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Elections / 1956 · President · FL

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Florida R+14.5.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Florida, 1956. The state ran 0.9 points more Democratic than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

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

Florida result
1,124,220 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
480,371
42.7%
Eisenhower (R)
643,849
57.3%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+14.5
1956 presidential election
Florida, 1956
EisenhowerR+14.5
1956 presidential margin by county for Florida — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Florida — 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.Alachua County, FL · R+7.1Baker County, FL · D+59.5Bay County, FL · D+27.0Bradford County, FL · D+31.9Brevard County, FL · R+43.6Broward County, FL · R+44.9Calhoun County, FL · D+50.9Charlotte County, FL · R+26.2Citrus County, FL · R+1.4Clay County, FL · R+7.3Collier County, FL · R+19.5Columbia County, FL · D+27.6DeSoto County, FL · D+3.2Dixie County, FL · D+41.9Duval County, FL · TiedEscambia County, FL · D+25.6Flagler County, FL · D+16.2Franklin County, FL · D+25.3Gadsden County, FL · D+26.3Gilchrist County, FL · D+74.2Glades County, FL · D+4.6Gulf County, FL · D+51.8Hamilton County, FL · D+52.6Hardee County, FL · D+8.7Hendry County, FL · R+3.3Hernando County, FL · D+5.1Highlands County, FL · R+20.5Hillsborough County, FL · R+4.1Holmes County, FL · D+41.7Indian River County, FL · R+41.0Jackson County, FL · D+40.3Jefferson County, FL · D+38.0Lafayette County, FL · D+69.9Lake County, FL · R+43.1Lee County, FL · R+25.2Leon County, FL · D+1.4Levy County, FL · D+32.2Liberty County, FL · D+57.0Madison County, FL · D+34.0Manatee County, FL · R+37.6Marion County, FL · R+2.0Martin County, FL · R+36.7Miami-Dade County, FL · R+10.7Monroe County, FL · D+12.9Nassau County, FL · D+23.4Okaloosa County, FL · D+34.7Okeechobee County, FL · D+18.4Orange County, FL · R+44.1Osceola County, FL · R+30.4Palm Beach County, FL · R+42.8Pasco County, FL · R+13.6Pinellas County, FL · R+45.1Polk County, FL · R+12.0Putnam County, FL · R+13.2Santa Rosa County, FL · D+36.9Sarasota County, FL · R+46.8Seminole County, FL · R+30.3St. Johns County, FL · R+12.9St. Lucie County, FL · R+33.1Sumter County, FL · D+37.4Suwannee County, FL · D+50.3Taylor County, FL · D+43.0Union County, FL · D+62.9Volusia County, FL · R+26.8Wakulla County, FL · D+46.4Walton County, FL · D+33.5Washington County, FL · D+35.6
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican57.3%643,849
Adlai StevensonDemocratic42.7%480,371
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida's presidential margins
1884–2024, the 1956 contest in context
Florida's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1884 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.1%DR18842024
Florida's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1884+6.4%
1892+75.8%
