Kentucky — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentEisenhowerR+9.1
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 54.3% | 572,192 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 45.2% | 476,453 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.5% | 5,160 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+57.2 |
| Barren County, KY | Democratic | D+10.6 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Boone County, KY | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Boyle County, KY | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Bracken County, KY | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+45.6 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+31.3 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Christian County, KY | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Clark County, KY | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+65.2 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+63.9 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Daviess County, KY | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Fayette County, KY | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Fleming County, KY | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Grant County, KY | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Hardin County, KY | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Harlan County, KY | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Hart County, KY | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+10.4 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+77.1 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Kenton County, KY | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Larue County, KY | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+75.1 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Livingston County, KY | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Madison County, KY | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Marion County, KY | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+61.5 |
| Mason County, KY | Republican | R+4.1 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+64.8 |
| McLean County, KY | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Mercer County, KY | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Nelson County, KY | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Oldham County, KY | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+54.6 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+71.7 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Pike County, KY | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Powell County, KY | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+12.5 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Spencer County, KY | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+55.7 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+17.5 |
| Warren County, KY | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Washington County, KY | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Woodford County, KY | Republican | R+3.4 |
Kentucky results by county
120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,666 | 4,15762.5% | 2,49137.5% | 30.0% | 6,651 |
| Allen County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,225 | 3,20061.6% | 1,97538.0% | 180.3% | 5,193 |
| Anderson County | Adlai Stevenson+211 | 1,87847.3% | 2,08952.6% | 60.2% | 3,973 |
| Ballard County | Adlai Stevenson+2,250 | 83821.3% | 3,08878.5% | 100.3% | 3,936 |
| Barren County | Adlai Stevenson+1,000 | 4,20644.7% | 5,20655.3% | 20.0% | 9,414 |
| Bath County | Adlai Stevenson+332 | 1,88945.8% | 2,22153.8% | 150.4% | 4,125 |
| Bell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,347 | 6,82460.3% | 4,47739.6% | 180.2% | 11,319 |
| Boone County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+206 | 3,13951.5% | 2,93348.2% | 180.3% | 6,090 |
| Bourbon County | Adlai Stevenson+788 | 2,47542.7% | 3,26356.4% | 520.9% | 5,790 |
| Boyd County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,956 | 11,50257.3% | 8,54642.6% | 340.2% | 20,082 |
| Boyle County | Adlai Stevenson+9 | 3,42749.8% | 3,43649.9% | 170.2% | 6,880 |
| Bracken County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+239 | 1,75453.5% | 1,51546.2% | 70.2% | 3,276 |
| Breathitt County | Adlai Stevenson+823 | 2,42342.7% | 3,24657.2% | 40.1% | 5,673 |
| Breckinridge County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+917 | 3,78456.7% | 2,86743.0% | 200.3% | 6,671 |
| Bullitt County | Adlai Stevenson+272 | 2,00746.8% | 2,27953.1% | 40.1% | 4,290 |
| Butler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,101 | 3,30373.2% | 1,20226.6% | 80.2% | 4,513 |
| Caldwell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+264 | 2,68152.3% | 2,41747.2% | 260.5% | 5,124 |
| Calloway County | Adlai Stevenson+3,860 | 2,29227.1% | 6,15272.7% | 160.2% | 8,460 |
| Campbell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,258 | 18,61763.8% | 10,35935.5% | 1950.7% | 29,171 |
| Carlisle County | Adlai Stevenson+1,455 | 60822.7% | 2,06377.1% | 50.2% | 2,676 |
