The 1956 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election . Voters chose six[ 3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Oregon was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R –Pennsylvania ), running with Vice President Richard Nixon , with 55.25% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D –Illinois ), running with Senator Estes Kefauver , with 44.75% of the popular vote.[ 4] [ 5] As of the 2020 presidential election [update] , this is the last election in which Clatsop County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[ 6]
County Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Adlai Stevenson Democratic Margin Total votes cast[ 7] # % # % # % Baker 3,706 51.93% 3,431 48.07% 275 3.86% 7,137 Benton 9,016 68.15% 4,214 31.85% 4,802 36.30% 13,230 Clackamas 25,314 55.36% 20,416 44.64% 4,898 10.72% 45,730 Clatsop 6,616 50.94% 6,372 49.06% 244 1.88% 12,988 Columbia 4,275 43.33% 5,592 56.67% -1,317 -13.34% 9,867 Coos 9,201 45.14% 11,183 54.86% -1,982 -9.72% 20,384 Crook 1,879 51.00% 1,805 49.00% 74 2.00% 3,684 Curry 2,306 53.60% 1,996 46.40% 310 7.20% 4,302 Deschutes 5,399 56.83% 4,102 43.17% 1,297 13.66% 9,501 Douglas 13,837 53.92% 11,825 46.08% 2,012 7.84% 25,662 Gilliam 793 59.58% 538 40.42% 255 19.16% 1,331 Grant 1,822 59.10% 1,261 40.90% 561 18.20% 3,083 Harney 1,512 55.51% 1,212 44.49% 300 11.02% 2,724 Hood River 3,149 56.29% 2,445 43.71% 704 12.58% 5,594 Jackson 17,201 57.46% 12,733 42.54% 4,468 14.92% 29,934 Jefferson 1,356 54.83% 1,117 45.17% 239 9.66% 2,473 Josephine 7,967 62.10% 4,863 37.90% 3,104 24.20% 12,830 Klamath 9,740 53.59% 8,434 46.41% 1,306 7.18% 18,174 Lake 1,623 55.73% 1,289 44.27% 334 11.46% 2,912 Lane 35,264 56.15% 27,534 43.85% 7,730 12.30% 62,798 Lincoln 5,346 53.62% 4,624 46.38% 722 7.24% 9,970 Linn 12,469 55.12% 10,153 44.88% 2,316 10.24% 22,622 Malheur 4,981 61.25% 3,151 38.75% 1,830 22.50% 8,132 Marion 28,990 64.19% 16,170 35.81% 12,820 28.38% 45,160 Morrow 1,092 55.01% 893 44.99% 199 10.02% 1,985 Multnomah 129,658 52.80% 115,896 47.20% 13,762 5.60% 245,554 Polk 6,404 61.28% 4,047 38.72% 2,357 22.56% 10,451 Sherman 671 61.50% 420 38.50% 251 23.00% 1,091 Tillamook 4,306 53.89% 3,684 46.11% 622 7.78% 7,990 Umatilla 9,654 55.70% 7,678 44.30% 1,976 11.40% 17,332 Union 3,749 46.07% 4,389 53.93% -640 -7.86% 8,138 Wallowa 1,604 48.21% 1,723 51.79% -119 -3.58% 3,327 Wasco 4,332 50.98% 4,165 49.02% 167 1.96% 8,497 Washington 22,001 61.07% 14,027 38.93% 7,974 22.14% 36,028 Wheeler 605 51.53% 569 48.47% 36 3.06% 1,174 Yamhill 8,555 61.96% 5,253 38.04% 3,302 23.92% 13,808 Totals 406,393 55.25% 329,204 44.75% 77,189 10.50% 735,597
^ 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.