United States presidential election in Vermont, 1956

United States presidential election in Vermont, 1956

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Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state Pennsylvania Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 110,390 42,549 Percentage 72.16% 27.81%
County Results   Eisenhower—50-60%   Eisenhower—60-70%   Eisenhower—70-80%   Eisenhower—80-90%
President before election Dwight Eisenhower Republican Elected President Dwight Eisenhower Republican

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

The 1956 United States Presidential Election in Vermont 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 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Vermont voted overwhelmingly 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 took a landslide 72.16% of the vote to Stevenson's 27.81%, a victory margin of 44.35%. This was the most lopsided statewide win of the election