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Elections / 1960 · President · MD

John F. Kennedy carried Maryland D+7.2.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Maryland, 1960. The state ran 7.1 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)

Maryland result
1,055,349 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
565,808
53.6%
Nixon (R)
489,538
46.4%
Byrd) + others
3
0.0%
Margin
D+7.2
1960 presidential election
Maryland, 1960
KennedyD+7.2
1960 presidential margin by county for Maryland — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maryland — 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.Allegany County, MD · R+19.9Anne Arundel County, MD · R+8.0Baltimore city, MD · D+27.7Baltimore County, MD · R+0.9Calvert County, MD · D+7.7Caroline County, MD · R+4.5Carroll County, MD · R+33.0Cecil County, MD · R+9.7Charles County, MD · D+9.2Dorchester County, MD · D+3.5Frederick County, MD · R+15.0Garrett County, MD · R+36.4Harford County, MD · R+13.1Howard County, MD · R+13.1Kent County, MD · R+2.9Montgomery County, MD · D+2.6Prince George's County, MD · D+16.1Queen Anne's County, MD · D+3.6Somerset County, MD · R+1.0St. Mary's County, MD · D+30.3Talbot County, MD · R+18.1Washington County, MD · R+6.6Wicomico County, MD · R+8.2Worcester County, MD · R+8.6
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic53.6%565,808
Richard NixonRepublican46.4%489,538
OtherAll other candidates0.0%3
D+60
R+60
24 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maryland's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Maryland's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+28.3%DR18922024
Maryland's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+9.9%
1896−12.8%
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+79.1%
1916+8.0%
1920−13.0%
1924−4.0%
1928−14.7%
1932+25.5%
1936+25.3%
1940+17.4%
1944+3.7%
1948−1.4%
1952−11.5%
1956−20.1%
1960+7.2%
1964+30.9%
1968+1.6%
1972−23.9%
1976+6.1%
1980+3.0%
1984−5.5%
1988−2.9%
1992+14.2%
1996+16.0%
2000+16.4%
2004+13.0%
2008+25.4%
2012+26.1%
2016+26.8%
2020+33.2%
2024+28.3%
County results — 1960
24 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Allegany CountyR
−19.9%
13,70120,48934,190
Anne Arundel CountyR
−8.0%
26,06330,59556,658
Baltimore cityD
+27.7%
202,752114,705317,457
Baltimore CountyR
−0.9%
94,39696,027190,423
Calvert CountyD
+7.7%
2,5352,1734,708
Caroline CountyR
−4.5%
3,3813,6987,079
Carroll CountyR
−33.0%
5,76311,44517,208
Cecil CountyR
−9.7%
6,0657,36813,433
Charles CountyD
+9.2%
5,4824,56010,042
Dorchester CountyD
+3.5%
4,9644,6269,590
Frederick CountyR
−15.0%
9,91013,40823,319
Garrett CountyR
−36.4%
2,3575,0577,414
Harford CountyR
−13.1%
9,29312,09021,383
Howard CountyR
−13.1%
5,4127,05112,465
Kent CountyR
−2.9%
3,0793,2646,343
Montgomery CountyD
+2.6%
66,02562,679128,704
Prince George's CountyD
+16.1%
62,01344,817106,830
Queen Anne's CountyD
+3.6%
3,1262,9066,032
Somerset CountyR
−1.0%
3,9484,0307,978
St. Mary's CountyD
+30.3%
5,7523,0808,832
Talbot CountyR
−18.1%
3,4624,9958,457
Washington CountyR
−6.6%
15,63217,82833,460
Wicomico CountyR
−8.2%
7,3508,67116,021
Worcester CountyR
−8.6%
3,3473,9767,323