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Elections / 1960 · President · AR

John F. Kennedy carried Arkansas D+7.1.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Arkansas, 1960. The state ran 7.0 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)

Arkansas result
428,509 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
215,049
50.2%
Nixon (R)
184,508
43.1%
Byrd) + others
28,952
6.8%
Margin
D+7.1
1960 presidential election
Arkansas, 1960
KennedyD+7.1
1960 presidential margin by county for Arkansas — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arkansas — 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.Arkansas County, AR · D+14.0Ashley County, AR · D+36.4Baxter County, AR · R+10.7Benton County, AR · R+36.4Boone County, AR · R+9.9Bradley County, AR · D+49.6Calhoun County, AR · D+53.6Carroll County, AR · R+33.1Chicot County, AR · D+27.0Clark County, AR · D+38.1Clay County, AR · R+13.9Cleburne County, AR · D+5.2Cleveland County, AR · D+54.0Columbia County, AR · D+1.0Conway County, AR · D+25.3Craighead County, AR · R+3.4Crawford County, AR · R+16.0Crittenden County, AR · D+8.7Cross County, AR · D+22.2Dallas County, AR · D+37.5Desha County, AR · D+36.6Drew County, AR · D+36.1Faulkner County, AR · D+21.1Franklin County, AR · D+10.5Fulton County, AR · R+22.9Garland County, AR · R+6.2Grant County, AR · D+36.6Greene County, AR · D+2.1Hempstead County, AR · D+13.6Hot Spring County, AR · D+29.4Howard County, AR · D+5.2Independence County, AR · R+2.9Izard County, AR · D+23.7Jackson County, AR · D+16.9Jefferson County, AR · D+23.6Johnson County, AR · D+12.7Lafayette County, AR · D+24.6Lawrence County, AR · D+6.7Lee County, AR · D+13.9Lincoln County, AR · D+43.6Little River County, AR · D+35.4Logan County, AR · D+13.1Lonoke County, AR · D+26.8Madison County, AR · R+17.7Marion County, AR · R+2.4Miller County, AR · D+17.7Mississippi County, AR · D+1.5Monroe County, AR · D+33.3Montgomery County, AR · R+2.9Nevada County, AR · D+24.3Newton County, AR · R+36.1Ouachita County, AR · D+33.3Perry County, AR · D+20.8Phillips County, AR · D+29.0Pike County, AR · R+0.8Poinsett County, AR · D+7.1Polk County, AR · R+6.8Pope County, AR · D+3.3Prairie County, AR · D+35.9Pulaski County, AR · D+7.0Randolph County, AR · R+2.0Saline County, AR · D+25.1Scott County, AR · R+0.9Searcy County, AR · R+38.0Sebastian County, AR · R+14.6Sevier County, AR · D+15.5Sharp County, AR · R+5.8St. Francis County, AR · D+14.3Stone County, AR · R+3.2Union County, AR · D+6.4Van Buren County, AR · D+6.6Washington County, AR · R+30.0White County, AR · D+12.8Woodruff County, AR · D+37.3Yell County, AR · D+20.5
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic50.2%215,049
Richard NixonRepublican43.1%184,508
OtherAll other candidates6.8%28,952
D+60
R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Arkansas's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −30.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−30.6%DR18922024
Arkansas's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+27.6%
1896+48.6%
1900+28.5%
1904+15.2%
1908+20.3%
1912+35.9%
1916+40.9%
1920+18.9%
1924+31.9%
1928+20.9%
1932+73.9%
1936+63.9%
