Virginia — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionVirginia · PresidentEisenhowerR+17.0
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 55.4% | 384,820 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 38.4% | 266,571 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.3% | 43,678 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
124 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Virginia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (124 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Accomack County, VA | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Albemarle County, VA | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Alexandria city, VA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Alleghany County, VA | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Amelia County, VA | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Amherst County, VA | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Appomattox County, VA | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Arlington County, VA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Augusta County, VA | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Bath County, VA | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Bedford County, VA | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Bland County, VA | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Botetourt County, VA | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Bristol city, VA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Brunswick County, VA | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Buchanan County, VA | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Buckingham County, VA | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Buena Vista city, VA | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Campbell County, VA | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Caroline County, VA | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Carroll County, VA | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Charles City County, VA | Republican | R+53.1 |
| Charlotte County, VA | Democratic | D+22.5 |
| Charlottesville city, VA | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Chesapeake city, VA | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Chesterfield County, VA | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Clarke County, VA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Colonial Heights city, VA | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Craig County, VA | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Culpeper County, VA | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Cumberland County, VA | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Danville city, VA | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Dickenson County, VA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Dinwiddie County, VA | Democratic | D+18.1 |
| Essex County, VA | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Fairfax County, VA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Falls Church city, VA | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Fauquier County, VA | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Floyd County, VA | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Fluvanna County, VA | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Franklin County, VA | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Frederick County, VA | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Fredericksburg city, VA | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Galax city, VA | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Giles County, VA | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Gloucester County, VA | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Goochland County, VA | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Grayson County, VA | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Greene County, VA | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Greensville County, VA | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Halifax County, VA | Democratic | D+11.9 |
| Hampton city, VA | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Hanover County, VA | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Harrisonburg city, VA | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Henrico County, VA | Republican | R+36.3 |
| Henry County, VA | Democratic | D+2.9 |
| Highland County, VA | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Hopewell city, VA | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Isle of Wight County, VA | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| James City County, VA | Republican | R+35.7 |
| King and Queen County, VA | Republican | R+22.7 |
| King George County, VA | Republican | R+7.3 |
| King William County, VA | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Lancaster County, VA | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Lee County, VA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Loudoun County, VA | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Louisa County, VA | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Lunenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+22.7 |
