1956 United States presidential election in Kansas

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

Kansas was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 65.44 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 34.21 percent of the popular vote. Eisenhower, as expected, had no trouble carrying his boyhood home state, winning every county in the state except Wyandotte County, having spent his formative years in Abilene.

With 65.44 percent of the popular vote, Kansas proved to be Eisenhower's fifth strongest state after Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Nebraska.

Results

Results by county County Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican Adlai StevensonDemocratic Enoch HoltwickProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Allen 5,342 71.15% 2,143 28.54% 23 0.31% 3,199 42.61% 7,508 Anderson 3,080 69.01% 1,369 30.67% 14 0.31% 1,711 38.34% 4,463 Atchison 5,608 64.08% 3,134 35.81% 9 0.10% 2,474 28.27% 8,751 Barber 2,698 68.32% 1,241 31.43% 10 0.25% 1,457 36.89% 3,949 Barton 8,644 66.17% 4,378 33.51% 41 0.31% 4,266 32.66% 13,063 Bourbon 5,306 62.39% 3,151 37.05% 47 0.55% 2,155 25.34% 8,504 Brown 5,138 76.95% 1,519 22.75% 20 0.30% 3,619 54.20% 6,677 Butler 9,591 60.73% 6,158 38.99% 45 0.28% 3,433 21.74% 15,794 Chase 1,553 74.45% 529 25.36% 4 0.19% 1,024 49.09% 2,086 Chautauqua 2,180 70.85% 887 28.83% 10 0.32% 1,293 42.02% 3,077 Cherokee 5,824 58.39% 4,112 41.22% 39 0.39% 1,712 17.17% 9,975 Cheyenne 1,479 68.79% 663 30.84% 8 0.37% 816 37.95% 2,150 Clark 1,243 69.83% 529 29.72% 8 0.45% 714 40.11% 1,780 Clay 4,378 80.17% 1,034 18.93% 49 0.90% 3,344 61.24% 5,461 Cloud 4,466 68.61% 2,008 30.85% 35 0.54% 2,458 37.76% 6,509 Coffey 3,286 72.24% 1,247 27.41% 16 0.35% 2,039 44.83% 4,549 Comanche 1,238 72.40% 461 26.96% 11 0.64% 777 45.44% 1,710 Cowley 6,734 63.93% 3,753 35.63% 46 0.44% 2,981 28.30% 10,533 Crawford 9,578 54.93% 7,799 44.73% 60 0.34% 1,779 10.20% 17,437 Decatur 2,028 68.58% 920 31.11% 9 0.30% 1,108 37.47% 2,957 Dickinson 7,422 74.91% 2,452 24.75% 34 0.34% 4,970 50.16% 9,908 Doniphan 3,130 72.14% 1,197 27.59% 12 0.28% 1,933 44.55% 4,339 Douglas 11,029 71.85% 4,283 27.90% 39 0.25% 6,746 43.95% 15,351 Edwards 1,816 69.93% 771 29.69% 10 0.39% 1,045 40.24% 2,597 Elk 1,909 69.90% 812 29.73% 10 0.37% 1,097 40.17% 2,731 Ellis 4,466 59.33% 3,058 40.62% 4 0.05% 1,408 18.71% 7,528 Ellsworth 2,524 64.90% 1,351 34.74% 14 0.36% 1,173 30.16% 3,889 Finney 3,576 66.87% 1,752 32.76% 20 0.37% 1,824 34.11% 5,348 Ford 5,561 66.84% 2,710 32.57% 49 0.59% 2,851 34.27% 8,320 Franklin 6,557 71.42% 2,591 28.22% 33 0.36% 3,966 43.20% 9,181 Geary 4,013 65.54% 2,078 33.94% 32 0.52% 1,935 31.60% 6,123 Gove 1,315 72.29% 492 27.05% 12 0.66% 823 45.24% 1,819 Graham 1,676 69.49% 725 30.06% 11 0.46% 951 39.43% 2,412 Grant 1,058 69.47% 459 30.14% 6 0.39% 599 39.33% 1,523 Gray 1,278 66.77% 627 32.76% 9 0.47% 651 34.01% 1,914 Greeley 599 77.09% 174 22.39% 4 0.51% 425 54.70% 777 Greenwood 4,164 70.01% 1,763 29.64% 21 0.35% 2,401 40.37% 5,948 Hamilton 865 60.66% 552 38.71% 9 0.63% 313 21.95% 1,426 Harper 3,111 69.99% 1,311 29.49% 23 0.52% 1,800 40.50% 4,445 Harvey 7,367 70.20% 3,084 29.39% 43 0.41% 4,283 40.81% 10,494 Haskell 829 70.49% 341 29.00% 6 0.51% 488 41.49% 1,176 Hodgeman 1,113 71.62% 435 27.99% 6 0.39% 678 43.63% 1,554 Jackson 3,469 71.72% 1,356 28.03% 12 0.25% 2,113 43.69% 4,837 Jefferson 3,677 70.24% 1,536 29.34% 22 0.42% 2,141 40.90% 5,235 Jewell 3,395 75.51% 1,034 23.00% 67 1.49% 2,361 52.51% 4,496 Johnson 35,511 71.40% 14,185 28.52% 37 0.07% 21,326 42.88% 49,733 Kearny 854 66.98% 418 32.78% 3 0.24% 436 34.20% 1,275 Kingman 3,226 69.08% 1,428 