Minnesota — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentEisenhowerR+7.6
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 53.7% | 719,302 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 46.1% | 617,525 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 3,178 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
87 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (87 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Anoka County, MN | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Becker County, MN | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Benton County, MN | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Carlton County, MN | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Cass County, MN | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Chisago County, MN | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Clay County, MN | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| Cook County, MN | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Dakota County, MN | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Grant County, MN | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Houston County, MN | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Isanti County, MN | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Itasca County, MN | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Jackson County, MN | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Kittson County, MN | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | Democratic | D+18.3 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Lyon County, MN | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Marshall County, MN | Democratic | D+16.0 |
| Martin County, MN | Republican | R+42.4 |
| McLeod County, MN | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Meeker County, MN | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Morrison County, MN | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Mower County, MN | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Murray County, MN | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Nobles County, MN | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Norman County, MN | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Pennington County, MN | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Pine County, MN | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Polk County, MN | Democratic | D+7.6 |
| Pope County, MN | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Renville County, MN | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Rice County, MN | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Roseau County, MN | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Scott County, MN | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Sibley County, MN | Republican | R+38.6 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Democratic | D+21.7 |
| Stearns County, MN | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Stevens County, MN | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Swift County, MN | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Todd County, MN | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Traverse County, MN | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Republican | R+34.3 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Washington County, MN | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Winona County, MN | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Wright County, MN | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Republican | R+2.5 |
Minnesota results by county
87 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+29 | 2,76250.2% | 2,73349.7% | 90.2% | 5,504 |
| Anoka County | Adlai Stevenson+2,338 | 9,35944.4% | 11,69755.5% | 360.2% | 21,092 |
| Becker County | Adlai Stevenson+11 | 4,60849.8% | 4,61949.9% | 240.3% | 9,251 |
| Beltrami County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+167 | 3,97451.0% | 3,80748.8% | 160.2% | 7,797 |
| Benton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+982 | 3,59157.8% | 2,60942.0% | 160.3% | 6,216 |
| Big Stone County | Adlai Stevenson+443 | 1,73744.3% | 2,18055.5% | 80.2% | 3,925 |
| Blue Earth County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,931 | 11,39867.5% | 5,46732.4% | 210.1% | 16,886 |
| Brown County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,898 | 7,96572.0% | 3,06727.7% | 270.2% | 11,059 |
| Carlton County | Adlai Stevenson+2,316 | 4,16839.0% | 6,48460.7% | 250.2% | 10,677 |
