This article describes the United States presidential election, 1956, in Missouri. With the exceptions of the 1956 election, the 2008 election, and the 2012 election, Missouri has chosen the eventual winner of each U.S. presidential contest since the 1904 election.
Democrat Adlai Stevenson narrowly won the state over the Republican Incumbent, Dwight Eisenhower, thanks in large part to a 72,000-vote margin in St. Louis.
Missouri has voted in presidential elections since 1820.
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Results
Results by county
| County
|
Stevenson#
|
Stevenson%
|
Eisenhower#
|
Eisenhower%
|
Total votes cast[4]
|
| Adair
|
3,418
|
39.11%
|
5,322
|
60.89%
|
8,740
|
| Andrew
|
2,393
|
39.87%
|
3,609
|
60.13%
|
6,002
|
| Atchison
|
2,321
|
45.55%
|
2,774
|
54.45%
|
5,095
|
| Audrain
|
5,951
|
56.06%
|
4,664
|
43.94%
|
10,615
|
| Barry
|
4,523
|
42.73%
|
6,063
|
57.27%
|
10,586
|
| Barton
|
2,881
|
44.82%
|
3,547
|
55.18%
|
6,428
|
| Bates
|
4,300
|
44.03%
|
5,467
|
55.97%
|
9,767
|
| Benton
|
1,563
|
33.20%
|
3,145
|
66.80%
|
4,708
|
| Bollinger
|
2,185
|
43.44%
|
2,845
|
56.56%
|
5,030
|
| Boone
|
10,404
|
55.93%
|
8,197
|
44.07%
|
18,601
|
| Buchanan
|
18,384
|
47.51%
|
20,311
|
52.49%
|
38,695
|
| Butler
|
5,869
|
44.85%
|
7,216
|
55.15%
|
13,085
|
| Caldwell
|
1,929
|
37.49%
|
3,216
|
62.51%
|
5,145
|
| Callaway
|
5,165
|
59.12%
|
3,572
|
40.88%
|
8,737
|
| Camden
|
1,460
|
34.14%
|
2,817
|
65.86%
|
4,277
|
| Cape Girardeau
|
7,633
|
41.78%
|
10,638
|
58.22%
|
18,271
|
| Carroll
|
3,432
|
41.94%
|
4,751
|
58.06%
|
8,183
|
| Carter
|
1,067
|
50.81%
|
1,033
|
49.19%
|
2,100
|
| Cass
|
5,575
|
49.94%
|
5,589
|
50.06%
|
11,164
|
| Cedar
|
1,720
|
34.43%
|
3,276
|
65.57%
|
4,996
|
| Chariton
|
3,671
|
51.49%
|
3,459
|
48.51%
|
7,130
|
| Christian
|
1,730
|
31.67%
|
3,732
|
68.33%
|
5,462
|
| Clark
|
2,193
|
45.54%
|
2,623
|
54.46%
|
4,816
|
| Clay
|
13,605
|
50.31%
|
13,436
|
49.69%
|
27,041
|
| Clinton
|
2,976
|
49.58%
|
3,026
|
50.42%
|
6,002
|
| Cole
|
7,388
|
44.21%
|
9,323
|
55.79%
|
16,711
|
| Cooper
|
3,511
|
41.28%
|
4,995
|
58.72%
|
8,506
|
| Crawford
|
2,455
|
40.59%
|
3,594
|
59.41%
|
6,049
|
| Dade
|
1,479
|
35.90%
|
2,641
|
64.10%
|
4,120
|
| Dallas
|
1,600
|
34.88%
|
2,987
|
65.12%
|
4,587
|
| Daviess
|
2,611
|
43.98%
|
3,326
|
56.02%
|
5,937
|
| DeKalb
|
1,872
|
42.45%
|
2,538
|
57.55%
|
4,410
|
| Dent
|
2,961
|
52.70%
|
2,658
