Indiana — 1960 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1960 presidential electionIndiana · PresidentNixonR+10.4
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
| Richard Nixon ✓Republican | 55.0% | 1,175,120 |
|---|---|---|
| John F. KennedyDemocratic | 44.6% | 952,358 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.4% | 7,882 |
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
92 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Indiana cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (92 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, IN | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Allen County, IN | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Bartholomew County, IN | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Benton County, IN | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Blackford County, IN | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Boone County, IN | Republican | R+25.0 |
| Brown County, IN | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Carroll County, IN | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Cass County, IN | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Clark County, IN | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Clay County, IN | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Clinton County, IN | Republican | R+19.0 |
| Crawford County, IN | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Daviess County, IN | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Dearborn County, IN | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Decatur County, IN | Republican | R+20.8 |
| DeKalb County, IN | Republican | R+25.7 |
| Delaware County, IN | Republican | R+5.8 |
| Dubois County, IN | Democratic | D+23.2 |
| Elkhart County, IN | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Fayette County, IN | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Floyd County, IN | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Fountain County, IN | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Franklin County, IN | Republican | R+7.7 |
| Fulton County, IN | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Gibson County, IN | Republican | R+8.3 |
| Grant County, IN | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Greene County, IN | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Hamilton County, IN | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Hancock County, IN | Republican | R+20.9 |
| Harrison County, IN | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Hendricks County, IN | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Henry County, IN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Howard County, IN | Republican | R+14.4 |
| Huntington County, IN | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Jackson County, IN | Republican | R+11.0 |
| Jasper County, IN | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Jay County, IN | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Jefferson County, IN | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Jennings County, IN | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Johnson County, IN | Republican | R+25.2 |
| Knox County, IN | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Kosciusko County, IN | Republican | R+39.3 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Republican | R+38.4 |
| Lake County, IN | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| LaPorte County, IN | Republican | R+5.6 |
| Lawrence County, IN | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Madison County, IN | Republican | R+5.0 |
| Marion County, IN | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Marshall County, IN | Republican | R+25.4 |
| Martin County, IN | Republican | R+3.2 |
