Kansas — 1960 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1960 presidential electionKansas · PresidentNixonR+21.3
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 60.4% | 561,474 |
|---|---|---|
| John F. KennedyDemocratic | 39.1% | 363,213 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 4,138 |
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+33.3 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+11.4 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+40.9 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+51.5 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+24.6 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Douglas County, KS | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Ellis County, KS | Democratic | D+29.6 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+12.4 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+21.4 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+32.5 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+42.6 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+41.0 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+31.1 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+25.4 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+35.3 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+7.6 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+28.5 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+17.0 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+44.3 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+31.9 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+37.9 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+11.7 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+8.7 |
Kansas results by county
105 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Richard Nixon+2,407 | 4,94765.9% | 2,54033.8% | 210.3% | 7,508 |
| Anderson County | Richard Nixon+1,076 | 2,66562.4% | 1,58937.2% | 200.5% | 4,274 |
| Atchison County | Richard Nixon+457 | 4,79352.3% | 4,33647.3% | 310.3% | 9,160 |
| Barber County | Richard Nixon+1,356 | 2,70366.5% | 1,34733.1% | 160.4% | 4,066 |
| Barton County | Richard Nixon+1,563 | 7,59955.6% | 6,03644.2% | 300.2% | 13,665 |
| Bourbon County | Richard Nixon+2,134 | 5,06263.0% | 2,92836.5% | 410.5% | 8,031 |
| Brown County | Richard Nixon+2,934 | 4,70772.2% | 1,77327.2% | 350.5% | 6,515 |
| Butler County | Richard Nixon+2,947 | 10,05958.4% | 7,11241.3% | 610.4% | 17,232 |
| Chase County | Richard Nixon+568 | 1,27664.1% | 70835.5% | 80.4% | 1,992 |
| Chautauqua County | Richard Nixon+1,275 | 2,16070.5% | 88528.9% | 170.6% | 3,062 |
| Cherokee County | Richard Nixon+1,387 | 5,75356.4% | 4,36642.8% | 730.7% | 10,192 |
| Cheyenne County | Richard Nixon+986 | 1,62271.4% | 63628.0% | 130.6% | 2,271 |
| Clark County | Richard Nixon+748 | 1,28670.3% | 53829.4% | 60.3% | 1,830 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+2,691 | 3,93775.3% | 1,24623.8% | 430.8% | 5,226 |
| Cloud County | Richard Nixon+1,438 | 4,04560.6% | 2,60739.0% | 250.4% | 6,677 |
| Coffey County | Richard Nixon+1,662 | 2,92569.7% | 1,26330.1% | 90.2% | 4,197 |
| Comanche County | Richard Nixon+727 | 1,18771.9% | 46027.8% | 50.3% | 1,652 |
| Cowley County | Richard Nixon+4,071 | 10,27662.0% | 6,20537.4% | 990.6% | 16,580 |
| Crawford County | Richard Nixon+1,058 | 9,38352.8% | 8,32546.8% | 690.4% | 17,777 |
| Decatur County | Richard Nixon+808 | 1,84663.8% | 1,03835.9% | 80.3% | 2,892 |
| Dickinson County | Richard Nixon+3,902 | 6,95669.2% | 3,05430.4% | 450.4% | 10,055 |
