Tennessee — 1960 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1960 presidential electionTennessee · PresidentNixonR+7.1
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 52.9% | 556,577 |
|---|---|---|
| John F. KennedyDemocratic | 45.8% | 481,453 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.3% | 13,746 |
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
95 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (95 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County, TN | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Bedford County, TN | Democratic | D+25.5 |
| Benton County, TN | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Bledsoe County, TN | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Blount County, TN | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Bradley County, TN | Republican | R+40.4 |
| Campbell County, TN | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Cannon County, TN | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Carroll County, TN | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Carter County, TN | Republican | R+55.7 |
| Cheatham County, TN | Democratic | D+46.0 |
| Chester County, TN | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Claiborne County, TN | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Clay County, TN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Cocke County, TN | Republican | R+63.5 |
| Coffee County, TN | Democratic | D+19.5 |
| Crockett County, TN | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Cumberland County, TN | Republican | R+23.0 |
| Davidson County, TN | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Decatur County, TN | Republican | R+11.8 |
| DeKalb County, TN | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| Dickson County, TN | Democratic | D+34.0 |
| Dyer County, TN | Republican | R+2.8 |
| Fayette County, TN | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Fentress County, TN | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Franklin County, TN | Democratic | D+42.0 |
| Gibson County, TN | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Giles County, TN | Democratic | D+50.4 |
| Grainger County, TN | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Greene County, TN | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Grundy County, TN | Democratic | D+45.8 |
| Hamblen County, TN | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Hamilton County, TN | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Hancock County, TN | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Hardeman County, TN | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Hardin County, TN | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Hawkins County, TN | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Haywood County, TN | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Henderson County, TN | Republican | R+41.1 |
| Henry County, TN | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Hickman County, TN | Democratic | D+31.9 |
| Houston County, TN | Democratic | D+51.1 |
| Humphreys County, TN | Democratic | D+38.9 |
| Jackson County, TN | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| Jefferson County, TN | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Johnson County, TN | Republican | R+73.9 |
| Knox County, TN | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Lake County, TN | Democratic | D+28.5 |
| Lauderdale County, TN | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| Lawrence County, TN | Republican | R+8.0 |
| Lewis County, TN | Democratic | D+49.4 |
| Lincoln County, TN | Democratic | D+54.2 |