| Miami County, IN | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Monroe County, IN | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Montgomery County, IN | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Morgan County, IN | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Newton County, IN | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Noble County, IN | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Ohio County, IN | Republican | R+12.8 |
| Orange County, IN | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Owen County, IN | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Parke County, IN | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Perry County, IN | Democratic | D+5.9 |
| Pike County, IN | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Porter County, IN | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Posey County, IN | Republican | R+9.3 |
| Pulaski County, IN | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Putnam County, IN | Republican | R+15.6 |
| Randolph County, IN | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Ripley County, IN | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Rush County, IN | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Scott County, IN | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Shelby County, IN | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Spencer County, IN | Republican | R+8.0 |
| St. Joseph County, IN | Democratic | D+8.5 |
| Starke County, IN | Republican | R+6.9 |
| Steuben County, IN | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Sullivan County, IN | Republican | R+0.3 |
| Switzerland County, IN | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Tippecanoe County, IN | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Tipton County, IN | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Union County, IN | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Vanderburgh County, IN | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Vermillion County, IN | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Vigo County, IN | Democratic | D+0.3 |
| Wabash County, IN | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Warren County, IN | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Warrick County, IN | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Washington County, IN | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Wayne County, IN | Republican | R+21.6 |
| Wells County, IN | Republican | R+18.6 |
| White County, IN | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Whitley County, IN | Republican | R+21.5 |
Indiana results by county
92 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Richard Nixon+2,634 | 6,97261.1% | 4,33838.0% | 990.9% | 11,409 |
| Allen County | Richard Nixon+20,868 | 60,10360.3% | 39,23539.4% | 2800.3% | 99,618 |
| Bartholomew County | Richard Nixon+4,316 | 13,60659.1% | 9,29040.3% | 1300.6% | 23,026 |
| Benton County | Richard Nixon+1,227 | 3,62660.1% | 2,39939.8% | 70.1% | 6,032 |
| Blackford County | Richard Nixon+510 | 3,73853.3% | 3,22846.1% | 430.6% | 7,009 |
| Boone County | Richard Nixon+3,602 | 8,97962.3% | 5,37737.3% | 600.4% | 14,416 |
| Brown County | Richard Nixon+146 | 1,67951.8% | 1,53347.3% | 321.0% | 3,244 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+2,112 | 5,41161.9% | 3,29937.7% | 340.4% | 8,744 |
| Cass County | Richard Nixon+3,301 | 11,39258.2% | 8,09141.3% | 940.5% | 19,577 |
| Clark County | John F. Kennedy+1,628 | 12,80346.9% | 14,43152.9% | 700.3% | 27,304 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+2,092 | 7,43457.9% | 5,34241.6% | 580.5% | 12,834 |
| Clinton County | Richard Nixon+3,087 | 9,62059.3% | 6,53340.3% | 640.4% | 16,217 |
| Crawford County | Richard Nixon+610 | 2,91555.5% | 2,30543.9% | 350.7% | 5,255 |
| Daviess County | Richard Nixon+2,852 | 8,28560.2% | 5,43339.5% | 450.3% | 13,763 |
