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The 1960 elections

John F. Kennedy (D) faced Richard Nixon (R); Kennedy won the presidency. National popular vote: D+0.2.

1960 presidential election
KennedyD+0.2
1960 presidential margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 1960 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · D+14.3 · 11 electoral votesAlaska · R+1.9 · 3 electoral votesArizona · R+11.1 · 4 electoral votesColorado · R+9.7 · 6 electoral votesFlorida · R+3.0 · 10 electoral votesGeorgia · D+25.1 · 12 electoral votesIndiana · R+10.4 · 13 electoral votesKansas · R+21.3 · 8 electoral votesMaine · R+14.1 · 5 electoral votesMassachusetts · D+20.7 · 16 electoral votesMinnesota · D+1.4 · 11 electoral votesNew Jersey · D+0.8 · 16 electoral votesNorth Carolina · D+4.2 · 14 electoral votesNorth Dakota · R+10.9 · 4 electoral votesOklahoma · R+18.0 · 8 electoral votesPennsylvania · D+2.3 · 32 electoral votesSouth Dakota · R+16.4 · 4 electoral votesTexas · D+2.0 · 24 electoral votesWyoming · R+10.0 · 3 electoral votesConnecticut · D+7.5 · 8 electoral votesMissouri · D+0.5 · 13 electoral votesWest Virginia · D+5.5 · 8 electoral votesIllinois · D+0.2 · 27 electoral votesNew Mexico · D+0.7 · 4 electoral votesArkansas · D+7.1 · 8 electoral votesCalifornia · R+0.5 · 32 electoral votesDelaware · D+1.6 · 3 electoral votesDistrict of Columbia · —Hawaii · D+0.1 · 3 electoral votesIowa · R+13.5 · 10 electoral votesKentucky · R+7.2 · 10 electoral votesMaryland · D+7.2 · 9 electoral votesMichigan · D+2.0 · 20 electoral votesMississippi · O+2.6 · 8 electoral votesMontana · R+2.5 · 4 electoral votesNew Hampshire · R+6.8 · 4 electoral votesNew York · D+5.3 · 45 electoral votesOhio · R+6.6 · 25 electoral votesOregon · R+5.2 · 6 electoral votesTennessee · R+7.1 · 11 electoral votesUtah · R+9.6 · 4 electoral votesVirginia · R+5.4 · 12 electoral votesWashington · R+2.4 · 9 electoral votesWisconsin · R+3.7 · 12 electoral votesNebraska · R+24.1 · 6 electoral votesSouth Carolina · D+2.5 · 8 electoral votesIdaho · R+7.6 · 4 electoral votesNevada · D+2.3 · 3 electoral votesVermont · R+17.3 · 3 electoral votesLouisiana · D+21.8 · 10 electoral votesRhode Island · D+27.3 · 4 electoral votes
1960presidential margin
D+60
R+60
Fifty states and DC, each filled by its 1960 result. Hover any state for the detail and its electoral votes.
Gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried — the blue/red ramp is the Democratic-vs-Republican margin only where a major party won.
Smaller states, enlarged
VTR+17.33 EVNHR+6.84 EVMAD+20.716 EVRID+27.34 EVCTD+7.58 EVNJD+0.816 EVDED+1.63 EVMDD+7.29 EV
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a state an independent or third-party candidate carried.
President — national popular vote
John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R)
Kennedy (D)
34,248,844
49.7%
Nixon (R)
34,136,720
49.6%
Byrd) + others
500,734
0.7%
Margin
D+0.2

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