1956 Presidential Election Results for South Carolina

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)		Adlai Stevenson (D)		Other		TOTAL
Abbeville	30%	339	9.5%	2,985	83.4%	257	7.2%	3,581
Aiken	33%	6,195	50.4%	4,280	34.8%	1,821	14.8%	12,296
Allendale	23%	262	19.9%	380	28.9%	675	51.3%	1,317
Anderson	29%	2,186	14.8%	11,344	76.8%	1,241	8.4%	14,771
Bamberg	22%	326	17.4%	430	22.9%	1,118	59.7%	1,874
Barnwell	34%	520	17.3%	1,914	63.6%	575	19.1%	3,009
Beaufort	13%	1,051	37.8%	710	25.6%	1,016	36.6%	2,777
Berkeley	22%	1,055	28.2%	902	24.1%	1,779	47.6%	3,736
Calhoun	17%	146	12.4%	341	28.9%	693	58.7%	1,180
Charleston	23%	7,487	29.9%	4,028	16.1%	13,558	54.1%	25,073
Cherokee	26%	907	18.5%	3,687	75.2%	308	6.3%	4,902
Chester	28%	1,007	21.4%	2,951	62.8%	741	15.8%	4,699
Chesterfield	28%	795	15.9%	3,559	71.4%	634	12.7%	4,988
Clarendon	17%	224	8.4%	661	24.7%	1,787	66.9%	2,672
Colleton	28%	635	15.7%	1,463	36.1%	1,950	48.2%	4,048
Darlington	27%	1,597	22.5%	2,908	40.9%	2,603	36.6%	7,108
Dillon	20%	313	10.5%	1,879	63.0%	792	26.5%	2,984
Dorchester	27%	504	15.7%	862	26.8%	1,851	57.5%	3,217
Edgefield	25%	516	25.3%	525	25.7%	1,001	49.0%	2,042
Fairfield	24%	519	19.6%	961	36.3%	1,168	44.1%	2,648
Florence	23%	1,855	19.0%	3,463	35.5%	4,447	45.5%	9,765
Georgetown	26%	1,057	24.2%	1,020	23.4%	2,284	52.4%	4,361
Greenville	26%	10,752	39.5%	11,819	43.5%	4,622	17.0%	27,193
Greenwood	28%	1,120	16.6%	4,386	64.9%	1,247	18.5%	6,753
Hampton	23%	359	17.5%	564	27.4%	1,133	55.1%	2,056
Horry	24%	1,092	13.4%	4,835	59.2%	2,244	27.5%	8,171
Jasper	22%	403	31.7%	210	16.5%	658	51.8%	1,271
Kershaw	31%	1,518	28.2%	1,875	34.8%	1,996	37.0%	5,389
Lancaster	33%	1,610	24.3%	4,398	66.3%	629	9.5%	6,637
Laurens	26%	1,377	20.7%	3,726	56.0%	1,545	23.2%	6,648
Lee	22%	250	10.1%	943	38.3%	1,272	51.6%	2,465
Lexington	20%	1,188	20.7%	2,094	36.5%	2,455	42.8%	5,737
Marion	19%	417	13.2%	1,390	44.0%	1,353	42.8%	3,160
Marlboro	19%	507	18.1%	1,769	63.2%	522	18.7%	2,798
McCormick	19%	102	11.7%	485	55.8%	282	32.5%	869
Newberry	30%	1,061	20.7%	2,671	52.1%	1,398	27.3%	5,130
Oconee	22%	911	19.0%	3,510	73.2%	376	7.8%	4,797
Orangeburg	19%	1,467	21.2%	2,511	36.3%	2,943	42.5%	6,921
Pickens	17%	1,747	40.8%	1,847	43.2%	684	16.0%	4,278
Richland	22%	6,714	30.0%	6,154	27.5%	9,516	42.5%	22,384
Saluda	29%	341	14.9%	1,080	47.2%	865	37.8%	2,286
Spartanburg	31%	6,822	26.7%	16,637	65.0%	2,124	8.3%	25,583
Sumter	17%	1,356	22.5%	937	15.5%	3,741	62.0%	6,034
Union	34%	1,252	22.0%	3,760	66.1%	676	11.9%	5,688
Williamsburg	18%	330	8.8%	683	18.2%	2,739	73.0%	3,752
York	29%	3,508	30.4%	6,835	59.3%	1,192	10.3%	11,535
TOTAL	24%	75,700	25.2%	136,372	45.4%	88,511	29.4%	300,583

1956 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in SC

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1956 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)		Adlai Stevenson (D)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Rivers-D)	24%	11,980	25.9%	9,780	21.2%	24,407	52.9%	46,167
District 02 (Riley-D)	23%	17,912	30.1%	18,661	31.4%	22,862	38.5%	59,435
District 03 (Dorn-D)	25%	8,323	18.7%	28,833	64.8%	7,351	16.5%	44,507
District 04 (Ashmore-D)	27%	20,203	31.0%	35,942	55.2%	8,967	13.8%	65,112
District 05 (Hemphill-D)	29%	9,864	24.2%	24,266	59.5%	6,668	16.3%	40,798
District 06 (McMillan-D)	23%	7,418	16.6%	18,890	42.4%	18,256	41.0%	44,564

1956 President, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	339	9.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,985	83.4%
Other	257	7.2%
TOTAL	3,581
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -48

