Elections / 1956 · President · TX
Texas — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionTexas · PresidentEisenhowerR+11.3
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 55.3% | 1,080,619 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 44.0% | 859,958 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.7% | 14,591 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
254 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Texas cast 24 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (254 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TX | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Andrews County, TX | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Angelina County, TX | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Aransas County, TX | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Archer County, TX | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Armstrong County, TX | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Atascosa County, TX | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Austin County, TX | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Bailey County, TX | Democratic | D+18.7 |
| Bandera County, TX | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Bastrop County, TX | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Baylor County, TX | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Bee County, TX | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Bell County, TX | Democratic | D+38.2 |
| Bexar County, TX | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Blanco County, TX | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Borden County, TX | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Bosque County, TX | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| Bowie County, TX | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Brazoria County, TX | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Brazos County, TX | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Brewster County, TX | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Briscoe County, TX | Democratic | D+28.9 |
| Brooks County, TX | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Brown County, TX | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Burleson County, TX | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Burnet County, TX | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Caldwell County, TX | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Calhoun County, TX | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Callahan County, TX | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Cameron County, TX | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Camp County, TX | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Carson County, TX | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Cass County, TX | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Castro County, TX | Democratic | D+30.3 |
| Chambers County, TX | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Cherokee County, TX | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Childress County, TX | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Clay County, TX | Democratic | D+29.3 |
| Cochran County, TX | Democratic | D+21.3 |
| Coke County, TX | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Coleman County, TX | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Collin County, TX | Democratic | D+15.9 |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Democratic | D+20.1 |
| Colorado County, TX | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Comal County, TX | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Comanche County, TX | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Concho County, TX | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Cooke County, TX | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Coryell County, TX | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Cottle County, TX | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| Crane County, TX | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Crockett County, TX | Republican | R+39.3 |
| Crosby County, TX | Democratic | D+43.8 |
| Culberson County, TX | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Dallam County, TX | Democratic | D+2.7 |
| Dallas County, TX | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Dawson County, TX | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Delta County, TX | Democratic | D+35.0 |
| Denton County, TX | Republican | R+3.7 |
| DeWitt County, TX | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Dickens County, TX | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Dimmit County, TX | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Donley County, TX | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Duval County, TX | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Eastland County, TX | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Ector County, TX | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Edwards County, TX | Republican | R+59.8 |
