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Presidential Election · 1960
Elected President
Popular Vote
| State | EV | Cum. EV ▲ | Kennedy % | Nixon % | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | 63.6% | 36.4% | |
| ▶ | Georgia | 12 | 16 | 62.5% | 37.4% | |
| ▶ | Louisiana | 10 | 26 | 50.4% | 28.6% | |
| ▶ | Massachusetts | 16 | 42 | 60.2% | 39.5% | |
| ▶ | Alabama | 11* | 47* | 56.8% | 42.1% | |
| ▶ | Arkansas | 6 | 53 | 50.8% | 43.1% | |
| ▶ | Connecticut | 8 | 61 | 53.7% | 46.3% | |
| ▶ | Maryland | 9 | 70 | 53.6% | 46.4% | |
| ▶ | West Virginia | 8 | 78 | 52.7% | 47.3% | |
| ▶ | New York | 45 | 123 | 52.5% | 47.3% | |
| ▶ | North Carolina | 14 | 137 | 52.1% | 47.9% | |
| ▶ | South Carolina | 8 | 145 | 51.2% | 48.8% | |
| ▶ | Nevada | 3 | 148 | 51.2% | 48.8% | |
| ▶ | Pennsylvania | 32 | 180 | 51.1% | 48.7% | |
| ▶ | Michigan | 20 | 200 | 50.9% | 48.8% | |
| ▶ | Texas | 24 | 224 | 50.5% | 48.5% | |
| ▶ | Delaware | 3 | 227 | 50.6% | 49.0% | |
| ▶ | Minnesota | 11 | 238 | 50.6% | 49.2% | |
| ▶ | New Jersey | 16 | 254 | 50.0% | 49.2% | |
| ▶ | New Mexico | 4 | 258 | 50.2% | 49.8% | |
| ▶ | Missouri | 13 | 271 | 43.0% | 42.6% | |
| ▶ | Illinois | 27 | 298 | 50.0% | 49.8% | |
| ▶ | Hawaii | 3 | 301 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| ▶ | Nebraska | 6 | 6 | 37.9% | 62.1% | |
| ▶ | Kansas | 8 | 14 | 39.1% | 60.5% | |
| ▶ | Oklahoma | 8* | 21* | 41.0% | 59.0% | |
| ▶ | Vermont | 3 | 24 | 41.4% | 58.6% | |
| ▶ | South Dakota | 4 | 28 | 41.8% | 58.2% | |
| ▶ | Maine | 5 | 33 | 43.0% | 57.0% | |
| ▶ | Iowa | 10 | 43 | 43.2% | 56.7% | |
| ▶ | Arizona | 4 | 47 | 44.4% | 55.5% | |
| ▶ | North Dakota | 4 | 51 | 44.5% | 55.4% | |
| ▶ | Indiana | 13 | 64 | 44.6% | 55.0% | |
| ▶ | Wyoming | 3 | 67 | 45.0% | 55.0% | |
| ▶ | Colorado | 6 | 73 | 44.9% | 54.6% | |
| ▶ | Utah | 4 | 77 | 45.2% | 54.8% | |
| ▶ | Idaho | 4 | 81 | 46.2% | 53.8% | |
| ▶ | Kentucky | 10 | 91 | 46.4% | 53.6% | |
| ▶ | Tennessee | 11 | 102 | 45.8% | 52.9% | |
| ▶ | New Hampshire | 4 | 106 | 46.6% | 53.4% | |
| ▶ | Ohio | 25 | 131 | 46.7% | 53.3% | |
| ▶ | Virginia | 12 | 143 | 47.0% | 52.4% | |
| ▶ | Oregon | 6 | 149 | 47.3% | 52.6% | |
| ▶ | Wisconsin | 12 | 161 | 48.0% | 51.8% | |
| ▶ | Florida | 10 | 171 | 48.5% | 51.5% | |
| ▶ | Montana | 4 | 175 | 48.6% | 51.1% | |
| ▶ | Washington | 9 | 184 | 48.3% | 50.7% | |
| ▶ | California | 32 | 216 | 49.5% | 50.1% | |
| ▶ | Mississippi | 8* | 8* | 36.3% | 24.7% | |
| ▶ | Alaska | 3 | 3 | 49.1% | 50.9% |
Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1956 margin. Cum. EV orders each winning ticket's states from largest win to closest win and accumulates the official EV awarded in each state, so the closest state is that candidate's final cumulative total.Residual Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.
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`*` indicates special Electoral College handling such as split electors, faithless electors, or blank ballots. Expand a row for details.