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Elections / 1956 · President · MD

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Maryland R+20.1.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Maryland, 1956. The state ran 4.7 points more Republican than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

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

Maryland result
932,351 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
372,613
40.0%
Eisenhower (R)
559,738
60.0%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+20.1
1956 presidential election
Maryland, 1956
EisenhowerR+20.1
1956 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+30.5Anne Arundel County, MD · R+28.6Baltimore city, MD · R+11.8Baltimore County, MD · R+36.6Calvert County, MD · R+16.9Caroline County, MD · R+21.8Carroll County, MD · R+45.3Cecil County, MD · R+18.8Charles County, MD · R+12.8Dorchester County, MD · R+21.8Frederick County, MD · R+30.8Garrett County, MD · R+46.2Harford County, MD · R+31.5Howard County, MD · R+29.0Kent County, MD · R+22.4Montgomery County, MD · R+14.0Prince George's County, MD · R+1.7Queen Anne's County, MD · R+11.4Somerset County, MD · R+22.3St. Mary's County, MD · R+11.5Talbot County, MD · R+37.5Washington County, MD · R+25.4Wicomico County, MD · R+27.9Worcester County, MD · R+26.9
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican60.0%559,738
Adlai StevensonDemocratic40.0%372,613
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1956
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−30.5%
10,77520,23931,014
Anne Arundel CountyR
−28.6%
15,88828,62244,510
Baltimore cityR
−11.8%
140,603178,244318,847
Baltimore CountyR
−36.6%
48,270104,021152,291
Calvert CountyR
−16.9%
1,9662,7644,730
Caroline CountyR
−21.8%
2,7024,2086,910
Carroll CountyR
−45.3%
4,42311,74916,172
Cecil CountyR
−18.8%
4,9367,21712,153
Charles CountyR
−12.8%
3,9315,0889,019
Dorchester CountyR
−21.8%
3,7335,8099,542
Frederick CountyR
−30.8%
7,61914,38722,006
Garrett CountyR
−46.2%
2,0455,5557,600
Harford CountyR
−31.5%
6,58812,65719,245
Howard CountyR
−29.0%
3,5996,53410,133
Kent CountyR
−22.4%
2,3783,7476,125
Montgomery CountyR
−14.0%
42,60656,50199,107
Prince George's CountyR
−1.7%
39,28040,65479,934
Queen Anne's CountyR
−11.4%
2,6413,3215,962
Somerset CountyR
−22.3%
3,0314,7707,801
St. Mary's CountyR
−11.5%
3,4434,3367,779
Talbot CountyR
−37.5%
2,7356,0188,753
Washington CountyR
−25.4%
11,56219,45531,017
Wicomico CountyR
−27.9%
5,2899,37714,666
Worcester CountyR
−26.9%
2,5704,4657,035