1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas

none June 2025 September 2023 1956 United States presidential election 1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1952 United States presidential election in Arkansas 1952 1960 United States presidential election in Arkansas 1960 All 8 Arkansas votes to the Electoral College November 6, 1956https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1956 United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica June 10, 2017 x200px Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Estes Kefauver 8 213,777 52.46% Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) Pennsylvaniahttp://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/presidents.php The Presidents September 27, 2017 David Leip Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was PennsylvaniaAlthough he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of the 1952 election Eisenhower was president of Columbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania. Richard Nixon 0 186,287 45.82% 250px County results 250px Congressional district results 250px Stevenson #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Eisenhower #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) The 1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose eighthttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1953_1957.html#1956 1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65) June 10, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Arkansas was won by Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 52.46% of the popular vote against incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 45.82% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=5&year=1956 1956 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas June 10, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1956 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956 June 10, 2017 This is currently the last election to date in which the Democratic candidate won Arkansas without winning the presidency. Polls SourceRatingAs ofFort Worth Star-TelegramFinal Babson Poll Shows Eisenhower Winning Easily Fort Worth Star-Telegram CTS November 2, 1956 22Safe DNovember 2, 1956The Philadelphia InquirerNovember 4, 1956 What the Polls Show — Eisenhower Victory Is Indicated across Nation B 1, B 3 The Philadelphia InquirerLikely DNovember 4, 1956The Salt Lake TribuneLawrence W.H. November 4, 1956 "Times Team" Counts Up 20-State GOP Margin A 11 The Salt Lake TribuneLikely DNovember 4, 1956 Results 1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) 213,277 52.46% Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 186,287 45.82% T. Coleman Andrews Constitution 7,008 1.72% 406,572 100% Results by county CountyAdlai StevensonDemocraticDwight D. EisenhowerRepublicanT. Coleman AndrewsConstitutionMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % Arkansas 2,736 48.55% 2,826 50.15% 73 1.30% -90 -1.60% 5,635 Ashley 2,820 66.04% 1,183 27.70% 267 6.25% 1,637 38.34% 4,270 Baxter 1,451 45.46% 1,721 53.92% 20 0.63% -270 -8.46% 3,192 Benton 3,744 36.33% 6,500 63.08% 61 0.59% -2,756 -26.75% 10,305 Boone 2,829 47.10% 3,153 52.50% 24 0.40% -324 -5.40% 6,006 Bradley 3,010 68.01% 1,361 30.75% 55 1.24% 1,649 37.26% 4,426 Calhoun 1,303 73.95% 445 25.26% 14 0.79% 858 48.69% 1,762 Carroll 1,651 41.48% 2,310 58.04% 19 0.48% -659 -16.56% 3,980 Chicot 2,273 65.79% 1,043 30.19% 139 4.02% 1,230 35.60% 3,455 Clark 2,809 58.04% 1,973 40.76% 58 1.20% 836 17.28% 4,840 Clay 2,368 57.57% 1,711 41.60% 34 0.83% 657 15.97% 4,113 Cleburne 1,094 53.42% 947 46.24% 7 0.34% 147 7.18% 2,048 Cleveland 1,149 72.17% 423 26.57% 20 1.26% 726 45.60% 1,592 Columbia 2,845 52.74% 2,342 43.42% 207 3.84% 503 9.32% 5,394 Conway 2,618 61.15% 1,636 38.22% 27 0.63% 982 22.93% 4,281 Craighead 5,876 58.41% 4,035 40.11% 149 1.48% 1,841 18.30% 