Colorado — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionColorado · PresidentEisenhowerR+19.7
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 59.5% | 394,479 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 39.8% | 263,997 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 4,598 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (63 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, CO | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Alamosa County, CO | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Arapahoe County, CO | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Archuleta County, CO | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Baca County, CO | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Bent County, CO | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Boulder County, CO | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Chaffee County, CO | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Cheyenne County, CO | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Clear Creek County, CO | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Conejos County, CO | Republican | R+59.6 |
| Costilla County, CO | Democratic | D+13.2 |
| Crowley County, CO | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Custer County, CO | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Delta County, CO | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Denver County, CO | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Dolores County, CO | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Douglas County, CO | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Eagle County, CO | Republican | R+15.0 |
| El Paso County, CO | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Elbert County, CO | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Fremont County, CO | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Garfield County, CO | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Gilpin County, CO | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Grand County, CO | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Gunnison County, CO | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Hinsdale County, CO | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Huerfano County, CO | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Jackson County, CO | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Jefferson County, CO | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Kiowa County, CO | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Kit Carson County, CO | Republican | R+42.1 |
| La Plata County, CO | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Lake County, CO | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Larimer County, CO | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Las Animas County, CO | Republican | R+1.8 |
| Lincoln County, CO | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Logan County, CO | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Mesa County, CO | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Mineral County, CO | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Moffat County, CO | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Montezuma County, CO | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Montrose County, CO | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Morgan County, CO | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Otero County, CO | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Ouray County, CO | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Park County, CO | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Phillips County, CO | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Prowers County, CO | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Pueblo County, CO | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Rio Grande County, CO | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Routt County, CO | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Saguache County, CO | Republican | R+16.5 |
| San Juan County, CO | Republican | R+16.8 |
| San Miguel County, CO | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Sedgwick County, CO | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Summit County, CO | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Teller County, CO | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Washington County, CO | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Weld County, CO | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Yuma County, CO | Republican | R+28.6 |
Colorado results by county
63 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,308 | 12,77852.2% | 11,47046.9% | 2150.9% | 24,463 |
| Alamosa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+977 | 2,44262.3% | 1,46537.4% | 110.3% | 3,918 |
| Arapahoe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,365 | 19,71663.1% | 11,35136.3% | 1760.6% | 31,243 |
| Archuleta County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+212 | 63559.9% | 42339.9% | 20.2% | 1,060 |
| Baca County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+565 | 1,71559.6% | 1,15040.0% | 110.4% | 2,876 |
| Bent County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+435 | 1,71857.2% | 1,28342.8% | 00.0% | 3,001 |
| Boulder County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,599 | 16,74866.9% | 8,14932.5% | 1420.6% | 25,039 |
| Chaffee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+981 | 2,28463.7% | 1,30336.3% | 00.0% | 3,587 |
| Cheyenne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+313 | 82061.7% | 50738.1% | 20.2% | 1,329 |
| Clear Creek County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+453 | 97364.9% | 52034.7% | 70.5% | 1,500 |
| Conejos County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,413 | 1,88479.5% | 47119.9% | 160.7% | 2,371 |
| Costilla County | Adlai Stevenson+298 | 95842.5% | 1,25655.7% | 401.8% | 2,254 |
| Crowley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+475 | 1,22062.1% | 74537.9% | 10.1% | 1,966 |
| Custer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+270 | 53466.8% | 26433.0% | 10.1% | 799 |
| Delta County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,073 | 4,53164.7% | 2,45835.1% | 130.2% | 7,002 |
