1956 Presidential General Election Results - Wisconsin
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  Presidential
Candidate
Vice Presidential
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Dwight EisenhowerRichard NixonRepublican 954,844 61.58%12
Adlai StevensonEstes KefauverDemocrat 586,768 37.84%0
T. Coleman AndrewsThomas WerdelIndependent 6,918 0.45%0
YOther (+) - - 2,028 0.13%0
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Demographic Data

1960 Population:3,951,777Enum.1960 Population Density:28.1persons/km2
1950 Population:3,434,575Enum.1950 Population Density:24.4persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:12
Land Area (2000):140,663km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.4%

Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library, comp., "Vote for President and Vice President by Counties November 6, 1956," The Wisconsin Blue Book 1958 (Madison, 1958)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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