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Elections / 1960 · President · WV

John F. Kennedy carried West Virginia D+5.5.

John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in West Virginia, 1960. The state ran 5.3 points more Democratic than the nation (D+0.2 nationally).

Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)

West Virginia result
837,781 votes counted
Kennedy (D)
441,786
52.7%
Nixon (R)
395,995
47.3%
Byrd) + others
0
0.0%
Margin
D+5.5
1960 presidential election
West Virginia, 1960
KennedyD+5.5
1960 presidential margin by county for West Virginia — 1960 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of West Virginia — 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.Barbour County, WV · R+2.4Berkeley County, WV · R+8.4Boone County, WV · D+32.5Braxton County, WV · D+16.9Brooke County, WV · D+15.3Cabell County, WV · R+12.7Calhoun County, WV · D+0.7Clay County, WV · D+8.6Doddridge County, WV · R+39.0Fayette County, WV · D+41.2Gilmer County, WV · D+17.9Grant County, WV · R+57.2Greenbrier County, WV · D+11.4Hampshire County, WV · D+5.7Hancock County, WV · D+16.4Hardy County, WV · D+9.4Harrison County, WV · D+6.0Jackson County, WV · R+21.0Jefferson County, WV · D+20.2Kanawha County, WV · R+2.4Lewis County, WV · R+17.1Lincoln County, WV · D+4.6Logan County, WV · D+35.2Marion County, WV · D+11.8Marshall County, WV · TiedMason County, WV · R+17.4McDowell County, WV · D+49.7Mercer County, WV · D+19.2Mineral County, WV · R+20.4Mingo County, WV · D+39.3Monongalia County, WV · D+6.4Monroe County, WV · R+3.8Morgan County, WV · R+33.6Nicholas County, WV · D+14.7Ohio County, WV · D+3.0Pendleton County, WV · D+3.2Pleasants County, WV · R+6.4Pocahontas County, WV · D+6.7Preston County, WV · R+24.1Putnam County, WV · R+6.9Raleigh County, WV · D+25.7Randolph County, WV · D+16.4Ritchie County, WV · R+42.8Roane County, WV · R+15.1Summers County, WV · D+19.1Taylor County, WV · R+6.7Tucker County, WV · D+5.1Tyler County, WV · R+38.8Upshur County, WV · R+32.8Wayne County, WV · D+5.9Webster County, WV · D+34.6Wetzel County, WV · R+8.5Wirt County, WV · R+12.6Wood County, WV · R+17.9Wyoming County, WV · D+25.7
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic52.7%441,786
Richard NixonRepublican47.3%395,995
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
West Virginia's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −41.9% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−41.9%DR18922024
West Virginia's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.4%
1896−5.4%
1900−9.5%
1904−13.2%
1908−10.2%
1912+21.3%
1916−0.9%
1920−12.0%
1924−5.4%
1928−17.4%
1932+10.0%
1936+21.4%
1940+14.2%
1944+9.8%
1948+15.1%
1952+3.8%
1956−8.2%
1960+5.5%
1964+35.9%
1968+8.8%
1972−27.2%
1976+16.1%
1980+4.5%
1984−10.5%
1988+4.7%
1992+13.0%
1996+14.7%
2000−6.3%
2004−12.9%
2008−13.1%
2012−26.7%
2016−41.7%
2020−38.9%
2024−41.9%
County results — 1960
55 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Barbour CountyR
−2.4%
3,8184,0067,824
Berkeley CountyR
−8.4%
7,0728,36915,441
Boone CountyD
+32.5%
8,0584,10412,162
Braxton CountyD
+16.9%
4,1852,9777,162
Brooke CountyD
+15.3%
7,8385,75413,592
Cabell CountyR
−12.7%
20,91126,98847,899
Calhoun CountyD
+0.7%
1,9751,9463,921
Clay CountyD
+8.6%
2,8592,4065,265
Doddridge CountyR
−39.0%
1,0532,4023,455
Fayette CountyD
+41.2%
18,1097,53725,646
Gilmer CountyD
+17.9%
2,0751,4463,521
Grant CountyR
−57.2%
9083,3334,241
Greenbrier CountyD
+11.4%
8,3436,63314,976
Hampshire CountyD
+5.7%
2,8492,5415,390
Hancock CountyD
+16.4%
11,1768,03119,207
Hardy CountyD
+9.4%
2,4652,0424,507
Harrison CountyD
+6.0%
20,72718,37839,105
Jackson CountyR
−21.0%
3,6155,5359,150
Jefferson CountyD
+20.2%
4,3522,8877,239
Kanawha CountyR
−2.4%
54,48457,130111,614
Lewis CountyR
−17.1%
3,6495,1578,806
Lincoln CountyD
+4.6%
5,0234,5799,602
Logan CountyD
+35.2%
16,3607,83624,196
Marion CountyD
+11.8%
17,90314,13832,041
Marshall CountyD
+0.3%
9,1979,14718,344
Mason CountyR
−17.4%
4,5226,42410,946
McDowell CountyD
+49.7%
19,5016,55526,056
Mercer CountyD
+19.2%
17,28911,71929,008
Mineral CountyR
−20.4%
4,1646,29910,463
Mingo CountyD
+39.3%
11,2594,90316,162
Monongalia CountyD
+6.4%
13,10311,52324,626
Monroe CountyR
−3.8%
2,9103,1396,049
Morgan CountyR
−33.6%
1,3692,7524,121
Nicholas CountyD
+14.7%
5,7744,29710,071
Ohio CountyD
+3.0%
18,42317,36735,790
Pendleton CountyD
+3.2%
2,0571,9303,987
Pleasants CountyR
−6.4%
1,7421,9823,724
Pocahontas CountyD
+6.7%
2,8222,4695,291
Preston CountyR
−24.1%
4,2216,90811,129
Putnam CountyR
−6.9%
4,9685,70210,670
Raleigh CountyD
+25.7%
20,44812,08832,536
Randolph CountyD
+16.4%
6,9895,01812,007
Ritchie CountyR
−42.8%
1,5913,9725,563
Roane CountyR
−15.1%
3,2804,4437,723
Summers CountyD
+19.1%
4,6223,1377,759
Taylor CountyR
−6.7%
3,4893,9927,481
Tucker CountyD
+5.1%
2,0901,8873,977
Tyler CountyR
−38.8%
1,5583,5375,095
Upshur CountyR
−32.8%
2,5905,1237,713
Wayne CountyD
+5.9%
9,1408,12817,268
Webster CountyD
+34.6%
3,4791,6895,168
Wetzel CountyR
−8.5%
4,3385,1499,487
Wirt CountyR
−12.6%
1,0451,3472,392
Wood CountyR
−17.9%
15,39622,13137,527
Wyoming CountyD
+25.7%
8,6035,08313,686