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Election 1956 Results

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1956 presidential election in Georgia

Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) beat Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) in Georgia in 1956, 66.5% to 32.7%, a margin of 33.8 points and 224,442 votes.

Georgia voted 49.3 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+15.4.

The Democratic hold continued from 1952, when Adlai Stevenson II also won.

Democrats led in 148 of the 159 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, Fulton, cast 93,219 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.9 points. The closest was Muscogee, where 16 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adlai Stevenson II won	Democratic	441,094	66.5%
Dwight D. Eisenhower	Republican	216,652	32.7%
All other candidates		5,734	0.9%
Total		663,480

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Fulton	52,062 55.8%	40,966 43.9%	191	93,219	D+11.9
Dekalb	30,336 65.5%	15,979 34.5%	26	46,341	D+31.0
Chatham	9,587 36.7%	16,512 63.3%		26,099	R+26.5
Bibb	15,382 67.6%	7,368 32.4%		22,750	D+35.2
Cobb	11,696 63.2%	6,798 36.7%	16	18,510	D+26.5
Richmond	6,819 39.3%	10,251 59.0%	295	17,365	R+19.8
Muscogee	8,160 49.4%	8,176 49.5%	187	16,523	R+0.1
Floyd	6,633 52.7%	5,955 47.3%		12,588	D+5.4
Hall	5,989 68.5%	2,752 31.5%		8,741	D+37.0
Whitfield	4,264 50.3%	4,205 49.7%		8,469	D+0.7
Troup	6,162 73.5%	2,214 26.4%	10	8,386	D+47.1
Ware	5,888 72.1%	2,276 27.9%		8,164	D+44.2
Dougherty	4,126 54.9%	3,248 43.2%	139	7,513	D+11.7
Walker	3,693 50.1%	3,552 48.2%	123	7,368	D+1.9
Gwinnett	5,687 79.8%	1,443 20.2%		7,130	D+59.5
Clayton	5,522 77.6%	1,593 22.4%		7,115	D+55.2
Polk	4,502 68.2%	2,098 31.8%	1	6,601	D+36.4
Carroll	4,855 73.9%	1,712 26.1%		6,567	D+47.9
Clarke	4,257 66.8%	2,107 33.1%	7	6,371	D+33.7
Spalding	4,853 76.7%	1,458 23.0%	18	6,329	D+53.6
Laurens	5,085 81.0%	1,189 19.0%		6,274	D+62.1
Glynn	3,071 49.8%	3,098 50.2%		6,169	R+0.4
Lowndes	3,936 64.7%	2,135 35.1%	16	6,087	D+29.6
Colquitt	4,412 76.5%	1,336 23.2%	17	5,765	D+53.4
Thomas	3,522 61.1%	2,240 38.9%		5,762	D+22.2
Houston	4,483 80.8%	1,060 19.1%	8	5,551	D+61.7
Chattooga	3,823 69.4%	1,682 30.5%	1	5,506	D+38.9
Fannin	1,945 35.6%	3,521 64.4%		5,466	R+28.8
Bartow	3,640 70.3%	1,536 29.7%		5,176	D+40.6
Decatur	3,699 77.7%	1,062 22.3%		4,761	D+55.4
Haralson	2,472 52.7%	2,218 47.3%		4,690	D+5.4
Bulloch	3,414 79.1%	901 20.9%		4,315	D+58.2
Dodge	3,479 82.5%	738 17.5%	2	4,219	D+65.0
Upson	3,422 82.8%	712 17.2%		4,134	D+65.6
Elbert	3,635 89.0%	447 10.9%	3	4,085	D+78.0
Tift	3,123 76.5%	960 23.5%		4,083	D+53.0
Cherokee	2,110 53.6%	1,829 46.4%		3,939	D+7.1
Coweta	3,003 77.9%	850 22.0%	2	3,855	D+55.8
Coffee	3,199 84.8%	574 15.2%	1	3,774	D+69.6
Newton	3,232 85.9%	532 14.1%		3,764	D+71.7
Walton	3,271 87.4%	470 12.6%	3	3,744	D+74.8
Meriwether	3,137 84.0%	592 15.8%	7	3,736	D+68.1
Catoosa	2,163 60.4%	1,336 37.3%	84	3,583	D+23.1
Pickens	1,236 34.6%	2,341 65.4%		3,577	R+30.9
Jackson	3,100 87.4%	438 12.3%	9	3,547	D+75.0
Henry	2,636 75.7%	848 24.3%		3,484	D+51.3
Crisp	2,526 75.0%	835 24.8%	5	3,366	D+50.2
Baldwin	2,275 67.7%	1,080 32.1%	6	3,361	D+35.6
Stephens	2,595 79.1%	684 20.9%		3,279	D+58.3
Sumter	2,149 66.5%	730 22.6%	355	3,234	D+43.9
Franklin	2,968 92.0%	253 7.8%	4	3,225	D+84.2
Grady	2,697 84.5%	496 15.5%		3,193	D+68.9
Washington	2,530 80.7%	602 19.2%	3	3,135	D+61.5
