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Elections / 1960 · President · NH

Richard Nixon carried New Hampshire R+6.8.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in New Hampshire, 1960. The state ran 7.0 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)

New Hampshire result
295,761 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
137,772
46.6%
Nixon (R)
157,989
53.4%
Byrd) + others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+6.8
1960 presidential election
New Hampshire, 1960
NixonR+6.8
1960 presidential margin by county for New Hampshire — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of New Hampshire — 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.Belknap County, NH · R+23.8Carroll County, NH · R+59.2Cheshire County, NH · R+14.4Coos County, NH · D+14.6Grafton County, NH · R+29.8Hillsborough County, NH · D+15.1Merrimack County, NH · R+21.1Rockingham County, NH · R+24.3Strafford County, NH · D+2.9Sullivan County, NH · R+4.7
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican53.4%157,989
John F. KennedyDemocratic46.6%137,772
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
New Hampshire's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
New Hampshire's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +2.8% in 2024.flipped D · 2004+2.8%DR18922024
New Hampshire's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−4.0%
1896−42.8%
1900−20.9%
1904−22.3%
1908−21.8%
1912+2.0%
1916+0.1%
1920−20.4%
1924−25.1%
1928−17.6%
1932−1.4%
1936+1.8%
1940+6.4%
1944+4.2%
1948−5.7%
1952−21.8%
1956−32.3%
1960−6.8%
1964+27.8%
1968−8.2%
1972−29.1%
1976−11.3%
1980−29.4%
1984−37.7%
1988−26.2%
1992+1.2%
1996+10.3%
2000−1.3%
2004+1.4%
2008+9.7%
2012+5.6%
2016+0.4%
2020+7.4%
2024+2.8%
County results — 1960
10 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Belknap CountyR
−23.8%
5,6309,15614,786
Carroll CountyR
−59.2%
1,9187,4879,405
Cheshire CountyR
−14.4%
8,66811,59420,262
Coos CountyD
+14.6%
10,4557,79718,252
Grafton CountyR
−29.8%
7,82114,45422,275
Hillsborough CountyD
+15.1%
52,13538,43090,565
Merrimack CountyR
−21.1%
13,27820,39533,673
Rockingham CountyR
−24.3%
17,06328,03245,095
Strafford CountyD
+2.9%
14,33513,53927,874
Sullivan CountyR
−4.7%
6,4697,10513,574