| Loudon County, TN | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Macon County, TN | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Madison County, TN | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Marion County, TN | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Marshall County, TN | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Maury County, TN | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| McMinn County, TN | Republican | R+23.0 |
| McNairy County, TN | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Meigs County, TN | Republican | R+13.1 |
| Monroe County, TN | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Montgomery County, TN | Democratic | D+49.5 |
| Moore County, TN | Democratic | D+46.3 |
| Morgan County, TN | Republican | R+17.3 |
| Obion County, TN | Democratic | D+5.4 |
| Overton County, TN | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Perry County, TN | Democratic | D+24.8 |
| Pickett County, TN | Republican | R+34.1 |
| Polk County, TN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Putnam County, TN | Democratic | D+2.3 |
| Rhea County, TN | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Roane County, TN | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Robertson County, TN | Democratic | D+38.7 |
| Rutherford County, TN | Democratic | D+17.0 |
| Scott County, TN | Republican | R+49.9 |
| Sequatchie County, TN | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Sevier County, TN | Republican | R+70.5 |
| Shelby County, TN | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Smith County, TN | Democratic | D+20.0 |
| Stewart County, TN | Democratic | D+53.3 |
| Sullivan County, TN | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Sumner County, TN | Democratic | D+31.1 |
| Tipton County, TN | Democratic | D+34.2 |
| Trousdale County, TN | Democratic | D+53.7 |
| Unicoi County, TN | Republican | R+50.3 |
| Union County, TN | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Van Buren County, TN | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Warren County, TN | Democratic | D+7.5 |
| Washington County, TN | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Wayne County, TN | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Weakley County, TN | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| White County, TN | Democratic | D+12.1 |
| Williamson County, TN | Democratic | D+24.5 |
| Wilson County, TN | Democratic | D+17.8 |
Tennessee results by county
95 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Richard Nixon+1,275 | 11,15352.6% | 9,87846.5% | 1900.9% | 21,221 |
| Bedford County | John F. Kennedy+1,824 | 2,63336.8% | 4,45762.3% | 620.9% | 7,152 |
| Benton County | John F. Kennedy+257 | 1,77345.2% | 2,03051.7% | 1203.1% | 3,923 |
| Bledsoe County | Richard Nixon+458 | 1,43958.7% | 98140.0% | 321.3% | 2,452 |
| Blount County | Richard Nixon+7,339 | 13,55268.2% | 6,21331.3% | 1070.5% | 19,872 |
| Bradley County | Richard Nixon+4,558 | 7,86569.7% | 3,30729.3% | 1131.0% | 11,285 |
| Campbell County | Richard Nixon+1,945 | 5,07961.2% | 3,13437.8% | 841.0% | 8,297 |
| Cannon County | John F. Kennedy+80 | 1,19548.0% | 1,27551.3% | 170.7% | 2,487 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+1,556 | 4,51759.4% | 2,96138.9% | 1311.7% | 7,609 |
| Carter County | Richard Nixon+8,802 | 12,21477.3% | 3,41221.6% | 1721.1% | 15,798 |
| Cheatham County | John F. Kennedy+1,200 | 68326.2% | 1,88372.2% | 411.6% | 2,607 |
| Chester County | Richard Nixon+615 | 1,80759.1% | 1,19239.0% | 612.0% | 3,060 |
| Claiborne County | Richard Nixon+1,746 | 3,88864.2% | 2,14235.4% | 260.4% | 6,056 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+122 | 1,09852.1% | 97646.3% | 321.5% | 2,106 |
| Cocke County | Richard Nixon+5,139 | 6,58181.3% | 1,44217.8% | 720.9% | 8,095 |
| Coffee County | John F. Kennedy+1,497 | 3,05839.8% | 4,55559.3% | 730.9% | 7,686 |
| Crockett County | Richard Nixon+29 | 1,46748.7% | 1,43847.7% | 1083.6% | 3,013 |
