West Virginia — 1960 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1960 presidential electionWest Virginia · PresidentKennedyD+5.5
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
| John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic | 52.7% | 441,786 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard NixonRepublican | 47.3% | 395,995 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
West Virginia cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County, WV | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Berkeley County, WV | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Boone County, WV | Democratic | D+32.5 |
| Braxton County, WV | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Brooke County, WV | Democratic | D+15.3 |
| Cabell County, WV | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Calhoun County, WV | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Clay County, WV | Democratic | D+8.6 |
| Doddridge County, WV | Republican | R+39.0 |
| Fayette County, WV | Democratic | D+41.2 |
| Gilmer County, WV | Democratic | D+17.9 |
| Grant County, WV | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Greenbrier County, WV | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Hampshire County, WV | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| Hancock County, WV | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Hardy County, WV | Democratic | D+9.4 |
| Harrison County, WV | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Jackson County, WV | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Jefferson County, WV | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Kanawha County, WV | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Lewis County, WV | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Lincoln County, WV | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Logan County, WV | Democratic | D+35.2 |
| Marion County, WV | Democratic | D+11.8 |
| Marshall County, WV | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Mason County, WV | Republican | R+17.4 |
| McDowell County, WV | Democratic | D+49.7 |
| Mercer County, WV | Democratic | D+19.2 |
| Mineral County, WV | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Mingo County, WV | Democratic | D+39.3 |
| Monongalia County, WV | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Monroe County, WV | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Morgan County, WV | Republican | R+33.6 |
| Nicholas County, WV | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Ohio County, WV | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Pendleton County, WV | Democratic | D+3.2 |
| Pleasants County, WV | Republican | R+6.4 |
| Pocahontas County, WV | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Preston County, WV | Republican | R+24.1 |
| Putnam County, WV | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Raleigh County, WV | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Randolph County, WV | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| Ritchie County, WV | Republican | R+42.8 |
| Roane County, WV | Republican | R+15.1 |
| Summers County, WV | Democratic | D+19.1 |
| Taylor County, WV | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Tucker County, WV | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| Tyler County, WV | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Upshur County, WV | Republican | R+32.8 |
| Wayne County, WV | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Webster County, WV | Democratic | D+34.6 |
| Wetzel County, WV | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Wirt County, WV | Republican | R+12.6 |
| Wood County, WV | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Wyoming County, WV | Democratic | D+25.7 |
West Virginia results by county
55 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | Richard Nixon+188 | 3,81848.8% | 4,00651.2% | 00.0% | 7,824 |
| Berkeley County | Richard Nixon+1,297 | 7,07245.8% | 8,36954.2% | 00.0% | 15,441 |
| Boone County | John F. Kennedy+3,954 | 8,05866.3% | 4,10433.7% | 00.0% | 12,162 |
| Braxton County | John F. Kennedy+1,208 | 4,18558.4% | 2,97741.6% | 00.0% | 7,162 |
| Brooke County | John F. Kennedy+2,084 | 7,83857.7% | 5,75442.3% | 00.0% | 13,592 |
| Cabell County | Richard Nixon+6,077 | 20,91143.7% | 26,98856.3% | 00.0% | 47,899 |
