Ohio — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionOhio · PresidentEisenhowerR+22.2
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 61.1% | 2,262,610 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 38.9% | 1,439,655 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
88 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Ohio cast 25 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (88 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, OH | Republican | R+18.3 |
| Allen County, OH | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Ashland County, OH | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Athens County, OH | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Republican | R+44.1 |
| Belmont County, OH | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Brown County, OH | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Butler County, OH | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Carroll County, OH | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Champaign County, OH | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Clark County, OH | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Clermont County, OH | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Clinton County, OH | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Crawford County, OH | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Cuyahoga County, OH | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Darke County, OH | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Defiance County, OH | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Delaware County, OH | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Erie County, OH | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Fairfield County, OH | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Fayette County, OH | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Franklin County, OH | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Fulton County, OH | Republican | R+55.0 |
| Gallia County, OH | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Geauga County, OH | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Greene County, OH | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Hamilton County, OH | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Hancock County, OH | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Hardin County, OH | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Harrison County, OH | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Henry County, OH | Republican | R+49.3 |
| Highland County, OH | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Hocking County, OH | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Holmes County, OH | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Huron County, OH | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Jackson County, OH | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Jefferson County, OH | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Knox County, OH | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Lake County, OH | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Licking County, OH | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Logan County, OH | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Lorain County, OH | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Lucas County, OH | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Madison County, OH | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Mahoning County, OH | Republican | R+4.0 |
| Marion County, OH | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Medina County, OH | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Meigs County, OH | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Mercer County, OH | Republican | R+37.8 |
| Miami County, OH | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Monroe County, OH | Republican | R+18.4 |
| Montgomery County, OH | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Morgan County, OH | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Morrow County, OH | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Noble County, OH | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Paulding County, OH | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Perry County, OH | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Pickaway County, OH | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Pike County, OH | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Portage County, OH | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Preble County, OH | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Putnam County, OH | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Richland County, OH | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Ross County, OH | Republican | R+27.5 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Scioto County, OH | Republican | R+19.2 |
| Seneca County, OH | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Shelby County, OH | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Stark County, OH | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Summit County, OH | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Trumbull County, OH | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Union County, OH | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Vinton County, OH | Republican | R+22.0 |
| Warren County, OH | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Washington County, OH | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Wayne County, OH | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Williams County, OH | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Wood County, OH | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Republican | R+46.4 |
