Kentucky — 1960 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1960 presidential electionKentucky · PresidentNixonR+7.2
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 53.6% | 602,607 |
|---|---|---|
| John F. KennedyDemocratic | 46.4% | 521,855 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
120 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kentucky cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (120 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, KY | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Allen County, KY | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Anderson County, KY | Democratic | D+0.1 |
| Ballard County, KY | Democratic | D+42.0 |
| Barren County, KY | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Bath County, KY | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Bell County, KY | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Boone County, KY | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Bourbon County, KY | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Boyd County, KY | Republican | R+10.8 |
| Boyle County, KY | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Bracken County, KY | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Breathitt County, KY | Democratic | D+24.7 |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Republican | R+11.8 |
| Bullitt County, KY | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Butler County, KY | Republican | R+57.3 |
| Caldwell County, KY | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Calloway County, KY | Democratic | D+16.6 |
| Campbell County, KY | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Carlisle County, KY | Democratic | D+28.8 |
| Carroll County, KY | Democratic | D+32.4 |
| Carter County, KY | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Casey County, KY | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Christian County, KY | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Clark County, KY | Republican | R+4.6 |
| Clay County, KY | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Clinton County, KY | Republican | R+68.2 |
| Crittenden County, KY | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Cumberland County, KY | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Daviess County, KY | Republican | R+15.2 |
| Edmonson County, KY | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Elliott County, KY | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Estill County, KY | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Fayette County, KY | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Fleming County, KY | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Floyd County, KY | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| Franklin County, KY | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Fulton County, KY | Democratic | D+26.7 |
| Gallatin County, KY | Democratic | D+15.2 |
| Garrard County, KY | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Grant County, KY | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Graves County, KY | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Grayson County, KY | Republican | R+34.2 |
| Green County, KY | Republican | R+39.1 |
| Greenup County, KY | Republican | R+7.5 |
| Hancock County, KY | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Hardin County, KY | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Harlan County, KY | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Harrison County, KY | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Hart County, KY | Republican | R+7.1 |
| Henderson County, KY | Democratic | D+2.4 |
