Arkansas — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentStevensonD+6.6
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic | 52.5% | 213,277 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican | 45.8% | 186,287 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 7,008 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Republican | R+1.6 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Baxter County, AR | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Boone County, AR | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+48.7 |
| Carroll County, AR | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+35.6 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Clay County, AR | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Columbia County, AR | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Craighead County, AR | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Crawford County, AR | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+26.9 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+41.3 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Fulton County, AR | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Garland County, AR | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Independence County, AR | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+40.2 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+35.3 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Logan County, AR | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+24.4 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Marion County, AR | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+19.7 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+28.0 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+29.1 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Pike County, AR | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Polk County, AR | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Randolph County, AR | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+17.3 |
| Scott County, AR | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Sharp County, AR | Democratic | D+17.6 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Stone County, AR | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Union County, AR | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Washington County, AR | Republican | R+22.4 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+18.5 |
Arkansas results by county
75 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+90 | 2,73648.6% | 2,82650.2% | 731.3% | 5,635 |
| Ashley County | Adlai Stevenson+1,637 | 2,82066.0% | 1,18327.7% | 2676.3% | 4,270 |
| Baxter County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+270 | 1,45145.5% | 1,72153.9% | 200.6% | 3,192 |
| Benton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,756 | 3,74436.3% | 6,50063.1% | 610.6% | 10,305 |
| Boone County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+324 | 2,82947.1% | 3,15352.5% | 240.4% | 6,006 |
| Bradley County | Adlai Stevenson+1,649 | 3,01068.0% | 1,36130.8% | 551.2% | 4,426 |
| Calhoun County | Adlai Stevenson+858 | 1,30374.0% | 44525.3% | 140.8% | 1,762 |
| Carroll County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+659 | 1,65141.5% | 2,31058.0% | 190.5% | 3,980 |
| Chicot County | Adlai Stevenson+1,230 | 2,27365.8% | 1,04330.2% | 1394.0% | 3,455 |
| Clark County | Adlai Stevenson+836 | 2,80958.0% | 1,97340.8% | 581.2% | 4,840 |
| Clay County | Adlai Stevenson+657 | 2,36857.6% | 1,71141.6% | 340.8% | 4,113 |
| Cleburne County | Adlai Stevenson+147 | 1,09453.4% | 94746.2% | 70.3% | 2,048 |
| Cleveland County | Adlai Stevenson+726 | 1,14972.2% | 42326.6% | 201.3% | 1,592 |
| Columbia County | Adlai Stevenson+503 | 2,84552.7% | 2,34243.4% | 2073.8% | 5,394 |
| Conway County | Adlai Stevenson+982 | 2,61861.2% | 1,63638.2% | 270.6% | 4,281 |
| Craighead County | Adlai Stevenson+1,841 | 5,87658.4% | 4,03540.1% | 1491.5% | 10,060 |
| Crawford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+367 | 2,72346.6% | 3,09052.9% | 300.5% | 5,843 |
| Crittenden County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+356 | 2,12043.5% | 2,47650.8% | 2775.7% | 4,873 |
| Cross County | Adlai Stevenson+989 | 2,16563.4% | 1,17634.4% | 762.2% | 3,417 |
| Dallas County | Adlai Stevenson+742 | 1,72662.5% | 98435.6% | 521.9% | 2,762 |
| Desha County | Adlai Stevenson+1,731 | 2,93570.0% | 1,20428.7% | 521.2% | 4,191 |
| Drew County | Adlai Stevenson+969 | 2,23462.3% | 1,26535.3% | 872.4% | 3,586 |
| Faulkner County | Adlai Stevenson+1,029 | 3,42858.5% | 2,39940.9% | 330.6% | 5,860 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+477 | 1,61458.2% | 1,13741.0% | 200.7% | 2,771 |
