Tennessee — 1956 presidential election
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Akashicstate1956 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentEisenhowerR+0.6
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 49.2% | 462,288 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 48.6% | 456,507 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.2% | 20,609 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+64.0 |
| Chester County, TN | Democratic | D+1.2 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Clay County, TN | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+65.6 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Crockett County, TN | Democratic | D+30.2 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Decatur County, TN | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+7.9 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+49.9 |
| Dyer County, TN | Democratic | D+24.9 |
| Fayette County, TN | Other / independent | D+14.3 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+46.5 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+37.6 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+54.1 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+68.3 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+27.9 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+56.2 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+40.0 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+59.7 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+56.3 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+75.5 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+60.2 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+43.1 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Madison County, TN | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Marion County, TN | Republican | R+2.5 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+44.8 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+39.2 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+20.9 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+48.1 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+53.4 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+22.4 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+12.4 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+52.8 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+40.6 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+58.8 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+73.5 |
| Shelby County, TN | Republican | R+2.7 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+39.8 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+57.9 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+63.6 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+66.0 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+41.8 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+27.5 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+35.3 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+39.2 |
Tennessee results by county
95 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,703 | 11,07152.4% | 9,36844.4% | 6823.2% | 21,121 |
| Bedford County | Adlai Stevenson+2,259 | 2,25833.1% | 4,51766.2% | 500.7% | 6,825 |
| Benton County | Adlai Stevenson+952 | 1,27936.2% | 2,23163.2% | 210.6% | 3,531 |
| Bledsoe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+350 | 1,42956.6% | 1,07942.7% | 180.7% | 2,526 |
| Blount County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,591 | 12,66770.9% | 5,07628.4% | 1240.7% | 17,867 |
| Bradley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,022 | 6,24765.0% | 3,22533.6% | 1391.4% | 9,611 |
| Campbell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,437 | 5,06564.8% | 2,62833.6% | 1261.6% | 7,819 |
| Cannon County | Adlai Stevenson+628 | 91937.1% | 1,54762.5% | 90.4% | 2,475 |
| Carroll County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,003 | 4,23555.8% | 3,23242.6% | 1231.6% | 7,590 |
| Carter County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,285 | 11,21878.8% | 2,93320.6% | 850.6% | 14,236 |
| Cheatham County | Adlai Stevenson+1,799 | 49817.7% | 2,29781.7% | 160.6% | 2,811 |