| Henry County, KY | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Hickman County, KY | Democratic | D+38.4 |
| Hopkins County, KY | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Jackson County, KY | Republican | R+80.7 |
| Jefferson County, KY | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Jessamine County, KY | Republican | R+15.9 |
| Johnson County, KY | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Kenton County, KY | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Knott County, KY | Democratic | D+47.4 |
| Knox County, KY | Republican | R+32.6 |
| Larue County, KY | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Laurel County, KY | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Lawrence County, KY | Republican | R+9.4 |
| Lee County, KY | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Leslie County, KY | Republican | R+66.1 |
| Letcher County, KY | Republican | R+1.7 |
| Lewis County, KY | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Livingston County, KY | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Logan County, KY | Democratic | D+6.8 |
| Lyon County, KY | Democratic | D+14.8 |
| Madison County, KY | Republican | R+8.7 |
| Magoffin County, KY | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Marion County, KY | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Marshall County, KY | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Martin County, KY | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Mason County, KY | Republican | R+15.8 |
| McCracken County, KY | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| McCreary County, KY | Republican | R+59.8 |
| McLean County, KY | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Meade County, KY | Democratic | D+13.3 |
| Menifee County, KY | Democratic | D+9.5 |
| Mercer County, KY | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Monroe County, KY | Republican | R+63.4 |
| Montgomery County, KY | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Morgan County, KY | Democratic | D+25.8 |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Republican | R+14.8 |
| Nelson County, KY | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Nicholas County, KY | Democratic | D+15.8 |
| Ohio County, KY | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Oldham County, KY | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Owen County, KY | Democratic | D+33.7 |
| Owsley County, KY | Republican | R+72.5 |
| Pendleton County, KY | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Perry County, KY | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Pike County, KY | Democratic | D+13.4 |
| Powell County, KY | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Pulaski County, KY | Republican | R+58.7 |
| Robertson County, KY | Democratic | D+4.7 |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Republican | R+55.5 |
| Rowan County, KY | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Russell County, KY | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Scott County, KY | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Shelby County, KY | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Simpson County, KY | Democratic | D+15.6 |
| Spencer County, KY | Republican | R+3.9 |
| Taylor County, KY | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Todd County, KY | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Trigg County, KY | Democratic | D+23.3 |
| Trimble County, KY | Democratic | D+36.2 |
| Union County, KY | Democratic | D+31.8 |
| Warren County, KY | Republican | R+9.8 |
| Washington County, KY | Republican | R+4.8 |
| Wayne County, KY | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Webster County, KY | Democratic | D+12.0 |