| Lynchburg city, VA | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Madison County, VA | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Martinsville city, VA | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Mathews County, VA | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Mecklenburg County, VA | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Middlesex County, VA | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Montgomery County, VA | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Nelson County, VA | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| New Kent County, VA | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Newport News city, VA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Norfolk city, VA | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Northampton County, VA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Northumberland County, VA | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Norton city, VA | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Nottoway County, VA | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Orange County, VA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Page County, VA | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Patrick County, VA | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Petersburg city, VA | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Pittsylvania County, VA | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Portsmouth city, VA | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Powhatan County, VA | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Prince Edward County, VA | Other / independent | R+16.7 |
| Prince George County, VA | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Prince William County, VA | Republican | R+4.3 |
| Pulaski County, VA | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Radford city, VA | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Rappahannock County, VA | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Richmond city, VA | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Richmond County, VA | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Roanoke city, VA | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Roanoke County, VA | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Rockbridge County, VA | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Rockingham County, VA | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Russell County, VA | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Scott County, VA | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Shenandoah County, VA | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Smyth County, VA | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Southampton County, VA | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Spotsylvania County, VA | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Stafford County, VA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Staunton city, VA | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Suffolk city, VA | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Surry County, VA | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Sussex County, VA | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Tazewell County, VA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Warren County, VA | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Washington County, VA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Waynesboro city, VA | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Westmoreland County, VA | Republican | R+17.8 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Winchester city, VA | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Wise County, VA | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Wythe County, VA | Republican | R+32.4 |
| York County, VA | Republican | R+23.7 |
Virginia results by county
124 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+610 | 2,82354.2% | 2,21342.5% | 1683.2% | 5,204 |
| Albemarle County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,096 | 2,50857.2% | 1,41232.2% | 46610.6% | 4,386 |
| Alexandria city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,182 | 8,63352.5% | 7,45145.3% | 3652.2% | 16,449 |
| Alleghany County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+805 | 2,26058.2% | 1,45537.5% | 1694.4% | 3,884 |
| Amelia County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+165 | 74543.1% | 40323.3% | 58033.6% | 1,728 |
| Amherst County | Adlai Stevenson+404 | 1,52942.6% | 1,93353.8% | 1283.6% | 3,590 |
| Appomattox County | Adlai Stevenson+226 | 85340.9% | 1,07951.7% | 1547.4% | 2,086 |
| Arlington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,194 | 21,86855.0% | 16,67442.0% | 1,1833.0% | 39,725 |
| Augusta County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,982 | 3,46668.1% | 1,48429.1% | 1422.8% | 5,092 |
| Bath County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+260 | 73958.5% | 47937.9% | 463.6% | 1,264 |
| Bedford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+499 | 3,14852.1% | 2,64943.8% | 2494.1% | 6,046 |
| Bland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+300 | 1,11357.2% | 81341.8% | 211.1% | 1,947 |
| Botetourt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+903 | 2,28060.7% | 1,37736.6% | 1012.7% | 3,758 |
| Bristol city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+149 | 1,79451.9% | 1,64547.6% | 180.5% | 3,457 |
| Brunswick County | Adlai Stevenson+353 | 79925.3% | 1,35742.9% | 1,00431.8% | 3,160 |
| Buchanan County | Adlai Stevenson+425 | 3,19146.7% | 3,61652.9% | 240.4% | 6,831 |
| Buckingham County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+103 | 75143.6% | 64837.7% | 32218.7% | 1,721 |
| Buena Vista city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+219 | 54560.8% | 32636.3% | 262.9% | 897 |
| Campbell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+153 | 2,82747.8% | 2,67445.2% | 4157.0% | 5,916 |
| Caroline County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+54 | 90746.1% | 85343.3% | 20910.6% | 1,969 |
| Carroll County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,321 | 4,06069.7% | 1,73929.8% | 290.5% | 5,828 |
| Charles City County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+487 | 66172.1% | 17419.0% | 828.9% | 917 |
| Charlotte County | Adlai Stevenson+640 | 79127.9% | 1,43150.4% | 61721.7% | 2,839 |