| Doniphan County | Richard Nixon+1,499 | 2,88267.4% | 1,38332.3% | 120.3% | 4,277 |
| Douglas County | Richard Nixon+5,647 | 11,33766.4% | 5,69033.3% | 380.2% | 17,065 |
| Edwards County | Richard Nixon+602 | 1,58861.5% | 98638.2% | 100.4% | 2,584 |
| Elk County | Richard Nixon+1,007 | 1,83068.5% | 82330.8% | 200.7% | 2,673 |
| Ellis County | John F. Kennedy+2,659 | 3,15635.2% | 5,81564.8% | 60.1% | 8,977 |
| Ellsworth County | Richard Nixon+701 | 2,18959.4% | 1,48840.4% | 100.3% | 3,687 |
| Finney County | Richard Nixon+1,230 | 3,72059.6% | 2,49039.9% | 300.5% | 6,240 |
| Ford County | Richard Nixon+1,408 | 5,20057.7% | 3,79242.1% | 250.3% | 9,017 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+3,334 | 6,15868.2% | 2,82431.3% | 470.5% | 9,029 |
| Geary County | Richard Nixon+1,424 | 3,78961.3% | 2,36538.3% | 290.5% | 6,183 |
| Gove County | Richard Nixon+237 | 1,06555.8% | 82843.4% | 140.7% | 1,907 |
| Graham County | Richard Nixon+654 | 1,57263.0% | 91836.8% | 70.3% | 2,497 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+533 | 1,23563.6% | 70236.1% | 50.3% | 1,942 |
| Gray County | Richard Nixon+406 | 1,15060.6% | 74439.2% | 50.3% | 1,899 |
| Greeley County | Richard Nixon+383 | 64570.6% | 26228.7% | 70.8% | 914 |
| Greenwood County | Richard Nixon+1,954 | 3,75867.5% | 1,80432.4% | 90.2% | 5,571 |
| Hamilton County | Richard Nixon+294 | 88559.8% | 59139.9% | 50.3% | 1,481 |
| Harper County | Richard Nixon+1,719 | 3,15868.3% | 1,43931.1% | 250.5% | 4,622 |
| Harvey County | Richard Nixon+4,261 | 7,79868.4% | 3,53731.0% | 690.6% | 11,404 |
| Haskell County | Richard Nixon+382 | 85364.2% | 47135.5% | 40.3% | 1,328 |
| Hodgeman County | Richard Nixon+356 | 92661.4% | 57037.8% | 110.7% | 1,507 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+1,712 | 3,27967.5% | 1,56732.2% | 150.3% | 4,861 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+1,614 | 3,35365.7% | 1,73934.1% | 90.2% | 5,101 |
| Jewell County | Richard Nixon+1,819 | 2,91472.3% | 1,09527.2% | 240.6% | 4,033 |
| Johnson County | Richard Nixon+21,112 | 43,02666.2% | 21,91433.7% | 930.1% | 65,033 |
| Kearny County | Richard Nixon+333 | 84662.1% | 51337.7% | 30.2% | 1,362 |
| Kingman County | Richard Nixon+1,169 | 2,90462.3% | 1,73537.2% | 230.5% | 4,662 |
| Kiowa County | Richard Nixon+1,107 | 1,66274.6% | 55524.9% | 120.5% | 2,229 |
| Labette County | Richard Nixon+2,243 | 7,49158.5% | 5,24841.0% | 680.5% | 12,807 |
| Lane County | Richard Nixon+440 | 90265.4% | 46233.5% | 151.1% | 1,379 |
| Leavenworth County | Richard Nixon+944 | 7,87053.1% | 6,92646.7% | 360.2% | 14,832 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+1,230 | 2,05271.2% | 82228.5% | 100.3% | 2,884 |
| Linn County | Richard Nixon+1,648 | 2,82470.2% | 1,17629.2% | 240.6% | 4,024 |
| Logan County | Richard Nixon+592 | 1,24365.2% | 65134.2% | 120.6% | 1,906 |
| Lyon County | Richard Nixon+2,715 | 7,47060.9% | 4,75538.8% | 410.3% | 12,266 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+3,346 | 5,25073.2% | 1,90426.5% | 180.3% | 7,172 |
| Marshall County | Richard Nixon+2,001 | 4,93262.5% | 2,93137.1% | 280.4% | 7,891 |
| McPherson County | Richard Nixon+5,146 | 7,92073.6% | 2,77425.8% | 650.6% | 10,759 |
| Meade County | Richard Nixon+1,072 | 1,82670.5% | 75429.1% | 110.4% | 2,591 |
| Miami County | Richard Nixon+1,352 | 4,85757.8% | 3,50541.7% | 340.4% | 8,396 |
| Mitchell County | Richard Nixon+1,087 | 2,77961.8% | 1,69237.6% | 260.6% | 4,497 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+4,598 | 12,53660.7% | 7,93838.5% | 1640.8% | 20,638 |