| Whitley County, KY | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Wolfe County, KY | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Woodford County, KY | Republican | R+6.6 |
Kentucky results by county
120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Richard Nixon+2,352 | 4,62167.1% | 2,26932.9% | 00.0% | 6,890 |
| Allen County | Richard Nixon+1,747 | 3,41067.2% | 1,66332.8% | 00.0% | 5,073 |
| Anderson County | John F. Kennedy+5 | 2,03349.9% | 2,03850.1% | 00.0% | 4,071 |
| Ballard County | John F. Kennedy+1,625 | 1,12129.0% | 2,74671.0% | 00.0% | 3,867 |
| Barren County | Richard Nixon+241 | 5,18751.2% | 4,94648.8% | 00.0% | 10,133 |
| Bath County | John F. Kennedy+178 | 1,88847.7% | 2,06652.3% | 00.0% | 3,954 |
| Bell County | Richard Nixon+1,624 | 6,80556.8% | 5,18143.2% | 00.0% | 11,986 |
| Boone County | Richard Nixon+1,870 | 4,83562.0% | 2,96538.0% | 00.0% | 7,800 |
| Bourbon County | John F. Kennedy+777 | 2,37943.0% | 3,15657.0% | 00.0% | 5,535 |
| Boyd County | Richard Nixon+2,211 | 11,30555.4% | 9,09444.6% | 00.0% | 20,399 |
| Boyle County | Richard Nixon+316 | 3,62452.3% | 3,30847.7% | 00.0% | 6,932 |
| Bracken County | Richard Nixon+676 | 2,00260.2% | 1,32639.8% | 00.0% | 3,328 |
| Breathitt County | John F. Kennedy+1,311 | 1,99637.6% | 3,30762.4% | 00.0% | 5,303 |
| Breckinridge County | Richard Nixon+843 | 3,97955.9% | 3,13644.1% | 00.0% | 7,115 |
| Bullitt County | Richard Nixon+246 | 2,68352.4% | 2,43747.6% | 00.0% | 5,120 |
| Butler County | Richard Nixon+2,664 | 3,65678.7% | 99221.3% | 00.0% | 4,648 |
| Caldwell County | Richard Nixon+1,305 | 3,44261.7% | 2,13738.3% | 00.0% | 5,579 |
| Calloway County | John F. Kennedy+1,337 | 3,35641.7% | 4,69358.3% | 00.0% | 8,049 |
| Campbell County | Richard Nixon+2,698 | 17,38854.2% | 14,69045.8% | 00.0% | 32,078 |
| Carlisle County | John F. Kennedy+792 | 97835.6% | 1,77064.4% | 00.0% | 2,748 |
| Carroll County | John F. Kennedy+1,090 | 1,13533.8% | 2,22566.2% | 00.0% | 3,360 |
| Carter County | Richard Nixon+1,477 | 4,95658.8% | 3,47941.2% | 00.0% | 8,435 |
| Casey County | Richard Nixon+3,398 | 4,81177.3% | 1,41322.7% | 00.0% | 6,224 |
| Christian County | John F. Kennedy+1,623 | 5,25143.3% | 6,87456.7% | 00.0% | 12,125 |
| Clark County | Richard Nixon+293 | 3,31752.3% | 3,02447.7% | 00.0% | 6,341 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+3,541 | 4,92278.1% | 1,38121.9% | 00.0% | 6,303 |
| Clinton County | Richard Nixon+2,858 | 3,52484.1% | 66615.9% | 00.0% | 4,190 |
| Crittenden County | Richard Nixon+1,451 | 2,77067.7% | 1,31932.3% | 00.0% | 4,089 |
| Cumberland County | Richard Nixon+1,857 | 2,69776.3% | 84023.7% | 00.0% | 3,537 |
| Daviess County | Richard Nixon+3,539 | 13,38557.6% | 9,84642.4% | 00.0% | 23,231 |
| Edmonson County | Richard Nixon+1,808 | 2,88472.8% | 1,07627.2% | 00.0% | 3,960 |
| Elliott County | John F. Kennedy+945 | 78931.3% | 1,73468.7% | 00.0% | 2,523 |
| Estill County | Richard Nixon+1,483 | 3,23864.9% | 1,75535.1% | 00.0% | 4,993 |
| Fayette County | Richard Nixon+8,691 | 25,16960.4% | 16,47839.6% | 00.0% | 41,647 |
| Fleming County | Richard Nixon+561 | 2,77755.6% | 2,21644.4% | 00.0% | 4,993 |
| Floyd County | John F. Kennedy+4,866 | 5,01033.7% | 9,87666.3% | 00.0% | 14,886 |
| Franklin County | John F. Kennedy+2,310 | 4,74240.2% | 7,05259.8% | 00.0% | 11,794 |
| Fulton County | John F. Kennedy+1,141 | 1,56736.7% | 2,70863.3% | 00.0% | 4,275 |
| Gallatin County | John F. Kennedy+272 | 75642.4% | 1,02857.6% | 00.0% | 1,784 |
| Garrard County | Richard Nixon+979 | 2,75960.8% | 1,78039.2% | 00.0% | 4,539 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+264 | 2,16353.2% | 1,89946.8% | 00.0% | 4,062 |
| Graves County | John F. Kennedy+2,835 | 4,85438.7% | 7,68961.3% | 00.0% | 12,543 |
