Richard Nixon carried Alaska R+1.9. John F. Kennedy (D) vs Richard Nixon (R) in Alaska, 1960. Alaska held 3 electoral votes this cycle. The state ran 2.1 points more Republican than the nation (D+0.2 nationally).
Elections › 1960 › President › Alaska Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
akashic Alaska result
119,370 votes counted
akashic 1960 presidential election
Alaska, 1960
Nixon R+1.9
1960 presidential margin by county for Alaska — 1960 presidential election A map of the constituent counties of Alaska — 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. Aleutians East Borough, AK · D+40.4 Aleutians West Census Area, AK · D+42.9 Anchorage Municipality, AK · R+7.4 Bethel Census Area, AK · R+34.7 Bristol Bay Borough, AK · D+40.7 Denali Borough, AK · D+23.9 Dillingham Census Area, AK · D+17.9 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · D+3.1 Haines Borough, AK · R+10.5 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK · D+7.0 Juneau City and Borough, AK · R+5.1 Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK · D+5.4 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · R+5.0 Kodiak Island Borough, AK · D+15.8 Kusilvak Census Area, AK · D+27.1 Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · R+4.5 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · R+12.1 Nome Census Area, AK · D+21.0 North Slope Borough, AK · R+37.9 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · R+4.8 Petersburg Borough, AK · D+9.0 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · D+7.4 Sitka City and Borough, AK · D+37.9 Skagway Municipality, AK · R+10.3 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · R+1.9 Wrangell City and Borough, AK · D+31.7 Yakutat City and Borough, AK · R+11.6 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · D+10.6 How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
Richard Nixon ✓ Republican 51.0% 60,838 John F. Kennedy Democratic 49.0% 58,532 Other All other candidates 0.0% 0
30 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashic Alaska's presidential margins
1960–2024, the 1960 contest in context
Alaska's presidential margins Democratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1960 to 2024. Most recent: −13.1% in 2024. flipped R · 1968 −13.1% D R 1960 2024 Alaska's presidential margins Year Margin (D minus R) 1960 −1.9% 1964 +31.6% 1968 −2.1% 1972 −23.5% 1976 −22.3% 1980 −27.9% 1984 −36.8% 1988 −23.3% 1992 −9.2% 1996 −17.5% 2000 −31.0% 2004 −25.9% 2008 −21.5% 2012 −14.0% 2016 −14.8% 2020 −10.2% 2024 −13.1%
akashic County results — 1960
30 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
akashic County Won Margin Democratic Republican Total Aleutians East Borough D 169 72 240 Aleutians West Census Area D 225 90 315 Anchorage Municipality R 9,581 11,119 20,700 Bethel Census Area R 381 786 1,167 Bristol Bay Borough D 197 83 280 Chugach Census Area D 527 524 1,051 Copper River Census Area D 201 169 370 Denali Borough D 109 67 176 Dillingham Census Area D 276 192 468 Fairbanks North Star Borough D 4,068 3,820 7,887 Haines Borough R 124 153 277 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area D 346 301 647 Juneau City and Borough R 2,105 2,330 4,435 Kenai Peninsula Borough D 1,754 1,573 3,327 Ketchikan Gateway Borough R 1,729 1,911 3,640 Kodiak Island Borough D 867 631 1,498 Kusilvak Census Area D 211 121 332 Lake and Peninsula Borough R 1,054 1,153 2,207 Matanuska-Susitna Borough R 791 1,008 1,799 Nome Census Area D 533 348 882 North Slope Borough R 249 553 802 Northwest Arctic Borough R 355 391 746 Petersburg Borough D 566 473 1,039 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area D 1,139 983 2,122 Sitka City and Borough D 220 99 319 Skagway Municipality R 297 365 662 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area R 29,809 30,953 60,762 Wrangell City and Borough D 291 151 442 Yakutat City and Borough R 285 360 646 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area D 73 59 132
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