| Carroll County | Adlai Stevenson+1,039 | 1,13034.1% | 2,16965.4% | 170.5% | 3,316 |
| Carter County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,015 | 5,12762.1% | 3,11237.7% | 190.2% | 8,258 |
| Casey County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,597 | 4,16772.5% | 1,57027.3% | 120.2% | 5,749 |
| Christian County | Adlai Stevenson+1,524 | 4,96343.2% | 6,48756.4% | 450.4% | 11,495 |
| Clark County | Adlai Stevenson+579 | 3,03045.5% | 3,60954.2% | 240.4% | 6,663 |
| Clay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,870 | 4,89782.5% | 1,02717.3% | 100.2% | 5,934 |
| Clinton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,649 | 3,39681.9% | 74718.0% | 40.1% | 4,147 |
| Crittenden County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,054 | 2,54862.6% | 1,49436.7% | 260.6% | 4,068 |
| Cumberland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,584 | 2,58471.8% | 1,00027.8% | 170.5% | 3,601 |
| Daviess County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,817 | 11,49162.5% | 6,67436.3% | 2081.1% | 18,373 |
| Edmonson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,708 | 2,80071.9% | 1,09228.0% | 50.1% | 3,897 |
| Elliott County | Adlai Stevenson+1,110 | 1,03332.5% | 2,14367.5% | 00.0% | 3,176 |
| Estill County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,034 | 2,94660.5% | 1,91239.3% | 100.2% | 4,868 |
| Fayette County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,357 | 21,90461.4% | 13,54738.0% | 2320.7% | 35,683 |
| Fleming County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+225 | 2,74452.0% | 2,51947.7% | 170.3% | 5,280 |
| Floyd County | Adlai Stevenson+1,741 | 6,16643.8% | 7,90756.1% | 150.1% | 14,088 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+2,365 | 4,04738.3% | 6,41260.8% | 940.9% | 10,553 |
| Fulton County | Adlai Stevenson+1,806 | 1,14727.8% | 2,95371.5% | 280.7% | 4,128 |
| Gallatin County | Adlai Stevenson+676 | 54730.9% | 1,22369.1% | 10.1% | 1,771 |
| Garrard County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+513 | 2,31155.9% | 1,79843.5% | 240.6% | 4,133 |
| Grant County | Adlai Stevenson+620 | 1,68042.0% | 2,30057.6% | 160.4% | 3,996 |
| Graves County | Adlai Stevenson+6,379 | 3,71126.9% | 10,09073.0% | 140.1% | 13,815 |
| Grayson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,544 | 4,56569.3% | 2,02130.7% | 60.1% | 6,592 |
| Green County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,225 | 2,95162.9% | 1,72636.8% | 120.3% | 4,689 |
| Greenup County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+419 | 5,46451.9% | 5,04547.9% | 290.3% | 10,538 |
| Hancock County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+295 | 1,31756.1% | 1,02243.6% | 70.3% | 2,346 |
| Hardin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+725 | 5,05053.6% | 4,32545.9% | 550.6% | 9,430 |
| Harlan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,905 | 8,82056.0% | 6,91543.9% | 260.2% | 15,761 |
| Harrison County | Adlai Stevenson+1,387 | 2,12837.6% | 3,51562.1% | 140.2% | 5,657 |
| Hart County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+69 | 3,27650.4% | 3,20749.3% | 230.4% | 6,506 |
| Henderson County | Adlai Stevenson+416 | 5,08546.9% | 5,50150.8% | 2522.3% | 10,838 |
| Henry County | Adlai Stevenson+1,487 | 1,67034.5% | 3,15765.3% | 110.2% | 4,838 |
| Hickman County | Adlai Stevenson+1,582 | 78524.8% | 2,36774.8% | 110.3% | 3,163 |
| Hopkins County | Adlai Stevenson+1,235 | 5,30044.5% | 6,53554.8% | 820.7% | 11,917 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,449 | 3,95088.3% | 50111.2% | 200.4% | 4,471 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+35,779 | 119,26258.5% | 83,48340.9% | 1,1720.6% | 203,917 |
| Jessamine County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+268 | 2,34051.4% | 2,07245.5% | 1413.1% | 4,553 |
| Johnson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,446 | 5,80271.1% | 2,35628.9% | 70.1% | 8,165 |
| Kenton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,972 | 20,89557.9% | 14,92341.4% | 2520.7% | 36,070 |
| Knott County | Adlai Stevenson+2,272 | 1,71530.0% | 3,98769.8% | 100.2% | 5,712 |
| Knox County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,802 | 6,34171.4% | 2,53928.6% | 20.0% | 8,882 |
| Larue County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+528 | 2,38756.0% | 1,85943.6% | 130.3% | 4,259 |
| Laurel County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,270 | 6,58673.9% | 2,31626.0% | 140.2% | 8,916 |
| Lawrence County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+437 | 2,93253.9% | 2,49545.9% | 110.2% | 5,438 |
| Lee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+836 | 1,77465.3% | 93834.5% | 40.1% | 2,716 |
| Leslie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,239 | 3,77087.4% | 53112.3% | 140.3% | 4,315 |
| Letcher County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,608 | 5,74158.0% | 4,13341.7% | 300.3% | 9,904 |
| Lewis County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,748 | 3,33367.6% | 1,58532.2% | 90.2% | 4,927 |
| Lincoln County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+582 | 3,53554.3% | 2,95345.4% | 220.3% | 6,510 |
