United States Presidential election7 Nov 2028in 728 days Senate D 97% House D 58% Calendar Track record Research
Closest results
Election 1956 Results

Each election opens in its own mode: the forecast before the votes are counted, the live count while races are still too close to call, and the results once every race is decided.

1956 presidential election in Texas

Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) beat Adlai Stevenson II (Democrat) in Texas in 1956, 55.3% to 44.0%, a margin of 11.3 points and 220,661 votes.

Texas voted 4.1 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.

Republicans led in 134 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 120. The largest, Harris, cast 254,549 votes and went to the Republican by 24.2 points. The closest was Newton, where 7 votes separated the two parties.

United States
If only voted How this works
If the polls miss like

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 1,080,619 55.3%
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic 859,958 44.0%
All other candidates 14,591 0.7%
Total1,955,168

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 93,961 36.9% 155,555 61.1% 5,033 254,549 R+24.2
Dallas 65,472 34.0% 125,361 65.1% 1,862 192,695 R+31.1
Bexar 46,790 41.3% 65,901 58.1% 640 113,331 R+16.9
Tarrant 43,922 39.5% 66,329 59.6% 946 111,197 R+20.2
Jefferson 25,057 45.2% 30,102 54.3% 270 55,429 R+9.1
Travis 19,982 45.8% 23,551 54.0% 98 43,631 R+8.2
Nueces 19,912 49.7% 19,985 49.9% 162 40,059 R+0.2
El Paso 15,157 44.7% 18,532 54.7% 193 33,882 R+10.0
Galveston 15,603 46.6% 17,567 52.4% 336 33,506 R+5.9
McLennan 16,181 50.8% 15,561 48.9% 111 31,853 D+1.9
Lubbock 12,540 47.2% 13,970 52.6% 66 26,576 R+5.4
Wichita 12,726 51.0% 12,181 48.8% 41 24,948 D+2.2
Hidalgo 9,804 42.0% 13,270 56.9% 253 23,327 R+14.9
Cameron 8,829 42.0% 11,952 56.9% 241 21,022 R+14.9
Potter 8,720 42.1% 11,943 57.7% 49 20,712 R+15.6
Smith 6,468 34.4% 12,255 65.2% 69 18,792 R+30.8
Brazoria 7,137 42.3% 9,536 56.5% 208 16,881 R+14.2
Taylor 7,177 43.0% 9,488 56.8% 34 16,699 R+13.8
Grayson 8,876 54.4% 7,402 45.3% 52 16,330 D+9.0
Bowie 7,675 52.6% 6,823 46.7% 104 14,602 D+5.8
Gregg 4,881 33.6% 9,440 65.0% 198 14,519 R+31.4
Ector 5,109 36.2% 8,805 62.4% 194 14,108 R+26.2
Tom Green 4,923 35.1% 9,070 64.6% 40 14,033 R+29.6
Bell 9,603 68.9% 4,285 30.8% 44 13,932 D+38.2
Midland 3,468 29.3% 8,287 70.0% 86 11,841 R+40.7
Orange 5,910 51.6% 5,501 48.0% 51 11,462 D+3.6
Denton 4,972 48.1% 5,350 51.7% 24 10,346 R+3.7
Angelina 4,781 47.4% 5,274 52.2% 41 10,096 R+4.9
Hutchinson 4,184 44.8% 5,110 54.7% 42 9,336 R+9.9
Collin 5,280 57.8% 3,823 41.8% 34 9,137 D+15.9
Victoria 3,280 36.8% 5,596 62.8% 28 8,904 R+26.0
Ellis 5,211 59.1% 3,585 40.6% 24 8,820 D+18.4
Hunt 4,051 47.1% 4,508 52.5% 33 8,592 R+5.3
Webb 5,827 67.9% 2,744 32.0% 16 8,587 D+35.9
Rusk 3,381 39.4% 5,140 60.0% 52 8,573 R+20.5
Brazos 3,463 41.1% 4,942 58.6% 31 8,436 R+17.5
Lamar 4,202 50.1% 4,154 49.6% 25 8,381 D+0.6