Ohio results by county
88 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+1,743 | 5,63759.1% | 3,89440.9% | 00.0% | 9,531 |
| Allen County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,346 | 28,38870.2% | 12,04229.8% | 00.0% | 40,430 |
| Ashland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,158 | 12,79273.4% | 4,63426.6% | 00.0% | 17,426 |
| Ashtabula County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,970 | 24,16564.7% | 13,19535.3% | 00.0% | 37,360 |
| Athens County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,835 | 10,79464.4% | 5,95935.6% | 00.0% | 16,753 |
| Auglaize County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,015 | 11,45372.1% | 4,43827.9% | 00.0% | 15,891 |
| Belmont County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+239 | 19,23050.3% | 18,99149.7% | 00.0% | 38,221 |
| Brown County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,344 | 5,69056.7% | 4,34643.3% | 00.0% | 10,036 |
| Butler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+17,454 | 41,78563.2% | 24,33136.8% | 00.0% | 66,116 |
| Carroll County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,326 | 5,91669.6% | 2,59030.4% | 00.0% | 8,506 |
| Champaign County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,916 | 8,76769.5% | 3,85130.5% | 00.0% | 12,618 |
| Clark County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,087 | 28,76761.9% | 17,68038.1% | 00.0% | 46,447 |
| Clermont County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,888 | 14,91462.3% | 9,02637.7% | 00.0% | 23,940 |
| Clinton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,537 | 7,91970.1% | 3,38229.9% | 00.0% | 11,301 |
| Columbiana County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14,267 | 28,78366.5% | 14,51633.5% | 00.0% | 43,299 |
| Coshocton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,760 | 9,54966.6% | 4,78933.4% | 00.0% | 14,338 |
| Crawford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,994 | 13,76370.5% | 5,76929.5% | 00.0% | 19,532 |
| Cuyahoga County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+48,916 | 353,47453.7% | 304,55846.3% | 00.0% | 658,032 |
| Darke County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,309 | 13,44765.3% | 7,13834.7% | 00.0% | 20,585 |
| Defiance County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,845 | 8,78669.0% | 3,94131.0% | 00.0% | 12,727 |
| Delaware County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,742 | 10,73972.9% | 3,99727.1% | 00.0% | 14,736 |
| Erie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,495 | 14,77170.2% | 6,27629.8% | 00.0% | 21,047 |
| Fairfield County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,310 | 15,64765.2% | 8,33734.8% | 00.0% | 23,984 |
| Fayette County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,247 | 6,69666.0% | 3,44934.0% | 00.0% | 10,145 |
| Franklin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+72,692 | 151,54465.8% | 78,85234.2% | 00.0% | 230,396 |
| Fulton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,408 | 9,03077.5% | 2,62222.5% | 00.0% | 11,652 |
| Gallia County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,163 | 7,04071.0% | 2,87729.0% | 00.0% | 9,917 |
| Geauga County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,153 | 10,97169.5% | 4,81830.5% | 00.0% | 15,789 |
| Greene County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,610 | 15,47161.1% | 9,86138.9% | 00.0% | 25,332 |
| Guernsey County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,075 | 10,22466.5% | 5,14933.5% | 00.0% | 15,373 |
| Hamilton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+108,212 | 222,00966.1% | 113,79733.9% | 00.0% | 335,806 |
| Hancock County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,424 | 15,71374.8% | 5,28925.2% | 00.0% | 21,002 |
| Hardin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,493 | 9,04966.5% | 4,55633.5% | 00.0% | 13,605 |
| Harrison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,613 | 5,44465.8% | 2,83134.2% | 00.0% | 8,275 |
| Henry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,389 | 8,16474.6% | 2,77525.4% | 00.0% | 10,939 |
| Highland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,571 | 8,39763.5% | 4,82636.5% | 00.0% | 13,223 |
| Hocking County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,591 | 4,92559.6% | 3,33440.4% | 00.0% | 8,259 |
| Holmes County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,160 | 3,95568.8% | 1,79531.2% | 00.0% | 5,750 |
| Huron County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,790 | 12,20873.4% | 4,41826.6% | 00.0% | 16,626 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,674 | 8,10664.7% | 4,43235.3% | 00.0% | 12,538 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+459 | 22,16250.5% | 21,70349.5% | 00.0% | 43,865 |
| Knox County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,389 | 12,34771.3% | 4,95828.7% | 00.0% | 17,305 |
| Lake County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,299 | 31,01761.1% | 19,71838.9% | 00.0% | 50,735 |
| Lawrence County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,115 | 12,60762.7% | 7,49237.3% | 00.0% | 20,099 |
| Licking County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,331 | 21,91267.4% | 10,58132.6% | 00.0% | 32,493 |
| Logan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,003 | 11,22972.7% | 4,22627.3% | 00.0% | 15,455 |
| Lorain County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,566 | 40,34060.1% | 26,77439.9% | 00.0% | 67,114 |
