Mississippi — 1960 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1960 presidential electionMississippi · PresidentByrd39.0%
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
| Harry F. Byrd + others ✓Unpledged | 39.0% | 116,248 |
|---|---|---|
| John F. KennedyDemocratic | 36.3% | 108,362 |
| Richard NixonRepublican | 24.7% | 73,561 |
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
82 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Gold marks a county an independent or third-party candidate carried.
Mississippi cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (82 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.3 |
| Alcorn County, MS | Democratic | D+49.9 |
| Amite County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.4 |
| Attala County, MS | Democratic | D+21.0 |
| Benton County, MS | Democratic | D+36.0 |
| Bolivar County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.8 |
| Calhoun County, MS | Other / independent | D+15.6 |
| Carroll County, MS | Other / independent | D+14.8 |
| Chickasaw County, MS | Other / independent | D+16.0 |
| Choctaw County, MS | Democratic | D+34.8 |
| Claiborne County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.4 |
| Clarke County, MS | Other / independent | D+19.9 |
| Clay County, MS | Other / independent | D+7.4 |
| Coahoma County, MS | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Copiah County, MS | Other / independent | D+3.7 |
| Covington County, MS | Other / independent | D+21.4 |
| DeSoto County, MS | Democratic | D+11.6 |
| Forrest County, MS | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Franklin County, MS | Other / independent | D+18.9 |
| George County, MS | Other / independent | D+25.8 |
| Greene County, MS | Other / independent | D+19.2 |
| Grenada County, MS | Other / independent | R+6.5 |
| Hancock County, MS | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Harrison County, MS | Democratic | D+22.6 |
| Hinds County, MS | Other / independent | R+18.2 |
| Holmes County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.7 |
| Humphreys County, MS | Other / independent | D+16.0 |
| Issaquena County, MS | Other / independent | D+27.0 |
| Itawamba County, MS | Democratic | D+50.0 |
| Jackson County, MS | Democratic | D+29.8 |
| Jasper County, MS | Democratic | D+32.2 |
| Jefferson County, MS | Other / independent | D+8.4 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MS | Other / independent | D+16.5 |
| Jones County, MS | Democratic | D+20.3 |
| Kemper County, MS | Democratic | D+43.1 |
| Lafayette County, MS | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Lamar County, MS | Other / independent | D+0.6 |
| Lauderdale County, MS | Other / independent | D+8.6 |
| Lawrence County, MS | Other / independent | D+12.7 |
| Leake County, MS | Other / independent | D+20.5 |
| Lee County, MS | Democratic | D+31.7 |
| Leflore County, MS | Other / independent | R+2.3 |
| Lincoln County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.1 |
| Lowndes County, MS | Republican | R+16.5 |
| Madison County, MS | Other / independent | D+8.0 |
| Marion County, MS | Other / independent | D+12.6 |
| Marshall County, MS | Other / independent | D+15.5 |
| Monroe County, MS | Democratic | D+10.3 |
| Montgomery County, MS | Other / independent | D+1.9 |
| Neshoba County, MS | Democratic | D+30.5 |
