Arkansas — 1960 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1960 presidential electionArkansas · PresidentKennedyD+7.1
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
| John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic | 50.2% | 215,049 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard NixonRepublican | 43.1% | 184,508 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 6.8% | 28,952 |
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
75 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Arkansas cast 8 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (75 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County, AR | Democratic | D+14.0 |
| Ashley County, AR | Democratic | D+36.4 |
| Baxter County, AR | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Benton County, AR | Republican | R+36.4 |
| Boone County, AR | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Bradley County, AR | Democratic | D+49.6 |
| Calhoun County, AR | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Carroll County, AR | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Chicot County, AR | Democratic | D+27.0 |
| Clark County, AR | Democratic | D+38.1 |
| Clay County, AR | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Cleburne County, AR | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Cleveland County, AR | Democratic | D+54.0 |
| Columbia County, AR | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Conway County, AR | Democratic | D+25.3 |
| Craighead County, AR | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Crawford County, AR | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Crittenden County, AR | Democratic | D+8.7 |
| Cross County, AR | Democratic | D+22.2 |
| Dallas County, AR | Democratic | D+37.5 |
| Desha County, AR | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Drew County, AR | Democratic | D+36.1 |
| Faulkner County, AR | Democratic | D+21.1 |
| Franklin County, AR | Democratic | D+10.5 |
| Fulton County, AR | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Garland County, AR | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Grant County, AR | Democratic | D+36.6 |
| Greene County, AR | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Hempstead County, AR | Democratic | D+13.6 |
| Hot Spring County, AR | Democratic | D+29.4 |
| Howard County, AR | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| Independence County, AR | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Izard County, AR | Democratic | D+23.7 |
| Jackson County, AR | Democratic | D+16.9 |
| Jefferson County, AR | Democratic | D+23.6 |
| Johnson County, AR | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Lafayette County, AR | Democratic | D+24.6 |
| Lawrence County, AR | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Lee County, AR | Democratic | D+13.9 |
| Lincoln County, AR | Democratic | D+43.6 |
| Little River County, AR | Democratic | D+35.4 |
| Logan County, AR | Democratic | D+13.1 |
| Lonoke County, AR | Democratic | D+26.8 |
| Madison County, AR | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Marion County, AR | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Miller County, AR | Democratic | D+17.7 |
| Mississippi County, AR | Democratic | D+1.5 |
| Monroe County, AR | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Montgomery County, AR | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Nevada County, AR | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Newton County, AR | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Ouachita County, AR | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| Perry County, AR | Democratic | D+20.8 |
| Phillips County, AR | Democratic | D+29.0 |
| Pike County, AR | Republican | R+0.8 |
| Poinsett County, AR | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Polk County, AR | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Pope County, AR | Democratic | D+3.3 |
| Prairie County, AR | Democratic | D+35.9 |
| Pulaski County, AR | Democratic | D+7.0 |
