1956 Presidential Election Results for West Virginia

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
Barbour	82%	4,460	54.6%	3,707	45.4%	0	0.0%	8,167
Berkeley	79%	9,071	61.6%	5,649	38.4%	0	0.0%	14,720
Boone	74%	5,196	42.2%	7,126	57.8%	0	0.0%	12,322
Braxton	78%	3,441	46.8%	3,913	53.2%	0	0.0%	7,354
Brooke	78%	5,944	45.7%	7,072	54.3%	0	0.0%	13,016
Cabell	72%	28,882	61.1%	18,408	38.9%	0	0.0%	47,290
Calhoun	79%	2,094	52.1%	1,928	47.9%	0	0.0%	4,022
Clay	79%	2,820	51.8%	2,628	48.2%	0	0.0%	5,448
Doddridge	81%	2,594	73.5%	935	26.5%	0	0.0%	3,529
Fayette	66%	10,218	38.6%	16,286	61.4%	0	0.0%	26,504
Gilmer	73%	1,774	46.8%	2,016	53.2%	0	0.0%	3,790
Grant	84%	3,408	84.3%	634	15.7%	0	0.0%	4,042
Greenbrier	68%	7,684	53.0%	6,817	47.0%	0	0.0%	14,501
Hampshire	74%	2,676	53.2%	2,356	46.8%	0	0.0%	5,032
Hancock	84%	8,750	47.9%	9,524	52.1%	0	0.0%	18,274
Hardy	79%	2,202	49.4%	2,259	50.6%	0	0.0%	4,461
Harrison	82%	21,860	55.5%	17,541	44.5%	0	0.0%	39,401
Jackson	78%	4,984	65.8%	2,596	34.2%	0	0.0%	7,580
Jefferson	65%	3,380	50.2%	3,353	49.8%	0	0.0%	6,733
Kanawha	73%	58,597	53.8%	50,289	46.2%	0	0.0%	108,886
Lewis	78%	6,203	66.0%	3,194	34.0%	0	0.0%	9,397
Lincoln	87%	4,954	49.9%	4,972	50.1%	0	0.0%	9,926
Logan	69%	10,588	41.7%	14,794	58.3%	0	0.0%	25,382
Marion	81%	16,112	49.9%	16,192	50.1%	0	0.0%	32,304
Marshall	81%	10,223	57.8%	7,463	42.2%	0	0.0%	17,686
Mason	73%	6,306	62.6%	3,769	37.4%	0	0.0%	10,075
McDowell	64%	11,138	39.8%	16,865	60.2%	0	0.0%	28,003
Mercer	67%	14,648	52.5%	13,236	47.5%	0	0.0%	27,884
Mineral	78%	6,412	64.1%	3,588	35.9%	0	0.0%	10,000
Mingo	80%	7,916	44.1%	10,014	55.9%	0	0.0%	17,930
Monongalia	69%	14,046	56.0%	11,016	44.0%	0	0.0%	25,062
Monroe	90%	3,529	56.0%	2,772	44.0%	0	0.0%	6,301
Morgan	84%	2,946	72.7%	1,104	27.3%	0	0.0%	4,050
Nicholas	70%	5,263	51.9%	4,880	48.1%	0	0.0%	10,143
Ohio	82%	22,165	62.7%	13,191	37.3%	0	0.0%	35,356
Pendleton	78%	1,959	49.5%	1,999	50.5%	0	0.0%	3,958
Pleasants	96%	2,144	57.6%	1,581	42.4%	0	0.0%	3,725
Pocahontas	84%	2,937	53.7%	2,533	46.3%	0	0.0%	5,470
Preston	70%	7,953	70.3%	3,365	29.7%	0	0.0%	11,318
Putnam	81%	5,560	53.9%	4,754	46.1%	0	0.0%	10,314
Raleigh	67%	16,318	50.1%	16,264	49.9%	0	0.0%	32,582
Randolph	68%	5,448	48.9%	5,697	51.1%	0	0.0%	11,145
Ritchie	84%	4,140	73.8%	1,471	26.2%	0	0.0%	5,611
Roane	81%	4,701	59.9%	3,153	40.1%	0	0.0%	7,854
Summers	75%	3,712	49.0%	3,865	51.0%	0	0.0%	7,577
Taylor	84%	4,743	60.6%	3,079	39.4%	0	0.0%	7,822
Tucker	87%	2,326	52.2%	2,129	47.8%	0	0.0%	4,455
Tyler	87%	3,671	73.6%	1,318	26.4%	0	0.0%	4,989
Upshur	71%	5,707	73.3%	2,081	26.7%	0	0.0%	7,788
Wayne	73%	8,429	52.4%	7,655	47.6%	0	0.0%	16,084
Webster	66%	2,457	44.4%	3,072	55.6%	0	0.0%	5,529
Wetzel	80%	5,024	56.9%	3,809	43.1%	0	0.0%	8,833
Wirt	100%	1,444	54.9%	1,184	45.1%	0	0.0%	2,628
Wood	81%	21,096	61.3%	13,320	38.7%	0	0.0%	34,416
Wyoming	74%	7,044	49.7%	7,118	50.3%	0	0.0%	14,162
TOTAL	74%	449,297	54.1%	381,534	45.9%	0	0.0%	830,831