| Newton County, MS | Other / independent | D+12.0 |
| Noxubee County, MS | Other / independent | R+4.4 |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | Other / independent | D+2.5 |
| Panola County, MS | Other / independent | D+6.9 |
| Pearl River County, MS | Other / independent | D+17.9 |
| Perry County, MS | Other / independent | D+17.9 |
| Pike County, MS | Other / independent | R+3.9 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | Democratic | D+46.4 |
| Prentiss County, MS | Democratic | D+34.7 |
| Quitman County, MS | Other / independent | D+18.3 |
| Rankin County, MS | Other / independent | D+0.7 |
| Scott County, MS | Other / independent | D+12.0 |
| Sharkey County, MS | Other / independent | R+5.0 |
| Simpson County, MS | Other / independent | D+13.3 |
| Smith County, MS | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Stone County, MS | Other / independent | D+4.7 |
| Sunflower County, MS | Other / independent | R+4.2 |
| Tallahatchie County, MS | Other / independent | D+18.6 |
| Tate County, MS | Other / independent | D+25.1 |
| Tippah County, MS | Democratic | D+50.2 |
| Tishomingo County, MS | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Tunica County, MS | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Union County, MS | Democratic | D+42.4 |
| Walthall County, MS | Other / independent | D+20.4 |
| Warren County, MS | Democratic | D+0.2 |
| Washington County, MS | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Wayne County, MS | Other / independent | D+9.7 |
| Webster County, MS | Other / independent | D+12.5 |
| Wilkinson County, MS | Other / independent | D+3.4 |
| Winston County, MS | Other / independent | D+21.9 |
| Yalobusha County, MS | Other / independent | D+5.3 |
| Yazoo County, MS | Other / independent | R+1.9 |
Mississippi results by county
82 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Harry F. Byrd + others+1,074 | 2,52648.5% | 1,45227.9% | 1,22723.6% | 5,205 |
| Alcorn County | John F. Kennedy+2,234 | 60113.4% | 3,05468.2% | 82018.3% | 4,475 |
| Amite County | Harry F. Byrd + others+1,317 | 1,65572.7% | 33814.9% | 28312.4% | 2,276 |
| Attala County | John F. Kennedy+56 | 1,28139.2% | 1,33740.9% | 65019.9% | 3,268 |
| Benton County | John F. Kennedy+220 | 34831.9% | 56852.1% | 17516.0% | 1,091 |
| Bolivar County | Harry F. Byrd + others+519 | 1,63843.5% | 1,11929.7% | 1,01226.9% | 3,769 |
| Calhoun County | Harry F. Byrd + others+534 | 1,29953.1% | 76531.3% | 38315.7% | 2,447 |
| Carroll County | Harry F. Byrd + others+415 | 84057.1% | 42528.9% | 20714.1% | 1,472 |
| Chickasaw County | Harry F. Byrd + others+571 | 1,36253.7% | 79131.2% | 38515.2% | 2,538 |
| Choctaw County | John F. Kennedy+233 | 58435.5% | 81749.6% | 24514.9% | 1,646 |
| Claiborne County | Harry F. Byrd + others+446 | 65162.8% | 20519.8% | 18017.4% | 1,036 |
| Clarke County | Harry F. Byrd + others+234 | 1,47844.7% | 1,24437.6% | 58617.7% | 3,308 |
| Clay County | Harry F. Byrd + others+669 | 1,29554.6% | 62626.4% | 45119.0% | 2,372 |
| Coahoma County | John F. Kennedy+1 | 1,38535.8% | 1,38635.8% | 1,09628.3% | 3,867 |
| Copiah County | Harry F. Byrd + others+1,061 | 1,95754.2% | 89624.8% | 76121.1% | 3,614 |
| Covington County | Harry F. Byrd + others+143 | 98544.8% | 84238.3% | 37116.9% | 2,198 |
| DeSoto County | John F. Kennedy+61 | 73435.3% | 79538.2% | 55326.6% | 2,082 |
