1956 Presidential General Election Results - Virginia
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Vice Presidential
Candidate
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Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Dwight EisenhowerRichard NixonRepublican 386,459 55.37%12
Adlai StevensonEstes KefauverDemocrat 267,760 38.36%0
T. Coleman AndrewsThomas WerdelState's Rights 42,964 6.16%0
Darlington HoopesSamuel FriedmanVA Soc. Democrat 444 0.06%0
Eric HassGeorgia CozziniSocialist Labor 351 0.05%0
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Demographic Data

1960 Population:3,966,949Enum.1960 Population Density:38.7persons/km2
1950 Population:3,318,680Enum.1950 Population Density:32.4persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:12
Land Area (2000):102,548km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.8%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Virginia Secretary of State Board of Elections, comp., Statement of the Vote for President and Vice-President É General Election Tuesday, November 6, 1956 (Richmond, 1956)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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