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Elections / 1956 · President · AL

Adlai Stevenson carried Alabama D+17.1.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Alabama, 1956. The state ran 32.5 points more Democratic than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)

Alabama result
496,688 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
280,844
56.5%
Eisenhower (R)
195,694
39.4%
All others
20,150
4.1%
Margin
D+17.1
1956 presidential election
Alabama, 1956
StevensonD+17.1
1956 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 1956 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1956 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Autauga County, AL · D+13.3Baldwin County, AL · R+4.9Barbour County, AL · D+50.8Bibb County, AL · D+18.1Blount County, AL · D+9.8Bullock County, AL · D+40.6Butler County, AL · D+17.9Calhoun County, AL · D+33.1Chambers County, AL · D+55.2Cherokee County, AL · D+51.7Chilton County, AL · R+24.2Choctaw County, AL · D+44.6Clarke County, AL · D+22.3Clay County, AL · D+2.4Cleburne County, AL · D+14.2Coffee County, AL · D+60.6Colbert County, AL · D+58.1Conecuh County, AL · D+29.1Coosa County, AL · D+13.5Covington County, AL · D+35.1Crenshaw County, AL · D+56.6Cullman County, AL · D+11.4Dale County, AL · D+27.9Dallas County, AL · R+3.8DeKalb County, AL · D+0.7Elmore County, AL · D+32.1Escambia County, AL · D+36.0Etowah County, AL · D+26.0Fayette County, AL · TiedFranklin County, AL · R+0.7Geneva County, AL · D+40.4Greene County, AL · D+36.6Hale County, AL · D+42.3Henry County, AL · D+62.6Houston County, AL · D+14.6Jackson County, AL · D+43.5Jefferson County, AL · R+5.8Lamar County, AL · D+48.1Lauderdale County, AL · D+57.2Lawrence County, AL · D+42.2Lee County, AL · D+34.0Limestone County, AL · D+74.9Lowndes County, AL · D+24.9Macon County, AL · R+2.0Madison County, AL · D+49.9Marengo County, AL · D+27.8Marion County, AL · D+5.8Marshall County, AL · D+34.3Mobile County, AL · R+8.8Monroe County, AL · D+44.3Montgomery County, AL · R+9.8Morgan County, AL · D+43.2Perry County, AL · D+19.9Pickens County, AL · D+23.6Pike County, AL · D+42.6Randolph County, AL · D+32.9Russell County, AL · D+40.1Shelby County, AL · R+7.1St. Clair County, AL · TiedSumter County, AL · D+24.1Talladega County, AL · D+10.9Tallapoosa County, AL · D+45.3Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+23.1Walker County, AL · D+19.2Washington County, AL · D+36.1Wilcox County, AL · D+18.9Winston County, AL · R+31.2
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic56.5%280,844
Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican39.4%195,694
OtherAll other candidates4.1%20,150
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1956 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1956
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+13.3%
1,1618572,287
Baldwin CountyR
−4.9%
3,8784,2938,415
Barbour CountyD
+50.8%
2,5307773,449
Bibb CountyD
+18.1%
1,4711,0042,582
Blount CountyD
+9.8%
3,2082,6285,922
Bullock CountyD
+40.6%
8123041,252
Butler CountyD
+17.9%
1,9581,3243,533
Calhoun CountyD
+33.1%
9,0694,47313,900
Chambers CountyD
+55.2%
5,1651,4486,737
Cherokee CountyD
+51.7%
2,6618453,513
Chilton CountyR
−24.2%
1,8913,1395,148
Choctaw CountyD
+44.6%
1,2504571,779
Clarke CountyD
+22.3%
1,9621,2463,215
Clay CountyD
+2.4%
1,6771,5973,323
Cleburne CountyD
+14.2%
1,4071,0562,470
Coffee CountyD
+60.6%
4,1639735,268
Colbert CountyD
+58.1%
7,0071,8198,937
Conecuh CountyD
+29.1%
1,6878852,754
Coosa CountyD
+13.5%
1,4111,0702,519
Covington CountyD
+35.1%
4,8872,2577,490
Crenshaw CountyD
+56.6%
2,2525672,975
Cullman CountyD
+11.4%
5,5104,3819,929
Dale CountyD
+27.9%
2,3181,2843,712
Dallas CountyR
−3.8%
2,1212,3245,358
DeKalb CountyD
+0.7%
5,7685,68411,468
Elmore CountyD
+32.1%
3,3531,6195,394
Escambia CountyD
+36.0%
3,4371,5295,299
Etowah CountyD
+26.0%
12,3747,19819,886
Fayette CountyD
+0.2%
1,9561,9483,928
Franklin CountyR
−0.7%
3,3543,3996,769
Geneva CountyD
+40.4%
2,8411,1794,118
Greene CountyD
+36.6%
6913091,044
Hale CountyD
+42.3%
1,3145041,917
Henry CountyD
+62.6%
2,1274292,713
Houston CountyD
+14.6%
3,6302,6326,841
Jackson CountyD
+43.5%
4,7581,8686,647
Jefferson CountyR
−5.8%
38,60443,69587,513
Lamar CountyD
+48.1%
2,5018673,399
Lauderdale CountyD
+57.2%
9,1502,45811,692
Lawrence CountyD
+42.2%
2,9611,1974,185
Lee CountyD
+34.0%
3,3021,5865,051
Limestone CountyD
+74.9%
4,1455894,750
Lowndes CountyD
+24.9%
6233261,192
Macon CountyR
−2.0%
1,0241,0672,193
Madison CountyD
+49.9%
9,0542,99312,150
Marengo CountyD
+27.8%
1,8581,0093,052
Marion CountyD
+5.8%
2,8492,5365,409
Marshall CountyD
+34.3%
6,3293,0719,495
Mobile CountyR
−8.8%
17,16320,63939,534
Monroe CountyD
+44.3%
2,0697592,958
Montgomery CountyR
−9.8%
6,8908,72718,841
Morgan CountyD
+43.2%
7,6712,97410,872
Perry CountyD
+19.9%
9746131,812
Pickens CountyD
+23.6%
1,6609932,824
Pike CountyD
+42.6%
2,6319973,839
Randolph CountyD
+32.9%
3,1511,5844,761
Russell CountyD
+40.1%
3,0601,2654,479
Shelby CountyR
−7.1%
2,5022,9015,581
St. Clair CountyR
−0.4%
2,4202,4414,975
Sumter CountyD
+24.1%
9815781,671
Talladega CountyD
+10.9%
5,2434,1979,597
Tallapoosa CountyD
+45.3%
5,0701,8797,042
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+23.1%
8,1864,99413,798
Walker CountyD
+19.2%
7,6615,17912,919
Washington CountyD
+36.1%
1,7057772,569
Wilcox CountyD
+18.9%
7784991,474
Winston CountyR
−31.2%
1,5702,9984,570