Elections / 1960 · President · GA
Georgia — 1960 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1960 presidential electionGeorgia · PresidentKennedyD+25.1
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
| John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic | 62.6% | 458,638 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard NixonRepublican | 37.4% | 274,472 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
159 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Georgia cast 12 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (159 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County, GA | Democratic | D+46.7 |
| Atkinson County, GA | Democratic | D+68.9 |
| Bacon County, GA | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Baker County, GA | Democratic | D+83.2 |
| Baldwin County, GA | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Banks County, GA | Democratic | D+68.2 |
| Barrow County, GA | Democratic | D+65.4 |
| Bartow County, GA | Democratic | D+46.6 |
| Ben Hill County, GA | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Berrien County, GA | Democratic | D+76.7 |
| Bibb County, GA | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Bleckley County, GA | Democratic | D+46.9 |
| Brantley County, GA | Democratic | D+59.0 |
| Brooks County, GA | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Bryan County, GA | Democratic | D+51.1 |
| Bulloch County, GA | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Burke County, GA | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| Butts County, GA | Democratic | D+62.8 |
| Calhoun County, GA | Democratic | D+71.9 |
| Camden County, GA | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Candler County, GA | Democratic | D+37.1 |
| Carroll County, GA | Democratic | D+46.2 |
| Catoosa County, GA | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Charlton County, GA | Democratic | D+43.4 |
| Chatham County, GA | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Chattahoochee County, GA | Democratic | D+48.4 |
| Chattooga County, GA | Democratic | D+39.6 |
| Cherokee County, GA | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Clarke County, GA | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Clay County, GA | Democratic | D+72.5 |
| Clayton County, GA | Democratic | D+33.2 |
| Clinch County, GA | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Cobb County, GA | Democratic | D+22.1 |
| Coffee County, GA | Democratic | D+54.8 |
| Colquitt County, GA | Democratic | D+44.6 |
| Columbia County, GA | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Cook County, GA | Democratic | D+65.8 |
| Coweta County, GA | Democratic | D+53.8 |
| Crawford County, GA | Democratic | D+59.4 |
| Crisp County, GA | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Dade County, GA | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Dawson County, GA | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Decatur County, GA | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| DeKalb County, GA | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Dodge County, GA | Democratic | D+52.4 |
| Dooly County, GA | Democratic | D+77.5 |
| Dougherty County, GA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Douglas County, GA | Democratic | D+38.8 |
| Early County, GA | Democratic | D+76.5 |
| Echols County, GA | Democratic | D+40.8 |
| Effingham County, GA | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Elbert County, GA | Democratic | D+71.5 |
