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Elections / 1960 · President · SD

Richard Nixon carried South Dakota R+16.4.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in South Dakota, 1960. The state ran 16.6 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)

South Dakota result
306,487 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
128,070
41.8%
Nixon (R)
178,417
58.2%
Byrd) + others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+16.4
1960 presidential election
South Dakota, 1960
NixonR+16.4
1960 presidential margin by county for South Dakota — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of South Dakota — 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.Aurora County, SD · TiedBeadle County, SD · R+18.3Bennett County, SD · R+12.4Bon Homme County, SD · R+14.2Brookings County, SD · R+31.5Brown County, SD · R+0.9Brule County, SD · D+6.6Buffalo County, SD · D+6.4Butte County, SD · R+30.9Campbell County, SD · R+57.2Charles Mix County, SD · D+5.9Clark County, SD · R+22.1Clay County, SD · R+19.2Codington County, SD · R+10.5Corson County, SD · R+8.3Custer County, SD · R+27.2Davison County, SD · TiedDay County, SD · D+3.8Deuel County, SD · R+23.8Dewey County, SD · R+5.6Douglas County, SD · R+57.5Edmunds County, SD · R+3.6Fall River County, SD · R+27.2Faulk County, SD · R+8.6Grant County, SD · R+10.5Gregory County, SD · R+7.4Haakon County, SD · R+24.4Hamlin County, SD · R+27.0Hand County, SD · R+14.5Hanson County, SD · D+2.9Harding County, SD · R+27.8Hughes County, SD · R+24.0Hutchinson County, SD · R+43.4Hyde County, SD · R+7.9Jackson County, SD · R+18.5Jerauld County, SD · R+14.9Jones County, SD · R+20.7Kingsbury County, SD · R+26.5Lake County, SD · R+22.6Lawrence County, SD · R+32.1Lincoln County, SD · R+28.3Lyman County, SD · R+15.6Marshall County, SD · R+0.9McCook County, SD · R+13.9McPherson County, SD · R+58.5Meade County, SD · R+15.8Mellette County, SD · R+20.6Miner County, SD · R+2.3Minnehaha County, SD · R+21.1Moody County, SD · R+5.0Oglala Lakota County, SD · D+26.8Pennington County, SD · R+20.6Perkins County, SD · R+20.6Potter County, SD · R+13.8Roberts County, SD · D+3.9Sanborn County, SD · TiedSpink County, SD · R+3.3Stanley County, SD · D+3.7Sully County, SD · R+28.3Todd County, SD · TiedTripp County, SD · R+17.0Turner County, SD · R+45.4Union County, SD · R+7.1Walworth County, SD · R+24.2Yankton County, SD · R+14.1Ziebach County, SD · R+5.2
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican58.2%178,417
John F. KennedyDemocratic41.8%128,070
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
66 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
South Dakota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
South Dakota's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −29.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2004−29.2%DR18922024
South Dakota's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−36.5%
1896+0.2%
1900−15.6%
1904−49.4%
1908−23.8%
1912+42.1%
1916+3.9%
1920−41.0%
1924−36.3%
1928−21.0%
1932+29.2%
1936+11.5%
1940−14.8%
1944−16.7%
1948−4.8%
1952−38.5%
1956−16.8%
1960−16.4%
1964+11.2%
1968−11.3%
1972−8.6%
1976−1.5%
1980−28.8%
1984−26.5%
1988−6.3%
1992−3.5%
1996−3.5%
2000+22.7%
2004−21.3%
2008−8.4%
2012−18.0%
2016−29.8%
2020−26.2%
2024−29.2%
County results — 1960
66 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aurora CountyD
+0.1%
1,2701,2672,537
Beadle CountyR
−18.3%
4,0795,9119,990
Bennett CountyR
−12.4%
6077791,386
Bon Homme CountyR
−14.2%
2,0522,7304,782
Brookings CountyR
−31.5%
2,9745,7108,684
Brown CountyR
−0.9%
7,8938,03715,930
Brule CountyD
+6.6%
1,6001,4033,003
Buffalo CountyD
+6.4%
334294628
Butte CountyR
−30.9%
1,3182,4963,814
Campbell CountyR
−57.2%
3621,3301,692
Charles Mix CountyD
+5.9%
2,7542,4465,200
Clark CountyR
−22.1%
1,4062,2043,610
Clay CountyR
−19.2%
1,8782,7724,650
Codington CountyR
−10.5%
4,3045,3099,613
Corson CountyR
−8.3%
1,0931,2902,383
Custer CountyR
−27.2%
8781,5332,411
Davison CountyD
+0.0%
4,1084,1058,213
Day CountyD
+3.8%
2,8352,6265,461
Deuel CountyR
−23.8%
1,1731,9073,080
Dewey CountyR
−5.6%
1,0441,1682,212
Douglas CountyR
−57.5%
5412,0022,543
Edmunds CountyR
−3.6%
1,6091,7283,337
Fall River CountyR
−27.2%
1,4262,4923,918
Faulk CountyR
−8.6%
1,0431,2402,283
Grant CountyR
−10.5%
2,1142,6114,725
Gregory CountyR
−7.4%
1,7782,0633,841
Haakon CountyR
−24.4%
5959801,575
Hamlin CountyR
−27.0%
1,2302,1393,369
Hand CountyR
−14.5%
1,3971,8723,269
Hanson CountyD
+2.9%
1,1531,0872,240
Harding CountyR
−27.8%
3826761,058
Hughes CountyR
−24.0%
2,0363,3205,356
Hutchinson CountyR
−43.4%
1,5573,9485,505
Hyde CountyR
−7.9%
6607731,433
Jackson CountyR
−18.5%
5798411,420
Jerauld CountyR
−14.9%
8631,1652,028
Jones CountyR
−20.7%
4236441,067
Kingsbury CountyR
−26.5%
1,6772,8874,564
Lake CountyR
−22.6%
2,2243,5205,744
Lawrence CountyR
−32.1%
2,6125,0837,695
Lincoln CountyR
−28.3%
1,9853,5535,538
Lyman CountyR
−15.6%
8521,1662,018
Marshall CountyR
−0.9%
1,6741,7043,378
McCook CountyR
−13.9%
1,7972,3754,172
McPherson CountyR
−58.5%
6162,3542,970
Meade CountyR
−15.8%
1,9232,6444,567
Mellette CountyR
−20.6%
5107741,284
Miner CountyR
−2.3%
1,3161,3772,693
Minnehaha CountyR
−21.1%
15,15223,23838,390
Moody CountyR
−5.0%
1,9182,1194,037
Oglala Lakota CountyD
+26.8%
1,1356551,790
Pennington CountyR
−20.6%
7,47811,36418,842
Perkins CountyR
−20.6%
1,1641,7672,931
Potter CountyR
−13.8%
1,0041,3262,330
Roberts CountyD
+3.9%
3,0892,8575,946
Sanborn CountyR
−0.2%
1,2491,2542,503
Spink CountyR
−3.3%
2,5632,7385,301
Stanley CountyD
+3.7%
7306781,408
Sully CountyR
−28.3%
4838641,347
Todd CountyR
−0.3%
9049091,813
Tripp CountyR
−17.0%
1,7482,4664,214
Turner CountyR
−45.4%
1,5474,1205,667
Union CountyR
−7.1%
2,3312,6885,019
Walworth CountyR
−24.2%
1,4682,4063,874
Yankton CountyR
−14.1%
3,0614,0657,126
Ziebach CountyR
−5.2%
5125681,080