Missouri — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentStevensonD+0.2
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic | 50.1% | 918,273 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican | 49.9% | 914,289 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Audrain County, MO | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Barton County, MO | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Bates County, MO | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Boone County, MO | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+10.3 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Callaway County, MO | Democratic | D+18.2 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Carter County, MO | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Cass County, MO | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Chariton County, MO | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+8.9 |
| Clay County, MO | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Clinton County, MO | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Cole County, MO | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Daviess County, MO | Republican | R+12.0 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Dent County, MO | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Gentry County, MO | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Henry County, MO | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Howard County, MO | Democratic | D+23.9 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Iron County, MO | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Johnson County, MO | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Knox County, MO | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Lewis County, MO | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Linn County, MO | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Livingston County, MO | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Macon County, MO | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Madison County, MO | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Maries County, MO | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Marion County, MO | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Monroe County, MO | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+19.5 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Democratic | D+40.7 |
| Newton County, MO | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Oregon County, MO | Democratic | D+26.5 |
| Osage County, MO | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Phelps County, MO | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Pike County, MO | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Platte County, MO | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Ralls County, MO | Democratic | D+31.4 |
| Randolph County, MO | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Ray County, MO | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Ripley County, MO | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Saline County, MO | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Scotland County, MO | Democratic | D+8.2 |
| Scott County, MO | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Shannon County, MO | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Shelby County, MO | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Republican | R+10.8 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Republican | R+15.7 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Republican | R+13.7 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Texas County, MO | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Vernon County, MO | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Washington County, MO | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Wayne County, MO | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Worth County, MO | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+31.4 |
Missouri results by county
115 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+1,904 | 3,41839.1% | 5,32260.9% | 00.0% | 8,740 |
| Andrew County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,216 | 2,39339.9% | 3,60960.1% | 00.0% | 6,002 |
| Atchison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+453 | 2,32145.6% | 2,77454.4% | 00.0% | 5,095 |
| Audrain County | Adlai Stevenson+1,287 | 5,95156.1% | 4,66443.9% | 00.0% | 10,615 |
| Barry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,540 | 4,52342.7% | 6,06357.3% | 00.0% | 10,586 |
| Barton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+666 | 2,88144.8% | 3,54755.2% | 00.0% | 6,428 |
| Bates County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,167 | 4,30044.0% | 5,46756.0% | 00.0% | 9,767 |
| Benton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,582 | 1,56333.2% | 3,14566.8% | 00.0% | 4,708 |
| Bollinger County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+660 | 2,18543.4% | 2,84556.6% | 00.0% | 5,030 |
| Boone County | Adlai Stevenson+2,207 | 10,40455.9% | 8,19744.1% | 00.0% | 18,601 |
| Buchanan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,927 | 18,38447.5% | 20,31152.5% | 00.0% | 38,695 |
| Butler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,347 | 5,86944.9% | 7,21655.1% | 00.0% | 13,085 |
