Richard Nixon carried Washington R+2.4.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Washington, 1960. The state ran 2.6 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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Washington result

1,241,572 votes counted

Kennedy (D)

599,298

48.3%

Nixon (R)

629,273

50.7%

Byrd) + others

13,001

1.0%

Margin

R+2.4

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1960 presidential election

Washington, 1960

NixonR+2.4

How it voted

Share of the 1960 vote

Richard Nixon ✓Republican	50.7%	629,273
John F. KennedyDemocratic	48.3%	599,298
OtherAll other candidates	1.0%	13,001

D+60

R+60

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

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Washington's presidential margins

1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context

Washington's presidential margins

Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−7.6%
1896	+15.1%
1900	−11.7%
1904	−50.6%
1908	−25.8%
1912	+5.1%
1916	+4.2%
1920	−34.8%
1924	−42.1%
1928	−35.8%
1932	+23.5%
1936	+36.5%
1940	+17.6%
1944	+14.6%
1948	+9.8%
1952	−9.6%
1956	−8.5%
1960	−2.4%
1964	+24.6%
1968	+2.1%
1972	−18.3%
1976	−3.9%
1980	−12.3%
1984	−13.0%
1988	+1.6%
1992	+11.4%
1996	+12.5%
2000	+5.6%
2004	+7.2%
2008	+17.2%
2012	+14.8%
2016	+15.7%
2020	+19.2%
2024	+18.2%

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County results — 1960

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

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County	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
Adams County	R	−17.7%	1,732	2,479	4,216
Asotin County	D	+7.9%	3,093	2,640	5,739
Benton County	R	−4.9%	12,518	13,797	26,344
Chelan County	R	−9.2%	8,177	9,854	18,214
Clallam County	D	+4.4%	6,801	6,227	13,080
Clark County	D	+1.7%	20,771	20,080	40,868
Columbia County	R	−24.3%	793	1,301	2,094
Cowlitz County	R	−0.2%	12,054	12,103	24,310
Douglas County	R	−2.4%	3,087	3,241	6,346
Ferry County	D	+19.3%	921	623	1,546
Franklin County	D	+10.1%	5,156	4,201	9,409
Garfield County	R	−13.9%	690	914	1,607
Grant County	R	−1.1%	7,400	7,568	15,005
Grays Harbor County	D	+15.4%	13,773	10,067	24,006
Island County	R	−18.5%	2,470	3,596	6,094
Jefferson County	D	+2.2%	2,197	2,103	4,307
King County	R	−3.5%	208,756	224,150	440,810
Kitsap County	D	+5.9%	19,662	17,459	37,302
Kittitas County	R	−3.8%	4,303	4,640	8,953
Klickitat County	R	−1.6%	2,744	2,836	5,595
Lewis County	R	−13.4%	8,411	11,012	19,480
Lincoln County	R	−17.6%	2,248	3,211	5,464
Mason County	D	+6.1%	4,183	3,703	7,902
Okanogan County	D	+3.2%	5,507	5,169	10,698
Pacific County	D	+8.6%	3,837	3,224	7,090
Pend Oreille County	D	+11.4%	1,641	1,305	2,953
Pierce County	D	+5.8%	64,292	57,188	123,475
San Juan County	R	−28.0%	624	1,112	1,740
Skagit County	R	−5.0%	11,003	12,168	23,220
Skamania County	D	+10.3%	1,269	1,032	2,306
Snohomish County	D	+6.9%	38,793	33,731	73,163
Spokane County	R	−3.5%	55,553	59,557	115,369
Stevens County	R	−2.7%	3,861	4,076	7,955
Thurston County	R	−9.0%	11,620	13,921	25,606
Wahkiakum County	D	+7.4%	923	796	1,722
Walla Walla County	R	−27.4%	6,721	11,786	18,519
Whatcom County	R	−7.5%	14,298	16,651	31,526
Whitman County	R	−19.3%	5,458	8,069	13,544
Yakima County	R	−18.0%	21,958	31,683	53,995