Pennsylvania — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentEisenhowerR+13.2
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 56.5% | 2,585,252 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 43.3% | 1,981,769 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.2% | 9,482 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 32 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Beaver County, PA | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Berks County, PA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Bucks County, PA | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Cambria County, PA | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Carbon County, PA | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Centre County, PA | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Clarion County, PA | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Clinton County, PA | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Columbia County, PA | Republican | R+19.4 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Delaware County, PA | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Elk County, PA | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Erie County, PA | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Forest County, PA | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Fulton County, PA | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+13.0 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Indiana County, PA | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Juniata County, PA | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Republican | R+33.4 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+48.0 |
| Mercer County, PA | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Monroe County, PA | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Republican | R+38.5 |
| Montour County, PA | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Northampton County, PA | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Pike County, PA | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+56.7 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+53.5 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+50.7 |
| Warren County, PA | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Washington County, PA | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+51.4 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Democratic | D+4.3 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+47.2 |
| York County, PA | Republican | R+10.8 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 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+5,969 | 12,25066.1% | 6,28133.9% | 00.0% | 18,531 |
| Allegheny County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+68,950 | 384,93954.8% | 315,98945.0% | 1,1020.2% | 702,030 |
| Armstrong County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,384 | 20,05561.2% | 12,67138.7% | 340.1% | 32,760 |
| Beaver County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,890 | 38,26351.2% | 36,37348.7% | 790.1% | 74,715 |
| Bedford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,385 | 11,42365.4% | 6,03834.6% | 130.1% | 17,474 |
| Berks County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+14,909 | 57,25857.3% | 42,34942.4% | 3200.3% | 99,927 |
| Blair County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,120 | 33,62365.7% | 17,50334.2% | 650.1% | 51,191 |
| Bradford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,897 | 15,39973.6% | 5,50226.3% | 300.1% | 20,931 |
| Bucks County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+21,321 | 59,86260.7% | 38,54139.1% | 1800.2% | 98,583 |
| Butler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,566 | 26,23865.6% | 13,67234.2% | 790.2% | 39,989 |
| Cambria County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,620 | 46,37352.5% | 41,75347.3% | 1230.1% | 88,249 |
| Cameron County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,621 | 2,46274.5% | 84125.5% | 10.0% | 3,304 |
| Carbon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,428 | 13,15057.3% | 9,72242.3% | 890.4% | 22,961 |
| Centre County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,929 | 15,41267.2% | 7,48332.6% | 450.2% | 22,940 |
| Chester County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+27,268 | 47,22570.2% | 19,95729.7% | 500.1% | 67,232 |
| Clarion County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,093 | 10,04866.9% | 4,95533.0% | 80.1% | 15,011 |
| Clearfield County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,667 | 17,51957.5% | 12,85242.2% | 890.3% | 30,460 |
| Clinton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,839 | 8,25060.3% | 5,41139.6% | 170.1% | 13,678 |
| Columbia County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,358 | 13,38259.7% | 9,02440.2% | 150.1% | 22,421 |
| Crawford County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,541 | 18,88766.7% | 9,34633.0% | 1040.4% | 28,337 |
| Cumberland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+15,817 | 29,46868.1% | 13,65131.5% | 1530.4% | 43,272 |
| Dauphin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+32,116 | 61,34267.5% | 29,22632.1% | 3750.4% | 90,943 |
