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Election in Georgia
1956 United States presidential election in Georgia
County Results
Stevenson
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
Eisenhower
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
The 1956 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election . Georgia voters chose 12[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Georgia was won by Adlai Stevenson (D –Illinois ), running with Senator Estes Kefauver , with 66.48% of the popular vote against incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R –Pennsylvania ), running with Vice President Richard Nixon , with 32.65% of the popular vote.[4] [5] Eisenhower also remains the most recent Republican president to win more than one term without carrying Georgia once. This was the last time until 2016 a Republican won the White House without carrying Cobb County . This was also the last time until 2016 that a losing Democrat would carry the suburban Atlanta Counties of Gwinnett , Douglas , Rockdale , and the aforementioned Cobb and the last time until 2020 that a Republican president would not carry these counties in either of their of elections.
Results [ edit ]
Results by congressional districts [ edit ]
Results by county [ edit ]
County
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic
Dwight David Eisenhower Republican
Various candidates Write-ins
Margin
Total votes cast[8]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Appling
1,719
72.56%
506
21.36%
144
6.08%
1,213
51.20%
2,369
Atkinson
1,719
93.37%
122
6.63%
1,597
86.75%
1,841
Bacon
2,445
86.12%
394
13.88%
2,051
72.24%
2,839
Baker
783
96.07%
32
3.93%
751
92.15%
815
Baldwin
2,275
67.69%
1,080
32.13%
6
0.18%
1,195
35.55%
3,361
Banks
990
83.97%
187
15.86%
2
0.17%
803
68.11%
1,179
Barrow
2,266
83.68%
442
16.32%
1,824
67.36%
2,708
Bartow
3,640
70.32%
1,536
29.68%
2,104
40.65%
5,176
Ben Hill
2,150
79.39%
554
20.46%
4
0.15%
1,596
58.94%
2,708
Berrien
2,403
93.47%
167
6.50%
1
0.04%
2,236
86.97%
2,571
Bibb
15,382
67.61%
7,368
32.39%
8,014
35.23%
22,750
Bleckley
1,537
91.87%
136
8.13%
1,401
83.74%
1,673
Brantley
1,208
84.12%
228
15.88%
980
68.25%
1,436
Brooks
1,936
77.84%
534
21.47%
17
0.68%
1,402
56.37%
2,487
Bryan
1,242
78.81%
331
21.00%
3
0.19%
911
57.80%
1,576
Bulloch
3,414
79.12%
901
20.88%
2,513
58.24%
4,315
Burke
1,300
63.45%
721
35.19%
28
1.37%
579
28.26%
2,049
Butts
1,885
85.37%
323
14.63%
1,562
70.74%
2,208
Calhoun
1,094
90.71%
107
8.87%
5
0.41%
987
81.84%
1,206
Camden
1,178
53.69%
1,014
46.22%
2
0.09%
164
7.47%
2,194
Candler
996
75.57%
308