| Charlottesville city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,963 | 3,74662.2% | 1,78329.6% | 4948.2% | 6,023 |
| Chesapeake city | Adlai Stevenson+350 | 1,52142.1% | 1,87151.8% | 2176.0% | 3,609 |
| Chesterfield County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,481 | 5,78753.1% | 3,30630.3% | 1,80116.5% | 10,894 |
| Clarke County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+60 | 78548.9% | 72545.2% | 955.9% | 1,605 |
| Colonial Heights city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+81 | 1,03747.7% | 95644.0% | 1798.2% | 2,172 |
| Craig County | Adlai Stevenson+16 | 48548.8% | 50150.5% | 70.7% | 993 |
| Culpeper County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+536 | 1,50256.4% | 96636.3% | 1937.3% | 2,661 |
| Cumberland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+144 | 56642.9% | 33125.1% | 42232.0% | 1,319 |
| Danville city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,152 | 4,56159.0% | 2,40931.2% | 7569.8% | 7,726 |
| Dickenson County | Adlai Stevenson+251 | 3,44448.1% | 3,69551.7% | 140.2% | 7,153 |
| Dinwiddie County | Adlai Stevenson+475 | 80730.7% | 1,28248.8% | 53920.5% | 2,628 |
| Essex County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+269 | 59755.5% | 32830.5% | 15114.0% | 1,076 |
| Fairfax County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,128 | 20,76155.7% | 15,63341.9% | 8732.3% | 37,267 |
| Falls Church city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+229 | 1,46253.1% | 1,23344.8% | 572.1% | 2,752 |
| Fauquier County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+545 | 2,11255.5% | 1,56741.2% | 1233.2% | 3,802 |
| Floyd County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,171 | 1,97070.5% | 79928.6% | 271.0% | 2,796 |
| Fluvanna County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+317 | 73453.9% | 41730.6% | 21215.6% | 1,363 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+17 | 2,12548.8% | 2,14249.2% | 872.0% | 4,354 |
| Frederick County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+477 | 1,88256.0% | 1,40541.8% | 732.2% | 3,360 |
| Fredericksburg city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+738 | 1,67260.3% | 93433.7% | 1696.1% | 2,775 |
| Galax city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+415 | 76168.3% | 34631.1% | 70.6% | 1,114 |
| Giles County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+254 | 2,27051.8% | 2,01646.0% | 932.1% | 4,379 |
| Gloucester County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+596 | 1,31958.0% | 72331.8% | 23410.3% | 2,276 |
| Goochland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+240 | 74850.1% | 50834.0% | 23715.9% | 1,493 |
| Grayson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,613 | 4,03962.2% | 2,42637.3% | 310.5% | 6,496 |
| Greene County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+293 | 53963.5% | 24629.0% | 647.5% | 849 |
| Greensville County | Adlai Stevenson+222 | 72429.1% | 99439.9% | 77231.0% | 2,490 |
| Halifax County | Adlai Stevenson+688 | 1,78230.7% | 2,47042.6% | 1,54726.7% | 5,799 |
| Hampton city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,324 | 7,43257.2% | 5,10839.3% | 4433.4% | 12,983 |
| Hanover County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,163 | 2,27254.1% | 1,10926.4% | 82119.5% | 4,202 |
| Harrisonburg city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,694 | 2,26578.3% | 57119.7% | 572.0% | 2,893 |
| Henrico County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,670 | 12,70260.2% | 5,03223.8% | 3,36716.0% | 21,101 |
| Henry County | Adlai Stevenson+146 | 2,43647.7% | 2,58250.6% | 841.6% | 5,102 |
| Highland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+201 | 63358.0% | 43239.6% | 262.4% | 1,091 |
| Hopewell city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+520 | 1,90853.9% | 1,38839.2% | 2436.9% | 3,539 |
| Isle of Wight County | Adlai Stevenson+26 | 1,29847.1% | 1,32448.0% | 1354.9% | 2,757 |
| James City County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+416 | 72862.5% | 31226.8% | 12410.7% | 1,164 |
| King and Queen County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+206 | 49554.6% | 28931.9% | 12213.5% | 906 |
| King George County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+92 | 65551.7% | 56344.4% | 493.9% | 1,267 |
| King William County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+530 | 88762.2% | 35725.0% | 18312.8% | 1,427 |
| Lancaster County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,007 | 1,38070.7% | 37319.1% | 20010.2% | 1,953 |
| Lee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+834 | 4,54854.8% | 3,71444.7% | 420.5% | 8,304 |
| Loudoun County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+529 | 2,48953.4% | 1,96042.1% | 2114.5% | 4,660 |
| Louisa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+357 | 1,15247.4% | 79532.7% | 48219.8% | 2,429 |
| Lunenburg County | Adlai Stevenson+463 | 58024.8% | 1,11147.5% | 64827.7% | 2,339 |
| Lynchburg city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,444 | 6,80664.8% | 3,36232.0% | 3343.2% | 10,502 |
| Madison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+317 | 85056.9% | 53335.7% | 1127.5% | 1,495 |
| Martinsville city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+757 | 2,12559.7% | 1,36838.4% | 681.9% | 3,561 |
| Mathews County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+612 | 1,01865.4% | 40626.1% | 1328.5% | 1,556 |
| Mecklenburg County | Adlai Stevenson+506 | 1,49833.8% | 2,00445.2% | 93221.0% | 4,434 |
| Middlesex County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+383 | 72158.0% | 33827.2% | 18414.8% | 1,243 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,750 | 4,59870.1% | 1,84828.2% | 1131.7% | 6,559 |
| Nelson County | Adlai Stevenson+451 | 76437.2% | 1,21559.2% | 753.7% | 2,054 |
| New Kent County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+318 | 51058.0% | 17820.2% | 19221.8% | 880 |
