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Elections / 1960 · President · AZ

Richard Nixon carried Arizona R+11.1.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Arizona, 1960. The state ran 11.3 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)

Arizona result
397,616 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
176,408
44.4%
Nixon (R)
220,742
55.5%
Byrd) + others
466
0.1%
Margin
R+11.1
1960 presidential election
Arizona, 1960
NixonR+11.1
1960 presidential margin by county for Arizona — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Arizona — 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.Apache County, AZ · D+0.8Cochise County, AZ · R+1.0Coconino County, AZ · R+9.0Gila County, AZ · D+15.9Graham County, AZ · R+8.7Greenlee County, AZ · D+40.0Maricopa County, AZ · R+18.8Mohave County, AZ · R+11.4Navajo County, AZ · R+14.5Pima County, AZ · R+5.1Pinal County, AZ · D+5.8Santa Cruz County, AZ · D+19.2Yavapai County, AZ · R+22.3Yuma County, AZ · D+9.0
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican55.5%220,742
John F. KennedyDemocratic44.4%176,408
OtherAll other candidates0.1%466
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arizona's presidential margins
1912–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Arizona's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1912 to 2024. Most recent: −5.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−5.5%DR19122024
Arizona's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1912+30.8%
1916+21.8%
1920−11.2%
1924−5.8%
1928−15.3%
1932+36.5%
1936+42.9%
1940+27.5%
1944+17.9%
1948+10.0%
1952−16.7%
1956−22.1%
1960−11.1%
1964−0.8%
1968−19.8%
1972−31.3%
1976−16.6%
1980−32.4%
1984−33.9%
1988−21.2%
1992−2.0%
1996+2.2%
2000−6.3%
2004−10.5%
2008−8.5%
2012−9.0%
2016−3.5%
2020+0.3%
2024−5.5%
County results — 1960
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Apache CountyD
+0.8%
1,0861,0692,155
Cochise CountyR
−1.0%
7,4197,57215,007
Coconino CountyR
−9.0%
4,0654,8708,944
Gila CountyD
+15.9%
5,2513,8069,065
Graham CountyR
−8.7%
2,0912,4914,583
Greenlee CountyD
+40.0%
3,0691,3134,386
Maricopa CountyR
−18.8%
86,834127,090214,059
Mohave CountyR
−11.4%
1,3031,6412,952
Navajo CountyR
−14.5%
3,0524,0907,151
Pima CountyR
−5.1%
42,17146,73489,144
Pinal CountyD
+5.8%
7,2326,44113,684
Santa Cruz CountyD
+19.2%
1,8681,2653,135
Yavapai CountyR
−22.3%
4,3256,81311,147
Yuma CountyD
+9.0%
6,6425,54712,204