Missouri — 1960 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1960 presidential electionMissouri · PresidentKennedyD+0.5
How it voted
Share of the 1960 vote
| John F. Kennedy ✓Democratic | 50.3% | 972,201 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard NixonRepublican | 49.7% | 962,221 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1960presidential margin
D+60R+60
115 counties, each filled by 1960 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Missouri cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (115 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | Republican | R+26.8 |
| Andrew County, MO | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Atchison County, MO | Republican | R+10.2 |
| Audrain County, MO | Democratic | D+12.8 |
| Barry County, MO | Republican | R+26.2 |
| Barton County, MO | Republican | R+21.0 |
| Bates County, MO | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Benton County, MO | Republican | R+39.9 |
| Bollinger County, MO | Republican | R+19.7 |
| Boone County, MO | Democratic | D+4.8 |
| Buchanan County, MO | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Butler County, MO | Republican | R+23.6 |
| Caldwell County, MO | Republican | R+28.4 |
| Callaway County, MO | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Camden County, MO | Republican | R+33.2 |
| Cape Girardeau County, MO | Republican | R+16.2 |
| Carroll County, MO | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Carter County, MO | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Cass County, MO | Republican | R+6.6 |
| Cedar County, MO | Republican | R+41.4 |
| Chariton County, MO | Democratic | D+6.7 |
| Christian County, MO | Republican | R+48.1 |
| Clark County, MO | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Clay County, MO | Republican | R+4.5 |
| Clinton County, MO | Republican | R+3.4 |
| Cole County, MO | Republican | R+6.7 |
| Cooper County, MO | Republican | R+9.5 |
| Crawford County, MO | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Dade County, MO | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Dallas County, MO | Republican | R+40.8 |
| Daviess County, MO | Republican | R+17.9 |
| DeKalb County, MO | Republican | R+18.8 |
| Dent County, MO | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Douglas County, MO | Republican | R+56.2 |
| Dunklin County, MO | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Franklin County, MO | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Gasconade County, MO | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Gentry County, MO | Republican | R+8.4 |
| Greene County, MO | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Grundy County, MO | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Harrison County, MO | Republican | R+30.9 |
| Henry County, MO | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Hickory County, MO | Republican | R+50.8 |
| Holt County, MO | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Howard County, MO | Democratic | D+22.8 |
| Howell County, MO | Republican | R+44.4 |
| Iron County, MO | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Jackson County, MO | Democratic | D+7.2 |
| Jasper County, MO | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Jefferson County, MO | Democratic | D+13.8 |
| Johnson County, MO | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Knox County, MO | Republican | R+2.1 |
