Elections / 1956 · President · IN
Indiana — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentEisenhowerR+20.2
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 59.9% | 1,182,811 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 39.7% | 783,908 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 7,888 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Allen County, IN | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Benton County, IN | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Blackford County, IN | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Boone County, IN | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Brown County, IN | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Carroll County, IN | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Cass County, IN | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Clark County, IN | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Clay County, IN | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Clinton County, IN | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Crawford County, IN | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Daviess County, IN | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+30.1 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Delaware County, IN | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Dubois County, IN | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Fayette County, IN | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Floyd County, IN | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Fountain County, IN | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Franklin County, IN | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Gibson County, IN | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Grant County, IN | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Greene County, IN | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Hancock County, IN | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Harrison County, IN | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Henry County, IN | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Howard County, IN | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Huntington County, IN | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Jackson County, IN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Jay County, IN | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Johnson County, IN | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Knox County, IN | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+44.2 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Lake County, IN | Republican | R+4.4 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Madison County, IN | Republican | R+8.8 |
| Marion County, IN | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Marshall County, IN | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Martin County, IN | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Miami County, IN | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Monroe County, IN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Noble County, IN | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Ohio County, IN | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Owen County, IN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Parke County, IN | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Perry County, IN | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Pike County, IN | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Posey County, IN | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Putnam County, IN | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Ripley County, IN | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Scott County, IN | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Shelby County, IN | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Spencer County, IN | Republican | R+20.9 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Starke County, IN | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+43.5 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Tipton County, IN | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Vigo County, IN | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Warrick County, IN | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Washington County, IN | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Wells County, IN | Republican | R+17.6 |
| White County, IN | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Whitley County, IN | Republican | R+26.9 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
County-by-county results — 92 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | R | 3,520 | 7,079 | 10,708 | |
