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Elections / 1960 · President · AK

Richard Nixon carried Alaska R+1.9.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Alaska, 1960. The state ran 2.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+0.2 nationally).

Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)

Alaska result
119,370 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
58,532
49.0%
Nixon (R)
60,838
51.0%
Byrd) + others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+1.9
1960 presidential election
Alaska, 1960
NixonR+1.9
1960 presidential margin by county for Alaska — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alaska — 1960 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1960 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Aleutians East Borough, AK · D+40.4Aleutians West Census Area, AK · D+42.9Anchorage Municipality, AK · R+7.4Bethel Census Area, AK · R+34.7Bristol Bay Borough, AK · D+40.7Denali Borough, AK · D+23.9Dillingham Census Area, AK · D+17.9Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · D+3.1Haines Borough, AK · R+10.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK · D+7.0Juneau City and Borough, AK · R+5.1Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · D+5.4Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · R+5.0Kodiak Island Borough, AK · D+15.8Kusilvak Census Area, AK · D+27.1Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · R+4.5Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · R+12.1Nome Census Area, AK · D+21.0North Slope Borough, AK · R+37.9Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · R+4.8Petersburg Borough, AK · D+9.0Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · D+7.4Sitka City and Borough, AK · D+37.9Skagway Municipality, AK · R+10.3Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · R+1.9Wrangell City and Borough, AK · D+31.7Yakutat City and Borough, AK · R+11.6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · D+10.6
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican51.0%60,838
John F. KennedyDemocratic49.0%58,532
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
30 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Alaska's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−13.1%DR19602024
Alaska's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1960−1.9%
1964+31.6%
1968−2.1%
1972−23.5%
1976−22.3%
1980−27.9%
1984−36.8%
1988−23.3%
1992−9.2%
1996−17.5%
2000−31.0%
2004−25.9%
2008−21.5%
2012−14.0%
2016−14.8%
2020−10.2%
2024−13.1%
County results — 1960
30 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aleutians East BoroughD
+40.4%
16972240
Aleutians West Census AreaD
+42.9%
22590315
Anchorage MunicipalityR
−7.4%
9,58111,11920,700
Bethel Census AreaR
−34.7%
3817861,167
Bristol Bay BoroughD
+40.7%
19783280
Chugach Census AreaD
+0.3%
5275241,051
Copper River Census AreaD
+8.6%
201169370
Denali BoroughD
+23.9%
10967176
Dillingham Census AreaD
+17.9%
276192468
Fairbanks North Star BoroughD
+3.1%
4,0683,8207,887
Haines BoroughR
−10.5%
124153277
Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaD
+7.0%
346301647
Juneau City and BoroughR
−5.1%
2,1052,3304,435
Kenai Peninsula BoroughD
+5.4%
1,7541,5733,327
Ketchikan Gateway BoroughR
−5.0%
1,7291,9113,640
Kodiak Island BoroughD
+15.8%
8676311,498
Kusilvak Census AreaD
+27.1%
211121332
Lake and Peninsula BoroughR
−4.5%
1,0541,1532,207
Matanuska-Susitna BoroughR
−12.1%
7911,0081,799
Nome Census AreaD
+21.0%
533348882
North Slope BoroughR
−37.9%
249553802
Northwest Arctic BoroughR
−4.8%
355391746
Petersburg BoroughD
+9.0%
5664731,039
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaD
+7.4%
1,1399832,122
Sitka City and BoroughD
+37.9%
22099319
Skagway MunicipalityR
−10.3%
297365662
Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaR
−1.9%
29,80930,95360,762
Wrangell City and BoroughD
+31.7%
291151442
Yakutat City and BoroughR
−11.6%
285360646
Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaD
+10.6%
7359132