New York — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionNew York · PresidentEisenhowerR+22.4
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 61.2% | 4,340,340 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 38.8% | 2,750,769 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
62 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New York cast 45 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (62 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County, NY | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Allegany County, NY | Republican | R+62.8 |
| Bronx County, NY | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Broome County, NY | Republican | R+48.5 |
| Cattaraugus County, NY | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Cayuga County, NY | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Chautauqua County, NY | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Chemung County, NY | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Chenango County, NY | Republican | R+62.2 |
| Clinton County, NY | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Columbia County, NY | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Cortland County, NY | Republican | R+59.2 |
| Delaware County, NY | Republican | R+63.8 |
| Dutchess County, NY | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Erie County, NY | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Essex County, NY | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Franklin County, NY | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Fulton County, NY | Republican | R+48.3 |
| Genesee County, NY | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Greene County, NY | Republican | R+57.8 |
| Hamilton County, NY | Republican | R+69.6 |
| Herkimer County, NY | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Jefferson County, NY | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Kings County, NY | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Lewis County, NY | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Livingston County, NY | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Madison County, NY | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Monroe County, NY | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Montgomery County, NY | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Nassau County, NY | Republican | R+38.2 |
| New York County, NY | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Niagara County, NY | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Oneida County, NY | Republican | R+39.7 |
| Onondaga County, NY | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Ontario County, NY | Republican | R+48.6 |
| Orange County, NY | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Orleans County, NY | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Oswego County, NY | Republican | R+53.7 |
| Otsego County, NY | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Putnam County, NY | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Queens County, NY | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Rensselaer County, NY | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Richmond County, NY | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Rockland County, NY | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Saratoga County, NY | Republican | R+55.4 |
| Schenectady County, NY | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Schoharie County, NY | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Schuyler County, NY | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Seneca County, NY | Republican | R+48.4 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Steuben County, NY | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Suffolk County, NY | Republican | R+55.3 |
| Sullivan County, NY | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Tioga County, NY | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Tompkins County, NY | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Ulster County, NY | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Warren County, NY | Republican | R+64.2 |
| Washington County, NY | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Wayne County, NY | Republican | R+59.0 |
| Westchester County, NY | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Wyoming County, NY | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Yates County, NY | Republican | R+66.2 |
New York results by county
62 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+20,220 | 86,20256.6% | 65,98243.4% | 00.0% | 152,184 |
| Allegany County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,400 | 16,06881.4% | 3,66818.6% | 00.0% | 19,736 |
| Bronx County | Adlai Stevenson+86,441 | 257,38242.8% | 343,82357.2% | 00.0% | 601,205 |
| Broome County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+43,807 | 67,02474.3% | 23,21725.7% | 00.0% | 90,241 |
| Cattaraugus County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+15,669 | 25,28272.5% | 9,61327.5% | 00.0% | 34,895 |
| Cayuga County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,235 | 26,50372.1% | 10,26827.9% | 00.0% | 36,771 |
| Chautauqua County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+23,880 | 44,14968.5% | 20,26931.5% | 00.0% | 64,418 |
| Chemung County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+21,678 | 33,27074.2% | 11,59225.8% | 00.0% | 44,862 |
| Chenango County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,510 | 16,31481.1% | 3,80418.9% | 00.0% | 20,118 |
| Clinton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,462 | 16,29570.5% | 6,83329.5% | 00.0% | 23,128 |
| Columbia County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14,005 | 19,00479.2% | 4,99920.8% | 00.0% | 24,003 |
| Cortland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,473 | 14,08579.6% | 3,61220.4% | 00.0% | 17,697 |
| Delaware County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,529 | 17,36481.9% | 3,83518.1% | 00.0% | 21,199 |
| Dutchess County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+38,964 | 53,84078.4% | 14,87621.6% | 00.0% | 68,716 |
| Erie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+125,727 | 292,65763.7% | 166,93036.3% | 00.0% | 459,587 |
| Essex County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,895 | 13,93082.1% | 3,03517.9% | 00.0% | 16,965 |