| Allen County | R | 25,444 | 58,210 | 83,844 | |
| Bartholomew County | R | 8,134 | 12,227 | 20,453 | |
| Benton County | R | 1,961 | 4,004 | 5,974 | |
| Blackford County | R | 3,152 | 3,855 | 7,071 | |
| Boone County | R | 5,318 | 8,573 | 13,926 | |
| Brown County | R | 1,555 | 1,649 | 3,219 | |
| Carroll County | R | 3,312 | 5,748 | 9,086 | |
| Cass County | R | 7,594 | 12,624 | 20,299 | |
| Clark County | R | 11,871 | 12,483 | 24,433 | |
| Clay County | R | 5,720 | 7,302 | 13,061 | |
| Clinton County | R | 6,268 | 9,690 | 16,032 | |
| Crawford County | R | 2,433 | 2,694 | 5,185 | |
| Daviess County | R | 5,057 | 8,608 | 13,707 | |
| Dearborn County | R | 5,535 | 7,189 | 12,746 | |
| Decatur County | R | 3,427 | 6,390 | 9,851 | |
| DeKalb County | R | 4,435 | 9,061 | 13,575 | |
| Delaware County | R | 20,818 | 24,792 | 45,827 | |
| Dubois County | R | 5,177 | 6,942 | 12,139 | |
| Elkhart County | R | 12,363 | 28,088 | 40,677 | |
| Fayette County | R | 5,156 | 6,673 | 11,862 | |
| Floyd County | R | 8,378 | 10,410 | 18,865 | |
| Fountain County | R | 3,751 | 6,456 | 10,230 | |
| Franklin County | R | 2,573 | 4,429 | 7,028 | |
| Fulton County | R | 2,945 | 6,258 | 9,259 | |
| Gibson County | R | 7,318 | 9,256 | 16,653 | |
| Grant County | R | 9,455 | 17,548 | 27,206 | |
| Greene County | R | 7,186 | 8,722 | 15,969 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 4,974 | 11,220 | 16,271 | |
| Hancock County | R | 4,600 | 6,962 | 11,617 | |
| Harrison County | R | 4,266 | 5,299 | 9,648 | |
| Hendricks County | R | 5,521 | 10,578 | 16,129 | |
| Henry County | R | 8,502 | 13,750 | 22,418 | |
| Howard County | R | 12,159 | 17,234 | 29,581 | |
| Huntington County | R | 6,027 | 11,024 | 17,184 | |
| Jackson County | R | 6,185 | 8,375 | 14,617 | |
| Jasper County | R | 2,004 | 5,374 | 7,399 | |
| Jay County | R | 4,571 | 6,767 | 11,454 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 4,344 | 6,632 | 11,004 | |
| Jennings County | R | 2,879 | 4,502 | 7,414 | |
| Johnson County | R | 6,125 | 10,125 | 16,291 | |
| Knox County | R | 8,691 | 13,047 | 21,801 | |
| Kosciusko County | R | 4,904 | 12,777 | 17,824 | |
| LaGrange County | R | 1,562 | 3,815 | 5,414 | |
| Lake County | R | 85,000 | 92,803 | 178,460 | |
| LaPorte County | R | 14,417 | 24,622 | 39,142 | |
| Lawrence County | R | 6,197 | 11,090 | 17,346 | |
| Madison County | R | 25,408 | 30,329 | 55,943 | |
| Marion County | R | 99,102 | 162,566 | 262,347 | |
| Marshall County | R | 5,398 | 10,504 | 15,982 | |
| Martin County | R | 2,343 | 2,946 | 5,296 | |
| Miami County | R | 5,724 | 9,574 | 15,372 | |
| Monroe County | R | 7,732 | 13,223 | 21,015 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 5,443 | 10,418 | 15,927 | |
| Morgan County | R | 4,735 | 8,318 | 13,103 | |
| Newton County | R | 1,316 | 3,890 | 5,222 | |
| Noble County | R | 4,028 | 8,175 | 12,267 | |
| Ohio County | R | 1,087 | 1,237 | 2,331 | |
| Orange County | R | 3,438 | 5,751 | 9,221 | |
| Owen County | R | 2,581 | 3,685 | 6,301 | |
| Parke County | R | 3,502 | 5,080 | 8,604 | |
| Perry County | R | 4,037 | 4,946 | 8,993 | |
| Pike County | R | 3,353 | 4,596 | 8,015 | |
| Porter County | R | 5,574 | 14,970 | 20,589 | |
| Posey County | R | 3,919 | 5,780 | 9,724 | |
| Pulaski County | R | 2,424 | 4,117 | 6,633 | |
| Putnam County | R | 4,572 | 6,684 | 11,280 | |
| Randolph County | R | 4,701 | 9,020 | 13,873 | |
| Ripley County | R | 4,026 | 6,577 | 10,633 | |
| Rush County | R | 3,346 | 6,202 | 9,587 | |
| Scott County | R | 3,011 | 3,117 | 6,156 | |
| Shelby County | R | 6,561 | 9,170 | 15,811 | |
| Spencer County | R | 3,530 | 5,404 | 8,960 | |
| St. Joseph County | R | 54,152 | 57,827 | 112,472 | |
| Starke County | R | 3,349 | 5,063 | 8,447 | |
| Steuben County | R | 2,171 | 5,538 | 7,739 | |
| Sullivan County | D | 6,048 | 5,829 | 11,946 | |
| Switzerland County | D | 2,114 | 2,074 | 4,209 | |
| Tippecanoe County | R | 9,995 | 23,776 | 33,843 | |
| Tipton County | R | 3,320 | 4,939 | 8,305 | |
| Union County | R | 1,157 | 2,026 | 3,192 | |
| Vanderburgh County | R | 30,860 | 42,462 | 73,619 | |
| Vermillion County | R | 5,149 | 5,352 | 10,533 | |
| Vigo County | R | 24,680 | 25,253 | 50,068 | |
| Wabash County | R | 4,085 | 10,318 | 14,496 | |
| Warren County | R | 1,408 | 2,979 | 4,406 | |
| Warrick County | R | 4,668 | 6,286 | 10,987 | |
| Washington County | R | 3,849 | 4,864 | 8,739 | |
| Wayne County | R | 12,337 | 20,157 | 32,638 | |
| Wells County | R | 3,984 | 5,703 | 9,778 | |
| White County | R | 3,219 | 6,708 | 9,949 | |
| Whitley County | R | 3,688 | 6,422 | 10,157 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.