1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas
County Results
Stevenson
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Eisenhower
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
The 1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election . State voters chose eight[ 3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Arkansas was won by Adlai Stevenson (D –Illinois ), running with Senator Estes Kefauver , with 52.46% of the popular vote against incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R –Pennsylvania ), running with Vice President Richard Nixon , with 45.82% of the popular vote.[ 4] [ 5] This is currently the last election to date in which the Democratic candidate won Arkansas without winning the presidency.
Polls
Results
Results by county
County
Adlai Stevenson Democratic
Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican
T. Coleman Andrews Constitution
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Arkansas
2,736
48.55%
2,826
50.15%
73
1.30%
-90
-1.60%
5,635
Ashley
2,820
66.04%
1,183
27.70%
267
6.25%
1,637
38.34%
4,270
Baxter
1,451
45.46%
1,721
53.92%
20
0.63%
-270
-8.46%
3,192
Benton
3,744
36.33%
6,500
63.08%
61
0.59%
-2,756
-26.75%
10,305
Boone
2,829
47.10%
3,153
52.50%
24
0.40%
-324
-5.40%
6,006
Bradley
3,010
68.01%
1,361
30.75%
55
1.24%
1,649
37.26%
4,426
Calhoun
1,303
73.95%
445
25.26%
14
0.79%
858
48.69%
1,762
Carroll
1,651
41.48%
2,310
58.04%
19
0.48%
-659
-16.56%
3,980
Chicot
2,273
65.79%
1,043
30.19%
139
4.02%
1,230
35.60%
3,455
Clark
2,809
58.04%
1,973
40.76%
58
1.20%
836
17.28%
4,840
Clay
2,368
57.57%
1,711
41.60%
34
0.83%
657
15.97%
4,113
Cleburne
1,094
53.42%
947
46.24%
7
0.34%
147
7.18%
2,048
Cleveland
1,149
72.17%
423
26.57%
20
1.26%
726
45.60%
1,592
Columbia
2,845
52.74%
2,342
43.42%
207
3.84%
503
9.32%
5,394
Conway
2,618
61.15%
1,636
38.22%
27
0.63%
982
22.93%
4,281
Craighead
5,876
58.41%
4,035
40.11%
149
1.48%
1,841
18.30%
10,060
Crawford
2,723
46.60%
3,090
52.88%
30
0.51%
-367
-6.28%
5,843
Crittenden
2,120
43.51%
2,476
50.81%
277
5.68%
-356
-7.30%
4,873
Cross
2,165
63.36%
1,176
34.42%
76
2.22%
989
28.94%
3,417
Dallas
1,726
62.49%
984
35.63%
52
1.88%
742
26.86%
2,762
Desha
2,935
70.03%
1,204
28.73%
52
1.24%
1,731
41.30%
4,191
Drew
2,234
62.30%
1,265
35.28%
87
2.43%
969
27.02%
3,586
Faulkner
3,428
58.50%
2,399
40.94%
33
0.56%
1,029
17.56%
5,860
Franklin
1,614
58.25%
1,137
41.03%
20
0.72%
477
17.22%
2,771
Fulton
958
54.09%
799
45.12%
14
0.79%
159
8.97%
1,771
Garland
5,437
36.06%
9,427
62.53%
212
1.41%
-3,990
-26.47%
15,076
Grant
1,272
59.47%
818
38.24%
49
2.29%
454
21.23%
2,139
Greene
3,454
64.09%
1,898
35.22%
37
0.69%
1,556
28.87%
5,389
Hempstead
2,694
53.91%
2,227
44.57%
76
1.52%
467
9.34%
4,997
Hot Spring
3,525
54.21%
2,923
44.96%
54
0.83%
602
9.25%
6,502
Howard
1,428
51.27%
1,329
47.72%
28
1.01%
99
3.55%
2,785
Independence
2,316
49.46%
2,333
49.82%
34
0.73%
-17
-0.36%
4,683
Izard
1,200
69.93%
511
29.78%
5
0.29%
689
40.15%
1,716
Jackson
3,699
73.09%
1,323
26.14%
39
0.77%
2,376
46.95%
5,061
Jefferson
6,426
51.17%
5,743
45.73%
389
3.10%
683
5.44%
12,558
Johnson
1,697
52.30%
1,520
46.84%
28
0.86%
177
5.46%
3,245
Lafayette
1,348
59.12%
836
36.67%
96
4.21%
512
22.45%
2,280
Lawrence
2,303
58.33%
1,584
40.12%
61
1.55%
719
18.21%
3,948
Lee