| Delaware County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+61,639 | 143,66363.5% | 82,02436.3% | 5230.2% | 226,210 |
| Elk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,449 | 8,94761.8% | 5,49838.0% | 230.2% | 14,468 |
| Erie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+20,628 | 54,43061.5% | 33,80238.2% | 3230.4% | 88,555 |
| Fayette County | Adlai Stevenson+10,455 | 27,85742.0% | 38,31257.7% | 2060.3% | 66,375 |
| Forest County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+913 | 1,53571.1% | 62228.8% | 10.0% | 2,158 |
| Franklin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,061 | 19,12163.3% | 11,06036.6% | 120.0% | 30,193 |
| Fulton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+551 | 2,37056.5% | 1,81943.4% | 60.1% | 4,195 |
| Greene County | Adlai Stevenson+2,265 | 7,56243.5% | 9,82756.5% | 140.1% | 17,403 |
| Huntingdon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,080 | 9,69867.7% | 4,61832.2% | 170.1% | 14,333 |
| Indiana County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,325 | 18,59362.3% | 11,26837.7% | 00.0% | 29,861 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,424 | 13,05166.3% | 6,62733.6% | 190.1% | 19,697 |
| Juniata County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,479 | 4,25860.4% | 2,77939.5% | 70.1% | 7,044 |
| Lackawanna County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,645 | 64,38653.6% | 55,74146.4% | 790.1% | 120,206 |
| Lancaster County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+42,488 | 69,02672.1% | 26,53827.7% | 2370.2% | 95,801 |
| Lawrence County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,114 | 25,03755.6% | 19,92344.2% | 650.1% | 45,025 |
| Lebanon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+12,150 | 22,55668.3% | 10,40631.5% | 410.1% | 33,003 |
| Lehigh County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+21,497 | 50,56463.3% | 29,06736.4% | 2510.3% | 79,882 |
| Luzerne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+27,303 | 92,45858.2% | 65,15541.0% | 1,2070.8% | 158,820 |
| Lycoming County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+13,540 | 27,03066.7% | 13,49033.3% | 200.0% | 40,540 |
| McKean County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,573 | 14,72573.8% | 5,15225.8% | 730.4% | 19,950 |
| Mercer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,016 | 28,78559.1% | 19,76940.6% | 1200.2% | 48,674 |
| Mifflin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,560 | 8,63862.9% | 5,07837.0% | 90.1% | 13,725 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,575 | 10,08164.3% | 5,50635.1% | 920.6% | 15,679 |
| Montgomery County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+74,175 | 133,27069.2% | 59,09530.7% | 2180.1% | 192,583 |
| Montour County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,904 | 3,97665.7% | 2,07234.2% | 30.0% | 6,051 |
| Northampton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,626 | 43,37555.8% | 33,74943.4% | 5730.7% | 77,697 |
| Northumberland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,442 | 28,58362.5% | 17,14137.5% | 410.1% | 45,765 |
| Perry County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,935 | 7,51167.6% | 3,57632.2% | 250.2% | 11,112 |
| Philadelphia County | Adlai Stevenson+123,875 | 383,41443.0% | 507,28956.9% | 1,6180.2% | 892,321 |
| Pike County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,941 | 4,16077.3% | 1,21922.6% | 40.1% | 5,383 |
| Potter County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,924 | 5,18169.5% | 2,25730.3% | 220.3% | 7,460 |
| Schuylkill County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+20,025 | 51,67061.9% | 31,64537.9% | 910.1% | 83,406 |
| Snyder County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,143 | 7,10278.4% | 1,95921.6% | 30.0% | 9,064 |
| Somerset County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,405 | 20,56860.9% | 13,16339.0% | 170.1% | 33,748 |
| Sullivan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+721 | 2,00760.9% | 1,28639.0% | 40.1% | 3,297 |
| Susquehanna County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,459 | 10,75271.4% | 4,29328.5% | 100.1% | 15,055 |
| Tioga County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,547 | 10,82776.7% | 3,28023.2% | 60.0% | 14,113 |
| Union County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,776 | 6,62078.1% | 1,84421.8% | 140.2% | 8,478 |
| Venango County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+11,513 | 17,10775.3% | 5,59424.6% | 140.1% | 22,715 |
| Warren County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,682 | 12,14572.9% | 4,46326.8% | 430.3% | 16,651 |
| Washington County | Adlai Stevenson+8,587 | 39,46545.0% | 48,05254.8% | 980.1% | 87,615 |
| Wayne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,566 | 9,65875.6% | 3,09224.2% | 180.1% | 12,768 |
| Westmoreland County | Adlai Stevenson+6,036 | 66,58047.8% | 72,61652.1% | 1920.1% | 139,388 |
| Wyoming County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,786 | 5,90673.6% | 2,12026.4% | 30.0% | 8,029 |
| York County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+9,433 | 48,17655.3% | 38,74344.5% | 1490.2% | 87,068 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.