30.58% 16 0.34% 1,798 38.50% 4,670 Kiowa 1,717 76.18% 517 22.94% 20 0.89% 1,200 53.24% 2,254 Labette 7,677 59.35% 5,202 40.21% 57 0.44% 2,475 19.14% 12,936 Lane 992 72.09% 380 27.62% 4 0.29% 612 44.47% 1,376 Leavenworth 8,826 61.55% 5,480 38.22% 33 0.23% 3,346 23.33% 14,339 Lincoln 2,219 76.20% 681 23.39% 12 0.41% 1,538 52.81% 2,912 Linn 2,991 71.64% 1,177 28.19% 7 0.17% 1,814 43.45% 4,175 Logan 1,328 72.61% 493 26.95% 8 0.44% 835 45.66% 1,829 Lyon 8,021 67.34% 3,831 32.16% 59 0.50% 4,190 35.18% 11,911 McPherson 7,521 73.75% 2,603 25.52% 74 0.73% 4,918 48.23% 10,198 Marion 5,318 75.99% 1,644 23.49% 36 0.51% 3,674 52.50% 6,998 Marshall 5,664 69.25% 2,487 30.41% 28 0.34% 3,177 38.84% 8,179 Meade 1,720 74.30% 575 24.84% 20 0.86% 1,145 49.46% 2,315 Miami 5,031 59.30% 3,428 40.41% 25 0.29% 1,603 18.89% 8,484 Mitchell 3,198 72.16% 1,214 27.39% 20 0.45% 1,984 44.77% 4,432 Montgomery 13,252 64.34% 7,265 35.27% 81 0.39% 5,987 29.07% 20,598 Morris 2,677 68.55% 1,208 30.93% 20 0.51% 1,469 37.62% 3,905 Morton 814 64.76% 436 34.69% 7 0.56% 378 30.07% 1,257 Nemaha 4,195 67.11% 2,038 32.60% 18 0.29% 2,157 34.51% 6,251 Neosho 5,886 65.99% 3,005 33.69% 29 0.33% 2,881 32.30% 8,920 Ness 1,876 70.79% 758 28.60% 16 0.60% 1,118 42.19% 2,650 Norton 3,052 71.58% 1,194 28.00% 18 0.42% 1,858 43.58% 4,264 Osage 4,136 67.28% 1,979 32.19% 32 0.52% 2,157 35.09% 6,147 Osborne 2,948 73.72% 1,023 25.58% 28 0.70% 1,925 48.14% 3,999 Ottawa 2,329 68.80% 1,037 30.64% 19 0.56% 1,292 38.16% 3,385 Pawnee 2,788 63.73% 1,567 35.82% 20 0.46% 1,221 27.91% 4,375 Phillips 3,117 75.49% 985 23.86% 27 0.65% 2,132 51.63% 4,129 Pottawatomie 4,335 74.97% 1,422 24.59% 25 0.43% 2,913 50.38% 5,782 Pratt 3,620 64.53% 1,956 34.87% 34 0.61% 1,664 29.66% 5,610 Rawlins 1,668 69.88% 711 29.79% 8 0.34% 957 40.09% 2,387 Reno 15,057 66.56% 7,461 32.98% 102 0.45% 7,596 33.58% 22,620 Republic 3,621 68.76% 1,613 30.63% 32 0.61% 2,008 38.13% 5,266 Rice 4,638 70.48% 1,926 29.27% 17 0.26% 2,712 41.21% 6,581 Riley 9,385 76.84% 2,784 22.80% 44 0.36% 6,601 54.04% 12,213 Rooks 3,059 70.88% 1,238 28.68% 19 0.44% 1,821 42.20% 4,316 Rush 2,007 64.87% 1,080 34.91% 7 0.23% 927 29.96% 3,094 Russell 3,920 71.78% 1,528 27.98% 13 0.24% 2,392 43.80% 5,461 Saline 11,172 69.32% 4,908 30.45% 37 0.23% 6,264 38.87% 16,117 Scott 1,376 75.11% 451 24.62% 5 0.27% 925 50.49% 1,832 Sedgwick 72,292 61.08% 45,732 38.64% 336 0.28% 26,560 22.44% 118,360 Seward 2,885 70.95% 1,162 28.58% 19 0.47% 1,723 42.37% 4,066 Shawnee 32,647 66.52% 16,298 33.21% 130 0.26% 16,349 33.31% 49,075 Sheridan 1,324 67.41% 633 32.23% 7 0.36% 691 35.18% 1,964 Sherman 1,825 64.97% 962 34.25% 22 0.78% 863 30.72% 2,809 Smith 3,142 72.95% 1,139 26.45% 26 0.60% 2,003 46.50% 4,307 Stafford 2,728 68.37% 1,242 31.13% 20 0.50% 1,486 37.24% 3,990 Stanton 549 70.20% 226 28.90% 7 0.90% 323 41.30% 782 Stevens 1,273 69.00% 565 30.62% 7 0.38% 708 38.38% 1,845 Sumner 7,024 62.95% 4,088 36.64% 46 0.41% 2,936 26.31% 11,158 Thomas 1,888 62.06% 1,138 37.41% 16 0.53% 750 24.65% 3,042 Trego 1,668 69.41% 726 30.21% 9 0.37% 942 39.20% 2,403 Wabaunsee 2,650 76.63% 802 23.19% 6 0.17% 1,848 53.44% 3,458 Wallace 684 72.69% 251 26.67% 6 0.64% 433 46.02% 941 Washington 4,220 74.81% 1,389 24.62% 32 0.57% 2,831 50.19% 5,641 Wichita 747 70.41% 312 29.41% 2 0.19% 435 41.00% 1,061 Wilson 4,502 73.00% 1,645 26.67% 20 0.32% 2,857 46.33% 6,167 Woodson 2,171 70.88% 870 28.40% 22 0.72% 1,301 42.48% 3,063 Wyandotte 34,604 47.64% 37,842 52.10% 186 0.26% -3,238 -4.46% 72,632Totals566,87865.44%296,31734.21%3,0480.35%270,56131.23%866,243

See also United States presidential elections in Kansas

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