Mississippi — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentStevensonD+33.8
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic | 58.2% | 144,453 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican | 24.5% | 60,685 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 17.3% | 42,966 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Mississippi cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+56.9 |
| Amite County, MS | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Attala County, MS | Democratic | D+50.7 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Other / independent | D+12.0 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Democratic | D+65.9 |
| Carroll County, MS | Democratic | D+54.5 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Democratic | D+69.0 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Democratic | D+63.8 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Clarke County, MS | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Clay County, MS | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Copiah County, MS | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Covington County, MS | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Forrest County, MS | Republican | R+5.5 |
| Franklin County, MS | Democratic | D+44.4 |
| George County, MS | Democratic | D+45.0 |
| Greene County, MS | Democratic | D+31.2 |
| Grenada County, MS | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Hancock County, MS | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Harrison County, MS | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Hinds County, MS | Democratic | D+0.4 |
| Holmes County, MS | Other / independent | D+30.7 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Other / independent | D+34.7 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Democratic | D+45.0 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Democratic | D+75.5 |
| Jackson County, MS | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+68.3 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Democratic | D+26.1 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Democratic | D+62.5 |
| Jones County, MS | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+77.5 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Democratic | D+51.6 |
| Lamar County, MS | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Democratic | D+49.3 |
| Leake County, MS | Democratic | D+75.2 |
| Lee County, MS | Democratic | D+57.3 |
| Leflore County, MS | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Madison County, MS | Other / independent | D+25.8 |
| Marion County, MS | Democratic | D+37.6 |
| Marshall County, MS | Democratic | D+53.4 |
| Monroe County, MS | Democratic | D+63.3 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Democratic | D+48.1 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Democratic | D+64.1 |
| Newton County, MS | Democratic | D+63.9 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Democratic | D+32.8 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Panola County, MS | Democratic | D+46.4 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Perry County, MS | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Pike County, MS | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Democratic | D+70.6 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Democratic | D+65.0 |
| Quitman County, MS | Democratic | D+45.2 |
| Rankin County, MS | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Scott County, MS | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Other / independent | D+11.7 |
| Simpson County, MS | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Smith County, MS | Democratic | D+69.9 |
| Stone County, MS | Democratic | D+40.1 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Democratic | D+34.1 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Democratic | D+60.6 |
