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Elections / 1956 · President · MS

Adlai Stevenson carried Mississippi D+33.8.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Mississippi, 1956. The state ran 49.2 points more Democratic than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

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

Mississippi result
248,104 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
144,453
58.2%
Eisenhower (R)
60,685
24.5%
All others
42,966
17.3%
Margin
D+33.8
1956 presidential election
Mississippi, 1956
StevensonD+33.8
1956 presidential margin by county for Mississippi — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Mississippi — 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.Adams County, MS · R+9.4Alcorn County, MS · D+56.9Amite County, MS · D+31.9Attala County, MS · D+50.7Benton County, MS · D+71.8Bolivar County, MS · D+12.0Calhoun County, MS · D+65.9Carroll County, MS · D+54.5Chickasaw County, MS · D+69.0Choctaw County, MS · D+63.8Claiborne County, MS · D+18.0Clarke County, MS · D+52.5Clay County, MS · D+36.3Coahoma County, MS · D+18.0Copiah County, MS · D+38.3Covington County, MS · D+48.6DeSoto County, MS · D+45.4Forrest County, MS · R+5.5Franklin County, MS · D+44.4George County, MS · D+45.0Greene County, MS · D+31.2Grenada County, MS · D+24.8Hancock County, MS · R+9.1Harrison County, MS · D+6.2Hinds County, MS · TiedHolmes County, MS · D+30.7Humphreys County, MS · D+34.7Issaquena County, MS · D+45.0Itawamba County, MS · D+75.5Jackson County, MS · D+17.2Jasper County, MS · D+68.3Jefferson County, MS · D+26.1Jefferson Davis County, MS · D+62.5Jones County, MS · D+32.4Kemper County, MS · D+77.5Lafayette County, MS · D+51.6Lamar County, MS · D+21.9Lauderdale County, MS · D+28.5Lawrence County, MS · D+49.3Leake County, MS · D+75.2Lee County, MS · D+57.3Leflore County, MS · D+24.6Lincoln County, MS · D+29.0Lowndes County, MS · D+26.7Madison County, MS · D+25.8Marion County, MS · D+37.6Marshall County, MS · D+53.4Monroe County, MS · D+63.3Montgomery County, MS · D+48.1Neshoba County, MS · D+64.1Newton County, MS · D+63.9Noxubee County, MS · D+32.8Oktibbeha County, MS · D+32.2Panola County, MS · D+46.4Pearl River County, MS · D+5.1Perry County, MS · D+21.3Pike County, MS · D+12.3Pontotoc County, MS · D+70.6Prentiss County, MS · D+65.0Quitman County, MS · D+45.2Rankin County, MS · D+31.8Scott County, MS · D+49.6Sharkey County, MS · D+11.7Simpson County, MS · D+52.5Smith County, MS · D+69.9Stone County, MS · D+40.1Sunflower County, MS · D+34.1Tallahatchie County, MS · D+60.6Tate County, MS · D+71.1Tippah County, MS · D+77.2Tishomingo County, MS · D+48.9Tunica County, MS · D+32.3Union County, MS · D+70.3Walthall County, MS · D+48.5Warren County, MS · R+10.5Washington County, MS · D+13.6Wayne County, MS · D+52.6Webster County, MS · D+70.1Wilkinson County, MS · D+2.4Winston County, MS · D+65.5Yalobusha County, MS · D+35.4Yazoo County, MS · D+17.5
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic58.2%144,453
Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican24.5%60,685
OtherAll other candidates17.3%42,966
D+60
R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
Mississippi's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −22.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−22.9%DR18922024