| Denver County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+27,590 | 121,40255.9% | 93,81243.2% | 1,9070.9% | 217,121 |
| Dolores County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+190 | 54460.4% | 35439.3% | 30.3% | 901 |
| Douglas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+811 | 1,50868.1% | 69731.5% | 100.5% | 2,215 |
| Eagle County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+302 | 1,15457.4% | 85242.3% | 60.3% | 2,012 |
| El Paso County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,403 | 27,28258.5% | 18,87940.5% | 5051.1% | 46,666 |
| Elbert County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+593 | 1,29564.8% | 70235.1% | 30.1% | 2,000 |
| Fremont County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,144 | 6,04067.4% | 2,89632.3% | 260.3% | 8,962 |
| Garfield County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,379 | 3,33262.9% | 1,95336.9% | 120.2% | 5,297 |
| Gilpin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+150 | 39461.7% | 24438.2% | 10.2% | 639 |
| Grand County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+743 | 1,23971.3% | 49628.6% | 20.1% | 1,737 |
| Gunnison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+554 | 1,40062.3% | 84637.7% | 10.0% | 2,247 |
| Hinsdale County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+108 | 15576.7% | 4723.3% | 00.0% | 202 |
| Huerfano County | Adlai Stevenson+171 | 2,09147.9% | 2,26251.8% | 120.3% | 4,365 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+297 | 59466.6% | 29733.3% | 10.1% | 892 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,128 | 25,39863.7% | 14,27035.8% | 1970.5% | 39,865 |
| Kiowa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+367 | 81064.6% | 44335.4% | 00.0% | 1,253 |
| Kit Carson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,332 | 2,24371.0% | 91128.8% | 70.2% | 3,161 |
| La Plata County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,404 | 4,77066.8% | 2,36633.1% | 40.1% | 7,140 |
| Lake County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+78 | 1,43351.3% | 1,35548.5% | 50.2% | 2,793 |
| Larimer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,752 | 14,36471.8% | 5,61228.0% | 390.2% | 20,015 |
| Las Animas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+191 | 5,29050.8% | 5,09949.0% | 250.2% | 10,414 |
| Lincoln County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+591 | 1,60361.3% | 1,01238.7% | 20.1% | 2,617 |
| Logan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,358 | 5,19964.5% | 2,84135.2% | 200.2% | 8,060 |
| Mesa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,302 | 12,86962.8% | 7,56736.9% | 600.3% | 20,496 |
| Mineral County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+69 | 16862.7% | 9936.9% | 10.4% | 268 |
| Moffat County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+965 | 1,76268.8% | 79731.1% | 20.1% | 2,561 |
| Montezuma County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,090 | 2,49263.6% | 1,40235.8% | 250.6% | 3,919 |
| Montrose County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,593 | 4,05462.0% | 2,46137.7% | 190.3% | 6,534 |
| Morgan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,369 | 5,32564.2% | 2,95635.6% | 170.2% | 8,298 |
| Otero County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,242 | 5,96461.5% | 3,72238.4% | 70.1% | 9,693 |
| Ouray County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+312 | 63465.9% | 32233.5% | 60.6% | 962 |
| Park County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+418 | 71570.6% | 29729.3% | 10.1% | 1,013 |
| Phillips County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+648 | 1,53563.4% | 88736.6% | 10.0% | 2,423 |
| Pitkin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+216 | 55062.1% | 33437.7% | 10.1% | 885 |
| Prowers County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+890 | 3,35057.6% | 2,46042.3% | 50.1% | 5,815 |
| Pueblo County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,021 | 23,45452.3% | 20,43345.6% | 9272.1% | 44,814 |
| Rio Blanco County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+958 | 1,59371.5% | 63528.5% | 10.0% | 2,229 |
| Rio Grande County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,375 | 2,81666.0% | 1,44133.8% | 70.2% | 4,264 |
| Routt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+481 | 1,81157.5% | 1,33042.3% | 60.2% | 3,147 |
| Saguache County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+326 | 1,14958.0% | 82341.6% | 80.4% | 1,980 |
| San Juan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+93 | 32458.4% | 23141.6% | 00.0% | 555 |
| San Miguel County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+179 | 64857.9% | 46941.9% | 30.3% | 1,120 |
| Sedgwick County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+574 | 1,33463.6% | 76036.2% | 50.2% | 2,099 |
| Summit County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+194 | 42964.6% | 23535.4% | 00.0% | 664 |
| Teller County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+483 | 97766.4% | 49433.6% | 00.0% | 1,471 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+953 | 2,02065.2% | 1,06734.4% | 110.4% | 3,098 |
| Weld County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,058 | 17,22862.7% | 10,17037.0% | 570.2% | 27,455 |
| Yuma County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,238 | 2,78264.3% | 1,54435.7% | 30.1% | 4,329 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Colorado's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.1% |
| 1896 | +70.6% |
| 1900 | +13.6% |
| 1904 | −14.2% |
| 1908 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | +20.9% |
| 1916 | +26.0% |
| 1920 | −23.4% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +13.4% |
| 1936 | +23.3% |
| 1940 | −2.6% |
| 1944 | −6.8% |
| 1948 | +5.4% |
| 1952 | −21.3% |
| 1956 | −19.7% |
| 1960 | −9.7% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.2% |
| 1972 | −28.0% |
| 1976 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −24.0% |
| 1984 | −28.3% |
| 1988 | −7.8% |
| 1992 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −8.4% |
| 2004 | −4.7% |
| 2008 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | +13.5% |
| 2024 | +11.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.