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[ 3] 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 .[ 4] [ 5]
With 65.44 percent of the popular vote, Kansas proved to be Eisenhower's fifth strongest state after Vermont , Maine , New Hampshire and Nebraska .[ 6]
Results
Results by county
County
Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican
Adlai Stevenson Democratic
Enoch Holtwick Prohibition
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%
72,632
Totals
566,878
65.44%
296,317
34.21%
3,048
0.35%
270,561
31.23%
866,243
See also
Notes
^ 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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