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Elections / 1956 · President · NE

Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Nebraska R+31.0.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in Nebraska, 1956. The state ran 15.6 points more Republican than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

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

Nebraska result
577,137 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
199,029
34.5%
Eisenhower (R)
378,108
65.5%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+31.0
1956 presidential election
Nebraska, 1956
EisenhowerR+31.0
1956 presidential margin by county for Nebraska — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Nebraska — 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, NE · R+33.9Antelope County, NE · R+46.0Arthur County, NE · R+57.0Banner County, NE · R+28.0Blaine County, NE · R+47.3Boone County, NE · R+40.6Box Butte County, NE · R+37.4Boyd County, NE · R+25.0Brown County, NE · R+48.2Buffalo County, NE · R+40.6Burt County, NE · R+39.0Butler County, NE · R+12.1Cass County, NE · R+27.7Cedar County, NE · R+29.4Chase County, NE · R+36.6Cherry County, NE · R+46.4Cheyenne County, NE · R+27.2Clay County, NE · R+42.8Colfax County, NE · R+30.1Cuming County, NE · R+52.9Custer County, NE · R+41.0Dakota County, NE · R+6.2Dawes County, NE · R+47.7Dawson County, NE · R+52.3Deuel County, NE · R+59.7Dixon County, NE · R+18.2Dodge County, NE · R+38.5Douglas County, NE · R+18.8Dundy County, NE · R+41.5Fillmore County, NE · R+33.9Franklin County, NE · R+37.5Frontier County, NE · R+43.3Furnas County, NE · R+44.5Gage County, NE · R+35.3Garden County, NE · R+55.4Garfield County, NE · R+56.3Gosper County, NE · R+42.9Grant County, NE · R+66.5Greeley County, NE · R+15.3Hall County, NE · R+32.9Hamilton County, NE · R+49.9Harlan County, NE · R+37.1Hayes County, NE · R+40.0Hitchcock County, NE · R+35.9Holt County, NE · R+38.7Hooker County, NE · R+70.4Howard County, NE · R+8.0Jefferson County, NE · R+42.5Johnson County, NE · R+30.9Kearney County, NE · R+29.6Keith County, NE · R+47.7Keya Paha County, NE · R+41.4Kimball County, NE · R+41.6Knox County, NE · R+28.8Lancaster County, NE · R+29.9Lincoln County, NE · R+25.4Logan County, NE · R+42.5Loup County, NE · R+52.1Madison County, NE · R+46.0McPherson County, NE · R+48.3Merrick County, NE · R+43.5Morrill County, NE · R+27.5Nance County, NE · R+39.1Nemaha County, NE · R+37.3Nuckolls County, NE · R+28.6Otoe County, NE · R+39.3Pawnee County, NE · R+28.3Perkins County, NE · R+32.1Phelps County, NE · R+45.5Pierce County, NE · R+41.7Platte County, NE · R+38.5Polk County, NE · R+37.2Red Willow County, NE · R+40.2Richardson County, NE · R+28.1Rock County, NE · R+53.5Saline County, NE · D+2.2Sarpy County, NE · R+20.9Saunders County, NE · R+19.7Scotts Bluff County, NE · R+26.2Seward County, NE · R+31.8Sheridan County, NE · R+49.1Sherman County, NE · R+7.9Sioux County, NE · R+31.5Stanton County, NE · R+30.3Thayer County, NE · R+39.6Thomas County, NE · R+55.4Thurston County, NE · R+10.1Valley County, NE · R+33.6Washington County, NE · R+34.2Wayne County, NE · R+45.4Webster County, NE · R+41.2Wheeler County, NE · R+28.4York County, NE · R+52.7
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican65.5%378,108
Adlai StevensonDemocratic34.5%199,029
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
93 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Nebraska's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
Nebraska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −20.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−20.5%DR18922024
Nebraska's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−31.1%
1896+5.4%
1900−3.2%
1904−37.9%
1908+1.5%
1912+22.0%
1916+14.3%
1920−33.4%