Wharton 3,439 41.9% 4,714 57.5% 50 8,203 R+15.5
Gray 3,034 37.2% 5,047 61.9% 72 8,153 R+24.7
Navarro 4,723 59.6% 3,193 40.3% 15 7,931 D+19.3
Harrison 2,668 34.2% 5,048 64.8% 79 7,795 R+30.5
Hale 3,848 50.2% 3,804 49.6% 11 7,663 D+0.6
Howard 4,506 59.5% 3,051 40.3% 14 7,571 D+19.2
Randall 2,774 37.5% 4,609 62.3% 17 7,400 R+24.8
Williamson 4,402 59.8% 2,947 40.0% 18 7,367 D+19.8
Johnson 3,560 48.5% 3,750 51.1% 30 7,340 R+2.6
San Patricio 3,728 52.9% 3,302 46.8% 22 7,052 D+6.0
Cherokee 2,912 41.8% 4,022 57.8% 27 6,961 R+15.9
Anderson 2,710 39.2% 4,181 60.5% 23 6,914 R+21.3
Brown 3,195 46.4% 3,664 53.3% 21 6,880 R+6.8
Hill 4,199 62.6% 2,487 37.1% 21 6,707 D+25.5
Parker 3,165 48.0% 3,390 51.5% 33 6,588 R+3.4
Liberty 2,318 35.6% 4,129 63.5% 56 6,503 R+27.8
Cooke 2,272 35.1% 4,164 64.3% 37 6,473 R+29.2
Guadalupe 2,099 32.7% 4,296 66.9% 30 6,425 R+34.2
Fannin 4,504 70.2% 1,910 29.8% 6 6,420 D+40.4
Fort Bend 2,464 39.0% 3,779 59.8% 73 6,316 R+20.8
Nacogdoches 2,855 46.3% 3,285 53.3% 25 6,165 R+7.0
Jim Wells 2,752 45.0% 3,348 54.7% 22 6,122 R+9.7
Eastland 2,512 41.1% 3,580 58.6% 16 6,108 R+17.5
Montgomery 2,572 43.1% 3,360 56.2% 42 5,974 R+13.2
Matagorda 1,904 32.2% 3,927 66.5% 78 5,909 R+34.2
Fayette 2,282 38.7% 3,574 60.5% 48 5,904 R+21.9
Kaufman 2,902 50.5% 2,816 49.0% 32 5,750 D+1.5
Henderson 3,065 55.0% 2,479 44.5% 25 5,569 D+10.5
Milam 2,969 54.3% 2,486 45.5% 11 5,466 D+8.8
Shelby 3,403 62.6% 1,988 36.5% 49 5,440 D+26.0
Cass 2,395 44.3% 2,970 54.9% 44 5,409 R+10.6
Hopkins 3,118 58.3% 2,206 41.3% 23 5,347 D+17.1
Palo Pinto 2,369 45.6% 2,818 54.2% 12 5,199 R+8.6
Hockley 3,175 61.2% 2,001 38.6% 10 5,186 D+22.6
Lamb 3,325 64.2% 1,840 35.5% 12 5,177 D+28.7
Erath 2,377 46.0% 2,775 53.7% 19 5,171 R+7.7
Limestone 3,067 59.3% 2,097 40.6% 7 5,171 D+18.8
Van Zandt 2,919 57.6% 2,142 42.2% 9 5,070 D+15.3
Scurry 2,691 54.4% 2,250 45.5% 8 4,949 D+8.9
Lavaca 2,412 48.8% 2,509 50.8% 20 4,941 R+2.0
De Witt 1,435 29.6% 3,401 70.1% 13 4,849 R+40.5
Panola 2,225 46.0% 2,538 52.5% 73 4,836 R+6.5
Nolan 2,535 53.0% 2,232 46.7% 13 4,780 D+6.3
Upshur 1,995 41.9% 2,737 57.5% 32 4,764 R+15.6
Wood 2,199 46.6% 2,508 53.1% 15 4,722 R+6.5
Jones 2,594 55.5% 2,073 44.3% 10 4,677 D+11.1
Kerr 1,025 22.3% 3,555 77.4% 14 4,594 R+55.1
Wilbarger 2,347 51.2% 2,230 48.6% 10 4,587 D+2.6
Duval 3,110 68.0% 1,459 31.9% 6 4,575 D+36.1
Kleberg 2,436 53.3% 2,121 46.4% 15 4,572 D+6.9
Comal 1,140 25.0% 3,397 74.5% 20 4,557 R+49.5
Red River 2,567 56.6% 1,956 43.1% 11 4,534 D+13.5
Wise 2,443 54.0% 2,058 45.5% 23 4,524 D+8.5
Hardin 2,371 52.5% 2,130 47.1% 19 4,520 D+5.3
Falls 2,674 59.3% 1,819 40.4% 14 4,507 D+19.0
Montague 2,358 53.9% 2,003 45.8% 11 4,372 D+8.1
Colorado 1,648 37.7% 2,691 61.6% 28 4,367 R+23.9
Bee 1,929 44.4% 2,401 55.3% 15 4,345 R+10.9
Jasper 1,856 43.1% 2,430 56.4% 22 4,308 R+13.3
Titus 2,301 53.4% 1,971 45.8% 33 4,305 D+7.7
Caldwell 2,513 58.9% 1,747 41.0% 5 4,265 D+18.0
Medina 1,516 36.1% 2,668 63.5% 17 4,201 R+27.4
Young 2,028 49.1% 2,083 50.4% 19 4,130 R+1.3