| Cumberland County | Richard Nixon+1,334 | 3,52360.7% | 2,18937.7% | 921.6% | 5,804 |
| Davidson County | John F. Kennedy+7,572 | 52,07746.3% | 59,64953.0% | 8710.8% | 112,597 |
| Decatur County | Richard Nixon+363 | 1,68454.8% | 1,32143.0% | 702.3% | 3,075 |
| DeKalb County | John F. Kennedy+107 | 1,44047.6% | 1,54751.1% | 391.3% | 3,026 |
| Dickson County | John F. Kennedy+2,002 | 1,92832.7% | 3,93066.7% | 360.6% | 5,894 |
| Dyer County | Richard Nixon+229 | 4,09749.9% | 3,86847.2% | 2382.9% | 8,203 |
| Fayette County | Richard Nixon+478 | 1,37048.9% | 89231.9% | 53719.2% | 2,799 |
| Fentress County | Richard Nixon+1,712 | 2,72671.9% | 1,01426.7% | 521.4% | 3,792 |
| Franklin County | John F. Kennedy+3,000 | 2,04128.6% | 5,04170.6% | 570.8% | 7,139 |
| Gibson County | John F. Kennedy+623 | 5,17345.7% | 5,79651.2% | 3603.2% | 11,329 |
| Giles County | John F. Kennedy+3,281 | 1,59824.5% | 4,87974.9% | 360.6% | 6,513 |
| Grainger County | Richard Nixon+2,078 | 3,01775.9% | 93923.6% | 210.5% | 3,977 |
| Greene County | Richard Nixon+4,429 | 8,83566.5% | 4,40633.2% | 350.3% | 13,276 |
| Grundy County | John F. Kennedy+1,357 | 78626.6% | 2,14372.4% | 311.0% | 2,960 |
| Hamblen County | Richard Nixon+3,971 | 7,09369.2% | 3,12230.5% | 300.3% | 10,245 |
| Hamilton County | Richard Nixon+9,221 | 39,70355.7% | 30,48242.8% | 1,0921.5% | 71,277 |
| Hancock County | Richard Nixon+1,669 | 2,10782.6% | 43817.2% | 70.3% | 2,552 |
| Hardeman County | John F. Kennedy+110 | 1,60144.4% | 1,71147.5% | 2928.1% | 3,604 |
| Hardin County | Richard Nixon+1,633 | 3,32365.2% | 1,69033.2% | 851.7% | 5,098 |
| Hawkins County | Richard Nixon+4,424 | 7,01072.5% | 2,58626.7% | 760.8% | 9,672 |
| Haywood County | John F. Kennedy+679 | 1,18835.6% | 1,86756.0% | 2798.4% | 3,334 |
| Henderson County | Richard Nixon+2,107 | 3,59770.1% | 1,49029.1% | 410.8% | 5,128 |
| Henry County | John F. Kennedy+2,016 | 3,03336.9% | 5,04961.5% | 1311.6% | 8,213 |
| Hickman County | John F. Kennedy+1,177 | 1,22433.2% | 2,40165.1% | 621.7% | 3,687 |
| Houston County | John F. Kennedy+784 | 36623.9% | 1,15075.0% | 171.1% | 1,533 |
| Humphreys County | John F. Kennedy+1,466 | 1,12629.9% | 2,59268.8% | 481.3% | 3,766 |
| Jackson County | John F. Kennedy+490 | 1,04939.8% | 1,53958.4% | 481.8% | 2,636 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+4,521 | 6,14178.8% | 1,62020.8% | 330.4% | 7,794 |
| Johnson County | Richard Nixon+3,283 | 3,85486.7% | 57112.9% | 180.4% | 4,443 |
| Knox County | Richard Nixon+18,821 | 50,81161.0% | 31,99038.4% | 4990.6% | 83,300 |
| Lake County | John F. Kennedy+614 | 73234.0% | 1,34662.6% | 733.4% | 2,151 |
| Lauderdale County | John F. Kennedy+2,140 | 1,32227.4% | 3,46271.6% | 481.0% | 4,832 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+847 | 5,70953.7% | 4,86245.7% | 680.6% | 10,639 |
| Lewis County | John F. Kennedy+1,143 | 58025.1% | 1,72374.5% | 90.4% | 2,312 |
| Lincoln County | John F. Kennedy+3,434 | 1,42822.5% | 4,86276.7% | 480.8% | 6,338 |
| Loudon County | Richard Nixon+2,634 | 5,35665.5% | 2,72233.3% | 1031.3% | 8,181 |
| Macon County | Richard Nixon+1,914 | 2,82974.8% | 91524.2% | 381.0% | 3,782 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+780 | 8,86350.1% | 8,08345.7% | 7474.2% | 17,693 |
| Marion County | John F. Kennedy+467 | 2,65745.3% | 3,12453.3% | 841.4% | 5,865 |
| Marshall County | John F. Kennedy+1,908 | 1,71731.9% | 3,62567.3% | 450.8% | 5,387 |
| Maury County | John F. Kennedy+2,482 | 4,13338.0% | 6,61560.8% | 1311.2% | 10,879 |
| McMinn County | Richard Nixon+2,474 | 6,58561.2% | 4,11138.2% | 700.7% | 10,766 |
| McNairy County | Richard Nixon+1,137 | 3,31059.1% | 2,17338.8% | 1132.0% | 5,596 |
| Meigs County | Richard Nixon+210 | 90156.1% | 69143.1% | 130.8% | 1,605 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+1,616 | 4,99159.1% | 3,37539.9% | 861.0% | 8,452 |