| Dearborn County | Richard Nixon+1,403 | 7,61955.0% | 6,21644.9% | 190.1% | 13,854 |
| Decatur County | Richard Nixon+2,160 | 6,24060.2% | 4,08039.3% | 500.5% | 10,370 |
| DeKalb County | Richard Nixon+3,680 | 8,95762.7% | 5,27736.9% | 610.4% | 14,295 |
| Delaware County | Richard Nixon+2,901 | 26,16752.7% | 23,26646.9% | 1770.4% | 49,610 |
| Dubois County | John F. Kennedy+3,097 | 5,11738.3% | 8,21461.5% | 220.2% | 13,353 |
| Elkhart County | Richard Nixon+11,792 | 28,05662.8% | 16,26436.4% | 3730.8% | 44,693 |
| Fayette County | Richard Nixon+1,483 | 6,72956.0% | 5,24643.6% | 480.4% | 12,023 |
| Floyd County | John F. Kennedy+717 | 11,62948.4% | 12,34651.4% | 620.3% | 24,037 |
| Fountain County | Richard Nixon+1,846 | 6,12358.7% | 4,27741.0% | 290.3% | 10,429 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+585 | 4,10853.7% | 3,52346.1% | 140.2% | 7,645 |
| Fulton County | Richard Nixon+2,991 | 6,03866.1% | 3,04733.4% | 480.5% | 9,133 |
| Gibson County | Richard Nixon+1,359 | 8,83853.9% | 7,47945.6% | 820.5% | 16,399 |
| Grant County | Richard Nixon+5,379 | 19,02157.9% | 13,64241.5% | 1780.5% | 32,841 |
| Greene County | Richard Nixon+2,485 | 8,81057.8% | 6,32541.5% | 1040.7% | 15,239 |
| Hamilton County | Richard Nixon+7,898 | 13,40970.6% | 5,51129.0% | 640.3% | 18,984 |
| Hancock County | Richard Nixon+2,613 | 7,54360.2% | 4,93039.4% | 550.4% | 12,528 |
| Harrison County | Richard Nixon+808 | 5,37453.8% | 4,56645.7% | 490.5% | 9,989 |
| Hendricks County | Richard Nixon+6,009 | 12,49065.5% | 6,48134.0% | 950.5% | 19,066 |
| Henry County | Richard Nixon+4,123 | 13,75258.4% | 9,62940.9% | 1490.6% | 23,530 |
| Howard County | Richard Nixon+4,523 | 17,93856.9% | 13,41542.6% | 1490.5% | 31,502 |
| Huntington County | Richard Nixon+3,495 | 10,65859.4% | 7,16339.9% | 1090.6% | 17,930 |
| Jackson County | Richard Nixon+1,631 | 8,21355.3% | 6,58244.3% | 660.4% | 14,861 |
| Jasper County | Richard Nixon+2,405 | 5,36464.3% | 2,95935.5% | 160.2% | 8,339 |
| Jay County | Richard Nixon+1,620 | 6,51956.7% | 4,89942.6% | 740.6% | 11,492 |
| Jefferson County | Richard Nixon+1,214 | 6,33355.1% | 5,11944.5% | 400.3% | 11,492 |
| Jennings County | Richard Nixon+1,075 | 4,47856.6% | 3,40343.0% | 270.3% | 7,908 |
| Johnson County | Richard Nixon+5,026 | 12,42662.4% | 7,40037.2% | 930.5% | 19,919 |
| Knox County | Richard Nixon+1,572 | 11,49053.4% | 9,91846.1% | 1080.5% | 21,516 |
| Kosciusko County | Richard Nixon+7,700 | 13,53969.1% | 5,83929.8% | 2131.1% | 19,591 |
| LaGrange County | Richard Nixon+2,468 | 4,43369.0% | 1,96530.6% | 240.4% | 6,422 |
| Lake County | John F. Kennedy+54,276 | 78,27837.0% | 132,55462.7% | 5260.2% | 211,358 |
| LaPorte County | Richard Nixon+2,421 | 22,73852.7% | 20,31747.1% | 850.2% | 43,140 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+4,142 | 11,11961.2% | 6,97738.4% | 860.5% | 18,182 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+2,944 | 31,09852.3% | 28,15447.4% | 1930.3% | 59,445 |
| Marion County | Richard Nixon+44,866 | 166,20257.7% | 121,33642.1% | 6680.2% | 288,206 |
| Marshall County | Richard Nixon+4,250 | 10,46062.5% | 6,21037.1% | 740.4% | 16,744 |
| Martin County | Richard Nixon+171 | 2,75651.6% | 2,58548.4% | 50.1% | 5,346 |
| Miami County | Richard Nixon+2,653 | 8,84458.4% | 6,19140.9% | 960.6% | 15,131 |
| Monroe County | Richard Nixon+6,978 | 14,51365.4% | 7,53534.0% | 1360.6% | 22,184 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+5,480 | 10,95766.4% | 5,47733.2% | 770.5% | 16,511 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+4,041 | 9,41663.4% | 5,37536.2% | 690.5% | 14,860 |
| Newton County | Richard Nixon+1,647 | 3,51765.1% | 1,87034.6% | 140.3% | 5,401 |
| Noble County | Richard Nixon+2,805 | 8,06960.3% | 5,26439.3% | 540.4% | 13,387 |
| Ohio County | Richard Nixon+299 | 1,31456.3% | 1,01543.5% | 70.3% | 2,336 |
