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Election 1956 Results

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1956 presidential election in North Carolina

Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) beat Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) in North Carolina in 1956, 50.7% to 49.3%, a margin of 1.3 points and 15,461 votes.

North Carolina voted 16.8 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 57 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 43. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 71,696 votes and went to the Republican by 24.0 points. The closest was Brunswick, where 2 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Adlai Stevenson II won Democratic 590,530 50.7%
Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican 575,069 49.3%
Total1,165,599

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mecklenburg 27,227 38.0% 44,469 62.0% 71,696 R+24.0
Guilford 21,948 40.1% 32,751 59.9% 54,699 R+19.7
Forsyth 15,819 35.0% 29,368 65.0% 45,187 R+30.0
Buncombe 19,044 45.7% 22,655 54.3% 41,699 R+8.7
Wake 22,427 59.6% 15,194 40.4% 37,621 D+19.2
Gaston 15,671 46.3% 18,159 53.7% 33,830 R+7.4
Catawba 11,424 37.2% 19,246 62.8% 30,670 R+25.5
Rowan 9,761 35.7% 17,562 64.3% 27,323 R+28.6
Durham 13,835 51.1% 13,226 48.9% 27,061 D+2.3
Davidson 9,987 38.2% 16,178 61.8% 26,165 R+23.7
Alamance 11,029 47.6% 12,123 52.4% 23,152 R+4.7
Cabarrus 7,173 33.2% 14,462 66.8% 21,635 R+33.7
Randolph 8,404 38.9% 13,174 61.1% 21,578 R+22.1
Burke 7,999 40.4% 11,823 59.6% 19,822 R+19.3
New Hanover 10,247 52.0% 9,470 48.0% 19,717 D+3.9
Iredell 7,286 39.6% 11,125 60.4% 18,411 R+20.9
Rockingham 8,896 49.7% 8,991 50.3% 17,887 R+0.5
Caldwell 6,861 38.8% 10,833 61.2% 17,694 R+22.4
Wilkes 5,870 33.7% 11,544 66.3% 17,414 R+32.6
Stanly 6,693 38.6% 10,667 61.4% 17,360 R+22.9
Surry 7,020 43.8% 9,001 56.2% 16,021 R+12.4
Cumberland 8,862 57.0% 6,699 43.0% 15,561 D+13.9
Cleveland 8,408 54.3% 7,076 45.7% 15,484 D+8.6
Rutherford 7,208 46.8% 8,200 53.2% 15,408 R+6.4
Johnston 9,852 66.8% 4,893 33.2% 14,745 D+33.6
Haywood 7,598 52.2% 6,955 47.8% 14,553 D+4.4
Pitt 11,873 82.5% 2,515 17.5% 14,388 D+65.0
Sampson 7,197 51.8% 6,685 48.2% 13,882 D+3.7
Robeson 10,516 79.1% 2,785 20.9% 13,301 D+58.1
Henderson 4,003 30.2% 9,243 69.8% 13,246 R+39.6
Nash 9,969 78.9% 2,665 21.1% 12,634 D+57.8
Lincoln 5,838 46.8% 6,637 53.2% 12,475 R+6.4
Harnett 7,421 65.0% 3,998 35.0% 11,419 D+30.0
Wilson 8,328 74.6% 2,830 25.4% 11,158 D+49.3
Wayne 6,756 61.6% 4,220 38.4% 10,976 D+23.1
Halifax 7,860 77.0% 2,346 23.0% 10,206 D+54.0
Columbus 7,805 77.2% 2,300 22.8% 10,105 D+54.5
Moore 4,729 47.4% 5,238 52.6% 9,967 R+5.1
McDowell 4,392 44.5% 5,468 55.5% 9,860 R+10.9
Union 6,383 65.5% 3,362 34.5% 9,745 D+31.0
Edgecombe 7,830 81.0% 1,840 19.0% 9,670 D+61.9
Richmond 6,592 69.4% 2,907 30.6% 9,499 D+38.8
Lenoir 6,847 72.8% 2,564 27.2% 9,411 D+45.5
Craven 6,317 68.1% 2,956 31.9% 9,273 D+36.2
Orange 4,743 51.9% 4,396 48.1% 9,139 D+3.8
Duplin 6,931 76.7% 2,110 23.3% 9,041 D+53.3
Ashe 3,982 46.5% 4,588 53.5% 8,570 R+7.1
Stokes 3,948 47.6% 4,341 52.4% 8,289 R+4.7
Beaufort 5,730 71.6% 2,277 28.4% 8,007 D+43.1
Madison 3,693 46.4% 4,263 53.6% 7,956 R+7.2
Chatham 4,151 52.7% 3,729 47.3% 7,880 D+5.4
Watauga 3,223 41.0% 4,636 59.0% 7,859 R+18.0
Yadkin 2,361 30.2% 5,469 69.8% 7,830 R+39.7
Carteret 3,875 50.5% 3,804 49.5% 7,679 D+0.9
Transylvania 3,435 46.8% 3,901 53.2% 7,336 R+6.4
Jackson 3,787 51.9% 3,503 48.1% 7,290 D+3.9
Vance 4,922 71.6% 1,955 28.4% 6,877 D+43.1
Davie 2,110 31.5% 4,599 68.5% 6,709 R+37.1
Cherokee 2,843 42.6% 3,830 57.4% 6,673 R+14.8
Brunswick 3,297 50.0% 3,299 50.0% 6,596 level
Alexander 2,710 41.8% 3,767 58.2% 6,477 R+16.3
Montgomery 3,088 47.9% 3,359 52.1% 6,447 R+4.2
Macon 3,025 47.0% 3,408 53.0% 6,433 R+6.0
Onslow 4,692 74.3% 1,626 25.7% 6,318 D+48.5
Martin 5,730 92.7% 449 7.3% 6,179 D+85.5
