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Elections / 1960 · President · MA

John F. Kennedy carried Massachusetts D+20.7.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Massachusetts, 1960. The state ran 20.5 points more Democratic than the nation (D+0.2 nationally).

Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)

Massachusetts result
2,469,480 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
1,487,174
60.2%
Nixon (R)
976,750
39.6%
Byrd) + others
5,556
0.2%
Margin
D+20.7
1960 presidential election
Massachusetts, 1960
KennedyD+20.7
1960 presidential margin by county for Massachusetts — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Massachusetts — 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.Barnstable County, MA · R+25.4Berkshire County, MA · D+20.1Bristol County, MA · D+33.8Dukes County, MA · R+21.8Essex County, MA · D+14.0Franklin County, MA · R+12.1Hampden County, MA · D+25.3Hampshire County, MA · D+14.0Middlesex County, MA · D+18.2Nantucket County, MA · R+27.1Norfolk County, MA · D+5.3Plymouth County, MA · R+3.2Suffolk County, MA · D+49.2Worcester County, MA · D+21.1
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic60.2%1,487,174
Richard NixonRepublican39.6%976,750
OtherAll other candidates0.2%5,556
D+60
R+60
14 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Massachusetts's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Massachusetts's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +25.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.2%DR18922024
Massachusetts's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−6.6%
1896−43.1%
1900−19.7%
1904−20.7%
1908−24.2%
1912+3.6%
1916−3.9%
1920−40.7%
1924−37.3%
1928+1.1%
1932+4.0%
1936+9.5%
1940+6.7%
1944+5.8%
1948+11.5%
1952−8.8%
1956−18.9%
1960+20.7%
1964+52.7%
1968+30.1%
1972+9.0%
1976+15.7%
1980−0.2%
1984−2.8%
1988+7.9%
1992+18.5%
1996+33.4%
2000+27.3%
2004+25.2%
2008+25.8%
2012+23.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+25.2%
County results — 1960
14 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barnstable CountyR
−25.4%
12,42320,90033,372
Berkshire CountyD
+20.1%
41,13227,33568,629
Bristol CountyD
+33.8%
130,04964,290194,722
Dukes CountyR
−21.8%
1,2821,9983,286
Essex CountyD
+14.0%
167,875126,599295,081
Franklin CountyR
−12.1%
12,28215,68228,011
Hampden CountyD
+25.3%
121,06172,054193,828
Hampshire CountyD
+14.0%
25,66719,34645,096
Middlesex CountyD
+18.2%
356,130246,126603,516
Nantucket CountyR
−27.1%
6981,2191,919
Norfolk CountyD
+5.3%
135,474121,744257,721
Plymouth CountyR
−3.2%
57,17560,977118,349
Suffolk CountyD
+49.2%
252,82385,750339,617
Worcester CountyD
+21.1%
173,103112,730286,333