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Elections / 1960 · President · ME

Richard Nixon carried Maine R+14.1.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Maine, 1960. The state ran 14.3 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)

Maine result
421,773 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
181,159
43.0%
Nixon (R)
240,608
57.0%
Byrd) + others
6
0.0%
Margin
R+14.1
1960 presidential election
Maine, 1960
NixonR+14.1
1960 presidential margin by county for Maine — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Maine — 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.Androscoggin County, ME · D+28.1Aroostook County, ME · R+11.6Cumberland County, ME · R+17.0Franklin County, ME · R+30.0Hancock County, ME · R+56.6Kennebec County, ME · R+8.6Knox County, ME · R+40.8Lincoln County, ME · R+52.8Oxford County, ME · R+13.4Penobscot County, ME · R+19.5Piscataquis County, ME · R+26.9Sagadahoc County, ME · R+23.4Somerset County, ME · R+18.6Waldo County, ME · R+41.3Washington County, ME · R+31.8York County, ME · D+0.8
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican57.0%240,608
John F. KennedyDemocratic43.0%181,159
OtherAll other candidates0.0%6
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Maine's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Maine's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +6.4% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+6.4%DR18922024
Maine's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−12.8%
1896−38.7%
1900−26.5%
1904−39.0%
1908−29.7%
1912+19.0%
1916−4.0%
1920−39.1%
1924−50.2%
1928−37.7%
1932−12.6%
1936−14.0%
1940−2.3%
1944−5.0%
1948−14.5%
1952−32.3%
1956−41.7%
1960−14.1%
1964+37.7%
1968+12.2%
1972−23.0%
1976−0.8%
1980−3.4%
1984−22.1%
1988−11.5%
1992+8.4%
1996+20.9%
2000+5.1%
2004+9.0%
2008+17.3%
2012+15.2%
2016+2.7%
2020+8.6%
2024+6.4%
County results — 1960
16 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Androscoggin CountyD
+28.1%
26,09714,65440,751
Aroostook CountyR
−11.6%
14,79918,69833,497
Cumberland CountyR
−17.0%
33,55347,27180,825
Franklin CountyR
−30.0%
3,3046,1369,440
Hancock CountyR
−56.6%
3,36312,11915,483
Kennebec CountyR
−8.6%
18,25221,69939,951
Knox CountyR
−40.8%
3,8169,08312,900
Lincoln CountyR
−52.8%
2,3377,5629,899
Oxford CountyR
−13.4%
8,95111,71520,666
Penobscot CountyR
−19.5%
19,17528,45947,634
Piscataquis CountyR
−26.9%
2,8594,9597,818
Sagadahoc CountyR
−23.4%
3,9656,38610,351
Somerset CountyR
−18.6%
6,95610,14217,098
Waldo CountyR
−41.3%
2,8456,8449,689
Washington CountyR
−31.8%
4,7169,11813,834
York CountyD
+0.8%
26,17125,76351,937