1956 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 1956 United States presidential election in Kentucky Kentucky Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg presidential no 1952 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1952 1960 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1960 All 10 Kentucky 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 July 9, 2017 x200px Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) 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.http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/presidents.php The Presidents September 27, 2017 David Leip Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania Richard Nixon 10 572,192 54.30% Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Estes Kefauver 0 476,453 45.21% 380px 380px County results Eisenhower #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Stevenson #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) The 1956 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose tenhttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1953_1957.html#1956 1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65) July 9, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Kentucky was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 54.30 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 45.21 percent of the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1956&fips=21&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1956 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky August 12, 2020http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1956 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1956 July 9, 2017 Along with Louisiana and West Virginia, Kentucky was one of the 3 states Eisenhower lost in 1952, but managed to flip in 1956. Results 1956 United States presidential election in Kentucky Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 572,192 54.30% Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) 476,453 45.21% Harry F. Byrd States’ Rights #FF7F00 2,657 0.25% Enoch A. Holtwick Prohibition Party 2,145 0.20% Eric Hass Socialist Labor Party of America 358 0.03% 1,053,805 100% Results by county County Dwight D. EisenhowerOur Campaigns; KY US Presidential Race, November 06, 1956Republican Adlai StevensonDemocratic Harry F. ByrdStates’ Rights Enoch A. HoltwickProhibition Eric HassSocialist Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % Adair 4,157 62.50% 2,491 37.45% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% 1,666 25.05% 6,651 Allen 3,200 61.62% 1,975 38.03% 3 0.06% 15 0.29% 0 0.00% 1,225 23.59% 5,193 Anderson 1,878 47.27% 2,089 52.58% 4 0.10% 2 0.05% 0 0.00% -211 -5.31% 3,973 Ballard 838 21.29% 3,088 78.46% 4 0.10% 4 0.10% 2 0.05% -2,250 -57.17% 3,936 Barren 4,206 44.68% 5,206 55.30% 1 0.01% 1 0.01% 0 0.00% -1,000 -10.62% 9,414 Bath 1,889 45.79% 2,221 53.84% 9 0.22% 6 0.15% 0 0.00% -332 -8.05% 4,125 Bell 6,824 60.29% 4,477 39.55% 18 0.16% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2,347 20.74% 11,319 Boone 3,139 51.54% 2,933 48.16% 14 0.23% 4 0.07% 0 0.00% 206 3.38% 6,090 Bourbon 2,475 42.75% 3,263 56.36% 14 0.24% 33 0.57% 5 