1896+41.5%
1900+53.8%
1904+47.6%
1908+41.4%
1912+61.1%
1916+51.2%
1920+31.3%
1924+28.8%
1928−16.7%
1932+49.8%
1936+52.2%
1940+48.0%
1944+40.6%
1948+15.2%
1952−10.0%
1956−14.5%
1960−3.0%
1964+2.3%
1968−9.6%
1972−44.1%
1976+5.3%
1980−17.0%
1984−30.7%
1988−22.4%
1992−1.9%
1996+5.7%
2000−0.0%
2004−5.0%
2008+2.8%
2012+0.9%
2016−1.2%
2020−3.4%
2024−13.1%
County results — 1956
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Alachua CountyR
−7.1%
6,8897,93914,828
Baker CountyD
+59.5%
1,4433661,809
Bay CountyD
+27.0%
8,6454,97113,616
Bradford CountyD
+31.9%
2,3281,2033,531
Brevard CountyR
−43.6%
3,92810,00413,932
Broward CountyR
−44.9%
16,56143,55260,113
Calhoun CountyD
+50.9%
1,7015542,255
Charlotte CountyR
−26.2%
9291,5892,518
Citrus CountyR
−1.4%
1,5271,5703,097
Clay CountyR
−7.3%
2,0482,3724,420
Collier CountyR
−19.5%
1,3041,9343,238
Columbia CountyD
+27.6%
3,2461,8415,087
DeSoto CountyD
+3.2%
1,3151,2342,549
Dixie CountyD
+41.9%
9043701,274
Duval CountyR
−0.3%
53,12753,481106,608
Escambia CountyD
+25.6%
22,32013,22735,547
Flagler CountyD
+16.2%
6904981,188
Franklin CountyD
+25.3%
9585711,529
Gadsden CountyD
+26.3%
2,2621,3213,583
Gilchrist CountyD
+74.2%
9251371,062
Glades CountyD
+4.6%
339309648
Gulf CountyD
+51.8%
1,7935702,363
Hamilton CountyD
+52.6%
1,4934641,957
Hardee CountyD
+8.7%
1,8901,5893,479
Hendry CountyR
−3.3%
1,0031,0712,074
Hernando CountyD
+5.1%
1,4351,2952,730
Highlands CountyR
−20.5%
2,2963,4805,776
Hillsborough CountyR
−4.1%
38,61041,88980,499
Holmes CountyD
+41.7%
2,5161,0363,552
Indian River CountyR
−41.0%
1,6994,0595,758
Jackson CountyD
+40.3%
5,9732,5438,516
Jefferson CountyD
+38.0%
1,2015401,741
Lafayette CountyD
+69.9%
1,0541871,241
Lake CountyR
−43.1%
4,32610,88815,214
Lee CountyR
−25.2%
4,5207,56512,085
Leon CountyD
+1.4%
7,0226,82813,850
Levy CountyD
+32.2%
1,8219342,755
Liberty CountyD
+57.0%
8702381,108
Madison CountyD
+34.0%
2,0641,0173,081
Manatee CountyR
−37.6%
5,39411,90417,298
Marion CountyR
−2.0%
6,1146,36212,476
Martin CountyR
−36.7%
1,3872,9974,384
Miami-Dade CountyR
−10.7%
105,559130,938236,497
Monroe CountyD
+12.9%
4,3273,3377,664
Nassau CountyD
+23.4%
2,7651,7174,482
Okaloosa CountyD
+34.7%
5,7482,7888,536
Okeechobee CountyD
+18.4%
8355751,410
Orange CountyR
−44.1%
14,53237,48252,014
Osceola CountyR
−30.4%
1,9233,6025,525
Palm Beach CountyR
−42.8%
14,32135,74650,067
Pasco CountyR
−13.6%
4,1815,5019,682
Pinellas CountyR
−45.1%
28,11374,314102,427
Polk CountyR
−12.0%
18,62623,68242,308
Putnam CountyR
−13.2%
3,2324,2127,444
Santa Rosa CountyD
+36.9%
4,1441,9096,053
Sarasota CountyR
−46.8%
5,05213,93718,989
Seminole CountyR
−30.3%
3,1255,8418,966
St. Johns CountyR
−12.9%
3,9405,1049,044
St. Lucie CountyR
−33.1%
2,7315,4358,166
Sumter CountyD
+37.4%
2,3291,0613,390
Suwannee CountyD
+50.3%
3,1631,0464,209
Taylor CountyD
+43.0%
1,9457762,721
Union CountyD
+62.9%
9582181,176
Volusia CountyR
−26.8%
14,48925,10339,592
Wakulla CountyD
+46.4%
1,0743931,467
Walton CountyD
+33.5%
3,2251,6064,831
Washington CountyD
+35.6%
2,1641,0273,191