| Grayson County | Richard Nixon+2,452 | 4,80767.1% | 2,35532.9% | 00.0% | 7,162 |
| Green County | Richard Nixon+2,026 | 3,60669.5% | 1,58030.5% | 00.0% | 5,186 |
| Greenup County | Richard Nixon+856 | 6,10153.8% | 5,24546.2% | 00.0% | 11,346 |
| Hancock County | Richard Nixon+470 | 1,48859.4% | 1,01840.6% | 00.0% | 2,506 |
| Hardin County | Richard Nixon+1,050 | 6,19154.6% | 5,14145.4% | 00.0% | 11,332 |
| Harlan County | John F. Kennedy+1,726 | 7,48544.8% | 9,21155.2% | 00.0% | 16,696 |
| Harrison County | John F. Kennedy+1,175 | 2,30639.8% | 3,48160.2% | 00.0% | 5,787 |
| Hart County | Richard Nixon+481 | 3,61053.6% | 3,12946.4% | 00.0% | 6,739 |
| Henderson County | John F. Kennedy+263 | 5,30248.8% | 5,56551.2% | 00.0% | 10,867 |
| Henry County | John F. Kennedy+1,255 | 1,71436.6% | 2,96963.4% | 00.0% | 4,683 |
| Hickman County | John F. Kennedy+1,208 | 96830.8% | 2,17669.2% | 00.0% | 3,144 |
| Hopkins County | John F. Kennedy+862 | 5,57446.4% | 6,43653.6% | 00.0% | 12,010 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+3,504 | 3,92390.4% | 4199.6% | 00.0% | 4,342 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+1,395 | 118,57550.3% | 117,18049.7% | 00.0% | 235,755 |
| Jessamine County | Richard Nixon+765 | 2,78758.0% | 2,02242.0% | 00.0% | 4,809 |
| Johnson County | Richard Nixon+2,695 | 5,31767.0% | 2,62233.0% | 00.0% | 7,939 |
| Kenton County | Richard Nixon+2,391 | 21,85752.9% | 19,46647.1% | 00.0% | 41,323 |
| Knott County | John F. Kennedy+2,545 | 1,41226.3% | 3,95773.7% | 00.0% | 5,369 |
| Knox County | Richard Nixon+2,858 | 5,81466.3% | 2,95633.7% | 00.0% | 8,770 |
| Larue County | Richard Nixon+955 | 2,66860.9% | 1,71339.1% | 00.0% | 4,381 |
| Laurel County | Richard Nixon+5,176 | 7,48576.4% | 2,30923.6% | 00.0% | 9,794 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+520 | 3,03054.7% | 2,51045.3% | 00.0% | 5,540 |
| Lee County | Richard Nixon+1,054 | 2,01267.7% | 95832.3% | 00.0% | 2,970 |
| Leslie County | Richard Nixon+3,099 | 3,89483.0% | 79517.0% | 00.0% | 4,689 |
| Letcher County | Richard Nixon+150 | 4,40850.9% | 4,25849.1% | 00.0% | 8,666 |
| Lewis County | Richard Nixon+2,134 | 3,81669.4% | 1,68230.6% | 00.0% | 5,498 |
| Lincoln County | Richard Nixon+1,366 | 3,74761.1% | 2,38138.9% | 00.0% | 6,128 |
| Livingston County | Richard Nixon+121 | 1,63951.9% | 1,51848.1% | 00.0% | 3,157 |
| Logan County | John F. Kennedy+602 | 4,11746.6% | 4,71953.4% | 00.0% | 8,836 |
| Lyon County | John F. Kennedy+355 | 1,02442.6% | 1,37957.4% | 00.0% | 2,403 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+1,071 | 6,69254.3% | 5,62145.7% | 00.0% | 12,313 |
| Magoffin County | Richard Nixon+265 | 2,73652.5% | 2,47147.5% | 00.0% | 5,207 |
| Marion County | John F. Kennedy+2,089 | 2,20333.9% | 4,29266.1% | 00.0% | 6,495 |
| Marshall County | John F. Kennedy+96 | 3,38849.3% | 3,48450.7% | 00.0% | 6,872 |
| Martin County | Richard Nixon+1,693 | 2,80971.6% | 1,11628.4% | 00.0% | 3,925 |
| Mason County | Richard Nixon+1,181 | 4,33457.9% | 3,15342.1% | 00.0% | 7,487 |
| McCracken County | John F. Kennedy+2,850 | 9,68943.6% | 12,53956.4% | 00.0% | 22,228 |
| McCreary County | Richard Nixon+2,747 | 3,67179.9% | 92420.1% | 00.0% | 4,595 |
| McLean County | Richard Nixon+553 | 2,26956.9% | 1,71643.1% | 00.0% | 3,985 |
| Meade County | John F. Kennedy+559 | 1,82643.4% | 2,38556.6% | 00.0% | 4,211 |
| Menifee County | John F. Kennedy+172 | 81745.2% | 98954.8% | 00.0% | 1,806 |
| Mercer County | Richard Nixon+856 | 3,56956.8% | 2,71343.2% | 00.0% | 6,282 |
| Metcalfe County | Richard Nixon+593 | 2,14658.0% | 1,55342.0% | 00.0% | 3,699 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+3,367 | 4,33781.7% | 97018.3% | 00.0% | 5,307 |