1,719
61.09%
974
34.61%
121
4.30%
745
26.48%
2,814
Lincoln
1,616
67.19%
767
31.89%
22
0.91%
849
35.30%
2,405
Little River
1,308
59.51%
828
37.67%
62
2.82%
480
21.84%
2,198
Logan
2,307
52.29%
2,081
47.17%
24
0.54%
226
5.12%
4,412
Lonoke
3,234
60.61%
1,932
36.21%
170
3.19%
1,302
24.40%
5,336
Madison
2,186
46.35%
2,525
53.54%
5
0.11%
-339
-7.19%
4,716
Marion
1,061
55.20%
857
44.59%
4
0.21%
204
10.61%
1,922
Miller
5,402
54.09%
4,307
43.13%
278
2.78%
1,095
10.96%
9,987
Mississippi
6,428
58.68%
4,269
38.97%
258
2.36%
2,159
19.71%
10,955
Monroe
1,460
55.43%
1,099
41.72%
75
2.85%
361
13.71%
2,634
Montgomery
846
46.25%
965
52.76%
18
0.98%
-119
-6.51%
1,829
Nevada
1,871
63.57%
1,039
35.30%
33
1.12%
832
28.27%
2,943
Newton
832
35.92%
1,481
63.95%
3
0.13%
-649
-28.03%
2,316
Ouachita
5,188
63.82%
2,819
34.68%
122
1.50%
2,369
29.14%
8,129
Perry
719
55.14%
572
43.87%
13
1.00%
147
11.27%
1,304
Phillips
3,917
56.44%
2,826
40.72%
197
2.84%
1,091
15.72%
6,940
Pike
985
51.76%
905
47.56%
13
0.68%
80
4.20%
1,903
Poinsett
3,817
63.55%
2,117
35.25%
72
1.20%
1,700
28.30%
6,006
Polk
1,287
40.95%
1,832
58.29%
24
0.76%
-545
-17.34%
3,143
Pope
2,753
54.57%
2,267
44.94%
25
0.50%
486
9.63%
5,045
Prairie
1,504
61.64%
917
37.58%
19
0.78%
587
24.06%
2,440
Pulaski
23,372
46.46%
25,702
51.10%
1,227
2.44%
-2,330
-4.64%
50,301
Randolph
1,763
60.94%
1,117
38.61%
13
0.45%
646
22.33%
2,893
St. Francis
2,114
50.35%
1,884
44.87%
201
4.79%
230
5.48%
4,199
Saline
3,705
58.09%
2,603
40.81%
70
1.10%
1,102
17.28%
6,378
Scott
1,248
43.05%
1,637
56.47%
14
0.48%
-389
-13.42%
2,899
Searcy
909
26.94%
2,441
72.35%
24
0.71%
-1,532
-45.41%
3,374
Sebastian
7,489
41.98%
10,234
57.36%
118
0.66%
-2,745
-15.38%
17,841
Sevier
1,500
56.01%
1,159
43.28%
19
0.71%
341
12.73%
2,678
Sharp
927
57.94%
645
40.31%
28
1.75%
282
17.63%
1,600
Stone
756
53.58%
651
46.14%
4
0.28%
105
7.44%
1,411
Union
7,055
55.44%
5,059
39.75%
612
4.81%
1,996
15.69%
12,726
Van Buren
1,331
50.38%
1,296
49.05%
15
0.57%
35
1.33%
2,642
Washington
4,857
38.48%
7,683
60.87%
83
0.66%
-2,826
-22.39%
12,623
White
4,895
55.94%
3,813
43.58%
42
0.48%
1,082
12.36%
8,750
Woodruff
1,630
60.93%
992
37.08%
53
1.98%
638
23.85%
2,675
Yell
2,008
59.18%
1,381
40.70%
4
0.12%
627
18.48%
3,393
Totals
213,277
52.46%
186,287
45.82%
7,008
1.72%
26,990
6.64%
406,572
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Notes
^ 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.
References
^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved June 10, 2017 .
^ "The Presidents" . David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017 . Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
^ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)" . Retrieved June 10, 2017 .
^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas" . Retrieved June 10, 2017 .
^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956" . Retrieved June 10, 2017 .
^ "Final Babson Poll Shows Eisenhower Winning Easily". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . CTS. November 2, 1956. p. 22.
^ "What the Polls Show — Eisenhower Victory Is Indicated across Nation". The Philadelphia Inquirer . November 4, 1956. pp. B 1, B 3.
^ Lawrence, W.H. (November 4, 1956). " "Times Team" Counts Up 20-State GOP Margin". The Salt Lake Tribune . p. A 11.