Richard Nixon carried Ohio R+6.6.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Ohio, 1960. The state ran 6.7 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)

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Ohio result

4,161,859 votes counted

Kennedy (D)

1,944,248

46.7%

Nixon (R)

2,217,611

53.3%

Byrd) + others

0

0.0%

Margin

R+6.6

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1960 presidential election

Ohio, 1960

NixonR+6.6

How it voted

Share of the 1960 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	53.3%	2,217,611
John F. KennedyDemocratic	46.7%	1,944,248
OtherAll other candidates	0.0%	0

D+60

R+60

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

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Ohio's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context

Ohio's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−0.1%
1896	−4.8%
1900	−6.6%
1904	−25.4%
1908	−6.2%
1912	+14.1%
1916	+7.7%
1920	−19.9%
1924	−34.6%
1928	−30.4%
1932	+2.8%
1936	+20.6%
1940	+4.4%
1944	−0.4%
1948	+0.2%
1952	−13.5%
1956	−22.2%
1960	−6.6%
1964	+25.9%
1968	−2.3%
1972	−21.6%
1976	+0.3%
1980	−10.6%
1984	−18.8%
1988	−10.9%
1992	+1.8%
1996	+6.4%
2000	−3.5%
2004	−2.1%
2008	+4.6%
2012	+3.0%
2016	−8.0%
2020	−8.0%
2024	−11.1%

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County results — 1960

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−21.2%	3,900	5,996	9,896
Allen County	R	−31.1%	14,725	28,007	42,732
Ashland County	R	−39.4%	5,700	13,112	18,812
Ashtabula County	R	−7.8%	19,155	22,406	41,561
Athens County	R	−17.5%	7,542	10,747	18,289
Auglaize County	R	−28.1%	6,282	11,183	17,465
Belmont County	D	+13.5%	23,805	18,146	41,951
Brown County	R	−11.5%	5,133	6,461	11,594
Butler County	R	−17.3%	32,778	46,518	79,296
Carroll County	R	−27.2%	3,488	6,095	9,583
Champaign County	R	−33.4%	4,560	9,141	13,701
Clark County	R	−15.3%	22,456	30,588	53,044
Clermont County	R	−23.2%	11,723	18,802	30,525
Clinton County	R	−30.6%	4,498	8,464	12,962
Columbiana County	R	−17.3%	20,037	28,414	48,451
Coshocton County	R	−29.5%	5,396	9,913	15,309
Crawford County	R	−35.2%	6,981	14,558	21,539
Cuyahoga County	D	+19.7%	429,030	288,056	717,086
Darke County	R	−29.1%	7,715	14,048	21,763
Defiance County	R	−26.2%	5,207	8,912	14,119
Delaware County	R	−36.2%	5,334	11,391	16,725
Erie County	R	−15.9%	10,954	15,092	26,046
Fairfield County	R	−32.1%	9,128	17,743	26,871
Fayette County	R	−28.2%	3,966	7,085	11,051
Franklin County	R	−18.7%	110,283	161,178	271,461
Fulton County	R	−49.5%	3,274	9,695	12,969
Gallia County	R	−37.0%	3,498	7,602	11,100
Geauga County	R	−18.9%	8,522	12,491	21,013
Greene County	R	−16.2%	14,155	19,642	33,797
Guernsey County	R	−22.8%	6,532	10,396	16,928
Hamilton County	R	−9.0%	176,215	211,068	387,283
Hancock County	R	−43.5%	6,712	17,059	23,771
Hardin County	R	−28.8%	4,996	9,042	14,038
Harrison County	R	−17.5%	3,641	5,191	8,832
Henry County	R	−41.5%	3,415	8,251	11,666
Highland County	R	−24.5%	5,423	8,948	14,371
Hocking County	R	−12.9%	4,057	5,262	9,319
Holmes County	R	−38.8%	1,953	4,432	6,385
Huron County	R	−23.9%	7,534	12,261	19,795
Jackson County	R	−17.9%	5,549	7,973	13,522
Jefferson County	D	+12.0%	26,955	21,186	48,141
Knox County	R	−31.9%	6,565	12,711	19,276
Lake County	D	+2.1%	33,425	32,038	65,463
Lawrence County	R	−20.6%	8,656	13,159	21,815
Licking County	R	−27.9%	13,335	23,653	36,988
Logan County	R	−36.4%	5,279	11,311	16,590
Lorain County	D	+5.0%	43,487	39,361	82,848
Lucas County	D	+4.1%	102,825	94,679	197,504
Madison County	R	−32.7%	3,677	7,256	10,933
Mahoning County	D	+22.5%	82,143	51,927	134,070
Marion County	R	−22.6%	9,598	15,210	24,808
Medina County	R	−24.4%	9,796	16,123	25,919
Meigs County	R	−33.5%	3,472	6,976	10,448
Mercer County	R	−0.0%	7,730	7,735	15,465
Miami County	R	−30.6%	11,770	22,151	33,921
Monroe County	R	−13.3%	3,144	4,106	7,250
Montgomery County	R	−5.4%	98,325	109,602	207,927
Morgan County	R	−41.6%	1,823	4,424	6,247
Morrow County	R	−39.8%	2,736	6,357	9,093
Muskingum County	R	−23.8%	13,254	21,518	34,772
Noble County	R	−32.0%	2,036	3,951	5,987
Ottawa County	R	−16.7%	6,612	9,260	15,872
Paulding County	R	−27.4%	2,825	4,961	7,786
Perry County	R	−19.2%	5,191	7,658	12,849
Pickaway County	R	−23.3%	4,870	7,821	12,691
Pike County	D	+8.2%	4,339	3,684	8,023
Portage County	R	−2.9%	18,528	19,634	38,162
Preble County	R	−23.4%	5,467	8,802	14,269
Putnam County	R	−6.2%	6,039	6,834	12,873
Richland County	R	−16.3%	19,645	27,317	46,962
Ross County	R	−21.8%	9,036	14,075	23,111
Sandusky County	R	−28.1%	8,171	14,566	22,737
Scioto County	R	−13.3%	16,647	21,771	38,418
Seneca County	R	−22.4%	10,001	15,772	25,773
Shelby County	R	−12.2%	6,866	8,766	15,632
Stark County	R	−10.4%	67,205	82,881	150,086
Summit County	D	+0.8%	110,852	109,066	219,918
Trumbull County	D	+7.1%	46,928	40,724	87,652
Tuscarawas County	R	−12.4%	16,083	20,637	36,720
Union County	R	−43.1%	3,116	7,838	10,954
Van Wert County	R	−31.4%	5,050	9,666	14,716
Vinton County	R	−19.9%	2,031	3,043	5,074
Warren County	R	−29.2%	7,945	14,505	22,450
Washington County	R	−28.8%	7,856	14,197	22,053
Wayne County	R	−38.2%	9,511	21,273	30,784
Williams County	R	−43.7%	4,044	10,319	14,363
Wood County	R	−28.3%	10,581	18,952	29,533
Wyandot County	R	−31.6%	3,526	6,786	10,312