| Fulton County | Adlai Stevenson+159 | 95854.1% | 79945.1% | 140.8% | 1,771 |
| Garland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,990 | 5,43736.1% | 9,42762.5% | 2121.4% | 15,076 |
| Grant County | Adlai Stevenson+454 | 1,27259.5% | 81838.2% | 492.3% | 2,139 |
| Greene County | Adlai Stevenson+1,556 | 3,45464.1% | 1,89835.2% | 370.7% | 5,389 |
| Hempstead County | Adlai Stevenson+467 | 2,69453.9% | 2,22744.6% | 761.5% | 4,997 |
| Hot Spring County | Adlai Stevenson+602 | 3,52554.2% | 2,92345.0% | 540.8% | 6,502 |
| Howard County | Adlai Stevenson+99 | 1,42851.3% | 1,32947.7% | 281.0% | 2,785 |
| Independence County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+17 | 2,31649.5% | 2,33349.8% | 340.7% | 4,683 |
| Izard County | Adlai Stevenson+689 | 1,20069.9% | 51129.8% | 50.3% | 1,716 |
| Jackson County | Adlai Stevenson+2,376 | 3,69973.1% | 1,32326.1% | 390.8% | 5,061 |
| Jefferson County | Adlai Stevenson+683 | 6,42651.2% | 5,74345.7% | 3893.1% | 12,558 |
| Johnson County | Adlai Stevenson+177 | 1,69752.3% | 1,52046.8% | 280.9% | 3,245 |
| Lafayette County | Adlai Stevenson+512 | 1,34859.1% | 83636.7% | 964.2% | 2,280 |
| Lawrence County | Adlai Stevenson+719 | 2,30358.3% | 1,58440.1% | 611.5% | 3,948 |
| Lee County | Adlai Stevenson+745 | 1,71961.1% | 97434.6% | 1214.3% | 2,814 |
| Lincoln County | Adlai Stevenson+849 | 1,61667.2% | 76731.9% | 220.9% | 2,405 |
| Little River County | Adlai Stevenson+480 | 1,30859.5% | 82837.7% | 622.8% | 2,198 |
| Logan County | Adlai Stevenson+226 | 2,30752.3% | 2,08147.2% | 240.5% | 4,412 |
| Lonoke County | Adlai Stevenson+1,302 | 3,23460.6% | 1,93236.2% | 1703.2% | 5,336 |
| Madison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+339 | 2,18646.4% | 2,52553.5% | 50.1% | 4,716 |
| Marion County | Adlai Stevenson+204 | 1,06155.2% | 85744.6% | 40.2% | 1,922 |
| Miller County | Adlai Stevenson+1,095 | 5,40254.1% | 4,30743.1% | 2782.8% | 9,987 |
| Mississippi County | Adlai Stevenson+2,159 | 6,42858.7% | 4,26939.0% | 2582.4% | 10,955 |
| Monroe County | Adlai Stevenson+361 | 1,46055.4% | 1,09941.7% | 752.8% | 2,634 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+119 | 84646.3% | 96552.8% | 181.0% | 1,829 |
| Nevada County | Adlai Stevenson+832 | 1,87163.6% | 1,03935.3% | 331.1% | 2,943 |
| Newton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+649 | 83235.9% | 1,48163.9% | 30.1% | 2,316 |
| Ouachita County | Adlai Stevenson+2,369 | 5,18863.8% | 2,81934.7% | 1221.5% | 8,129 |
| Perry County | Adlai Stevenson+147 | 71955.1% | 57243.9% | 131.0% | 1,304 |
| Phillips County | Adlai Stevenson+1,091 | 3,91756.4% | 2,82640.7% | 1972.8% | 6,940 |
| Pike County | Adlai Stevenson+80 | 98551.8% | 90547.6% | 130.7% | 1,903 |
| Poinsett County | Adlai Stevenson+1,700 | 3,81763.6% | 2,11735.2% | 721.2% | 6,006 |
| Polk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+545 | 1,28740.9% | 1,83258.3% | 240.8% | 3,143 |
| Pope County | Adlai Stevenson+486 | 2,75354.6% | 2,26744.9% | 250.5% | 5,045 |
| Prairie County | Adlai Stevenson+587 | 1,50461.6% | 91737.6% | 190.8% | 2,440 |
| Pulaski County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,330 | 23,37246.5% | 25,70251.1% | 1,2272.4% | 50,301 |
| Randolph County | Adlai Stevenson+646 | 1,76360.9% | 1,11738.6% | 130.4% | 2,893 |
| Saline County | Adlai Stevenson+1,102 | 3,70558.1% | 2,60340.8% | 701.1% | 6,378 |
| Scott County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+389 | 1,24843.0% | 1,63756.5% | 140.5% | 2,899 |
| Searcy County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,532 | 90926.9% | 2,44172.3% | 240.7% | 3,374 |
| Sebastian County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,745 | 7,48942.0% | 10,23457.4% | 1180.7% | 17,841 |
| Sevier County | Adlai Stevenson+341 | 1,50056.0% | 1,15943.3% | 190.7% | 2,678 |
| Sharp County | Adlai Stevenson+282 | 92757.9% | 64540.3% | 281.8% | 1,600 |
| St. Francis County | Adlai Stevenson+230 | 2,11450.3% | 1,88444.9% | 2014.8% | 4,199 |
| Stone County | Adlai Stevenson+105 | 75653.6% | 65146.1% | 40.3% | 1,411 |
| Union County | Adlai Stevenson+1,996 | 7,05555.4% | 5,05939.8% | 6124.8% | 12,726 |
| Van Buren County | Adlai Stevenson+35 | 1,33150.4% | 1,29649.1% | 150.6% | 2,642 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,826 | 4,85738.5% | 7,68360.9% | 830.7% | 12,623 |
| White County | Adlai Stevenson+1,082 | 4,89555.9% | 3,81343.6% | 420.5% | 8,750 |
| Woodruff County | Adlai Stevenson+638 | 1,63060.9% | 99237.1% | 532.0% | 2,675 |
| Yell County | Adlai Stevenson+627 | 2,00859.2% | 1,38140.7% | 40.1% | 3,393 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.