|
47.30%
|
5,619
|
| Douglas
|
1,133
|
28.02%
|
2,910
|
71.98%
|
4,043
|
| Dunklin
|
8,698
|
63.76%
|
4,943
|
36.24%
|
13,641
|
| Franklin
|
8,391
|
41.96%
|
11,605
|
58.04%
|
19,996
|
| Gasconade
|
1,353
|
21.03%
|
5,080
|
78.97%
|
6,433
|
| Gentry
|
2,662
|
46.85%
|
3,020
|
53.15%
|
5,682
|
| Greene
|
20,206
|
40.29%
|
29,944
|
59.71%
|
50,150
|
| Grundy
|
2,752
|
39.94%
|
4,139
|
60.06%
|
6,891
|
| Harrison
|
2,518
|
37.81%
|
4,141
|
62.19%
|
6,659
|
| Henry
|
4,900
|
45.84%
|
5,789
|
54.16%
|
10,689
|
| Hickory
|
695
|
29.50%
|
1,661
|
70.50%
|
2,356
|
| Holt
|
1,713
|
37.23%
|
2,888
|
62.77%
|
4,601
|
| Howard
|
3,542
|
61.93%
|
2,177
|
38.07%
|
5,719
|
| Howell
|
3,066
|
35.91%
|
5,473
|
64.09%
|
8,539
|
| Iron
|
1,970
|
52.12%
|
1,810
|
47.88%
|
3,780
|
| Jackson
|
133,522
|
52.22%
|
122,182
|
47.78%
|
255,704
|
| Jasper
|
13,404
|
39.64%
|
20,414
|
60.36%
|
33,818
|
| Jefferson
|
13,868
|
56.42%
|
10,712
|
43.58%
|
24,580
|
| Johnson
|
4,530
|
40.70%
|
6,599
|
59.30%
|
11,129
|
| Knox
|
1,850
|
48.89%
|
1,934
|
51.11%
|
3,784
|
| Laclede
|
3,287
|
39.29%
|
5,079
|
60.71%
|
8,366
|
| Lafayette
|
6,081
|
42.78%
|
8,133
|
57.22%
|
14,214
|
| Lawrence
|
4,789
|
39.38%
|
7,372
|
60.62%
|
12,161
|
| Lewis
|
2,728
|
54.25%
|
2,301
|
45.75%
|
5,029
|
| Lincoln
|
3,990
|
56.17%
|
3,114
|
43.83%
|
7,104
|
| Linn
|
5,055
|
50.13%
|
5,028
|
49.87%
|
10,083
|
| Livingston
|
3,785
|
42.29%
|
5,165
|
57.71%
|
8,950
|
| Macon
|
4,337
|
48.02%
|
4,694
|
51.98%
|
9,031
|
| Madison
|
2,280
|
45.21%
|
2,763
|
54.79%
|
5,043
|
| Maries
|
1,885
|
57.52%
|
1,392
|
42.48%
|
3,277
|
| Marion
|
6,874
|
54.86%
|
5,657
|
45.14%
|
12,531
|
| McDonald
|
2,757
|
43.06%
|
3,646
|
56.94%
|
6,403
|
| Mercer
|
1,109
|
35.27%
|
2,035
|
64.73%
|
3,144
|
| Miller
|
2,535
|
38.29%
|
4,085
|
61.71%
|
6,620
|
| Mississippi
|
3,653
|
63.38%
|
2,111
|
36.62%
|
5,764
|
| Moniteau
|
2,552
|
44.07%
|
3,239
|
55.93%
|
5,791
|
| Monroe
|
4,412
|
76.82%
|
1,331
|
23.18%
|
5,743
|
| Montgomery
|
2,844
|
45.24%
|
3,443
|
54.76%
|
6,287
|
| Morgan
|
2,131
|
40.25%
|
3,163
|
59.75%
|
5,294
|
| New Madrid
|
8,419
|
70.33%
|
3,552
|
29.67%
|
11,971
|
| Newton
|
5,529
|
41.51%
|
7,792
|
58.49%
|
13,321
|
| Nodaway
|
5,371
|
45.70%
|
6,381
|
54.30%
|
11,752
|
| Oregon
|
2,472
|
63.25%
|
1,436
|
36.75%
|
3,908
|
| Osage
|
2,445
|
44.28%
|
3,077
|
55.72%
|
5,522
|
| Ozark
|
887
|
29.29%
|
2,141
|
70.71%
|