| Carver County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,892 | 6,22672.5% | 2,33427.2% | 290.3% | 8,589 |
| Cass County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,259 | 4,00759.2% | 2,74840.6% | 100.1% | 6,765 |
| Chippewa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+189 | 3,62351.3% | 3,43448.6% | 30.0% | 7,060 |
| Chisago County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+682 | 3,41355.5% | 2,73144.4% | 90.1% | 6,153 |
| Clay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+726 | 6,78352.8% | 6,05747.1% | 150.1% | 12,855 |
| Clearwater County | Adlai Stevenson+707 | 1,46440.1% | 2,17159.5% | 150.4% | 3,650 |
| Cook County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+410 | 1,07861.7% | 66838.2% | 20.1% | 1,748 |
| Cottonwood County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,275 | 4,61966.3% | 2,34433.6% | 50.1% | 6,968 |
| Crow Wing County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,101 | 6,65754.4% | 5,55645.4% | 300.2% | 12,243 |
| Dakota County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+440 | 13,11250.7% | 12,67249.0% | 550.2% | 25,839 |
| Dodge County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,391 | 3,20563.8% | 1,81436.1% | 60.1% | 5,025 |
| Douglas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+920 | 5,11454.9% | 4,19445.0% | 120.1% | 9,320 |
| Faribault County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,332 | 6,88665.8% | 3,55434.0% | 250.2% | 10,465 |
| Fillmore County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,577 | 7,00467.1% | 3,42732.8% | 90.1% | 10,440 |
| Freeborn County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+494 | 7,63251.6% | 7,13848.3% | 110.1% | 14,781 |
| Goodhue County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,396 | 9,36565.2% | 4,96934.6% | 190.1% | 14,353 |
| Grant County | Adlai Stevenson+43 | 2,06449.4% | 2,10750.4% | 60.1% | 4,177 |
| Hennepin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+33,907 | 183,24855.0% | 149,34144.8% | 5230.2% | 333,112 |
| Houston County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,405 | 4,53867.9% | 2,13331.9% | 90.1% | 6,680 |
| Hubbard County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+999 | 2,45362.7% | 1,45437.2% | 60.2% | 3,913 |
| Isanti County | Adlai Stevenson+257 | 2,34847.3% | 2,60552.5% | 60.1% | 4,959 |
| Itasca County | Adlai Stevenson+2,329 | 6,40842.2% | 8,73757.6% | 330.2% | 15,178 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+311 | 3,54352.2% | 3,23247.6% | 90.1% | 6,784 |
| Kanabec County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+214 | 1,95052.8% | 1,73647.0% | 70.2% | 3,693 |
| Kandiyohi County | Adlai Stevenson+1,389 | 5,44544.3% | 6,83455.5% | 260.2% | 12,305 |
| Kittson County | Adlai Stevenson+653 | 1,56941.3% | 2,22258.5% | 70.2% | 3,798 |
| Koochiching County | Adlai Stevenson+938 | 2,75742.6% | 3,69557.1% | 160.2% | 6,468 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+450 | 3,27653.6% | 2,82646.3% | 60.1% | 6,108 |
| Lake County | Adlai Stevenson+1,024 | 2,05540.0% | 3,07959.9% | 90.2% | 5,143 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Adlai Stevenson+325 | 72340.7% | 1,04859.0% | 60.3% | 1,777 |
| Le Sueur County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,470 | 5,02658.4% | 3,55641.4% | 170.2% | 8,599 |
| Lincoln County | Adlai Stevenson+256 | 2,06046.9% | 2,31652.8% | 140.3% | 4,390 |
| Lyon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+998 | 5,18855.3% | 4,19044.6% | 80.1% | 9,386 |
| Mahnomen County | Adlai Stevenson+638 | 87536.6% | 1,51363.3% | 40.2% | 2,392 |
| Marshall County | Adlai Stevenson+959 | 2,51941.9% | 3,47857.9% | 100.2% | 6,007 |
| Martin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,863 | 8,15271.2% | 3,28928.7% | 150.1% | 11,456 |
| McLeod County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,675 | 6,74368.6% | 3,06831.2% | 170.2% | 9,828 |
| Meeker County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,390 | 4,73858.5% | 3,34841.3% | 110.1% | 8,097 |
| Mille Lacs County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+696 | 3,31555.8% | 2,61944.1% | 70.1% | 5,941 |
| Morrison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+389 | 5,04251.8% | 4,65347.8% | 320.3% | 9,727 |
| Mower County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+351 | 9,57050.7% | 9,21948.8% | 1010.5% | 18,890 |
| Murray County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+566 | 3,26154.6% | 2,69545.1% | 150.3% | 5,971 |
