Florida — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionFlorida · PresidentEisenhowerR+14.5
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 57.3% | 643,849 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 42.7% | 480,371 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County, FL | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Baker County, FL | Democratic | D+59.5 |
| Bay County, FL | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Bradford County, FL | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Brevard County, FL | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Broward County, FL | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Calhoun County, FL | Democratic | D+50.9 |
| Charlotte County, FL | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Citrus County, FL | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Clay County, FL | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Collier County, FL | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Columbia County, FL | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Dixie County, FL | Democratic | D+41.9 |
| Duval County, FL | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Escambia County, FL | Democratic | D+25.6 |
| Flagler County, FL | Democratic | D+16.2 |
| Franklin County, FL | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Gadsden County, FL | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Democratic | D+74.2 |
| Glades County, FL | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Gulf County, FL | Democratic | D+51.8 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Democratic | D+52.6 |
| Hardee County, FL | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Hendry County, FL | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Hernando County, FL | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Highlands County, FL | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Hillsborough County, FL | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Holmes County, FL | Democratic | D+41.7 |
| Indian River County, FL | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Jackson County, FL | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Jefferson County, FL | Democratic | D+38.0 |
| Lafayette County, FL | Democratic | D+69.9 |
| Lake County, FL | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Lee County, FL | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Leon County, FL | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Levy County, FL | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Liberty County, FL | Democratic | D+57.0 |
| Madison County, FL | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Manatee County, FL | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Marion County, FL | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Martin County, FL | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Monroe County, FL | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Nassau County, FL | Democratic | D+23.4 |
| Okaloosa County, FL | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Okeechobee County, FL | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Orange County, FL | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Osceola County, FL | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Palm Beach County, FL | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Pasco County, FL | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Pinellas County, FL | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Polk County, FL | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Putnam County, FL | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Santa Rosa County, FL | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Sarasota County, FL | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Seminole County, FL | Republican | R+30.3 |
| St. Johns County, FL | Republican | R+12.9 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Sumter County, FL | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Suwannee County, FL | Democratic | D+50.3 |
| Taylor County, FL | Democratic | D+43.0 |
| Union County, FL | Democratic | D+62.9 |
| Volusia County, FL | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Wakulla County, FL | Democratic | D+46.4 |
| Walton County, FL | Democratic | D+33.5 |
| Washington County, FL | Democratic | D+35.6 |
Florida results by county
67 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,050 | 7,93953.5% | 6,88946.5% | 00.0% | 14,828 |
| Baker County | Adlai Stevenson+1,077 | 36620.2% | 1,44379.8% | 00.0% | 1,809 |
| Bay County | Adlai Stevenson+3,674 | 4,97136.5% | 8,64563.5% | 00.0% | 13,616 |
| Bradford County | Adlai Stevenson+1,125 | 1,20334.1% | 2,32865.9% | 00.0% | 3,531 |
| Brevard County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,076 | 10,00471.8% | 3,92828.2% | 00.0% | 13,932 |
| Broward County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+26,991 | 43,55272.5% | 16,56127.5% | 00.0% | 60,113 |
| Calhoun County | Adlai Stevenson+1,147 | 55424.6% | 1,70175.4% | 00.0% | 2,255 |
| Charlotte County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+660 | 1,58963.1% | 92936.9% | 00.0% | 2,518 |
| Citrus County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+43 | 1,57050.7% | 1,52749.3% | 00.0% | 3,097 |
| Clay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+324 | 2,37253.7% | 2,04846.3% | 00.0% | 4,420 |
| Collier County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+630 | 1,93459.7% | 1,30440.3% | 00.0% | 3,238 |