23.37%
14
1.06%
688
52.20%
1,318
Carroll
4,855
73.93%
1,712
26.07%
3,143
47.86%
6,567
Catoosa
2,163
60.37%
1,336
37.29%
84
2.34%
827
23.08%
3,583
Charlton
750
78.62%
204
21.38%
546
57.23%
954
Chatham
9,587
36.73%
16,512
63.27%
-6,925
-26.53%
26,099
Chattahoochee
107
71.33%
43
28.67%
64
42.67%
150
Chattooga
3,823
69.43%
1,682
30.55%
1
0.02%
2,141
38.88%
5,506
Cherokee
2,110
53.57%
1,829
46.43%
281
7.13%
3,939
Clarke
4,257
66.82%
2,107
33.07%
7
0.11%
2,150
33.75%
6,371
Clay
390
78.16%
103
20.64%
6
1.20%
287
57.52%
499
Clayton
5,522
77.61%
1,593
22.39%
3,929
55.22%
7,115
Clinch
1,579
75.30%
518
24.70%
1,061
50.60%
2,097
Cobb
11,696
63.19%
6,798
36.73%
16
0.09%
4,898
26.46%
18,510
Coffee
3,199
84.76%
574
15.21%
1
0.03%
2,625
69.55%
3,774
Colquitt
4,412
76.53%
1,336
23.17%
17
0.29%
3,076
53.36%
5,765
Columbia
866
65.16%
463
34.84%
403
30.32%
1,329
Cook
2,100
89.51%
245
10.44%
1
0.04%
1,855
79.07%
2,346
Coweta
3,003
77.90%
850
22.05%
2
0.05%
2,153
55.85%
3,855
Crawford
779
87.23%
109
12.21%
5
0.56%
670
75.03%
893
Crisp
2,526
75.04%
835
24.81%
5
0.15%
1,691
50.24%
3,366
Dade
863
54.41%
723
45.59%
140
8.83%
1,586
Dawson
721
54.05%
613
45.95%
108
8.10%
1,334
Decatur
3,699
77.69%
1,062
22.31%
2,637
55.39%
4,761
DeKalb
30,336
65.46%
15,979
34.48%
26
0.06%
14,357
30.98%
46,341
Dodge
3,479
82.46%
738
17.49%
2
0.05%
2,741
64.97%
4,219
Dooly
1,851
91.41%
174
8.59%
1,677
82.81%
2,025
Dougherty
4,126
54.92%
3,248
43.23%
139
1.85%
878
11.69%
7,513
Douglas
2,111
67.83%
1,001
32.17%
1,110
35.67%
3,112
Early
1,818
90.27%
193
9.58%
3
0.15%
1,625
80.69%
2,014
Echols
530
79.58%
134
20.12%
2
0.30%
396
59.46%
666
Effingham
611
44.63%
637
46.53%
121
8.84%
-26
-1.90%
1,369
Elbert
3,635
88.98%
447
10.94%
3
0.07%
3,188
78.04%
4,085
Emanuel
2,373
77.75%
679
22.25%
1,694
55.50%
3,052
Evans
1,154
76.27%
356
23.53%
3
0.20%
798
52.74%
1,513
Fannin
1,945
35.58%
3,521
64.42%
-1,576
-28.83%
5,466
Fayette
1,308
90.46%
138
9.54%
1,170
80.91%
1,446
Floyd
6,633
52.69%
5,955
47.31%
678
5.39%
12,588
Forsyth
1,998
63.85%
1,131
36.15%
867
27.71%
3,129
Franklin
2,968
92.03%
253
7.84%
4
0.12%
2,715
84.19%
3,225
Fulton
52,062
55.85%
40,966
43.95%
191
0.20%
11,096
11.90%
93,219
Gilmer
1,275
40.68%
1,857
59.25%
2
0.06%
-582
-18.57%
3,134
Glascock
314
73.88%
110
25.88%
1
0.24%
204
48.00%
425
Glynn
3,071
49.78%
3,098
50.22%
-27
-0.44%
6,169
Gordon
1,972
65.67%
1,025
34.13%
6
0.20%
947
31.54%
3,003
Grady
2,697
84.47%
496
15.53%
2,201
68.93%
3,193
Greene
2,012
78.75%
541
21.17%
2
0.08%
1,471
57.57%
2,555
Gwinnett
5,687
79.76%
1,443
20.24%
4,244
59.52%
7,130
Habersham
2,276
72.69%
855
27.31%
1,421
45.38%
3,131