| Montgomery County | John F. Kennedy+5,085 | 2,55024.8% | 7,63574.3% | 850.8% | 10,270 |
| Moore County | John F. Kennedy+550 | 31326.4% | 86372.7% | 110.9% | 1,187 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+665 | 2,24158.1% | 1,57640.9% | 381.0% | 3,855 |
| Obion County | John F. Kennedy+444 | 3,80046.4% | 4,24451.8% | 1521.9% | 8,196 |
| Overton County | John F. Kennedy+558 | 1,83143.1% | 2,38956.2% | 320.8% | 4,252 |
| Perry County | John F. Kennedy+431 | 64537.1% | 1,07661.9% | 160.9% | 1,737 |
| Pickett County | Richard Nixon+587 | 1,15467.1% | 56732.9% | 00.0% | 1,721 |
| Polk County | Richard Nixon+655 | 2,18758.3% | 1,53240.8% | 320.9% | 3,751 |
| Putnam County | John F. Kennedy+203 | 4,24048.7% | 4,44351.0% | 320.4% | 8,715 |
| Rhea County | Richard Nixon+960 | 2,72159.8% | 1,76138.7% | 701.5% | 4,552 |
| Roane County | Richard Nixon+1,587 | 6,54056.3% | 4,95342.6% | 1331.1% | 11,626 |
| Robertson County | John F. Kennedy+2,277 | 1,77630.1% | 4,05368.8% | 621.1% | 5,891 |
| Rutherford County | John F. Kennedy+1,884 | 4,52641.0% | 6,41058.0% | 1161.0% | 11,052 |
| Scott County | Richard Nixon+2,203 | 3,30174.8% | 1,09824.9% | 120.3% | 4,411 |
| Sequatchie County | John F. Kennedy+227 | 70342.5% | 93056.2% | 221.3% | 1,655 |
| Sevier County | Richard Nixon+6,477 | 7,81885.1% | 1,34114.6% | 330.4% | 9,192 |
| Shelby County | Richard Nixon+921 | 87,19149.4% | 86,27048.8% | 3,1461.8% | 176,607 |
| Smith County | John F. Kennedy+810 | 1,60139.4% | 2,41159.4% | 481.2% | 4,060 |
| Stewart County | John F. Kennedy+1,271 | 53922.6% | 1,81075.9% | 371.6% | 2,386 |
| Sullivan County | Richard Nixon+7,623 | 22,35459.5% | 14,73139.2% | 5131.4% | 37,598 |
| Sumner County | John F. Kennedy+3,196 | 3,49134.0% | 6,68765.2% | 830.8% | 10,261 |
| Tipton County | John F. Kennedy+2,024 | 1,82930.9% | 3,85365.1% | 2354.0% | 5,917 |
| Trousdale County | John F. Kennedy+728 | 30822.7% | 1,03676.4% | 120.9% | 1,356 |
| Unicoi County | Richard Nixon+2,682 | 4,00475.0% | 1,32224.8% | 100.2% | 5,336 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+1,430 | 2,08275.6% | 65223.7% | 190.7% | 2,753 |
| Van Buren County | John F. Kennedy+176 | 40140.3% | 57758.0% | 171.7% | 995 |
| Warren County | John F. Kennedy+437 | 2,68245.9% | 3,11953.4% | 400.7% | 5,841 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+8,568 | 14,85169.9% | 6,28329.6% | 1020.5% | 21,236 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+1,981 | 2,91275.2% | 93124.0% | 290.7% | 3,872 |
| Weakley County | John F. Kennedy+945 | 3,54343.7% | 4,48855.3% | 781.0% | 8,109 |
| White County | John F. Kennedy+482 | 1,72543.1% | 2,20755.2% | 661.7% | 3,998 |
| Williamson County | John F. Kennedy+1,772 | 2,69937.3% | 4,47161.9% | 580.8% | 7,228 |
| Wilson County | John F. Kennedy+1,474 | 3,38340.8% | 4,85758.5% | 570.7% | 8,297 |
Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
Tennessee's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +13.5% |
| 1896 | +6.0% |
| 1900 | +8.1% |
| 1904 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | +6.9% |
| 1912 | +28.9% |
| 1916 | +13.6% |
| 1920 | −2.8% |
| 1924 | +9.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +34.0% |
| 1936 | +37.9% |
| 1940 | +34.9% |
| 1944 | +21.2% |
| 1948 | +12.3% |
| 1952 | −0.3% |
| 1956 | −0.6% |
| 1960 | −7.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −9.7% |
| 1972 | −38.0% |
| 1976 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −16.3% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | −3.9% |
| 2004 | −14.3% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −20.4% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −23.2% |
| 2024 | −29.7% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1960 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.