| Randolph County, AR | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Saline County, AR | Democratic | D+25.1 |
| Scott County, AR | Republican | R+0.9 |
| Searcy County, AR | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Sebastian County, AR | Republican | R+14.6 |
| Sevier County, AR | Democratic | D+15.5 |
| Sharp County, AR | Republican | R+5.8 |
| St. Francis County, AR | Democratic | D+14.3 |
| Stone County, AR | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Union County, AR | Democratic | D+6.4 |
| Van Buren County, AR | Democratic | D+6.6 |
| Washington County, AR | Republican | R+30.0 |
| White County, AR | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Woodruff County, AR | Democratic | D+37.3 |
| Yell County, AR | Democratic | D+20.5 |
Arkansas results by county
75 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas County | John F. Kennedy+746 | 2,78952.4% | 2,04338.4% | 4869.1% | 5,318 |
| Ashley County | John F. Kennedy+1,830 | 3,11862.0% | 1,28825.6% | 62012.3% | 5,026 |
| Baxter County | Richard Nixon+414 | 1,69443.7% | 2,10854.3% | 772.0% | 3,879 |
| Benton County | Richard Nixon+4,213 | 3,61931.2% | 7,83267.6% | 1391.2% | 11,590 |
| Boone County | Richard Nixon+614 | 2,77444.5% | 3,38854.4% | 711.1% | 6,233 |
| Bradley County | John F. Kennedy+2,087 | 2,96070.3% | 87320.7% | 3779.0% | 4,210 |
| Calhoun County | John F. Kennedy+856 | 1,15172.0% | 29518.5% | 1529.5% | 1,598 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+1,314 | 1,30132.8% | 2,61566.0% | 491.2% | 3,965 |
| Chicot County | John F. Kennedy+824 | 1,80359.1% | 97932.1% | 2698.8% | 3,051 |
| Clark County | John F. Kennedy+1,938 | 3,29564.8% | 1,35726.7% | 4318.5% | 5,083 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+635 | 1,90841.8% | 2,54355.7% | 1172.6% | 4,568 |
| Cleburne County | John F. Kennedy+118 | 1,14450.1% | 1,02645.0% | 1124.9% | 2,282 |
| Cleveland County | John F. Kennedy+926 | 1,21670.9% | 29016.9% | 20912.2% | 1,715 |
| Columbia County | John F. Kennedy+55 | 2,42743.3% | 2,37242.3% | 80614.4% | 5,605 |
| Conway County | John F. Kennedy+1,215 | 2,90060.5% | 1,68535.1% | 2114.4% | 4,796 |
| Craighead County | Richard Nixon+360 | 4,89845.6% | 5,25849.0% | 5825.4% | 10,738 |
| Crawford County | Richard Nixon+943 | 2,43041.1% | 3,37357.1% | 1041.8% | 5,907 |
| Crittenden County | John F. Kennedy+445 | 2,67952.2% | 2,23443.6% | 2154.2% | 5,128 |
| Cross County | John F. Kennedy+801 | 2,08857.8% | 1,28735.6% | 2406.6% | 3,615 |
| Dallas County | John F. Kennedy+980 | 1,63962.7% | 65925.2% | 31712.1% | 2,615 |
| Desha County | John F. Kennedy+1,439 | 2,50263.6% | 1,06327.0% | 3719.4% | 3,936 |
| Drew County | John F. Kennedy+1,218 | 2,10762.5% | 88926.4% | 37611.2% | 3,372 |
| Faulkner County | John F. Kennedy+1,394 | 3,82057.8% | 2,42636.7% | 3635.5% | 6,609 |
| Franklin County | John F. Kennedy+394 | 2,02554.0% | 1,63143.5% | 952.5% | 3,751 |
| Fulton County | Richard Nixon+424 | 70338.0% | 1,12761.0% | 191.0% | 1,849 |
| Garland County | Richard Nixon+871 | 6,33345.4% | 7,20451.7% | 4072.9% | 13,944 |
| Grant County | John F. Kennedy+831 | 1,39461.4% | 56324.8% | 31213.8% | 2,269 |
| Greene County | John F. Kennedy+116 | 2,77449.8% | 2,65847.7% | 1372.5% | 5,569 |
| Hempstead County | John F. Kennedy+648 | 2,59654.5% | 1,94840.9% | 2154.5% | 4,759 |
| Hot Spring County | John F. Kennedy+1,722 | 3,45459.0% | 1,73229.6% | 66811.4% | 5,854 |
| Howard County | John F. Kennedy+141 | 1,36649.9% | 1,22544.8% | 1445.3% | 2,735 |
| Independence County | Richard Nixon+152 | 2,48747.0% | 2,63949.9% | 1633.1% | 5,289 |
| Izard County | John F. Kennedy+532 | 1,34059.6% | 80835.9% | 1004.4% | 2,248 |
| Jackson County | John F. Kennedy+874 | 2,86055.4% | 1,98638.5% | 3136.1% | 5,159 |
| Jefferson County | John F. Kennedy+3,603 | 8,44255.4% | 4,83931.8% | 1,95412.8% | 15,235 |
| Johnson County | John F. Kennedy+448 | 1,93855.0% | 1,49042.3% | 952.7% | 3,523 |
| Lafayette County | John F. Kennedy+573 | 1,28655.3% | 71330.7% | 32614.0% | 2,325 |
| Lawrence County | John F. Kennedy+274 | 2,07451.0% | 1,80044.3% | 1914.7% | 4,065 |
