John F. Kennedy carried North Carolina D+4.2.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in North Carolina, 1960. The state ran 4.1 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)

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North Carolina result

1,368,556 votes counted

Kennedy (D)

713,136

52.1%

Nixon (R)

655,420

47.9%

Byrd) + others

0

0.0%

Margin

D+4.2

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1960 presidential election

North Carolina, 1960

KennedyD+4.2

How it voted

Share of the 1960 vote

John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic	52.1%	713,136
Richard NixonRepublican	47.9%	655,420
OtherAll other candidates	0.0%	0

D+60

R+60

100 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

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North Carolina's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context

North Carolina's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+11.6%
1896	+5.8%
1900	+8.5%
1904	+20.1%
1908	+8.7%
1912	+47.3%
1916	+16.4%
1920	+13.5%
1924	+19.4%
1928	−9.9%
1932	+40.6%
1936	+46.8%
1940	+48.1%
1944	+33.4%
1948	+25.3%
1952	+7.8%
1956	+1.3%
1960	+4.2%
1964	+12.3%
1968	−10.3%
1972	−40.6%
1976	+11.0%
1980	−2.1%
1984	−24.0%
1988	−16.3%
1992	−0.8%
1996	−4.7%
2000	+12.8%
2004	−12.4%
2008	+0.3%
2012	−2.0%
2016	−3.7%
2020	−1.3%
2024	−3.2%

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County results — 1960

100 counties; every row links to the county's full page.

