West Virginia — 1956 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1956 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentEisenhowerR+8.2
How it voted
Share of the 1956 vote
| Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓Republican | 54.1% | 449,297 |
|---|---|---|
| Adlai StevensonDemocratic | 45.9% | 381,534 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1956presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1956 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+23.2 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+15.7 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Cabell County, WV | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Republican | R+4.1 |
| Clay County, WV | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Fayette County, WV | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+68.6 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Hancock County, WV | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Harrison County, WV | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Marshall County, WV | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+25.2 |
| McDowell County, WV | Democratic | D+20.5 |
| Mercer County, WV | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Republican | R+12.1 |
| Monroe County, WV | Republican | R+12.0 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Ohio County, WV | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Republican | R+7.4 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Republican | R+0.2 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+47.6 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Tucker County, WV | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+47.2 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+46.6 |
| Wayne County, WV | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+11.1 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Wirt County, WV | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+0.5 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+753 | 4,46054.6% | 3,70745.4% | 00.0% | 8,167 |
| Berkeley County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,422 | 9,07161.6% | 5,64938.4% | 00.0% | 14,720 |
| Boone County | Adlai Stevenson+1,930 | 5,19642.2% | 7,12657.8% | 00.0% | 12,322 |
| Braxton County | Adlai Stevenson+472 | 3,44146.8% | 3,91353.2% | 00.0% | 7,354 |
| Brooke County | Adlai Stevenson+1,128 | 5,94445.7% | 7,07254.3% | 00.0% | 13,016 |
| Cabell County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+10,474 | 28,88261.1% | 18,40838.9% | 00.0% | 47,290 |
| Calhoun County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+166 | 2,09452.1% | 1,92847.9% | 00.0% | 4,022 |
| Clay County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+192 | 2,82051.8% | 2,62848.2% | 00.0% | 5,448 |
| Doddridge County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,659 | 2,59473.5% | 93526.5% | 00.0% | 3,529 |
| Fayette County | Adlai Stevenson+6,068 | 10,21838.6% | 16,28661.4% | 00.0% | 26,504 |
| Gilmer County | Adlai Stevenson+242 | 1,77446.8% | 2,01653.2% | 00.0% | 3,790 |
| Grant County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,774 | 3,40884.3% | 63415.7% | 00.0% | 4,042 |
| Greenbrier County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+867 | 7,68453.0% | 6,81747.0% | 00.0% | 14,501 |
| Hampshire County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+320 | 2,67653.2% | 2,35646.8% | 00.0% | 5,032 |
| Hancock County | Adlai Stevenson+774 | 8,75047.9% | 9,52452.1% | 00.0% | 18,274 |
| Hardy County | Adlai Stevenson+57 | 2,20249.4% | 2,25950.6% | 00.0% | 4,461 |
| Harrison County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,319 | 21,86055.5% | 17,54144.5% | 00.0% | 39,401 |
| Jackson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,388 | 4,98465.8% | 2,59634.2% | 00.0% | 7,580 |
| Jefferson County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+27 | 3,38050.2% | 3,35349.8% | 00.0% | 6,733 |
| Kanawha County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,308 | 58,59753.8% | 50,28946.2% | 00.0% | 108,886 |
| Lewis County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,009 | 6,20366.0% | 3,19434.0% | 00.0% | 9,397 |
| Lincoln County | Adlai Stevenson+18 | 4,95449.9% | 4,97250.1% | 00.0% | 9,926 |
| Logan County | Adlai Stevenson+4,206 | 10,58841.7% | 14,79458.3% | 00.0% | 25,382 |