Moore 2,219 54.8% 1,820 44.9% 10 4,049 D+9.9
Bastrop 2,504 61.9% 1,531 37.8% 10 4,045 D+24.1
Gonzales 2,260 56.0% 1,767 43.8% 10 4,037 D+12.2
Houston 1,998 50.5% 1,941 49.0% 19 3,958 D+1.4
Washington 933 23.8% 2,975 75.8% 15 3,923 R+52.1
Hays 2,017 51.7% 1,873 48.0% 14 3,904 D+3.7
Coryell 2,372 61.1% 1,509 38.9% 2 3,883 D+22.2
Comanche 1,962 50.6% 1,900 49.0% 16 3,878 D+1.6
Runnels 1,442 37.3% 2,416 62.5% 5 3,863 R+25.2
Jackson 1,571 40.8% 2,259 58.6% 22 3,852 R+17.9
Coleman 1,577 41.1% 2,247 58.5% 17 3,841 R+17.4
Austin 1,215 32.6% 2,501 67.1% 10 3,726 R+34.5
Wilson 2,149 58.4% 1,519 41.3% 10 3,678 D+17.1
Dawson 2,049 55.8% 1,615 44.0% 6 3,670 D+11.8
Terry 2,050 58.1% 1,473 41.8% 3 3,526 D+16.4
Robertson 2,212 63.1% 1,285 36.6% 11 3,508 D+26.4
Uvalde 994 28.7% 2,449 70.7% 20 3,463 R+42.0
Freestone 1,813 52.5% 1,627 47.1% 15 3,455 D+5.4
Ward 1,638 47.7% 1,772 51.6% 22 3,432 R+3.9
Karnes 1,636 47.9% 1,764 51.6% 17 3,417 R+3.7
Haskell 2,340 70.0% 993 29.7% 8 3,341 D+40.3
Bosque 1,670 50.1% 1,654 49.7% 7 3,331 D+0.5
Walker 1,287 38.7% 1,991 59.9% 48 3,326 R+21.2
Gillespie 240 7.2% 3,070 92.6% 5 3,315 R+85.4
Atascosa 1,492 45.1% 1,804 54.6% 11 3,307 R+9.4
Starr 2,727 83.3% 547 16.7% 3,274 D+66.6
Val Verde 1,598 48.9% 1,660 50.8% 9 3,267 R+1.9
Floyd 1,767 54.9% 1,445 44.9% 9 3,221 D+10.0
Polk 1,465 46.6% 1,663 52.9% 16 3,144 R+6.3
Morris 1,592 51.8% 1,463 47.6% 20 3,075 D+4.2
Deaf Smith 1,361 44.5% 1,685 55.2% 9 3,055 R+10.6
Calhoun 1,067 35.7% 1,912 63.9% 13 2,992 R+28.2
Mitchell 1,891 63.4% 1,091 36.6% 2,982 D+26.8
Stephens 1,126 37.9% 1,832 61.7% 13 2,971 R+23.8
Willacy 1,261 42.8% 1,656 56.2% 31 2,948 R+13.4
Burleson 1,726 59.2% 1,173 40.2% 16 2,915 D+19.0
Reeves 1,356 47.5% 1,492 52.2% 8 2,856 R+4.8
Hamilton 1,124 39.5% 1,709 60.1% 10 2,843 R+20.6
Clay 1,813 64.6% 990 35.3% 5 2,808 D+29.3
Childress 1,503 54.1% 1,268 45.6% 9 2,780 D+8.5
Gaines 1,527 54.9% 1,244 44.8% 8 2,779 D+10.2
Winkler 1,287 46.3% 1,471 53.0% 19 2,777 R+6.6
Swisher 1,802 67.1% 876 32.6% 6 2,684 D+34.5
Lynn 1,800 67.5% 861 32.3% 6 2,667 D+35.2
Burnet 1,422 54.9% 1,163 44.9% 5 2,590 D+10.0
Refugio 1,188 46.6% 1,355 53.1% 9 2,552 R+6.5
Tyler 797 31.4% 1,734 68.2% 10 2,541 R+36.9
Crosby 1,804 71.8% 704 28.0% 6 2,514 D+43.8
McCulloch 1,158 47.2% 1,292 52.6% 5 2,455 R+5.5
Lampasas 1,134 46.3% 1,308 53.5% 5 2,447 R+7.1
Wheeler 1,252 51.2% 1,178 48.2% 13 2,443 D+3.0
Hardeman 1,281 53.2% 1,119 46.5% 9 2,409 D+6.7
Parmer 1,362 56.7% 1,028 42.8% 14 2,404 D+13.9
Waller 929 38.8% 1,426 59.5% 42 2,397 R+20.7
Chambers 860 35.9% 1,520 63.5% 13 2,393 R+27.6
Grimes 1,079 45.5% 1,281 54.0% 14 2,374 R+8.5
Pecos 931 39.3% 1,425 60.2% 11 2,367 R+20.9
Callahan 1,199 51.0% 1,140 48.4% 14 2,353 D+2.5
Jack 997 42.5% 1,327 56.5% 23 2,347 R+14.1
Leon 1,260 53.7% 1,079 46.0% 7 2,346 D+7.7
Fisher 1,664 71.0% 673 28.7% 6 2,343 D+42.3
Lee 1,061 46.7% 1,200 52.8% 13 2,274 R+6.1
San Saba 1,419 63.9% 797 35.9% 6 2,222 D+28.0
Hall 1,487 68.2% 687 31.5% 5 2,179 D+36.7
Bailey 1,274 59.2% 871 40.5% 6 2,151 D+18.7
