Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1960 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.
States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
K |
N |
U |
%Margin |
Margin |
Kennedy |
Nixon |
Unpledged |
Other |
1 |
HI | 3 | 184,705 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
0.06% |
115 |
50.03% |
49.97% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2 |
IL | 27 | 4,757,409 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
0.19% |
8,858 |
49.98% |
49.80% |
0.00% |
0.22% |
3 |
MO | 13 | 1,934,422 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
0.52% |
9,980 |
50.26% |
49.74% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
4 |
CA | 32 | 6,506,578 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
0.55% |
35,623 |
49.55% |
50.10% |
0.00% |
0.35% |
5 |
NM | 4 | 311,107 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
0.74% |
2,294 |
50.15% |
49.41% |
0.00% |
0.43% |
6 |
NJ | 16 | 2,773,111 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
0.80% |
22,091 |
49.96% |
49.16% |
0.00% |
0.88% |
7 |
MN | 11 | 1,541,887 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
1.43% |
22,018 |
50.58% |
49.16% |
0.00% |
0.26% |
8 |
DE | 3 | 196,683 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
1.64% |
3,217 |
50.63% |
49.00% |
0.00% |
0.37% |
9 |
AK | 3 | 60,762 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1.88% |
1,144 |
49.06% |
50.94% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
10 |
TX | 24 | 2,311,084 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2.00% |
46,257 |
50.52% |
48.52% |
0.00% |
0.96% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
K |
N |
U |
%Margin |
Margin |
Kennedy |
Nixon |
Unpledged |
Other |
1 |
RI | 4 | 405,535 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
27.26% |
110,530 |
63.63% |
36.37% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2 |
GA | 12 | 733,349 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
25.11% |
184,166 |
62.54% |
37.43% |
0.00% |
0.03% |
3 |
NE | 6 | 613,095 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
24.14% |
148,011 |
37.93% |
62.07% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
4 |
LA | 10 | 807,891 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
21.83% |
176,359 |
50.42% |
28.59% |
20.99% |
0.00% |
5 |
KS | 8 | 928,825 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
21.35% |
198,261 |
39.10% |
60.45% |
0.00% |
0.45% |
6 |
MA | 16 | 2,469,480 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
20.67% |
510,424 |
60.22% |
39.55% |
0.00% |
0.22% |
7 |
OK | 8 | 903,150 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
18.04% |
162,928 |
40.98% |
59.02% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
8 |
VT | 3 | 167,324 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
17.30% |
28,945 |
41.35% |
58.65% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
9 |
SD | 4 | 306,487 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
16.43% |
50,347 |
41.79% |
58.21% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
10 |
AL | 11 | 564,473 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
