1956 Presidential Election Statistics
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Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1956 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.

States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote E S U %Margin Margin Eisenhower Stevenson Unpledged Other
1 MO131,832,562210 0.22% 3,984 49.89% 50.11% 0.00% 0.00%
2 TN11939,404120 0.62% 5,781 49.21% 48.60% 0.00% 2.19%
3 NC141,165,592210 1.33% 15,468 49.34% 50.66% 0.00% 0.00%
4 AR8406,572210 6.64% 26,990 45.82% 52.46% 0.00% 1.72%
5 MN111,340,005120 7.60% 101,777 53.68% 46.08% 0.00% 0.24%
6 WV8830,831120 8.16% 67,763 54.08% 45.92% 0.00% 0.00%
7 WA91,150,889120 8.47% 97,428 53.91% 45.44% 0.00% 0.65%
8 KY101,053,805120 9.09% 95,739 54.30% 45.21% 0.00% 0.49%
9 OK8859,350120 10.26% 88,188 55.13% 44.87% 0.00% 0.00%
10 DE3177,988120 10.47% 18,636 55.09% 44.62% 0.00% 0.29%


States with the Largest Margin of Victory
StateEVTotal Vote E S U %Margin Margin Eisenhower Stevenson Unpledged Other
1 VT3152,978120 44.35% 67,841 72.16% 27.81% 0.00% 0.03%
2 ME5351,706120 41.73% 146,770 70.87% 29.13% 0.00% 0.00%
3 GA12663,480210 33.83% 224,442 32.65% 66.48% 0.00% 0.86%
4 MS8248,149213 33.78% 83,813 24.46% 58.23% 17.31% 0.00%
5 NH4266,994120 32.27% 86,155 66.11% 33.84% 0.00% 0.04%
6 KS8866,243120 31.23% 270,561 65.44% 34.21% 0.00% 0.35%
7 NE6577,137120 31.03% 179,079 65.51% 34.49% 0.00% 0.00%
8 NJ162,484,312120 30.46% 756,605 64.68% 34.23% 0.00% 1.09%
9 UT4333,995120 29.12% 97,267 64.56% 35.44% 0.00% 0.00%
10 CT81,117,121120 27.46% 306,758 63.72% 36.26% 0.00% 0.02%


States with Highest Percent of Vote
EisenhowerStevensonUnpledged
Vermont72.16%Georgia66.48%South Carolina29.45%
Maine70.87%Mississippi58.23%Mississippi17.31%
New Hampshire66.11%Alabama56.52%Louisiana7.21%
Nebraska65.51%Arkansas52.46%Alabama4.09%
Kansas65.44%North Carolina50.66%Arizona0.00%
AndrewsHassHoltwick
Virginia6.16%Washington0.65%New Jersey0.37%
Tennessee2.11%Colorado0.50%Kansas0.35%
Arkansas1.72%New Jersey0.27%Indiana0.33%
Texas0.75%Massachusetts0.24%New Mexico0.24%
Wisconsin0.45%Illinois0.19%Michigan0.22%


States with Lowest Percent of Vote
EisenhowerStevensonUnpledged
Mississippi24.46%Vermont27.81%Wyoming0.00%
South Carolina25.18%Maine29.13%Wisconsin0.00%
Georgia32.65%New Hampshire33.84%West Virginia0.00%
Alabama39.39%Kansas34.21%Washington0.00%
Arkansas45.82%New Jersey34.23%Virginia0.00%


States with Largest Vote Swing
RepublicanDemocratic
New York741,357Iowa130,064
Illinois404,238California92,229
New Jersey397,894Oregon73,047
Pennsylvania333,963Kansas72,445
Ohio322,931South Dakota64,150


States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
RepublicanDemocratic
Louisiana19.62%South Dakota21.77%
Connecticut15.67%North Dakota18.95%
New Jersey15.63%South Carolina18.74%
Rhode Island14.68%Mississippi12.90%
Alabama12.40%Oregon11.12%


States with Largest Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
California324,506Texas-120,401
Michigan281,876Oklahoma-89,634
Florida134,883Illinois-73,651
Virginia78,289Missouri-59,500
Alabama70,751Wisconsin-56,812