| Chester County | Adlai Stevenson+35 | 1,46048.8% | 1,49550.0% | 341.1% | 2,989 |
| Claiborne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,404 | 3,37762.2% | 1,97336.3% | 781.4% | 5,428 |
| Clay County | Adlai Stevenson+46 | 90248.3% | 94850.8% | 170.9% | 1,867 |
| Cocke County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,405 | 5,52682.3% | 1,12116.7% | 681.0% | 6,715 |
| Coffee County | Adlai Stevenson+2,541 | 2,38932.4% | 4,93066.9% | 500.7% | 7,369 |
| Crockett County | Adlai Stevenson+938 | 1,02633.0% | 1,96463.2% | 1173.8% | 3,107 |
| Cumberland County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,275 | 3,20062.0% | 1,92537.3% | 360.7% | 5,161 |
| Davidson County | Adlai Stevenson+19,745 | 37,07739.1% | 56,82259.9% | 9751.0% | 94,874 |
| Decatur County | Adlai Stevenson+42 | 1,51248.8% | 1,55450.1% | 351.1% | 3,101 |
| DeKalb County | Adlai Stevenson+292 | 1,69045.8% | 1,98253.7% | 210.6% | 3,693 |
| Dickson County | Adlai Stevenson+2,552 | 1,24724.4% | 3,79974.3% | 681.3% | 5,114 |
| Dyer County | Adlai Stevenson+1,842 | 2,68236.2% | 4,52461.1% | 2012.7% | 7,407 |
| Fayette County | Other+332 | 35818.2% | 63932.5% | 97149.3% | 1,968 |
| Fentress County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,299 | 2,23369.5% | 93429.1% | 451.4% | 3,212 |
| Franklin County | Adlai Stevenson+3,064 | 1,72726.2% | 4,79172.6% | 771.2% | 6,595 |
| Gibson County | Adlai Stevenson+4,403 | 3,48129.7% | 7,88467.3% | 3483.0% | 11,713 |
| Giles County | Adlai Stevenson+3,349 | 1,40122.6% | 4,75076.8% | 350.6% | 6,186 |
| Grainger County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,584 | 2,49772.4% | 91326.5% | 391.1% | 3,449 |
| Greene County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,447 | 7,39664.9% | 3,94934.6% | 570.5% | 11,402 |
| Grundy County | Adlai Stevenson+1,158 | 91830.4% | 2,07668.7% | 301.0% | 3,024 |
| Hamblen County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,016 | 5,60867.8% | 2,59231.3% | 750.9% | 8,275 |
| Hamilton County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+6,142 | 34,42953.1% | 28,28743.6% | 2,1143.3% | 64,830 |
| Hancock County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,589 | 1,93983.3% | 35015.0% | 391.7% | 2,328 |
| Hardeman County | Adlai Stevenson+936 | 81824.4% | 1,75452.3% | 78123.3% | 3,353 |
| Hardin County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,164 | 2,89861.9% | 1,73437.1% | 481.0% | 4,680 |
| Hawkins County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,736 | 6,91668.0% | 3,18031.3% | 680.7% | 10,164 |
| Haywood County | Adlai Stevenson+1,701 | 51617.0% | 2,21773.2% | 2959.7% | 3,028 |
| Henderson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,681 | 3,29466.9% | 1,61332.8% | 160.3% | 4,923 |
| Henry County | Adlai Stevenson+3,288 | 2,33729.0% | 5,62569.7% | 1061.3% | 8,068 |
| Hickman County | Adlai Stevenson+1,399 | 1,04029.7% | 2,43969.8% | 170.5% | 3,496 |
| Houston County | Adlai Stevenson+693 | 34024.5% | 1,03374.6% | 120.9% | 1,385 |
| Humphreys County | Adlai Stevenson+2,128 | 71320.0% | 2,84179.7% | 120.3% | 3,566 |
| Jackson County | Adlai Stevenson+862 | 88133.1% | 1,74365.6% | 351.3% | 2,659 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,532 | 4,87077.6% | 1,33821.3% | 651.0% | 6,273 |
| Johnson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,187 | 3,69087.4% | 50311.9% | 270.6% | 4,220 |
| Knox County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+16,399 | 46,16760.1% | 29,76838.7% | 8961.2% | 76,831 |
| Lake County | Adlai Stevenson+1,161 | 51222.8% | 1,67374.5% | 612.7% | 2,246 |
| Lauderdale County | Adlai Stevenson+3,334 | 1,04918.9% | 4,38379.1% | 1081.9% | 5,540 |
| Lawrence County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+361 | 4,58851.7% | 4,22747.6% | 650.7% | 8,880 |
| Lewis County | Adlai Stevenson+799 | 52228.2% | 1,32171.3% | 110.6% | 1,854 |
| Lincoln County | Adlai Stevenson+3,227 | 1,20721.2% | 4,43477.9% | 510.9% | 5,692 |
| Loudon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,739 | 4,58360.9% | 2,84437.8% | 971.3% | 7,524 |