| Franklin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,777 | 13,00371.3% | 5,22628.7% | 00.0% | 18,229 |
| Fulton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,892 | 18,24474.2% | 6,35225.8% | 00.0% | 24,596 |
| Genesee County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,628 | 17,61474.6% | 5,98625.4% | 00.0% | 23,600 |
| Greene County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,451 | 14,26278.9% | 3,81121.1% | 00.0% | 18,073 |
| Hamilton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,149 | 2,61984.8% | 47015.2% | 00.0% | 3,089 |
| Herkimer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,457 | 22,24671.7% | 8,78928.3% | 00.0% | 31,035 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+18,470 | 28,42974.1% | 9,95925.9% | 00.0% | 38,388 |
| Kings County | Adlai Stevenson+97,199 | 460,45645.2% | 557,65554.8% | 00.0% | 1,018,111 |
| Lewis County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,228 | 7,76475.4% | 2,53624.6% | 00.0% | 10,300 |
| Livingston County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,534 | 15,52375.7% | 4,98924.3% | 00.0% | 20,512 |
| Madison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,652 | 18,55579.1% | 4,90320.9% | 00.0% | 23,458 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+92,586 | 183,74766.8% | 91,16133.2% | 00.0% | 274,908 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,682 | 20,67867.4% | 9,99632.6% | 00.0% | 30,674 |
| Nassau County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+205,712 | 372,35869.1% | 166,64630.9% | 00.0% | 539,004 |
| New York County | Adlai Stevenson+77,852 | 300,00444.3% | 377,85655.7% | 00.0% | 677,860 |
| Niagara County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+32,272 | 62,43367.4% | 30,16132.6% | 00.0% | 92,594 |
| Oneida County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+45,529 | 80,17869.8% | 34,64930.2% | 00.0% | 114,827 |
| Onondaga County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+87,934 | 137,85273.4% | 49,91826.6% | 00.0% | 187,770 |
| Ontario County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14,598 | 22,31774.3% | 7,71925.7% | 00.0% | 30,036 |
| Orange County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+41,017 | 57,73977.5% | 16,72222.5% | 00.0% | 74,461 |
| Orleans County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,431 | 11,89577.4% | 3,46422.6% | 00.0% | 15,359 |
| Oswego County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+20,468 | 29,27776.9% | 8,80923.1% | 00.0% | 38,086 |
| Otsego County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,840 | 19,48477.5% | 5,64422.5% | 00.0% | 25,128 |
| Putnam County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,204 | 12,89873.3% | 4,69426.7% | 00.0% | 17,592 |
| Queens County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+147,334 | 466,05759.4% | 318,72340.6% | 00.0% | 784,780 |
| Rensselaer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+34,670 | 55,18672.9% | 20,51627.1% | 00.0% | 75,702 |
| Richmond County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+44,589 | 64,23376.6% | 19,64423.4% | 00.0% | 83,877 |
| Rockland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+20,168 | 34,04971.0% | 13,88129.0% | 00.0% | 47,930 |
| Saratoga County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+23,184 | 32,52277.7% | 9,33822.3% | 00.0% | 41,860 |
| Schenectady County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+36,867 | 58,54073.0% | 21,67327.0% | 00.0% | 80,213 |
| Schoharie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,624 | 8,85173.3% | 3,22726.7% | 00.0% | 12,078 |
| Schuyler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,182 | 5,79578.2% | 1,61321.8% | 00.0% | 7,408 |
| Seneca County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,794 | 10,41774.2% | 3,62325.8% | 00.0% | 14,040 |
| St. Lawrence County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+21,005 | 31,89774.5% | 10,89225.5% | 00.0% | 42,789 |
| Steuben County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+24,462 | 33,90278.2% | 9,44021.8% | 00.0% | 43,342 |
| Suffolk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+119,482 | 167,80577.6% | 48,32322.4% | 00.0% | 216,128 |
| Sullivan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,908 | 15,84563.9% | 8,93736.1% | 00.0% | 24,782 |
| Tioga County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,770 | 11,95879.0% | 3,18821.0% | 00.0% | 15,146 |
| Tompkins County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14,274 | 19,74978.3% | 5,47521.7% | 00.0% | 25,224 |
| Ulster County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+29,713 | 43,03476.4% | 13,32123.6% | 00.0% | 56,355 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,955 | 17,85282.1% | 3,89717.9% | 00.0% | 21,749 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,632 | 18,44979.3% | 4,81720.7% | 00.0% | 23,266 |
| Wayne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+17,030 | 22,94079.5% | 5,91020.5% | 00.0% | 28,850 |
| Westchester County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+167,049 | 271,90672.2% | 104,85727.8% | 00.0% | 376,763 |
| Wyoming County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,102 | 12,49978.6% | 3,39721.4% | 00.0% | 15,896 |
| Yates County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,304 | 7,91083.1% | 1,60616.9% | 00.0% | 9,516 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
New York's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.4% |
| 1896 | −18.9% |
| 1900 | −9.3% |
| 1904 | −10.9% |
| 1908 | −12.4% |
| 1912 | +12.6% |
| 1916 | −7.0% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −26.6% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +12.7% |
| 1936 | +19.9% |
| 1940 | +3.6% |
| 1944 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −11.9% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | +5.3% |
| 1964 | +37.3% |
| 1968 | +5.5% |
| 1972 | −17.3% |
| 1976 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | −2.7% |
| 1984 | −8.0% |
| 1988 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | +28.9% |
| 2000 | +25.0% |
| 2004 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | +28.2% |
| 2016 | +22.5% |
| 2020 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | +12.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.