0.09% -788 -13.61% 5,790 Boyd 11,502 57.28% 8,546 42.56% 10 0.05% 22 0.11% 2 0.01% 2,956 14.72% 20,082 Boyle 3,427 49.81% 3,436 49.94% 10 0.15% 5 0.07% 2 0.03% -9 -0.13% 6,880 Bracken 1,754 53.54% 1,515 46.25% 6 0.18% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% 239 7.29% 3,276 Breathitt 2,423 42.71% 3,246 57.22% 4 0.07% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -823 -14.51% 5,673 Breckinridge 3,784 56.72% 2,867 42.98% 13 0.19% 7 0.10% 0 0.00% 917 13.74% 6,671 Bullitt 2,007 46.78% 2,279 53.12% 2 0.05% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% -272 -6.34% 4,290 Butler 3,303 73.19% 1,202 26.63% 2 0.04% 5 0.11% 1 0.02% 2,101 46.56% 4,513 Caldwell 2,681 52.32% 2,417 47.17% 22 0.43% 3 0.06% 1 0.02% 264 5.15% 5,124 Calloway 2,292 27.09% 6,152 72.72% 4 0.05% 10 0.12% 2 0.02% -3,860 -45.63% 8,460 Campbell 18,617 63.82% 10,359 35.51% 121 0.41% 56 0.19% 18 0.06% 8,258 28.31% 29,171 Carlisle 608 22.72% 2,063 77.09% 5 0.19% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,455 -54.37% 2,676 Carroll 1,130 34.08% 2,169 65.41% 10 0.30% 5 0.15% 2 0.06% -1,039 -31.33% 3,316 Carter 5,127 62.09% 3,112 37.68% 8 0.10% 8 0.10% 3 0.04% 2,015 24.41% 8,258 Casey 4,167 72.48% 1,570 27.31% 2 0.03% 8 0.14% 2 0.03% 2,597 45.17% 5,749 Christian 4,963 43.18% 6,487 56.43% 38 0.33% 5 0.04% 2 0.02% -1,524 -13.25% 11,495 Clark 3,030 45.48% 3,609 54.16% 17 0.26% 5 0.08% 2 0.03% -579 -8.68% 6,663 Clay 4,897 82.52% 1,027 17.31% 3 0.05% 5 0.08% 2 0.03% 3,870 65.21% 5,934 Clinton 3,396 81.89% 747 18.01% 3 0.07% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 2,649 63.88% 4,147 Crittenden 2,548 62.64% 1,494 36.73% 19 0.47% 4 0.10% 3 0.07% 1,054 25.91% 4,068 Cumberland 2,584 71.76% 1,000 27.77% 4 0.11% 10 0.28% 3 0.08% 1,584 43.99% 3,601 Daviess 11,491 62.54% 6,674 36.33% 50 0.27% 146 0.79% 12 0.07% 4,817 26.21% 18,373 Edmonson 2,800 71.85% 1,092 28.02% 1 0.03% 3 0.08% 1 0.03% 1,708 43.83% 3,897 Elliott 1,033 32.53% 2,143 67.47% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,110 -34.94% 3,176 Estill 2,946 60.52% 1,912 39.28% 2 0.04% 7 0.14% 1 0.02% 1,034 21.24% 4,868 Fayette 21,904 61.38% 13,547 37.96% 84 0.24% 132 0.37% 16 0.04% 8,357 23.42% 35,683 Fleming 2,744 51.97% 2,519 47.71% 9 0.17% 6 0.11% 2 0.04% 225 4.26% 5,280 Floyd 6,166 43.77% 7,907 56.13% 1 0.01% 10 0.07% 4 0.03% -1,741 -12.36% 14,088 Franklin 4,047 38.35% 6,412 60.76% 19 0.18% 70 0.66% 5 0.05% -2,365 -22.41% 10,553 Fulton 1,147 27.79% 2,953 71.54% 23 0.56% 5 0.12% 0 0.00% -1,806 -43.75% 4,128 Gallatin 547 30.89% 1,223 69.06% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -676 -38.17% 1,771 Garrard 2,311 55.92% 1,798 43.50% 3 0.07% 19 0.46% 2 0.05% 513 12.42% 4,133 Grant 1,680 42.04% 2,300 57.56% 10 0.25% 5 0.13% 1 0.03% -620 -15.52% 3,996 Graves 3,711 26.86% 10,090 73.04% 8 0.06% 6 0.04% 0 0.00% -6,379 -46.18% 13,815 Grayson 4,565 69.25% 2,021 30.66% 2 0.03% 4 0.06% 0 0.00% 2,544 38.59% 6,592 Green 2,951 62.93% 1,726 36.81% 8 0.17% 3 0.06% 1 0.02% 1,225 26.12% 4,689 Greenup 5,464 51.85% 5,045 47.87% 15 0.14% 10 0.09% 4 0.04% 419 3.98% 10,538 Hancock 1,317 56.14% 1,022 43.56% 4 0.17% 2 0.09% 1 0.04% 295 12.58% 2,346 Hardin 5,050 53.55% 4,325 45.86% 17 0.18% 