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Elections / 1960 · President · AL

John F. Kennedy carried Alabama D+14.3.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Alabama, 1960. The state ran 14.1 points more Democratic than the nation (D+0.2 nationally).

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

Alabama result
562,136 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
318,303
56.6%
Nixon (R)
237,981
42.3%
Byrd) + others
5,852
1.0%
Margin
D+14.3
1960 presidential election
Alabama, 1960
KennedyD+14.3
1960 presidential margin by county for Alabama — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Alabama — 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.Autauga County, AL · D+6.9Baldwin County, AL · D+7.9Barbour County, AL · D+29.5Bibb County, AL · D+23.4Blount County, AL · D+14.2Bullock County, AL · D+29.4Butler County, AL · D+39.8Calhoun County, AL · D+32.8Chambers County, AL · D+46.5Cherokee County, AL · D+56.0Chilton County, AL · R+28.0Choctaw County, AL · D+26.8Clarke County, AL · R+3.5Clay County, AL · D+5.9Cleburne County, AL · D+19.9Coffee County, AL · D+52.7Colbert County, AL · D+45.1Conecuh County, AL · D+46.3Coosa County, AL · D+16.3Covington County, AL · D+47.3Crenshaw County, AL · D+67.1Cullman County, AL · D+19.8Dale County, AL · D+22.0Dallas County, AL · R+15.2DeKalb County, AL · D+2.3Elmore County, AL · D+28.1Escambia County, AL · D+36.9Etowah County, AL · D+33.4Fayette County, AL · D+8.3Franklin County, AL · R+8.6Geneva County, AL · D+34.0Greene County, AL · D+30.5Hale County, AL · D+27.6Henry County, AL · D+56.3Houston County, AL · R+2.0Jackson County, AL · D+40.2Jefferson County, AL · R+14.8Lamar County, AL · D+41.9Lauderdale County, AL · D+40.9Lawrence County, AL · D+36.4Lee County, AL · D+23.9Limestone County, AL · D+61.3Lowndes County, AL · D+29.4Macon County, AL · D+20.2Madison County, AL · D+34.5Marengo County, AL · D+7.2Marion County, AL · D+2.7Marshall County, AL · D+32.0Mobile County, AL · D+7.4Monroe County, AL · D+36.2Montgomery County, AL · R+11.0Morgan County, AL · D+28.4Perry County, AL · D+12.8Pickens County, AL · D+17.7Pike County, AL · D+54.3Randolph County, AL · D+30.1Russell County, AL · D+32.3Shelby County, AL · D+1.1St. Clair County, AL · D+8.0Sumter County, AL · D+9.7Talladega County, AL · D+9.6Tallapoosa County, AL · D+43.3Tuscaloosa County, AL · D+19.0Walker County, AL · D+19.5Washington County, AL · D+41.0Wilcox County, AL · D+27.5Winston County, AL · R+34.1
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic56.6%318,303
Richard NixonRepublican42.3%237,981
OtherAll other candidates1.0%5,852
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Alabama's presidential margins
1876–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Alabama's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −30.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−30.5%DR18762024
Alabama's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876+20.0%
1880+22.9%
1884+22.0%
1888+34.3%
1892+55.5%
1896+38.4%
1900+26.0%
