Richard Nixon carried Virginia R+5.4.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Virginia, 1960. The state ran 5.6 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)

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Virginia result

770,162 votes counted

Kennedy (D)

361,850

47.0%

Nixon (R)

403,714

52.4%

Byrd) + others

4,598

0.6%

Margin

R+5.4

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1960 presidential election

Virginia, 1960

NixonR+5.4

How it voted

Share of the 1960 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	52.4%	403,714
John F. KennedyDemocratic	47.0%	361,850
OtherAll other candidates	0.6%	4,598

D+60

R+60

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

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Virginia's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context

Virginia's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+17.5%
1896	+6.6%
1900	+11.5%
1904	+24.8%
1908	+22.2%
1912	+48.9%
1916	+34.7%
1920	+23.5%
1924	+29.7%
1928	−8.0%
1932	+38.4%
1936	+40.8%
1940	+36.5%
1944	+25.0%
1948	+6.8%
1952	−13.0%
1956	−17.0%
1960	−5.4%
1964	+7.1%
1968	−10.9%
1972	−37.7%
1976	−1.3%
1980	−12.7%
1984	−25.2%
1988	−20.5%
1992	−4.4%
1996	−2.0%
2000	−8.1%
2004	−8.2%
2008	+6.3%
2012	+3.9%
2016	+5.3%
2020	+10.1%
2024	+5.8%