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Alamance County	R	−4.3%	13,599	14,818	28,417
Alexander County	R	−2.7%	3,956	4,175	8,131
Alleghany County	D	+3.5%	2,121	1,978	4,099
Anson County	D	+44.1%	4,120	1,597	5,717
Ashe County	R	−3.7%	4,477	4,823	9,300
Avery County	R	−59.9%	1,047	4,176	5,223
Beaufort County	D	+38.3%	6,039	2,694	8,733
Bertie County	D	+72.9%	3,682	577	4,259
Bladen County	D	+40.3%	4,353	1,854	6,207
Brunswick County	D	+19.3%	4,305	2,915	7,220
Buncombe County	R	−9.2%	23,303	28,040	51,343
Burke County	R	−12.7%	10,015	12,925	22,940
Cabarrus County	R	−28.7%	8,680	15,678	24,358
Caldwell County	R	−14.0%	8,722	11,553	20,275
Camden County	D	+50.0%	1,014	338	1,352
Carteret County	D	+7.9%	5,264	4,493	9,757
Caswell County	D	+38.0%	2,832	1,272	4,104
Catawba County	R	−17.3%	13,491	19,135	32,626
Chatham County	D	+4.2%	4,683	4,308	8,991
Cherokee County	R	−14.6%	3,197	4,294	7,491
Chowan County	D	+56.5%	1,920	533	2,453
Clay County	R	−13.5%	1,264	1,657	2,921
Cleveland County	D	+12.2%	10,545	8,257	18,802
Columbus County	D	+48.2%	10,455	3,655	14,110
Craven County	D	+32.1%	7,158	3,680	10,838
Cumberland County	D	+17.9%	11,601	8,072	19,673
Currituck County	D	+56.1%	1,651	464	2,115
Dare County	D	+8.2%	1,247	1,058	2,305
Davidson County	R	−17.8%	13,118	18,797	31,915
Davie County	R	−31.9%	2,471	4,788	7,259
Duplin County	D	+42.2%	7,269	2,953	10,222
Durham County	D	+14.8%	19,298	14,322	33,620
Edgecombe County	D	+55.9%	8,046	2,279	10,325
Forsyth County	R	−16.3%	24,035	33,374	57,409
Franklin County	D	+64.2%	5,081	1,108	6,189
Gaston County	R	−2.8%	20,104	21,250	41,354
Gates County	D	+60.2%	1,549	385	1,934
Graham County	R	−12.6%	1,335	1,721	3,056
Granville County	D	+46.7%	4,945	1,798	6,743
Greene County	D	+74.5%	3,092	451	3,543
Guilford County	R	−15.1%	30,486	41,357	71,843
Halifax County	D	+58.2%	8,872	2,343	11,215
Harnett County	D	+19.6%	7,892	5,301	13,193
Haywood County	R	−3.2%	8,044	8,583	16,627
Henderson County	R	−40.3%	4,611	10,835	15,446
Hertford County	D	+59.8%	3,105	781	3,886
Hoke County	D	+55.9%	2,106	596	2,702
Hyde County	D	+40.9%	1,147	481	1,628
Iredell County	R	−14.8%	8,973	12,085	21,058
Jackson County	R	−1.5%	3,900	4,017	7,917
Johnston County	D	+19.6%	9,914	6,660	16,574
Jones County	D	+53.3%	1,920	585	2,505
Lee County	D	+29.2%	4,673	2,563	7,236
Lenoir County	D	+37.9%	8,126	3,658	11,784
Lincoln County	R	−0.6%	6,728	6,816	13,544
Macon County	R	−9.3%	3,098	3,735	6,833
Madison County	D	+1.4%	4,546	4,422	8,968
Martin County	D	+77.5%	5,826	737	6,563
McDowell County	R	−11.4%	4,889	6,148	11,037
Mecklenburg County	R	−10.1%	39,362	48,250	87,612
Mitchell County	R	−60.9%	1,174	4,831	6,005
Montgomery County	R	−5.1%	3,297	3,649	6,946
Moore County	R	−2.3%	5,548	5,815	11,363
Nash County	D	+44.3%	10,086	3,896	13,982
New Hanover County	D	+14.8%	13,182	9,775	22,957
Northampton County	D	+75.0%	4,756	678	5,434
Onslow County	D	+32.9%	5,564	2,812	8,376
Orange County	D	+15.7%	7,180	5,231	12,411
Pamlico County	D	+23.1%	1,697	1,061	2,758
Pasquotank County	D	+42.5%	4,530	1,827	6,357
Pender County	D	+36.6%	2,744	1,274	4,018
Perquimans County	D	+39.2%	1,460	637	2,097
Person County	D	+38.2%	4,305	1,926	6,231
Pitt County	D	+56.7%	12,526	3,458	15,984
Polk County	R	−1.7%	2,762	2,856	5,618
Randolph County	R	−23.4%	9,789	15,772	25,561
Richmond County	D	+43.3%	8,293	3,285	11,578
Robeson County	D	+52.9%	11,623	3,580	15,203
Rockingham County	D	+8.5%	11,207	9,456	20,663
Rowan County	R	−15.7%	12,919	17,726	30,645
Rutherford County	R	−2.5%	8,554	8,993	17,547
Sampson County	D	+2.0%	7,632	7,338	14,970
Scotland County	D	+48.0%	3,643	1,279	4,922
Stanly County	R	−14.6%	8,259	11,080	19,339
Stokes County	R	−4.1%	4,487	4,872	9,359
Surry County	R	−10.2%	8,185	10,035	18,220
Swain County	D	+1.4%	2,171	2,112	4,283
Transylvania County	R	−10.9%	3,388	4,221	7,609
Tyrrell County	D	+45.3%	926	349	1,275
Union County	D	+29.4%	7,393	4,030	11,423
Vance County	D	+47.8%	5,694	2,012	7,706
Wake County	D	+17.1%	26,050	18,436	44,486
Warren County	D	+61.4%	2,997	717	3,714
Washington County	D	+40.3%	2,415	1,027	3,442
Watauga County	R	−18.7%	3,440	5,020	8,460
Wayne County	D	+17.9%	7,856	5,474	13,330
Wilkes County	R	−24.0%	7,986	13,016	21,002
Wilson County	D	+44.1%	8,021	3,114	11,135
Yadkin County	R	−44.6%	2,785	7,268	10,053
Yancey County	D	+0.4%	3,310	3,284	6,594