1956 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 1956 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Maryland voters chose 9[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1956 United States presidential election
1956 United States presidential election in Maryland
November 6, 1956[1]
All 9 Maryland votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Pennsylvania[lower-alpha 1][2] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 559,738 372,613
Percentage 60.0% 39.9%
County Results
Eisenhower
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%

President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

 Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

Elections in Maryland
Government

Maryland was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.00% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.94% of the popular vote.[4][5]

By winning all 24 county-equivalents, Eisenhower became and remains the solitary presidential candidate to sweep all Maryland's counties and Baltimore City.[6] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which the City of Baltimore voted for a Republican Presidential candidate.[7]

Results
United States presidential election in Maryland, 1956
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) 559,738 60.00%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 372,613 39.94%
Write-ins Various candidates 476 0.05%
Total votes 932,351 100%

Results by county
County Dwight David Eisenhower
Republican		 Adlai Stevenson II
Democratic		 Various candidates
Write-ins		 Margin Total votes cast[8]
# % # % # % # %
Allegany 20,239 65.26% 10,775 34.74% 9,464 30.52% 31,014
Anne Arundel 28,622 64.04% 15,888 35.55% 186 0.42% 12,734 28.49% 44,696
Baltimore County 104,021 68.26% 48,270 31.68% 95 0.06% 55,751 36.59% 152,386
Baltimore City 178,244 55.90% 140,603 44.10% 37,641 11.81% 318,847
Calvert 2,764 58.12% 1,966 41.34% 26 0.55% 798 16.78% 4,756
Caroline 4,208 60.88% 2,702 39.09% 2 0.03% 1,506 21.79% 6,912
Carroll 11,749 72.60% 4,423 27.33% 11 0.07% 7,326 45.27% 16,183
Cecil 7,217 59.38% 4,936 40.62% 2,281 18.77% 12,153
Charles 5,088 56.41% 3,931 43.59% 1,157 12.83% 9,019
Dorchester 5,809 60.79% 3,733 39.06% 14 0.15% 2,076 21.72% 9,556
Frederick 14,387 65.37% 7,619 34.62% 4 0.02% 6,768 30.75% 22,010
Garrett 5,555 73.09% 2,045 26.91% 3,510 46.18% 7,600
Harford 12,657 65.77% 6,588 34.23% 6,069 31.54% 19,245
Howard 6,534 64.17% 3,599 35.35% 49 0.48% 2,935 28.83% 10,182
Kent 3,747 61.18% 2,378 38.82% 1,369 22.35% 6,125
Montgomery 56,501 57.01% 42,606 42.99% 13,895 14.02% 99,107
Prince George's 40,654 50.85% 39,280 49.13% 21 0.03% 1,374 1.72% 79,955
Queen Anne's 3,321 55.70% 2,641 44.30% 680 11.41% 5,962
Somerset 4,770 61.15% 3,031 38.85% 1,739 22.29% 7,801
St. Mary's 4,336 55.70% 3,443 44.23% 5 0.06% 893 11.47% 7,784
Talbot 6,018 68.31% 2,735 31.04% 57 0.65% 3,283 37.26% 8,810
Washington 19,455 62.71% 11,562 37.27% 6 0.02% 7,893 25.44% 31,023
Wicomico 9,377 63.94% 5,289 36.06% 4,088 27.87% 14,666
Worcester 4,465 63.47% 2,570 36.53% 1,895 26.94% 7,035
Totals559,73860.00%372,61339.94%4760.05%187,12520.07%932,351

Notes
  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.
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References
  1. "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  2. "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
  3. "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  5. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  6. Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History, p. 433 ISBN 0313257957
  7. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  8. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 210 ISBN 0405077114


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