Andrews 968 45.8% 1,131 53.5% 14 2,113 R+7.7
Dallam 1,074 51.1% 1,018 48.4% 11 2,103 D+2.7
Knox 1,262 60.1% 835 39.8% 3 2,100 D+20.3
Newton 1,037 50.0% 1,030 49.6% 9 2,076 D+0.3
Collingsworth 1,229 59.8% 815 39.7% 11 2,055 D+20.1
Carson 976 47.7% 1,061 51.9% 7 2,044 R+4.2
Camp 1,053 51.9% 958 47.2% 18 2,029 D+4.7
Castro 1,305 65.1% 697 34.7% 4 2,006 D+30.3
San Augustine 1,086 54.4% 900 45.1% 11 1,997 D+9.3
Trinity 1,091 55.5% 865 44.0% 11 1,967 D+11.5
Brooks 1,108 57.7% 802 41.8% 10 1,920 D+15.9
Yoakum 989 51.6% 923 48.2% 3 1,915 D+3.4
Archer 1,067 56.2% 825 43.4% 7 1,899 D+12.7
Delta 1,262 67.2% 605 32.2% 10 1,877 D+35.0
Kendall 341 18.2% 1,519 81.1% 13 1,873 R+62.9
Hood 1,095 59.1% 751 40.6% 6 1,852 D+18.6
Marion 709 38.4% 1,126 60.9% 13 1,848 R+22.6
Upton 834 45.3% 999 54.3% 7 1,840 R+9.0
Dickens 1,243 68.8% 565 31.3% 1,808 D+37.5
Baylor 1,047 59.3% 715 40.5% 4 1,766 D+18.8
Ochiltree 512 29.4% 1,209 69.5% 19 1,740 R+40.1
Donley 903 52.2% 826 47.7% 2 1,731 D+4.4
Frio 886 51.5% 825 47.9% 10 1,721 D+3.5
Sabine 913 53.2% 801 46.7% 1 1,715 D+6.5
Llano 1,034 60.5% 672 39.3% 3 1,709 D+21.2
Mills 735 44.6% 912 55.3% 1 1,648 R+10.7
Franklin 1,082 65.9% 556 33.9% 3 1,641 D+32.1
Live Oak 521 31.8% 1,077 65.7% 41 1,639 R+33.9
Rockwall 920 58.1% 657 41.5% 6 1,583 D+16.6
Maverick 820 52.6% 721 46.2% 19 1,560 D+6.3
Zapata 886 58.1% 637 41.8% 1 1,524 D+16.3
Cochran 923 60.6% 599 39.3% 1 1,523 D+21.3
Cottle 1,138 77.5% 329 22.4% 2 1,469 D+55.1
Hansford 545 37.2% 919 62.7% 1 1,465 R+25.5
Madison 713 48.9% 733 50.3% 12 1,458 R+1.4
Zavala 528 37.0% 896 62.8% 3 1,427 R+25.8
Bandera 336 23.6% 1,083 76.1% 5 1,424 R+52.5
Blanco 615 43.4% 796 56.1% 7 1,418 R+12.8
Garza 786 55.5% 628 44.4% 1 1,415 D+11.2
Shackelford 555 39.4% 849 60.3% 5 1,409 R+20.9
Mason 504 36.3% 885 63.7% 1 1,390 R+27.4
Crane 707 52.4% 626 46.4% 15 1,348 D+6.0
San Jacinto 755 56.8% 565 42.5% 9 1,329 D+14.3
Brewster 479 36.2% 837 63.2% 8 1,324 R+27.0
Kimble 484 37.0% 821 62.8% 2 1,307 R+25.8
Goliad 338 27.1% 902 72.3% 7 1,247 R+45.2
Coke 690 55.4% 549 44.1% 6 1,245 D+11.3
Martin 903 73.6% 318 25.9% 6 1,227 D+47.7
Aransas 425 35.7% 757 63.7% 7 1,189 R+27.9
Lipscomb 345 29.9% 806 69.8% 3 1,154 R+39.9
Concho 567 49.6% 574 50.3% 1 1,142 R+0.6
Dimmit 427 37.5% 705 61.9% 7 1,139 R+24.4
Stonewall 829 72.8% 306 26.9% 3 1,138 D+46.0
Throckmorton 656 58.2% 466 41.3% 5 1,127 D+16.9
Reagan 384 36.4% 669 63.5% 1 1,054 R+27.0
La Salle 574 56.1% 449 43.8% 1 1,024 D+12.2
Hemphill 401 39.2% 620 60.7% 1 1,022 R+21.4
Presidio 517 50.7% 494 48.5% 8 1,019 D+2.3
Crockett 305 30.2% 702 69.6% 2 1,009 R+39.3
Briscoe 648 64.3% 357 35.4% 3 1,008 D+28.9
Rains 524 55.0% 427 44.9% 1 952 D+10.2
Foard 687 73.7% 243 26.1% 2 932 D+47.6
Menard 318 34.1% 614 65.9% 932 R+31.8
Motley 511 55.2% 411 44.4% 4 926 D+10.8
Jim Hogg 617 68.1% 282 31.1% 7 906 D+37.0
Sherman 383 44.1% 481 55.4% 5 869 R+11.3
Sutton 290 34.6% 546 65.2% 2 838 R+30.5
Schleicher 336 41.4% 471 58.1% 4 811 R+16.6
Hartley 448 55.8% 353 44.0% 2 803 D+11.8