| Laclede County, MO | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Lafayette County, MO | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Lawrence County, MO | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Lewis County, MO | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Lincoln County, MO | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Linn County, MO | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Livingston County, MO | Republican | R+14.1 |
| Macon County, MO | Republican | R+7.9 |
| Madison County, MO | Republican | R+22.5 |
| Maries County, MO | Democratic | D+0.9 |
| Marion County, MO | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| McDonald County, MO | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Mercer County, MO | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Miller County, MO | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Mississippi County, MO | Democratic | D+18.9 |
| Moniteau County, MO | Republican | R+20.6 |
| Monroe County, MO | Democratic | D+45.1 |
| Montgomery County, MO | Republican | R+10.4 |
| Morgan County, MO | Republican | R+24.1 |
| New Madrid County, MO | Democratic | D+27.4 |
| Newton County, MO | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Nodaway County, MO | Republican | R+6.0 |
| Oregon County, MO | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Osage County, MO | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Ozark County, MO | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Pemiscot County, MO | Democratic | D+24.2 |
| Perry County, MO | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Pettis County, MO | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Phelps County, MO | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Pike County, MO | Democratic | D+2.5 |
| Platte County, MO | Democratic | D+10.2 |
| Polk County, MO | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Pulaski County, MO | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Putnam County, MO | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Ralls County, MO | Democratic | D+25.4 |
| Randolph County, MO | Democratic | D+21.2 |
| Ray County, MO | Democratic | D+12.6 |
| Reynolds County, MO | Republican | R+4.4 |
| Ripley County, MO | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Saline County, MO | Republican | R+1.0 |
| Schuyler County, MO | Republican | R+10.1 |
| Scotland County, MO | Republican | R+0.4 |
| Scott County, MO | Democratic | D+4.5 |
| Shannon County, MO | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Shelby County, MO | Democratic | D+16.4 |
| St. Charles County, MO | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| St. Clair County, MO | Republican | R+26.3 |
| St. Francois County, MO | Republican | R+16.9 |
| St. Louis city, MO | Democratic | D+33.3 |
| St. Louis County, MO | Democratic | D+2.6 |
| Ste. Genevieve County, MO | Democratic | D+24.3 |
| Stoddard County, MO | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Stone County, MO | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Sullivan County, MO | Republican | R+12.2 |
| Taney County, MO | Republican | R+43.9 |
| Texas County, MO | Republican | R+18.6 |
| Vernon County, MO | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Warren County, MO | Republican | R+35.4 |
| Washington County, MO | Republican | R+12.9 |
| Wayne County, MO | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Webster County, MO | Republican | R+25.9 |
| Worth County, MO | Republican | R+1.2 |
| Wright County, MO | Republican | R+45.3 |
Missouri results by county