| Lee County | John F. Kennedy+375 | 1,40952.2% | 1,03438.3% | 2589.6% | 2,701 |
| Lincoln County | John F. Kennedy+1,154 | 1,78067.3% | 62623.7% | 2409.1% | 2,646 |
| Little River County | John F. Kennedy+822 | 1,51465.2% | 69229.8% | 1175.0% | 2,323 |
| Logan County | John F. Kennedy+622 | 2,63655.3% | 2,01442.3% | 1142.4% | 4,764 |
| Lonoke County | John F. Kennedy+1,431 | 2,99155.9% | 1,56029.2% | 79714.9% | 5,348 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+743 | 1,70240.5% | 2,44558.2% | 541.3% | 4,201 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+48 | 96848.2% | 1,01650.6% | 241.2% | 2,008 |
| Miller County | John F. Kennedy+1,437 | 4,55056.1% | 3,11338.4% | 4545.6% | 8,117 |
| Mississippi County | John F. Kennedy+155 | 5,13848.5% | 4,98347.1% | 4644.4% | 10,585 |
| Monroe County | John F. Kennedy+1,023 | 1,85660.5% | 83327.2% | 37912.4% | 3,068 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+48 | 78847.0% | 83649.9% | 533.2% | 1,677 |
| Nevada County | John F. Kennedy+668 | 1,60558.3% | 93734.1% | 2097.6% | 2,751 |
| Newton County | Richard Nixon+970 | 84431.4% | 1,81467.5% | 291.1% | 2,687 |
| Ouachita County | John F. Kennedy+2,730 | 5,16963.1% | 2,43929.8% | 5847.1% | 8,192 |
| Perry County | John F. Kennedy+288 | 78957.0% | 50136.2% | 956.9% | 1,385 |
| Phillips County | John F. Kennedy+1,937 | 4,10561.5% | 2,16832.5% | 4046.1% | 6,677 |
| Pike County | Richard Nixon+16 | 99747.4% | 1,01348.2% | 924.4% | 2,102 |
| Poinsett County | John F. Kennedy+387 | 2,81751.7% | 2,43044.6% | 1973.6% | 5,444 |
| Polk County | Richard Nixon+247 | 1,63545.0% | 1,88251.8% | 1153.2% | 3,632 |
| Pope County | John F. Kennedy+187 | 2,76049.4% | 2,57346.0% | 2564.6% | 5,589 |
| Prairie County | John F. Kennedy+946 | 1,68063.7% | 73427.8% | 2228.4% | 2,636 |
| Pulaski County | John F. Kennedy+3,888 | 26,03446.7% | 22,14639.7% | 7,60813.6% | 55,788 |
| Randolph County | Richard Nixon+64 | 1,55647.5% | 1,62049.4% | 1023.1% | 3,278 |
| Saline County | John F. Kennedy+1,703 | 3,89857.4% | 2,19532.3% | 69810.3% | 6,791 |
| Scott County | Richard Nixon+21 | 1,11649.3% | 1,13750.2% | 110.5% | 2,264 |
| Searcy County | Richard Nixon+1,275 | 1,02230.5% | 2,29768.5% | 321.0% | 3,351 |
| Sebastian County | Richard Nixon+3,018 | 8,72642.2% | 11,74456.7% | 2261.1% | 20,696 |
| Sevier County | John F. Kennedy+439 | 1,58055.7% | 1,14140.2% | 1144.0% | 2,835 |
| Sharp County | Richard Nixon+104 | 80745.2% | 91151.0% | 683.8% | 1,786 |
| St. Francis County | John F. Kennedy+646 | 2,43253.8% | 1,78639.5% | 3006.6% | 4,518 |
| Stone County | Richard Nixon+62 | 89746.2% | 95949.4% | 874.5% | 1,943 |
| Union County | John F. Kennedy+869 | 6,50047.9% | 5,63141.5% | 1,43410.6% | 13,565 |
| Van Buren County | John F. Kennedy+149 | 1,15851.1% | 1,00944.5% | 1004.4% | 2,267 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+4,697 | 5,39134.4% | 10,08864.3% | 2001.3% | 15,679 |
| White County | John F. Kennedy+1,259 | 5,24453.3% | 3,98540.5% | 6056.2% | 9,834 |
| Woodruff County | John F. Kennedy+946 | 1,61363.6% | 66726.3% | 25510.1% | 2,535 |
| Yell County | John F. Kennedy+705 | 2,00858.5% | 1,30338.0% | 1223.6% | 3,433 |
Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
Arkansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +27.6% |
| 1896 | +48.6% |
| 1900 | +28.5% |
| 1904 | +15.2% |
| 1908 | +20.3% |
| 1912 | +35.9% |
| 1916 | +40.9% |
| 1920 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | +31.9% |
| 1928 | +20.9% |
| 1932 | +73.9% |
| 1936 | +63.9% |
| 1940 | +57.4% |
| 1944 | +40.1% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | +12.1% |
| 1956 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | +7.1% |
| 1964 | +12.7% |
| 1968 | −0.4% |
| 1972 | −38.1% |
| 1976 | +30.0% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.2% |
| 1988 | −14.2% |
| 1992 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −5.4% |
| 2004 | −9.8% |
| 2008 | −19.9% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −30.6% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1960 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.