Armstrong 422 52.9% 372 46.6% 4 798 D+6.3
Somervell 309 39.6% 467 59.8% 5 781 R+20.2
Kent 519 68.7% 234 31.0% 2 755 D+37.7
Hudspeth 368 53.2% 316 45.7% 8 692 D+7.5
Edwards 133 19.9% 533 79.7% 3 669 R+59.8
Kinney 289 43.8% 368 55.8% 3 660 R+12.0
Culberson 269 45.1% 324 54.4% 3 596 R+9.2
Oldham 294 50.9% 284 49.1% 578 D+1.7
Terrell 217 38.1% 350 61.5% 2 569 R+23.4
Real 191 35.3% 350 64.7% 541 R+29.4
Irion 178 41.2% 252 58.3% 2 432 R+17.1
McMullen 185 44.8% 226 54.7% 2 413 R+9.9
Jeff Davis 165 40.5% 239 58.7% 3 407 R+18.2
Roberts 118 29.6% 279 69.9% 2 399 R+40.4
Glasscock 174 43.7% 224 56.3% 398 R+12.6
Sterling 150 40.2% 223 59.8% 373 R+19.6
Borden 240 65.2% 127 34.5% 1 368 D+30.7
King 177 79.0% 46 20.5% 1 224 D+58.5
Kenedy 10 7.4% 125 92.6% 135 R+85.2
Loving 36 39.6% 55 60.4% 91 R+20.9

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.

Texas in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+13.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+5.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+9.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+15.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+11.8
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+22.9
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+21.3
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.9
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+3.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+12.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+27.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+13.9
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.2
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+33.0
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+1.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+26.8
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+2.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+6.4
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+41.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+54.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+62.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+76.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+3.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+53.9
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+35.8
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+59.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+63.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+51.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+49.6
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+32.4
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+37.2
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+37.4
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+41.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+40.9
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+40.8
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+40.1
1872 Third party (other)