| Marion County | Adlai Stevenson+80 | 16,11249.9% | 16,19250.1% | 00.0% | 32,304 |
| Marshall County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,760 | 10,22357.8% | 7,46342.2% | 00.0% | 17,686 |
| Mason County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,537 | 6,30662.6% | 3,76937.4% | 00.0% | 10,075 |
| McDowell County | Adlai Stevenson+5,727 | 11,13839.8% | 16,86560.2% | 00.0% | 28,003 |
| Mercer County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,412 | 14,64852.5% | 13,23647.5% | 00.0% | 27,884 |
| Mineral County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,824 | 6,41264.1% | 3,58835.9% | 00.0% | 10,000 |
| Mingo County | Adlai Stevenson+2,098 | 7,91644.1% | 10,01455.9% | 00.0% | 17,930 |
| Monongalia County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,030 | 14,04656.0% | 11,01644.0% | 00.0% | 25,062 |
| Monroe County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+757 | 3,52956.0% | 2,77244.0% | 00.0% | 6,301 |
| Morgan County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,842 | 2,94672.7% | 1,10427.3% | 00.0% | 4,050 |
| Nicholas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+383 | 5,26351.9% | 4,88048.1% | 00.0% | 10,143 |
| Ohio County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+8,974 | 22,16562.7% | 13,19137.3% | 00.0% | 35,356 |
| Pendleton County | Adlai Stevenson+40 | 1,95949.5% | 1,99950.5% | 00.0% | 3,958 |
| Pleasants County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+563 | 2,14457.6% | 1,58142.4% | 00.0% | 3,725 |
| Pocahontas County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+404 | 2,93753.7% | 2,53346.3% | 00.0% | 5,470 |
| Preston County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+4,588 | 7,95370.3% | 3,36529.7% | 00.0% | 11,318 |
| Putnam County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+806 | 5,56053.9% | 4,75446.1% | 00.0% | 10,314 |
| Raleigh County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+54 | 16,31850.1% | 16,26449.9% | 00.0% | 32,582 |
| Randolph County | Adlai Stevenson+249 | 5,44848.9% | 5,69751.1% | 00.0% | 11,145 |
| Ritchie County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,669 | 4,14073.8% | 1,47126.2% | 00.0% | 5,611 |
| Roane County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,548 | 4,70159.9% | 3,15340.1% | 00.0% | 7,854 |
| Summers County | Adlai Stevenson+153 | 3,71249.0% | 3,86551.0% | 00.0% | 7,577 |
| Taylor County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,664 | 4,74360.6% | 3,07939.4% | 00.0% | 7,822 |
| Tucker County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+197 | 2,32652.2% | 2,12947.8% | 00.0% | 4,455 |
| Tyler County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+2,353 | 3,67173.6% | 1,31826.4% | 00.0% | 4,989 |
| Upshur County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+3,626 | 5,70773.3% | 2,08126.7% | 00.0% | 7,788 |
| Wayne County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+774 | 8,42952.4% | 7,65547.6% | 00.0% | 16,084 |
| Webster County | Adlai Stevenson+615 | 2,45744.4% | 3,07255.6% | 00.0% | 5,529 |
| Wetzel County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+1,215 | 5,02456.9% | 3,80943.1% | 00.0% | 8,833 |
| Wirt County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+260 | 1,44454.9% | 1,18445.1% | 00.0% | 2,628 |
| Wood County | Dwight D. Eisenhower+7,776 | 21,09661.3% | 13,32038.7% | 00.0% | 34,416 |
| Wyoming County | Adlai Stevenson+74 | 7,04449.7% | 7,11850.3% | 00.0% | 14,162 |
Nominees: Adlai Stevenson (D) · Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1956 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | −5.4% |
| 1900 | −9.5% |
| 1904 | −13.2% |
| 1908 | −10.2% |
| 1912 | +21.3% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −12.0% |
| 1924 | −5.4% |
| 1928 | −17.4% |
| 1932 | +10.0% |
| 1936 | +21.4% |
| 1940 | +14.2% |
| 1944 | +9.8% |
| 1948 | +15.1% |
| 1952 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | −8.2% |
| 1960 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | +35.9% |
| 1968 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | −27.2% |
| 1976 | +16.1% |
| 1980 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −12.9% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −38.9% |
| 2024 | −41.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1956 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.