Mississippi's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+73.3%
1896+84.1%
1900+77.6%
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%
County results — 1956
82 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−9.4%
1,2791,6644,094
Alcorn CountyD
+56.9%
3,1438274,072
Amite CountyD
+31.9%
8022551,716
Attala CountyD
+50.7%
1,7934452,658
Benton CountyD
+71.8%
786108944
Bolivar CountyO
+12.0%
1,1767543,511
Calhoun CountyD
+65.9%
1,7633012,217
Carroll CountyD
+54.5%
1,0802341,551
Chickasaw CountyD
+69.0%
1,6502312,056
Choctaw CountyD
+63.8%
1,1172211,404
Claiborne CountyD
+18.0%
339191822
Clarke CountyD
+52.5%
1,7635002,407
Clay CountyD
+36.3%
1,2254102,247
Coahoma CountyD
+18.0%
1,6771,0823,299
Copiah CountyD
+38.3%
1,2703872,304
Covington CountyD
+48.6%
1,3823862,051
DeSoto CountyD
+45.4%
1,2363981,846
Forrest CountyR
−5.5%
1,9282,2566,013
Franklin CountyD
+44.4%
8621771,544
George CountyD
+45.0%
1,1504031,661
Greene CountyD
+31.2%
7343511,229
Grenada CountyD
+24.8%
9494072,188
Hancock CountyR
−9.1%
1,1791,4212,674
Harrison CountyD
+6.2%
6,5495,74213,001
Hinds CountyD
+0.4%
7,1047,01520,278
Holmes CountyO
+30.7%
8722152,139
Humphreys CountyO
+34.7%
5761271,294
Issaquena CountyD
+45.0%
17242289
Itawamba CountyD
+75.5%
2,3102982,665
Jackson CountyD
+17.2%
3,8822,6926,906
Jasper CountyD
+68.3%
1,9582872,445
Jefferson CountyD
+26.1%
440189962
Jefferson Davis CountyD
+62.5%
1,0491561,429
Jones CountyD
+32.4%
5,1372,4638,263
Kemper CountyD
+77.5%
1,5861731,823
Lafayette CountyD
+51.6%
1,9685752,701
Lamar CountyD
+21.9%
8054291,718
Lauderdale CountyD
+28.5%
5,4142,8179,127
Lawrence CountyD
+49.3%
1,0252761,519
Leake CountyD
+75.2%
2,4752202,999
Lee CountyD
+57.3%
3,8839295,157
Leflore CountyD
+24.6%
1,7698873,588
Lincoln CountyD
+29.0%
1,9428483,773
Lowndes CountyD
+26.7%
2,3081,2054,126
Madison CountyO
+25.8%
9963772,395
Marion CountyD
+37.6%
1,7516113,032
Marshall CountyD
+53.4%
1,1922871,694
Monroe CountyD
+63.3%
3,6307054,624
Montgomery CountyD
+48.1%
1,1342781,779
Neshoba CountyD
+64.1%
2,8275023,629
Newton CountyD
+63.9%
2,3593603,126
Noxubee CountyD
+32.8%
6902571,320
Oktibbeha CountyD
+32.2%
1,5527022,640
Panola CountyD
+46.4%
1,7415192,631
Pearl River CountyD
+5.1%
1,2741,1292,848
Perry CountyD
+21.3%
5813471,100
Pike CountyD
+12.3%
1,7141,2104,106
Pontotoc CountyD
+70.6%
2,3203352,812
Prentiss CountyD
+65.0%
1,9423832,399
Quitman CountyD
+45.2%
9542761,499
Rankin CountyD
+31.8%
1,5375563,089
Scott CountyD
+49.6%
2,0775033,171
Sharkey CountyO
+11.7%
308211832
Simpson CountyD
+52.5%
2,1404673,189
Smith CountyD
+69.9%
2,0552772,543
Stone CountyD
+40.1%
7612931,168
Sunflower CountyD
+34.1%
1,5855203,120
Tallahatchie CountyD
+60.6%
1,9693412,687
Tate CountyD
+71.1%
1,4141711,749
Tippah CountyD
+77.2%
2,5692872,955
Tishomingo CountyD
+48.9%
1,5775162,170
Tunica CountyD
+32.3%
470200836
Union CountyD
+70.3%
2,8824273,494
Walthall CountyD
+48.5%
1,1433061,725
Warren CountyR
−10.5%
1,8572,4195,328
Washington CountyD
+13.6%
2,7221,9735,490
Wayne CountyD
+52.6%
1,4933732,129
Webster CountyD
+70.1%
1,4121881,745
Wilkinson CountyO
+2.4%
260240851
Winston CountyD
+65.5%
2,1323612,705
Yalobusha CountyD
+35.4%
1,0154141,696
Yazoo CountyO
+17.5%
9113703,088