10,060 Crawford 2,723 46.60% 3,090 52.88% 30 0.51% -367 -6.28% 5,843 Crittenden 2,120 43.51% 2,476 50.81% 277 5.68% -356 -7.30% 4,873 Cross 2,165 63.36% 1,176 34.42% 76 2.22% 989 28.94% 3,417 Dallas 1,726 62.49% 984 35.63% 52 1.88% 742 26.86% 2,762 Desha 2,935 70.03% 1,204 28.73% 52 1.24% 1,731 41.30% 4,191 Drew 2,234 62.30% 1,265 35.28% 87 2.43% 969 27.02% 3,586 Faulkner 3,428 58.50% 2,399 40.94% 33 0.56% 1,029 17.56% 5,860 Franklin 1,614 58.25% 1,137 41.03% 20 0.72% 477 17.22% 2,771 Fulton 958 54.09% 799 45.12% 14 0.79% 159 8.97% 1,771 Garland 5,437 36.06% 9,427 62.53% 212 1.41% -3,990 -26.47% 15,076 Grant 1,272 59.47% 818 38.24% 49 2.29% 454 21.23% 2,139 Greene 3,454 64.09% 1,898 35.22% 37 0.69% 1,556 28.87% 5,389 Hempstead 2,694 53.91% 2,227 44.57% 76 1.52% 467 9.34% 4,997 Hot Spring 3,525 54.21% 2,923 44.96% 54 0.83% 602 9.25% 6,502 Howard 1,428 51.27% 1,329 47.72% 28 1.01% 99 3.55% 2,785 Independence 2,316 49.46% 2,333 49.82% 34 0.73% -17 -0.36% 4,683 Izard 1,200 69.93% 511 29.78% 5 0.29% 689 40.15% 1,716 Jackson 3,699 73.09% 1,323 26.14% 39 0.77% 2,376 46.95% 5,061 Jefferson 6,426 51.17% 5,743 45.73% 389 3.10% 683 5.44% 12,558 Johnson 1,697 52.30% 1,520 46.84% 28 0.86% 177 5.46% 3,245 Lafayette 1,348 59.12% 836 36.67% 96 4.21% 512 22.45% 2,280 Lawrence 2,303 58.33% 1,584 40.12% 61 1.55% 719 18.21% 3,948 Lee 1,719 61.09% 974 34.61% 121 4.30% 745 26.48% 2,814 Lincoln 1,616 67.19% 767 31.89% 22 0.91% 849 35.30% 2,405 Little River 1,308 59.51% 828 37.67% 62 2.82% 480 21.84% 2,198 Logan 2,307 52.29% 2,081 47.17% 24 0.54% 226 5.12% 4,412 Lonoke 3,234 60.61% 1,932 36.21% 170 3.19% 1,302 24.40% 5,336 Madison 2,186 46.35% 2,525 53.54% 5 0.11% -339 -7.19% 4,716 Marion 1,061 55.20% 857 44.59% 4 0.21% 204 10.61% 1,922 Miller 5,402 54.09% 4,307 43.13% 278 2.78% 1,095 10.96% 9,987 Mississippi 6,428 58.68% 4,269 38.97% 258 2.36% 2,159 19.71% 10,955 Monroe 1,460 55.43% 1,099 41.72% 75 2.85% 361 13.71% 2,634 Montgomery 846 46.25% 965 52.76% 18 0.98% -119 -6.51% 1,829 Nevada 1,871 63.57% 1,039 35.30% 33 1.12% 832 28.27% 2,943 Newton 832 35.92% 1,481 63.95% 3 0.13% -649 -28.03% 2,316 Ouachita 5,188 63.82% 2,819 34.68% 122 1.50% 2,369 29.14% 8,129 Perry 719 55.14% 572 43.87% 13 1.00% 147 11.27% 1,304 Phillips 3,917 56.44% 2,826 40.72% 197 2.84% 1,091 15.72% 6,940 Pike 985 51.76% 905 47.56% 13 0.68% 80 4.20% 1,903 Poinsett 3,817 63.55% 2,117 35.25% 72 1.20% 1,700 28.30% 6,006 Polk 1,287 40.95% 1,832 58.29% 24 0.76% -545 -17.34% 3,143 Pope 2,753 54.57% 2,267 44.94% 25 0.50% 486 9.63% 5,045 Prairie 1,504 61.64% 917 37.58% 19 0.78% 587 24.06% 2,440 Pulaski 23,372 46.46% 25,702 51.10% 1,227 2.44% -2,330 -4.64% 50,301 Randolph 1,763 60.94% 1,117 38.61% 13 0.45% 646 22.33% 2,893 St. Francis 2,114 50.35% 1,884 44.87% 201 4.79% 230 5.48% 4,199 Saline 3,705 58.09% 2,603 40.81% 70 1.10% 1,102 17.28% 6,378 Scott 1,248 43.05% 1,637 56.47% 14 0.48% -389 -13.42% 2,899 Searcy 909 26.94% 2,441 72.35% 24 0.71% -1,532 -45.41% 3,374 Sebastian 7,489 41.98% 10,234 57.36% 118 0.66% -2,745 -15.38% 17,841 Sevier 1,500 56.01% 1,159 43.28% 19 0.71% 341 12.73% 2,678 Sharp 927 57.94% 645 40.31% 28 1.75% 282 17.63% 1,600 Stone 756 53.58% 651 46.14% 4 0.28% 105 7.44% 1,411 Union 7,055 55.44% 5,059 39.75% 612 4.81% 1,996 15.69% 12,726 Van Buren 1,331 50.38% 1,296 49.05% 15 0.57% 35 1.33% 2,642 Washington 4,857 38.48% 7,683 60.87% 83 0.66% -2,826 -22.39% 12,623 White 4,895 55.94% 3,813 43.58% 42 0.48% 1,082 12.36% 8,750 Woodruff 1,630 60.93% 992 37.08% 53 1.98% 638 23.85% 2,675Yell 2,008 59.18% 1,381 40.70% 4 0.12% 627 18.48% 3,393Totals213,27752.46%186,28745.82%7,0081.72%26,9906.64%406,572 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Baxter Crittenden Pulaski Scott Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Stone See also United States presidential elections in Arkansas Notes References Arkansas 1956 Category:1956 Arkansas elections