United States presidential election in Alabama, 1956

United States presidential election in Alabama, 1956

November 6, 1956
All 11 Alabama votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Adlai Stevenson Dwight D. Eisenhower Party Democratic Republican Home state Illinois Kansas Running mate Estes Kefauver Richard Nixon Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 280,844 195,694 Percentage 56.5% 39.4%
President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Alabama voters chose eleven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Alabama was won by Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 56.52% of the popular vote against incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Kansas), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 39.39% of the popular vote. Stevenson received ten of Alabama's eleven electoral votes; the eleventh was cast by an faithless elector to Walter B. Jones.

Results

United States presidential election in Alabama, 1956
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	Estes Kefauver	280,844	56.52%	10
	Democratic	Walter B. Jones	Herman E. Talmadge	0	0.00%	1
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower	Richard Nixon	195,694	39.39%	0
	Dixiecrat	Unpledged electors T. Coleman Andrews	Thomas Werdel	20,323	4.09%	0
	Write-in			10	0.00%	0
Totals				496,871	100.00%	11