The 1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Arkansas was won by Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 52.46% of the popular vote against incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 45.82% of the popular vote. This is currently the last election to date in which the Democratic candidate won Arkansas without winning the presidency.

Polls SourceRatingAs ofFort Worth Star-TelegramNovember 2, 1956The Philadelphia InquirerNovember 4, 1956The Salt Lake TribuneNovember 4, 1956

Results

Results by county CountyAdlai StevensonDemocraticDwight D. EisenhowerRepublicanT. Coleman AndrewsConstitutionMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % Arkansas 2,736 48.55% 2,826 50.15% 73 1.30% -90 -1.60% 5,635 Ashley 2,820 66.04% 1,183 27.70% 267 6.25% 1,637 38.34% 4,270 Baxter 1,451 45.46% 1,721 53.92% 20 0.63% -270 -8.46% 3,192 Benton 3,744 36.33% 6,500 63.08% 61 0.59% -2,756 -26.75% 10,305 Boone 2,829 47.10% 3,153 52.50% 24 0.40% -324 -5.40% 6,006 Bradley 3,010 68.01% 1,361 30.75% 55 1.24% 1,649 37.26% 4,426 Calhoun 1,303 73.95% 445 25.26% 14 0.79% 858 48.69% 1,762 Carroll 1,651 41.48% 2,310 58.04% 19 0.48% -659 -16.56% 3,980 Chicot 2,273 65.79% 1,043 30.19% 139 4.02% 1,230 35.60% 3,455 Clark 2,809 58.04% 1,973 40.76% 58 1.20% 836 17.28% 4,840 Clay 2,368 57.57% 1,711 41.60% 34 0.83% 657 15.97% 4,113 Cleburne 1,094 53.42% 947 46.24% 7 0.34% 147 7.18% 2,048 Cleveland 1,149 72.17% 423 26.57% 20 1.26% 726 45.60% 1,592 Columbia 2,845 52.74% 2,342 43.42% 207 3.84% 503 9.32% 5,394 Conway 2,618 61.15% 1,636 38.22% 27 0.63% 982 22.93% 4,281 Craighead 5,876 58.41% 4,035 40.11% 149 1.48% 1,841 18.30% 10,060 Crawford 2,723 46.60% 3,090 52.88% 30 0.51% -367 -6.28% 5,843 Crittenden 2,120 43.51% 2,476 50.81% 277 5.68% -356 -7.30% 4,873 Cross 2,165 63.36% 1,176 34.42% 76 2.22% 989 28.94% 3,417 Dallas 1,726 62.49% 984 35.63% 52 1.88% 742 26.86% 2,762 Desha 2,935 70.03% 1,204 28.73% 52 1.24% 1,731 41.30% 4,191 Drew 2,234 62.30% 1,265 35.28% 87 2.43% 969 27.02% 3,586 Faulkner 3,428 58.50% 2,399 40.94% 33 0.56% 1,029 17.56% 5,860 Franklin 1,614 58.25% 1,137 41.03% 20 0.72% 477 17.22% 2,771 Fulton 958 54.09% 799 45.12% 14 0.79% 159 8.97% 1,771 Garland 5,437 36.06% 9,427 62.53% 212 1.41% -3,990 -26.47% 15,076 Grant 1,272 59.47% 818 38.24% 49 2.29% 454 21.23% 2,139 Greene 3,454 64.09% 1,898 35.22% 37 0.69% 1,556 28.87% 5,389 Hempstead 2,694 53.91% 2,227 44.57% 76 1.52% 467 9.34% 4,997 Hot Spring 3,525 54.21% 2,923 44.96% 54 0.83% 602 9.25% 6,502 Howard 1,428 51.27% 1,329 47.72% 28 1.01% 99 3.55% 2,785 Independence 2,316 49.46% 2,333 49.82% 34 0.73% -17 -0.36% 4,683 Izard 1,200 69.93% 511 29.78% 5 0.29% 689 40.15% 1,716 Jackson 3,699 73.09% 1,323 26.14% 39 0.77% 2,376 46.95% 5,061 Jefferson 6,426 51.17% 