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Elections / 1956 · President · SC

Adlai Stevenson carried South Carolina D+20.2.

Adlai Stevenson (D) vs Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) in South Carolina, 1956. The state ran 35.6 points more Democratic than the nation (R+15.4 nationally).

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

South Carolina result
300,583 votes counted
Stevenson (D)
136,372
45.4%
Eisenhower (R)
75,700
25.2%
All others
88,511
29.4%
Margin
D+20.2
1956 presidential election
South Carolina, 1956
StevensonD+20.2
1956 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1956 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 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.Abbeville County, SC · D+73.9Aiken County, SC · R+15.6Allendale County, SC · D+9.0Anderson County, SC · D+62.0Bamberg County, SC · D+5.5Barnwell County, SC · D+46.3Beaufort County, SC · R+12.3Berkeley County, SC · R+4.1Calhoun County, SC · D+16.5Charleston County, SC · R+13.8Cherokee County, SC · D+56.7Chester County, SC · D+41.4Chesterfield County, SC · D+55.4Clarendon County, SC · D+16.4Colleton County, SC · D+20.5Darlington County, SC · D+18.4Dillon County, SC · D+52.5Dorchester County, SC · D+11.1Edgefield County, SC · TiedFairfield County, SC · D+16.7Florence County, SC · D+16.5Georgetown County, SC · R+0.8Greenville County, SC · D+3.9Greenwood County, SC · D+48.4Hampton County, SC · D+10.0Horry County, SC · D+45.8Jasper County, SC · R+15.2Kershaw County, SC · D+6.6Lancaster County, SC · D+42.0Laurens County, SC · D+35.3Lee County, SC · D+28.1Lexington County, SC · D+15.8Marion County, SC · D+30.8Marlboro County, SC · D+45.1McCormick County, SC · D+44.1Newberry County, SC · D+31.4Oconee County, SC · D+54.2Orangeburg County, SC · D+15.1Pickens County, SC · D+2.3Richland County, SC · R+2.5Saluda County, SC · D+32.3Spartanburg County, SC · D+38.4Sumter County, SC · R+6.9Union County, SC · D+44.1Williamsburg County, SC · D+9.4York County, SC · D+28.8
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
Adlai Stevenson ✓Democratic45.4%136,372
OtherAll other candidates29.4%88,511
Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican25.2%75,700
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
South Carolina's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −17.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−17.9%DR18922024
South Carolina's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+58.6%
1896+71.8%
1900+86.0%
1904+90.8%
1908+87.8%
1912+95.9%
1916+94.3%
1920+92.1%
1924+94.3%
1928+82.9%
1932+98.0%
1936+98.6%
1940+91.3%
1944+83.2%
1948+20.4%
1952+1.4%
1956+20.2%
1960+2.5%
1964−17.8%
1968−8.5%
1972−42.7%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.5%
1984−28.0%
1988−23.9%
1992−8.1%
1996−6.0%
2000−15.9%
2004−17.1%
2008−9.0%
2012−10.5%
2016−14.3%
2020−11.7%
2024−17.9%
County results — 1956
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+73.9%
2,9853393,581
Aiken CountyR
−15.6%
4,2806,19512,296
Allendale CountyO
+9.0%
3802621,317
Anderson CountyD
+62.0%
11,3442,18614,771
Bamberg CountyO
+5.5%
4303261,874
Barnwell CountyD
+46.3%
1,9145203,009
Beaufort CountyR
−12.3%
7101,0512,777
Berkeley CountyO
−4.1%
9021,0553,736
Calhoun CountyO
+16.5%
3411461,180
Charleston CountyO
−13.8%
4,0287,48725,073
Cherokee CountyD
+56.7%
3,6879074,902
Chester CountyD
+41.4%
2,9511,0074,699
Chesterfield CountyD
+55.4%
3,5597954,988
Clarendon CountyO
+16.4%
6612242,672
Colleton CountyO
+20.5%
1,4636354,048
Darlington CountyD
+18.4%
2,9081,5977,108
Dillon CountyD
+52.5%
1,8793132,984
Dorchester CountyO
+11.1%
8625043,217
Edgefield CountyO
+0.4%
5255162,042
Fairfield CountyO
+16.7%
9615192,648
Florence CountyO
+16.5%
3,4631,8559,765
Georgetown CountyO
−0.8%
1,0201,0574,361
Greenville CountyD
+3.9%
11,81910,75227,193
Greenwood CountyD
+48.4%
4,3861,1206,753
Hampton CountyO
+10.0%
5643592,056
Horry CountyD
+45.8%
4,8351,0928,171
Jasper CountyO
−15.2%
2104031,271
Kershaw CountyO
+6.6%
1,8751,5185,389
Lancaster CountyD
+42.0%
4,3981,6106,637
Laurens CountyD
+35.3%
3,7261,3776,648
Lee CountyO
+28.1%
9432502,465
Lexington CountyO
+15.8%
2,0941,1885,737
Marion CountyD
+30.8%
1,3904173,160
Marlboro CountyD
+45.1%
1,7695072,798
McCormick CountyD
+44.1%
485102869
Newberry CountyD
+31.4%
2,6711,0615,130
Oconee CountyD
+54.2%
3,5109114,797
Orangeburg CountyO
+15.1%
2,5111,4676,921
Pickens CountyD
+2.3%
1,8471,7474,278
Richland CountyO
−2.5%
6,1546,71422,384
Saluda CountyD
+32.3%
1,0803412,286
Spartanburg CountyD
+38.4%
16,6376,82225,583
Sumter CountyO
−6.9%
9371,3566,034
Union CountyD
+44.1%
3,7601,2525,688
Williamsburg CountyO
+9.4%
6833303,752
York CountyD
+28.8%
6,8353,50811,535