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Election 1956 Results

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1956 presidential election in Tennessee

Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) beat Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) in Tennessee in 1956, 49.2% to 48.6%, a margin of 0.6 points and 5,781 votes.

Tennessee voted 14.8 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+15.4.

The Republican hold continued from 1952, when Dwight D. Eisenhower also won.

Democrats led in 51 of the 95 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 43 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Shelby, cast 135,025 votes and went to the Republican by 2.7 points. The closest was Chester, where 35 votes separated the top two.

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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
Dwight D. Eisenhower won Republican 462,288 49.2%
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic 456,507 48.6%
All other candidates 20,609 2.2%
Total939,404

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Shelby 62,051 46.0% 65,690 48.7% 7,284 135,025 R+2.7
Davidson 56,822 59.9% 37,077 39.1% 975 94,874 D+20.8
Knox 29,768 38.7% 46,167 60.1% 896 76,831 R+21.3
Hamilton 28,287 43.6% 34,429 53.1% 2,114 64,830 R+9.5
Sullivan 14,106 42.1% 18,903 56.4% 497 33,506 R+14.3
Anderson 9,368 44.4% 11,071 52.4% 682 21,121 R+8.1
Washington 5,314 28.1% 13,471 71.2% 127 18,912 R+43.1
Blount 5,076 28.4% 12,667 70.9% 124 17,867 R+42.5
Madison 8,540 53.3% 6,642 41.4% 855 16,037 D+11.8
Carter 2,933 20.6% 11,218 78.8% 85 14,236 R+58.2
Gibson 7,884 67.3% 3,481 29.7% 348 11,713 D+37.6
Greene 3,949 34.6% 7,396 64.9% 57 11,402 R+30.2
Montgomery 8,034 73.5% 2,778 25.4% 122 10,934 D+48.1
Roane 4,531 41.9% 6,147 56.8% 140 10,818 R+14.9
Hawkins 3,180 31.3% 6,916 68.0% 68 10,164 R+36.8
McMinn 3,950 38.9% 6,075 59.8% 128 10,153 R+20.9
Maury 6,662 68.6% 2,853 29.4% 191 9,706 D+39.2
Bradley 3,225 33.6% 6,247 65.0% 139 9,611 R+31.4
Sumner 7,368 77.3% 2,123 22.3% 36 9,527 D+55.1
Rutherford 6,494 69.8% 2,713 29.2% 99 9,306 D+40.6
Lawrence 4,227 47.6% 4,588 51.7% 65 8,880 R+4.1
Monroe 3,511 40.9% 4,998 58.3% 67 8,576 R+17.3
Hamblen 2,592 31.3% 5,608 67.8% 75 8,275 R+36.4
Henry 5,625 69.7% 2,337 29.0% 106 8,068 D+40.8
Sevier 1,043 13.0% 6,950 86.5% 45 8,038 R+73.5
Putnam 4,481 56.0% 3,492 43.6% 31 8,004 D+12.4
Campbell 2,628 33.6% 5,065 64.8% 126 7,819 R+31.2
Obion 5,185 67.9% 2,349 30.8% 103 7,637 D+37.1
Carroll 3,232 42.6% 4,235 55.8% 123 7,590 R+13.2
Wilson 5,221 69.2% 2,266 30.0% 57 7,544 D+39.2
Loudon 2,844 37.8% 4,583 60.9% 97 7,524 R+23.1
Weakley 4,717 62.8% 2,720 36.2% 73 7,510 D+26.6
Dyer 4,524 61.1% 2,682 36.2% 201 7,407 D+24.9
Coffee 4,930 66.9% 2,389 32.4% 50 7,369 D+34.5
Bedford 4,517 66.2% 2,258 33.1% 50 6,825 D+33.1
Cocke 1,121 16.7% 5,526 82.3% 68 6,715 R+65.6
Franklin 4,791 72.6% 1,727 26.2% 77 6,595 D+46.5
Robertson 4,961 76.0% 1,517 23.2% 48 6,526 D+52.8
Jefferson 1,338 21.3% 4,870 77.6% 65 6,273 R+56.3
Williamson 4,174 67.2% 1,979 31.9% 58 6,211 D+35.3
Giles 4,750 76.8% 1,401 22.6% 35 6,186 D+54.1
Tipton 4,828 79.9% 983 16.3% 234 6,045 D+63.6
Warren 4,014 66.9% 1,954 32.6% 30 5,998 D+34.3
McNairy 2,403 41.2% 3,349 57.4% 86 5,838 R+16.2
Marion 2,781 48.0% 2,925 50.4% 92 5,798 R+2.5
Marshall 4,100 71.4% 1,527 26.6% 118 5,745 D+44.8
Lincoln 4,434 77.9% 1,207 21.2% 51 5,692 D+56.7
Lauderdale 4,383 79.1% 1,049 18.9% 108 5,540 D+60.2
Claiborne 1,973 36.3% 3,377 62.2% 78 5,428 R+25.9
Cumberland 1,925 37.3% 3,200 62.0% 36 5,161 R+24.7
Unicoi 1,111 21.7% 3,978 77.7% 30 5,119 R+56.0
Dickson 3,799 74.3% 1,247 24.4% 68 5,114 D+49.9
Henderson 1,613 32.8% 3,294 66.9% 16 4,923 R+34.1
Hardin 1,734 37.1% 2,898 61.9% 48 4,680 R+24.9
Rhea 1,930 42.7% 2,516 55.7% 71 4,517 R+13.0
Smith 2,949 69.7% 1,267 30.0% 13 4,229 D+39.8
Johnson 503 11.9% 3,690 87.4% 27 4,220 R+75.5
Scott 842 20.3% 3,282 79.1% 25 4,149 R+58.8
Overton 2,385 60.8% 1,508 38.4% 30 3,923 D+22.4