115 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Richard Nixon+2,309 | 3,16036.6% | 5,46963.4% | 00.0% | 8,629 |
| Andrew County | Richard Nixon+1,546 | 2,17036.9% | 3,71663.1% | 00.0% | 5,886 |
| Atchison County | Richard Nixon+492 | 2,16744.9% | 2,65955.1% | 00.0% | 4,826 |
| Audrain County | John F. Kennedy+1,455 | 6,41056.4% | 4,95543.6% | 00.0% | 11,365 |
| Barry County | Richard Nixon+2,787 | 3,91936.9% | 6,70663.1% | 00.0% | 10,625 |
| Barton County | Richard Nixon+1,286 | 2,41739.5% | 3,70360.5% | 00.0% | 6,120 |
| Bates County | Richard Nixon+1,523 | 3,90641.8% | 5,42958.2% | 00.0% | 9,335 |
| Benton County | Richard Nixon+1,988 | 1,49630.0% | 3,48470.0% | 00.0% | 4,980 |
| Bollinger County | Richard Nixon+951 | 1,93540.1% | 2,88659.9% | 00.0% | 4,821 |
| Boone County | John F. Kennedy+1,061 | 11,51452.4% | 10,45347.6% | 00.0% | 21,967 |
| Buchanan County | Richard Nixon+2,100 | 19,34847.4% | 21,44852.6% | 00.0% | 40,796 |
| Butler County | Richard Nixon+3,345 | 5,40638.2% | 8,75161.8% | 00.0% | 14,157 |
| Caldwell County | Richard Nixon+1,379 | 1,73635.8% | 3,11564.2% | 00.0% | 4,851 |
| Callaway County | John F. Kennedy+1,290 | 5,34456.9% | 4,05443.1% | 00.0% | 9,398 |
| Camden County | Richard Nixon+1,750 | 1,75933.4% | 3,50966.6% | 00.0% | 5,268 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Richard Nixon+3,159 | 8,17241.9% | 11,33158.1% | 00.0% | 19,503 |
| Carroll County | Richard Nixon+1,259 | 3,29642.0% | 4,55558.0% | 00.0% | 7,851 |
| Carter County | Richard Nixon+366 | 68339.4% | 1,04960.6% | 00.0% | 1,732 |
| Cass County | Richard Nixon+805 | 5,71846.7% | 6,52353.3% | 00.0% | 12,241 |
| Cedar County | Richard Nixon+2,183 | 1,54729.3% | 3,73070.7% | 00.0% | 5,277 |
| Chariton County | John F. Kennedy+448 | 3,55053.4% | 3,10246.6% | 00.0% | 6,652 |
| Christian County | Richard Nixon+3,005 | 1,62226.0% | 4,62774.0% | 00.0% | 6,249 |
| Clark County | Richard Nixon+603 | 2,03943.6% | 2,64256.4% | 00.0% | 4,681 |
| Clay County | Richard Nixon+1,637 | 17,31847.7% | 18,95552.3% | 00.0% | 36,273 |
| Clinton County | Richard Nixon+224 | 3,16748.3% | 3,39151.7% | 00.0% | 6,558 |
| Cole County | Richard Nixon+1,231 | 8,53246.6% | 9,76353.4% | 00.0% | 18,295 |
| Cooper County | Richard Nixon+814 | 3,85845.2% | 4,67254.8% | 00.0% | 8,530 |
| Crawford County | Richard Nixon+1,678 | 2,38737.0% | 4,06563.0% | 00.0% | 6,452 |
| Dade County | Richard Nixon+1,770 | 1,21728.9% | 2,98771.1% | 00.0% | 4,204 |
| Dallas County | Richard Nixon+2,040 | 1,48229.6% | 3,52270.4% | 00.0% | 5,004 |
| Daviess County | Richard Nixon+971 | 2,22041.0% | 3,19159.0% | 00.0% | 5,411 |
| DeKalb County | Richard Nixon+787 | 1,69740.6% | 2,48459.4% | 00.0% | 4,181 |
| Dent County | Richard Nixon+619 | 2,59344.7% | 3,21255.3% | 00.0% | 5,805 |
| Douglas County | Richard Nixon+2,597 | 1,01421.9% | 3,61178.1% | 00.0% | 4,625 |
| Dunklin County | Richard Nixon+140 | 6,56849.5% | 6,70850.5% | 00.0% | 13,276 |
| Franklin County | Richard Nixon+1,286 | 10,32447.1% | 11,61052.9% | 00.0% | 21,934 |
| Gasconade County | Richard Nixon+3,203 | 1,65125.4% | 4,85474.6% | 00.0% | 6,505 |
| Gentry County | Richard Nixon+449 | 2,43945.8% | 2,88854.2% | 00.0% | 5,327 |
| Greene County | Richard Nixon+16,486 | 20,45735.6% | 36,94364.4% | 00.0% | 57,400 |
| Grundy County | Richard Nixon+2,007 | 2,41535.3% | 4,42264.7% | 00.0% | 6,837 |
| Harrison County | Richard Nixon+1,966 | 2,20034.6% | 4,16665.4% | 00.0% | 6,366 |
| Henry County | Richard Nixon+1,411 | 4,60143.4% | 6,01256.6% | 00.0% | 10,613 |
