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Elections / 1960 · President · CO

Richard Nixon carried Colorado R+9.7.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Colorado, 1960. The state ran 9.9 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)

Colorado result
736,236 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
330,629
44.9%
Nixon (R)
402,242
54.6%
Byrd) + others
3,365
0.5%
Margin
R+9.7
1960 presidential election
Colorado, 1960
NixonR+9.7
1960 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 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.Adams County, CO · D+6.8Alamosa County, CO · R+11.3Arapahoe County, CO · R+20.4Archuleta County, CO · D+7.4Baca County, CO · R+31.1Bent County, CO · R+15.3Boulder County, CO · R+23.3Chaffee County, CO · R+4.4Cheyenne County, CO · R+31.5Clear Creek County, CO · R+16.7Conejos County, CO · D+19.9Costilla County, CO · D+35.7Crowley County, CO · R+21.8Custer County, CO · R+23.7Delta County, CO · R+26.6Denver County, CO · TiedDolores County, CO · R+10.4Douglas County, CO · R+28.8Eagle County, CO · R+5.8El Paso County, CO · R+30.0Elbert County, CO · R+28.7Fremont County, CO · R+20.7Garfield County, CO · R+16.3Gilpin County, CO · R+17.1Grand County, CO · R+25.4Gunnison County, CO · R+10.8Hinsdale County, CO · R+25.5Huerfano County, CO · D+32.2Jackson County, CO · R+16.6Jefferson County, CO · R+19.5Kiowa County, CO · R+26.9Kit Carson County, CO · R+34.1La Plata County, CO · R+17.8Lake County, CO · D+31.7Larimer County, CO · R+34.9Las Animas County, CO · D+38.2Lincoln County, CO · R+18.0Logan County, CO · R+20.0Mesa County, CO · R+17.8Mineral County, CO · D+3.9Moffat County, CO · R+18.7Montezuma County, CO · R+13.5Montrose County, CO · R+17.0Morgan County, CO · R+23.5Otero County, CO · R+17.8Ouray County, CO · R+8.1Park County, CO · R+18.9Phillips County, CO · R+25.6Pitkin County, CO · R+16.4Prowers County, CO · R+18.4Pueblo County, CO · D+14.1Rio Blanco County, CO · R+27.3Rio Grande County, CO · R+17.2Routt County, CO · R+7.7Saguache County, CO · D+1.4San Juan County, CO · D+8.9San Miguel County, CO · D+7.6Sedgwick County, CO · R+23.0Summit County, CO · R+2.9Teller County, CO · R+7.5Washington County, CO · R+31.1Weld County, CO · R+22.2Yuma County, CO · R+30.6
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican54.6%402,242
John F. KennedyDemocratic44.9%330,629
OtherAll other candidates0.5%3,365
D+60
R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Colorado's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1880 to 2024. Most recent: +11.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+11.0%DR18802024
Colorado's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1880−5.2%
1884−12.6%
1888−14.4%
1892−41.1%
1896+70.6%
1900+13.6%
1904−14.2%
1908+1.1%
1912+20.9%
1916+26.0%
1920−23.4%
1924−35.0%
1928−30.8%
1932+13.4%
1936+23.3%
1940−2.6%
1944−6.8%
1948+5.4%
1952−21.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−9.7%
1964+23.1%
1968−9.2%
1972−28.0%
1976−11.5%
1980−24.0%
1984−28.3%
1988−7.8%
1992+4.3%
1996−1.4%
2000−8.4%
2004−4.7%
2008+9.0%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.9%
2020+13.5%
2024+11.0%
County results — 1960
63 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyD
+6.8%
21,16818,45239,798
Alamosa CountyR
−11.3%
1,8112,2714,086
Arapahoe CountyR
−20.4%
17,40026,37943,916
Archuleta CountyD
+7.4%
5674891,057
Baca CountyR
−31.1%
9521,8152,772
Bent CountyR
−15.3%
1,2281,6712,904
Boulder CountyR
−23.3%
12,27619,79132,197
Chaffee CountyR
−4.4%
1,9182,0944,016
Cheyenne CountyR
−31.5%
4198061,227
Clear Creek CountyR
−16.7%
6889641,652
Conejos CountyD
+19.9%
2,0691,3673,523
Costilla CountyD
+35.7%
1,3516372,001
Crowley CountyR
−21.8%
7051,0991,805
Custer CountyR
−23.7%
314509823
Delta CountyR
−26.6%
2,6894,6447,343
Denver CountyD
+0.1%
109,637109,446220,701
Dolores CountyR
−10.4%
386476862
Douglas CountyR
−28.8%
8231,4902,313
Eagle CountyR
−5.8%
8809891,871
El Paso CountyR
−30.0%
17,01831,62548,704
Elbert CountyR
−28.7%
6861,2401,928
Fremont CountyR
−20.7%
3,7305,6909,454
Garfield CountyR
−16.3%
2,3133,2155,539
Gilpin CountyR
−17.1%
223315538
Grand CountyR
−25.4%
6571,1041,763
Gunnison CountyR
−10.8%
1,0441,2962,343
Hinsdale CountyR
−25.5%
82138220
Huerfano CountyD
+32.2%
2,6731,3674,053
Jackson CountyR
−16.6%
360504865
Jefferson CountyR
−19.5%
22,96234,10557,204
Kiowa CountyR
−26.9%
4988651,364
Kit Carson CountyR
−34.1%
1,1032,2483,361
La Plata CountyR
−17.8%
3,3294,7728,111
Lake CountyD
+31.7%
1,8429542,803
Larimer CountyR
−34.9%
7,55015,67123,255
Las Animas CountyD
+38.2%
6,7042,9899,722
Lincoln CountyR
−18.0%
1,0411,4982,542
Logan CountyR
−20.0%
3,3345,0028,341
Mesa CountyR
−17.8%
9,07213,01522,132
Mineral CountyD
+3.9%
158146305
Moffat CountyR
−18.7%
1,2001,7542,957
Montezuma CountyR
−13.5%
2,1152,7784,900
Montrose CountyR
−17.0%
2,8614,0406,925
Morgan CountyR
−23.5%
3,1515,0928,259
Otero CountyR
−17.8%
4,1996,01510,229
Ouray CountyR
−8.1%
432508940
Park CountyR
−18.9%
4386421,082
Phillips CountyR
−25.6%
8621,4552,318
Pitkin CountyR
−16.4%
4886791,167
Prowers CountyR
−18.4%
2,4573,5676,030
Pueblo CountyD
+14.1%
27,42120,57948,582
Rio Blanco CountyR
−27.3%
7941,3912,188
Rio Grande CountyR
−17.2%
1,7822,5244,312
Routt CountyR
−7.7%
1,4141,6513,067
Saguache CountyD
+1.4%
9849561,949
San Juan CountyD
+8.9%
261218482
San Miguel CountyD
+7.6%
6125251,139
Sedgwick CountyR
−23.0%
7691,2302,003
Summit CountyR
−2.9%
400424827
Teller CountyR
−7.5%
6227231,349
Washington CountyR
−31.1%
1,0391,9793,022
Weld CountyR
−22.2%
11,17917,55828,790
Yuma CountyR
−30.6%
1,4892,8064,305