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Elections / 1956 · President · MA

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Massachusetts R+18.9.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Massachusetts, 1956. The state ran 3.5 points more Republican than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

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

Massachusetts result
2,348,506 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
948,190
40.4%
Eisenhower (R)
1,393,197
59.3%
All others
7,119
0.3%
Margin
R+18.9
1956 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1956
EisenhowerR+18.9
1956 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+66.7Berkshire County, MA · R+23.9Bristol County, MA · R+15.9Dukes County, MA · R+65.7Essex County, MA · R+20.4Franklin County, MA · R+44.5Hampden County, MA · R+12.2Hampshire County, MA · R+24.1Middlesex County, MA · R+22.5Nantucket County, MA · R+66.6Norfolk County, MA · R+33.1Plymouth County, MA · R+42.6Suffolk County, MA · D+8.0Worcester County, MA · R+20.4
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican59.3%1,393,197
Adlai StevensonDemocratic40.4%948,190
OtherAll other candidates0.3%7,119
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1956
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−66.7%
4,67223,47228,202
Berkshire CountyR
−23.9%
25,36141,35566,973
Bristol CountyR
−15.9%
79,357109,542189,365
Dukes CountyR
−65.7%
5412,6183,160
Essex CountyR
−20.4%
109,671166,115276,453
Franklin CountyR
−44.5%
7,57419,77927,436
Hampden CountyR
−12.2%
81,743104,689187,367
Hampshire CountyR
−24.1%
16,11926,36142,564
Middlesex CountyR
−22.5%
216,668343,125561,373
Nantucket CountyR
−66.6%
3171,5821,900
Norfolk CountyR
−33.1%
76,656152,747229,996
Plymouth CountyR
−42.6%
30,37775,575106,161
Suffolk CountyD
+8.0%
191,245162,836355,686
Worcester CountyR
−20.4%
107,889163,401271,870