| Orange County | Richard Nixon+1,771 | 5,58959.2% | 3,81840.4% | 350.4% | 9,442 |
| Owen County | Richard Nixon+1,321 | 3,70060.4% | 2,37938.8% | 490.8% | 6,128 |
| Parke County | Richard Nixon+1,301 | 4,66257.9% | 3,36141.8% | 230.3% | 8,046 |
| Perry County | John F. Kennedy+548 | 4,37247.0% | 4,92052.9% | 160.2% | 9,308 |
| Pike County | Richard Nixon+1,560 | 4,60659.7% | 3,04639.5% | 640.8% | 7,716 |
| Porter County | Richard Nixon+4,933 | 15,66659.2% | 10,73340.5% | 750.3% | 26,474 |
| Posey County | Richard Nixon+912 | 5,36954.5% | 4,45745.2% | 310.3% | 9,857 |
| Pulaski County | Richard Nixon+1,159 | 3,90557.7% | 2,74640.6% | 1201.8% | 6,771 |
| Putnam County | Richard Nixon+1,785 | 6,58357.6% | 4,79842.0% | 420.4% | 11,423 |
| Randolph County | Richard Nixon+4,493 | 9,52864.9% | 5,03534.3% | 1140.8% | 14,677 |
| Ripley County | Richard Nixon+1,323 | 6,05356.0% | 4,73043.7% | 350.3% | 10,818 |
| Rush County | Richard Nixon+2,699 | 6,21563.5% | 3,51635.9% | 510.5% | 9,782 |
| Scott County | Richard Nixon+149 | 3,21351.0% | 3,06448.6% | 240.4% | 6,301 |
| Shelby County | Richard Nixon+2,310 | 9,42156.7% | 7,11142.8% | 700.4% | 16,602 |
| Spencer County | Richard Nixon+747 | 5,05053.9% | 4,30345.9% | 200.2% | 9,373 |
| St. Joseph County | John F. Kennedy+9,932 | 53,62145.6% | 63,55354.1% | 3250.3% | 117,499 |
| Starke County | Richard Nixon+597 | 4,59253.3% | 3,99546.4% | 320.4% | 8,619 |
| Steuben County | Richard Nixon+2,876 | 5,46467.6% | 2,58832.0% | 270.3% | 8,079 |
| Sullivan County | Richard Nixon+37 | 6,01249.9% | 5,97549.5% | 730.6% | 12,060 |
| Switzerland County | John F. Kennedy+26 | 1,92949.4% | 1,95550.1% | 210.5% | 3,905 |
| Tippecanoe County | Richard Nixon+10,531 | 24,57263.5% | 14,04136.3% | 550.1% | 38,668 |
| Tipton County | Richard Nixon+1,625 | 4,92459.9% | 3,29940.1% | 00.0% | 8,223 |
| Union County | Richard Nixon+907 | 2,08763.7% | 1,18036.0% | 80.2% | 3,275 |
| Vanderburgh County | Richard Nixon+4,738 | 41,06852.9% | 36,33046.8% | 2370.3% | 77,635 |
| Vermillion County | John F. Kennedy+593 | 4,79846.9% | 5,39152.7% | 380.4% | 10,227 |
| Vigo County | John F. Kennedy+165 | 24,94049.7% | 25,10550.0% | 1330.3% | 50,178 |
| Wabash County | Richard Nixon+5,632 | 10,42068.1% | 4,78831.3% | 890.6% | 15,297 |
| Warren County | Richard Nixon+1,296 | 2,87064.3% | 1,57435.3% | 200.4% | 4,464 |
| Warrick County | Richard Nixon+1,440 | 6,48256.1% | 5,04243.6% | 300.3% | 11,554 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+1,236 | 5,05756.7% | 3,82142.9% | 350.4% | 8,913 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+7,043 | 19,76460.7% | 12,72139.0% | 950.3% | 32,580 |
| Wells County | Richard Nixon+1,906 | 6,03458.9% | 4,12840.3% | 800.8% | 10,242 |
| White County | Richard Nixon+2,764 | 6,67862.9% | 3,91436.9% | 200.2% | 10,612 |
| Whitley County | Richard Nixon+2,355 | 6,62160.5% | 4,26639.0% | 560.5% | 10,943 |
Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
Indiana's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | −2.9% |
| 1900 | −3.8% |
| 1904 | −13.8% |
| 1908 | −1.5% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −0.9% |
| 1920 | −14.6% |
| 1924 | −16.6% |
| 1928 | −20.1% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +14.7% |
| 1940 | −1.4% |
| 1944 | −5.7% |
| 1948 | −0.8% |
| 1952 | −17.1% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −10.4% |
| 1964 | +12.4% |
| 1968 | −12.3% |
| 1972 | −32.8% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −18.4% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −20.2% |
| 1992 | −6.1% |
| 1996 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −20.7% |
| 2008 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | −10.2% |
| 2016 | −19.0% |
| 2020 | −16.1% |
| 2024 | −19.0% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1960 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.