1956 United States presidential election in Georgia Georgia votes to theElectoral College County Results
Stevenson
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Eisenhower
50–60%
60–70%
The1956 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the1956 United States presidential election . Georgia voters chose 12[ 3] Electoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Georgia was won byAdlai Stevenson (D –Illinois ), running withSenator Estes Kefauver , with 66.48% of the popular vote againstincumbent PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower (R –Pennsylvania ), running with Vice PresidentRichard Nixon , with 32.65% of the popular vote.[ 4] [ 5] 2016 a Republican won the White House without carrying Cobb County . This was also the last time until 2016 that a losing Democrat would carry the suburban Atlanta Counties of Gwinnett , Douglas , Rockdale , and the aforementioned Cobb and the last time until2020 that a Republican president would not carry these counties in either of their of elections.
County[ 7] Adlai Stevenson Dwight D. Eisenhower Margin Total votes cast[ 8] # % # % # % Appling 1,719 77.26% 506 22.74% 1,213 54.52% 2,225 Atkinson 1,719 93.37% 122 6.63% 1,597 86.74% 1,841 Bacon 2,445 86.12% 394 13.88% 2,051 72.24% 2,839 Baker 783 96.07% 32 3.93% 751 92.14% 815 Baldwin 2,275 67.81% 1,080 32.19% 1,195 35.62% 3,355 Banks 989 84.10% 187 15.90% 802 68.20% 1,176 Barrow 2,266 83.68% 442 16.32% 1,824 67.36% 2,708 Bartow 3,640 70.32% 1,536 29.68% 2,104 40.64% 5,176 Ben Hill 2,150 79.51% 554 20.49% 1,596 59.02% 2,704 Berrien 2,398 93.56% 165 6.44% 2,233 87.12% 2,563 Bibb 14,966 67.39% 7,242 32.61% 7,724 34.78% 22,208 Bleckley 1,537 91.87% 136 8.13% 1,401 83.74% 1,673 Brantley 1,208 84.12% 228 15.88% 980 68.24% 1,436 Brooks 1,936 78.38% 534 21.62% 1,402 56.76% 2,470 Bryan 1,242 78.96% 331 21.04% 911 57.92% 1,573 Bulloch 3,414 79.12% 901 20.88% 2,513 58.24% 4,315 Burke 1,300 64.32% 721 35.68% 579 28.64% 2,021 Butts 1,885 85.37% 323 14.63% 1,562 70.74% 2,208 Calhoun 1,094 91.09% 107 8.91% 987 82.18% 1,201 Camden 1,178 53.74% 1,014 46.26% 164 7.48% 2,192 Candler 996 76.39% 308 23.61% 688 52.78% 1,304 Carroll 4,855 73.93% 1,712 26.07% 3,143 47.86% 6,567 Catoosa 2,163 61.82% 1,336 38.18% 827 23.64% 3,499 Charlton 750 78.62% 204 21.38% 546 57.24% 954 Chatham 8,698 37.46% 14,520 62.54% -5,822 -25.08% 23,218 Chattahoochee 107 71.33% 43 28.67% 64 42.66% 150 Chattooga 3,823 69.45% 1,682 30.55% 2,141 38.90% 5,505 Cherokee 2,110 53.57% 1,829 46.43% 281 7.14% 3,939 Clarke 4,257 66.89% 2,107 33.11% 2,150 33.78% 6,364 Clay 390 79.11% 103 20.89% 287 58.22% 493 Clayton 5,522 77.61% 1,593 22.39% 3,929 55.22% 7,115 Clinch 1,577 75.27% 518 24.73% 1,059 50.54% 2,095 Cobb 11,696 63.24% 6,798 36.76% 4,898 26.48% 18,494 Coffee 3,199 84.79% 574 15.21% 2,625 69.58% 3,773 Colquitt 4,412 76.76% 1,336 23.24% 3,076 53.52% 5,748 Columbia 866 65.16% 463 34.84% 403 30.32% 1,329 Cook 2,100 89.55% 245 10.45% 1,855 79.10% 2,345 Coweta 3,003 77.94% 850 22.06% 2,153 55.88% 3,853 Crawford 779 87.73% 109 12.27% 670 75.46% 888 Crisp 2,526 75.16% 835 24.84% 1,691 50.32% 3,361 Dade 863 54.41% 723 45.59% 140 8.82% 1,586 Dawson 721 54.05% 613 45.95% 108 8.10% 1,334 Decatur 3,699 77.69% 1,062 22.31% 2,637 55.38% 4,761 DeKalb 29,915 65.56% 15,718 34.44% 14,197 31.12% 46,633 Dodge 3,479 82.50% 738 17.50% 2,741 65.00% 4,217 Dooly 1,851 91.41% 174 8.59% 1,677 82.82% 2,025 Dougherty 4,126 55.95% 3,248 44.05% 878 11.90% 7,374 Douglas 2,111 67.83% 1,001 