Gilmer	1,275 40.7%	1,857 59.3%	2	3,134	R+18.6
Habersham	2,276 72.7%	855 27.3%		3,131	D+45.4
Mitchell	2,735 87.4%	382 12.2%	14	3,131	D+75.2
Forsyth	1,998 63.9%	1,131 36.1%		3,129	D+27.7
Douglas	2,111 67.8%	1,001 32.2%		3,112	D+35.7
Emanuel	2,373 77.8%	679 22.2%		3,052	D+55.5
Wayne	2,084 68.7%	950 31.3%		3,034	D+37.4
Gordon	1,972 65.7%	1,025 34.1%	6	3,003	D+31.5
Murray	1,819 61.4%	1,144 38.6%		2,963	D+22.8
Toombs	2,397 80.9%	565 19.1%	1	2,963	D+61.8
Bacon	2,445 86.1%	394 13.9%		2,839	D+72.2
Union	1,386 50.5%	1,360 49.5%		2,746	D+0.9
Barrow	2,266 83.7%	442 16.3%		2,708	D+67.4
Ben Hill	2,150 79.4%	554 20.5%	4	2,708	D+58.9
Berrien	2,403 93.5%	167 6.5%	1	2,571	D+87.0
Greene	2,012 78.7%	541 21.2%	2	2,555	D+57.6
Paulding	1,599 63.0%	940 37.0%		2,539	D+26.0
Brooks	1,936 77.8%	534 21.5%	17	2,487	D+56.4
Madison	2,222 93.2%	161 6.8%		2,383	D+86.5
Worth	2,078 87.5%	293 12.3%	4	2,375	D+75.2
Appling	1,719 72.6%	506 21.4%	144	2,369	D+51.2
Telfair	2,075 88.0%	284 12.0%		2,359	D+75.9
Macon	1,984 84.3%	363 15.4%	7	2,354	D+68.9
Cook	2,100 89.5%	245 10.4%	1	2,346	D+79.1
Tattnall	1,881 81.0%	440 19.0%		2,321	D+62.1
Rockdale	1,779 78.6%	484 21.4%		2,263	D+57.2
Butts	1,885 85.4%	323 14.6%		2,208	D+70.7
Camden	1,178 53.7%	1,014 46.2%	2	2,194	D+7.5
Pierce	1,766 82.1%	386 17.9%		2,152	D+64.1
Hart	2,016 94.5%	117 5.5%		2,133	D+89.0
Randolph	1,582 74.3%	547 25.7%		2,129	D+48.6
Clinch	1,579 75.3%	518 24.7%		2,097	D+50.6
Lamar	1,531 73.4%	555 26.6%		2,086	D+46.8
Monroe	1,545 75.3%	506 24.7%		2,051	D+50.7
Burke	1,300 63.4%	721 35.2%	28	2,049	D+28.3
Wilkes	1,714 84.1%	305 15.0%	20	2,039	D+69.1
Dooly	1,851 91.4%	174 8.6%		2,025	D+82.8
Early	1,818 90.3%	193 9.6%	3	2,014	D+80.7
Peach	1,541 76.9%	461 23.0%	3	2,005	D+53.9
Miller	1,563 78.0%	441 22.0%		2,004	D+56.0
Towns	885 44.7%	1,096 55.3%		1,981	R+10.7
Wilcox	1,686 87.9%	232 12.1%		1,918	D+75.8
Jeff Davis	1,656 86.8%	247 13.0%	4	1,907	D+73.9
Harris	1,328 69.9%	563 29.6%	10	1,901	D+40.2
Jefferson	1,356 72.0%	515 27.3%	12	1,883	D+44.7
Johnson	1,607 86.0%	179 9.6%	83	1,869	D+76.4
Irwin	1,554 83.3%	312 16.7%		1,866	D+66.6
Screven	1,332 71.4%	521 27.9%	12	1,865	D+43.5
Liberty	892 48.0%	967 52.0%		1,859	R+4.0
Atkinson	1,719 93.4%	122 6.6%		1,841	D+86.7
Rabun	1,391 76.9%	413 22.8%	4	1,808	D+54.1
Turner	1,398 79.8%	354 20.2%		1,752	D+59.6
Morgan	1,492 85.8%	246 14.2%		1,738	D+71.7
Wilkinson	1,299 76.7%	393 23.2%	2	1,694	D+53.5
McDuffie	1,039 61.5%	649 38.4%	2	1,690	D+23.1
Bleckley	1,537 91.9%	136 8.1%		1,673	D+83.7
Taylor	1,359 82.8%	276 16.8%	7	1,642	D+66.0
Jones	1,208 75.7%	382 23.9%	6	1,596	D+51.8
Pulaski	1,422 89.3%	171 10.7%		1,593	D+78.5
Dade	863 54.4%	723 45.6%		1,586	D+8.8
Bryan	1,242 78.8%	331 21.0%	3	1,576	D+57.8
Oglethorpe	1,404 89.3%	167 10.6%	1	1,572	D+78.7
White	1,100 70.1%	469 29.9%		1,569	D+40.2
Evans	1,154 76.3%	356 23.5%	3	1,513	D+52.7
McIntosh	624 41.3%	886 58.7%		1,510	R+17.4
Terrell	1,301 86.3%	203 13.5%	4	1,508	D+72.8
Oconee	1,159 78.4%	314 21.2%	5	1,478	D+57.2
Long	1,195 81.0%	281 19.0%		1,476	D+61.9
Seminole	1,343 91.1%	129 8.8%	2	1,474	D+82.4
Fayette	1,308 90.5%	138 9.5%		1,446	D+80.9
Brantley	1,208 84.1%	228 15.9%		1,436	D+68.2
Effingham	611 44.6%	637 46.5%	121	1,369	R+1.9
Putnam	1,093 80.3%	268 19.7%		1,361	D+60.6
Dawson	721 54.0%	613 46.0%		1,334	D+8.1
Columbia	866 65.2%	463 34.8%		1,329	D+30.3
Montgomery	1,052 79.4%	271 20.5%	2	1,325	D+58.9
Candler	996 75.6%	308 23.4%	14	1,318	D+52.2
