Elections / 1956 · President · IL
Illinois — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionIllinois · PresidentEisenhowerR+19.2
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 59.5% | 2,623,327 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 40.3% | 1,775,682 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 8,398 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
102 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Illinois cast 27 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (102 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IL | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Alexander County, IL | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Bond County, IL | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Boone County, IL | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Brown County, IL | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Calhoun County, IL | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Carroll County, IL | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Cass County, IL | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Champaign County, IL | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Christian County, IL | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Clark County, IL | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Clay County, IL | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Clinton County, IL | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Coles County, IL | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Cook County, IL | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Crawford County, IL | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Cumberland County, IL | Republican | R+17.5 |
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+26.3 |
| DeKalb County, IL | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Douglas County, IL | Republican | R+33.4 |
| DuPage County, IL | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Edgar County, IL | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Edwards County, IL | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Effingham County, IL | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Fayette County, IL | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Franklin County, IL | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Fulton County, IL | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Gallatin County, IL | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Greene County, IL | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Hamilton County, IL | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Hancock County, IL | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Hardin County, IL | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Henderson County, IL | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Henry County, IL | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Jackson County, IL | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Jasper County, IL | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Jefferson County, IL | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Jersey County, IL | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Jo Daviess County, IL | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Johnson County, IL | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Kane County, IL | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Kankakee County, IL | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Kendall County, IL | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Knox County, IL | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Lake County, IL | Republican | R+34.8 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Lawrence County, IL | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Lee County, IL | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Macon County, IL | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Macoupin County, IL | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Madison County, IL | Democratic | D+9.7 |
| Marion County, IL | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Mason County, IL | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Massac County, IL | Republican | R+28.8 |
| McDonough County, IL | Republican | R+43.0 |
| McHenry County, IL | Republican | R+56.9 |
| McLean County, IL | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Menard County, IL | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Mercer County, IL | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Monroe County, IL | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Montgomery County, IL | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Morgan County, IL | Republican | R+23.7 |
| Moultrie County, IL | Republican | R+15.4 |
| Ogle County, IL | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Peoria County, IL | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Perry County, IL | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Pike County, IL | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Pope County, IL | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Pulaski County, IL | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Randolph County, IL | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Richland County, IL | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Rock Island County, IL | Republican | R+3.6 |
| Saline County, IL | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Schuyler County, IL | Republican | R+16.7 |
| Scott County, IL | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Shelby County, IL | Republican | R+14.0 |
| St. Clair County, IL | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Stark County, IL | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Stephenson County, IL | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Union County, IL | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Vermilion County, IL | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Wabash County, IL | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Warren County, IL | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Washington County, IL | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Wayne County, IL | Republican | R+22.9 |
