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Elections / 1960 · President · SC

John F. Kennedy carried South Carolina D+2.5.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in South Carolina, 1960. The state ran 2.3 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)

South Carolina result
386,688 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
198,129
51.2%
Nixon (R)
188,558
48.8%
Byrd) + others
1
0.0%
Margin
D+2.5
1960 presidential election
South Carolina, 1960
KennedyD+2.5
1960 presidential margin by county for South Carolina — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Carolina — 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.Abbeville County, SC · D+56.8Aiken County, SC · R+23.2Allendale County, SC · R+20.7Anderson County, SC · D+56.7Bamberg County, SC · R+29.1Barnwell County, SC · R+16.1Beaufort County, SC · R+5.8Berkeley County, SC · D+2.4Calhoun County, SC · R+22.8Charleston County, SC · R+27.7Cherokee County, SC · D+55.0Chester County, SC · D+43.9Chesterfield County, SC · D+52.9Clarendon County, SC · R+12.1Colleton County, SC · R+12.5Darlington County, SC · D+14.4Dillon County, SC · D+29.7Dorchester County, SC · R+19.9Edgefield County, SC · R+26.2Fairfield County, SC · D+2.6Florence County, SC · D+2.3Georgetown County, SC · D+3.8Greenville County, SC · R+23.7Greenwood County, SC · D+28.1Hampton County, SC · R+25.2Horry County, SC · D+22.9Jasper County, SC · R+3.9Kershaw County, SC · R+4.3Lancaster County, SC · D+31.3Laurens County, SC · D+15.9Lee County, SC · D+6.8Lexington County, SC · R+22.0Marion County, SC · D+18.6Marlboro County, SC · D+33.4McCormick County, SC · D+32.4Newberry County, SC · D+5.0Oconee County, SC · D+39.3Orangeburg County, SC · R+14.7Pickens County, SC · R+24.5Richland County, SC · R+27.9Saluda County, SC · D+3.2Spartanburg County, SC · D+29.6Sumter County, SC · R+27.8Union County, SC · D+45.1Williamsburg County, SC · R+21.1York County, SC · D+22.5
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic51.2%198,129
Richard NixonRepublican48.8%188,558
OtherAll other candidates0.0%1
D+60
R+60
46 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
South Carolina's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −17.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−17.9%DR18922024
South Carolina's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+58.6%
1896+71.8%
1900+86.0%
1904+90.8%
1908+87.8%
1912+95.9%
1916+94.3%
1920+92.1%
1924+94.3%
1928+82.9%
1932+98.0%
1936+98.6%
1940+91.3%
1944+83.2%
1948+20.4%
1952+1.4%
1956+20.2%
1960+2.5%
1964−17.8%
1968−8.5%
1972−42.7%
1976+13.1%
1980−1.5%
1984−28.0%
1988−23.9%
1992−8.1%
1996−6.0%
2000−15.9%
2004−17.1%
2008−9.0%
2012−10.5%
2016−14.3%
2020−11.7%
2024−17.9%
County results — 1960
46 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Abbeville CountyD
+56.8%
3,0648453,909
Aiken CountyR
−23.2%
6,67410,71517,389
Allendale CountyR
−20.7%
5838881,471
Anderson CountyD
+56.7%
13,9013,84517,746
Bamberg CountyR
−29.1%
9081,6522,560
Barnwell CountyR
−16.1%
1,3311,8423,173
Beaufort CountyR
−5.8%
1,8002,0213,821
Berkeley CountyD
+2.4%
2,5422,4224,964
Calhoun CountyR
−22.8%
5368521,388
Charleston CountyR
−27.7%
12,01021,22333,233
Cherokee CountyD
+55.0%
5,3911,5656,956
Chester CountyD
+43.9%
4,2621,6605,922
Chesterfield CountyD
+52.9%
4,4501,3725,822
Clarendon CountyR
−12.1%
1,1341,4452,579
Colleton CountyR
−12.5%
1,9622,5214,483
Darlington CountyD
+14.4%
4,6683,4948,162
Dillon CountyD
+29.7%
2,6521,4394,091
Dorchester CountyR
−19.9%
2,3573,5255,882
Edgefield CountyR
−26.2%
8461,4482,294
Fairfield CountyD
+2.6%
1,6331,5493,182
Florence CountyD
+2.3%
6,0905,81511,906
Georgetown CountyD
+3.8%
2,8112,6075,418
Greenville CountyR
−23.7%
13,97622,65736,633
Greenwood CountyD
+28.1%
5,2832,9688,251
Hampton CountyR
−25.2%
7901,3222,112
Horry CountyD
+22.9%
6,0063,7689,774
Jasper CountyR
−3.9%
7217791,500
Kershaw CountyR
−4.3%
3,1783,4656,643
Lancaster CountyD
+31.3%
5,5612,9098,470
Laurens CountyD
+15.9%
4,5473,2997,846
Lee CountyD
+6.8%
1,4871,2972,784
Lexington CountyR
−22.0%
4,1596,51110,670
Marion CountyD
+18.6%
2,3971,6464,043
Marlboro CountyD
+33.4%
2,5861,2913,877
McCormick CountyD
+32.4%
6803471,027
Newberry CountyD
+5.0%
3,1432,8415,984
Oconee CountyD
+39.3%
4,3281,8866,214
Orangeburg CountyR
−14.7%
3,8905,2339,123
Pickens CountyR
−24.5%
2,5464,2016,747
Richland CountyR
−27.9%
11,69420,73632,430
Saluda CountyD
+3.2%
1,3531,2682,621
Spartanburg CountyD
+29.6%
20,13410,94031,074
Sumter CountyR
−27.8%
2,6164,6337,249
Union CountyD
+45.1%
5,2291,9807,209
Williamsburg CountyR
−21.1%
1,5132,3243,837
York CountyD
+22.5%
8,7075,51214,219