| Livingston County | Adlai Stevenson+548 | 1,24740.9% | 1,79558.9% | 40.1% | 3,046 |
| Logan County | Adlai Stevenson+2,444 | 2,85534.9% | 5,29964.8% | 200.2% | 8,174 |
| Lyon County | Adlai Stevenson+538 | 98939.0% | 1,52760.2% | 190.7% | 2,535 |
| Madison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+285 | 5,95550.9% | 5,67048.4% | 850.7% | 11,710 |
| Magoffin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+181 | 2,34352.0% | 2,16247.9% | 40.1% | 4,509 |
| Marion County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+18 | 2,94550.0% | 2,92749.7% | 200.3% | 5,892 |
| Marshall County | Adlai Stevenson+2,343 | 2,01531.6% | 4,35868.3% | 90.1% | 6,382 |
| Martin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,233 | 2,92780.6% | 69419.1% | 120.3% | 3,633 |
| Mason County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+308 | 3,88051.8% | 3,57247.7% | 380.5% | 7,490 |
| McCracken County | Adlai Stevenson+7,027 | 7,07633.3% | 14,10366.3% | 790.4% | 21,258 |
| McCreary County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,998 | 3,81282.3% | 81417.6% | 40.1% | 4,630 |
| McLean County | Adlai Stevenson+79 | 1,88648.7% | 1,96550.8% | 190.5% | 3,870 |
| Meade County | Adlai Stevenson+346 | 1,67045.2% | 2,01654.6% | 60.2% | 3,692 |
| Menifee County | Adlai Stevenson+386 | 79940.3% | 1,18559.7% | 10.1% | 1,985 |
| Mercer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+401 | 3,16853.2% | 2,76746.5% | 170.3% | 5,952 |
| Metcalfe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+398 | 2,41254.3% | 2,01445.4% | 120.3% | 4,438 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,504 | 3,75975.0% | 1,25525.0% | 00.0% | 5,014 |
| Montgomery County | Adlai Stevenson+436 | 2,22045.4% | 2,65654.3% | 190.4% | 4,895 |
| Morgan County | Adlai Stevenson+1,286 | 1,87837.2% | 3,16462.7% | 60.1% | 5,048 |
| Muhlenberg County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+571 | 5,32352.6% | 4,75247.0% | 380.4% | 10,113 |
| Nelson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+867 | 4,10755.8% | 3,24044.0% | 180.2% | 7,365 |
| Nicholas County | Adlai Stevenson+668 | 99937.1% | 1,66761.9% | 291.1% | 2,695 |
| Ohio County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,175 | 4,90164.1% | 2,72635.6% | 220.3% | 7,649 |
| Oldham County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+359 | 2,12854.4% | 1,76945.3% | 120.3% | 3,909 |
| Owen County | Adlai Stevenson+2,071 | 85722.6% | 2,92877.2% | 60.2% | 3,791 |
| Owsley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,682 | 2,01385.8% | 33114.1% | 30.1% | 2,347 |
| Pendleton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+384 | 2,27354.5% | 1,88945.3% | 120.3% | 4,174 |
| Perry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,046 | 6,59159.1% | 4,54540.7% | 250.2% | 11,161 |
| Pike County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+212 | 11,67850.4% | 11,46649.5% | 410.2% | 23,185 |
| Powell County | Adlai Stevenson+4 | 1,33949.9% | 1,34350.0% | 30.1% | 2,685 |
| Pulaski County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,737 | 10,63673.0% | 3,89926.8% | 370.3% | 14,572 |
| Robertson County | Adlai Stevenson+176 | 61743.7% | 79356.2% | 20.1% | 1,412 |
| Rockcastle County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,474 | 3,78774.1% | 1,31325.7% | 120.2% | 5,112 |
| Rowan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+90 | 2,47050.9% | 2,38049.0% | 70.1% | 4,857 |
| Russell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,781 | 3,06570.3% | 1,28429.5% | 90.2% | 4,358 |
| Scott County | Adlai Stevenson+920 | 1,94040.0% | 2,86059.0% | 481.0% | 4,848 |
| Shelby County | Adlai Stevenson+1,249 | 2,76840.7% | 4,01759.1% | 140.2% | 6,799 |
| Simpson County | Adlai Stevenson+1,425 | 1,45433.4% | 2,87966.2% | 170.4% | 4,350 |
| Spencer County | Adlai Stevenson+318 | 89642.3% | 1,21457.3% | 70.3% | 2,117 |
| Taylor County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,459 | 3,89261.4% | 2,43338.4% | 170.3% | 6,342 |
| Todd County | Adlai Stevenson+1,607 | 1,48032.3% | 3,08767.3% | 180.4% | 4,585 |
| Trigg County | Adlai Stevenson+1,188 | 1,32934.5% | 2,51765.3% | 90.2% | 3,855 |
| Trimble County | Adlai Stevenson+1,286 | 50621.9% | 1,79277.6% | 120.5% | 2,310 |
| Union County | Adlai Stevenson+907 | 1,95637.7% | 2,86355.1% | 3747.2% | 5,193 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+980 | 8,12353.1% | 7,14346.7% | 440.3% | 15,310 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+452 | 2,53654.7% | 2,08444.9% | 170.4% | 4,637 |
| Wayne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,346 | 3,60961.1% | 2,26338.3% | 300.5% | 5,902 |
| Webster County | Adlai Stevenson+1,102 | 1,94837.1% | 3,05058.1% | 2554.9% | 5,253 |
| Whitley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,103 | 7,75974.3% | 2,65625.4% | 230.2% | 10,438 |
| Wolfe County | Adlai Stevenson+624 | 1,05938.6% | 1,68361.4% | 00.0% | 2,742 |
| Woodford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+143 | 2,17051.0% | 2,02747.6% | 601.4% | 4,257 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.