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Georgia 1956 Presidential Election

Democratic Candidate vs. Republican Candidate

Democratic Candidate won the Georgia 1956 presidential election with 441,094 votes (67.1%), a margin of D+34.1. Georgia's 16 electoral votes went to the Democratic ticket.

Statewide Results

67.1%
32.9%
441,094
Democratic Candidate (67.1%)
216,662
Republican Candidate (32.9%)
Total Votes: 657,756|Margin: D+34.1

County Results

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County Results (159 counties)

CountyMargin
Baker CountyD+92.1
Berrien CountyD+87.1
Atkinson CountyD+86.7
Madison CountyD+86.5
Franklin CountyD+84.3
Quitman CountyD+83.9
Bleckley CountyD+83.7
Hart CountyD+82.8
Dooly CountyD+82.8
Seminole CountyD+82.5
Calhoun CountyD+82.2
Fayette CountyD+80.9
Early CountyD+80.8
Johnson CountyD+80.0
Cook CountyD+79.1
Oglethorpe CountyD+78.7
Pulaski CountyD+78.5
Treutlen CountyD+78.3
Elbert CountyD+78.1
Telfair CountyD+75.9
Wilcox CountyD+75.8
Mitchell CountyD+75.5
Crawford CountyD+75.5
Worth CountyD+75.3
Jackson CountyD+75.2
Walton CountyD+74.9
Lee CountyD+74.1
Jeff Davis CountyD+74.0
Wheeler CountyD+73.9
Terrell CountyD+73.0
Bacon CountyD+72.2
Newton CountyD+71.7
Morgan CountyD+71.7
Twiggs CountyD+71.3
Pierce CountyD+71.1
Lanier CountyD+70.8
Butts CountyD+70.7
Webster CountyD+70.5
Heard CountyD+70.2
Wilkes CountyD+69.9
Coffee CountyD+69.6
Macon CountyD+69.1
Grady CountyD+68.9
Meriwether CountyD+68.2
Brantley CountyD+68.2
Banks CountyD+68.2
Talbot CountyD+67.8
Barrow CountyD+67.4
Pike CountyD+67.1
Irwin CountyD+66.6
Taylor CountyD+66.2
Upson CountyD+65.6
Dodge CountyD+65.0
Lincoln CountyD+63.6
Warren CountyD+63.2
Laurens CountyD+62.1
Tattnall CountyD+62.1
Long CountyD+61.9
Toombs CountyD+61.9
Houston CountyD+61.8
Washington CountyD+61.6
Putnam CountyD+60.6
Turner CountyD+59.6
Gwinnett CountyD+59.5
Echols CountyD+59.5
Marion CountyD+59.3
Montgomery CountyD+59.0
Ben Hill CountyD+59.0
Jenkins CountyD+58.6
Stephens CountyD+58.3
Bulloch CountyD+58.2
Clay CountyD+58.2
Schley CountyD+58.1
Bryan CountyD+57.9
Taliaferro CountyD+57.8
Greene CountyD+57.6
Oconee CountyD+57.3
Charlton CountyD+57.2
Rockdale CountyD+57.2
Brooks CountyD+56.8
Miller CountyD+56.0
Coweta CountyD+55.9
Emanuel CountyD+55.6
Decatur CountyD+55.4
Clayton CountyD+55.2
Appling CountyD+54.5
Rabun CountyD+54.2
Peach CountyD+53.9
Jasper CountyD+53.9
Spalding CountyD+53.8
Wilkinson CountyD+53.5
Colquitt CountyD+53.5
Tift CountyD+53.0
Evans CountyD+52.8
Candler CountyD+52.8
Jones CountyD+52.0
Henry CountyD+51.3
Monroe CountyD+50.7
Clinch CountyD+50.5
Crisp CountyD+50.3
Stewart CountyD+49.3
Sumter CountyD+49.3
Randolph CountyD+48.6
Glascock CountyD+48.1
Carroll CountyD+47.9
Troup CountyD+47.1
Lamar CountyD+46.8
Habersham CountyD+45.4
Jefferson CountyD+45.0
Ware CountyD+44.2
Screven CountyD+43.8
Chattahoochee CountyD+42.7
Hancock CountyD+41.7
Bartow CountyD+40.6
Harris CountyD+40.4
White CountyD+40.2
Chattooga CountyD+38.9
Wayne CountyD+37.4
Hall CountyD+37.0
Polk CountyD+36.4
Douglas CountyD+35.7
Baldwin CountyD+35.6
Bibb CountyD+34.8
Clarke CountyD+33.8
Gordon CountyD+31.6
DeKalb CountyD+31.1
Columbia CountyD+30.3
Lowndes CountyD+29.7
Burke CountyD+28.6
Forsyth CountyD+27.7
Cobb CountyD+26.5
Paulding CountyD+26.0
Catoosa CountyD+23.6
McDuffie CountyD+23.1
Murray CountyD+22.8
Thomas CountyD+22.2
Lumpkin CountyD+17.6
Fulton CountyD+15.6
Dougherty CountyD+11.9
Dade CountyD+8.8
Dawson CountyD+8.1
Camden CountyD+7.5
Cherokee CountyD+7.1
Haralson CountyD+5.4
Floyd CountyD+5.4
Walker CountyD+1.9
Union CountyD+0.9
Whitfield CountyD+0.7
Muscogee CountyR+0.1
Glynn CountyR+0.4
Effingham CountyR+2.1
Liberty CountyR+4.0
Towns CountyR+10.7
McIntosh CountyR+17.4
Gilmer CountyR+18.6
Richmond CountyR+20.1
Chatham CountyR+25.1
Fannin CountyR+28.8
Pickens CountyR+30.9

Related

All Georgia Elections1956 National ResultsGeorgia Profile
Source: Official state election returns
akashicedge.com/states/ga/president/1956