Heard	1,106 85.1%	194 14.9%		1,300	D+70.2
Pike	1,067 83.6%	210 16.4%		1,277	D+67.1
Jenkins	1,000 78.6%	261 20.5%	11	1,272	D+58.1
Jasper	962 77.0%	288 23.0%		1,250	D+53.9
Hancock	860 70.8%	354 29.2%		1,214	D+41.7
Calhoun	1,094 90.7%	107 8.9%	5	1,206	D+81.8
Banks	990 84.0%	187 15.9%	2	1,179	D+68.1
Lumpkin	693 58.8%	486 41.2%		1,179	D+17.6
Twiggs	1,002 86.1%	158 13.6%	4	1,164	D+72.5
Wheeler	993 86.9%	150 13.1%		1,143	D+73.8
Treutlen	960 89.1%	117 10.9%		1,077	D+78.3
Lanier	890 85.2%	152 14.6%	2	1,044	D+70.7
Charlton	750 78.6%	204 21.4%		954	D+57.2
Stewart	692 73.7%	235 25.0%	12	939	D+48.7
Crawford	779 87.2%	109 12.2%	5	893	D+75.0
Warren	675 79.1%	152 17.8%	26	853	D+61.3
Lincoln	696 81.8%	155 18.2%		851	D+63.6
Talbot	710 83.7%	136 16.0%	2	848	D+67.7
Baker	783 96.1%	32 3.9%		815	D+92.1
Marion	618 79.6%	158 20.4%		776	D+59.3
Taliaferro	599 78.9%	160 21.1%		759	D+57.8
Echols	530 79.6%	134 20.1%	2	666	D+59.5
Lee	532 85.8%	79 12.7%	9	620	D+73.1
Schley	441 78.1%	117 20.7%	7	565	D+57.3
Clay	390 78.2%	103 20.6%	6	499	D+57.5
Glascock	314 73.9%	110 25.9%	1	425	D+48.0
Quitman	355 92.0%	31 8.0%		386	D+83.9
Webster	295 85.3%	51 14.7%		346	D+70.5
Chattahoochee	107 71.3%	43 28.7%		150	D+42.7

Counties as they stood in 1956; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Georgia in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+2.2
2020	Joe Biden (D)	D+0.2
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+5.1
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+7.8
2008	John McCain (R)	R+5.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+16.6
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+11.7
1996	Bob Dole (R)	R+1.2
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+0.6
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+20.3
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.4
1980	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+14.8
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+33.9
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+50.4
1968	George Wallace (other)
1964	Barry Goldwater (R)	R+8.3
1960	John F. Kennedy (D)	D+25.1
1956	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+33.8
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+39.3
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+42.5
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+63.5
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+70.0
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+74.5
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+83.8
1928	Al Smith (D)	D+13.2
1924	John W. Davis (D)	D+55.8
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+44.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+72.5
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+72.4
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+23.4
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+45.4
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+38.6
1896	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+21.0
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+36.3
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+42.0
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+32.2
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+30.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+44.1
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+28.5

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