| Hickory County | Richard Nixon+1,270 | 61524.6% | 1,88575.4% | 00.0% | 2,500 |
| Holt County | Richard Nixon+1,169 | 1,55136.3% | 2,72063.7% | 00.0% | 4,271 |
| Howard County | John F. Kennedy+1,227 | 3,30261.4% | 2,07538.6% | 00.0% | 5,377 |
| Howell County | Richard Nixon+4,361 | 2,73427.8% | 7,09572.2% | 00.0% | 9,829 |
| Iron County | Richard Nixon+271 | 1,85146.6% | 2,12253.4% | 00.0% | 3,973 |
| Jackson County | John F. Kennedy+19,280 | 142,86953.6% | 123,58946.4% | 00.0% | 266,458 |
| Jasper County | Richard Nixon+6,842 | 14,96240.7% | 21,80459.3% | 00.0% | 36,766 |
| Jefferson County | John F. Kennedy+4,144 | 17,05456.9% | 12,91043.1% | 00.0% | 29,964 |
| Johnson County | Richard Nixon+2,258 | 4,71240.3% | 6,97059.7% | 00.0% | 11,682 |
| Knox County | Richard Nixon+78 | 1,79648.9% | 1,87451.1% | 00.0% | 3,670 |
| Laclede County | Richard Nixon+2,649 | 3,15635.2% | 5,80564.8% | 00.0% | 8,961 |
| Lafayette County | Richard Nixon+2,456 | 5,55540.9% | 8,01159.1% | 00.0% | 13,566 |
| Lawrence County | Richard Nixon+3,923 | 4,48334.8% | 8,40665.2% | 00.0% | 12,889 |
| Lewis County | John F. Kennedy+166 | 2,72651.6% | 2,56048.4% | 00.0% | 5,286 |
| Lincoln County | John F. Kennedy+322 | 3,79352.2% | 3,47147.8% | 00.0% | 7,264 |
| Linn County | Richard Nixon+552 | 4,53447.1% | 5,08652.9% | 00.0% | 9,620 |
| Livingston County | Richard Nixon+1,250 | 3,79542.9% | 5,04557.1% | 00.0% | 8,840 |
| Macon County | Richard Nixon+717 | 4,20846.1% | 4,92553.9% | 00.0% | 9,133 |
| Madison County | Richard Nixon+1,086 | 1,87438.8% | 2,96061.2% | 00.0% | 4,834 |
| Maries County | John F. Kennedy+32 | 1,71650.5% | 1,68449.5% | 00.0% | 3,400 |
| Marion County | John F. Kennedy+327 | 6,75851.2% | 6,43148.8% | 00.0% | 13,189 |
| McDonald County | Richard Nixon+1,459 | 2,49638.7% | 3,95561.3% | 00.0% | 6,451 |
| Mercer County | Richard Nixon+1,208 | 1,14632.7% | 2,35467.3% | 00.0% | 3,500 |
| Miller County | Richard Nixon+1,898 | 2,58436.6% | 4,48263.4% | 00.0% | 7,066 |
| Mississippi County | John F. Kennedy+1,226 | 3,85559.5% | 2,62940.5% | 00.0% | 6,484 |
| Moniteau County | Richard Nixon+1,182 | 2,27139.7% | 3,45360.3% | 00.0% | 5,724 |
| Monroe County | John F. Kennedy+2,492 | 4,01172.5% | 1,51927.5% | 00.0% | 5,530 |
| Montgomery County | Richard Nixon+650 | 2,80444.8% | 3,45455.2% | 00.0% | 6,258 |
| Morgan County | Richard Nixon+1,260 | 1,97937.9% | 3,23962.1% | 00.0% | 5,218 |
| New Madrid County | John F. Kennedy+3,168 | 7,37363.7% | 4,20536.3% | 00.0% | 11,578 |
| Newton County | Richard Nixon+3,332 | 5,67838.7% | 9,01061.3% | 00.0% | 14,688 |
| Nodaway County | Richard Nixon+675 | 5,31847.0% | 5,99353.0% | 00.0% | 11,311 |
| Oregon County | Richard Nixon+40 | 1,93449.5% | 1,97450.5% | 00.0% | 3,908 |
| Osage County | John F. Kennedy+222 | 2,90052.0% | 2,67848.0% | 00.0% | 5,578 |
| Ozark County | Richard Nixon+1,874 | 72121.7% | 2,59578.3% | 00.0% | 3,316 |
| Pemiscot County | John F. Kennedy+2,848 | 7,31262.1% | 4,46437.9% | 00.0% | 11,776 |
| Perry County | Richard Nixon+895 | 2,99143.5% | 3,88656.5% | 00.0% | 6,877 |
| Pettis County | Richard Nixon+2,069 | 6,99743.6% | 9,06656.4% | 00.0% | 16,063 |
| Phelps County | Richard Nixon+1,087 | 4,57644.7% | 5,66355.3% | 00.0% | 10,239 |
| Pike County | John F. Kennedy+196 | 4,09651.2% | 3,90048.8% | 00.0% | 7,996 |
| Platte County | John F. Kennedy+1,089 | 5,86055.1% | 4,77144.9% | 00.0% | 10,631 |
| Polk County | Richard Nixon+2,409 | 2,44033.5% | 4,84966.5% | 00.0% | 7,289 |
| Pulaski County | Richard Nixon+189 | 3,09648.5% | 3,28551.5% | 00.0% | 6,381 |
