Why did West Virginia vote for Eisenhower in 1956?
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« on: October 01, 2019, 08:22:38 PM »

It’s the only time West Virginia voted for the Republican Presidential nominee in 1932-1996 besides 49-state landslides. Stevenson won West Virginia in 1952, so it can’t just be Eisenhower’s popularity as a General.
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« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2019, 09:29:54 PM »

WV tended to vote for Republicans in landslide re-election bids in that era . 1956, 1972 and 1984 are the only times Republicans won the state in  the 2nd half of the 20th century and all  of them were landslide reelection bids .
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« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2019, 09:30:59 PM »

It’s the only time West Virginia voted for the Republican Presidential nominee in 1932-1996 besides 49-state landslides. Stevenson won West Virginia in 1952, so it can’t just be Eisenhower’s popularity as a General.

I think it's because he did a good job in his first term as president, so they just wanted to reward him, just like their big brother Kentucky did.
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« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2019, 09:54:06 PM »

Also, it's not like West Virginia overwhelmingly went for Stevenson in 1952. He only carried it by a 52 to 48 percent margin. It got swept up in the 41 state Eisenhower landslide.
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