1956 Presidential Election Results for Washington

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
Adams	79%	2,267	57.5%	1,673	42.4%	4	0.1%	3,944
Asotin	69%	2,608	50.2%	2,586	49.7%	6	0.1%	5,200
Benton	73%	13,807	54.0%	11,760	46.0%	4	0.0%	25,571
Chelan	69%	10,405	57.4%	7,600	41.9%	117	0.6%	18,122
Clallam	68%	6,852	54.8%	5,632	45.1%	16	0.1%	12,500
Clark	71%	19,330	49.5%	19,665	50.4%	51	0.1%	39,046
Columbia	71%	1,423	65.8%	739	34.2%	0	0.0%	2,162
Cowlitz	70%	11,912	48.8%	12,448	51.0%	50	0.2%	24,410
Douglas	68%	2,602	46.1%	3,034	53.7%	9	0.2%	5,645
Ferry	65%	662	44.3%	830	55.6%	1	0.1%	1,493
Franklin	71%	3,763	46.5%	4,322	53.4%	5	0.1%	8,090
Garfield	81%	966	60.1%	639	39.8%	1	0.1%	1,606
Grant	60%	6,603	48.7%	6,938	51.2%	8	0.1%	13,549
Grays Harbor	72%	11,599	47.3%	12,858	52.5%	57	0.2%	24,514
Island	50%	3,196	61.2%	2,009	38.5%	17	0.3%	5,222
Jefferson	58%	2,300	56.7%	1,750	43.1%	7	0.2%	4,057
King	68%	213,504	55.3%	167,443	43.4%	5,276	1.4%	386,223
Kitsap	74%	17,986	47.7%	19,641	52.1%	58	0.2%	37,685
Kittitas	61%	5,097	57.7%	3,726	42.2%	7	0.1%	8,830
Klickitat	68%	2,794	51.9%	2,577	47.9%	8	0.1%	5,379
Lewis	75%	11,949	60.7%	7,714	39.2%	25	0.1%	19,688
Lincoln	77%	3,114	57.8%	2,273	42.2%	3	0.1%	5,390
Mason	77%	4,026	51.1%	3,840	48.7%	20	0.3%	7,886
Okanogan	65%	5,448	50.7%	5,298	49.3%	8	0.1%	10,754
Pacific	75%	3,799	49.8%	3,824	50.1%	12	0.2%	7,635
Pend Oreille	71%	1,488	49.1%	1,540	50.8%	3	0.1%	3,031
Pierce	60%	57,078	49.4%	57,728	50.0%	738	0.6%	115,544
San Juan	81%	1,105	65.3%	584	34.5%	4	0.2%	1,693
Skagit	69%	12,149	56.7%	9,243	43.1%	48	0.2%	21,440
Skamania	71%	1,014	45.9%	1,193	54.0%	2	0.1%	2,209
Snohomish	68%	30,052	48.2%	31,950	51.3%	325	0.5%	62,327
Spokane	67%	60,335	55.2%	48,833	44.7%	119	0.1%	109,287
Stevens	78%	4,499	54.1%	3,808	45.8%	15	0.2%	8,322
Thurston	76%	14,093	58.7%	9,897	41.2%	19	0.1%	24,009
Wahkiakum	81%	808	45.7%	953	53.9%	6	0.3%	1,767
Walla Walla	65%	11,827	66.0%	6,076	33.9%	7	0.0%	17,910
Whatcom	72%	17,414	54.1%	14,533	45.1%	244	0.8%	32,191
Whitman	59%	8,572	63.8%	4,854	36.1%	8	0.1%	13,434
Yakima	61%	31,984	60.2%	20,991	39.5%	149	0.3%	53,124
TOTAL	66%	620,430	53.9%	523,002	45.4%	7,457	0.6%	1,150,889

