U.S. Electoral College

Historical Election Results

Electoral Votes for President and Vice President 1953-1965

Votes by State

1952 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-SECOND TERM, 1953-1957

Dwight D. Eisenhower, President; Richard M. Nixon, Vice President
For President: AL AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Total
Dwight D. Eisenhower, of New York - 4 - 32 6 8 3 10 - 4 27 13 10 8 - - 5 9 16 20 11 - 13 4 6 3 4 16 4 45 - 4 25 8 6 32 4 - 4 11 24 4 3 12 9 - 12 3 442
Adlai Stevenson, of Illinois 11 - 8 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 10 10 - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - 14 - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - 8 - - 89
For Vice-President: AL AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Total
Richard M. Nixon, of California - 4 - 32 6 8 3 10 - 4 27 13 10 8 - - 5 9 16 20 11 - 13 4 6 3 4 16 4 45 - 4 25 8 6 32 4 - 4 11 24 4 3 12 9 - 12 3 442
John Sparkman, of Alabama 11 - 8 - - - - - 12 - - - - - 10 10 - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - 14 - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - 8 - - 89
Total Electoral Vote: AL AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Total
11 4 8 32 6 8 3 10 12 4 27 13 10 8 10 10 5 9 16 20 11 8 13 4 6 3 4 16 4 45 14 4 25 8 6 32 4 8 4 11 24 4 3 12 9 8 12 3 531

Votes by State

1956 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-THIRD TERM, 1957-1961

Dwight D. Eisenhower, President; Richard M. Nixon, Vice President
For President: AL AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Total
Dwight D. Eisenhower, of New York - 4 - 32 6 8 3 10 - 4 27 13 10 8 10 10 5 9 16 20 11 - - 4 6 3 4 16 4 45 - 4 25 8 6 32 4 - 4 11 24 4 3 12 9 8 12 3 457
Adlai Stevenson, of Illinois 10 - 8 - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 13 - - - - - - - 14 - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - 73
Walter B. Jones, of Alabama 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
For Vice-President: AL AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Total
Richard M. Nixon, of California - 4 - 32 6 8 3 10 - 4 27 13 10 8 10 10 5 9 16 20 11 - - 4 6 3 4 16 4 45 - 4 25 8 6 32 4 - 4 11 24 4 3 12 9 8 12 3 457
Estes Kefauver, of Tennessee 10 - 8 - - - - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 13 - - - - - - - 14 - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - 73
Herman Talmadge, of Georgia 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Total Electoral Vote: AL AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Total
11 4 8 32 6 8 3 10 12 4 27 13 10 8 10 10 5 9 16 20 11 8 13 4 6 3 4 16 4 45 14 4 25 8 6 32 4 8 4 11 24 4 3 12 9 8 12 3 531

Votes by State

1960 ELECTION FOR THE FORTY-FOURTH TERM, 1961-1965

John F. Kennedy,* President; Lyndon B. Johnson, Vice President
For President: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Total
John F. Kennedy, of Massachusetts 5 - - 8 - - 8 3 - 12 3 - 27 - - - - 10 - 9 16 20 11 - 13 - - 3 - 16 4 45 14 - - - - 32 4 8 - - 24 - - - - 8 - - 303
Richard M. Nixon, of California - 3 4 - 32 6 - - 10 - - 4 - 13 10 8 10 - 5 - - - - - - 4 6 - 4 - - - - 4 25 7 6 - - - 4 11 - 4 3 12 9 - 12 3 219
Harry F. Byrd, of Virginia 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
For Vice-President: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Total
Lyndon B. Johnson, of Texas 5 - - 8 - - 8 3 - 12 3 - 27 - - - - 10 - 9 16 20 11 - 13 - - 3 - 16 4 45 14 - - - - 32 4 8 - - 24 - - - - 8 - - 303
Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts - 3 4 - 32 6 - - 10 - - 4 - 13 10 8 10 - 5 - - - - - - 4 6 - 4 - - - - 4 25 7 6 - - - 4 11 - 4 3 12 9 - 12 3 219
Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Barry Goldwater, of Arizona - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Total Electoral Vote: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Total
11 3 4 8 32 6 8 3 10 12 3 4 27 13 10 8 10 10 5 9 16 20 11 8 13 4 6 3 4 16 4 45 14 4 25 8 6 32 4 8 4 11 24 4 3 12 9 8 12 3 537
*John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fourth President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963. The duties of the Presidential office devolving, in this event, upon the Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson, he accordingly took the oath of office at Dallas, Tex., on November 22, 1963.

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