| El Paso County, TX | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Ellis County, TX | Democratic | D+18.4 |
| Erath County, TX | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Falls County, TX | Democratic | D+19.0 |
| Fannin County, TX | Democratic | D+40.4 |
| Fayette County, TX | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Fisher County, TX | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Floyd County, TX | Democratic | D+10.0 |
| Foard County, TX | Democratic | D+47.6 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Franklin County, TX | Democratic | D+32.1 |
| Freestone County, TX | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Frio County, TX | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Gaines County, TX | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Galveston County, TX | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Garza County, TX | Democratic | D+11.2 |
| Gillespie County, TX | Republican | R+85.4 |
| Glasscock County, TX | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Goliad County, TX | Republican | R+45.2 |
| Gonzales County, TX | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Gray County, TX | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Grayson County, TX | Democratic | D+9.0 |
| Gregg County, TX | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Grimes County, TX | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Guadalupe County, TX | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Hale County, TX | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Hall County, TX | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Hamilton County, TX | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Hansford County, TX | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Hardeman County, TX | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Hardin County, TX | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Harris County, TX | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Harrison County, TX | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Hartley County, TX | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Haskell County, TX | Democratic | D+40.3 |
| Hays County, TX | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Hemphill County, TX | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Henderson County, TX | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Hidalgo County, TX | Republican | R+14.9 |
| Hill County, TX | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Hockley County, TX | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Hood County, TX | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Hopkins County, TX | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Houston County, TX | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Howard County, TX | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Hunt County, TX | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Irion County, TX | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Jack County, TX | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Jackson County, TX | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Jasper County, TX | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Republican | R+18.2 |
| Jefferson County, TX | Republican | R+9.1 |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Democratic | D+37.0 |
| Jim Wells County, TX | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Johnson County, TX | Republican | R+2.6 |
| Jones County, TX | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Karnes County, TX | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Kaufman County, TX | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Kendall County, TX | Republican | R+62.9 |
| Kenedy County, TX | Republican | R+85.2 |
| Kent County, TX | Democratic | D+37.7 |
| Kerr County, TX | Republican | R+55.1 |
| Kimble County, TX | Republican | R+25.8 |
| King County, TX | Democratic | D+58.5 |
| Kinney County, TX | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Kleberg County, TX | Democratic | D+6.9 |
| Knox County, TX | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| La Salle County, TX | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Lamar County, TX | Democratic | D+0.6 |
| Lamb County, TX | Democratic | D+28.7 |
| Lampasas County, TX | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Lavaca County, TX | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Lee County, TX | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Leon County, TX | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Liberty County, TX | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Limestone County, TX | Democratic | D+18.8 |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Live Oak County, TX | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Llano County, TX | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Loving County, TX | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Lubbock County, TX | Republican | R+5.4 |
