Party Flips1952 → 1956
Counties That Flipped in 1956
Adlai Stevenson vs Dwight D. Eisenhower
314 counties changed parties between 1952 and 1956—180 flipped Republican and 134 flipped Democratic.
180
Flipped to Republican
134
Flipped to Democratic
Flipped Republican (180)
Charles City County
VA
R+70.8
swing
D+17.6→R+53.1
St. Charles Parish
LA
R+60.2
swing
D+42.3→R+17.9
St. John the Baptist Parish
LA
R+56.5
swing
D+53.1→R+3.5
Liberty County
GA
R+51.4
swing
D+47.4→R+4.0
Jackson Parish
LA
R+49.4
swing
D+27.1→R+22.3
Allen Parish
LA
R+47.8
swing
D+44.0→R+3.8
Macon County
AL
R+42.2
swing
D+40.2→R+2.0
Lafourche Parish
LA
R+42.0
swing
D+18.1→R+23.9
LaSalle Parish
LA
R+38.9
swing
D+8.4→R+30.5
Terrebonne Parish
LA
R+37.8
swing
D+5.0→R+32.8
McIntosh County
GA
R+35.4
swing
D+18.0→R+17.4
Rapides Parish
LA
R+35.0
swing
D+16.4→R+18.6
Vernon Parish
LA
R+33.0
swing
D+28.5→R+4.5
Grant Parish
LA
R+31.9
swing
D+29.4→R+2.5
Natchitoches Parish
LA
R+31.4
swing
D+11.1→R+20.4
Sabine Parish
LA
R+30.3
swing
D+23.4→R+6.9
Crittenden County
AR
R+30.3
swing
D+23.0→R+7.3
Jefferson Davis Parish
LA
R+29.5
swing
D+1.9→R+27.5
Rockingham County
NC
R+29.2
swing
D+28.7→R+0.5
Assumption Parish
LA
R+29.1
swing
D+15.3→R+13.8
Hudson County
NJ
R+28.3
swing
D+2.4→R+25.8
Catahoula Parish
LA
R+28.0
swing
D+20.4→R+7.7
Harlan County
KY
R+27.9
swing
D+15.8→R+12.1
Scott County
AR
R+27.9
swing
D+14.5→R+13.4
Jasper County
TX
R+27.6
swing
D+14.3→R+13.3
Marion County
TX
R+27.6
swing
D+5.0→R+22.6
Webster Parish
LA
R+27.6
swing
D+13.8→R+13.8
Polk County
TX
R+27.5
swing
D+21.2→R+6.3
Upshur County
TX
R+27.5
swing
D+11.9→R+15.6
Madison County
TX
R+26.3
swing
D+24.9→R+1.4
Walker County
TX
R+25.7
swing
D+4.6→R+21.2
Jefferson Parish
LA
R+24.5
swing
D+6.2→R+18.2
East Baton Rouge Parish
LA
R+24.4
swing
D+8.0→R+16.4
Larue County
KY
R+24.3
swing
D+11.9→R+12.4
Raleigh County
WV
R+23.9
swing
D+23.7→R+0.2
St. James Parish
LA
R+23.5
swing
D+23.1→R+0.5
Calcasieu Parish
LA
R+23.1
swing
D+17.5→R+5.6
Ouachita Parish
LA
R+23.0
swing
D+5.0→R+18.0
Goochland County
VA
R+22.9
swing
D+6.8→R+16.1
Panola County
TX
R+22.9
swing
D+16.4→R+6.5
Cass County
TX
R+22.3
swing
D+11.6→R+10.6
Carbon County
UT
R+21.6
swing
D+21.1→R+0.5
Winn Parish
LA
R+21.6
swing
D+7.1→R+14.6
Perry County
KY
R+21.4
swing
D+3.0→R+18.3
Dare County
NC
R+21.3
swing
D+11.1→R+10.1
Rusk County
TX
R+21.1
swing
D+0.5→R+20.5
Flipped Democratic (134)
Calhoun County
SC