States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Nevada17.64%Mississippi-13.09%
Alabama16.60%South Carolina-11.87%
Florida13.63%Oklahoma-9.45%
Virginia12.63%Rhode Island-6.49%
Arizona11.36%North Dakota-5.97%


State Ranks
Rank EisenhowerStevensonUnpledged
14170
26411
3103


County Ranks
Rank EisenhowerStevensonUnpledged
12,14392432
28962,15939
36218188


Counties with Highest Percent of Vote
EisenhowerStevensonUnpledged
Gillespie, TX92.61%Baker, GA96.07%Williamsburg, SC73.00%
Kenedy, TX92.59%Greene, NC93.67%Clarendon, SC66.88%
Kane, UT90.20%Berrien, GA93.56%Sumter, SC62.00%
Jackson, KY88.35%Atkinson, GA93.37%Bamberg, SC59.66%
Johnson, TN87.44%Madison, GA93.24%Calhoun, SC58.73%
Leslie, KY87.37%Martin, NC92.73%Yazoo, MS58.52%
Hancock, ME86.91%Franklin, GA92.15%Dorchester, SC57.54%
Sevier, TN86.46%Quitman, GA91.97%Madison, LA56.44%
Lincoln, ME86.07%Bleckley, GA91.87%Hampton, SC55.11%
Owsley, KY85.77%Hart, GA91.41%Charleston, SC54.07%
AndrewsHassHoltwick
Prince Edward, VA53.56%Pueblo, CO1.95%Atlantic, NJ1.94%
Fayette, TN49.34%Hudson, NJ1.77%Jessamine, KY1.54%
Amelia, VA33.04%King, WA1.37%Jewell, KS1.49%
Cumberland, VA31.54%Costilla, CO1.02%Essex, NJ1.42%
Brunswick, VA31.52%Adams, CO0.82%Pulaski, IN1.33%
Greensville, VA30.52%Whatcom, WA0.76%Randolph, IN1.07%
Nottoway, VA28.87%Denver, CO0.71%Crawford, IN1.04%
Lunenburg, VA27.40%Northampton, PA0.69%Adams, IN0.99%
Halifax, VA26.09%Chelan, WA0.65%Jay, IN0.94%
Powhatan, VA23.29%Pierce, WA0.64%Wells, IN0.91%


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote
EisenhowerStevensonUnpledged
Baker, GA3.93%Gillespie, TX7.24%Weston, WY0.00%
Greene, NC6.33%Kenedy, TX7.41%Washakie, WY0.00%
Berrien, GA6.44%Kane, UT9.80%Uinta, WY0.00%
Atkinson, GA6.63%Jackson, KY11.21%Teton, WY0.00%
Madison, GA6.76%Johnson, TN11.92%Sweetwater, WY0.00%


Counties with Highest Number of Votes
EisenhowerStevensonUnpledged
Cook, IL1,293,223Los Angeles, CA1,007,887Charleston, SC13,558
Los Angeles, CA1,260,206Cook, IL977,821Richland, SC9,516
Wayne, MI481,783Wayne, MI664,618Orleans, LA6,594
Queens, NY466,057Kings, NY557,655Hinds, MS6,159
Kings, NY460,456Philadelphia, PA507,289Jefferson, AL5,214
Allegheny, PA384,939New York, NY377,856Caddo, LA4,637
Philadelphia, PA383,414Bronx, NY343,823Greenville, SC4,622
Nassau, NY372,358Queens, NY318,723Florence, SC4,447
Cuyahoga, OH353,474Allegheny, PA315,989Sumter, SC3,741
Middlesex, MA343,125Cuyahoga, OH304,558Ouachita, LA3,692
AndrewsHassHoltwick
Shelby, TN7,284Cook, IL5,800Essex, NJ5,520
Richmond, VA6,136King, WA5,276Los Angeles, CA4,232
Harris, TX5,033Hudson, NJ5,266Wayne, MI1,844
Henrico, VA3,354Denver, CO1,545Union, NJ1,460
Los Angeles, CA2,528Philadelphia, PA1,367Atlantic, NJ1,318
Hamilton, TN2,114Suffolk, MA1,361San Francisco, CA1,104
Dallas, TX1,862Middlesex, MA1,255Jefferson, KY727
Chesterfield, VA1,791Pueblo, CO876Kent, MI642
Milwaukee, WI1,783Luzerne, PA856Alameda, CA610
Prince Edward, VA1,588Hampden, MA812San Diego, CA560


Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
EisenhowerStevensonUnpledged
Quitman, GA31Kenedy, TX10Weston, WY0
Baker, GA32Alpine, CA29Washakie, WY0
Issaquena, MS42Loving, TX36Uinta, WY0
Chattahoochee, GA43Hinsdale, CO47Teton, WY0
King, TX46Hooker, NE64Sweetwater, WY0
Webster, GA51Arthur, NE68Sublette, WY0
Loving, TX55Grant, NE87Sheridan, WY0
Lee, GA79Daggett, UT90Platte, WY0
Daggett, UT102McPherson, NE98Park, WY0
McCormick, SC102Mineral, CO99Niobrara, WY0


Counties with Largest Vote Swing
RepublicanDemocratic
Cook, IL298,883Los Angeles, CA24,559
Kings, NY112,322Wayne, MI16,970
Hudson, NJ84,707Fresno, CA13,107
Allegheny, PA80,671Multnomah, OR11,722
New York, NY68,591Sacramento, CA11,183
Erie, NY68,178Sedgwick, KS9,497
Bronx, NY64,138San Francisco, CA9,367
Fairfield, CT54,076DeKalb, GA8,920
Bergen, NJ52,696Lane, OR8,003
Suffolk, MA50,401Prince George's, MD7,567


Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
RepublicanDemocratic
Charles City, VA70.76%McPherson, SD73.86%
St. Charles, LA60.17%Calhoun, SC65.02%
St. John the Baptist, LA56.51%Swisher, TX60.82%
Liberty, GA51.41%Dorchester, SC57.39%
Jackson, LA49.41%Lee, SC56.70%
Allen, LA47.75%Clarendon, SC53.37%
Conejos, CO44.63%Parmer, TX52.67%
Macon, AL42.17%Lowndes, MS51.27%
Lafourche, LA42.02%Dillon, SC49.04%
La Salle, LA38.87%Marion, SC48.71%


Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Nassau, NY100,914Kings, NY-105,138
Los Angeles, CA74,212Cook, IL-91,095
Wayne, MI64,864New York, NY-87,323
Oakland, MI63,239Philadelphia, PA-66,226
Suffolk, NY61,078Suffolk, MA-49,193
Orange, CA58,975St. Louis, MO-48,893
St. Louis, MO47,512Bronx, NY-47,548
Macomb, MI47,055Allegheny, PA-31,042
Bucks, PA33,254Baltimore, MD-31,011
Santa Clara, CA31,011Providence, RI-28,287


Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
IncreasingDecreasing
Beauregard, LA188.29%Hart, GA-63.86%
Fairfax, VA74.32%Alleghany, VA-57.64%
Houston, GA67.97%Sioux, NE-45.51%
St. Bernard, LA64.62%Conejos, CO-39.24%
Macomb, MI63.28%Cowley, KS-37.35%
Forsyth, GA62.38%Navarro, TX-35.76%
Broward, FL56.71%Copiah, MS-35.59%
Orange, CA53.18%Jackson, LA-35.41%
Grant, WA51.98%Montgomery, GA-35.40%
Bucks, PA50.90%Tattnall, GA-34.56%


Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
EisenhowerStevensonUnpledged
Tensas, LA34.99%Hinds, MS35.03%Caldwell, LA36.79%
Morehouse, LA35.70%Nottoway, VA37.31%Kershaw, SC37.04%
Forrest, MS37.52%Franklin, LA39.11%Sharkey, MS37.62%
Beaufort, SC37.85%Greensville, VA39.92%Richland, LA39.36%
Concordia, LA39.74%East Carroll, LA40.46%Wilkinson, MS41.25%


Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
EisenhowerStevensonUnpledged
Lincoln, WV49.91%Brunswick, NC49.98%Marion, SC42.82%
Macoupin, IL49.90%Muscogee, GA49.95%Amite, MS38.40%
Marion, WV49.88%Cass, MO49.94%Grenada, MS38.03%
Powell, KY49.87%Phelps, MO49.94%Saluda, SC37.84%
Linn, MO49.87%McPherson, SD49.94%Darlington, SC36.62%




National Results for 1956

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