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Elections / 1960 · President · MT

Richard Nixon carried Montana R+2.5.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Montana, 1960. The state ran 2.7 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)

Montana result
277,579 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
134,891
48.6%
Nixon (R)
141,841
51.1%
Byrd) + others
847
0.3%
Margin
R+2.5
1960 presidential election
Montana, 1960
NixonR+2.5
1960 presidential margin by county for Montana — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Montana — 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.Beaverhead County, MT · R+13.9Big Horn County, MT · R+7.0Blaine County, MT · D+9.7Broadwater County, MT · R+3.7Carbon County, MT · R+3.7Carter County, MT · R+28.4Cascade County, MT · D+8.4Chouteau County, MT · D+1.1Custer County, MT · R+10.3Daniels County, MT · D+11.4Dawson County, MT · R+7.7Deer Lodge County, MT · D+40.3Fallon County, MT · R+21.2Fergus County, MT · R+4.7Flathead County, MT · R+6.1Gallatin County, MT · R+29.2Garfield County, MT · R+17.3Glacier County, MT · D+12.0Golden Valley County, MT · R+13.3Granite County, MT · R+9.8Hill County, MT · D+8.4Jefferson County, MT · R+3.0Judith Basin County, MT · D+7.7Lake County, MT · R+13.6Lewis and Clark County, MT · R+9.4Liberty County, MT · R+8.7Lincoln County, MT · D+15.9Madison County, MT · R+18.1McCone County, MT · D+1.4Meagher County, MT · R+17.4Mineral County, MT · D+11.0Missoula County, MT · R+7.9Musselshell County, MT · TiedPark County, MT · R+19.3Petroleum County, MT · R+7.1Phillips County, MT · TiedPondera County, MT · D+6.5Powder River County, MT · R+20.5Powell County, MT · D+0.8Prairie County, MT · R+31.5Ravalli County, MT · R+13.4Richland County, MT · R+12.5Roosevelt County, MT · D+8.5Rosebud County, MT · R+16.0Sanders County, MT · R+0.9Sheridan County, MT · D+12.8Silver Bow County, MT · D+30.5Stillwater County, MT · R+16.8Sweet Grass County, MT · R+35.6Teton County, MT · D+0.8Toole County, MT · D+5.7Treasure County, MT · R+5.3Valley County, MT · D+10.6Wheatland County, MT · R+4.5Wibaux County, MT · D+4.0Yellowstone County, MT · R+22.2
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican51.1%141,841
John F. KennedyDemocratic48.6%134,891
OtherAll other candidates0.3%847
D+60
R+60
56 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Montana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Montana's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −19.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−19.9%DR18922024
Montana's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−2.9%
1896+60.2%
1900+18.5%
1904−20.4%
1908−4.4%
1912+11.8%
1916+19.3%
1920−29.1%
1924−23.1%
1928−17.9%
1932+22.7%
1936+41.7%
1940+18.6%
1944+9.4%
1948+9.9%
1952−19.3%
1956−14.3%
1960−2.5%
1964+18.4%
1968−9.0%
1972−20.1%
1976−7.4%
1980−24.4%
1984−22.3%
1988−5.9%
1992+2.5%
1996−2.9%
2000−25.1%
2004−20.5%
2008−2.4%
2012−13.6%
2016−20.2%
2020−16.4%
2024−19.9%
County results — 1960
56 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaverhead CountyR
−13.9%
1,3071,7313,043
Big Horn CountyR
−7.0%
1,4971,7243,224
Blaine CountyD
+9.7%
1,5691,2902,876
Broadwater CountyR
−3.7%
6316801,311
Carbon CountyR
−3.7%
1,9032,0503,961
Carter CountyR
−28.4%
3836881,075
Cascade CountyD
+8.4%
14,11711,92826,090
Chouteau CountyD
+1.1%
1,7081,6723,389
Custer CountyR
−10.3%
2,3932,9435,351
Daniels CountyD
+11.4%
9607631,724
Dawson CountyR
−7.7%
2,1082,4604,582
Deer Lodge CountyD
+40.3%
5,1492,1887,344
Fallon CountyR
−21.2%
5979181,516
Fergus CountyR
−4.7%
2,9993,2946,306
Flathead CountyR
−6.1%
6,6897,55414,267
Gallatin CountyR
−29.2%
3,7616,87010,652
Garfield CountyR
−17.3%
363515880
Glacier CountyD
+12.0%
2,2601,7754,039
Golden Valley CountyR
−13.3%
277362639
Granite CountyR
−9.8%
5927221,323
Hill CountyD
+8.4%
3,7413,1636,916
Jefferson CountyR
−3.0%
7698171,590
Judith Basin CountyD
+7.7%
8427211,564
Lake CountyR
−13.6%
2,4623,2405,709
Lewis and Clark CountyR
−9.4%
6,0087,26013,285
Liberty CountyR
−8.7%
5015971,100
Lincoln CountyD
+15.9%
2,6231,9024,546
Madison CountyR
−18.1%
1,0101,4562,469
McCone CountyD
+1.4%
7647431,515
Meagher CountyR
−17.4%
4316131,048
Mineral CountyD
+11.0%
6865491,240
Missoula CountyR
−7.9%
8,87610,39619,337
Musselshell CountyR
−0.3%
1,1001,1072,210
Park CountyR
−19.3%
2,2493,3295,601
Petroleum CountyR
−7.1%
221255476
Phillips CountyR
−0.1%
1,4551,4572,925
Pondera CountyD
+6.5%
1,6531,4523,105
Powder River CountyR
−20.5%
4386651,105
Powell CountyD
+0.8%
1,5221,4973,025
Prairie CountyR
−31.5%
338649987
Ravalli CountyR
−13.4%
2,3813,1215,528
Richland CountyR
−12.5%
1,8632,3954,269
Roosevelt CountyD
+8.5%
2,2271,8764,132
Rosebud CountyR
−16.0%
1,0021,3862,399
Sanders CountyR
−0.9%
1,4691,4972,984
Sheridan CountyD
+12.8%
1,5491,1962,754
Silver Bow CountyD
+30.5%
13,7547,29021,190
Stillwater CountyR
−16.8%
1,0361,4552,491
Sweet Grass CountyR
−35.6%
5211,0961,617
Teton CountyD
+0.8%
1,6481,6233,276
Toole CountyD
+5.7%
1,7671,5773,348
Treasure CountyR
−5.3%
270300570
Valley CountyD
+10.6%
2,9532,3875,346
Wheatland CountyR
−4.5%
7247931,518
Wibaux CountyD
+4.0%
419387806
Yellowstone CountyR
−22.2%
12,35619,46732,006