| Nicollet County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,686 | 5,32266.8% | 2,63633.1% | 80.1% | 7,966 |
| Nobles County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,160 | 5,19656.2% | 4,03643.7% | 90.1% | 9,241 |
| Norman County | Adlai Stevenson+402 | 2,33846.0% | 2,74053.9% | 30.1% | 5,081 |
| Olmsted County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,617 | 13,78965.6% | 7,17234.1% | 510.2% | 21,012 |
| Otter Tail County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,193 | 12,76465.9% | 6,57133.9% | 400.2% | 19,375 |
| Pennington County | Adlai Stevenson+539 | 2,40844.9% | 2,94755.0% | 40.1% | 5,359 |
| Pine County | Adlai Stevenson+625 | 3,20445.5% | 3,82954.4% | 80.1% | 7,041 |
| Pipestone County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,197 | 3,36260.8% | 2,16539.1% | 60.1% | 5,533 |
| Polk County | Adlai Stevenson+1,133 | 6,84746.1% | 7,98053.7% | 260.2% | 14,853 |
| Pope County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+148 | 2,72551.3% | 2,57748.5% | 70.1% | 5,309 |
| Ramsey County | Adlai Stevenson+7,083 | 80,70147.7% | 87,78451.9% | 5540.3% | 169,039 |
| Red Lake County | Adlai Stevenson+773 | 78233.3% | 1,55566.3% | 80.3% | 2,345 |
| Redwood County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,917 | 5,95666.1% | 3,03933.7% | 110.1% | 9,006 |
| Renville County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,515 | 5,72857.5% | 4,21342.3% | 170.2% | 9,958 |
| Rice County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,982 | 8,47165.2% | 4,48934.6% | 240.2% | 12,984 |
| Rock County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,676 | 3,26767.2% | 1,59132.7% | 40.1% | 4,862 |
| Roseau County | Adlai Stevenson+1,161 | 1,90138.2% | 3,06261.6% | 100.2% | 4,973 |
| Scott County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+717 | 4,14854.6% | 3,43145.2% | 190.3% | 7,598 |
| Sherburne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+885 | 2,68159.8% | 1,79640.0% | 100.2% | 4,487 |
| Sibley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,638 | 4,73769.2% | 2,09930.7% | 60.1% | 6,842 |
| St. Louis County | Adlai Stevenson+22,288 | 39,90238.8% | 62,19060.5% | 6310.6% | 102,723 |
| Stearns County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,535 | 17,36463.7% | 9,82936.1% | 640.2% | 27,257 |
| Steele County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,142 | 6,43565.9% | 3,29333.7% | 360.4% | 9,764 |
| Stevens County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+784 | 2,60658.8% | 1,82241.1% | 20.0% | 4,430 |
| Swift County | Adlai Stevenson+1,083 | 2,63741.4% | 3,72058.4% | 80.1% | 6,365 |
| Todd County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,193 | 5,07556.5% | 3,88243.2% | 240.3% | 8,981 |
| Traverse County | Adlai Stevenson+257 | 1,46745.9% | 1,72453.9% | 70.2% | 3,198 |
| Wabasha County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,427 | 4,72866.9% | 2,30132.6% | 390.6% | 7,068 |
| Wadena County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,295 | 3,02863.5% | 1,73336.4% | 60.1% | 4,767 |
| Waseca County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,448 | 4,66367.7% | 2,21532.2% | 110.2% | 6,889 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,100 | 9,56256.1% | 7,46243.8% | 320.2% | 17,056 |
| Watonwan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,077 | 3,96367.6% | 1,88632.2% | 120.2% | 5,861 |
| Wilkin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+454 | 2,33555.4% | 1,88144.6% | 20.0% | 4,218 |
| Winona County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,695 | 9,74361.3% | 6,04838.1% | 1020.6% | 15,893 |
| Wright County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,313 | 7,25759.4% | 4,94440.5% | 120.1% | 12,213 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+178 | 3,59451.2% | 3,41648.7% | 80.1% | 7,018 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.3% |
| 1896 | −15.7% |
| 1900 | −24.5% |
| 1904 | −55.1% |
| 1908 | −26.2% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −51.2% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −16.9% |
| 1932 | +23.6% |
| 1936 | +30.8% |
| 1940 | +3.8% |
| 1944 | +5.5% |
| 1948 | +17.3% |
| 1952 | −11.2% |
| 1956 | −7.6% |
| 1960 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | +12.5% |
| 1972 | −5.5% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | +3.9% |
| 1984 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | +7.0% |
| 1992 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | +4.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.