14.23% |
80,322 |
56.39% |
42.16% |
0.00% |
1.45% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteKennedy | Nixon | Unpledged |
Rhode Island | 63.63% | Nebraska | 62.07% | Mississippi | 38.99% |
Georgia | 62.54% | Kansas | 60.45% | Louisiana | 20.99% |
Massachusetts | 60.22% | Oklahoma | 59.02% | Michigan | 0.02% |
Alabama | 56.39% | Vermont | 58.65% | Alabama | 0.00% |
Connecticut | 53.73% | South Dakota | 58.21% | Alaska | 0.00% |
Hass | Decker | Faubus |
Washington | 0.88% | Kansas | 0.45% | Arkansas | 6.76% |
Colorado | 0.38% | Alabama | 0.37% | Tennessee | 1.07% |
Illinois | 0.22% | California | 0.33% | Alabama | 0.77% |
New Mexico | 0.18% | Indiana | 0.32% | Delaware | 0.18% |
Massachusetts | 0.16% | New Mexico | 0.25% | Texas | 0.00% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Kennedy | Nixon | Unpledged |
Mississippi | 36.34% | Mississippi | 24.67% | Wyoming | 0.00% |
Nebraska | 37.93% | Louisiana | 28.59% | Wisconsin | 0.00% |
Kansas | 39.10% | Rhode Island | 36.37% | West Virginia | 0.00% |
Oklahoma | 40.98% | Georgia | 37.43% | Washington | 0.00% |
Vermont | 41.35% | Massachusetts | 39.55% | Virginia | 0.00% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Oklahoma | 74,740 | New York | 1,973,237 |
Tennessee | 69,343 | Massachusetts | 955,431 |
South Carolina | 51,101 | Illinois | 856,503 |
Mississippi | 49,012 | New Jersey | 778,696 |
Georgia | 40,276 | Pennsylvania | 719,809 |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Mississippi | 22.10% | Rhode Island | 43.77% |
South Carolina | 17.71% | Massachusetts | 39.62% |
Georgia | 8.71% | Louisiana | 35.61% |
Oklahoma | 7.78% | Connecticut | 34.92% |
Tennessee | 6.53% | New Jersey | 31.25% |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | California | 1,040,223 | | |
Ohio | 459,594 | | |
Pennsylvania | 430,038 | | |
Florida | 419,956 | | |
Texas | 355,539 | | |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Florida | 37.36% | | |
Arizona | 37.33% | | |
Louisiana | 30.82% | | |
South Carolina | 28.65% | | |
New Mexico | 22.52% | | |
State Ranks
Rank | Kennedy | Nixon | Unpledged |
1 | 23 | 26 | 1 |
2 | 27 | 23 | 0 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
County Ranks
Rank | Kennedy | Nixon | Unpledged |
1 | 1,186 | 1,848 | 71 |
2 | 1,891 | 1,184 | 30 |
3 | 28 | 73 | 45 |
Counties with Highest Percent of VoteKennedy | Nixon | Unpledged |
Seminole, GA | 95.35% | Jackson, KY | 90.35% | Amite, MS | 72.72% |
Miller, GA | 94.74% | Johnson, TN | 86.74% | Wilkinson, MS | 68.09% |
Hart, GA | 93.51% | Owsley, KY | 86.24% | Jefferson, MS | 66.54% |
Starr, TX | 93.49% | Hooker, NE | 86.19% | Franklin, MS | 66.37% |
Madison, GA | 92.18% | Sevier, TN | 85.05% | Rankin, MS | 65.12% |
Baker, GA | 91.60% | Clinton, KY | 84.11% | Plaquemines, LA | 65.04% |
Franklin, GA | 91.24% | Leslie, KY | 83.05% | Claiborne, MS | 62.84% |
Oglethorpe, GA | 90.83% | Hancock, TN | 82.56% | Leake, MS | 61.88% |
Martin, NC | 88.77% | McPherson, NE | 81.89% | Red River, LA | 59.15% |
Dooly, GA | 88.74% | Monroe, KY | 81.72% | East Feliciana, LA | 59.11% |
