1956 United States presidential election in California Turnout 86.56% (of registered voters) 0.29 pp 67.59% (of eligible voters) 6.48 pp [1] County Results
Eisenhower
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Stevenson
50–60%
The 1956 United States presidential election in California took place in November 1956 as part of the 1956 United States presidential election . State voters chose 32 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
California voted for the Republican incumbent , Dwight D. Eisenhower , in a landslide over the Democratic challenger, former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson . However, Stevenson did improve his performance in California from four years previous. California's result was about 4.3% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.
As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last presidential election in California where the Republican candidate won the counties of Alameda and San Francisco , both of which have become strongholds of the Democratic Party.
Results [ edit ] Results by county [ edit ] County Eisenhower Votes Stevenson Votes Others Votes Alpine 79.72% 114 20.28% 29 0.00% 0 Mono 73.79% 673 25.99% 237 0.22% 2 Orange 66.82% 113,510 32.31% 54,895 0.87% 1,474 Inyo 66.19% 3,524 33.47% 1,782 0.34% 18 Marin 65.94% 33,792 33.76% 17,301 0.29% 151 Lake 64.84% 4,073 34.78% 2,185 0.38% 24 Santa Barbara 64.55% 31,294 34.91% 16,925 0.55% 265 San Diego 64.47% 195,742 35.15% 106,716 0.38% 1,147 Santa Cruz 63.58% 22,109 36.16% 12,574 0.27% 93 Sutter 62.79% 6,327 36.45% 3,673 0.76% 77 Riverside 62.16% 56,766 37.34% 34,098 0.51% 465 Sonoma 61.92% 33,659 37.92% 20,616 0.16% 86 San Mateo 61.04% 100,049 38.83% 63,637 0.13% 217 Mariposa 60.31% 1,577 39.43% 1,031 0.27% 7 Nevada 59.69% 5,475 39.98% 3,667 0.34% 31 Monterey 59.54% 29,514 40.21% 19,932 0.26% 127 San Benito 59.53% 3,252 40.29% 2,201 0.18% 10 Santa Clara 59.09% 105,657 40.56% 72,528 0.35% 633 San Luis Obispo 58.47% 16,223 41.11% 11,407 0.43% 118 Butte 58.43% 18,382 41.11% 12,933 0.47% 147 Calaveras 57.91% 2,843 41.74% 2,049 0.35% 17 Mendocino 56.94% 10,327 42.82% 7,767 0.24% 43 San Bernardino 56.88% 86,263 42.83% 64,946 0.29% 443 Imperial 56.05% 10,526 43.65% 8,197 0.31% 58 Napa 55.93% 13,610 43.66% 10,623 0.41% 100 Yuba 55.76% 4,782 43.92% 3,767 0.31% 27 Los Angeles 55.38% 1,260,206 44.29% 1,007,887 0.32% 7,331 San Joaquin 54.52% 44,491 45.27% 36,941 0.21% 168 Tehama 53.82% 4,866 45.82% 4,143 0.36% 33 El Dorado 53.60% 4,613 45.97% 3,957 0.43% 37 Colusa 53.23% 2,474 46.71% 2,171 0.06% 3 Modoc 53.21% 1,981 46.44% 1,729 0.35% 13 Del Norte 53.18% 2,918 46.51% 2,552 0.31% 17 Humboldt 52.57% 19,019 47.06% 17,025 0.37% 133 Tulare 52.50% 26,051 47.17% 23,407 0.32% 160 Alameda 52.40% 192,911 47.27% 174,033 0.32% 1,187 Tuolumne 52.12% 3,619 47.67% 3,310 0.20% 14 Glenn 51.96% 3,463 47.89% 3,192 0.15% 10 San Francisco 51.53% 173,648 48.01% 161,766 0.46% 1,553 Kern 51.31% 46,220 48.33% 43,533 0.36% 322 Contra Costa 50.98% 74,971 48.78% 71,733 0.24% 347 Sierra 50.55% 638 49.13% 620 0.32% 4 Trinity 50.42% 1,447 48.99% 1,406 0.59% 17 Ventura 49.92% 26,342 49.80% 26,276 0.28% 149 Siskiyou 49.79% 6,841 49.76% 6,837 0.46% 63 Amador 49.16% 2,126 50.43% 2,181 0.42% 18 Stanislaus 48.60% 26,695 51.05% 28,040 0.35% 192 Yolo 47.99% 9,347 51.72% 10,075 0.29% 57 Merced 45.99% 11,430 53.78% 13,366 0.23% 56 Placer 45.89% 9,059 53.76% 10,611 0.35% 69 Sacramento 45.10% 67,686 54.73% 82,134 0.17% 260 Shasta 43.84% 8,833 55.78% 11,239 0.38% 77 Fresno 43.33% 51,611 56.44% 67,234 0.23% 270 Lassen 42.48% 2,533 57.22% 3,412 0.30% 18 Kings 42.28% 6,195 57.45% 8,417 0.27% 40 Madera 42.12% 5,239 57.58% 7,162 0.31% 38 Plumas 41.87% 2,267 57.75% 3,127 0.39% 21 Solano 41.68% 17,865 58.10% 24,903 0.22% 95
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