| Emanuel County, GA | Democratic | D+38.3 |
| Evans County, GA | Democratic | D+30.7 |
| Fannin County, GA | Republican | R+31.4 |
| Fayette County, GA | Democratic | D+53.9 |
| Floyd County, GA | Democratic | D+9.2 |
| Forsyth County, GA | Democratic | D+46.6 |
| Franklin County, GA | Democratic | D+82.5 |
| Fulton County, GA | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| Gilmer County, GA | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Glascock County, GA | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Glynn County, GA | Democratic | D+10.1 |
| Gordon County, GA | Democratic | D+30.4 |
| Grady County, GA | Democratic | D+62.2 |
| Greene County, GA | Democratic | D+71.6 |
| Gwinnett County, GA | Democratic | D+47.0 |
| Habersham County, GA | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Hall County, GA | Democratic | D+36.9 |
| Hancock County, GA | Democratic | D+46.3 |
| Haralson County, GA | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Harris County, GA | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Hart County, GA | Democratic | D+87.0 |
| Heard County, GA | Democratic | D+74.2 |
| Henry County, GA | Democratic | D+47.9 |
| Houston County, GA | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Irwin County, GA | Democratic | D+64.4 |
| Jackson County, GA | Democratic | D+77.1 |
| Jasper County, GA | Democratic | D+55.6 |
| Jeff Davis County, GA | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Jefferson County, GA | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Jenkins County, GA | Democratic | D+62.4 |
| Johnson County, GA | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Jones County, GA | Democratic | D+48.6 |
| Lamar County, GA | Democratic | D+48.0 |
| Lanier County, GA | Democratic | D+68.2 |
| Laurens County, GA | Democratic | D+42.3 |
| Lee County, GA | Democratic | D+35.8 |
| Liberty County, GA | Democratic | D+26.2 |
| Lincoln County, GA | Democratic | D+54.5 |
| Long County, GA | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Lowndes County, GA | Democratic | D+10.7 |
| Lumpkin County, GA | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Macon County, GA | Democratic | D+54.5 |
| Madison County, GA | Democratic | D+84.4 |
| Marion County, GA | Democratic | D+61.5 |
| McDuffie County, GA | Democratic | D+1.9 |
| McIntosh County, GA | Democratic | D+27.6 |
| Meriwether County, GA | Democratic | D+62.9 |
| Miller County, GA | Democratic | D+89.5 |
| Mitchell County, GA | Democratic | D+76.7 |
| Monroe County, GA | Democratic | D+47.7 |
| Montgomery County, GA | Democratic | D+58.4 |
| Morgan County, GA | Democratic | D+59.9 |
| Murray County, GA | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Muscogee County, GA | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Newton County, GA | Democratic | D+63.6 |
| Oconee County, GA | Democratic | D+60.8 |
| Oglethorpe County, GA | Democratic | D+81.7 |
| Paulding County, GA | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Peach County, GA | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Pickens County, GA | Republican | R+13.8 |
| Pierce County, GA | Democratic | D+45.4 |
| Pike County, GA | Democratic | D+60.2 |
| Polk County, GA | Democratic | D+42.7 |
| Pulaski County, GA | Democratic | D+55.2 |
| Putnam County, GA | Democratic | D+56.7 |
| Quitman County, GA | Democratic | D+70.5 |
| Rabun County, GA | Democratic | D+54.0 |
| Randolph County, GA | Democratic | D+51.7 |