| Caldwell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,287 | 1,92937.5% | 3,21662.5% | 00.0% | 5,145 |
| Callaway County | Adlai Stevenson+1,593 | 5,16559.1% | 3,57240.9% | 00.0% | 8,737 |
| Camden County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,357 | 1,46034.1% | 2,81765.9% | 00.0% | 4,277 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,005 | 7,63341.8% | 10,63858.2% | 00.0% | 18,271 |
| Carroll County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,319 | 3,43241.9% | 4,75158.1% | 00.0% | 8,183 |
| Carter County | Adlai Stevenson+34 | 1,06750.8% | 1,03349.2% | 00.0% | 2,100 |
| Cass County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14 | 5,57549.9% | 5,58950.1% | 00.0% | 11,164 |
| Cedar County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,556 | 1,72034.4% | 3,27665.6% | 00.0% | 4,996 |
| Chariton County | Adlai Stevenson+212 | 3,67151.5% | 3,45948.5% | 00.0% | 7,130 |
| Christian County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,002 | 1,73031.7% | 3,73268.3% | 00.0% | 5,462 |
| Clark County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+430 | 2,19345.5% | 2,62354.5% | 00.0% | 4,816 |
| Clay County | Adlai Stevenson+169 | 13,60550.3% | 13,43649.7% | 00.0% | 27,041 |
| Clinton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+50 | 2,97649.6% | 3,02650.4% | 00.0% | 6,002 |
| Cole County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,935 | 7,38844.2% | 9,32355.8% | 00.0% | 16,711 |
| Cooper County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,484 | 3,51141.3% | 4,99558.7% | 00.0% | 8,506 |
| Crawford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,139 | 2,45540.6% | 3,59459.4% | 00.0% | 6,049 |
| Dade County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,162 | 1,47935.9% | 2,64164.1% | 00.0% | 4,120 |
| Dallas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,387 | 1,60034.9% | 2,98765.1% | 00.0% | 4,587 |
| Daviess County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+715 | 2,61144.0% | 3,32656.0% | 00.0% | 5,937 |
| DeKalb County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+666 | 1,87242.4% | 2,53857.6% | 00.0% | 4,410 |
| Dent County | Adlai Stevenson+303 | 2,96152.7% | 2,65847.3% | 00.0% | 5,619 |
| Douglas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,777 | 1,13328.0% | 2,91072.0% | 00.0% | 4,043 |
| Dunklin County | Adlai Stevenson+3,755 | 8,69863.8% | 4,94336.2% | 00.0% | 13,641 |
| Franklin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,214 | 8,39142.0% | 11,60558.0% | 00.0% | 19,996 |
| Gasconade County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,727 | 1,35321.0% | 5,08079.0% | 00.0% | 6,433 |
| Gentry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+358 | 2,66246.8% | 3,02053.2% | 00.0% | 5,682 |
| Greene County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,738 | 20,20640.3% | 29,94459.7% | 00.0% | 50,150 |
| Grundy County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,387 | 2,75239.9% | 4,13960.1% | 00.0% | 6,891 |
| Harrison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,623 | 2,51837.8% | 4,14162.2% | 00.0% | 6,659 |
| Henry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+889 | 4,90045.8% | 5,78954.2% | 00.0% | 10,689 |
| Hickory County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+966 | 69529.5% | 1,66170.5% | 00.0% | 2,356 |
| Holt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,175 | 1,71337.2% | 2,88862.8% | 00.0% | 4,601 |
| Howard County | Adlai Stevenson+1,365 | 3,54261.9% | 2,17738.1% | 00.0% | 5,719 |
| Howell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,407 | 3,06635.9% | 5,47364.1% | 00.0% | 8,539 |
| Iron County | Adlai Stevenson+160 | 1,97052.1% | 1,81047.9% | 00.0% | 3,780 |
| Jackson County | Adlai Stevenson+11,340 | 133,52252.2% | 122,18247.8% | 00.0% | 255,704 |
| Jasper County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,010 | 13,40439.6% | 20,41460.4% | 00.0% | 33,818 |
| Jefferson County | Adlai Stevenson+3,156 | 13,86856.4% | 10,71243.6% | 00.0% | 24,580 |
| Johnson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,069 | 4,53040.7% | 6,59959.3% | 00.0% | 11,129 |
| Knox County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+84 | 1,85048.9% | 1,93451.1% | 00.0% | 3,784 |
| Laclede County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,792 | 3,28739.3% | 5,07960.7% | 00.0% | 8,366 |
| Lafayette County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,052 | 6,08142.8% | 8,13357.2% | 00.0% | 14,214 |
| Lawrence County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,583 | 4,78939.4% | 7,37260.6% | 00.0% | 12,161 |
| Lewis County | Adlai Stevenson+427 | 2,72854.2% | 2,30145.8% | 00.0% | 5,029 |
| Lincoln County | Adlai Stevenson+876 | 3,99056.2% | 3,11443.8% | 00.0% | 7,104 |
| Linn County | Adlai Stevenson+27 | 5,05550.1% | 5,02849.9% | 00.0% | 10,083 |
| Livingston County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,380 | 3,78542.3% | 5,16557.7% | 00.0% | 8,950 |
| Macon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+357 | 4,33748.0% | 4,69452.0% | 00.0% | 9,031 |
| Madison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+483 | 2,28045.2% | 2,76354.8% | 00.0% | 5,043 |
| Maries County | Adlai Stevenson+493 | 1,88557.5% | 1,39242.5% | 00.0% | 3,277 |
| Marion County | Adlai Stevenson+1,217 | 6,87454.9% | 5,65745.1% | 00.0% | 12,531 |