| Morris County | Richard Nixon+1,265 | 2,41367.4% | 1,14832.1% | 190.5% | 3,580 |
| Morton County | Richard Nixon+332 | 91860.7% | 58638.7% | 90.6% | 1,513 |
| Nemaha County | Richard Nixon+476 | 3,36053.6% | 2,88446.0% | 230.4% | 6,267 |
| Neosho County | Richard Nixon+2,426 | 5,87762.7% | 3,45136.8% | 430.5% | 9,371 |
| Ness County | Richard Nixon+723 | 1,68363.4% | 96036.2% | 120.5% | 2,655 |
| Norton County | Richard Nixon+1,481 | 2,78168.0% | 1,30031.8% | 80.2% | 4,089 |
| Osage County | Richard Nixon+1,730 | 3,88064.0% | 2,15035.5% | 310.5% | 6,061 |
| Osborne County | Richard Nixon+1,579 | 2,73170.0% | 1,15229.5% | 200.5% | 3,903 |
| Ottawa County | Richard Nixon+1,118 | 2,19066.8% | 1,07232.7% | 160.5% | 3,278 |
| Pawnee County | Richard Nixon+765 | 2,61858.3% | 1,85341.3% | 180.4% | 4,489 |
| Phillips County | Richard Nixon+2,119 | 3,12375.3% | 1,00424.2% | 180.4% | 4,145 |
| Pottawatomie County | Richard Nixon+1,541 | 3,66663.2% | 2,12536.6% | 130.2% | 5,804 |
| Pratt County | Richard Nixon+1,533 | 3,50163.6% | 1,96835.7% | 370.7% | 5,506 |
| Rawlins County | Richard Nixon+609 | 1,56061.7% | 95137.6% | 160.6% | 2,527 |
| Reno County | Richard Nixon+5,098 | 14,65560.2% | 9,55739.3% | 1270.5% | 24,339 |
| Republic County | Richard Nixon+1,634 | 3,35865.6% | 1,72433.7% | 350.7% | 5,117 |
| Rice County | Richard Nixon+2,001 | 4,32964.8% | 2,32834.9% | 230.3% | 6,680 |
| Riley County | Richard Nixon+5,586 | 9,06872.0% | 3,48227.6% | 500.4% | 12,600 |
| Rooks County | Richard Nixon+1,201 | 2,84063.3% | 1,63936.5% | 110.2% | 4,490 |
| Rush County | Richard Nixon+250 | 1,66853.9% | 1,41845.8% | 110.4% | 3,097 |
| Russell County | Richard Nixon+1,737 | 3,60765.6% | 1,87034.0% | 240.4% | 5,501 |
| Saline County | Richard Nixon+4,528 | 11,02362.7% | 6,49537.0% | 500.3% | 17,568 |
| Scott County | Richard Nixon+916 | 1,51471.3% | 59828.2% | 120.6% | 2,124 |
| Sedgwick County | Richard Nixon+14,614 | 73,50155.2% | 58,88744.2% | 6960.5% | 133,084 |
| Seward County | Richard Nixon+2,320 | 3,97470.4% | 1,65429.3% | 140.2% | 5,642 |
| Shawnee County | Richard Nixon+12,004 | 33,80360.6% | 21,79939.1% | 1470.3% | 55,749 |
| Sheridan County | Richard Nixon+93 | 1,04751.9% | 95447.3% | 150.7% | 2,016 |
| Sherman County | Richard Nixon+956 | 2,03065.1% | 1,07434.4% | 150.5% | 3,119 |
| Smith County | Richard Nixon+1,856 | 3,01371.9% | 1,15727.6% | 220.5% | 4,192 |
| Stafford County | Richard Nixon+1,226 | 2,53165.5% | 1,30533.8% | 260.7% | 3,862 |
| Stanton County | Richard Nixon+304 | 62765.7% | 32333.9% | 40.4% | 954 |
| Stevens County | Richard Nixon+775 | 1,40568.7% | 63030.8% | 90.4% | 2,044 |
| Sumner County | Richard Nixon+2,757 | 7,21961.5% | 4,46238.0% | 550.5% | 11,736 |
| Thomas County | Richard Nixon+796 | 2,08161.5% | 1,28538.0% | 180.5% | 3,384 |
| Trego County | Richard Nixon+551 | 1,42661.8% | 87537.9% | 80.3% | 2,309 |
| Wabaunsee County | Richard Nixon+1,382 | 2,35170.6% | 96929.1% | 110.3% | 3,331 |
| Wallace County | Richard Nixon+388 | 72768.2% | 33931.8% | 00.0% | 1,066 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+2,001 | 3,70768.1% | 1,70631.3% | 310.6% | 5,444 |
| Wichita County | Richard Nixon+148 | 70255.6% | 55443.9% | 60.5% | 1,262 |
| Wilson County | Richard Nixon+2,299 | 4,33367.8% | 2,03431.8% | 270.4% | 6,394 |
| Woodson County | Richard Nixon+965 | 1,85367.4% | 88832.3% | 100.4% | 2,751 |
| Wyandotte County | John F. Kennedy+6,669 | 34,76445.3% | 41,43353.9% | 6040.8% | 76,801 |
Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1960 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.