| Richmond County, GA | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Rockdale County, GA | Democratic | D+56.1 |
| Schley County, GA | Democratic | D+54.4 |
| Screven County, GA | Democratic | D+21.8 |
| Seminole County, GA | Democratic | D+90.7 |
| Spalding County, GA | Democratic | D+43.3 |
| Stephens County, GA | Democratic | D+58.2 |
| Stewart County, GA | Democratic | D+36.3 |
| Sumter County, GA | Democratic | D+40.5 |
| Talbot County, GA | Democratic | D+57.7 |
| Taliaferro County, GA | Democratic | D+63.1 |
| Tattnall County, GA | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Taylor County, GA | Democratic | D+53.4 |
| Telfair County, GA | Democratic | D+57.4 |
| Terrell County, GA | Democratic | D+65.2 |
| Thomas County, GA | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Tift County, GA | Democratic | D+35.1 |
| Toombs County, GA | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Towns County, GA | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Treutlen County, GA | Democratic | D+62.2 |
| Troup County, GA | Democratic | D+34.3 |
| Turner County, GA | Democratic | D+65.0 |
| Twiggs County, GA | Democratic | D+52.5 |
| Union County, GA | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Upson County, GA | Democratic | D+53.0 |
| Walker County, GA | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Walton County, GA | Democratic | D+77.0 |
| Ware County, GA | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Warren County, GA | Democratic | D+11.3 |
| Washington County, GA | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Wayne County, GA | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Webster County, GA | Democratic | D+58.8 |
| Wheeler County, GA | Democratic | D+62.2 |
| White County, GA | Democratic | D+45.9 |
| Whitfield County, GA | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Wilcox County, GA | Democratic | D+69.7 |
| Wilkes County, GA | Democratic | D+63.8 |
| Wilkinson County, GA | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Worth County, GA | Democratic | D+72.4 |
Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
Georgia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +36.3% |
| 1896 | +21.0% |
| 1900 | +38.7% |
| 1904 | +45.9% |
| 1908 | +23.4% |
| 1912 | +72.4% |
| 1916 | +72.9% |
| 1920 | +42.3% |
| 1924 | +55.9% |
| 1928 | +12.0% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +74.5% |
| 1940 | +69.9% |
| 1944 | +63.5% |
| 1948 | +42.5% |
| 1952 | +39.3% |
| 1956 | +34.1% |
| 1960 | +25.1% |
| 1964 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | −3.7% |
| 1972 | −50.6% |
| 1976 | +33.9% |
| 1980 | +14.8% |
| 1984 | −20.4% |
| 1988 | −20.3% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | −11.7% |
| 2004 | −16.6% |
| 2008 | −5.2% |
| 2012 | −7.8% |
| 2016 | −5.1% |
| 2020 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | −2.2% |
County-by-county results — 159 counties
| County | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | D | 1,973 | 717 | 2,690 | |
| Atkinson County | D | 1,298 | 239 | 1,537 | |
| Bacon County | D | 1,168 | 579 | 1,747 | |
| Baker County | D | 720 | 66 | 786 | |
| Baldwin County | D | 2,262 | 1,264 | 3,526 | |
| Banks County | D | 1,170 | 221 | 1,391 | |
| Barrow County | D | 2,759 | 577 | 3,336 | |
| Bartow County | D | 3,545 | 1,292 | 4,837 | |
| Ben Hill County | D | 1,881 | 558 | 2,439 | |
| Berrien County | D | 2,787 | 368 | 3,155 | |
| Bibb County | D | 14,387 | 10,523 | 24,910 | |