| Lynn County, TX | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Madison County, TX | Republican | R+1.4 |
| Marion County, TX | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Martin County, TX | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Mason County, TX | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Matagorda County, TX | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Maverick County, TX | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| McCulloch County, TX | Republican | R+5.5 |
| McLennan County, TX | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| McMullen County, TX | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Medina County, TX | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Menard County, TX | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Midland County, TX | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Milam County, TX | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| Mills County, TX | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Mitchell County, TX | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Montague County, TX | Democratic | D+8.1 |
| Montgomery County, TX | Republican | R+13.2 |
| Moore County, TX | Democratic | D+9.9 |
| Morris County, TX | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Motley County, TX | Democratic | D+10.8 |
| Nacogdoches County, TX | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Navarro County, TX | Democratic | D+19.3 |
| Newton County, TX | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Nolan County, TX | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Nueces County, TX | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Republican | R+40.1 |
| Oldham County, TX | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Orange County, TX | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Palo Pinto County, TX | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Panola County, TX | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Parker County, TX | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Parmer County, TX | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Pecos County, TX | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Polk County, TX | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Potter County, TX | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Presidio County, TX | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Rains County, TX | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Randall County, TX | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Reagan County, TX | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Real County, TX | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Red River County, TX | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| Reeves County, TX | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Refugio County, TX | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Roberts County, TX | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Robertson County, TX | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Rockwall County, TX | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Runnels County, TX | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Rusk County, TX | Republican | R+20.5 |
| Sabine County, TX | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| San Augustine County, TX | Democratic | D+9.3 |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| San Patricio County, TX | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| San Saba County, TX | Democratic | D+28.0 |
| Schleicher County, TX | Republican | R+16.6 |
| Scurry County, TX | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Shackelford County, TX | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Shelby County, TX | Democratic | D+26.0 |
| Sherman County, TX | Republican | R+11.3 |
| Smith County, TX | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Somervell County, TX | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Starr County, TX | Democratic | D+66.6 |
| Stephens County, TX | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Sterling County, TX | Republican | R+19.6 |
| Stonewall County, TX | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Sutton County, TX | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Swisher County, TX | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Tarrant County, TX | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Taylor County, TX | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Terrell County, TX | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Terry County, TX | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Titus County, TX | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Tom Green County, TX | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Travis County, TX | Republican | R+8.2 |
