1956 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas
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Candidate
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Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Adlai StevensonEstes KefauverDemocrat 213,277 52.46%8
Dwight EisenhowerRichard NixonRepublican 186,287 45.82%0
T. Coleman AndrewsThomas WerdelConstitution 7,008 1.72%0
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Demographic Data

1960 Population:1,786,272Enum.1960 Population Density:13.2persons/km2
1950 Population:1,909,511Enum.1950 Population Density:14.2persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:8
Land Area (2000):134,856km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:-0.7%

Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Arkansas Secretary of State, comp., November 6, 1956 Presidential Electors (Little Rock, 1956)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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