Elections / 1960
The 1960 elections
John F. Kennedy (D) faced Richard Nixon (R); Kennedy won the presidency. National popular vote: D+0.2. Electoral college: Kennedy 303 of 537.
1960 presidential election
KennedyD+0.2
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1960 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried — the blue/red ramp is the Democratic-vs-Republican margin only where a major party won.
Smaller states, enlarged
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
All 50 results, 1960
| State | presidential margin | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | D+27.3 | 4 |
| Georgia | D+25.1 | 12 |
| Louisiana | D+21.8 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | D+20.7 | 16 |
| Alabama | D+14.3 | 11 |
| Mississippi | O+2.6 | 8 |
| Connecticut | D+7.5 | 8 |
| Maryland | D+7.2 | 9 |
| Arkansas | D+7.1 | 8 |
| West Virginia | D+5.5 | 8 |
| New York | D+5.3 | 45 |
| North Carolina | D+4.2 | 14 |
| South Carolina | D+2.5 | 8 |
| Nevada | D+2.3 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | D+2.3 | 32 |
| Michigan | D+2.0 | 20 |
| Texas | D+2.0 | 24 |
| Delaware | D+1.6 | 3 |
| Minnesota | D+1.4 | 11 |
| New Jersey | D+0.8 | 16 |
| New Mexico | D+0.7 | 4 |
| Missouri | D+0.5 | 13 |
| Illinois | D+0.2 | 27 |
| Hawaii | D+0.1 | 3 |
| California | R+0.5 | 32 |
| Alaska | R+1.9 | 3 |
| Washington | R+2.4 | 9 |
| Montana | R+2.5 | 4 |
| Florida | R+3.0 | 10 |
| Wisconsin | R+3.7 | 12 |
| Oregon | R+5.2 | 6 |
| Virginia | R+5.4 | 12 |
| Ohio | R+6.6 | 25 |
| New Hampshire | R+6.8 | 4 |
| Tennessee | R+7.1 | 11 |
| Kentucky | R+7.2 | 10 |
| Idaho | R+7.6 | 4 |
| Utah | R+9.6 | 4 |
| Colorado | R+9.7 | 6 |
| Wyoming | R+10.0 | 3 |
| Indiana | R+10.4 | 13 |
| North Dakota | R+10.9 | 4 |
| Arizona | R+11.1 | 4 |
| Iowa | R+13.5 | 10 |
| Maine | R+14.1 | 5 |
| South Dakota | R+16.4 | 4 |
| Vermont | R+17.3 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | R+18.0 | 8 |
| Kansas | R+21.3 | 8 |
| Nebraska | R+24.1 | 6 |
The 1960 cycle at a glance
National popular vote
D+0.2
Electoral college
Kennedy 303
of 537
President — national popular vote
John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R)
Kennedy (D)
34,248,844
49.7%
Nixon (R)
34,136,720
49.6%
Byrd) + others
500,734
0.7%
Margin
D+0.2
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