| Putnam County | Richard Nixon+1,651 | 1,06028.1% | 2,71171.9% | 00.0% | 3,771 |
| Ralls County | John F. Kennedy+1,010 | 2,49562.7% | 1,48537.3% | 00.0% | 3,980 |
| Randolph County | John F. Kennedy+2,254 | 6,43460.6% | 4,18039.4% | 00.0% | 10,614 |
| Ray County | John F. Kennedy+1,023 | 4,56556.3% | 3,54243.7% | 00.0% | 8,107 |
| Reynolds County | Richard Nixon+95 | 1,04447.8% | 1,13952.2% | 00.0% | 2,183 |
| Ripley County | Richard Nixon+1,094 | 1,71737.9% | 2,81162.1% | 00.0% | 4,528 |
| Saline County | Richard Nixon+116 | 5,96949.5% | 6,08550.5% | 00.0% | 12,054 |
| Schuyler County | Richard Nixon+305 | 1,36145.0% | 1,66655.0% | 00.0% | 3,027 |
| Scotland County | Richard Nixon+15 | 1,88449.8% | 1,89950.2% | 00.0% | 3,783 |
| Scott County | John F. Kennedy+542 | 6,34952.2% | 5,80747.8% | 00.0% | 12,156 |
| Shannon County | Richard Nixon+43 | 1,38649.2% | 1,42950.8% | 00.0% | 2,815 |
| Shelby County | John F. Kennedy+808 | 2,87058.2% | 2,06241.8% | 00.0% | 4,932 |
| St. Charles County | John F. Kennedy+1,002 | 11,89052.2% | 10,88847.8% | 00.0% | 22,778 |
| St. Clair County | Richard Nixon+1,331 | 1,86536.9% | 3,19663.1% | 00.0% | 5,061 |
| St. Francois County | Richard Nixon+2,926 | 7,20541.6% | 10,13158.4% | 00.0% | 17,336 |
| St. Louis city | John F. Kennedy+100,988 | 202,31966.6% | 101,33133.4% | 00.0% | 303,650 |
| St. Louis County | John F. Kennedy+8,516 | 166,50851.3% | 157,99248.7% | 00.0% | 324,500 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | John F. Kennedy+1,255 | 3,21162.1% | 1,95637.9% | 00.0% | 5,167 |
| Stoddard County | Richard Nixon+1,049 | 5,31745.5% | 6,36654.5% | 00.0% | 11,683 |
| Stone County | Richard Nixon+2,311 | 89021.8% | 3,20178.2% | 00.0% | 4,091 |
| Sullivan County | Richard Nixon+698 | 2,50443.9% | 3,20256.1% | 00.0% | 5,706 |
| Taney County | Richard Nixon+2,253 | 1,43928.0% | 3,69272.0% | 00.0% | 5,131 |
| Texas County | Richard Nixon+1,652 | 3,60640.7% | 5,25859.3% | 00.0% | 8,864 |
| Vernon County | Richard Nixon+1,201 | 4,18643.7% | 5,38756.3% | 00.0% | 9,573 |
| Warren County | Richard Nixon+1,539 | 1,40732.3% | 2,94667.7% | 00.0% | 4,353 |
| Washington County | Richard Nixon+788 | 2,64943.5% | 3,43756.5% | 00.0% | 6,086 |
| Wayne County | Richard Nixon+917 | 2,15241.2% | 3,06958.8% | 00.0% | 5,221 |
| Webster County | Richard Nixon+1,896 | 2,70737.0% | 4,60363.0% | 00.0% | 7,310 |
| Worth County | Richard Nixon+32 | 1,32349.4% | 1,35550.6% | 00.0% | 2,678 |
| Wright County | Richard Nixon+3,238 | 1,95327.3% | 5,19172.7% | 00.0% | 7,144 |
Nominees: John F. Kennedy (D) · Richard Nixon (R) · Unpledged Democratic electors (Harry F. Byrd) (Unpledged)
Missouri's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1960 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.5% |
| 1896 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | +5.5% |
| 1904 | −3.9% |
| 1908 | −0.1% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +3.6% |
| 1920 | −11.5% |
| 1924 | −5.6% |
| 1928 | −11.4% |
| 1932 | +28.6% |
| 1936 | +22.6% |
| 1940 | +4.8% |
| 1944 | +2.9% |
| 1948 | +16.6% |
| 1952 | −1.6% |
| 1956 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | +28.1% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | −6.8% |
| 1984 | −20.0% |
| 1988 | −4.0% |
| 1992 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | −3.3% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | −9.4% |
| 2016 | −18.5% |
| 2020 | −15.3% |
| 2024 | −18.4% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1960 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.