Kansas — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionKansas · PresidentEisenhowerR+31.2
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 65.4% | 566,878 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 34.2% | 296,317 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 3,048 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+38.3 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+54.2 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+61.2 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+45.4 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+37.5 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+40.2 |
| Ellis County, KS | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+54.7 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+44.5 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+38.8 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+30.1 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+32.3 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+42.2 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+38.9 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+50.5 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+22.4 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+46.5 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+53.4 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+4.5 |
Kansas results by county
105 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,199 | 5,34271.2% | 2,14328.5% | 230.3% | 7,508 |
| Anderson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,711 | 3,08069.0% | 1,36930.7% | 140.3% | 4,463 |
| Atchison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,474 | 5,60864.1% | 3,13435.8% | 90.1% | 8,751 |
| Barber County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,457 | 2,69868.3% | 1,24131.4% | 100.3% | 3,949 |
| Barton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,266 | 8,64466.2% | 4,37833.5% | 410.3% | 13,063 |
| Bourbon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,155 | 5,30662.4% | 3,15137.1% | 470.6% | 8,504 |
| Brown County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,619 | 5,13877.0% | 1,51922.7% | 200.3% | 6,677 |
| Butler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,433 | 9,59160.7% | 6,15839.0% | 450.3% | 15,794 |
| Chase County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,024 | 1,55374.4% | 52925.4% | 40.2% | 2,086 |
| Chautauqua County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,293 | 2,18070.8% | 88728.8% | 100.3% | 3,077 |
| Cherokee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,712 | 5,82458.4% | 4,11241.2% | 390.4% | 9,975 |
| Cheyenne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+816 | 1,47968.8% | 66330.8% | 80.4% | 2,150 |
| Clark County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+714 | 1,24369.8% | 52929.7% | 80.4% | 1,780 |
| Clay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,344 | 4,37880.2% | 1,03418.9% | 490.9% | 5,461 |
| Cloud County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,458 | 4,46668.6% | 2,00830.8% | 350.5% | 6,509 |
| Coffey County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,039 | 3,28672.2% | 1,24727.4% | 160.4% | 4,549 |
| Comanche County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+777 | 1,23872.4% | 46127.0% | 110.6% | 1,710 |
| Cowley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,981 | 6,73463.9% | 3,75335.6% | 460.4% | 10,533 |
| Crawford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,779 | 9,57854.9% | 7,79944.7% | 600.3% | 17,437 |
| Decatur County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,108 | 2,02868.6% | 92031.1% | 90.3% | 2,957 |
| Dickinson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,970 | 7,42274.9% | 2,45224.7% | 340.3% | 9,908 |
| Doniphan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,933 | 3,13072.1% | 1,19727.6% | 120.3% | 4,339 |
| Douglas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,746 | 11,02971.8% | 4,28327.9% | 390.3% | 15,351 |
| Edwards County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,045 | 1,81669.9% | 77129.7% | 100.4% | 2,597 |
| Elk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,097 | 1,90969.9% | 81229.7% | 100.4% | 2,731 |
| Ellis County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,408 | 4,46659.3% | 3,05840.6% | 40.1% | 7,528 |
| Ellsworth County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,173 | 2,52464.9% | 1,35134.7% | 140.4% | 3,889 |
| Finney County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,824 | 3,57666.9% | 1,75232.8% | 200.4% | 5,348 |
| Ford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,851 | 5,56166.8% | 2,71032.6% | 490.6% | 8,320 |
| Franklin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,966 | 6,55771.4% | 2,59128.2% | 330.4% | 9,181 |
| Geary County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,935 | 4,01365.5% | 2,07833.9% | 320.5% | 6,123 |
| Gove County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+823 | 1,31572.3% | 49227.0% | 120.7% | 1,819 |
| Graham County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+951 | 1,67669.5% | 72530.1% | 110.5% | 2,412 |
| Grant County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+599 | 1,05869.5% | 45930.1% | 60.4% | 1,523 |
| Gray County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+651 | 1,27866.8% | 62732.8% | 90.5% | 1,914 |
| Greeley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+425 | 59977.1% | 17422.4% | 40.5% | 777 |
| Greenwood County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,401 | 4,16470.0% | 1,76329.6% | 210.4% | 5,948 |
| Hamilton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+313 | 86560.7% | 55238.7% | 90.6% | 1,426 |
| Harper County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,800 | 3,11170.0% | 1,31129.5% | 230.5% | 4,445 |
| Harvey County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,283 | 7,36770.2% | 3,08429.4% | 430.4% | 10,494 |
| Haskell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+488 | 82970.5% | 34129.0% | 60.5% | 1,176 |
| Hodgeman County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+678 | 1,11371.6% | 43528.0% | 60.4% | 1,554 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,113 | 3,46971.7% | 1,35628.0% | 120.2% | 4,837 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,141 | 3,67770.2% | 1,53629.3% | 220.4% | 5,235 |
| Jewell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,361 | 3,39575.5% | 1,03423.0% | 671.5% | 4,496 |
| Johnson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+21,326 | 35,51171.4% | 14,18528.5% | 370.1% | 49,733 |
| Kearny County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+436 | 85467.0% | 41832.8% | 30.2% | 1,275 |
