1956 Presidential General Election Results - New York
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Party
Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Dwight EisenhowerRichard NixonRepublican 4,340,340 61.19%45
Adlai StevensonEstes KefauverDemocrat 2,750,769 38.78%0
T. Coleman AndrewsThomas Werdel- 1,027 0.01%0
Write-in-- 968 0.01%0
Eric HassGeorgia Cozzini- 150 0.00%0
Darlington HoopesSamuel Friedman- 82 0.00%0
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Election Notes:
  • Stevenson vote is the fusion of Democrat and Liberal parties.
Demographic Data

1960 Population:16,782,304Enum.1960 Population Density:137.2persons/km2
1950 Population:14,830,192Enum.1950 Population Density:121.3persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:45
Land Area (2000):122,283km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.2%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: New York State Department of State, "Presidential Vote, New York State By Counties, November 6, 1956," Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York 1957 (Albany, 1957)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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