| Calhoun County | John F. Kennedy+29 | 1,97550.4% | 1,94649.6% | 00.0% | 3,921 |
| Clay County | John F. Kennedy+453 | 2,85954.3% | 2,40645.7% | 00.0% | 5,265 |
| Doddridge County | Richard Nixon+1,349 | 1,05330.5% | 2,40269.5% | 00.0% | 3,455 |
| Fayette County | John F. Kennedy+10,572 | 18,10970.6% | 7,53729.4% | 00.0% | 25,646 |
| Gilmer County | John F. Kennedy+629 | 2,07558.9% | 1,44641.1% | 00.0% | 3,521 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+2,425 | 90821.4% | 3,33378.6% | 00.0% | 4,241 |
| Greenbrier County | John F. Kennedy+1,710 | 8,34355.7% | 6,63344.3% | 00.0% | 14,976 |
| Hampshire County | John F. Kennedy+308 | 2,84952.9% | 2,54147.1% | 00.0% | 5,390 |
| Hancock County | John F. Kennedy+3,145 | 11,17658.2% | 8,03141.8% | 00.0% | 19,207 |
| Hardy County | John F. Kennedy+423 | 2,46554.7% | 2,04245.3% | 00.0% | 4,507 |
| Harrison County | John F. Kennedy+2,349 | 20,72753.0% | 18,37847.0% | 00.0% | 39,105 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+1,920 | 3,61539.5% | 5,53560.5% | 00.0% | 9,150 |
| Jefferson County | John F. Kennedy+1,465 | 4,35260.1% | 2,88739.9% | 00.0% | 7,239 |
| Kanawha County | Richard Nixon+2,646 | 54,48448.8% | 57,13051.2% | 00.0% | 111,614 |
| Lewis County | Richard Nixon+1,508 | 3,64941.4% | 5,15758.6% | 00.0% | 8,806 |
| Lincoln County | John F. Kennedy+444 | 5,02352.3% | 4,57947.7% | 00.0% | 9,602 |
| Logan County | John F. Kennedy+8,524 | 16,36067.6% | 7,83632.4% | 00.0% | 24,196 |
| Marion County | John F. Kennedy+3,765 | 17,90355.9% | 14,13844.1% | 00.0% | 32,041 |
| Marshall County | John F. Kennedy+50 | 9,19750.1% | 9,14749.9% | 00.0% | 18,344 |
| Mason County | Richard Nixon+1,902 | 4,52241.3% | 6,42458.7% | 00.0% | 10,946 |
| McDowell County | John F. Kennedy+12,946 | 19,50174.8% | 6,55525.2% | 00.0% | 26,056 |
| Mercer County | John F. Kennedy+5,570 | 17,28959.6% | 11,71940.4% | 00.0% | 29,008 |
| Mineral County | Richard Nixon+2,135 | 4,16439.8% | 6,29960.2% | 00.0% | 10,463 |
| Mingo County | John F. Kennedy+6,356 | 11,25969.7% | 4,90330.3% | 00.0% | 16,162 |
| Monongalia County | John F. Kennedy+1,580 | 13,10353.2% | 11,52346.8% | 00.0% | 24,626 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+229 | 2,91048.1% | 3,13951.9% | 00.0% | 6,049 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+1,383 | 1,36933.2% | 2,75266.8% | 00.0% | 4,121 |
| Nicholas County | John F. Kennedy+1,477 | 5,77457.3% | 4,29742.7% | 00.0% | 10,071 |
| Ohio County | John F. Kennedy+1,056 | 18,42351.5% | 17,36748.5% | 00.0% | 35,790 |
| Pendleton County | John F. Kennedy+127 | 2,05751.6% | 1,93048.4% | 00.0% | 3,987 |
| Pleasants County | Richard Nixon+240 | 1,74246.8% | 1,98253.2% | 00.0% | 3,724 |
| Pocahontas County | John F. Kennedy+353 | 2,82253.3% | 2,46946.7% | 00.0% | 5,291 |
| Preston County | Richard Nixon+2,687 | 4,22137.9% | 6,90862.1% | 00.0% | 11,129 |
| Putnam County | Richard Nixon+734 | 4,96846.6% | 5,70253.4% | 00.0% | 10,670 |
| Raleigh County | John F. Kennedy+8,360 | 20,44862.8% | 12,08837.2% | 00.0% | 32,536 |
| Randolph County | John F. Kennedy+1,971 | 6,98958.2% | 5,01841.8% | 00.0% | 12,007 |
| Ritchie County | Richard Nixon+2,381 | 1,59128.6% | 3,97271.4% | 00.0% | 5,563 |
| Roane County | Richard Nixon+1,163 | 3,28042.5% | 4,44357.5% | 00.0% | 7,723 |
| Summers County | John F. Kennedy+1,485 | 4,62259.6% | 3,13740.4% | 00.0% | 7,759 |
| Taylor County | Richard Nixon+503 | 3,48946.6% | 3,99253.4% | 00.0% | 7,481 |
| Tucker County | John F. Kennedy+203 | 2,09052.6% | 1,88747.4% | 00.0% | 3,977 |
| Tyler County | Richard Nixon+1,979 | 1,55830.6% | 3,53769.4% | 00.0% | 5,095 |
| Upshur County | Richard Nixon+2,533 | 2,59033.6% | 5,12366.4% | 00.0% | 7,713 |
| Wayne County | John F. Kennedy+1,012 | 9,14052.9% | 8,12847.1% | 00.0% | 17,268 |
| Webster County | John F. Kennedy+1,790 | 3,47967.3% | 1,68932.7% | 00.0% | 5,168 |
| Wetzel County | Richard Nixon+811 | 4,33845.7% | 5,14954.3% | 00.0% | 9,487 |
| Wirt County | Richard Nixon+302 | 1,04543.7% | 1,34756.3% | 00.0% | 2,392 |
| Wood County | Richard Nixon+6,735 | 15,39641.0% | 22,13159.0% | 00.0% | 37,527 |
| Wyoming County | John F. Kennedy+3,520 | 8,60362.9% | 5,08337.1% | 00.0% | 13,686 |
Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
West Virginia's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1960 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.