| Kingman County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,798 | 3,22669.1% | 1,42830.6% | 160.3% | 4,670 |
| Kiowa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,200 | 1,71776.2% | 51722.9% | 200.9% | 2,254 |
| Labette County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,475 | 7,67759.3% | 5,20240.2% | 570.4% | 12,936 |
| Lane County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+612 | 99272.1% | 38027.6% | 40.3% | 1,376 |
| Leavenworth County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,346 | 8,82661.6% | 5,48038.2% | 330.2% | 14,339 |
| Lincoln County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,538 | 2,21976.2% | 68123.4% | 120.4% | 2,912 |
| Linn County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,814 | 2,99171.6% | 1,17728.2% | 70.2% | 4,175 |
| Logan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+835 | 1,32872.6% | 49327.0% | 80.4% | 1,829 |
| Lyon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,190 | 8,02167.3% | 3,83132.2% | 590.5% | 11,911 |
| Marion County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,674 | 5,31876.0% | 1,64423.5% | 360.5% | 6,998 |
| Marshall County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,177 | 5,66469.3% | 2,48730.4% | 280.3% | 8,179 |
| McPherson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,918 | 7,52173.7% | 2,60325.5% | 740.7% | 10,198 |
| Meade County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,145 | 1,72074.3% | 57524.8% | 200.9% | 2,315 |
| Miami County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,603 | 5,03159.3% | 3,42840.4% | 250.3% | 8,484 |
| Mitchell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,984 | 3,19872.2% | 1,21427.4% | 200.5% | 4,432 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,987 | 13,25264.3% | 7,26535.3% | 810.4% | 20,598 |
| Morris County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,469 | 2,67768.6% | 1,20830.9% | 200.5% | 3,905 |
| Morton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+378 | 81464.8% | 43634.7% | 70.6% | 1,257 |
| Nemaha County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,157 | 4,19567.1% | 2,03832.6% | 180.3% | 6,251 |
| Neosho County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,881 | 5,88666.0% | 3,00533.7% | 290.3% | 8,920 |
| Ness County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,118 | 1,87670.8% | 75828.6% | 160.6% | 2,650 |
| Norton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,858 | 3,05271.6% | 1,19428.0% | 180.4% | 4,264 |
| Osage County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,157 | 4,13667.3% | 1,97932.2% | 320.5% | 6,147 |
| Osborne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,925 | 2,94873.7% | 1,02325.6% | 280.7% | 3,999 |
| Ottawa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,292 | 2,32968.8% | 1,03730.6% | 190.6% | 3,385 |
| Pawnee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,221 | 2,78863.7% | 1,56735.8% | 200.5% | 4,375 |
| Phillips County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,132 | 3,11775.5% | 98523.9% | 270.7% | 4,129 |
| Pottawatomie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,913 | 4,33575.0% | 1,42224.6% | 250.4% | 5,782 |
| Pratt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,664 | 3,62064.5% | 1,95634.9% | 340.6% | 5,610 |
| Rawlins County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+957 | 1,66869.9% | 71129.8% | 80.3% | 2,387 |
| Reno County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,596 | 15,05766.6% | 7,46133.0% | 1020.5% | 22,620 |
| Republic County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,008 | 3,62168.8% | 1,61330.6% | 320.6% | 5,266 |
| Rice County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,712 | 4,63870.5% | 1,92629.3% | 170.3% | 6,581 |
| Riley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,601 | 9,38576.8% | 2,78422.8% | 440.4% | 12,213 |
| Rooks County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,821 | 3,05970.9% | 1,23828.7% | 190.4% | 4,316 |
| Rush County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+927 | 2,00764.9% | 1,08034.9% | 70.2% | 3,094 |
| Russell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,392 | 3,92071.8% | 1,52828.0% | 130.2% | 5,461 |
| Saline County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,264 | 11,17269.3% | 4,90830.5% | 370.2% | 16,117 |
| Scott County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+925 | 1,37675.1% | 45124.6% | 50.3% | 1,832 |
| Sedgwick County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+26,560 | 72,29261.1% | 45,73238.6% | 3360.3% | 118,360 |
| Seward County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,723 | 2,88571.0% | 1,16228.6% | 190.5% | 4,066 |
| Shawnee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,349 | 32,64766.5% | 16,29833.2% | 1300.3% | 49,075 |
| Sheridan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+691 | 1,32467.4% | 63332.2% | 70.4% | 1,964 |
| Sherman County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+863 | 1,82565.0% | 96234.2% | 220.8% | 2,809 |
| Smith County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,003 | 3,14273.0% | 1,13926.4% | 260.6% | 4,307 |
| Stafford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,486 | 2,72868.4% | 1,24231.1% | 200.5% | 3,990 |
| Stanton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+323 | 54970.2% | 22628.9% | 70.9% | 782 |
| Stevens County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+708 | 1,27369.0% | 56530.6% | 70.4% | 1,845 |
| Sumner County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,936 | 7,02463.0% | 4,08836.6% | 460.4% | 11,158 |
| Thomas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+750 | 1,88862.1% | 1,13837.4% | 160.5% | 3,042 |
| Trego County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+942 | 1,66869.4% | 72630.2% | 90.4% | 2,403 |
| Wabaunsee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,848 | 2,65076.6% | 80223.2% | 60.2% | 3,458 |
| Wallace County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+433 | 68472.7% | 25126.7% | 60.6% | 941 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,831 | 4,22074.8% | 1,38924.6% | 320.6% | 5,641 |
| Wichita County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+435 | 74770.4% | 31229.4% | 20.2% | 1,061 |
| Wilson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,857 | 4,50273.0% | 1,64526.7% | 200.3% | 6,167 |
| Woodson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,301 | 2,17170.9% | 87028.4% | 220.7% | 3,063 |
| Wyandotte County | Adlai Stevenson+3,238 | 34,60447.6% | 37,84252.1% | 1860.3% | 72,632 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.