| White County, IL | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Whiteside County, IL | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Will County, IL | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Williamson County, IL | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Winnebago County, IL | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+44.5 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Illinois's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −13.0% |
| 1900 | −8.4% |
| 1904 | −28.3% |
| 1908 | −15.5% |
| 1912 | +13.2% |
| 1916 | −9.2% |
| 1920 | −42.3% |
| 1924 | −35.5% |
| 1928 | −14.7% |
| 1932 | +13.2% |
| 1936 | +18.0% |
| 1940 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | +3.5% |
| 1948 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | −9.9% |
| 1956 | −19.2% |
| 1960 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −18.5% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | +25.1% |
| 2012 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | +10.9% |
County-by-county results — 102 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | R | 11,402 | 19,569 | 31,003 | |
| Alexander County | R | 4,167 | 4,425 | 8,613 | |
| Bond County | R | 2,834 | 4,342 | 7,187 | |
| Boone County | R | 1,890 | 6,706 | 8,602 | |
| Brown County | R | 1,748 | 2,026 | 3,775 | |
| Bureau County | R | 5,781 | 13,909 | 19,711 | |
| Calhoun County | R | 1,498 | 1,892 | 3,391 | |
| Carroll County | R | 2,693 | 6,503 | 9,211 | |
| Cass County | R | 3,368 | 4,125 | 7,504 | |
| Champaign County | R | 13,799 | 28,190 | 42,040 | |
| Christian County | R | 9,093 | 10,282 | 19,434 | |
| Clark County | R | 3,519 | 5,451 | 8,974 | |
| Clay County | R | 3,553 | 5,079 | 8,648 | |
| Clinton County | R | 4,242 | 7,378 | 11,627 | |
| Coles County | R | 7,569 | 12,436 | 20,015 | |
| Cook County | R | 977,821 | 1,293,223 | 2,276,844 | |
| Crawford County | R | 3,906 | 6,747 | 10,662 | |
| Cumberland County | R | 2,272 | 3,235 | 5,512 | |
| De Witt County | R | 3,093 | 5,307 | 8,404 | |
| DeKalb County | R | 4,826 | 15,078 | 19,929 | |
| Douglas County | R | 2,774 | 5,559 | 8,339 | |
| DuPage County | R | 23,103 | 91,834 | 115,144 | |
| Edgar County | R | 4,362 | 7,942 | 12,309 | |
| Edwards County | R | 1,210 | 3,339 | 4,550 | |
| Effingham County | R | 4,455 | 6,904 | 11,380 | |
| Fayette County | R | 4,914 | 6,739 | 11,658 | |
| Ford County | R | 2,152 | 6,027 | 8,182 | |
| Franklin County | R | 11,308 | 11,761 | 23,069 | |
| Fulton County | R | 8,702 | 12,375 | 21,125 | |
| Gallatin County | D | 2,230 | 2,179 | 4,415 | |
| Greene County | R | 3,909 | 4,718 | 8,646 | |
| Grundy County | R | 2,618 | 7,640 | 10,261 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 2,685 | 3,675 | 6,364 | |
| Hancock County | R | 4,854 | 8,431 | 13,297 | |
| Hardin County | R | 1,444 | 1,919 | 3,371 | |
| Henderson County | R | 1,469 | 2,743 | 4,215 | |
| Henry County | R | 8,349 | 15,896 | 24,284 | |
| Iroquois County | R | 4,487 | 12,104 | 16,609 | |
| Jackson County | R | 7,391 | 10,526 | 17,927 | |
| Jasper County | R | 2,895 | 3,107 | 6,002 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 8,090 | 9,637 | 17,727 | |
| Jersey County | R | 3,415 | 4,220 | 7,640 | |
| Jo Daviess County | R | 2,906 | 6,762 | 9,686 | |
| Johnson County | R | 1,549 | 2,973 | 4,524 | |
| Kane County | R | 20,848 | 56,009 | 76,916 | |
| Kankakee County | R | 11,088 | 21,993 | 33,128 | |
| Kendall County | R | 1,407 | 5,057 | 6,471 | |
| Knox County | R | 9,558 | 18,656 | 28,251 | |
| Lake County | R | 32,279 | 66,781 | 99,189 | |
| LaSalle County | R | 18,318 | 33,461 | 51,862 | |
| Lawrence County | R | 3,751 | 6,104 | 9,862 | |
| Lee County | R | 4,531 | 11,653 | 16,189 | |
| Livingston County | R | 5,197 | 13,939 | 19,143 | |
| Logan County | R | 4,793 | 9,589 | 14,396 | |
| Macon County | R | 23,066 | 27,673 | 50,771 | |
| Macoupin County | D | 12,303 | 12,290 | 24,627 | |
| Madison County | D | 47,897 | 39,413 | 87,398 | |
| Marion County | R | 8,551 | 10,813 | 19,385 | |
| Marshall County | R | 2,245 | 4,764 | 7,014 | |
| Mason County | R | 3,199 | 4,677 | 7,889 | |
| Massac County | R | 2,359 | 4,265 | 6,629 | |
| McDonough County | R | 3,872 | 9,725 | 13,605 | |
| McHenry County | R | 6,820 | 24,912 | 31,798 | |
| McLean County | R | 12,332 | 25,758 | 38,111 | |
| Menard County | R | 1,833 | 3,188 | 5,025 | |
| Mercer County | R | 2,969 | 5,732 | 8,708 | |
| Monroe County | R | 2,648 | 4,715 | 7,364 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 7,692 | 9,945 | 17,645 | |
| Morgan County | R | 6,327 | 10,262 | 16,600 | |
| Moultrie County | R | 2,751 | 3,756 | 6,515 | |
| Ogle County | R | 3,660 | 13,194 | 16,870 | |
| Peoria County | R | 30,145 | 50,888 | 81,141 | |
| Perry County | R | 4,901 | 6,513 | 11,414 | |
| Piatt County | R | 2,356 | 4,622 | 6,979 | |
| Pike County | R | 5,382 | 5,920 | 11,318 | |
| Pope County | R | 922 | 1,842 | 2,765 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 2,246 | 2,966 | 5,227 | |
| Putnam County | R | 913 | 1,724 | 2,641 | |
| Randolph County | R | 6,778 | 8,439 | 15,221 | |
| Richland County | R | 2,485 | 5,304 | 7,794 | |
| Rock Island County | R | 29,145 | 31,342 | 60,605 | |
| Saline County | R | 7,215 | 8,481 | 15,716 | |
| Sangamon County | R | 28,949 | 42,951 | 71,935 | |
| Schuyler County | R | 2,189 | 3,068 | 5,270 | |
| Scott County | R | 1,478 | 2,303 | 3,781 | |
| Shelby County | R | 5,337 | 7,075 | 12,425 | |
| St. Clair County | D | 55,295 | 41,528 | 97,106 | |
| Stark County | R | 1,118 | 3,241 | 4,361 | |
| Stephenson County | R | 6,349 | 14,245 | 20,614 | |
| Tazewell County | R | 16,230 | 23,690 | 39,970 | |
| Union County | D | 4,359 | 4,204 | 8,569 | |
| Vermilion County | R | 17,991 | 26,534 | 44,585 | |
| Wabash County | R | 2,713 | 4,425 | 7,146 | |
| Warren County | R | 2,996 | 7,580 | 10,582 | |
| Washington County | R | 2,820 | 5,299 | 8,135 | |
| Wayne County | R | 3,942 | 6,286 | 10,242 | |
| White County | R | 4,778 | 6,128 | 10,917 | |
| Whiteside County | R | 6,158 | 17,589 | 23,784 | |
| Will County | R | 25,188 | 45,628 | 70,916 | |
| Williamson County | R | 10,345 | 13,438 | 23,810 | |
| Winnebago County | R | 29,063 | 48,332 | 77,484 | |
| Woodford County | R | 3,257 | 8,505 | 11,783 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.