| Trinity County, TX | Democratic | D+11.5 |
| Tyler County, TX | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Upshur County, TX | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Upton County, TX | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Uvalde County, TX | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Val Verde County, TX | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Van Zandt County, TX | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Victoria County, TX | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Walker County, TX | Republican | R+21.2 |
| Waller County, TX | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Ward County, TX | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Washington County, TX | Republican | R+52.1 |
| Webb County, TX | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Wharton County, TX | Republican | R+15.5 |
| Wheeler County, TX | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Wichita County, TX | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Willacy County, TX | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Williamson County, TX | Democratic | D+19.8 |
| Wilson County, TX | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Winkler County, TX | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Wise County, TX | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Wood County, TX | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Yoakum County, TX | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Young County, TX | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Zapata County, TX | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Zavala County, TX | Republican | R+25.8 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
Texas's presidential margins
1904–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +49.6% |
| 1908 | +51.6% |
| 1912 | +63.2% |
| 1916 | +59.6% |
| 1920 | +36.6% |
| 1924 | +52.6% |
| 1928 | −3.9% |
| 1932 | +77.0% |
| 1936 | +74.8% |
| 1940 | +62.0% |
| 1944 | +54.8% |
| 1948 | +41.7% |
| 1952 | −6.4% |
| 1956 | −11.3% |
| 1960 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | +26.8% |
| 1968 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | −33.0% |
| 1976 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | −13.9% |
| 1984 | −27.5% |
| 1988 | −12.6% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −4.9% |
| 2000 | −21.3% |
| 2004 | −22.9% |
| 2008 | −11.8% |
| 2012 | −15.8% |
| 2016 | −9.0% |
| 2020 | −5.6% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |
County-by-county results — 254 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | R | 2,710 | 4,181 | 6,914 | |
| Andrews County | R | 968 | 1,131 | 2,113 | |
| Angelina County | R | 4,781 | 5,274 | 10,096 | |
| Aransas County | R | 425 | 757 | 1,189 | |
| Archer County | D | 1,067 | 825 | 1,899 | |
| Armstrong County | D | 422 | 372 | 798 | |
| Atascosa County | R | 1,492 | 1,804 | 3,307 | |
| Austin County | R | 1,215 | 2,501 | 3,726 | |
| Bailey County | D | 1,274 | 871 | 2,151 | |
| Bandera County | R | 336 | 1,083 | 1,424 | |
| Bastrop County | D | 2,504 | 1,531 | 4,045 | |
| Baylor County | D | 1,047 | 715 | 1,766 | |
| Bee County | R | 1,929 | 2,401 | 4,345 | |
| Bell County | D | 9,603 | 4,285 | 13,932 | |
| Bexar County | R | 46,790 | 65,901 | 113,331 | |
| Blanco County | R | 615 | 796 | 1,418 | |
| Borden County | D | 240 | 127 | 368 | |
| Bosque County | D | 1,670 | 1,654 | 3,331 | |
| Bowie County | D | 7,675 | 6,823 | 14,602 | |
| Brazoria County | R | 7,137 | 9,536 | 16,881 | |
| Brazos County | R | 3,463 | 4,942 | 8,436 | |
| Brewster County | R | 479 | 837 | 1,324 | |
| Briscoe County | D | 648 | 357 | 1,008 | |
| Brooks County | D | 1,108 | 802 | 1,920 | |
| Brown County | R | 3,195 | 3,664 | 6,880 | |
| Burleson County | D | 1,726 | 1,173 | 2,915 | |
| Burnet County | D | 1,422 | 1,163 | 2,590 | |
| Caldwell County | D | 2,513 | 1,747 | 4,265 | |
| Calhoun County | R | 1,067 | 1,912 | 2,992 | |
| Callahan County | D | 1,199 | 1,140 | 2,353 | |
| Cameron County | R | 8,829 | 11,952 | 21,022 | |
| Camp County | D | 1,053 | 958 | 2,029 | |
| Carson County | R | 976 | 1,061 | 2,044 | |
| Cass County | R | 2,395 | 2,970 | 5,409 | |
| Castro County | D | 1,305 | 697 | 2,006 | |
| Chambers County | R | 860 | 1,520 | 2,393 | |
| Cherokee County | R | 2,912 | 4,022 | 6,961 | |
| Childress County | D | 1,503 | 1,268 | 2,780 | |
| Clay County | D | 1,813 | 990 | 2,808 | |
| Cochran County | D | 923 | 599 | 1,523 | |
| Coke County | D | 690 | 549 | 1,245 | |
| Coleman County | R | 1,577 | 2,247 | 3,841 | |
| Collin County | D | 5,280 | 3,823 | 9,137 | |
| Collingsworth County | D | 1,229 | 815 | 2,055 | |
| Colorado County | R | 1,648 | 2,691 | 4,367 | |