Lee 4,163 68.1% 1,948 31.9% 6,111 D+36.2
Franklin 5,298 86.9% 799 13.1% 6,097 D+73.8
Yancey 2,964 51.4% 2,808 48.6% 5,772 D+2.7
Bladen 4,078 72.6% 1,542 27.4% 5,620 D+45.1
Granville 4,013 73.3% 1,463 26.7% 5,476 D+46.6
Polk 2,527 47.2% 2,823 52.8% 5,350 R+5.5
Mitchell 1,069 20.0% 4,269 80.0% 5,338 R+59.9
Anson 3,598 68.7% 1,640 31.3% 5,238 D+37.4
Person 3,433 66.4% 1,740 33.6% 5,173 D+32.7
Northampton 4,242 85.0% 747 15.0% 4,989 D+70.1
Avery 969 19.5% 4,009 80.5% 4,978 R+61.1
Pasquotank 2,963 61.9% 1,827 38.1% 4,790 D+23.7
Scotland 3,042 72.2% 1,171 27.8% 4,213 D+44.4
Bertie 3,373 87.8% 469 12.2% 3,842 D+75.6
Swain 1,794 47.0% 2,026 53.0% 3,820 R+6.1
Caswell 2,468 67.2% 1,204 32.8% 3,672 D+34.4
Greene 3,285 93.7% 222 6.3% 3,507 D+87.3
Warren 2,733 79.2% 718 20.8% 3,451 D+58.4
Hertford 2,708 78.8% 729 21.2% 3,437 D+57.6
Alleghany 1,670 49.6% 1,699 50.4% 3,369 R+0.9
Graham 1,486 45.8% 1,762 54.2% 3,248 R+8.5
Pender 2,196 68.5% 1,009 31.5% 3,205 D+37.0
Washington 1,947 65.3% 1,033 34.7% 2,980 D+30.7
Clay 1,287 47.2% 1,442 52.8% 2,729 R+5.7
Hoke 1,944 79.1% 513 20.9% 2,457 D+58.2
Jones 1,952 82.5% 415 17.5% 2,367 D+64.9
Pamlico 1,376 59.1% 954 40.9% 2,330 D+18.1
Chowan 1,485 72.8% 556 27.2% 2,041 D+45.5
Currituck 1,425 74.5% 488 25.5% 1,913 D+49.0
Dare 839 44.9% 1,028 55.1% 1,867 R+10.1
Perquimans 1,022 59.0% 709 41.0% 1,731 D+18.1
Gates 1,244 78.5% 341 21.5% 1,585 D+57.0
Hyde 1,028 67.7% 491 32.3% 1,519 D+35.4
Camden 813 70.3% 343 29.7% 1,156 D+40.7
Tyrrell 615 59.4% 420 40.6% 1,035 D+18.8

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.

North Carolina in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+3.2
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+1.3
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+3.7
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+2.0
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+0.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+12.4
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+12.8
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.7
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+0.8
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+16.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.0
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+2.1
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+11.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+40.6
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+10.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+12.3
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+4.2
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+1.3
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+7.8
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+25.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+33.4
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+48.1
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+46.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.6
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+9.9
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+19.2
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+13.5
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+16.4
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+47.3
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.7
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+20.0
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.8
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+11.6
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+4.6
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+6.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+3.6
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+7.2
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+14.5
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+6.8