| Newport News city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,176 | 8,65155.0% | 6,47541.2% | 6093.9% | 15,735 |
| Norfolk city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,611 | 23,20851.1% | 20,59745.3% | 1,6403.6% | 45,445 |
| Northampton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+132 | 1,26451.0% | 1,13245.7% | 813.3% | 2,477 |
| Northumberland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+763 | 1,19162.7% | 42822.5% | 28114.8% | 1,900 |
| Norton city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+132 | 68455.1% | 55244.5% | 50.4% | 1,241 |
| Nottoway County | Adlai Stevenson+118 | 1,12433.8% | 1,24237.3% | 96328.9% | 3,329 |
| Orange County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+550 | 1,34453.5% | 79431.6% | 37214.8% | 2,510 |
| Page County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,014 | 2,37262.7% | 1,35835.9% | 511.3% | 3,781 |
| Patrick County | Adlai Stevenson+332 | 1,34543.9% | 1,67754.8% | 401.3% | 3,062 |
| Petersburg city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,284 | 3,16658.1% | 1,88234.5% | 4017.4% | 5,449 |
| Pittsylvania County | Adlai Stevenson+1,266 | 2,87036.8% | 4,13653.1% | 78810.1% | 7,794 |
| Portsmouth city | Adlai Stevenson+293 | 5,39047.1% | 5,68349.7% | 3633.2% | 11,436 |
| Powhatan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+407 | 72954.1% | 29722.0% | 32223.9% | 1,348 |
| Prince Edward County | Other+664 | 93231.4% | 43714.7% | 1,59653.8% | 2,965 |
| Prince George County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+47 | 68946.2% | 64243.1% | 15910.7% | 1,490 |
| Prince William County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+172 | 2,02351.0% | 1,85146.6% | 962.4% | 3,970 |
| Pulaski County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,523 | 3,51763.1% | 1,99435.7% | 671.2% | 5,578 |
| Radford city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+792 | 1,91062.5% | 1,11836.6% | 301.0% | 3,058 |
| Rappahannock County | Adlai Stevenson+9 | 51447.8% | 52348.7% | 383.5% | 1,075 |
| Richmond city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,609 | 27,36761.8% | 10,75824.3% | 6,16613.9% | 44,291 |
| Richmond County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+487 | 76167.9% | 27424.4% | 867.7% | 1,121 |
| Roanoke city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,957 | 16,70869.4% | 6,75128.0% | 6232.6% | 24,082 |
| Roanoke County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,610 | 7,50969.8% | 2,89927.0% | 3453.2% | 10,753 |
| Rockbridge County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,234 | 2,27366.5% | 1,03930.4% | 1063.1% | 3,418 |
| Rockingham County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,719 | 4,32471.7% | 1,60526.6% | 981.6% | 6,027 |
| Russell County | Adlai Stevenson+91 | 3,55049.1% | 3,64150.4% | 330.5% | 7,224 |
| Scott County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,521 | 5,11658.4% | 3,59541.1% | 430.5% | 8,754 |
| Shenandoah County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,395 | 4,16469.2% | 1,76929.4% | 861.4% | 6,019 |
| Smyth County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,397 | 4,77166.2% | 2,37433.0% | 590.8% | 7,204 |
| Southampton County | Adlai Stevenson+749 | 1,29035.3% | 2,03955.8% | 3268.9% | 3,655 |
| Spotsylvania County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+251 | 1,24451.9% | 99341.5% | 1586.6% | 2,395 |
| Stafford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+585 | 1,56358.9% | 97836.9% | 1114.2% | 2,652 |
| Staunton city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,065 | 2,90874.9% | 84321.7% | 1303.3% | 3,881 |
| Suffolk city | Adlai Stevenson+225 | 3,37047.0% | 3,59550.1% | 2072.9% | 7,172 |
| Surry County | Adlai Stevenson+191 | 42532.5% | 61647.1% | 26620.4% | 1,307 |
| Sussex County | Adlai Stevenson+66 | 78539.3% | 85142.6% | 36118.1% | 1,997 |
| Tazewell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+465 | 3,96052.6% | 3,49546.4% | 801.1% | 7,535 |
| Virginia Beach city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+577 | 6,03051.1% | 5,45346.2% | 3132.7% | 11,796 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+681 | 2,00358.8% | 1,32238.8% | 802.3% | 3,405 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,104 | 4,65156.4% | 3,54743.0% | 520.6% | 8,250 |
| Waynesboro city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,301 | 2,04971.0% | 74825.9% | 893.1% | 2,886 |
| Westmoreland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+338 | 1,03354.5% | 69536.6% | 1698.9% | 1,897 |
| Williamsburg city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+413 | 77562.6% | 36229.2% | 1018.2% | 1,238 |
| Winchester city | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,430 | 2,37569.5% | 94527.6% | 992.9% | 3,419 |
| Wise County | Adlai Stevenson+696 | 4,87146.4% | 5,56753.0% | 570.5% | 10,495 |
| Wythe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,718 | 3,48465.6% | 1,76633.3% | 571.1% | 5,307 |
| York County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+695 | 1,75960.1% | 1,06436.4% | 1043.6% | 2,927 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | +6.6% |
| 1900 | +11.5% |
| 1904 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | +22.2% |
| 1912 | +48.9% |
| 1916 | +34.7% |
| 1920 | +23.5% |
| 1924 | +29.7% |
| 1928 | −8.0% |
| 1932 | +38.4% |
| 1936 | +40.8% |
| 1940 | +36.5% |
| 1944 | +25.0% |
| 1948 | +6.8% |
| 1952 | −13.0% |
| 1956 | −17.0% |
| 1960 | −5.4% |
| 1964 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | −10.9% |
| 1972 | −37.7% |
| 1976 | −1.3% |
| 1980 | −12.7% |
| 1984 | −25.2% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −4.4% |
| 1996 | −2.0% |
| 2000 | −8.1% |
| 2004 | −8.2% |
| 2008 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | +5.8% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.