33 0.35% 5 0.05% 725 7.69% 9,430 Harlan 8,820 55.96% 6,915 43.87% 8 0.05% 9 0.06% 9 0.06% 1,905 12.09% 15,761 Harrison 2,128 37.62% 3,515 62.14% 9 0.16% 4 0.07% 1 0.02% -1,387 -24.52% 5,657 Hart 3,276 50.35% 3,207 49.29% 11 0.17% 5 0.08% 7 0.11% 69 1.06% 6,506 Henderson 5,085 46.92% 5,501 50.76% 226 2.09% 23 0.21% 3 0.03% -416 -3.84% 10,838 Henry 1,670 34.52% 3,157 65.25% 5 0.10% 5 0.10% 1 0.02% -1,487 -30.73% 4,838 Hickman 785 24.82% 2,367 74.83% 9 0.28% 1 0.03% 1 0.03% -1,582 -50.01% 3,163 Hopkins 5,300 44.47% 6,535 54.84% 73 0.61% 7 0.06% 2 0.02% -1,235 -10.37% 11,917 Jackson 3,950 88.35% 501 11.21% 6 0.13% 9 0.20% 5 0.11% 3,449 77.14% 4,471 Jefferson 119,262 58.49% 83,483 40.94% 357 0.18% 727 0.36% 88 0.04% 35,779 17.55% 203,917 Jessamine 2,340 51.39% 2,072 45.51% 53 1.16% 70 1.54% 18 0.40% 268 5.88% 4,553 Johnson 5,802 71.06% 2,356 28.85% 6 0.07% 1 0.01% 0 0.00% 3,446 42.21% 8,165 Kenton 20,895 57.93% 14,923 41.37% 202 0.56% 33 0.09% 17 0.05% 5,972 16.56% 36,070 Knott 1,715 30.02% 3,987 69.80% 6 0.11% 4 0.07% 0 0.00% -2,272 -39.78% 5,712 Knox 6,341 71.39% 2,539 28.59% 1 0.01% 1 0.01% 0 0.00% 3,802 42.80% 8,882 LaRue 2,387 56.05% 1,859 43.65% 10 0.23% 3 0.07% 0 0.00% 528 12.40% 4,259 Laurel 6,586 73.87% 2,316 25.98% 7 0.08% 5 0.06% 2 0.02% 4,270 47.89% 8,916 Lawrence 2,932 53.92% 2,495 45.88% 2 0.04% 6 0.11% 3 0.06% 437 8.04% 5,438 Lee 1,774 65.32% 938 34.54% 4 0.15% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 836 30.78% 2,716 Leslie 3,770 87.37% 531 12.31% 3 0.07% 8 0.19% 3 0.07% 3,239 75.06% 4,315 Letcher 5,741 57.97% 4,133 41.73% 11 0.11% 16 0.16% 3 0.03% 1,608 16.24% 9,904 Lewis 3,333 67.65% 1,585 32.17% 2 0.04% 7 0.14% 0 0.00% 1,748 35.48% 4,927 Lincoln 3,535 54.30% 2,953 45.36% 11 0.17% 9 0.14% 2 0.03% 582 8.94% 6,510 Livingston 1,247 40.94% 1,795 58.93% 3 0.10% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -548 -17.99% 3,046 Logan 2,855 34.93% 5,299 64.83% 12 0.15% 4 0.05% 4 0.05% -2,444 -29.90% 8,174 Lyon 989 39.01% 1,527 60.24% 13 0.51% 5 0.20% 1 0.04% -538 -21.23% 2,535 Madison 5,955 50.85% 5,670 48.42% 26 0.22% 55 0.47% 4 0.03% 285 2.43% 11,710 Magoffin 2,343 51.96% 2,162 47.95% 1 0.02% 3 0.07% 0 0.00% 181 4.01% 4,509 Marion 2,945 49.98% 2,927 49.68% 10 0.17% 8 0.14% 2 0.03% 18 0.30% 5,892 Marshall 2,015 31.57% 4,358 68.29% 2 0.03% 7 0.11% 0 0.00% -2,343 -36.72% 6,382 Martin 2,927 80.57% 694 19.10% 4 0.11% 7 0.19% 1 0.03% 2,233 61.47% 3,633 Mason 3,880 51.80% 3,572 47.69% 31 0.41% 6 0.08% 1 0.01% 308 4.11% 7,490 McCracken 7,076 33.29% 14,103 66.34% 42 0.20% 35 0.16% 2 0.01% -7,027 -33.05% 21,258 McCreary 3,812 82.33% 814 17.58% 3 0.06% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 2,998 64.75% 4,630 McLean 1,886 48.73% 1,965 50.78% 7 0.18% 11 0.28% 1 0.03% -79 -2.05% 3,870 Meade 1,670 45.23% 2,016 54.60% 5 0.14% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -346 -9.37% 3,692 Menifee 799 40.25% 1,185 59.70% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -386 -19.45% 1,985 Mercer 3,168 53.23% 2,767 46.49% 10 0.17% 5 0.08% 2 0.03% 401 6.74% 5,952 Metcalfe 2,412 54.35% 2,014 45.38% 3 0.07% 9 0.20% 0 0.00% 398 8.97% 4,438 Monroe 3,759 74.97% 1,255 25.03% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2,504 