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County results — 1960

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Accomack County	D	+3.7%	2,884	2,676	5,581
Albemarle County	R	−19.6%	2,102	3,135	5,272
Alexandria city	D	+4.5%	9,662	8,826	18,551
Alleghany County	R	−1.5%	2,036	2,099	4,151
Amelia County	R	−5.0%	708	784	1,524
Amherst County	D	+22.0%	2,280	1,455	3,747
Appomattox County	D	+13.1%	1,240	951	2,208
Arlington County	R	−3.3%	22,095	23,632	45,977
Augusta County	R	−35.4%	1,914	4,034	5,989
Bath County	R	−1.3%	629	646	1,277
Bedford County	D	+3.9%	3,150	2,911	6,081
Bland County	R	−1.6%	822	848	1,671
Botetourt County	R	−14.2%	1,621	2,159	3,802
Bristol city	R	−5.1%	1,561	1,728	3,299
Brunswick County	D	+34.7%	1,942	926	2,932
Buchanan County	D	+21.9%	3,706	2,370	6,099
Buckingham County	D	+10.6%	947	765	1,724
Buena Vista city	R	−6.5%	427	487	918
Campbell County	D	+2.1%	3,030	2,903	5,970
Caroline County	D	+26.2%	1,483	864	2,367
Carroll County	R	−32.8%	1,873	3,705	5,589
Charles City County	D	+29.7%	623	337	964
Charlotte County	D	+32.9%	1,735	867	2,635
Charlottesville city	R	−11.4%	2,894	3,651	6,628
Chesapeake city	D	+23.1%	2,155	1,341	3,521
Chesterfield County	R	−24.0%	5,982	9,787	15,859
Clarke County	D	+6.9%	923	804	1,736
Colonial Heights city	R	−6.7%	1,198	1,372	2,581
Covington city	D	+4.1%	1,558	1,436	3,001
Craig County	D	+10.4%	534	433	967
Culpeper County	R	−10.0%	1,332	1,630	2,971
Cumberland County	R	−10.5%	559	691	1,262
Danville city	R	−30.2%	2,611	4,966	7,794
Dickenson County	D	+11.1%	2,756	2,203	4,960
Dinwiddie County	D	+29.0%	1,714	935	2,686
Essex County	R	−8.7%	509	606	1,117
Fairfax County	R	−3.6%	26,064	28,006	54,219
Falls Church city	D	+3.3%	1,629	1,525	3,165
Fauquier County	R	−4.0%	1,958	2,123	4,094
Floyd County	R	−40.4%	817	1,933	2,759
Fluvanna County	R	−10.7%	614	763	1,390
Franklin County	D	+16.8%	2,924	2,080	5,016
Frederick County	R	−7.9%	1,757	2,061	3,835
Fredericksburg city	R	−8.2%	1,326	1,566	2,915
Galax city	R	−26.1%	508	867	1,377
Giles County	D	+4.3%	2,214	2,030	4,327
Gloucester County	R	−0.5%	1,297	1,310	2,620
Goochland County	D	+0.6%	862	851	1,749
Grayson County	R	−17.4%	2,738	3,893	6,638
Greene County	R	−29.0%	314	573	892
Greensville County	D	+22.4%	1,676	1,057	2,766
Halifax County	D	+19.8%	2,676	1,784	4,508
Hampton city	R	−3.3%	7,133	7,623	14,808
Hanover County	R	−19.6%	2,023	3,020	5,085
Harrisonburg city	R	−44.3%	836	2,172	3,015
Henrico County	R	−33.6%	9,626	19,446	29,235
Henry County	D	+17.4%	3,306	2,323	5,643
Highland County	R	−13.5%	401	527	932
Hopewell city	R	−9.1%	1,805	2,169	3,999
Isle of Wight County	D	+27.7%	2,020	1,141	3,177
James City County	R	−1.6%	845	873	1,729
King and Queen County	D	+10.6%	536	432	983
King George County	D	+2.3%	717	685	1,410
King William County	R	−3.1%	745	793	1,549
Lancaster County	R	−19.8%	895	1,340	2,250
Lee County	D	+6.9%	3,867	3,363	7,265
Loudoun County	R	−2.6%	2,399	2,526	4,954
Louisa County	D	+3.0%	1,244	1,170	2,458
Lunenburg County	D	+25.8%	1,451	838	2,379
Lynchburg city	R	−18.8%	4,961	7,271	12,256
Madison County	R	−21.9%	636	998	1,653
Martinsville city	R	−0.9%	1,699	1,729	3,517
Mathews County	R	−22.1%	682	1,069	1,754
Mecklenburg County	D	+13.2%	2,533	1,936	4,534
Middlesex County	R	−17.8%	574	823	1,402
Montgomery County	R	−32.8%	2,157	4,270	6,445
Nelson County	D	+31.1%	1,480	775	2,268
New Kent County	R	−4.4%	481	526	1,018
Newport News city	R	−7.5%	8,678	10,098	18,855
Norfolk city	D	+12.3%	22,037	17,174	39,473
Northampton County	D	+16.4%	1,387	995	2,392
Northumberland County	R	−21.8%	858	1,340	2,211
Norton city	R	−2.1%	526	549	1,076
Nottoway County	D	+17.1%	1,882	1,319	3,286
Orange County	R	−11.7%	1,108	1,413	2,603
Page County	R	−25.4%	1,608	2,708	4,331
Patrick County	D	+9.7%	1,655	1,362	3,028
Petersburg city	D	+2.2%	2,950	2,820	5,803
Pittsylvania County	D	+3.8%	4,089	3,788	7,954
Portsmouth city	D	+16.7%	15,003	10,669	25,916
Powhatan County	R	−18.9%	528	779	1,328
Prince Edward County	R	−8.2%	1,459	1,721	3,214
Prince George County	D	+14.8%	983	727	1,725
Prince William County	D	+6.4%	2,987	2,624	5,639
Pulaski County	R	−18.3%	2,104	3,059	5,207
Radford city	R	−14.5%	1,240	1,663	2,912
Rappahannock County	D	+12.1%	544	426	975
Richmond city	R	−21.4%	17,642	27,307	45,205
Richmond County	R	−30.5%	425	801	1,233
Roanoke city	R	−24.8%	9,175	15,229	24,453
Roanoke County	R	−34.9%	4,384	9,109	13,532
Rockbridge County	R	−21.3%	1,405	2,170	3,585
Rockingham County	R	−40.8%	2,026	4,829	6,872
Russell County	D	+6.9%	3,496	3,044	6,554
Scott County	R	−13.1%	3,789	4,936	8,744
Shenandoah County	R	−33.7%	2,053	4,144	6,199
Smyth County	R	−19.5%	2,864	4,256	7,138
Southampton County	D	+37.4%	2,804	1,263	4,125
Spotsylvania County	D	+6.9%	1,482	1,288	2,799
Stafford County	D	+1.6%	1,494	1,447	2,965
Staunton city	R	−38.6%	1,233	2,789	4,032
Suffolk city	D	+32.0%	5,363	2,752	8,157
Surry County	D	+42.0%	1,003	397	1,443
Sussex County	D	+27.1%	1,253	713	1,993
Tazewell County	D	+16.9%	4,416	3,139	7,574
Virginia Beach city	D	+10.8%	7,255	5,830	13,164
Warren County	D	+0.2%	1,850	1,842	3,720
Washington County	R	−7.7%	3,833	4,473	8,347
Waynesboro city	R	−39.8%	1,047	2,444	3,513
Westmoreland County	R	−6.4%	1,034	1,176	2,219
Williamsburg city	R	−19.3%	486	721	1,220
Winchester city	R	−31.7%	1,203	2,326	3,545
Wise County	D	+20.0%	5,822	3,876	9,716
Wythe County	R	−15.9%	2,075	2,871	4,993
York County	R	−10.4%	1,691	2,085	3,795