Hass | Decker | Faubus |
Whatcom, WA | 1.67% | Loving, TX | 4.21% | Fayette, TN | 18.47% |
King, WA | 1.59% | Rusk, TX | 2.35% | Lonoke, AR | 14.90% |
Pierce, WA | 1.33% | Pulaski, IN | 1.74% | Columbia, AR | 14.38% |
Conejos, CO | 1.19% | San Juan, NM | 1.59% | Lafayette, AR | 14.02% |
Champaign, IL | 1.17% | Clay, TN | 1.52% | Grant, AR | 13.75% |
Pueblo, CO | 1.11% | Jackson, TN | 1.44% | Pulaski, AR | 13.64% |
Chelan, WA | 0.85% | Harrison, TX | 1.15% | Jefferson, AR | 12.83% |
Hudson, NJ | 0.78% | Lane, KS | 1.09% | Monroe, AR | 12.35% |
Snohomish, WA | 0.68% | Kosciusko, IN | 1.05% | Ashley, AR | 12.34% |
Denver, CO | 0.65% | Van Buren, TN | 1.01% | Cleveland, AR | 12.19% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteKennedy | Nixon | Unpledged |
Jackson, KY | 9.65% | Seminole, GA | 4.65% | Weston, WY | 0.00% |
Madison, LA | 12.45% | Miller, GA | 5.26% | Washakie, WY | 0.00% |
Claiborne, LA | 12.69% | Starr, TX | 6.46% | Uinta, WY | 0.00% |
Johnson, TN | 12.85% | Hart, GA | 6.49% | Teton, WY | 0.00% |
Owsley, KY | 13.76% | Franklin, MS | 7.38% | Sweetwater, WY | 0.00% |
Counties with Highest Number of VotesKennedy | Nixon | Unpledged |
Cook, IL | 1,378,343 | Los Angeles, CA | 1,302,661 | Orleans, LA | 41,414 |
Los Angeles, CA | 1,323,818 | Cook, IL | 1,059,607 | Jefferson, LA | 13,304 |
Wayne, MI | 773,327 | Wayne, MI | 394,485 | East Baton Rouge, LA | 12,360 |
Kings, NY | 646,582 | Queens, NY | 367,688 | Hinds, MS | 12,094 |
Philadelphia, PA | 622,544 | Kings, NY | 327,497 | Caddo, LA | 9,681 |
Queens, NY | 446,348 | Nassau, NY | 324,255 | Rapides, LA | 5,976 |
Cuyahoga, OH | 429,030 | Allegheny, PA | 320,970 | St. Bernard, LA | 4,858 |
Allegheny, PA | 428,455 | Philadelphia, PA | 291,000 | Tangipahoa, LA | 4,418 |
New York, NY | 414,902 | Cuyahoga, OH | 288,056 | Lauderdale, MS | 4,154 |
Bronx, NY | 389,818 | Middlesex, MA | 246,126 | Washington, LA | 3,875 |
Hass | Decker | Faubus |
Cook, IL | 7,319 | Los Angeles, CA | 7,687 | Pulaski, AR | 7,608 |
King, WA | 6,992 | San Francisco, CA | 1,360 | Shelby, TN | 2,956 |
Hudson, NJ | 2,273 | Alameda, CA | 1,309 | Jefferson, AR | 1,954 |
Pierce, WA | 1,647 | Harris, TX | 1,136 | Union, AR | 1,434 |
Denver, CO | 1,429 | San Diego, CA | 1,088 | Mobile, AL | 1,150 |
Philadelphia, PA | 1,282 | San Bernardino, CA | 916 | Jefferson, AL | 1,140 |
Wayne, MI | 967 | Sacramento, CA | 778 | Hamilton, TN | 959 |
Middlesex, MA | 910 | Dallas, TX | 761 | Columbia, AR | 806 |
Allegheny, PA | 787 | Sedgwick, KS | 696 | Lonoke, AR | 797 |
Suffolk, MA | 785 | Orange, CA | 666 | Madison, TN | 717 |
Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Kennedy | Nixon | Unpledged |
Alpine, CA | 40 | King, TX | 39 | Weston, WY | 0 |
Loving, TX | 46 | Loving, TX | 42 | Washakie, WY | 0 |
McPherson, NE | 67 | Miller, GA | 62 | Uinta, WY | 0 |
Arthur, NE | 68 | Issaquena, MS | 64 | Teton, WY | 0 |
Hooker, NE | 71 | Chattahoochee, GA | 66 | Sweetwater, WY | 0 |
Kenedy, TX | 78 | Baker, GA | 66 | Sublette, WY | 0 |
Hinsdale, CO | 82 | Quitman, GA | 67 | Sheridan, WY | 0 |
Roberts, TX | 104 | Kenedy, TX | 74 | Platte, WY | 0 |
