1956 United States presidential election in Missouri
County Results
Stevenson
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Eisenhower
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
The 1956 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election . Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Democrat Adlai Stevenson II narrowly won the state of Missouri over the Republican incumbent, Dwight D. Eisenhower , thanks in large part to a 72,000-vote margin in St. 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 from 1904 to 2004 . Missouri was the only state Eisenhower 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 Democratic
Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican
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 of Columbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania , and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania.[ 1]