1956 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi
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Candidate
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Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Adlai StevensonEstes KefauverDemocrat 144,498 58.23%8
Dwight EisenhowerRichard NixonMS Republican 60,685 24.46%0
Unpledged Elector-Independent 42,966 17.31%0
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Election Notes:
  • Eisenhower vote is the fusion of MS Republican and MS Black and Tan Grand Old Party
Demographic Data

1960 Population:2,178,141Enum.1960 Population Density:17.9persons/km2
1950 Population:2,178,914Enum.1950 Population Density:17.9persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:8
Land Area (2000):121,488km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:-0.0%

Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Mississippi Secretary of State, "Regular Election Held in the State of Mississippi Tuesday, November 6, 1956," Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 1956-1960 (Jackson, 1957)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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