1956 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in WV

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 (Moore-R)	78%	72,961	54.7%	60,330	45.3%	0	0.0%	133,291
District 02 (Staggers-D)	74%	71,881	57.8%	52,461	42.2%	0	0.0%	124,342
District 03 (Bailey-D)	75%	67,558	53.8%	58,057	46.2%	0	0.0%	125,615
District 04 (Neal-R)	75%	90,727	59.6%	61,526	40.4%	0	0.0%	152,253
District 05 (Kee-D)	71%	55,671	47.8%	60,687	52.2%	0	0.0%	116,358
District 06 (Byrd-D)	74%	90,699	50.6%	88,473	49.4%	0	0.0%	179,172

1956 President, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,460	54.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,707	45.4%
TOTAL	8,167
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -3

1956 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	9,071	61.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,649	38.4%
TOTAL	14,720
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,196	42.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,126	57.8%
TOTAL	12,322
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -15

1956 President, Braxton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,441	46.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,913	53.2%
TOTAL	7,354
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11

1956 President, Brooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,944	45.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,072	54.3%
TOTAL	13,016
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -12

1956 President, Cabell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	28,882	61.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	18,408	38.9%
TOTAL	47,290
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,094	52.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,928	47.9%
TOTAL	4,022
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,820	51.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,628	48.2%
TOTAL	5,448
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Doddridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,594	73.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	935	26.5%
TOTAL	3,529
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 16

1956 President, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	10,218	38.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	16,286	61.4%
TOTAL	26,504
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -19

1956 President, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,774	46.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,016	53.2%
TOTAL	3,790
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -11

1956 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,408	84.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	634	15.7%
TOTAL	4,042
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 30 Diff (US): 27

1956 President, Greenbrier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,684	53.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	6,817	47.0%
TOTAL	14,501
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Hampshire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,676	53.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,356	46.8%
TOTAL	5,032
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	8,750	47.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	9,524	52.1%
TOTAL	18,274
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -10

1956 President, Hardy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,202	49.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,259	50.6%
TOTAL	4,461
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1956 President, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	21,860	55.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	17,541	44.5%
TOTAL	39,401
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,984	65.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,596	34.2%
TOTAL	7,580
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 8

1956 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,380	50.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,353	49.8%
TOTAL	6,733
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1956 President, Kanawha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	58,597	53.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	50,289	46.2%
TOTAL	108,886
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,203	66.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,194	34.0%
TOTAL	9,397
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

1956 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,954	49.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,972	50.1%
TOTAL	9,926
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1956 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	10,588	41.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	14,794	58.3%
TOTAL	25,382
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -16

1956 President, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	11,138	39.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	16,865	60.2%
TOTAL	28,003
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -18

1956 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	16,112	49.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	16,192	50.1%
TOTAL	32,304
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1956 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	10,223	57.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,463	42.2%
TOTAL	17,686
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,306	62.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,769	37.4%
TOTAL	10,075
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 5

1956 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	14,648	52.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	13,236	47.5%
TOTAL	27,884
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,412	64.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,588	35.9%
TOTAL	10,000
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Mingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,916	44.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	10,014	55.9%
TOTAL	17,930
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -13

1956 President, Monongalia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	14,046	56.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	11,016	44.0%
TOTAL	25,062
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,529	56.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,772	44.0%
TOTAL	6,301
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,946	72.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,104	27.3%
TOTAL	4,050
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 15

1956 President, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,263	51.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,880	48.1%
TOTAL	10,143
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	22,165	62.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	13,191	37.3%
TOTAL	35,356
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 5

1956 President, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,959	49.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,999	50.5%
TOTAL	3,958
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1956 President, Pleasants County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,144	57.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,581	42.4%
TOTAL	3,725
Turnout: 96% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1956 President, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,937	53.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,533	46.3%
TOTAL	5,470
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Preston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,953	70.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,365	29.7%
TOTAL	11,318
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 13

1956 President, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,560	53.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,754	46.1%
TOTAL	10,314
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1956 President, Raleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	16,318	50.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	16,264	49.9%
TOTAL	32,582
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1956 President, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,448	48.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,697	51.1%
TOTAL	11,145
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -9

1956 President, Ritchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,140	73.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,471	26.2%
TOTAL	5,611
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 16

1956 President, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,701	59.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,153	40.1%
TOTAL	7,854
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Summers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,712	49.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,865	51.0%
TOTAL	7,577
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1956 President, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,743	60.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,079	39.4%
TOTAL	7,822
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 3

1956 President, Tucker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,326	52.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,129	47.8%
TOTAL	4,455
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,671	73.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,318	26.4%
TOTAL	4,989
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 16

1956 President, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,707	73.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,081	26.7%
TOTAL	7,788
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 16

1956 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	8,429	52.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,655	47.6%
TOTAL	16,084
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,457	44.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,072	55.6%
TOTAL	5,529
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -13

1956 President, Wetzel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,024	56.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,809	43.1%
TOTAL	8,833
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -1

1956 President, Wirt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,444	54.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,184	45.1%
TOTAL	2,628
Turnout: 100% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	21,096	61.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	13,320	38.7%
TOTAL	34,416
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,044	49.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	7,118	50.3%
TOTAL	14,162
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

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