| Lucas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,903 | 100,50153.1% | 88,59846.9% | 00.0% | 189,099 |
| Madison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,608 | 6,48369.3% | 2,87530.7% | 00.0% | 9,358 |
| Mahoning County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,866 | 63,99252.0% | 59,12648.0% | 00.0% | 123,118 |
| Marion County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,700 | 15,12567.1% | 7,42532.9% | 00.0% | 22,550 |
| Medina County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,790 | 15,15570.4% | 6,36529.6% | 00.0% | 21,520 |
| Meigs County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,810 | 6,59370.3% | 2,78329.7% | 00.0% | 9,376 |
| Mercer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,184 | 9,45668.9% | 4,27231.1% | 00.0% | 13,728 |
| Miami County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,906 | 20,13568.6% | 9,22931.4% | 00.0% | 29,364 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,160 | 3,73859.2% | 2,57840.8% | 00.0% | 6,316 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+31,008 | 107,27858.4% | 76,27041.6% | 00.0% | 183,548 |
| Morgan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,668 | 4,13473.8% | 1,46626.2% | 00.0% | 5,600 |
| Morrow County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,546 | 5,88571.6% | 2,33928.4% | 00.0% | 8,224 |
| Muskingum County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,678 | 22,78869.3% | 10,11030.7% | 00.0% | 32,898 |
| Noble County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,918 | 3,86166.5% | 1,94333.5% | 00.0% | 5,804 |
| Ottawa County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,630 | 8,80663.0% | 5,17637.0% | 00.0% | 13,982 |
| Paulding County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,715 | 4,88569.2% | 2,17030.8% | 00.0% | 7,055 |
| Perry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,388 | 7,51164.6% | 4,12335.4% | 00.0% | 11,634 |
| Pickaway County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,447 | 6,95660.7% | 4,50939.3% | 00.0% | 11,465 |
| Pike County | Adlai Stevenson+416 | 3,44747.2% | 3,86352.8% | 00.0% | 7,310 |
| Portage County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,815 | 18,94359.1% | 13,12840.9% | 00.0% | 32,071 |
| Preble County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,525 | 8,09963.9% | 4,57436.1% | 00.0% | 12,673 |
| Putnam County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,870 | 8,40870.4% | 3,53829.6% | 00.0% | 11,946 |
| Richland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,520 | 26,09865.8% | 13,57834.2% | 00.0% | 39,676 |
| Ross County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,618 | 13,03663.7% | 7,41836.3% | 00.0% | 20,454 |
| Sandusky County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,322 | 15,00972.5% | 5,68727.5% | 00.0% | 20,696 |
| Scioto County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,125 | 22,11059.6% | 14,98540.4% | 00.0% | 37,095 |
| Seneca County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,468 | 17,72873.9% | 6,26026.1% | 00.0% | 23,988 |
| Shelby County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,937 | 9,45267.7% | 4,51532.3% | 00.0% | 13,967 |
| Stark County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+34,222 | 83,66762.9% | 49,44537.1% | 00.0% | 133,112 |
| Summit County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,494 | 102,87252.4% | 93,37847.6% | 00.0% | 196,250 |
| Trumbull County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,023 | 43,93657.2% | 32,91342.8% | 00.0% | 76,849 |
| Tuscarawas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,968 | 19,87660.6% | 12,90839.4% | 00.0% | 32,784 |
| Union County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,922 | 7,57574.1% | 2,65325.9% | 00.0% | 10,228 |
| Van Wert County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,626 | 9,83470.0% | 4,20830.0% | 00.0% | 14,042 |
| Vinton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,082 | 2,99861.0% | 1,91639.0% | 00.0% | 4,914 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,480 | 13,67365.5% | 7,19334.5% | 00.0% | 20,866 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,859 | 13,92769.7% | 6,06830.3% | 00.0% | 19,995 |
| Wayne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,485 | 19,46973.6% | 6,98426.4% | 00.0% | 26,453 |
| Williams County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,559 | 9,78475.2% | 3,22524.8% | 00.0% | 13,009 |
| Wood County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,291 | 16,84466.3% | 8,55333.7% | 00.0% | 25,397 |
| Wyandot County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,312 | 6,80773.2% | 2,49526.8% | 00.0% | 9,302 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Ohio's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −0.1% |
| 1896 | −4.8% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −25.4% |
| 1908 | −6.2% |
| 1912 | +14.1% |
| 1916 | +7.7% |
| 1920 | −19.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −30.4% |
| 1932 | +2.8% |
| 1936 | +20.6% |
| 1940 | +4.4% |
| 1944 | −0.4% |
| 1948 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | −13.5% |
| 1956 | −22.2% |
| 1960 | −6.6% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | −2.3% |
| 1972 | −21.6% |
| 1976 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | −10.6% |
| 1984 | −18.8% |
| 1988 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | −3.5% |
| 2004 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | −8.0% |
| 2020 | −8.0% |
| 2024 | −11.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.