.

Results

By county

County	Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%
	Fairfield		199,841		70.19%		84,890		29.81%						114,951		40.38%		284,731
	Hartford		175,894		58.09%		126,923		41.91%						48,971		16.18%		302,817
	Litchfield		40,029		69.91%		17,226		30.09%						22,803		39.82%		57,255
	Middlesex		25,496		64.80%		13,851		35.20%						11,645		29.60%		39,347
	New Haven		191,215		63.02%		112,208		36.98%						79,007		26.04%		303,423
	New London		43,453		61.40%		27,317		38.60%						16,136		22.80%		70,770
	Tolland		15,880		63.54%		9,111		36.46%						6,769		27.08%		24,991
	Windham		20,029		59.64%		13,553		40.36%						6,476		19.28%		33,582
Totals	711,837	63.72%	405,079	36.26%	205	0.02%	306,758	27.46%	1,117,121

See also

• United States presidential elections in Connecticut

Notes and References

1. Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of the 1952 election Eisenhower was president of Columbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania.
2. Web site: The Presidents . September 27, 2017 . David Leip . Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania.