Election of 1956 [The 3 sets of figures in each column for each candidate are: Percent of popular vote; percent of unit vote; and unit vote] 1 Indicates States in which only 1 candidate received more than 1/5 of the popular vote. Therefore, all unit votes go to him. Basic source: Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 1956. Compiled by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Election of 1952 [Percentage of popular vote shown where needed to determine unit vote] Source: Petersen, Svend, "A Statistical History of Our Presidential Elections." Library of Congress microfilm, 1955. |