1940+57.4%
1944+40.1%
1948+40.7%
1952+12.1%
1956+6.6%
1960+7.1%
1964+12.7%
1968−0.4%
1972−38.1%
1976+30.0%
1980−0.6%
1984−22.2%
1988−14.2%
1992+17.7%
1996+16.9%
2000−5.4%
2004−9.8%
2008−19.9%
2012−23.7%
2016−27.8%
2020−27.6%
2024−30.6%
County results — 1960
75 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Arkansas CountyD
+14.0%
2,7892,0435,318
Ashley CountyD
+36.4%
3,1181,2885,026
Baxter CountyR
−10.7%
1,6942,1083,879
Benton CountyR
−36.4%
3,6197,83211,590
Boone CountyR
−9.9%
2,7743,3886,233
Bradley CountyD
+49.6%
2,9608734,210
Calhoun CountyD
+53.6%
1,1512951,598
Carroll CountyR
−33.1%
1,3012,6153,965
Chicot CountyD
+27.0%
1,8039793,051
Clark CountyD
+38.1%
3,2951,3575,083
Clay CountyR
−13.9%
1,9082,5434,568
Cleburne CountyD
+5.2%
1,1441,0262,282
Cleveland CountyD
+54.0%
1,2162901,715
Columbia CountyD
+1.0%
2,4272,3725,605
Conway CountyD
+25.3%
2,9001,6854,796
Craighead CountyR
−3.4%
4,8985,25810,738
Crawford CountyR
−16.0%
2,4303,3735,907
Crittenden CountyD
+8.7%
2,6792,2345,128
Cross CountyD
+22.2%
2,0881,2873,615
Dallas CountyD
+37.5%
1,6396592,615
Desha CountyD
+36.6%
2,5021,0633,936
Drew CountyD
+36.1%
2,1078893,372
Faulkner CountyD
+21.1%
3,8202,4266,609
Franklin CountyD
+10.5%
2,0251,6313,751
Fulton CountyR
−22.9%
7031,1271,849
Garland CountyR
−6.2%
6,3337,20413,944
Grant CountyD
+36.6%
1,3945632,269
Greene CountyD
+2.1%
2,7742,6585,569
Hempstead CountyD
+13.6%
2,5961,9484,759
Hot Spring CountyD
+29.4%
3,4541,7325,854
Howard CountyD
+5.2%
1,3661,2252,735
Independence CountyR
−2.9%
2,4872,6395,289
Izard CountyD
+23.7%
1,3408082,248
Jackson CountyD
+16.9%
2,8601,9865,159
Jefferson CountyD
+23.6%
8,4424,83915,235
Johnson CountyD
+12.7%
1,9381,4903,523
Lafayette CountyD
+24.6%
1,2867132,325
Lawrence CountyD
+6.7%
2,0741,8004,065
Lee CountyD
+13.9%
1,4091,0342,701
Lincoln CountyD
+43.6%
1,7806262,646
Little River CountyD
+35.4%
1,5146922,323
Logan CountyD
+13.1%
2,6362,0144,764
Lonoke CountyD
+26.8%
2,9911,5605,348
Madison CountyR
−17.7%
1,7022,4454,201
Marion CountyR
−2.4%
9681,0162,008
Miller CountyD
+17.7%
4,5503,1138,117
Mississippi CountyD
+1.5%
5,1384,98310,585
Monroe CountyD
+33.3%
1,8568333,068
Montgomery CountyR
−2.9%
7888361,677
Nevada CountyD
+24.3%
1,6059372,751
Newton CountyR
−36.1%
8441,8142,687
Ouachita CountyD
+33.3%
5,1692,4398,192
Perry CountyD
+20.8%
7895011,385
Phillips CountyD
+29.0%
4,1052,1686,677
Pike CountyR
−0.8%
9971,0132,102
Poinsett CountyD
+7.1%
2,8172,4305,444
Polk CountyR
−6.8%
1,6351,8823,632
Pope CountyD
+3.3%
2,7602,5735,589
Prairie CountyD
+35.9%
1,6807342,636
Pulaski CountyD
+7.0%
26,03422,14655,788
Randolph CountyR
−2.0%
1,5561,6203,278
Saline CountyD
+25.1%
3,8982,1956,791
Scott CountyR
−0.9%
1,1161,1372,264
Searcy CountyR
−38.0%
1,0222,2973,351
Sebastian CountyR
−14.6%
8,72611,74420,696
Sevier CountyD
+15.5%
1,5801,1412,835
Sharp CountyR
−5.8%
8079111,786
St. Francis CountyD
+14.3%
2,4321,7864,518
Stone CountyR
−3.2%
8979591,943
Union CountyD
+6.4%
6,5005,63113,565
Van Buren CountyD
+6.6%
1,1581,0092,267
Washington CountyR
−30.0%
5,39110,08815,679
White CountyD
+12.8%
5,2443,9859,834
Woodruff CountyD
+37.3%
1,6136672,535
Yell CountyD
+20.5%
2,0081,3033,433