1956 United States presidential election in Missouri County Results
Stevenson
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Eisenhower
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
The1956 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the1956 United States presidential election . Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Democrat Adlai Stevenson II narrowly won the state ofMissouri over theRepublican incumbent,Dwight D. Eisenhower , thanks in large part to a 72,000-vote margin inSt. Louis . This election saw the state deviate from its traditional status as a national bellwether; except for this election, Missouri voted for the winner of each U.S. presidential contest from1904 to2004 . Missouri was the only stateEisenhower won in 1952 that Stevenson managed to flip. This is the last election in which the Republican nominee won the presidency without carrying Missouri. This was also the only state outside the old Confederacy that Stevenson won.
County Adlai Stevenson Dwight D. Eisenhower Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Adair 3,418 39.11% 5,322 60.89% -1,904 -21.78% 8,740 Andrew 2,393 39.87% 3,609 60.13% -1,216 -20.26% 6,002 Atchison 2,321 45.55% 2,774 54.45% -453 -8.90% 5,095 Audrain 5,951 56.06% 4,664 43.94% 1,287 12.12% 10,615 Barry 4,523 42.73% 6,063 57.27% -1,540 -14.54% 10,586 Barton 2,881 44.82% 3,547 55.18% -666 -10.36% 6,428 Bates 4,300 44.03% 5,467 55.97% -1,167 -11.94% 9,767 Benton 1,563 33.20% 3,145 66.80% -1,582 -33.60% 4,708 Bollinger 2,185 43.44% 2,845 56.56% -660 -13.12% 5,030 Boone 10,404 55.93% 8,197 44.07% 2,207 11.86% 18,601 Buchanan 18,384 47.51% 20,311 52.49% -1,927 -4.98% 38,695 Butler 5,869 44.85% 7,216 55.15% -1,347 -10.30% 13,085 Caldwell 1,929 37.49% 3,216 62.51% -1,287 -25.02% 5,145 Callaway 5,165 59.12% 3,572 40.88% 1,593 18.24% 8,737 Camden 1,460 34.14% 2,817 65.86% -1,357 -31.72% 4,277 Cape Girardeau 7,633 41.78% 10,638 58.22% -3,005 -16.44% 18,271 Carroll 3,432 41.94% 4,751 58.06% -1,319 -16.12% 8,183 Carter 1,067 50.81% 1,033 49.19% 34 1.62% 2,100 Cass 5,575 49.94% 5,589 50.06% -14 -0.12% 11,164 Cedar 1,720 34.43% 3,276 65.57% -1,556 -31.14% 4,996 Chariton 3,671 51.49% 3,459 48.51% 212 2.98% 7,130 Christian 1,730 31.67% 3,732 68.33% -2,002 -36.66% 5,462 Clark 2,193 45.54% 2,623 54.46% -430 -8.92% 4,816 Clay 13,605 50.31% 13,436 49.69% 169 0.62% 27,041 Clinton 2,976 49.58% 3,026 50.42% -50 -0.84% 6,002 Cole 7,388 44.21% 9,323 55.79% -1,935 -11.58% 16,711 Cooper 3,511 41.28% 4,995 58.72% -1,484 -17.44% 8,506 Crawford 2,455 40.59% 3,594 59.41% -1,139 -18.82% 6,049 Dade 1,479 35.90% 2,641 64.10% -1,162 -28.20% 4,120 Dallas 1,600 34.88% 2,987 65.12% -1,387 -30.24% 4,587 Daviess 2,611 43.98% 3,326 56.02% -715 -12.04% 5,937 DeKalb 1,872 42.45% 2,538 57.55% -666 -15.10% 4,410 Dent 2,961 52.70% 2,658 47.30% 303 5.40% 5,619 Douglas 1,133 28.02% 2,910 71.98% -1,777 -43.96% 4,043 Dunklin 8,698 63.76% 4,943 36.24% 3,755 27.52% 13,641 Franklin 8,391 41.96% 11,605 58.04% -3,214 -16.08% 19,996 Gasconade 1,353 21.03% 5,080 78.97% -3,727 -57.94% 6,433 Gentry 2,662 46.85% 3,020 53.15% -358 -6.30% 5,682 Greene 20,206 40.29% 29,944 59.71% -9,738 -19.42% 50,150 Grundy 2,752 39.94% 4,139 60.06% -1,387 -20.12% 6,891 Harrison 2,518 37.81% 4,141 62.19% -1,623 -24.38% 6,659 Henry 4,900 45.84% 5,789 54.16% -889 -8.32% 10,689 Hickory 695 29.50% 1,661 70.50% -966 -41.00% 2,356 Holt 1,713 37.23% 2,888 62.77% -1,175 -25.54% 4,601 Howard 3,542 61.93% 2,177 38.07% 1,365 23.86% 5,719 Howell 3,066 35.91% 5,473 64.09% -2,407 -28.18% 8,539 Iron 1,970 52.12% 1,810 47.88% 160 4.24% 3,780 Jackson 133,522 52.22% 122,182 47.78% 11,340 4.44% 255,704 Jasper 13,404 39.64% 20,414 60.36% -7,010 -20.72% 