| Bleckley County | D | 1,751 | 633 | 2,384 | |
| Brantley County | D | 1,333 | 344 | 1,677 | |
| Brooks County | D | 1,500 | 765 | 2,265 | |
| Bryan County | D | 1,323 | 428 | 1,751 | |
| Bulloch County | D | 3,373 | 1,506 | 4,879 | |
| Burke County | D | 1,162 | 1,027 | 2,189 | |
| Butts County | D | 1,673 | 382 | 2,055 | |
| Calhoun County | D | 803 | 131 | 934 | |
| Camden County | D | 1,321 | 950 | 2,271 | |
| Candler County | D | 943 | 433 | 1,376 | |
| Carroll County | D | 4,698 | 1,729 | 6,427 | |
| Catoosa County | D | 2,114 | 2,074 | 4,188 | |
| Charlton County | D | 733 | 289 | 1,022 | |
| Chatham County | R | 16,240 | 17,935 | 34,175 | |
| Chattahoochee County | D | 190 | 66 | 256 | |
| Chattooga County | D | 3,686 | 1,596 | 5,282 | |
| Cherokee County | D | 3,077 | 2,341 | 5,418 | |
| Clarke County | D | 4,812 | 2,250 | 7,062 | |
| Clay County | D | 528 | 84 | 612 | |
| Clayton County | D | 5,892 | 2,953 | 8,845 | |
| Clinch County | D | 898 | 397 | 1,295 | |
| Cobb County | D | 12,906 | 8,240 | 21,146 | |
| Coffee County | D | 3,376 | 987 | 4,363 | |
| Colquitt County | D | 4,397 | 1,685 | 6,082 | |
| Columbia County | D | 1,190 | 1,155 | 2,345 | |
| Cook County | D | 1,935 | 399 | 2,334 | |
| Coweta County | D | 3,855 | 1,159 | 5,014 | |
| Crawford County | D | 797 | 203 | 1,000 | |
| Crisp County | D | 2,365 | 963 | 3,328 | |
| Dade County | D | 943 | 909 | 1,852 | |
| Dawson County | D | 916 | 401 | 1,317 | |
| Decatur County | D | 2,780 | 918 | 3,698 | |
| DeKalb County | D | 24,116 | 24,046 | 48,162 | |
| Dodge County | D | 3,630 | 1,134 | 4,764 | |
| Dooly County | D | 1,733 | 220 | 1,953 | |
| Dougherty County | D | 4,522 | 4,323 | 8,845 | |
| Douglas County | D | 2,576 | 1,136 | 3,712 | |
| Early County | D | 1,904 | 254 | 2,158 | |
| Echols County | D | 257 | 108 | 365 | |
| Effingham County | R | 880 | 885 | 1,765 | |
| Elbert County | D | 3,672 | 609 | 4,281 | |
| Emanuel County | D | 2,513 | 1,120 | 3,633 | |
| Evans County | D | 1,069 | 567 | 1,636 | |
| Fannin County | R | 1,579 | 3,022 | 4,601 | |
| Fayette County | D | 1,198 | 359 | 1,557 | |
| Floyd County | D | 7,350 | 6,108 | 13,458 | |
| Forsyth County | D | 2,309 | 841 | 3,150 | |
| Franklin County | D | 3,209 | 308 | 3,517 | |
| Fulton County | D | 55,803 | 53,940 | 109,743 | |
| Gilmer County | R | 1,472 | 1,850 | 3,322 | |
| Glascock County | D | 299 | 180 | 479 | |
| Glynn County | D | 3,584 | 2,926 | 6,510 | |
| Gordon County | D | 2,153 | 1,148 | 3,301 | |
| Grady County | D | 2,541 | 592 | 3,133 | |
| Greene County | D | 1,979 | 328 | 2,307 | |
| Gwinnett County | D | 6,479 | 2,336 | 8,815 | |
| Habersham County | D | 2,530 | 895 | 3,425 | |
| Hall County | D | 6,303 | 2,903 | 9,206 | |
| Hancock County | D | 780 | 286 | 1,066 | |
| Haralson County | D | 2,783 | 1,869 | 4,652 | |
| Harris County | D | 1,362 | 735 | 2,097 | |
| Hart County | D | 3,963 | 275 | 4,238 | |
| Heard County | D | 1,224 | 181 | 1,405 | |
| Henry County | D | 2,957 | 1,041 | 3,998 | |
| Houston County | D | 4,033 | 1,757 | 5,790 | |
| Irwin County | D | 1,625 | 352 | 1,977 | |
| Jackson County | D | 3,653 | 472 | 4,125 | |
| Jasper County | D | 949 | 271 | 1,220 | |
| Jeff Davis County | D | 825 | 402 | 1,227 | |
| Jefferson County | D | 1,270 | 986 | 2,256 | |
| Jenkins County | D | 1,354 | 313 | 1,667 | |
| Johnson County | D | 1,298 | 488 | 1,786 | |
| Jones County | D | 1,415 | 489 | 1,904 | |
| Lamar County | D | 1,363 | 479 | 1,842 | |
| Lanier County | D | 1,049 | 198 | 1,247 | |