D+65.0
swing
R+48.5→D+16.5
Swisher County
TX
D+60.8
swing
R+26.3→D+34.5
Dorchester County
SC
D+57.4
swing
R+46.3→D+11.1
Lee County
SC
D+56.7
swing
R+28.6→D+28.1
Clarendon County
SC
D+53.4
swing
R+37.0→D+16.4
Parmer County
TX
D+52.7
swing
R+38.8→D+13.9
Lowndes County
MS
D+51.3
swing
R+24.5→D+26.7
Marion County
SC
D+48.7
swing
R+17.9→D+30.8
Castro County
TX
D+47.5
swing
R+17.2→D+30.3
Hampton County
SC
D+44.9
swing
R+35.0→D+10.0
Briscoe County
TX
D+44.2
swing
R+15.3→D+28.9
Williamsburg County
SC
D+41.6
swing
R+32.2→D+9.4
Newberry County
SC
D+40.8
swing
R+9.4→D+31.4
Noxubee County
MS
D+40.6
swing
R+7.8→D+32.8
Orangeburg County
SC
D+39.9
swing
R+24.8→D+15.1
Rolette County
ND
D+39.5
swing
R+30.6→D+8.9
Colleton County
SC
D+38.8
swing
R+18.3→D+20.5
Leflore County
MS
D+38.4
swing
R+13.8→D+24.6
Edgefield County
SC
D+38.2
swing
R+37.7→D+0.4
Bamberg County
SC
D+36.0
swing
R+30.5→D+5.5
Allendale County
SC
D+35.1
swing
R+26.1→D+9.0
Spink County
SD
D+33.5
swing
R+30.1→D+3.4
Miner County
SD
D+33.3
swing
R+31.2→D+2.1
Sharkey County
MS
D+33.1
swing
R+21.5→D+11.7
Mountrail County
ND
D+32.3
swing
R+27.0→D+5.3
Jefferson County
MS
D+32.3
swing
R+6.2→D+26.1
Hanson County
SD
D+32.3
swing
R+26.1→D+6.1
Aurora County
SD
D+31.9
swing
R+18.8→D+13.1
Lamb County
TX
D+31.6
swing
R+2.9→D+28.7
Todd County
SD
D+30.7
swing
R+25.3→D+5.4
Madison County
MS
D+28.3
swing
R+2.4→D+25.8
Day County
SD
D+27.3
swing
R+21.6→D+5.7
Floyd County
TX
D+27.1
swing
R+17.1→D+10.0
Charles Mix County
SD
D+25.8
swing
R+8.6→D+17.2
Washington County
MS
D+25.2
swing
R+11.5→D+13.6
Motley County
TX
D+24.4
swing
R+13.6→D+10.8
Shasta County
CA
D+24.4
swing
R+12.5→D+11.9
Kershaw County
SC
D+24.3
swing
R+17.7→D+6.6
Brule County
SD
D+24.2
swing
R+6.3→D+18.0
Lincoln County
MN
D+24.2
swing
R+18.3→D+5.8
Claiborne County
MS
D+24.1
swing
R+6.1→D+18.0
Buffalo County
SD
D+23.6
swing
R+22.9→D+0.6
Roberts County
SD
D+23.5
swing
R+17.1→D+6.4
Wallowa County
OR
D+23.1
swing
R+19.5→D+3.6
Saline County
NE
D+22.6
swing
R+20.4→D+2.2
Lexington County
SC
D+22.5
swing
R+6.7→D+15.8
McCone County
MT
D+22.5
swing
R+14.1→D+8.3
Hudspeth County
TX
D+22.5
swing
R+15.0→D+7.5
Bailey County
TX
D+22.4
swing
R+3.7→D+18.7
Marshall County
MN
D+21.7
swing
R+5.7→D+16.0
Washita County
OK
D+21.5
swing
R+10.4→D+11.1
Judith Basin County
MT
D+21.3
swing
R+17.7→D+3.6
Chouteau County
MT
D+21.2
swing
R+19.1→D+2.1
Collingsworth County
TX
D+20.6
swing
R+0.5→D+20.1