3,028
|
| Pemiscot
|
8,064
|
67.02%
|
3,969
|
32.98%
|
12,033
|
| Perry
|
2,346
|
34.78%
|
4,400
|
65.22%
|
6,746
|
| Pettis
|
7,086
|
44.70%
|
8,766
|
55.30%
|
15,852
|
| Phelps
|
4,761
|
49.94%
|
4,773
|
50.06%
|
9,534
|
| Pike
|
4,232
|
54.92%
|
3,474
|
45.08%
|
7,706
|
| Platte
|
5,271
|
59.45%
|
3,596
|
40.55%
|
8,867
|
| Polk
|
2,968
|
40.23%
|
4,410
|
59.77%
|
7,378
|
| Pulaski
|
2,936
|
53.69%
|
2,532
|
46.31%
|
5,468
|
| Putnam
|
1,115
|
29.43%
|
2,674
|
70.57%
|
3,789
|
| Ralls
|
2,632
|
65.72%
|
1,373
|
34.28%
|
4,005
|
| Randolph
|
6,797
|
64.70%
|
3,709
|
35.30%
|
10,506
|
| Ray
|
4,636
|
60.39%
|
3,041
|
39.61%
|
7,677
|
| Reynolds
|
1,596
|
63.51%
|
917
|
36.49%
|
2,513
|
| Ripley
|
2,149
|
49.54%
|
2,189
|
50.46%
|
4,338
|
| Saint Charles
|
7,618
|
44.60%
|
9,462
|
55.40%
|
17,080
|
| Saint Clair
|
2,200
|
42.16%
|
3,018
|
57.84%
|
5,218
|
| Saint Francois
|
7,566
|
43.15%
|
9,968
|
56.85%
|
17,534
|
| Saint Louis
|
121,881
|
46.88%
|
138,111
|
53.12%
|
259,992
|
| Saint Louis City
|
202,210
|
60.86%
|
130,045
|
39.14%
|
332,255
|
| Sainte Genevieve
|
2,363
|
47.30%
|
2,633
|
52.70%
|
4,996
|
| Saline
|
5,841
|
49.45%
|
5,970
|
50.55%
|
11,811
|
| Schuyler
|
1,648
|
52.35%
|
1,500
|
47.65%
|
3,148
|
| Scotland
|
2,044
|
54.09%
|
1,735
|
45.91%
|
3,779
|
| Scott
|
6,683
|
58.95%
|
4,654
|
41.05%
|
11,337
|
| Shannon
|
1,822
|
60.88%
|
1,171
|
39.12%
|
2,993
|
| Shelby
|
3,044
|
60.47%
|
1,990
|
39.53%
|
5,034
|
| Stoddard
|
6,369
|
56.86%
|
4,832
|
43.14%
|
11,201
|
| Stone
|
1,049
|
26.30%
|
2,939
|
73.70%
|
3,988
|
| Sullivan
|
2,805
|
45.52%
|
3,357
|
54.48%
|
6,162
|
| Taney
|
1,477
|
31.46%
|
3,218
|
68.54%
|
4,695
|
| Texas
|
4,506
|
50.87%
|
4,352
|
49.13%
|
8,858
|
| Vernon
|
4,547
|
46.73%
|
5,184
|
53.27%
|
9,731
|
| Warren
|
1,211
|
29.81%
|
2,852
|
70.19%
|
4,063
|
| Washington
|
2,380
|
41.30%
|
3,383
|
58.70%
|
5,763
|
| Wayne
|
2,451
|
49.38%
|
2,513
|
50.62%
|
4,964
|
| Webster
|
3,132
|
44.29%
|
3,940
|
55.71%
|
7,072
|
| Worth
|
1,354
|
50.30%
|
1,338
|
49.70%
|
2,692
|
| Wright
|
2,278
|
34.32%
|
4,360
|
65.68%
|
6,638
|
| Totals |
918,273 |
50.11% |
914,289 |
49.89% |
1,832,562
|
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
- ^ 1956 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri
- ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 264-265 ISBN 0405077114
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