Blaine, NE | 113 | Webster, GA | 77 | Park, WY | 0 |
Grant, NE | 127 | Seminole, GA | 77 | Niobrara, WY | 0 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | DeKalb, GA | 14,127 | Cook, IL | 634,138 |
Davidson, TN | 12,173 | Los Angeles, CA | 273,476 |
Fulton, GA | 11,909 | Middlesex, MA | 236,461 |
Jefferson, AL | 10,544 | Queens, NY | 225,994 |
Oklahoma, OK | 10,461 | Kings, NY | 221,886 |
Greenville, SC | 9,748 | Philadelphia, PA | 207,669 |
Richland, SC | 8,482 | Wayne, MI | 196,007 |
York, PA | 7,325 | Erie, NY | 190,973 |
Greene, MO | 6,748 | Cuyahoga, OH | 189,890 |
El Paso, CO | 6,204 | Allegheny, PA | 176,435 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Long, GA | 114.65% | Kenedy, TX | 87.82% |
Barnwell, SC | 62.43% | Charles City, VA | 82.78% |
McPherson, SD | 58.40% | Lafourche, LA | 81.89% |
Webster, MS | 57.61% | Conejos, CO | 79.52% |
Leake, MS | 54.67% | Terrebonne, LA | 77.24% |
Chickasaw, MS | 53.02% | Plaquemines, LA | 74.03% |
Monroe, MS | 52.95% | St. John the Baptist, LA | 73.25% |
Newton, MS | 51.98% | St. James, LA | 70.87% |
Warren, GA | 51.85% | Jefferson Davis, LA | 69.46% |
Calhoun, MS | 50.33% | St. Charles, LA | 68.31% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Los Angeles, CA | 359,075 | New York, NY | -42,293 |
Cook, IL | 168,425 | Kings, NY | -40,805 |
Orange, CA | 117,720 | St. Louis, MO | -28,605 |
San Diego, CA | 91,816 | Bronx, NY | -26,923 |
Dade, FL | 81,123 | Suffolk, MA | -16,069 |
Santa Clara, CA | 71,274 | Hudson, NJ | -6,293 |
Harris, TX | 70,850 | Schenectady, NY | -2,960 |
Maricopa, AZ | 67,718 | Dickenson, VA | -2,193 |
Suffolk, NY | 64,817 | Norfolk, VA | -1,984 |
St. Louis, MO | 64,508 | McDowell, WV | -1,947 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Hart, GA | 240.13% | Echols, GA | -44.86% |
Newport News, VA | 165.75% | Miller, GA | -41.22% |
Daggett, UT | 127.08% | Zapata, TX | -38.65% |
Brevard, FL | 105.67% | Bacon, GA | -38.46% |
St. Landry, LA | 103.23% | Clinch, GA | -38.19% |
Charlotte, FL | 97.26% | Jeff Davis, GA | -35.52% |
Broward, FL | 93.14% | Dickenson, VA | -30.66% |
Lafayette, LA | 93.01% | Lincoln, NV | -22.93% |
St. Martin, LA | 86.85% | King, TX | -22.77% |
Lexington, SC | 85.99% | Decatur, GA | -22.33% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Kennedy | Nixon | Unpledged |
Warren, MS | 34.75% | Caldwell, LA | 35.08% | Sunflower, MS | 35.96% |
Coahoma, MS | 35.84% | Tunica, MS | 37.24% | Grant, LA | 36.30% |
DeSoto, MS | 38.18% | Bossier, LA | 39.32% | Franklin, LA | 36.89% |
Monroe, MS | 39.12% | Forrest, MS | 39.53% | Yalobusha, MS | 36.99% |
Natchitoches, LA | 39.39% | Sabine, LA | 41.08% | West Carroll, LA | 37.02% |
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Kennedy | Nixon | Unpledged |
Mercer, OH | 49.98% | Davison, SD | 49.98% | Livingston, LA | 42.14% |
LaSalle, IL | 49.94% | Anderson, KY | 49.94% | Neshoba, MS | 41.49% |
Uinta, WY | 49.91% | Aurora, SD | 49.94% | Attala, MS | 39.20% |
Desoto, FL | 49.90% | DeKalb, GA | 49.93% | Jasper, MS | 38.03% |
Sanborn, SD | 49.90% | Griggs, ND | 49.90% | Tensas, LA | 37.33% |