Richard Nixon carried Idaho R+7.6.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Idaho, 1960. The state ran 7.7 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)

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Idaho result

300,450 votes counted

Kennedy (D)

138,853

46.2%

Nixon (R)

161,597

53.8%

Byrd) + others

0

0.0%

Margin

R+7.6

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1960 presidential election

Idaho, 1960

NixonR+7.6

How it voted

Share of the 1960 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	53.8%	161,597
John F. KennedyDemocratic	46.2%	138,853
OtherAll other candidates	0.0%	0

D+60

R+60

44 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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Idaho's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context

Idaho's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−44.2%
1896	+56.8%
1900	+3.8%
1904	−40.4%
1908	−16.9%
1912	+1.1%
1916	+10.9%
1920	−31.3%
1924	−30.8%
1928	−29.3%
1932	+20.4%
1936	+29.8%
1940	+9.1%
1944	+3.5%
1948	+2.7%
1952	−31.0%
1956	−22.4%
1960	−7.6%
1964	+1.8%
1968	−26.1%
1972	−38.2%
1976	−22.8%
1980	−41.3%
1984	−46.0%
1988	−26.1%
1992	−13.6%
1996	−18.5%
2000	−39.5%
2004	−38.1%
2008	−25.4%
2012	−31.9%
2016	−31.8%
2020	−30.8%
2024	−36.5%

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County results — 1960

44 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Ada County	R	−23.9%	17,017	27,703	44,720
Adams County	R	−4.9%	724	799	1,523
Bannock County	D	+15.8%	12,586	9,157	21,743
Bear Lake County	R	−11.3%	1,563	1,963	3,526
Benewah County	D	+15.9%	1,756	1,274	3,030
Bingham County	R	−10.1%	4,843	5,934	10,777
Blaine County	D	+1.5%	1,252	1,216	2,468
Boise County	R	−2.7%	432	456	888
Bonner County	D	+6.4%	4,064	3,575	7,639
Bonneville County	R	−11.4%	8,845	11,111	19,956
Boundary County	D	+9.6%	1,501	1,237	2,738
Butte County	D	+19.1%	1,001	680	1,681
Camas County	D	+6.3%	322	284	606
Canyon County	R	−24.2%	9,681	15,865	25,546
Caribou County	R	−8.8%	1,293	1,544	2,837
Cassia County	R	−27.5%	2,445	4,297	6,742
Clark County	R	−23.3%	176	283	459
Clearwater County	D	+33.7%	2,407	1,193	3,600
Custer County	D	+12.6%	838	651	1,489
Elmore County	D	+4.6%	2,440	2,226	4,666
Franklin County	R	−32.1%	1,352	2,633	3,985
Fremont County	R	−8.3%	1,887	2,230	4,117
Gem County	R	−10.3%	1,976	2,428	4,404
Gooding County	R	−11.4%	2,005	2,523	4,528
Idaho County	D	+18.3%	3,256	2,248	5,504
Jefferson County	R	−5.0%	2,374	2,625	4,999
Jerome County	R	−17.0%	2,151	3,031	5,182
Kootenai County	D	+7.2%	7,744	6,704	14,448
Latah County	R	−1.6%	4,636	4,789	9,425
Lemhi County	R	−2.7%	1,283	1,355	2,638
Lewis County	D	+29.4%	1,432	781	2,213
Lincoln County	R	−10.7%	783	970	1,753
Madison County	R	−17.2%	1,678	2,374	4,052
Minidoka County	R	−15.3%	2,467	3,360	5,827
Nez Perce County	D	+20.8%	7,944	5,203	13,147
Oneida County	R	−16.3%	799	1,111	1,910
Owyhee County	R	−14.1%	1,129	1,500	2,629
Payette County	R	−23.9%	2,133	3,472	5,605
Power County	R	−5.2%	960	1,065	2,025
Shoshone County	D	+18.6%	5,001	3,432	8,433
Teton County	R	−11.3%	569	714	1,283
Twin Falls County	R	−24.3%	7,413	12,171	19,584
Valley County	R	−12.6%	916	1,179	2,095
Washington County	R	−11.7%	1,779	2,251	4,030