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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.
Missouri has voted in presidential elections since 1820.
Results
Results by county
County
Stevenson#
Stevenson%
Eisenhower#
Eisenhower%
Total votes cast[3]
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