| Macon County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,138 | 2,20767.0% | 1,06932.4% | 200.6% | 3,296 |
| Madison County | Adlai Stevenson+1,898 | 6,64241.4% | 8,54053.3% | 8555.3% | 16,037 |
| Marion County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+144 | 2,92550.4% | 2,78148.0% | 921.6% | 5,798 |
| Marshall County | Adlai Stevenson+2,573 | 1,52726.6% | 4,10071.4% | 1182.1% | 5,745 |
| Maury County | Adlai Stevenson+3,809 | 2,85329.4% | 6,66268.6% | 1912.0% | 9,706 |
| McMinn County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,125 | 6,07559.8% | 3,95038.9% | 1281.3% | 10,153 |
| McNairy County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+946 | 3,34957.4% | 2,40341.2% | 861.5% | 5,838 |
| Meigs County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+88 | 84751.9% | 75946.5% | 251.5% | 1,631 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,487 | 4,99858.3% | 3,51140.9% | 670.8% | 8,576 |
| Montgomery County | Adlai Stevenson+5,256 | 2,77825.4% | 8,03473.5% | 1221.1% | 10,934 |
| Moore County | Adlai Stevenson+623 | 27023.1% | 89376.5% | 40.3% | 1,167 |
| Morgan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,023 | 2,40262.8% | 1,37936.1% | 421.1% | 3,823 |
| Obion County | Adlai Stevenson+2,836 | 2,34930.8% | 5,18567.9% | 1031.3% | 7,637 |
| Overton County | Adlai Stevenson+877 | 1,50838.4% | 2,38560.8% | 300.8% | 3,923 |
| Perry County | Adlai Stevenson+358 | 69439.4% | 1,05259.8% | 140.8% | 1,760 |
| Pickett County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+425 | 98563.3% | 56036.0% | 110.7% | 1,556 |
| Polk County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+603 | 2,13658.2% | 1,53341.8% | 00.0% | 3,669 |
| Putnam County | Adlai Stevenson+989 | 3,49243.6% | 4,48156.0% | 310.4% | 8,004 |
| Rhea County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+586 | 2,51655.7% | 1,93042.7% | 711.6% | 4,517 |
| Roane County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,616 | 6,14756.8% | 4,53141.9% | 1401.3% | 10,818 |
| Robertson County | Adlai Stevenson+3,444 | 1,51723.2% | 4,96176.0% | 480.7% | 6,526 |
| Rutherford County | Adlai Stevenson+3,781 | 2,71329.2% | 6,49469.8% | 991.1% | 9,306 |
| Scott County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,440 | 3,28279.1% | 84220.3% | 250.6% | 4,149 |
| Sequatchie County | Adlai Stevenson+176 | 68343.9% | 85955.2% | 140.9% | 1,556 |
| Sevier County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+5,907 | 6,95086.5% | 1,04313.0% | 450.6% | 8,038 |
| Shelby County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,639 | 65,69048.7% | 62,05146.0% | 7,2845.4% | 135,025 |
| Smith County | Adlai Stevenson+1,682 | 1,26730.0% | 2,94969.7% | 130.3% | 4,229 |
| Stewart County | Adlai Stevenson+1,560 | 56020.8% | 2,12078.6% | 160.6% | 2,696 |
| Sullivan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,797 | 18,90356.4% | 14,10642.1% | 4971.5% | 33,506 |
| Sumner County | Adlai Stevenson+5,245 | 2,12322.3% | 7,36877.3% | 360.4% | 9,527 |
| Tipton County | Adlai Stevenson+3,845 | 98316.3% | 4,82879.9% | 2343.9% | 6,045 |
| Trousdale County | Adlai Stevenson+823 | 20916.8% | 1,03282.8% | 60.5% | 1,247 |
| Unicoi County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,867 | 3,97877.7% | 1,11121.7% | 300.6% | 5,119 |
| Union County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,619 | 2,15479.7% | 53519.8% | 140.5% | 2,703 |
| Van Buren County | Adlai Stevenson+221 | 38138.4% | 60260.7% | 80.8% | 991 |
| Warren County | Adlai Stevenson+2,060 | 1,95432.6% | 4,01466.9% | 300.5% | 5,998 |
| Washington County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,157 | 13,47171.2% | 5,31428.1% | 1270.7% | 18,912 |
| Wayne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,512 | 2,55770.7% | 1,04528.9% | 160.4% | 3,618 |
| Weakley County | Adlai Stevenson+1,997 | 2,72036.2% | 4,71762.8% | 731.0% | 7,510 |
| White County | Adlai Stevenson+1,032 | 1,34635.8% | 2,37863.3% | 350.9% | 3,759 |
| Williamson County | Adlai Stevenson+2,195 | 1,97931.9% | 4,17467.2% | 580.9% | 6,211 |
| Wilson County | Adlai Stevenson+2,955 | 2,26630.0% | 5,22169.2% | 570.8% | 7,544 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.