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Election 1956 Results

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1956 presidential election in Kentucky

Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) beat Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1956, 54.3% to 45.2%, a margin of 9.1 points and 95,739 votes.

Kentucky voted 6.3 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+15.4.

Kentucky changed party: in 1952 it went Democratic, for Adlai Stevenson II.

Republicans led in 70 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 50. The largest, Jefferson, cast 203,917 votes and went to the Republican by 17.5 points. The closest was Powell, where 4 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
Dwight D. Eisenhower won	Republican	572,192	54.3%
Adlai Stevenson II	Democratic	476,453	45.2%
All other candidates		5,160	0.5%
Total		1,053,805

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	83,483 40.9%	119,262 58.5%	1,172	203,917	R+17.5
Kenton	14,923 41.4%	20,895 57.9%	252	36,070	R+16.6
Fayette	13,547 38.0%	21,904 61.4%	232	35,683	R+23.4
Campbell	10,359 35.5%	18,617 63.8%	195	29,171	R+28.3
Pike	11,466 49.5%	11,678 50.4%	41	23,185	R+0.9
McCracken	14,103 66.3%	7,076 33.3%	79	21,258	D+33.1
Boyd	8,546 42.6%	11,502 57.3%	34	20,082	R+14.7
Daviess	6,674 36.3%	11,491 62.5%	208	18,373	R+26.2
Harlan	6,915 43.9%	8,820 56.0%	26	15,761	R+12.1
Warren	7,143 46.7%	8,123 53.1%	44	15,310	R+6.4
Pulaski	3,899 26.8%	10,636 73.0%	37	14,572	R+46.2
Floyd	7,907 56.1%	6,166 43.8%	15	14,088	D+12.4
Graves	10,090 73.0%	3,711 26.9%	14	13,815	D+46.2
Hopkins	6,535 54.8%	5,300 44.5%	82	11,917	D+10.4
Madison	5,670 48.4%	5,955 50.9%	85	11,710	R+2.4
Christian	6,487 56.4%	4,963 43.2%	45	11,495	D+13.3
Bell	4,477 39.6%	6,824 60.3%	18	11,319	R+20.7
Perry	4,545 40.7%	6,591 59.1%	25	11,161	R+18.3
Henderson	5,501 50.8%	5,085 46.9%	252	10,838	D+3.8
Franklin	6,412 60.8%	4,047 38.3%	94	10,553	D+22.4
Greenup	5,045 47.9%	5,464 51.9%	29	10,538	R+4.0
Whitley	2,656 25.4%	7,759 74.3%	23	10,438	R+48.9
Muhlenberg	4,752 47.0%	5,323 52.6%	38	10,113	R+5.6
Letcher	4,133 41.7%	5,741 58.0%	30	9,904	R+16.2
Hardin	4,325 45.9%	5,050 53.6%	55	9,430	R+7.7
Barren	5,206 55.3%	4,206 44.7%	2	9,414	D+10.6
Laurel	2,316 26.0%	6,586 73.9%	14	8,916	R+47.9
Knox	2,539 28.6%	6,341 71.4%	2	8,882	R+42.8
Calloway	6,152 72.7%	2,292 27.1%	16	8,460	D+45.6
Carter	3,112 37.7%	5,127 62.1%	19	8,258	R+24.4
Logan	5,299 64.8%	2,855 34.9%	20	8,174	D+29.9
Johnson	2,356 28.9%	5,802 71.1%	7	8,165	R+42.2
Ohio	2,726 35.6%	4,901 64.1%	22	7,649	R+28.4
Mason	3,572 47.7%	3,880 51.8%	38	7,490	R+4.1
Nelson	3,240 44.0%	4,107 55.8%	18	7,365	R+11.8
Boyle	3,436 49.9%	3,427 49.8%	17	6,880	D+0.1
Shelby	4,017 59.1%	2,768 40.7%	14	6,799	D+18.4
Breckinridge	2,867 43.0%	3,784 56.7%	20	6,671	R+13.7
Clark	3,609 54.2%	3,030 45.5%	24	6,663	D+8.7
Adair	2,491 37.5%	4,157 62.5%	3	6,651	R+25.0
Grayson	2,021 30.7%	4,565 69.3%	6	6,592	R+38.6
Lincoln	2,953 45.4%	3,535 54.3%	22	6,510	R+8.9
Hart	3,207 49.3%	3,276 50.4%	23	6,506	R+1.1
Marshall	4,358 68.3%	2,015 31.6%	9	6,382	D+36.7
Taylor	2,433 38.4%	3,892 61.4%	17	6,342	R+23.0
Boone	2,933 48.2%	3,139 51.5%	18	6,090	R+3.4
Mercer	2,767 46.5%	3,168 53.2%	17	5,952	R+6.7
Clay	1,027 17.3%	4,897 82.5%	10	5,934	R+65.2
Wayne	2,263 38.3%	3,609 61.1%	30	5,902	R+22.8
Marion	2,927 49.7%	2,945 50.0%	20	5,892	R+0.3
Bourbon	3,263 56.4%	2,475 42.7%	52	5,790	D+13.6
Casey	1,570 27.3%	4,167 72.5%	12	5,749	R+45.2
Knott	3,987 69.8%	1,715 30.0%	10	5,712	D+39.8
Breathitt	3,246 57.2%	2,423 42.7%	4	5,673	D+14.5
Harrison	3,515 62.1%	2,128 37.6%	14	5,657	D+24.5
Lawrence	2,495 45.9%	2,932 53.9%	11	5,438	R+8.0
Fleming	2,519 47.7%	2,744 52.0%	17	5,280	R+4.3
Webster	3,050 58.1%	1,948 37.1%	255	5,253	D+21.0
Allen	1,975 38.0%	3,200 61.6%	18	5,193	R+23.6
Union	2,863 55.1%	1,956 37.7%	374	5,193	D+17.5
Caldwell	2,417 47.2%	2,681 52.3%	26	5,124	R+5.2
Rockcastle	1,313 25.7%	3,787 74.1%	12	5,112	R+48.4
Morgan	3,164 62.7%	1,878 37.2%	6	5,048	D+25.5
Monroe	1,255 25.0%	3,759 75.0%		5,014	R+49.9
Lewis	1,585 32.2%	3,333 67.6%	9	4,927	R+35.5
Montgomery	2,656 54.3%	2,220 45.4%	19	4,895	D+8.9
Estill	1,912 39.3%	2,946 60.5%	10	4,868	R+21.2
Rowan	2,380 49.0%	2,470 50.9%	7	4,857	R+1.9
Scott	2,860 59.0%	1,940 40.0%	48	4,848	D+19.0
Henry	3,157 65.3%	1,670 34.5%	11	4,838	D+30.7
Green	1,726 36.8%	2,951 62.9%	12	4,689	R+26.1
