Richard Nixon carried North Dakota R+10.9.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in North Dakota, 1960. The state ran 11.1 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)

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North Dakota result

278,431 votes counted

Kennedy (D)

123,963

44.5%

Nixon (R)

154,310

55.4%

Byrd) + others

158

0.1%

Margin

R+10.9

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1960 presidential election

North Dakota, 1960

NixonR+10.9

How it voted

Share of the 1960 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	55.4%	154,310
John F. KennedyDemocratic	44.5%	123,963
OtherAll other candidates	0.1%	158

D+60

R+60

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

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North Dakota's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context

North Dakota's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−48.5%
1896	−11.9%
1900	−26.6%
1904	−54.7%
1908	−26.2%
1912	+7.5%
1916	+1.5%
1920	−59.6%
1924	−40.7%
1928	−10.3%
1932	+41.6%
1936	+33.0%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−8.4%
1948	−8.8%
1952	−42.6%
1956	−23.6%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+16.1%
1968	−17.7%
1972	−26.3%
1976	−5.9%
1980	−38.0%
1984	−31.0%
1988	−13.1%
1992	−12.0%
1996	−6.8%
2000	−27.6%
2004	−27.4%
2008	−8.6%
2012	−19.6%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−33.3%
2024	−36.4%

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County results — 1960

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−19.4%	832	1,232	2,064
Barnes County	R	−15.5%	3,223	4,403	7,629
Benson County	R	−1.8%	2,181	2,259	4,443
Billings County	D	+4.2%	400	368	768
Bottineau County	R	−22.1%	1,974	3,092	5,069
Bowman County	R	−10.1%	847	1,038	1,888
Burke County	R	−19.8%	1,076	1,609	2,687
Burleigh County	R	−24.4%	5,761	9,492	15,278
Cass County	R	−17.8%	12,213	17,498	29,711
Cavalier County	R	−2.5%	2,312	2,430	4,743
Dickey County	R	−25.6%	1,433	2,420	3,856
Divide County	R	−4.0%	1,243	1,348	2,595
Dunn County	R	−5.1%	1,321	1,462	2,783
Eddy County	R	−1.5%	1,152	1,188	2,342
Emmons County	D	+7.1%	2,058	1,785	3,845
Foster County	R	−6.7%	1,182	1,351	2,533
Golden Valley County	R	−10.2%	672	825	1,499
Grand Forks County	R	−13.7%	8,341	10,997	19,343
Grant County	R	−30.5%	955	1,794	2,751
Griggs County	D	+0.0%	1,279	1,278	2,561
Hettinger County	R	−11.7%	1,219	1,541	2,762
Kidder County	R	−28.9%	868	1,574	2,443
LaMoure County	R	−22.9%	1,575	2,511	4,090
Logan County	R	−28.1%	898	1,601	2,499
McHenry County	R	−9.8%	2,231	2,715	4,948
McIntosh County	R	−62.2%	628	2,694	3,322
McKenzie County	R	−6.2%	1,514	1,715	3,231
McLean County	R	−10.2%	2,771	3,398	6,173
Mercer County	R	−47.9%	844	2,395	3,239
Morton County	D	+9.4%	4,866	4,028	8,895
Mountrail County	D	+8.9%	2,264	1,894	4,163
Nelson County	R	−4.1%	1,783	1,934	3,719
Oliver County	R	−17.4%	494	703	1,198
Pembina County	R	−15.3%	2,460	3,348	5,810
Pierce County	D	+11.6%	1,848	1,464	3,313
Ramsey County	R	−12.3%	2,813	3,599	6,413
Ransom County	R	−12.5%	1,806	2,324	4,131
Renville County	D	+9.2%	1,217	1,012	2,230
Richland County	R	−8.1%	4,003	4,711	8,718
Rolette County	D	+29.3%	2,335	1,277	3,615
Sargent County	D	+2.0%	1,655	1,591	3,248
Sheridan County	R	−48.3%	539	1,552	2,098
Sioux County	D	+9.3%	688	571	1,259
Slope County	R	−4.9%	431	475	906
Stark County	D	+13.1%	4,197	3,223	7,421
Steele County	R	−1.5%	1,173	1,209	2,382
Stutsman County	R	−13.7%	4,481	5,905	10,399
Towner County	R	−4.4%	1,292	1,410	2,703
Traill County	R	−21.4%	2,084	3,218	5,303
Walsh County	R	−0.3%	4,009	4,036	8,047
Ward County	R	−9.8%	7,954	9,680	17,653
Wells County	R	−16.7%	1,885	2,641	4,535
Williams County	D	+2.1%	4,683	4,492	9,177