| Tate County, MS | Democratic | D+71.1 |
| Tippah County, MS | Democratic | D+77.2 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+48.9 |
| Tunica County, MS | Democratic | D+32.3 |
| Union County, MS | Democratic | D+70.3 |
| Walthall County, MS | Democratic | D+48.5 |
| Warren County, MS | Republican | R+10.5 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Wayne County, MS | Democratic | D+52.6 |
| Webster County, MS | Democratic | D+70.1 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.4 |
| Winston County, MS | Democratic | D+65.5 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Other / independent | D+17.5 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+385 | 1,27931.2% | 1,66440.6% | 1,15128.1% | 4,094 |
| Alcorn County | Adlai Stevenson+2,316 | 3,14377.2% | 82720.3% | 1022.5% | 4,072 |
| Amite County | Adlai Stevenson+143 | 80246.7% | 25514.9% | 65938.4% | 1,716 |
| Attala County | Adlai Stevenson+1,348 | 1,79367.5% | 44516.7% | 42015.8% | 2,658 |
| Benton County | Adlai Stevenson+678 | 78683.3% | 10811.4% | 505.3% | 944 |
| Bolivar County | Other+405 | 1,17633.5% | 75421.5% | 1,58145.0% | 3,511 |
| Calhoun County | Adlai Stevenson+1,462 | 1,76379.5% | 30113.6% | 1536.9% | 2,217 |
| Carroll County | Adlai Stevenson+843 | 1,08069.6% | 23415.1% | 23715.3% | 1,551 |
| Chickasaw County | Adlai Stevenson+1,419 | 1,65080.3% | 23111.2% | 1758.5% | 2,056 |
| Choctaw County | Adlai Stevenson+896 | 1,11779.6% | 22115.7% | 664.7% | 1,404 |
| Claiborne County | Adlai Stevenson+47 | 33941.2% | 19123.2% | 29235.5% | 822 |
| Clarke County | Adlai Stevenson+1,263 | 1,76373.2% | 50020.8% | 1446.0% | 2,407 |
| Clay County | Adlai Stevenson+613 | 1,22554.5% | 41018.2% | 61227.2% | 2,247 |
| Coahoma County | Adlai Stevenson+595 | 1,67750.8% | 1,08232.8% | 54016.4% | 3,299 |
| Copiah County | Adlai Stevenson+623 | 1,27055.1% | 38716.8% | 64728.1% | 2,304 |
| Covington County | Adlai Stevenson+996 | 1,38267.4% | 38618.8% | 28313.8% | 2,051 |
| DeSoto County | Adlai Stevenson+838 | 1,23667.0% | 39821.6% | 21211.5% | 1,846 |
| Forrest County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+328 | 1,92832.1% | 2,25637.5% | 1,82930.4% | 6,013 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+357 | 86255.8% | 17711.5% | 50532.7% | 1,544 |
| George County | Adlai Stevenson+747 | 1,15069.2% | 40324.3% | 1086.5% | 1,661 |
| Greene County | Adlai Stevenson+383 | 73459.7% | 35128.6% | 14411.7% | 1,229 |
| Grenada County | Adlai Stevenson+117 | 94943.4% | 40718.6% | 83238.0% | 2,188 |
| Hancock County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+242 | 1,17944.1% | 1,42153.1% | 742.8% | 2,674 |
| Harrison County | Adlai Stevenson+807 | 6,54950.4% | 5,74244.2% | 7105.5% | 13,001 |
| Hinds County | Adlai Stevenson+89 | 7,10435.0% | 7,01534.6% | 6,15930.4% | 20,278 |
| Holmes County | Other+180 | 87240.8% | 21510.1% | 1,05249.2% | 2,139 |
| Humphreys County | Other+15 | 57644.5% | 1279.8% | 59145.7% | 1,294 |
| Issaquena County | Adlai Stevenson+97 | 17259.5% | 4214.5% | 7526.0% | 289 |
| Itawamba County | Adlai Stevenson+2,012 | 2,31086.7% | 29811.2% | 572.1% | 2,665 |
| Jackson County | Adlai Stevenson+1,190 | 3,88256.2% | 2,69239.0% | 3324.8% | 6,906 |
| Jasper County | Adlai Stevenson+1,671 | 1,95880.1% | 28711.7% | 2008.2% | 2,445 |
| Jefferson County | Adlai Stevenson+107 | 44045.7% | 18919.6% | 33334.6% | 962 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Adlai Stevenson+825 | 1,04973.4% | 15610.9% | 22415.7% | 1,429 |
| Jones County | Adlai Stevenson+2,674 | 5,13762.2% | 2,46329.8% | 6638.0% | 8,263 |
| Kemper County | Adlai Stevenson+1,413 | 1,58687.0% | 1739.5% | 643.5% | 1,823 |
| Lafayette County | Adlai Stevenson+1,393 | 1,96872.9% | 57521.3% | 1585.8% | 2,701 |