| Forrest County | Richard Nixon+260 | 3,15236.5% | 2,06824.0% | 3,41239.5% | 8,632 |
| Franklin County | Harry F. Byrd + others+674 | 1,11566.4% | 44126.3% | 1247.4% | 1,680 |
| George County | Harry F. Byrd + others+73 | 91744.3% | 84440.8% | 31015.0% | 2,071 |
| Greene County | Harry F. Byrd + others+231 | 78149.5% | 55034.9% | 24715.7% | 1,578 |
| Grenada County | Harry F. Byrd + others+450 | 1,13248.3% | 52922.6% | 68229.1% | 2,343 |
| Hancock County | John F. Kennedy+1,413 | 50215.0% | 2,13263.6% | 71921.4% | 3,353 |
| Harrison County | John F. Kennedy+3,784 | 2,62115.6% | 8,96153.5% | 5,17730.9% | 16,759 |
| Hinds County | Harry F. Byrd + others+1,011 | 12,09441.7% | 5,81120.0% | 11,08338.2% | 28,988 |
| Holmes County | Harry F. Byrd + others+856 | 1,48457.8% | 62824.5% | 45517.7% | 2,567 |
| Humphreys County | Harry F. Byrd + others+273 | 73251.5% | 45932.3% | 23116.2% | 1,422 |
| Issaquena County | Harry F. Byrd + others+3 | 18142.8% | 17842.1% | 6415.1% | 423 |
| Itawamba County | John F. Kennedy+1,099 | 65323.6% | 1,75263.2% | 36613.2% | 2,771 |
| Jackson County | John F. Kennedy+2,734 | 1,90820.8% | 5,00054.5% | 2,26624.7% | 9,174 |
| Jasper County | John F. Kennedy+221 | 92638.0% | 1,14747.1% | 36214.9% | 2,435 |
| Jefferson County | Harry F. Byrd + others+499 | 72866.5% | 22920.9% | 13712.5% | 1,094 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Harry F. Byrd + others+478 | 98857.3% | 51029.6% | 22513.1% | 1,723 |
| Jones County | John F. Kennedy+1,943 | 2,92827.8% | 4,87146.3% | 2,72925.9% | 10,528 |
| Kemper County | John F. Kennedy+344 | 58734.3% | 93154.4% | 19311.3% | 1,711 |
| Lafayette County | John F. Kennedy+399 | 90931.1% | 1,30844.8% | 70524.1% | 2,922 |
| Lamar County | Harry F. Byrd + others+395 | 1,04644.8% | 65127.9% | 63627.3% | 2,333 |
| Lauderdale County | Harry F. Byrd + others+399 | 4,15438.7% | 3,75534.9% | 2,83626.4% | 10,745 |
| Lawrence County | Harry F. Byrd + others+454 | 92355.9% | 46928.4% | 25915.7% | 1,651 |
| Leake County | Harry F. Byrd + others+1,058 | 2,01161.9% | 95329.3% | 2868.8% | 3,250 |
| Lee County | John F. Kennedy+2,103 | 1,43821.7% | 3,65355.0% | 1,55023.3% | 6,641 |
| Leflore County | Harry F. Byrd + others+795 | 2,11245.5% | 1,21226.1% | 1,31728.4% | 4,641 |
| Lincoln County | Harry F. Byrd + others+736 | 2,18544.7% | 1,44929.7% | 1,25125.6% | 4,885 |
| Lowndes County | Richard Nixon+580 | 1,43030.6% | 1,24026.5% | 2,01042.9% | 4,680 |
| Madison County | Harry F. Byrd + others+830 | 1,58355.3% | 75326.3% | 52518.4% | 2,861 |
| Marion County | Harry F. Byrd + others+183 | 1,26541.5% | 1,08235.5% | 69822.9% | 3,045 |
| Marshall County | Harry F. Byrd + others+19 | 70039.2% | 68138.2% | 40422.6% | 1,785 |
| Monroe County | John F. Kennedy+342 | 1,55932.1% | 1,90139.1% | 1,40028.8% | 4,860 |
| Montgomery County | Harry F. Byrd + others+138 | 76138.6% | 62331.6% | 58529.7% | 1,969 |
| Neshoba County | John F. Kennedy+124 | 1,71641.5% | 1,84044.5% | 58014.0% | 4,136 |
| Newton County | Harry F. Byrd + others+1,044 | 1,95657.9% | 91227.0% | 50815.0% | 3,376 |
| Noxubee County | Harry F. Byrd + others+528 | 87058.4% | 27718.6% | 34223.0% | 1,489 |
| Oktibbeha County | Harry F. Byrd + others+757 | 1,67248.9% | 91526.8% | 82924.3% | 3,416 |
| Panola County | Harry F. Byrd + others+563 | 1,40448.6% | 84129.1% | 64322.3% | 2,888 |
| Pearl River County | Harry F. Byrd + others+280 | 1,55644.7% | 1,27636.6% | 65118.7% | 3,483 |
