1956 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut
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Popular VoteElectoral Vote
Dwight EisenhowerRichard NixonRepublican 711,837 63.72%8
Adlai StevensonEstes KefauverDemocrat 405,079 36.26%0
Write-in-- 205 0.02%0
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Demographic Data

1960 Population:2,535,234Enum.1960 Population Density:202.0persons/km2
1950 Population:2,007,280Enum.1950 Population Density:160.0persons/km2
Total Electoral Vote:8
Land Area (2000):12,548km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:2.4%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: State of Connecticut, comp., "Vote for President of the United States, United States Senator, and U.S. Representative at Large - November 6, 1956," State of Connecticut Public Document No. 26 Statement of Vote General Election November 6, 1956 (Hartford, 0)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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