32.17% 1,110 35.66% 3,112 Early 1,818 90.40% 193 9.60% 1,625 80.80% 2,011 Echols 528 79.76% 134 20.24% 394 59.52% 662 Effingham 611 48.96% 637 51.04% -26 -2.08% 1,248 Elbert 3,635 89.05% 447 10.95% 3,188 78.10% 4,082 Emanuel 2,373 77.78% 678 22.22% 1,695 55.56% 3,051 Evans 1,152 76.39% 356 23.61% 796 52.78% 1,508 Fannin 1,945 35.58% 3,521 64.42% -1,576 -28.84% 5,466 Fayette 1,308 90.46% 138 9.54% 1,170 80.92% 1,446 Floyd 6,633 52.69% 5,955 47.31% 678 5.38% 12,588 Forsyth 1,998 63.85% 1,131 36.15% 867 27.70% 3,129 Franklin 2,968 92.15% 253 7.85% 2,715 84.30% 3,221 Fulton 51,098 57.79% 37,326 42.21% 13,772 15.58% 88,424 Gilmer 1,275 40.71% 1,857 59.29% -582 -18.58% 3,132 Glascock 314 74.06% 110 25.94% 204 48.12% 424 Glynn 3,071 49.78% 3,098 50.22% -27 -0.44% 6,169 Gordon 1,970 65.80% 1,024 34.20% 946 31.60% 2,994 Grady 2,697 84.47% 496 15.53% 2,201 68.94% 3,193 Greene 2,012 78.81% 541 21.19% 1,471 57.62% 2,553 Gwinnett 5,687 79.76% 1,443 20.24% 4,244 59.52% 7,130 Habersham 2,276 72.69% 855 27.31% 1,421 45.38% 3,131 Hall 5,989 68.52% 2,752 31.48% 3,237 37.04% 8,741 Hancock 860 70.84% 354 29.16% 506 41.68% 1,214 Haralson 2,472 52.71% 2,218 47.29% 254 5.42% 4,690 Harris 1,327 70.21% 563 29.79% 764 40.42% 1,890 Hart 1,139 91.41% 107 8.59% 1,032 82.82% 1,246 Heard 1,106 85.08% 194 14.92% 912 70.16% 1,300 Henry 2,636 75.66% 848 24.34% 1,788 51.32% 3,484 Houston 4,483 80.88% 1,060 19.12% 3,423 61.76% 5,543 Irwin 1,554 83.28% 312 16.72% 1,242 66.56% 1,866 Jackson 3,100 87.62% 438 12.38% 2,662 75.24% 3,538 Jasper 962 76.96% 288 23.04% 674 53.92% 1,250 Jeff Davis 1,656 87.02% 247 12.98% 1,409 74.04% 1,903 Jefferson 1,351 72.52% 512 27.48% 839 45.04% 1,863 Jenkins 1,000 79.30% 261 20.70% 739 58.60% 1,261 Johnson 1,607 89.98% 179 10.02% 1,428 79.96% 1,786 Jones 1,208 75.97% 382 24.03% 826 51.94% 1,590 Lamar 1,531 73.39% 555 26.61% 976 46.78% 2,086 Lanier 890 85.41% 152 14.59% 738 70.82% 1,042 Laurens 5,085 81.05% 1,189 18.95% 3,896 62.10% 6,274 Lee 532 87.07% 79 12.93% 453 74.14% 611 Liberty 892 47.98% 967 52.02% -75 -4.04% 1,859 Lincoln 696 81.79% 155 18.21% 541 63.58% 851 Long 1,195 80.96% 281 19.04% 914 61.92% 1,476 Lowndes 3,936 64.83% 2,135 35.17% 1,801 29.66% 6,071 Lumpkin 693 58.78% 486 41.22% 207 17.56% 1,179 McDuffie 1,039 61.55% 649 38.45% 390 23.10% 1,688 McIntosh 624 41.32% 886 58.68% -262 -17.36% 1,510 Macon 1,984 84.53% 363 15.47% 1,621 69.06% 2,347 Madison 2,222 93.24% 161 6.76% 2,061 86.48% 2,383 Marion 618 79.64% 158 20.36% 460 59.28% 776 Meriwether 3,137 84.12% 592 15.88% 2,545 68.24% 3,729 Miller 1,563 77.99% 441 22.01% 1,122 55.98% 2,004 Mitchell 2,735 87.74% 382 12.26% 2,353 75.48% 3,117 Monroe 1,545 75.33% 506 24.67% 1,039 50.66% 2,051 Montgomery 1,052 79.52% 271 20.48$ 781 59.04% 1,323 Morgan 1,492 85.85% 246 14.15% 1,246 71.70% 1,738 Murray 1,819 61.39% 1,144 38.61% 675 22.78% 2,963 Muscogee 8,160 49.95% 8,176 50.05% -16 -0.10% 16,336 Newton 3,232 85.87% 532 14.13% 2,700 71.74% 3,764 Oconee 1,156 78.64% 314 21.36% 842 57.28% 1,470 Oglethorpe 1,404 89.37% 167 10.63% 1,237 78.74% 1,571 Paulding 1,599 62.98% 940 37.02% 659 25.96% 2,539 Peach 1,541 76.97% 461 23.03% 1,080 53.94% 2,002 Pickens 1,236 34.55% 2,341 65.45% -1,105 -30.90% 3,577 Pierce 1,766 85.56% 298 14.44% 1,468 71.12% 2,064 Pike 1,067 83.56% 210 16.44% 857 67.12% 1,277 Polk 4,502 68.21% 2,098 31.79% 2,404 36.42% 6,600 Pulaski 1,422 89.27% 171 10.73% 1,251 78.54% 1,593 Putnam 1,093 80.31% 268 19.69% 825 60.62% 1,361 Quitman 355 91.97% 31 8.03% 324 83.94% 386 