Morgan 1,379 36.1% 2,402 62.8% 42 3,823 R+26.8
White 2,378 63.3% 1,346 35.8% 35 3,759 D+27.5
Dekalb 1,982 53.7% 1,690 45.8% 21 3,693 D+7.9
Polk 1,533 41.8% 2,136 58.2% 3,669 R+16.4
Wayne 1,045 28.9% 2,557 70.7% 16 3,618 R+41.8
Humphreys 2,841 79.7% 713 20.0% 12 3,566 D+59.7
Benton 2,231 63.2% 1,279 36.2% 21 3,531 D+27.0
Hickman 2,439 69.8% 1,040 29.7% 17 3,496 D+40.0
Grainger 913 26.5% 2,497 72.4% 39 3,449 R+45.9
Hardeman 1,754 52.3% 818 24.4% 781 3,353 D+27.9
Macon 1,069 32.4% 2,207 67.0% 20 3,296 R+34.5
Fentress 934 29.1% 2,233 69.5% 45 3,212 R+40.4
Crockett 1,964 63.2% 1,026 33.0% 117 3,107 D+30.2
Decatur 1,554 50.1% 1,512 48.8% 35 3,101 D+1.4
Haywood 2,217 73.2% 516 17.0% 295 3,028 D+56.2
Grundy 2,076 68.7% 918 30.4% 30 3,024 D+38.3
Chester 1,495 50.0% 1,460 48.8% 34 2,989 D+1.2
Cheatham 2,297 81.7% 498 17.7% 16 2,811 D+64.0
Union 535 19.8% 2,154 79.7% 14 2,703 R+59.9
Stewart 2,120 78.6% 560 20.8% 16 2,696 D+57.9
Jackson 1,743 65.6% 881 33.1% 35 2,659 D+32.4
Bledsoe 1,079 42.7% 1,429 56.6% 18 2,526 R+13.9
Cannon 1,547 62.5% 919 37.1% 9 2,475 D+25.4
Hancock 350 15.0% 1,939 83.3% 39 2,328 R+68.3
Lake 1,673 74.5% 512 22.8% 61 2,246 D+51.7
Fayette 639 32.5% 358 18.2% 971 1,968 Others
Clay 948 50.8% 902 48.3% 17 1,867 D+2.5
Lewis 1,321 71.3% 522 28.2% 11 1,854 D+43.1
Perry 1,052 59.8% 694 39.4% 14 1,760 D+20.3
Meigs 759 46.5% 847 51.9% 25 1,631 R+5.4
Pickett 560 36.0% 985 63.3% 11 1,556 R+27.3
Sequatchie 859 55.2% 683 43.9% 14 1,556 D+11.3
Houston 1,033 74.6% 340 24.5% 12 1,385 D+50.0
Trousdale 1,032 82.8% 209 16.8% 6 1,247 D+66.0
Moore 893 76.5% 270 23.1% 4 1,167 D+53.4
Van Buren 602 60.7% 381 38.4% 8 991 D+22.3

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.

Tennessee in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+29.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+23.2
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+26.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+20.4
2008 John McCain (R) R+15.1
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+14.3
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+3.9
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+2.4
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+4.7
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+16.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+16.3
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+0.3
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+13.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+38.0
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.7
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+11.0
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+7.1
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+0.6
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+0.3
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+12.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+21.2
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+34.9
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+38.1
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+34.0
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+7.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+9.2
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+3.0
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+13.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+28.8
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+7.0
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+11.0
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.2
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.8
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+13.5
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+6.5
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+3.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+9.1
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+19.7
1872 Third party (other)
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+36.9