33,818 Jefferson 13,868 56.42% 10,712 43.58% 3,156 12.84% 24,580 Johnson 4,530 40.70% 6,599 59.30% -2,069 -18.60% 11,129 Knox 1,850 48.89% 1,934 51.11% -84 -2.22% 3,784 Laclede 3,287 39.29% 5,079 60.71% -1,792 -21.42% 8,366 Lafayette 6,081 42.78% 8,133 57.22% -2,052 -14.44% 14,214 Lawrence 4,789 39.38% 7,372 60.62% -2,583 -21.24% 12,161 Lewis 2,728 54.25% 2,301 45.75% 427 8.50% 5,029 Lincoln 3,990 56.17% 3,114 43.83% 876 12.34% 7,104 Linn 5,055 50.13% 5,028 49.87% 27 0.26% 10,083 Livingston 3,785 42.29% 5,165 57.71% -1,380 -15.42% 8,950 Macon 4,337 48.02% 4,694 51.98% -357 -3.96% 9,031 Madison 2,280 45.21% 2,763 54.79% -483 -9.58% 5,043 Maries 1,885 57.52% 1,392 42.48% 493 15.04% 3,277 Marion 6,874 54.86% 5,657 45.14% 1,217 9.72% 12,531 McDonald 2,757 43.06% 3,646 56.94% -889 -13.88% 6,403 Mercer 1,109 35.27% 2,035 64.73% -926 -29.46% 3,144 Miller 2,535 38.29% 4,085 61.71% -1,550 -23.42% 6,620 Mississippi 3,653 63.38% 2,111 36.62% 1,542 26.76% 5,764 Moniteau 2,552 44.07% 3,239 55.93% -687 -11.86% 5,791 Monroe 4,412 76.82% 1,331 23.18% 3,081 53.64% 5,743 Montgomery 2,844 45.24% 3,443 54.76% -599 -9.52% 6,287 Morgan 2,131 40.25% 3,163 59.75% -1,032 -19.50% 5,294 New Madrid 8,419 70.33% 3,552 29.67% 4,867 40.66% 11,971 Newton 5,529 41.51% 7,792 58.49% -2,263 -16.98% 13,321 Nodaway 5,371 45.70% 6,381 54.30% -1,010 -8.60% 11,752 Oregon 2,472 63.25% 1,436 36.75% 1,036 26.50% 3,908 Osage 2,445 44.28% 3,077 55.72% -632 -11.44% 5,522 Ozark 887 29.29% 2,141 70.71% -1,254 -41.42% 3,028 Pemiscot 8,064 67.02% 3,969 32.98% 4,095 34.04% 12,033 Perry 2,346 34.78% 4,400 65.22% -2,054 -30.44% 6,746 Pettis 7,086 44.70% 8,766 55.30% -1,680 -10.60% 15,852 Phelps 4,761 49.94% 4,773 50.06% -12 -0.12% 9,534 Pike 4,232 54.92% 3,474 45.08% 758 9.84% 7,706 Platte 5,271 59.45% 3,596 40.55% 1,675 18.90% 8,867 Polk 2,968 40.23% 4,410 59.77% -1,442 -19.54% 7,378 Pulaski 2,936 53.69% 2,532 46.31% 404 7.38% 5,468 Putnam 1,115 29.43% 2,674 70.57% -1,559 -41.14% 3,789 Ralls 2,632 65.72% 1,373 34.28% 1,259 31.44% 4,005 Randolph 6,797 64.70% 3,709 35.30% 3,088 29.40% 10,506 Ray 4,636 60.39% 3,041 39.61% 1,595 20.78% 7,677 Reynolds 1,596 63.51% 917 36.49% 679 27.02% 2,513 Ripley 2,149 49.54% 2,189 50.46% -40 -0.92% 4,338 St. Charles 7,618 44.60% 9,462 55.40% -1,844 -10.80% 17,080 St. Clair 2,200 42.16% 3,018 57.84% -818 -15.68% 5,218 St. Francois 7,566 43.15% 9,968 56.85% -2,402 -13.70% 17,534 St. Louis 121,881 46.88% 138,111 53.12% -16,230 -6.24% 259,992 St. Louis City 202,210 60.86% 130,045 39.14% 72,165 21.72% 332,255 Ste. Genevieve 2,363 47.30% 2,633 52.70% -270 -5.40% 4,996 Saline 5,841 49.45% 5,970 50.55% -129 -1.10% 11,811 Schuyler 1,648 52.35% 1,500 47.65% 148 4.70% 3,148 Scotland 2,044 54.09% 1,735 45.91% 309 8.18% 3,779 Scott 6,683 58.95% 4,654 41.05% 2,029 17.90% 11,337 Shannon 1,822 60.88% 1,171 39.12% 651 21.76% 2,993 Shelby 3,044 60.47% 1,990 39.53% 1,054 20.94% 5,034 Stoddard 6,369 56.86% 4,832 43.14% 1,537 13.72% 11,201 Stone 1,049 26.30% 2,939 73.70% -1,890 -47.40% 3,988 Sullivan 2,805 45.52% 3,357 54.48% -552 -8.96% 6,162 Taney 1,477 31.46% 3,218 68.54% -1,741 -37.08% 4,695 Texas 4,506 50.87% 4,352 49.13% 154 1.74% 8,858 Vernon 4,547 46.73% 5,184 53.27% -637 -6.54% 9,731 Warren 1,211 29.81% 2,852 70.19% -1,641 -40.38% 4,063 Washington 2,380 41.30% 3,383 58.70% -1,003 -17.40% 5,763 Wayne 2,451 49.38% 2,513 50.62% -62 -1.24% 4,964 Webster 3,132 44.29% 3,940 55.71% -808 -11.42% 7,072 Worth 1,354 50.30% 1,338 49.70% 16 0.60% 2,692 Wright 2,278 34.32% 4,360 65.68% -2,082 -31.36% 6,638 Totals 918,273 50.11% 914,289 49.89% 3,984 0.22% 1,832,562
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] 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.[ 1]