Washington	2,084 44.9%	2,536 54.7%	17	4,637	R+9.7
McCreary	814 17.6%	3,812 82.3%	4	4,630	R+64.8
Todd	3,087 67.3%	1,480 32.3%	18	4,585	D+35.0
Jessamine	2,072 45.5%	2,340 51.4%	141	4,553	R+5.9
Butler	1,202 26.6%	3,303 73.2%	8	4,513	R+46.6
Magoffin	2,162 47.9%	2,343 52.0%	4	4,509	R+4.0
Jackson	501 11.2%	3,950 88.3%	20	4,471	R+77.1
Metcalfe	2,014 45.4%	2,412 54.3%	12	4,438	R+9.0
Russell	1,284 29.5%	3,065 70.3%	9	4,358	R+40.9
Simpson	2,879 66.2%	1,454 33.4%	17	4,350	D+32.8
Leslie	531 12.3%	3,770 87.4%	14	4,315	R+75.1
Bullitt	2,279 53.1%	2,007 46.8%	4	4,290	D+6.3
Larue	1,859 43.6%	2,387 56.0%	13	4,259	R+12.4
Woodford	2,027 47.6%	2,170 51.0%	60	4,257	R+3.4
Pendleton	1,889 45.3%	2,273 54.5%	12	4,174	R+9.2
Clinton	747 18.0%	3,396 81.9%	4	4,147	R+63.9
Garrard	1,798 43.5%	2,311 55.9%	24	4,133	R+12.4
Fulton	2,953 71.5%	1,147 27.8%	28	4,128	D+43.8
Bath	2,221 53.8%	1,889 45.8%	15	4,125	D+8.0
Crittenden	1,494 36.7%	2,548 62.6%	26	4,068	R+25.9
Grant	2,300 57.6%	1,680 42.0%	16	3,996	D+15.5
Anderson	2,089 52.6%	1,878 47.3%	6	3,973	D+5.3
Ballard	3,088 78.5%	838 21.3%	10	3,936	D+57.2
Oldham	1,769 45.3%	2,128 54.4%	12	3,909	R+9.2
Edmonson	1,092 28.0%	2,800 71.9%	5	3,897	R+43.8
McLean	1,965 50.8%	1,886 48.7%	19	3,870	D+2.0
Trigg	2,517 65.3%	1,329 34.5%	9	3,855	D+30.8
Owen	2,928 77.2%	857 22.6%	6	3,791	D+54.6
Meade	2,016 54.6%	1,670 45.2%	6	3,692	D+9.4
Martin	694 19.1%	2,927 80.6%	12	3,633	R+61.5
Cumberland	1,000 27.8%	2,584 71.8%	17	3,601	R+44.0
Carroll	2,169 65.4%	1,130 34.1%	17	3,316	D+31.3
Bracken	1,515 46.2%	1,754 53.5%	7	3,276	R+7.3
Elliott	2,143 67.5%	1,033 32.5%		3,176	D+34.9
Hickman	2,367 74.8%	785 24.8%	11	3,163	D+50.0
Livingston	1,795 58.9%	1,247 40.9%	4	3,046	D+18.0
Wolfe	1,683 61.4%	1,059 38.6%		2,742	D+22.8
Lee	938 34.5%	1,774 65.3%	4	2,716	R+30.8
Nicholas	1,667 61.9%	999 37.1%	29	2,695	D+24.8
Powell	1,343 50.0%	1,339 49.9%	3	2,685	D+0.1
Carlisle	2,063 77.1%	608 22.7%	5	2,676	D+54.4
Lyon	1,527 60.2%	989 39.0%	19	2,535	D+21.2
Owsley	331 14.1%	2,013 85.8%	3	2,347	R+71.7
Hancock	1,022 43.6%	1,317 56.1%	7	2,346	R+12.6
Trimble	1,792 77.6%	506 21.9%	12	2,310	D+55.7
Spencer	1,214 57.3%	896 42.3%	7	2,117	D+15.0
Menifee	1,185 59.7%	799 40.3%	1	1,985	D+19.4
Gallatin	1,223 69.1%	547 30.9%	1	1,771	D+38.2
Robertson	793 56.2%	617 43.7%	2	1,412	D+12.5

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.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.5
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+25.9
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.8
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+22.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+16.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+19.9
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+15.1
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+1.0
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+3.2
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+11.6
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.6
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+1.4
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+7.2
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+28.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+6.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.2
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+9.1
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+15.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+9.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+15.1
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.9
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+18.8
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+3.0
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+0.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+5.4
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+23.0
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+2.7
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+0.1
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+11.7
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+8.3
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+12.4
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+15.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+24.0
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+49.4

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