49.94% 5,014 Montgomery 2,220 45.35% 2,656 54.26% 9 0.18% 9 0.18% 1 0.02% -436 -8.91% 4,895 Morgan 1,878 37.20% 3,164 62.68% 4 0.08% 1 0.02% 1 0.02% -1,286 -25.48% 5,048 Muhlenberg 5,323 52.64% 4,752 46.99% 29 0.29% 7 0.07% 2 0.02% 571 5.65% 10,113 Nelson 4,107 55.76% 3,240 43.99% 7 0.10% 9 0.12% 2 0.03% 867 11.77% 7,365 Nicholas 999 37.07% 1,667 61.86% 9 0.33% 19 0.71% 1 0.04% -668 -24.79% 2,695 Ohio 4,901 64.07% 2,726 35.64% 8 0.10% 11 0.14% 3 0.04% 2,175 28.43% 7,649 Oldham 2,128 54.44% 1,769 45.25% 8 0.20% 4 0.10% 0 0.00% 359 9.19% 3,909 Owen 857 22.61% 2,928 77.24% 5 0.13% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% -2,071 -54.63% 3,791 Owsley 2,013 85.77% 331 14.10% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 1 0.04% 1,682 71.67% 2,347 Pendleton 2,273 54.46% 1,889 45.26% 6 0.14% 6 0.14% 0 0.00% 384 9.20% 4,174 Perry 6,591 59.05% 4,545 40.72% 8 0.07% 15 0.13% 2 0.02% 2,046 18.33% 11,161 Pike 11,678 50.37% 11,466 49.45% 13 0.06% 25 0.11% 3 0.01% 212 0.92% 23,185 Powell 1,339 49.87% 1,343 50.02% 3 0.11% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -4 -0.15% 2,685 Pulaski 10,363 72.47% 3,899 27.27% 18 0.13% 16 0.11% 3 0.02% 6,464 45.20% 14,299 Robertson 617 43.70% 793 56.16% 2 0.14% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -176 -12.46% 1,412 Rockcastle 3,787 74.08% 1,313 25.68% 7 0.14% 3 0.06% 2 0.04% 2,474 48.40% 5,112 Rowan 2,470 50.85% 2,380 49.00% 5 0.10% 2 0.04% 0 0.00% 90 1.85% 4,857 Russell 3,065 70.33% 1,284 29.46% 1 0.02% 7 0.16% 1 0.02% 1,781 40.87% 4,358 Scott 1,940 40.02% 2,860 58.99% 12 0.25% 32 0.66% 4 0.08% -920 -18.97% 4,848 Shelby 2,768 40.71% 4,017 59.08% 6 0.09% 8 0.12% 0 0.00% -1,249 -18.37% 6,799 Simpson 1,454 33.43% 2,879 66.18% 9 0.21% 6 0.14% 2 0.05% -1,425 -32.75% 4,350 Spencer 896 42.32% 1,214 57.35% 3 0.14% 2 0.09% 2 0.09% -318 -15.03% 2,117 Taylor 3,892 61.37% 2,433 38.36% 5 0.08% 10 0.16% 2 0.03% 1,459 23.01% 6,342 Todd 1,480 32.28% 3,087 67.33% 9 0.20% 9 0.20% 0 0.00% -1,607 -35.05% 4,585 Trigg 1,329 34.47% 2,517 65.29% 7 0.18% 2 0.05% 0 0.00% -1,188 -30.82% 3,855 Trimble 506 21.90% 1,792 77.58% 1 0.04% 10 0.43% 1 0.04% -1,286 -55.68% 2,310 Union 1,956 37.67% 2,863 55.13% 369 7.11% 3 0.06% 2 0.04% -907 -17.46% 5,193 Warren 8,123 53.06% 7,143 46.66% 27 0.18% 14 0.09% 3 0.02% 980 6.40% 15,310 Washington 2,536 54.71% 2,084 44.96% 11 0.24% 1 0.02% 3 0.06% 452 9.75% 4,635 Wayne 3,609 61.15% 2,263 38.34% 18 0.30% 9 0.15% 3 0.05% 1,346 22.81% 5,902 Webster 1,948 37.08% 3,050 58.06% 242 4.61% 9 0.17% 4 0.08% -1,102 -20.98% 5,253 Whitley 7,759 74.33% 2,656 25.45% 10 0.10% 12 0.11% 1 0.01% 5,103 48.88% 10,438 Wolfe 1,059 38.62% 1,683 61.38% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -624 -22.76% 2,742 Woodford 2,170 50.97% 2,027 47.62% 19 0.45% 37 0.87% 4 0.09% 143 3.35% 4,257Totals572,19254.30%476,45345.21%2,6570.25%2,1450.20%3580.03%95,7399.09%1,053,805 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Boone Bracken Greenup Harlan Hardin Hart Jessamine Kenton LaRue Letcher Madison Magoffin Marion Mercer Mason Muhlenberg Nelson Oldham Pendleton Perry Pike Rowan Woodford Notes References Kentucky 1956 Category:1956 Kentucky elections