| Montgomery County | John F. Kennedy+178 | 2,45148.2% | 2,62951.8% | 00.0% | 5,080 |
| Morgan County | John F. Kennedy+1,192 | 1,71837.1% | 2,91062.9% | 00.0% | 4,628 |
| Muhlenberg County | Richard Nixon+1,541 | 5,96857.4% | 4,42742.6% | 00.0% | 10,395 |
| Nelson County | John F. Kennedy+1,692 | 3,02139.1% | 4,71360.9% | 00.0% | 7,734 |
| Nicholas County | John F. Kennedy+397 | 1,05842.1% | 1,45557.9% | 00.0% | 2,513 |
| Ohio County | Richard Nixon+2,810 | 5,23068.4% | 2,42031.6% | 00.0% | 7,650 |
| Oldham County | Richard Nixon+261 | 2,22153.1% | 1,96046.9% | 00.0% | 4,181 |
| Owen County | John F. Kennedy+1,234 | 1,21233.1% | 2,44666.9% | 00.0% | 3,658 |
| Owsley County | Richard Nixon+1,823 | 2,16986.2% | 34613.8% | 00.0% | 2,515 |
| Pendleton County | Richard Nixon+890 | 2,38761.5% | 1,49738.5% | 00.0% | 3,884 |
| Perry County | Richard Nixon+783 | 5,75453.7% | 4,97146.3% | 00.0% | 10,725 |
| Pike County | John F. Kennedy+3,083 | 9,95643.3% | 13,03956.7% | 00.0% | 22,995 |
| Powell County | Richard Nixon+386 | 1,50857.3% | 1,12242.7% | 00.0% | 2,630 |
| Pulaski County | Richard Nixon+8,802 | 11,89979.3% | 3,09720.7% | 00.0% | 14,996 |
| Robertson County | John F. Kennedy+58 | 59447.7% | 65252.3% | 00.0% | 1,246 |
| Rockcastle County | Richard Nixon+2,841 | 3,98277.7% | 1,14122.3% | 00.0% | 5,123 |
| Rowan County | Richard Nixon+146 | 2,55851.5% | 2,41248.5% | 00.0% | 4,970 |
| Russell County | Richard Nixon+2,406 | 3,63674.7% | 1,23025.3% | 00.0% | 4,866 |
| Scott County | John F. Kennedy+398 | 2,20045.9% | 2,59854.1% | 00.0% | 4,798 |
| Shelby County | John F. Kennedy+888 | 2,93443.4% | 3,82256.6% | 00.0% | 6,756 |
| Simpson County | John F. Kennedy+715 | 1,92742.2% | 2,64257.8% | 00.0% | 4,569 |
| Spencer County | Richard Nixon+86 | 1,13452.0% | 1,04848.0% | 00.0% | 2,182 |
| Taylor County | Richard Nixon+2,483 | 4,66968.1% | 2,18631.9% | 00.0% | 6,855 |
| Todd County | John F. Kennedy+981 | 1,84639.5% | 2,82760.5% | 00.0% | 4,673 |
| Trigg County | John F. Kennedy+911 | 1,50038.4% | 2,41161.6% | 00.0% | 3,911 |
| Trimble County | John F. Kennedy+844 | 74331.9% | 1,58768.1% | 00.0% | 2,330 |
| Union County | John F. Kennedy+1,668 | 1,78934.1% | 3,45765.9% | 00.0% | 5,246 |
| Warren County | Richard Nixon+1,617 | 9,07454.9% | 7,45745.1% | 00.0% | 16,531 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+241 | 2,63252.4% | 2,39147.6% | 00.0% | 5,023 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+2,009 | 3,97366.9% | 1,96433.1% | 00.0% | 5,937 |
| Webster County | John F. Kennedy+681 | 2,49844.0% | 3,17956.0% | 00.0% | 5,677 |
| Whitley County | Richard Nixon+4,592 | 7,55371.8% | 2,96128.2% | 00.0% | 10,514 |
| Wolfe County | John F. Kennedy+295 | 1,25944.8% | 1,55455.2% | 00.0% | 2,813 |
| Woodford County | Richard Nixon+277 | 2,22753.3% | 1,95046.7% | 00.0% | 4,177 |
Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
Kentucky's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | +23.2% |
| 1916 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | +0.4% |
| 1924 | −2.9% |
| 1928 | −18.9% |
| 1932 | +18.9% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | +15.1% |
| 1944 | +9.2% |
| 1948 | +15.3% |
| 1952 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | −9.1% |
| 1960 | −7.2% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | −6.1% |
| 1972 | −28.6% |
| 1976 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | −1.5% |
| 1984 | −20.7% |
| 1988 | −11.6% |
| 1992 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −16.2% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −29.8% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1960 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.