Hall
5,989
68.52%
2,752
31.48%
3,237
37.03%
8,741
Hancock
860
70.84%
354
29.16%
506
41.68%
1,214
Haralson
2,472
52.71%
2,218
47.29%
254
5.42%
4,690
Harris
1,328
69.86%
563
29.62%
10
0.53%
765
40.24%
1,901
Hart
2,016
94.51%
117
5.49%
1,899
89.03%
2,133
Heard
1,106
85.08%
194
14.92%
912
70.15%
1,300
Henry
2,636
75.66%
848
24.34%
1,788
51.32%
3,484
Houston
4,483
80.76%
1,060
19.10%
8
0.14%
3,423
61.66%
5,551
Irwin
1,554
83.28%
312
16.72%
1,242
66.56%
1,866
Jackson
3,100
87.40%
438
12.35%
9
0.25%
2,662
75.05%
3,547
Jasper
962
76.96%
288
23.04%
674
53.92%
1,250
Jeff Davis
1,656
86.84%
247
12.95%
4
0.21%
1,409
73.89%
1,907
Jefferson
1,356
72.01%
515
27.35%
12
0.64%
841
44.66%
1,883
Jenkins
1,000
78.62%
261
20.52%
11
0.86%
739
58.10%
1,272
Johnson
1,607
85.98%
179
9.58%
83
4.44%
1,428
76.40%
1,869
Jones
1,208
75.69%
382
23.93%
6
0.38%
826
51.75%
1,596
Lamar
1,531
73.39%
555
26.61%
976
46.79%
2,086
Lanier
890
85.25%
152
14.56%
2
0.19%
738
70.69%
1,044
Laurens
5,085
81.05%
1,189
18.95%
3,896
62.10%
6,274
Lee
532
85.81%
79
12.74%
9
1.45%
453
73.06%
620
Liberty
892
47.98%
967
52.02%
-75
-4.03%
1,859
Lincoln
696
81.79%
155
18.21%
541
63.57%
851
Long
1,195
80.96%
281
19.04%
914
61.92%
1,476
Lowndes
3,936
64.66%
2,135
35.07%
16
0.26%
1,801
29.59%
6,087
Lumpkin
693
58.78%
486
41.22%
207
17.56%
1,179
McDuffie
1,039
61.48%
649
38.40%
2
0.12%
390
23.08%
1,690
McIntosh
624
41.32%
886
58.68%
-262
-17.35%
1,510
Macon
1,984
84.28%
363
15.42%
7
0.30%
1,621
68.86%
2,354
Madison
2,222
93.24%
161
6.76%
2,061
86.49%
2,383
Marion
618
79.64%
158
20.36%
460
59.28%
776
Meriwether
3,137
83.97%
592
15.85%
7
0.19%
2,545
68.12%
3,736
Miller
1,563
77.99%
441
22.01%
1,122
55.99%
2,004
Mitchell
2,735
87.35%
382
12.20%
14
0.45%
2,353
75.15%
3,131
Monroe
1,545
75.33%
506
24.67%
1,039
50.66%
2,051
Montgomery
1,052
79.40%
271
20.45%
2
0.15%
781
58.94%
1,325
Morgan
1,492
85.85%
246
14.15%
1,246
71.69%
1,738
Murray
1,819
61.39%
1,144
38.61%
675
22.78%
2,963
Muscogee
8,160
49.39%
8,176
49.48%
187
1.13%
-16
-0.10%
16,523
Newton
3,232
85.87%
532
14.13%
2,700
71.73%
3,764
Oconee
1,159
78.42%
314
21.24%
5
0.34%
845
57.17%
1,478
Oglethorpe
1,404
89.31%
167
10.62%
1
0.06%
1,237
78.69%
1,572
Paulding
1,599
62.98%
940
37.02%
659
25.96%
2,539
Peach
1,541
76.86%
461
22.99%
3
0.15%
1,080
53.87%
2,005
Pickens
1,236
34.55%
2,341
65.45%
-1,105
-30.89%
3,577
Pierce
1,766
82.06%
386
17.94%
1,380
64.13%
2,152
Pike
1,067
83.56%
210
16.44%
857
67.11%
1,277
Polk
4,502
68.20%
2,098
31.78%
1
0.02%
2,404
36.42%
6,601
Pulaski
1,422
89.27%
171
10.73%
1,251
78.53%
1,593
Putnam
1,093
80.31%
268
19.69%
825
60.62%
1,361
Quitman