5,743 45.73% 389 3.10% 683 5.44% 12,558 Johnson 1,697 52.30% 1,520 46.84% 28 0.86% 177 5.46% 3,245 Lafayette 1,348 59.12% 836 36.67% 96 4.21% 512 22.45% 2,280 Lawrence 2,303 58.33% 1,584 40.12% 61 1.55% 719 18.21% 3,948 Lee 1,719 61.09% 974 34.61% 121 4.30% 745 26.48% 2,814 Lincoln 1,616 67.19% 767 31.89% 22 0.91% 849 35.30% 2,405 Little River 1,308 59.51% 828 37.67% 62 2.82% 480 21.84% 2,198 Logan 2,307 52.29% 2,081 47.17% 24 0.54% 226 5.12% 4,412 Lonoke 3,234 60.61% 1,932 36.21% 170 3.19% 1,302 24.40% 5,336 Madison 2,186 46.35% 2,525 53.54% 5 0.11% -339 -7.19% 4,716 Marion 1,061 55.20% 857 44.59% 4 0.21% 204 10.61% 1,922 Miller 5,402 54.09% 4,307 43.13% 278 2.78% 1,095 10.96% 9,987 Mississippi 6,428 58.68% 4,269 38.97% 258 2.36% 2,159 19.71% 10,955 Monroe 1,460 55.43% 1,099 41.72% 75 2.85% 361 13.71% 2,634 Montgomery 846 46.25% 965 52.76% 18 0.98% -119 -6.51% 1,829 Nevada 1,871 63.57% 1,039 35.30% 33 1.12% 832 28.27% 2,943 Newton 832 35.92% 1,481 63.95% 3 0.13% -649 -28.03% 2,316 Ouachita 5,188 63.82% 2,819 34.68% 122 1.50% 2,369 29.14% 8,129 Perry 719 55.14% 572 43.87% 13 1.00% 147 11.27% 1,304 Phillips 3,917 56.44% 2,826 40.72% 197 2.84% 1,091 15.72% 6,940 Pike 985 51.76% 905 47.56% 13 0.68% 80 4.20% 1,903 Poinsett 3,817 63.55% 2,117 35.25% 72 1.20% 1,700 28.30% 6,006 Polk 1,287 40.95% 1,832 58.29% 24 0.76% -545 -17.34% 3,143 Pope 2,753 54.57% 2,267 44.94% 25 0.50% 486 9.63% 5,045 Prairie 1,504 61.64% 917 37.58% 19 0.78% 587 24.06% 2,440 Pulaski 23,372 46.46% 25,702 51.10% 1,227 2.44% -2,330 -4.64% 50,301 Randolph 1,763 60.94% 1,117 38.61% 13 0.45% 646 22.33% 2,893 St. Francis 2,114 50.35% 1,884 44.87% 201 4.79% 230 5.48% 4,199 Saline 3,705 58.09% 2,603 40.81% 70 1.10% 1,102 17.28% 6,378 Scott 1,248 43.05% 1,637 56.47% 14 0.48% -389 -13.42% 2,899 Searcy 909 26.94% 2,441 72.35% 24 0.71% -1,532 -45.41% 3,374 Sebastian 7,489 41.98% 10,234 57.36% 118 0.66% -2,745 -15.38% 17,841 Sevier 1,500 56.01% 1,159 43.28% 19 0.71% 341 12.73% 2,678 Sharp 927 57.94% 645 40.31% 28 1.75% 282 17.63% 1,600 Stone 756 53.58% 651 46.14% 4 0.28% 105 7.44% 1,411 Union 7,055 55.44% 5,059 39.75% 612 4.81% 1,996 15.69% 12,726 Van Buren 1,331 50.38% 1,296 49.05% 15 0.57% 35 1.33% 2,642 Washington 4,857 38.48% 7,683 60.87% 83 0.66% -2,826 -22.39% 12,623 White 4,895 55.94% 3,813 43.58% 42 0.48% 1,082 12.36% 8,750 Woodruff 1,630 60.93% 992 37.08% 53 1.98% 638 23.85% 2,675Yell 2,008 59.18% 1,381 40.70% 4 0.12% 627 18.48% 3,393Totals213,27752.46%186,28745.82%7,0081.72%26,9906.64%406,572

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Baxter Crittenden Pulaski Scott

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Stone

See also United States presidential elections in Arkansas

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