| Lamar County | Adlai Stevenson+321 | 80546.9% | 42925.0% | 48428.2% | 1,718 |
| Lauderdale County | Adlai Stevenson+2,597 | 5,41459.3% | 2,81730.9% | 8969.8% | 9,127 |
| Lawrence County | Adlai Stevenson+749 | 1,02567.5% | 27618.2% | 21814.4% | 1,519 |
| Leake County | Adlai Stevenson+2,171 | 2,47582.5% | 2207.3% | 30410.1% | 2,999 |
| Lee County | Adlai Stevenson+2,954 | 3,88375.3% | 92918.0% | 3456.7% | 5,157 |
| Leflore County | Adlai Stevenson+837 | 1,76949.3% | 88724.7% | 93226.0% | 3,588 |
| Lincoln County | Adlai Stevenson+959 | 1,94251.5% | 84822.5% | 98326.1% | 3,773 |
| Lowndes County | Adlai Stevenson+1,103 | 2,30855.9% | 1,20529.2% | 61314.9% | 4,126 |
| Madison County | Other+26 | 99641.6% | 37715.7% | 1,02242.7% | 2,395 |
| Marion County | Adlai Stevenson+1,081 | 1,75157.8% | 61120.2% | 67022.1% | 3,032 |
| Marshall County | Adlai Stevenson+905 | 1,19270.4% | 28716.9% | 21512.7% | 1,694 |
| Monroe County | Adlai Stevenson+2,925 | 3,63078.5% | 70515.2% | 2896.3% | 4,624 |
| Montgomery County | Adlai Stevenson+767 | 1,13463.7% | 27815.6% | 36720.6% | 1,779 |
| Neshoba County | Adlai Stevenson+2,325 | 2,82777.9% | 50213.8% | 3008.3% | 3,629 |
| Newton County | Adlai Stevenson+1,952 | 2,35975.5% | 36011.5% | 40713.0% | 3,126 |
| Noxubee County | Adlai Stevenson+317 | 69052.3% | 25719.5% | 37328.3% | 1,320 |
| Oktibbeha County | Adlai Stevenson+850 | 1,55258.8% | 70226.6% | 38614.6% | 2,640 |
| Panola County | Adlai Stevenson+1,222 | 1,74166.2% | 51919.7% | 37114.1% | 2,631 |
| Pearl River County | Adlai Stevenson+145 | 1,27444.7% | 1,12939.6% | 44515.6% | 2,848 |
| Perry County | Adlai Stevenson+234 | 58152.8% | 34731.5% | 17215.6% | 1,100 |
| Pike County | Adlai Stevenson+504 | 1,71441.7% | 1,21029.5% | 1,18228.8% | 4,106 |
| Pontotoc County | Adlai Stevenson+1,985 | 2,32082.5% | 33511.9% | 1575.6% | 2,812 |
| Prentiss County | Adlai Stevenson+1,559 | 1,94281.0% | 38316.0% | 743.1% | 2,399 |
| Quitman County | Adlai Stevenson+678 | 95463.6% | 27618.4% | 26917.9% | 1,499 |
| Rankin County | Adlai Stevenson+541 | 1,53749.8% | 55618.0% | 99632.2% | 3,089 |
| Scott County | Adlai Stevenson+1,486 | 2,07765.5% | 50315.9% | 59118.6% | 3,171 |
| Sharkey County | Other+5 | 30837.0% | 21125.4% | 31337.6% | 832 |
| Simpson County | Adlai Stevenson+1,558 | 2,14067.1% | 46714.6% | 58218.3% | 3,189 |
| Smith County | Adlai Stevenson+1,778 | 2,05580.8% | 27710.9% | 2118.3% | 2,543 |
| Stone County | Adlai Stevenson+468 | 76165.2% | 29325.1% | 1149.8% | 1,168 |
| Sunflower County | Adlai Stevenson+570 | 1,58550.8% | 52016.7% | 1,01532.5% | 3,120 |
| Tallahatchie County | Adlai Stevenson+1,592 | 1,96973.3% | 34112.7% | 37714.0% | 2,687 |
| Tate County | Adlai Stevenson+1,243 | 1,41480.8% | 1719.8% | 1649.4% | 1,749 |
| Tippah County | Adlai Stevenson+2,282 | 2,56986.9% | 2879.7% | 993.4% | 2,955 |
| Tishomingo County | Adlai Stevenson+1,061 | 1,57772.7% | 51623.8% | 773.5% | 2,170 |
| Tunica County | Adlai Stevenson+270 | 47056.2% | 20023.9% | 16619.9% | 836 |
| Union County | Adlai Stevenson+2,455 | 2,88282.5% | 42712.2% | 1855.3% | 3,494 |
| Walthall County | Adlai Stevenson+837 | 1,14366.3% | 30617.7% | 27616.0% | 1,725 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+562 | 1,85734.9% | 2,41945.4% | 1,05219.7% | 5,328 |
| Washington County | Adlai Stevenson+749 | 2,72249.6% | 1,97335.9% | 79514.5% | 5,490 |
| Wayne County | Adlai Stevenson+1,120 | 1,49370.1% | 37317.5% | 26312.4% | 2,129 |
| Webster County | Adlai Stevenson+1,224 | 1,41280.9% | 18810.8% | 1458.3% | 1,745 |
| Wilkinson County | Other+91 | 26030.6% | 24028.2% | 35141.2% | 851 |
| Winston County | Adlai Stevenson+1,771 | 2,13278.8% | 36113.3% | 2127.8% | 2,705 |
| Yalobusha County | Adlai Stevenson+601 | 1,01559.8% | 41424.4% | 26715.7% | 1,696 |
| Yazoo County | Other+896 | 91129.5% | 37012.0% | 1,80758.5% | 3,088 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.