355
91.97%
31
8.03%
324
83.94%
386
Rabun
1,391
76.94%
413
22.84%
4
0.22%
978
54.09%
1,808
Randolph
1,582
74.31%
547
25.69%
1,035
48.61%
2,129
Richmond
6,819
39.27%
10,251
59.03%
295
1.70%
-3,432
-19.76%
17,365
Rockdale
1,779
78.61%
484
21.39%
1,295
57.22%
2,263
Schley
441
78.05%
117
20.71%
7
1.24%
324
57.35%
565
Screven
1,332
71.42%
521
27.94%
12
0.64%
811
43.49%
1,865
Seminole
1,343
91.11%
129
8.75%
2
0.14%
1,214
82.36%
1,474
Spalding
4,853
76.68%
1,458
23.04%
18
0.28%
3,395
53.64%
6,329
Stephens
2,595
79.14%
684
20.86%
1,911
58.28%
3,279
Stewart
692
73.70%
235
25.03%
12
1.28%
457
48.67%
939
Sumter
2,149
66.45%
730
22.57%
355
10.98%
1,419
43.88%
3,234
Talbot
710
83.73%
136
16.04%
2
0.24%
574
67.69%
848
Taliaferro
599
78.92%
160
21.08%
439
57.84%
759
Tattnall
1,881
81.04%
440
18.96%
1,441
62.09%
2,321
Taylor
1,359
82.76%
276
16.81%
7
0.43%
1,083
65.96%
1,642
Telfair
2,075
87.96%
284
12.04%
1,791
75.92%
2,359
Terrell
1,301
86.27%
203
13.46%
4
0.27%
1,098
72.81%
1,508
Thomas
3,522
61.12%
2,240
38.88%
1,282
22.25%
5,762
Tift
3,123
76.49%
960
23.51%
2,163
52.98%
4,083
Toombs
2,397
80.90%
565
19.07%
1
0.03%
1,832
61.83%
2,963
Towns
885
44.67%
1,096
55.33%
-211
-10.65%
1,981
Treutlen
960
89.14%
117
10.86%
843
78.27%
1,077
Troup
6,162
73.48%
2,214
26.40%
10
0.12%
3,948
47.08%
8,386
Turner
1,398
79.79%
354
20.21%
1,044
59.59%
1,752
Twiggs
1,002
86.08%
158
13.57%
4
0.34%
844
72.51%
1,164
Union
1,386
50.47%
1,360
49.53%
26
0.95%
2,746
Upson
3,422
82.78%
712
17.22%
2,710
65.55%
4,134
Walker
3,693
50.12%
3,552
48.21%
123
1.67%
141
1.91%
7,368
Walton
3,271
87.37%
470
12.55%
3
0.08%
2,801
74.81%
3,744
Ware
5,888
72.12%
2,276
27.88%
3,612
44.24%
8,164
Warren
675
79.13%
152
17.82%
26
3.05%
523
61.31%
853
Washington
2,530
80.70%
602
19.20%
3
0.10%
1,928
61.50%
3,135
Wayne
2,084
68.69%
950
31.31%
1,134
37.38%
3,034
Webster
295
85.26%
51
14.74%
244
70.52%
346
Wheeler
993
86.88%
150
13.12%
843
73.75%
1,143
White
1,100
70.11%
469
29.89%
631
40.22%
1,569
Whitfield
4,264
50.35%
4,205
49.65%
59
0.70%
8,469
Wilcox
1,686
87.90%
232
12.10%
1,454
75.81%
1,918
Wilkes
1,714
84.06%
305
14.96%
20
0.98%
1,409
69.10%
2,039
Wilkinson
1,299
76.68%
393
23.20%
2
0.12%
906
53.48%
1,694
Worth
2,078
87.49%
293
12.34%
4
0.17%
1,785
75.16%
2,375
Totals
444,688
66.41%
222,778
33.27%
2,189
0.33%
221,910
33.14%
669,655
^ Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of the 1952 election Eisenhower was president of Columbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania , and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania.
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