| Laurens County | D | 4,648 | 1,884 | 6,532 | |
| Lee County | D | 404 | 191 | 595 | |
| Liberty County | D | 1,590 | 929 | 2,519 | |
| Lincoln County | D | 669 | 197 | 866 | |
| Long County | R | 278 | 898 | 1,176 | |
| Lowndes County | D | 3,605 | 2,908 | 6,513 | |
| Lumpkin County | D | 875 | 495 | 1,370 | |
| Macon County | D | 1,488 | 438 | 1,926 | |
| Madison County | D | 2,418 | 205 | 2,623 | |
| Marion County | D | 645 | 154 | 799 | |
| McDuffie County | D | 1,079 | 1,039 | 2,118 | |
| McIntosh County | D | 794 | 451 | 1,245 | |
| Meriwether County | D | 3,100 | 706 | 3,806 | |
| Miller County | D | 1,116 | 62 | 1,178 | |
| Mitchell County | D | 3,264 | 430 | 3,694 | |
| Monroe County | D | 1,642 | 581 | 2,223 | |
| Montgomery County | D | 1,451 | 381 | 1,832 | |
| Morgan County | D | 1,488 | 373 | 1,861 | |
| Murray County | D | 1,876 | 925 | 2,801 | |
| Muscogee County | R | 8,553 | 9,578 | 18,131 | |
| Newton County | D | 3,185 | 708 | 3,893 | |
| Oconee County | D | 1,218 | 297 | 1,515 | |
| Oglethorpe County | D | 1,406 | 142 | 1,548 | |
| Paulding County | D | 2,396 | 812 | 3,208 | |
| Peach County | D | 1,433 | 628 | 2,061 | |
| Pickens County | R | 1,473 | 1,943 | 3,416 | |
| Pierce County | D | 1,449 | 544 | 1,993 | |
| Pike County | D | 1,028 | 255 | 1,283 | |
| Polk County | D | 4,351 | 1,746 | 6,097 | |
| Pulaski County | D | 1,156 | 334 | 1,490 | |
| Putnam County | D | 1,104 | 305 | 1,409 | |
| Quitman County | D | 388 | 67 | 455 | |
| Rabun County | D | 1,552 | 464 | 2,016 | |
| Randolph County | D | 1,436 | 457 | 1,893 | |
| Richmond County | R | 9,868 | 11,978 | 21,846 | |
| Rockdale County | D | 1,765 | 496 | 2,261 | |
| Schley County | D | 467 | 138 | 605 | |
| Screven County | D | 1,490 | 957 | 2,447 | |
| Seminole County | D | 1,579 | 77 | 1,656 | |
| Spalding County | D | 4,426 | 1,753 | 6,179 | |
| Stephens County | D | 3,087 | 815 | 3,902 | |
| Stewart County | D | 646 | 302 | 948 | |
| Sumter County | D | 2,274 | 962 | 3,236 | |
| Talbot County | D | 771 | 207 | 978 | |
| Taliaferro County | D | 655 | 148 | 803 | |
| Tattnall County | D | 1,908 | 869 | 2,777 | |
| Taylor County | D | 1,201 | 365 | 1,566 | |
| Telfair County | D | 2,922 | 791 | 3,713 | |
| Terrell County | D | 1,352 | 285 | 1,637 | |
| Thomas County | D | 3,226 | 2,285 | 5,511 | |
| Tift County | D | 2,964 | 1,423 | 4,387 | |
| Toombs County | D | 2,209 | 1,038 | 3,247 | |
| Towns County | R | 1,052 | 1,272 | 2,324 | |
| Treutlen County | D | 927 | 216 | 1,143 | |
| Troup County | D | 5,745 | 2,808 | 8,553 | |
| Turner County | D | 1,545 | 328 | 1,873 | |
| Twiggs County | D | 845 | 263 | 1,108 | |
| Union County | R | 1,185 | 1,537 | 2,722 | |
| Upson County | D | 3,262 | 1,001 | 4,263 | |
| Walker County | D | 4,566 | 4,027 | 8,593 | |
| Walton County | D | 3,095 | 403 | 3,498 | |
| Ware County | D | 5,099 | 2,235 | 7,334 | |
| Warren County | D | 471 | 375 | 846 | |
| Washington County | D | 2,004 | 956 | 2,960 | |
| Wayne County | D | 2,862 | 1,384 | 4,246 | |
| Webster County | D | 297 | 77 | 374 | |
| Wheeler County | D | 970 | 226 | 1,196 | |
| White County | D | 1,784 | 662 | 2,446 | |
| Whitfield County | R | 3,604 | 4,148 | 7,752 | |
| Wilcox County | D | 1,714 | 306 | 2,020 | |
| Wilkes County | D | 1,786 | 395 | 2,181 | |
| Wilkinson County | D | 1,324 | 631 | 1,955 | |
| Worth County | D | 2,110 | 338 | 2,448 |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1960 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.