1956 United States presidential election in New York

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1956 United States presidential election in New York

On November 6, 1956, New York voters chose 45 electors for the Electoral College. The state backed incumbent Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower over former Democratic governor Adlai Stevenson. Eisenhower's running mate was Richard Nixon; Stevenson was with Estes Kefauver.

Eisenhower won New York with 61.19% of the vote to Stevenson's 38.78%, a margin of 22.41 percentage points. He received 4,340,340 votes; Stevenson received 2,750,769. Turnout was 67.9%.

Geographically, Eisenhower carried most upstate areas and the suburbs around New York City, while Stevenson won Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Eisenhower also won Queens and Staten Island.

This was the last time a Republican won New York with more than 60% of the vote and by more than 20 points. New York did not vote Republican again until Nixon won the state in 1972. It was also the last time New York voted more Republican than the nation as a whole (and more Republican than several other states) until 2024, when New York voted to the right of Washington state.