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Elections / 1960 · President · UT

Richard Nixon carried Utah R+9.6.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Utah, 1960. The state ran 9.8 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)

Utah result
374,710 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
169,248
45.2%
Nixon (R)
205,362
54.8%
Byrd) + others
100
0.0%
Margin
R+9.6
1960 presidential election
Utah, 1960
NixonR+9.6
1960 presidential margin by county for Utah — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Utah — 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.Beaver County, UT · D+8.7Box Elder County, UT · R+26.5Cache County, UT · R+35.3Carbon County, UT · D+34.3Daggett County, UT · D+9.9Davis County, UT · R+14.7Duchesne County, UT · R+14.0Emery County, UT · R+1.8Garfield County, UT · R+39.4Grand County, UT · R+16.8Iron County, UT · R+27.8Juab County, UT · R+1.9Kane County, UT · R+60.9Millard County, UT · R+22.4Morgan County, UT · R+10.9Piute County, UT · R+29.4Rich County, UT · R+27.4Salt Lake County, UT · R+9.0San Juan County, UT · R+25.4Sanpete County, UT · R+20.7Sevier County, UT · R+30.4Summit County, UT · R+13.8Tooele County, UT · D+9.7Uintah County, UT · R+35.2Utah County, UT · R+8.0Wasatch County, UT · R+16.3Washington County, UT · R+37.8Wayne County, UT · R+7.7Weber County, UT · D+4.2
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
Richard Nixon ✓Republican54.8%205,362
John F. KennedyDemocratic45.2%169,248
OtherAll other candidates0.0%100
D+60
R+60
29 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Utah's presidential margins
1896–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Utah's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1896 to 2024. Most recent: −21.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−21.6%DR18962024
Utah's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1896+65.4%
1900−2.3%
1904−28.6%
1908−17.0%
1912−4.9%
1916+21.0%
1920−17.1%
1924−19.3%
1928−7.7%
1932+15.5%
1936+39.5%
1940+24.7%
1944+21.0%
1948+9.0%
1952−17.9%
1956−29.1%
1960−9.6%
1964+9.4%
1968−19.4%
1972−41.2%
1976−28.8%
1980−52.2%
1984−49.8%
1988−34.2%
1992−18.7%
1996−21.1%
2000−40.5%
2004−45.5%
2008−28.2%
2012−47.9%
2016−17.9%
2020−20.2%
2024−21.6%
County results — 1960
29 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Beaver CountyD
+8.7%
1,1569712,127
Box Elder CountyR
−26.5%
3,8316,59410,428
Cache CountyR
−35.3%
4,91710,28115,198
Carbon CountyD
+34.3%
6,0392,9539,006
Daggett CountyD
+9.9%
239196436
Davis CountyR
−14.7%
10,24413,78224,034
Duchesne CountyR
−14.0%
1,1661,5462,713
Emery CountyR
−1.8%
1,2381,2832,521
Garfield CountyR
−39.4%
4711,0831,554
Grand CountyR
−16.8%
8051,1301,935
Iron CountyR
−27.8%
1,7383,0794,818
Juab CountyR
−1.9%
1,1581,2032,361
Kane CountyR
−60.9%
2138761,089
Millard CountyR
−22.4%
1,4252,2483,676
Morgan CountyR
−10.9%
6227751,398
Piute CountyR
−29.4%
247453700
Rich CountyR
−27.4%
291511802
Salt Lake CountyR
−9.0%
75,86890,845166,713
San Juan CountyR
−25.4%
8371,4082,245
Sanpete CountyR
−20.7%
2,1803,3225,505
Sevier CountyR
−30.4%
1,6903,1664,857
Summit CountyR
−13.8%
1,2171,6072,824
Tooele CountyD
+9.7%
3,6653,0166,688
Uintah CountyR
−35.2%
1,3802,8824,262
Utah CountyR
−8.0%
19,62623,05742,708
Wasatch CountyR
−16.3%
1,0661,4802,547
Washington CountyR
−37.8%
1,2982,8764,174
Wayne CountyR
−7.7%
382446828
Weber CountyD
+4.2%
24,23922,29346,563