1956 President, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,195	50.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,280	34.8%
Other	1,821	14.8%
TOTAL	12,296
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): -7

1956 President, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	262	19.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	380	28.9%
Other	675	51.3%
TOTAL	1,317
Turnout: 23% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -38

1956 President, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,186	14.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	11,344	76.8%
Other	1,241	8.4%
TOTAL	14,771
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -43

1956 President, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	326	17.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	430	22.9%
Other	1,118	59.7%
TOTAL	1,874
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -40

1956 President, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	520	17.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,914	63.6%
Other	575	19.1%
TOTAL	3,009
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -40

1956 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,051	37.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	710	25.6%
Other	1,016	36.6%
TOTAL	2,777
Turnout: 13% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): -20

1956 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,055	28.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	902	24.1%
Other	1,779	47.6%
TOTAL	3,736
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -29

1956 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	146	12.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	341	28.9%
Other	693	58.7%
TOTAL	1,180
Turnout: 17% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -45

1956 President, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,487	29.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,028	16.1%
Other	13,558	54.1%
TOTAL	25,073
Turnout: 23% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -28

1956 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	907	18.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,687	75.2%
Other	308	6.3%
TOTAL	4,902
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -39

1956 President, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,007	21.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,951	62.8%
Other	741	15.8%
TOTAL	4,699
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -36

1956 President, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	795	15.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,559	71.4%
Other	634	12.7%
TOTAL	4,988
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -41

1956 President, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	224	8.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	661	24.7%
Other	1,787	66.9%
TOTAL	2,672
Turnout: 17% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -49

1956 President, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	635	15.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,463	36.1%
Other	1,950	48.2%
TOTAL	4,048
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -42

1956 President, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,597	22.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,908	40.9%
Other	2,603	36.6%
TOTAL	7,108
Turnout: 27% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -35

1956 President, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	313	10.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,879	63.0%
Other	792	26.5%
TOTAL	2,984
Turnout: 20% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -47

1956 President, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	504	15.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	862	26.8%
Other	1,851	57.5%
TOTAL	3,217
Turnout: 27% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -42

1956 President, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	516	25.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	525	25.7%
Other	1,001	49.0%
TOTAL	2,042
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -32

1956 President, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	519	19.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	961	36.3%
Other	1,168	44.1%
TOTAL	2,648
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -38

1956 President, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,855	19.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,463	35.5%
Other	4,447	45.5%
TOTAL	9,765
Turnout: 23% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -38

1956 President, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,057	24.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,020	23.4%
Other	2,284	52.4%
TOTAL	4,361
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -33

1956 President, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	10,752	39.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	11,819	43.5%
Other	4,622	17.0%
TOTAL	27,193
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): -18

1956 President, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,120	16.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,386	64.9%
Other	1,247	18.5%
TOTAL	6,753
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -41

1956 President, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	359	17.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	564	27.4%
Other	1,133	55.1%
TOTAL	2,056
Turnout: 23% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -40

1956 President, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,092	13.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,835	59.2%
Other	2,244	27.5%
TOTAL	8,171
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -44

1956 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	403	31.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	210	16.5%
Other	658	51.8%
TOTAL	1,271
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -26

1956 President, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,518	28.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,875	34.8%
Other	1,996	37.0%
TOTAL	5,389
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -29

1956 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,610	24.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,398	66.3%
Other	629	9.5%
TOTAL	6,637
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -33

1956 President, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,377	20.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,726	56.0%
Other	1,545	23.2%
TOTAL	6,648
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -37

1956 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	250	10.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	943	38.3%
Other	1,272	51.6%
TOTAL	2,465
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -47

1956 President, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,188	20.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,094	36.5%
Other	2,455	42.8%
TOTAL	5,737
Turnout: 20% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -37

1956 President, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	102	11.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	485	55.8%
Other	282	32.5%
TOTAL	869
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -46

1956 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	417	13.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,390	44.0%
Other	1,353	42.8%
TOTAL	3,160
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -44

1956 President, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	507	18.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,769	63.2%
Other	522	18.7%
TOTAL	2,798
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -39

1956 President, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,061	20.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,671	52.1%
Other	1,398	27.3%
TOTAL	5,130
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -37

1956 President, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	911	19.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,510	73.2%
Other	376	7.8%
TOTAL	4,797
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -38

1956 President, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,467	21.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,511	36.3%
Other	2,943	42.5%
TOTAL	6,921
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -36

1956 President, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,747	40.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,847	43.2%
Other	684	16.0%
TOTAL	4,278
Turnout: 17% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): -17

1956 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,714	30.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,154	27.5%
Other	9,516	42.5%
TOTAL	22,384
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -27

1956 President, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	341	14.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,080	47.2%
Other	865	37.8%
TOTAL	2,286
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -42

1956 President, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,822	26.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	16,637	65.0%
Other	2,124	8.3%
TOTAL	25,583
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -31

1956 President, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,356	22.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	937	15.5%
Other	3,741	62.0%
TOTAL	6,034
Turnout: 17% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -35

1956 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,252	22.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,760	66.1%
Other	676	11.9%
TOTAL	5,688
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -35

1956 President, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	330	8.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	683	18.2%
Other	2,739	73.0%
TOTAL	3,752
Turnout: 18% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -49

1956 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,508	30.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,835	59.3%
Other	1,192	10.3%
TOTAL	11,535
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -27

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