1924−17.5%
1928−27.0%
1932+27.7%
1936+16.4%
1940−14.4%
1944−17.2%
1948−8.3%
1952−38.3%
1956−31.0%
1960−24.1%
1964+5.2%
1968−28.0%
1972−41.0%
1976−20.7%
1980−39.5%
1984−41.7%
1988−21.0%
1992−17.2%
1996−18.7%
2000−29.0%
2004−33.2%
2008−14.9%
2012−21.8%
2016−25.0%
2020−19.1%
2024−20.5%
County results — 1956
93 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−33.9%
4,0458,18612,231
Antelope CountyR
−46.0%
1,3343,6074,941
Arthur CountyR
−57.0%
68248316
Banner CountyR
−28.0%
185329514
Blaine CountyR
−47.3%
149416565
Boone CountyR
−40.6%
1,2773,0214,298
Box Butte CountyR
−37.4%
1,3622,9914,353
Boyd CountyR
−25.0%
8481,4142,262
Brown CountyR
−48.2%
5481,5662,114
Buffalo CountyR
−40.6%
3,1007,34210,442
Burt CountyR
−39.0%
1,5193,4594,978
Butler CountyR
−12.1%
2,2442,8645,108
Cass CountyR
−27.7%
2,7234,8147,537
Cedar CountyR
−29.4%
2,0783,8095,887
Chase CountyR
−36.6%
6701,4442,114
Cherry CountyR
−46.4%
8842,4143,298
Cheyenne CountyR
−27.2%
2,1823,8095,991
Clay CountyR
−42.8%
1,2403,0994,339
Colfax CountyR
−30.1%
1,5262,8434,369
Cuming CountyR
−52.9%
1,3024,2235,525
Custer CountyR
−41.0%
2,4255,7988,223
Dakota CountyR
−6.2%
2,2242,5164,740
Dawes CountyR
−47.7%
8932,5233,416
Dawson CountyR
−52.3%
2,0396,5038,542
Deuel CountyR
−59.7%
2941,1651,459
Dixon CountyR
−18.2%
1,7262,4934,219
Dodge CountyR
−38.5%
4,0889,21013,298
Douglas CountyR
−18.8%
50,11073,270123,380
Dundy CountyR
−41.5%
4951,1961,691
Fillmore CountyR
−33.9%
1,5493,1374,686
Franklin CountyR
−37.5%
8881,9552,843
Frontier CountyR
−43.3%
6341,6022,236
Furnas CountyR
−44.5%
1,1112,8944,005
Gage CountyR
−35.3%
3,5957,51411,109
Garden CountyR
−55.4%
3351,1671,502
Garfield CountyR
−56.3%
2629361,198
Gosper CountyR
−42.9%
3258141,139
Grant CountyR
−66.5%
87433520
Greeley CountyR
−15.3%
9101,2402,150
Hall CountyR
−32.9%
4,8159,53614,351
Hamilton CountyR
−49.9%
1,0753,2174,292
Harlan CountyR
−37.1%
8481,8502,698
Hayes CountyR
−40.0%
3117261,037
Hitchcock CountyR
−35.9%
7411,5702,311
Holt CountyR
−38.7%
1,8744,2376,111
Hooker CountyR
−70.4%
64368432
Howard CountyR
−8.0%
1,4491,7013,150
Jefferson CountyR
−42.5%
1,7224,2675,989
Johnson CountyR
−30.9%
1,1402,1603,300
Kearney CountyR
−29.6%
1,1722,1583,330
Keith CountyR
−47.7%
9302,6243,554
Keya Paha CountyR
−41.4%
263635898
Kimball CountyR
−41.6%
6561,5902,246
Knox CountyR
−28.8%
2,1103,8145,924
Lancaster CountyR
−29.9%
19,21735,59154,808
Lincoln CountyR
−25.4%
4,4757,52311,998
Logan CountyR
−42.5%
148367515
Loup CountyR
−52.1%
139441580
Madison CountyR
−46.0%
2,9497,96810,917
McPherson CountyR
−48.3%
98281379
Merrick CountyR
−43.5%
1,1262,8573,983
Morrill CountyR
−27.5%
1,0291,8102,839
Nance CountyR
−39.1%
7791,7792,558
Nemaha CountyR
−37.3%
1,4343,1414,575
Nuckolls CountyR
−28.6%
1,4852,6724,157
Otoe CountyR
−39.3%
2,2965,2757,571
Pawnee CountyR
−28.3%
1,0221,8302,852
Perkins CountyR
−32.1%
6661,2961,962
Phelps CountyR
−45.5%
1,3133,5024,815
Pierce CountyR
−41.7%
1,1522,8003,952
Platte CountyR
−38.5%
2,9226,5749,496
Polk CountyR
−37.2%
1,1352,4823,617
Red Willow CountyR
−40.2%
1,6253,8065,431
Richardson CountyR
−28.1%
2,5144,4806,994
Rock CountyR
−53.5%
2819281,209
Saline CountyD
+2.2%
3,3953,2486,643
Sarpy CountyR
−20.9%
2,5013,8266,327
Saunders CountyR
−19.7%
3,3354,9738,308
Scotts Bluff CountyR
−26.2%
4,6908,02712,717
Seward CountyR
−31.8%
1,9103,6885,598
Sheridan CountyR
−49.1%
8932,6183,511
Sherman CountyR
−7.9%
1,2191,4292,648
Sioux CountyR
−31.5%
260499759
Stanton CountyR
−30.3%
8971,6762,573
Thayer CountyR
−39.6%
1,4473,3464,793
Thomas CountyR
−55.4%
121422543
Thurston CountyR
−10.1%
1,4061,7223,128
Valley CountyR
−33.6%
1,0892,1893,278
Washington CountyR
−34.2%
1,7313,5315,262
Wayne CountyR
−45.4%
1,1433,0404,183
Webster CountyR
−41.2%
9562,2983,254
Wheeler CountyR
−28.4%
218391609
York CountyR
−52.7%
1,5695,0656,634