| Perry County | Harry F. Byrd + others+42 | 55641.4% | 51438.2% | 27420.4% | 1,344 |
| Pike County | Harry F. Byrd + others+1,165 | 2,63249.1% | 1,25823.5% | 1,46727.4% | 5,357 |
| Pontotoc County | John F. Kennedy+792 | 79229.3% | 1,58458.6% | 32812.1% | 2,704 |
| Prentiss County | John F. Kennedy+1,037 | 46815.7% | 1,77759.5% | 74024.8% | 2,985 |
| Quitman County | Harry F. Byrd + others+91 | 67443.3% | 58337.5% | 29919.2% | 1,556 |
| Rankin County | Harry F. Byrd + others+2,264 | 3,11465.1% | 85017.8% | 81817.1% | 4,782 |
| Scott County | Harry F. Byrd + others+817 | 1,84153.0% | 1,02429.5% | 60717.5% | 3,472 |
| Sharkey County | Harry F. Byrd + others+118 | 43142.8% | 26326.1% | 31331.1% | 1,007 |
| Simpson County | Harry F. Byrd + others+534 | 1,56848.9% | 1,03432.2% | 60618.9% | 3,208 |
| Smith County | John F. Kennedy+543 | 1,02534.8% | 1,56853.2% | 35312.0% | 2,946 |
| Stone County | Harry F. Byrd + others+475 | 81857.0% | 34323.9% | 27519.2% | 1,436 |
| Sunflower County | Harry F. Byrd + others+64 | 1,24136.0% | 1,03329.9% | 1,17734.1% | 3,451 |
| Tallahatchie County | Harry F. Byrd + others+591 | 1,42154.7% | 83032.0% | 34613.3% | 2,597 |
| Tate County | Harry F. Byrd + others+159 | 84547.7% | 68638.7% | 24113.6% | 1,772 |
| Tippah County | John F. Kennedy+1,453 | 46716.1% | 1,93967.0% | 48616.8% | 2,892 |
| Tishomingo County | John F. Kennedy+553 | 66927.6% | 1,22250.4% | 53622.1% | 2,427 |
| Tunica County | Richard Nixon+11 | 24026.8% | 32336.0% | 33437.2% | 897 |
| Union County | John F. Kennedy+1,312 | 68920.9% | 2,00160.7% | 60518.4% | 3,295 |
| Walthall County | Harry F. Byrd + others+335 | 1,08250.6% | 74734.9% | 31014.5% | 2,139 |
| Warren County | John F. Kennedy+12 | 2,02130.7% | 2,28934.8% | 2,27734.6% | 6,587 |
| Washington County | John F. Kennedy+813 | 1,25818.9% | 3,10546.7% | 2,29234.4% | 6,655 |
| Wayne County | Harry F. Byrd + others+329 | 1,03646.4% | 70731.7% | 49021.9% | 2,233 |
| Webster County | Harry F. Byrd + others+621 | 1,17457.9% | 55327.3% | 29914.8% | 2,026 |
| Wilkinson County | Harry F. Byrd + others+616 | 83268.1% | 21617.7% | 17414.2% | 1,222 |
| Winston County | Harry F. Byrd + others+449 | 1,50550.7% | 1,05635.6% | 40513.7% | 2,966 |
| Yalobusha County | Harry F. Byrd + others+54 | 70437.0% | 65034.2% | 54928.8% | 1,903 |
| Yazoo County | Harry F. Byrd + others+1,069 | 1,84755.3% | 71521.4% | 77823.3% | 3,340 |
Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
Mississippi's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +73.3% |
| 1896 | +84.1% |
| 1900 | +77.6% |
| 1904 | +85.5% |
| 1908 | +83.6% |
| 1912 | +86.5% |
| 1916 | +88.4% |
| 1920 | +69.9% |
| 1924 | +81.8% |
| 1928 | +64.3% |
| 1932 | +92.4% |
| 1936 | +94.3% |
| 1940 | +91.5% |
| 1944 | +87.1% |
| 1948 | +7.5% |
| 1952 | +20.9% |
| 1956 | +33.8% |
| 1960 | +11.7% |
| 1964 | −74.3% |
| 1968 | +9.5% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | −1.3% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −20.8% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −5.1% |
| 2000 | −16.9% |
| 2004 | −19.7% |
| 2008 | −13.2% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2016 | −17.8% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −22.9% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1960 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.