1904+52.7%
1908+46.4%
1912+61.7%
1916+54.1%
1920+34.8%
1924+42.7%
1928+3.0%
1932+70.6%
1936+73.6%
1940+70.9%
1944+63.1%
1948−19.0%
1952+29.5%
1956+17.1%
1960+14.3%
1964−69.5%
1968+4.7%
1972−46.9%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.3%
1984−22.4%
1988−19.3%
1992−6.8%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−25.6%
2008−21.6%
2012−22.2%
2016−28.1%
2020−25.5%
2024−30.5%
County results — 1960
67 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Autauga CountyD
+6.9%
1,3241,1492,538
Baldwin CountyD
+7.9%
5,6474,81210,636
Barbour CountyD
+29.5%
2,1481,1663,332
Bibb CountyD
+23.4%
1,6971,0522,752
Blount CountyD
+14.2%
3,4042,5575,974
Bullock CountyD
+29.4%
7574121,174
Butler CountyD
+39.8%
2,8721,2314,121
Calhoun CountyD
+32.8%
9,5904,82114,536
Chambers CountyD
+46.5%
5,1651,8657,101
Cherokee CountyD
+56.0%
3,0978723,973
Chilton CountyR
−28.0%
1,7983,2015,007
Choctaw CountyD
+26.8%
1,0946121,798
Clarke CountyR
−3.5%
1,8782,0163,967
Clay CountyD
+5.9%
1,7431,5483,307
Cleburne CountyD
+19.9%
1,5101,0082,522
Coffee CountyD
+52.7%
4,4701,3815,867
Colbert CountyD
+45.1%
7,5502,81510,508
Conecuh CountyD
+46.3%
1,8156502,515
Coosa CountyD
+16.3%
1,4931,0732,575
Covington CountyD
+47.3%
5,7442,0477,824
Crenshaw CountyD
+67.1%
2,9235733,501
Cullman CountyD
+19.8%
6,3464,24810,599
Dale CountyD
+22.0%
2,5631,6344,218
Dallas CountyR
−15.2%
2,1032,8725,044
DeKalb CountyD
+2.3%
5,8445,58511,441
Elmore CountyD
+28.1%
3,4401,9195,409
Escambia CountyD
+36.9%
3,9901,8105,905
Etowah CountyD
+33.4%
14,3727,12821,685
Fayette CountyD
+8.3%
2,2741,9234,205
Franklin CountyR
−8.6%
3,4224,0697,507
Geneva CountyD
+34.0%
3,0501,5024,559
Greene CountyD
+30.5%
7233811,123
Hale CountyD
+27.6%
1,3097412,060
Henry CountyD
+56.3%
2,1155882,714
Houston CountyR
−2.0%
3,8974,0558,017
Jackson CountyD
+40.2%
4,7892,0366,848
Jefferson CountyR
−14.8%
44,36960,004105,898
Lamar CountyD
+41.9%
2,3869643,391
Lauderdale CountyD
+40.9%
8,5653,57012,219
Lawrence CountyD
+36.4%
2,9291,3654,301
Lee CountyD
+23.9%
3,7592,3016,099
Limestone CountyD
+61.3%
4,1479915,146
Lowndes CountyD
+29.4%
7964321,240
Macon CountyD
+20.2%
1,3278772,229
Madison CountyD
+34.5%
10,9595,29916,386
Marengo CountyD
+7.2%
1,4361,2352,791
Marion CountyD
+2.7%
3,0992,9386,054
Marshall CountyD
+32.0%
6,5953,39810,001
Mobile CountyD
+7.4%
28,62624,60854,542
Monroe CountyD
+36.2%
2,1309893,153
Montgomery CountyR
−11.0%
9,42111,77821,448
Morgan CountyD
+28.4%
7,8224,35712,200
Perry CountyD
+12.8%
9737441,792
Pickens CountyD
+17.7%
1,8361,2773,156
Pike CountyD
+54.3%
3,4211,0064,448
Randolph CountyD
+30.1%
3,1751,6974,905
Russell CountyD
+32.3%
3,4801,7705,298
Shelby CountyD
+1.1%
3,2253,1576,428
St. Clair CountyD
+8.0%
3,0392,5895,640
Sumter CountyD
+9.7%
7656231,462
Talladega CountyD
+9.6%
5,7294,72310,529
Tallapoosa CountyD
+43.3%
5,4602,1507,648
Tuscaloosa CountyD
+19.0%
8,2545,59813,992
Walker CountyD
+19.5%
8,1095,46313,572
Washington CountyD
+41.0%
1,9297922,776
Wilcox CountyD
+27.5%
9055131,425
Winston CountyR
−34.1%
1,6813,4215,105