| Columbia County | Adlai Stevenson+1,405 | 1,84136.2% | 3,24663.8% | 00.0% | 5,087 |
| DeSoto County | Adlai Stevenson+81 | 1,23448.4% | 1,31551.6% | 00.0% | 2,549 |
| Dixie County | Adlai Stevenson+534 | 37029.0% | 90471.0% | 00.0% | 1,274 |
| Duval County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+354 | 53,48150.2% | 53,12749.8% | 00.0% | 106,608 |
| Escambia County | Adlai Stevenson+9,093 | 13,22737.2% | 22,32062.8% | 00.0% | 35,547 |
| Flagler County | Adlai Stevenson+192 | 49841.9% | 69058.1% | 00.0% | 1,188 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+387 | 57137.3% | 95862.7% | 00.0% | 1,529 |
| Gadsden County | Adlai Stevenson+941 | 1,32136.9% | 2,26263.1% | 00.0% | 3,583 |
| Gilchrist County | Adlai Stevenson+788 | 13712.9% | 92587.1% | 00.0% | 1,062 |
| Glades County | Adlai Stevenson+30 | 30947.7% | 33952.3% | 00.0% | 648 |
| Gulf County | Adlai Stevenson+1,223 | 57024.1% | 1,79375.9% | 00.0% | 2,363 |
| Hamilton County | Adlai Stevenson+1,029 | 46423.7% | 1,49376.3% | 00.0% | 1,957 |
| Hardee County | Adlai Stevenson+301 | 1,58945.7% | 1,89054.3% | 00.0% | 3,479 |
| Hendry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+68 | 1,07151.6% | 1,00348.4% | 00.0% | 2,074 |
| Hernando County | Adlai Stevenson+140 | 1,29547.4% | 1,43552.6% | 00.0% | 2,730 |
| Highlands County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,184 | 3,48060.2% | 2,29639.8% | 00.0% | 5,776 |
| Hillsborough County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,279 | 41,88952.0% | 38,61048.0% | 00.0% | 80,499 |
| Holmes County | Adlai Stevenson+1,480 | 1,03629.2% | 2,51670.8% | 00.0% | 3,552 |
| Indian River County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,360 | 4,05970.5% | 1,69929.5% | 00.0% | 5,758 |
| Jackson County | Adlai Stevenson+3,430 | 2,54329.9% | 5,97370.1% | 00.0% | 8,516 |
| Jefferson County | Adlai Stevenson+661 | 54031.0% | 1,20169.0% | 00.0% | 1,741 |
| Lafayette County | Adlai Stevenson+867 | 18715.1% | 1,05484.9% | 00.0% | 1,241 |
| Lake County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,562 | 10,88871.6% | 4,32628.4% | 00.0% | 15,214 |
| Lee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,045 | 7,56562.6% | 4,52037.4% | 00.0% | 12,085 |
| Leon County | Adlai Stevenson+194 | 6,82849.3% | 7,02250.7% | 00.0% | 13,850 |
| Levy County | Adlai Stevenson+887 | 93433.9% | 1,82166.1% | 00.0% | 2,755 |
| Liberty County | Adlai Stevenson+632 | 23821.5% | 87078.5% | 00.0% | 1,108 |
| Madison County | Adlai Stevenson+1,047 | 1,01733.0% | 2,06467.0% | 00.0% | 3,081 |
| Manatee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,510 | 11,90468.8% | 5,39431.2% | 00.0% | 17,298 |
| Marion County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+248 | 6,36251.0% | 6,11449.0% | 00.0% | 12,476 |
| Martin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,610 | 2,99768.4% | 1,38731.6% | 00.0% | 4,384 |
| Miami-Dade County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+25,379 | 130,93855.4% | 105,55944.6% | 00.0% | 236,497 |
| Monroe County | Adlai Stevenson+990 | 3,33743.5% | 4,32756.5% | 00.0% | 7,664 |
| Nassau County | Adlai Stevenson+1,048 | 1,71738.3% | 2,76561.7% | 00.0% | 4,482 |
| Okaloosa County | Adlai Stevenson+2,960 | 2,78832.7% | 5,74867.3% | 00.0% | 8,536 |
| Okeechobee County | Adlai Stevenson+260 | 57540.8% | 83559.2% | 00.0% | 1,410 |
| Orange County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+22,950 | 37,48272.1% | 14,53227.9% | 00.0% | 52,014 |
| Osceola County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,679 | 3,60265.2% | 1,92334.8% | 00.0% | 5,525 |
| Palm Beach County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+21,425 | 35,74671.4% | 14,32128.6% | 00.0% | 50,067 |
| Pasco County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,320 | 5,50156.8% | 4,18143.2% | 00.0% | 9,682 |
| Pinellas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+46,201 | 74,31472.6% | 28,11327.4% | 00.0% | 102,427 |
| Polk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,056 | 23,68256.0% | 18,62644.0% | 00.0% | 42,308 |
| Putnam County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+980 | 4,21256.6% | 3,23243.4% | 00.0% | 7,444 |
| Santa Rosa County | Adlai Stevenson+2,235 | 1,90931.5% | 4,14468.5% | 00.0% | 6,053 |
| Sarasota County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,885 | 13,93773.4% | 5,05226.6% | 00.0% | 18,989 |
| Seminole County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,716 | 5,84165.1% | 3,12534.9% | 00.0% | 8,966 |
| St. Johns County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,164 | 5,10456.4% | 3,94043.6% | 00.0% | 9,044 |
| St. Lucie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,704 | 5,43566.6% | 2,73133.4% | 00.0% | 8,166 |
| Sumter County | Adlai Stevenson+1,268 | 1,06131.3% | 2,32968.7% | 00.0% | 3,390 |
| Suwannee County | Adlai Stevenson+2,117 | 1,04624.9% | 3,16375.1% | 00.0% | 4,209 |
| Taylor County | Adlai Stevenson+1,169 | 77628.5% | 1,94571.5% | 00.0% | 2,721 |
| Union County | Adlai Stevenson+740 | 21818.5% | 95881.5% | 00.0% | 1,176 |
| Volusia County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,614 | 25,10363.4% | 14,48936.6% | 00.0% | 39,592 |
| Wakulla County | Adlai Stevenson+681 | 39326.8% | 1,07473.2% | 00.0% | 1,467 |
| Walton County | Adlai Stevenson+1,619 | 1,60633.2% | 3,22566.8% | 00.0% | 4,831 |
| Washington County | Adlai Stevenson+1,137 | 1,02732.2% | 2,16467.8% | 00.0% | 3,191 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Florida's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.