| Comal County | R | 1,140 | 3,397 | 4,557 | |
| Comanche County | D | 1,962 | 1,900 | 3,878 | |
| Concho County | R | 567 | 574 | 1,142 | |
| Cooke County | R | 2,272 | 4,164 | 6,473 | |
| Coryell County | D | 2,372 | 1,509 | 3,883 | |
| Cottle County | D | 1,138 | 329 | 1,469 | |
| Crane County | D | 707 | 626 | 1,348 | |
| Crockett County | R | 305 | 702 | 1,009 | |
| Crosby County | D | 1,804 | 704 | 2,514 | |
| Culberson County | R | 269 | 324 | 596 | |
| Dallam County | D | 1,074 | 1,018 | 2,103 | |
| Dallas County | R | 65,472 | 125,361 | 192,695 | |
| Dawson County | D | 2,049 | 1,615 | 3,670 | |
| Deaf Smith County | R | 1,361 | 1,685 | 3,055 | |
| Delta County | D | 1,262 | 605 | 1,877 | |
| Denton County | R | 4,972 | 5,350 | 10,346 | |
| DeWitt County | R | 1,435 | 3,401 | 4,849 | |
| Dickens County | D | 1,243 | 565 | 1,808 | |
| Dimmit County | R | 427 | 705 | 1,139 | |
| Donley County | D | 903 | 826 | 1,731 | |
| Duval County | D | 3,110 | 1,459 | 4,575 | |
| Eastland County | R | 2,512 | 3,580 | 6,108 | |
| Ector County | R | 5,109 | 8,805 | 14,108 | |
| Edwards County | R | 133 | 533 | 669 | |
| El Paso County | R | 15,157 | 18,532 | 33,882 | |
| Ellis County | D | 5,211 | 3,585 | 8,820 | |
| Erath County | R | 2,377 | 2,775 | 5,171 | |
| Falls County | D | 2,674 | 1,819 | 4,507 | |
| Fannin County | D | 4,504 | 1,910 | 6,420 | |
| Fayette County | R | 2,282 | 3,574 | 5,904 | |
| Fisher County | D | 1,664 | 673 | 2,343 | |
| Floyd County | D | 1,767 | 1,445 | 3,221 | |
| Foard County | D | 687 | 243 | 932 | |
| Fort Bend County | R | 2,464 | 3,779 | 6,316 | |
| Franklin County | D | 1,082 | 556 | 1,641 | |
| Freestone County | D | 1,813 | 1,627 | 3,455 | |
| Frio County | D | 886 | 825 | 1,721 | |
| Gaines County | D | 1,527 | 1,244 | 2,779 | |
| Galveston County | R | 15,603 | 17,567 | 33,506 | |
| Garza County | D | 786 | 628 | 1,415 | |
| Gillespie County | R | 240 | 3,070 | 3,315 | |
| Glasscock County | R | 174 | 224 | 398 | |
| Goliad County | R | 338 | 902 | 1,247 | |
| Gonzales County | D | 2,260 | 1,767 | 4,037 | |
| Gray County | R | 3,034 | 5,047 | 8,153 | |
| Grayson County | D | 8,876 | 7,402 | 16,330 | |
| Gregg County | R | 4,881 | 9,440 | 14,519 | |
| Grimes County | R | 1,079 | 1,281 | 2,374 | |
| Guadalupe County | R | 2,099 | 4,296 | 6,425 | |
| Hale County | D | 3,848 | 3,804 | 7,663 | |
| Hall County | D | 1,487 | 687 | 2,179 | |
| Hamilton County | R | 1,124 | 1,709 | 2,843 | |
| Hansford County | R | 545 | 919 | 1,465 | |
| Hardeman County | D | 1,281 | 1,119 | 2,409 | |
| Hardin County | D | 2,371 | 2,130 | 4,520 | |
| Harris County | R | 93,961 | 155,555 | 254,549 | |
| Harrison County | R | 2,668 | 5,048 | 7,795 | |
| Hartley County | D | 448 | 353 | 803 | |
| Haskell County | D | 2,340 | 993 | 3,341 | |
| Hays County | D | 2,017 | 1,873 | 3,904 | |
| Hemphill County | R | 401 | 620 | 1,022 | |
| Henderson County | D | 3,065 | 2,479 | 5,569 | |
| Hidalgo County | R | 9,804 | 13,270 | 23,327 | |
| Hill County | D | 4,199 | 2,487 | 6,707 | |
| Hockley County | D | 3,175 | 2,001 | 5,186 | |
| Hood County | D | 1,095 | 751 | 1,852 | |
| Hopkins County | D | 3,118 | 2,206 | 5,347 | |
| Houston County | D | 1,998 | 1,941 | 3,958 | |
| Howard County | D | 4,506 | 3,051 | 7,571 | |
| Hudspeth County | D | 368 | 316 | 692 | |
| Hunt County | R | 4,051 | 4,508 | 8,592 | |
| Hutchinson County | R | 4,184 | 5,110 | 9,336 | |
| Irion County | R | 178 | 252 | 432 | |
| Jack County | R | 997 | 1,327 | 2,347 | |
| Jackson County | R | 1,571 | 2,259 | 3,852 | |
| Jasper County | R | 1,856 | 2,430 | 4,308 | |
| Jeff Davis County | R | 165 | 239 | 407 | |
| Jefferson County | R | 25,057 | 30,102 | 55,429 | |
| Jim Hogg County | D | 617 | 282 | 906 | |
| Jim Wells County | R | 2,752 | 3,348 | 6,122 | |
| Johnson County | R | 3,560 | 3,750 | 7,340 | |
| Jones County | D | 2,594 | 2,073 | 4,677 | |
| Karnes County | R | 1,636 | 1,764 | 3,417 | |
| Kaufman County | D | 2,902 | 2,816 | 5,750 | |
| Kendall County | R | 341 | 1,519 | 1,873 | |
| Kenedy County | R | 10 | 125 | 135 | |
| Kent County | D | 519 | 234 | 755 | |
| Kerr County | R | 1,025 | 3,555 | 4,594 | |
| Kimble County | R | 484 | 821 | 1,307 | |
| King County | D | 177 | 46 | 224 | |
| Kinney County | R | 289 | 368 | 660 | |
| Kleberg County | D | 2,436 | 2,121 | 4,572 | |
| Knox County | D | 1,262 | 835 | 2,100 | |
| La Salle County | D | 574 | 449 | 1,024 | |
| Lamar County | D | 4,202 | 4,154 | 8,381 | |
| Lamb County | D | 3,325 | 1,840 | 5,177 | |
| Lampasas County | R | 1,134 | 1,308 | 2,447 | |
| Lavaca County | R | 2,412 | 2,509 | 4,941 | |
| Lee County | R | 1,061 | 1,200 | 2,274 | |
| Leon County | D | 1,260 | 1,079 | 2,346 | |
| Liberty County | R | 2,318 | 4,129 | 6,503 | |
| Limestone County | D | 3,067 | 2,097 | 5,171 | |
| Lipscomb County | R | 345 | 806 | 1,154 | |
| Live Oak County | R | 521 | 1,077 | 1,639 | |
| Llano County | D | 1,034 | 672 | 1,709 | |
| Loving County | R | 36 | 55 | 91 | |