Rabun 1,391 77.11% 413 22.89% 978 54.22% 1,804 Randolph 1,582 74.31% 547 25.69% 1,035 48.62% 2,129 Richmond 6,819 39.95% 10,251 60.05% -3,432 -20.10% 17,070 Rockdale 1,779 78.61% 484 21.39% 1,295 57.22% 2,263 Schley 441 79.03% 117 20.97% 324 58.06% 558 Screven 1,332 71.88% 521 28.12% 811 43.76% 1,853 Seminole 1,343 91.24% 129 8.76% 1,214 82.48% 1,472 Spalding 4,853 76.90% 1,458 23.10% 3,395 53.80% 6,311 Stephens 2,595 79.14% 684 20.86% 1,911 58.28% 3,279 Stewart 692 74.65% 235 25.35% 457 49.30% 927 Sumter 2,149 74.64% 730 25.36% 1,419 49.28% 2,879 Talbot 710 83.92% 136 16.08% 574 67.84% 846 Taliaferro 599 78.92% 160 21.08% 439 57.84% 759 Tattnall 1,881 81.04% 440 18.96% 1,441 62.08% 2,321 Taylor 1,359 83.12% 276 16.88% 1,083 66.24% 1,635 Telfair 2,075 87.96% 284 12.04% 1,791 75.92% 2,359 Terrell 1,300 86.49% 203 13.51% 1,097 72.98% 1,503 Thomas 3,522 61.12% 2,240 38.88% 1,282 22.24% 5,762 Tift 3,123 76.49% 960 23.51% 2,163 52.98% 4,083 Toombs 2,397 80.93% 565 19.07% 1,832 61.86% 2,962 Towns 885 44.67% 1,096 55.33% -211 -10.66% 1,981 Treutlen 960 89.14% 117 10.86% 843 78.28% 1,077 Troup 6,162 73.57% 2,214 26.43% 3,948 47.14% 8,376 Turner 1,398 79.79% 354 20.21% 1,044 59.58% 1,752 Twiggs 1,002 85.64% 168 14.36% 834 71.28% 1,170 Union 1,386 50.47% 1,360 49.53% 26 0.94% 2,746 Upson 3,422 82.78% 712 17.22% 2,710 65.56% 4,134 Walker 3,693 51.19% 3,522 48.81% 171 2.38% 7,215 Walton 3,271 87.44% 470 12.56% 2,801 74.88% 3,741 Ware 5,888 72.12% 2,276 27.88% 3,612 44.24% 8,164 Warren 674 81.60% 152 18.40% 522 63.20% 826 Washington 2,530 80.78% 602 19.22% 1,928 61.56% 3,132 Wayne 2,084 68.69% 950 31.31% 1,134 37.38% 3,034 Webster 295 85.26% 51 14.74% 244 70.52% 346 Wheeler 992 86.94% 149 13.06% 843 73.88% 1,141 White 1,099 70.09% 469 29.91% 630 40.18% 1,568 Whitfield 4,264 50.35% 4,205 49.65% 59 0.70% 8,469 Wilcox 1,686 87.90% 232 12.10% 1,454 75.80% 1,918 Wilkes 1,714 84.94% 304 15.06% 1,410 69.88% 2,018 Wilkinson 1,299 76.77% 393 23.23% 906 53.54% 1,692 Worth 2,078 87.64% 293 12.36% 1,785 75.28% 2,371 Totals 441,094 66.48% 216,652 32.65% 224,442 33.83% 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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] ^ Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of the 1952 election Eisenhower was president ofColumbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence toGettysburg, Pennsylvania , and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania. ^ 5,734 (0.86%) write-in votes were tabulated, but only as a statewide total and not separated by county. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . RetrievedJune 10, 2017 .^ "The Presidents" . David Leip. RetrievedSeptember 27, 2017 .Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania ^ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)" . RetrievedJune 10, 2017 .^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Georgia" . RetrievedJune 10, 2017 .^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956" . RetrievedJune 10, 2017 .^ Georgia's Official Register, 1951-1952 (PDF) . Atlanta, Georgia. pp. 786– 789.^ Fortson, Ben W. (1956).Official state of Georgia tabulation by counties for Presidential Electors, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representatives, state officers and constitutional amendments, General Election November 6, 1956 (PDF) (Report). Georgia Secretary of State. RetrievedAugust 12, 2024 – via Digital Library of Georgia. ^ Our Campaigns;GA US President Race, November 06, 1956