| McDonald County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+889 | 2,75743.1% | 3,64656.9% | 00.0% | 6,403 |
| Mercer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+926 | 1,10935.3% | 2,03564.7% | 00.0% | 3,144 |
| Miller County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,550 | 2,53538.3% | 4,08561.7% | 00.0% | 6,620 |
| Mississippi County | Adlai Stevenson+1,542 | 3,65363.4% | 2,11136.6% | 00.0% | 5,764 |
| Moniteau County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+687 | 2,55244.1% | 3,23955.9% | 00.0% | 5,791 |
| Monroe County | Adlai Stevenson+3,081 | 4,41276.8% | 1,33123.2% | 00.0% | 5,743 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+599 | 2,84445.2% | 3,44354.8% | 00.0% | 6,287 |
| Morgan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,032 | 2,13140.3% | 3,16359.7% | 00.0% | 5,294 |
| New Madrid County | Adlai Stevenson+4,867 | 8,41970.3% | 3,55229.7% | 00.0% | 11,971 |
| Newton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,263 | 5,52941.5% | 7,79258.5% | 00.0% | 13,321 |
| Nodaway County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,010 | 5,37145.7% | 6,38154.3% | 00.0% | 11,752 |
| Oregon County | Adlai Stevenson+1,036 | 2,47263.3% | 1,43636.7% | 00.0% | 3,908 |
| Osage County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+632 | 2,44544.3% | 3,07755.7% | 00.0% | 5,522 |
| Ozark County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,254 | 88729.3% | 2,14170.7% | 00.0% | 3,028 |
| Pemiscot County | Adlai Stevenson+4,095 | 8,06467.0% | 3,96933.0% | 00.0% | 12,033 |
| Perry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,054 | 2,34634.8% | 4,40065.2% | 00.0% | 6,746 |
| Pettis County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,680 | 7,08644.7% | 8,76655.3% | 00.0% | 15,852 |
| Phelps County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12 | 4,76149.9% | 4,77350.1% | 00.0% | 9,534 |
| Pike County | Adlai Stevenson+758 | 4,23254.9% | 3,47445.1% | 00.0% | 7,706 |
| Platte County | Adlai Stevenson+1,675 | 5,27159.4% | 3,59640.6% | 00.0% | 8,867 |
| Polk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,442 | 2,96840.2% | 4,41059.8% | 00.0% | 7,378 |
| Pulaski County | Adlai Stevenson+404 | 2,93653.7% | 2,53246.3% | 00.0% | 5,468 |
| Putnam County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,559 | 1,11529.4% | 2,67470.6% | 00.0% | 3,789 |
| Ralls County | Adlai Stevenson+1,259 | 2,63265.7% | 1,37334.3% | 00.0% | 4,005 |
| Randolph County | Adlai Stevenson+3,088 | 6,79764.7% | 3,70935.3% | 00.0% | 10,506 |
| Ray County | Adlai Stevenson+1,595 | 4,63660.4% | 3,04139.6% | 00.0% | 7,677 |
| Reynolds County | Adlai Stevenson+679 | 1,59663.5% | 91736.5% | 00.0% | 2,513 |
| Ripley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+40 | 2,14949.5% | 2,18950.5% | 00.0% | 4,338 |
| Saline County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+129 | 5,84149.5% | 5,97050.5% | 00.0% | 11,811 |
| Schuyler County | Adlai Stevenson+148 | 1,64852.4% | 1,50047.6% | 00.0% | 3,148 |
| Scotland County | Adlai Stevenson+309 | 2,04454.1% | 1,73545.9% | 00.0% | 3,779 |
| Scott County | Adlai Stevenson+2,029 | 6,68358.9% | 4,65441.1% | 00.0% | 11,337 |
| Shannon County | Adlai Stevenson+651 | 1,82260.9% | 1,17139.1% | 00.0% | 2,993 |
| Shelby County | Adlai Stevenson+1,054 | 3,04460.5% | 1,99039.5% | 00.0% | 5,034 |
| St. Charles County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,844 | 7,61844.6% | 9,46255.4% | 00.0% | 17,080 |
| St. Clair County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+818 | 2,20042.2% | 3,01857.8% | 00.0% | 5,218 |
| St. Francois County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,402 | 7,56643.2% | 9,96856.8% | 00.0% | 17,534 |
| St. Louis city | Adlai Stevenson+72,165 | 202,21060.9% | 130,04539.1% | 00.0% | 332,255 |
| St. Louis County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,230 | 121,88146.9% | 138,11153.1% | 00.0% | 259,992 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+270 | 2,36347.3% | 2,63352.7% | 00.0% | 4,996 |
| Stoddard County | Adlai Stevenson+1,537 | 6,36956.9% | 4,83243.1% | 00.0% | 11,201 |
| Stone County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,890 | 1,04926.3% | 2,93973.7% | 00.0% | 3,988 |
| Sullivan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+552 | 2,80545.5% | 3,35754.5% | 00.0% | 6,162 |
| Taney County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,741 | 1,47731.5% | 3,21868.5% | 00.0% | 4,695 |
| Texas County | Adlai Stevenson+154 | 4,50650.9% | 4,35249.1% | 00.0% | 8,858 |
| Vernon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+637 | 4,54746.7% | 5,18453.3% | 00.0% | 9,731 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,641 | 1,21129.8% | 2,85270.2% | 00.0% | 4,063 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,003 | 2,38041.3% | 3,38358.7% | 00.0% | 5,763 |
| Wayne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+62 | 2,45149.4% | 2,51350.6% | 00.0% | 4,964 |
| Webster County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+808 | 3,13244.3% | 3,94055.7% | 00.0% | 7,072 |
| Worth County | Adlai Stevenson+16 | 1,35450.3% | 1,33849.7% | 00.0% | 2,692 |
| Wright County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,082 | 2,27834.3% | 4,36065.7% | 00.0% | 6,638 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.