| Lubbock County | R | 12,540 | 13,970 | 26,576 | |
| Lynn County | D | 1,800 | 861 | 2,667 | |
| Madison County | R | 713 | 733 | 1,458 | |
| Marion County | R | 709 | 1,126 | 1,848 | |
| Martin County | D | 903 | 318 | 1,227 | |
| Mason County | R | 504 | 885 | 1,390 | |
| Matagorda County | R | 1,904 | 3,927 | 5,909 | |
| Maverick County | D | 820 | 721 | 1,560 | |
| McCulloch County | R | 1,158 | 1,292 | 2,455 | |
| McLennan County | D | 16,181 | 15,561 | 31,853 | |
| McMullen County | R | 185 | 226 | 413 | |
| Medina County | R | 1,516 | 2,668 | 4,201 | |
| Menard County | R | 318 | 614 | 932 | |
| Midland County | R | 3,468 | 8,287 | 11,841 | |
| Milam County | D | 2,969 | 2,486 | 5,466 | |
| Mills County | R | 735 | 912 | 1,648 | |
| Mitchell County | D | 1,891 | 1,091 | 2,982 | |
| Montague County | D | 2,358 | 2,003 | 4,372 | |
| Montgomery County | R | 2,572 | 3,360 | 5,974 | |
| Moore County | D | 2,219 | 1,820 | 4,049 | |
| Morris County | D | 1,592 | 1,463 | 3,075 | |
| Motley County | D | 511 | 411 | 926 | |
| Nacogdoches County | R | 2,855 | 3,285 | 6,165 | |
| Navarro County | D | 4,723 | 3,193 | 7,931 | |
| Newton County | D | 1,037 | 1,030 | 2,076 | |
| Nolan County | D | 2,535 | 2,232 | 4,780 | |
| Nueces County | R | 19,912 | 19,985 | 40,059 | |
| Ochiltree County | R | 512 | 1,209 | 1,740 | |
| Oldham County | D | 294 | 284 | 578 | |
| Orange County | D | 5,910 | 5,501 | 11,462 | |
| Palo Pinto County | R | 2,369 | 2,818 | 5,199 | |
| Panola County | R | 2,225 | 2,538 | 4,836 | |
| Parker County | R | 3,165 | 3,390 | 6,588 | |
| Parmer County | D | 1,362 | 1,028 | 2,404 | |
| Pecos County | R | 931 | 1,425 | 2,367 | |
| Polk County | R | 1,465 | 1,663 | 3,144 | |
| Potter County | R | 8,720 | 11,943 | 20,712 | |
| Presidio County | D | 517 | 494 | 1,019 | |
| Rains County | D | 524 | 427 | 952 | |
| Randall County | R | 2,774 | 4,609 | 7,400 | |
| Reagan County | R | 384 | 669 | 1,054 | |
| Real County | R | 191 | 350 | 541 | |
| Red River County | D | 2,567 | 1,956 | 4,534 | |
| Reeves County | R | 1,356 | 1,492 | 2,856 | |
| Refugio County | R | 1,188 | 1,355 | 2,552 | |
| Roberts County | R | 118 | 279 | 399 | |
| Robertson County | D | 2,212 | 1,285 | 3,508 | |
| Rockwall County | D | 920 | 657 | 1,583 | |
| Runnels County | R | 1,442 | 2,416 | 3,863 | |
| Rusk County | R | 3,381 | 5,140 | 8,573 | |
| Sabine County | D | 913 | 801 | 1,715 | |
| San Augustine County | D | 1,086 | 900 | 1,997 | |
| San Jacinto County | D | 755 | 565 | 1,329 | |
| San Patricio County | D | 3,728 | 3,302 | 7,052 | |
| San Saba County | D | 1,419 | 797 | 2,222 | |
| Schleicher County | R | 336 | 471 | 811 | |
| Scurry County | D | 2,691 | 2,250 | 4,949 | |
| Shackelford County | R | 555 | 849 | 1,409 | |
| Shelby County | D | 3,403 | 1,988 | 5,440 | |
| Sherman County | R | 383 | 481 | 869 | |
| Smith County | R | 6,468 | 12,255 | 18,792 | |
| Somervell County | R | 309 | 467 | 781 | |
| Starr County | D | 2,727 | 547 | 3,274 | |
| Stephens County | R | 1,126 | 1,832 | 2,971 | |
| Sterling County | R | 150 | 223 | 373 | |
| Stonewall County | D | 829 | 306 | 1,138 | |
| Sutton County | R | 290 | 546 | 838 | |
| Swisher County | D | 1,802 | 876 | 2,684 | |
| Tarrant County | R | 43,922 | 66,329 | 111,197 | |
| Taylor County | R | 7,177 | 9,488 | 16,699 | |
| Terrell County | R | 217 | 350 | 569 | |
| Terry County | D | 2,050 | 1,473 | 3,526 | |
| Throckmorton County | D | 656 | 466 | 1,127 | |
| Titus County | D | 2,301 | 1,971 | 4,305 | |
| Tom Green County | R | 4,923 | 9,070 | 14,033 | |
| Travis County | R | 19,982 | 23,551 | 43,631 | |
| Trinity County | D | 1,091 | 865 | 1,967 | |
| Tyler County | R | 797 | 1,734 | 2,541 | |
| Upshur County | R | 1,995 | 2,737 | 4,764 | |
| Upton County | R | 834 | 999 | 1,840 | |
| Uvalde County | R | 994 | 2,449 | 3,463 | |
| Val Verde County | R | 1,598 | 1,660 | 3,267 | |
| Van Zandt County | D | 2,919 | 2,142 | 5,070 | |
| Victoria County | R | 3,280 | 5,596 | 8,904 | |
| Walker County | R | 1,287 | 1,991 | 3,326 | |
| Waller County | R | 929 | 1,426 | 2,397 | |
| Ward County | R | 1,638 | 1,772 | 3,432 | |
| Washington County | R | 933 | 2,975 | 3,923 | |
| Webb County | D | 5,827 | 2,744 | 8,587 | |
| Wharton County | R | 3,439 | 4,714 | 8,203 | |
| Wheeler County | D | 1,252 | 1,178 | 2,443 | |
| Wichita County | D | 12,726 | 12,181 | 24,948 | |
| Wilbarger County | D | 2,347 | 2,230 | 4,587 | |
| Willacy County | R | 1,261 | 1,656 | 2,948 | |
| Williamson County | D | 4,402 | 2,947 | 7,367 | |
| Wilson County | D | 2,149 | 1,519 | 3,678 | |
| Winkler County | R | 1,287 | 1,471 | 2,777 | |
| Wise County | D | 2,443 | 2,058 | 4,524 | |
| Wood County | R | 2,199 | 2,508 | 4,722 | |
| Yoakum County | D | 989 | 923 | 1,915 | |
| Young County | R | 2,028 | 2,083 | 4,130 | |
| Zapata County | D | 886 | 637 | 1,524 | |
| Zavala County | R | 528 | 896 | 1,427 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.