1956 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in WA

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 (Pelly-R)	n/a	134,465	54.0%	114,549	46.0%	0	0.0%	249,014
District 02 (Westland-R)	n/a	112,374	54.9%	92,186	45.1%	0	0.0%	204,560
District 03 (Mack-R)	n/a	78,530	52.0%	72,392	48.0%	0	0.0%	150,922
District 04 (Holmes-R)	n/a	91,711	57.8%	66,881	42.2%	0	0.0%	158,592
District 05 (Horan-R)	n/a	88,553	54.7%	73,216	45.3%	0	0.0%	161,769
District 06 (Tollefson-R)	n/a	114,796	52.5%	103,778	47.5%	0	0.0%	218,574

1956 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,267	57.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,673	42.4%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,944
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Asotin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,608	50.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,586	49.7%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,200
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1956 President, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	13,807	54.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	11,760	46.0%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	25,571
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1956 President, Chelan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	10,405	57.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,600	41.9%
Other	117	0.6%
TOTAL	18,122
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Clallam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,852	54.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,632	45.1%
Other	16	0.1%
TOTAL	12,500
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1956 President, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	19,330	49.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	19,665	50.4%
Other	51	0.1%
TOTAL	39,046
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1956 President, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,423	65.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	739	34.2%
TOTAL	2,162
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 8

1956 President, Cowlitz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	11,912	48.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	12,448	51.0%
Other	50	0.2%
TOTAL	24,410
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -9

1956 President, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,602	46.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,034	53.7%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,645
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -11

1956 President, Ferry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	662	44.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	830	55.6%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,493
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -13

1956 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,763	46.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,322	53.4%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,090
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11

1956 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	966	60.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	639	39.8%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,606
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1956 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,603	48.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,938	51.2%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	13,549
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -9

1956 President, Grays Harbor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	11,599	47.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	12,858	52.5%
Other	57	0.2%
TOTAL	24,514
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -10

1956 President, Island County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,196	61.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,009	38.5%
Other	17	0.3%
TOTAL	5,222
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,300	56.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,750	43.1%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,057
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1956 President, King County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	213,504	55.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	167,443	43.4%
Other	5,276	1.4%
TOTAL	386,223
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Kitsap County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	17,986	47.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	19,641	52.1%
Other	58	0.2%
TOTAL	37,685
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -10

1956 President, Kittitas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,097	57.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,726	42.2%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	8,830
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Klickitat County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,794	51.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,577	47.9%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	5,379
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	11,949	60.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,714	39.2%
Other	25	0.1%
TOTAL	19,688
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 3

1956 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,114	57.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,273	42.2%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,390
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,026	51.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,840	48.7%
Other	20	0.3%
TOTAL	7,886
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Okanogan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,448	50.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,298	49.3%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	10,754
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -7

1956 President, Pacific County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,799	49.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,824	50.1%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	7,635
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1956 President, Pend Oreille County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,488	49.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,540	50.8%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,031
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1956 President, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	57,078	49.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	57,728	50.0%
Other	738	0.6%
TOTAL	115,544
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1956 President, San Juan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,105	65.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	584	34.5%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,693
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8

1956 President, Skagit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	12,149	56.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	9,243	43.1%
Other	48	0.2%
TOTAL	21,440
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Skamania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,014	45.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,193	54.0%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,209
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -11

1956 President, Snohomish County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	30,052	48.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	31,950	51.3%
Other	325	0.5%
TOTAL	62,327
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -9

1956 President, Spokane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	60,335	55.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	48,833	44.7%
Other	119	0.1%
TOTAL	109,287
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,499	54.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,808	45.8%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	8,322
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1956 President, Thurston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	14,093	58.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	9,897	41.2%
Other	19	0.1%
TOTAL	24,009
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1

1956 President, Wahkiakum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	808	45.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	953	53.9%
Other	6	0.3%
TOTAL	1,767
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -12

1956 President, Walla Walla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	11,827	66.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,076	33.9%
Other	7	0.0%
TOTAL	17,910
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

1956 President, Whatcom County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	17,414	54.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	14,533	45.1%
Other	244	0.8%
TOTAL	32,191
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1956 President, Whitman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	8,572	63.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,854	36.1%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	13,434
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 6

1956 President, Yakima County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	31,984	60.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	20,991	39.5%
Other	149	0.3%
TOTAL	53,124
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

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