1960 United States presidential election in Idaho

none June 2025 September 2023 1960 United States presidential election 1960 United States presidential election in Idaho Idaho presidential no 1956 United States presidential election in Idaho 1956 1964 United States presidential election in Idaho 1964 November 8, 1960https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1960 United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica June 6, 2017 x200px Richard Nixon official portrait as Vice President (cropped).tiff Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) California Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. 4 161,597 53.78% Jfk2 (3x4).jpg John F. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lyndon B. Johnson 0 138,853 46.22% 1960 United States presidential election in Idaho results map by county.svg 200px County results Nixon #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% Kennedy #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) John F. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) The 1960 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose fourhttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1953_1957.html#1960 1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65) June 6, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Idaho was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 53.78 percent of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 46.22 percent of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=16&year=1960 1960 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho June 6, 2017https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1960 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960 June 6, 2017 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Custer County and Camas County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Nixon won Idaho by 22,744 votes, or 7.6%, which was significantly less than fellow Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, who won the state by a margin of 22.4%, or 61,111 votes. This marked the first time since its admission to the union in 1890 that Idaho would back a losing Republican in a presidential election. This was also the first time since 1900 that the state failed to back the winning candidate in a presidential election. Four years later, Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson would win the state by a margin of 1.83%, or 5,363 votes, which as of the 2024 presidential election, is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate has carried the state, or even broken 40% of the total vote. As of the 2024 presidential election, 1960 is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate has lost Idaho by a single-digit margin. Results 1960 United States presidential election in Idaho Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 161,597 53.78% John F. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 138,853 46.22% 300,450 100.00% Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican John F. KennedyDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Ada 27,703 61.95% 17,017 38.05% 10,686 23.90% 44,720 Adams 799 52.46% 724 47.54% 75 4.92% 1,523 Bannock 9,157 42.11% 12,586 57.89% -3,429 -15.78% 21,743 Bear Lake 1,963 55.67% 1,563 44.33% 400 11.34% 3,526 Benewah 1,274 42.05% 1,756 57.95% -482 -15.90% 3,030 Bingham 5,934 55.06% 4,843 44.94% 1,091 10.12% 10,777 Blaine 1,216 49.27% 1,252 50.73% -36 -1.46% 2,468 Boise 456 51.35% 432 48.65% 24 2.70% 888 Bonner 3,575 46.80% 4,064 53.20% -489 -6.40% 7,639 Bonneville 11,111 55.68% 8,845 44.32% 2,266 11.36% 19,956 Boundary 1,237 45.18% 1,501 54.82% -264 -9.64% 2,738 Butte 680 40.45% 1,001 59.55% -321 -19.10% 1,681 Camas 284 46.86% 322 53.14% -38 -6.28% 606 Canyon 15,865 62.10% 9,681 37.90% 6,184 24.20% 25,546 Caribou 1,544 54.42% 1,293 45.58% 251 8.84% 2,837 Cassia 4,297 63.73% 2,445 36.27% 1,852 27.46% 6,742 Clark 283 61.66% 176 38.34% 107 23.32% 459 Clearwater 1,193 33.14% 2,407 66.86% -1,214 -33.72% 3,600 Custer 651 43.72% 838 56.28% -187 -12.56% 1,489 Elmore 2,226 47.71% 2,440 52.29% -214 -4.58% 4,666 Franklin 2,633 66.07% 1,352 33.93% 1,281 32.14% 3,985 Fremont 2,230 54.17% 1,887 45.83% 343 8.34% 4,117 Gem 2,428 55.13% 1,976 44.87% 452 10.26% 4,404 Gooding 2,523 55.72% 2,005 44.28% 518 11.44% 4,528 Idaho 2,248 40.84% 3,256 59.16% -1,008 -18.32% 5,504 Jefferson 2,625 52.51% 2,374 47.49% 251 5.02% 4,999 Jerome 3,031 58.49% 2,151 41.51% 880 16.98% 5,182 Kootenai 6,704 46.40% 7,744 53.60% -1,040 -7.20% 14,448 Latah 4,789 50.81% 4,636 49.19% 153 1.62% 9,425 Lemhi 1,355 51.36% 1,283 48.64% 72 2.72% 2,638 Lewis 781 35.29% 1,432 64.71% -651 -29.42% 2,213 Lincoln 970 55.33% 783 44.67% 187 10.66% 1,753 Madison 2,374 58.59% 1,678 41.41% 696 17.18% 4,052 Minidoka 3,360 57.66% 2,467 42.34% 893 15.32% 5,827 Nez Perce 5,203 39.58% 7,944 60.42% -2,741 -20.84% 13,147 Oneida 1,111 58.17% 799 41.83% 312 16.34% 1,910 Owyhee 1,500 57.06% 1,129 42.94% 371 14.12% 2,629 Payette 3,472 61.94% 2,133 38.06% 1,339 23.88% 5,605 Power 1,065 52.59% 960 47.41% 105 5.18% 2,025 Shoshone 3,432 40.70% 5,001 59.30% -1,569 -18.60% 8,433 Teton 714 55.65% 569 44.35% 145 11.30% 1,283 Twin Falls 12,171 62.15% 7,413 37.85% 4,758 24.30% 19,584 Valley 1,179 56.28% 916 43.72% 263 12.56% 2,095 Washington 2,251 55.86% 1,779 44.14% 472 11.72% 4,030Totals161,59753.78%138,85346.22%22,7447.56%300,450 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 20em Bannock Benewah Blaine Bonner Boundary Butte Camas Custer Elmore Idaho Kootenai Shoshone See also United States presidential elections in Idaho References Idaho 1960 Category:1960 Idaho elections