1960 United States presidential election in Kentucky

none June 2025 September 2023 1960 United States presidential election 1960 United States presidential election in Kentucky Kentucky Flag of Kentucky (1918-1963).svg presidential no 1956 United States presidential election in Kentucky 1956 1964 United States presidential election in Kentucky 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. 10 602,607 53.59% Jfk2 (3x4).jpg John F. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Lyndon B. Johnson 0 521,855 46.41% President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) John F. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 380px 380px County results Nixon #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Kennedy #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% The 1960 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose 10https://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. Kentucky was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 53.59 percent of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 46.41 percent of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=21&year=1960 1960 Presidential General Election Results – Kentucky June 6, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1960 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1960 June 6, 2017 Kentucky was the only state to vote for Stevenson in either 1952 or 1956 and Nixon in 1960. Nixon thus became the first Republican to ever carry Kentucky without winning the presidency, and remained the last until John McCain did so in 2008. Kennedy was the first Democrat to win without the state since 1852. Results 1960 United States presidential election in Kentucky Richard Nixon Republican Party (United States) 602,607 53.59% John F. Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 521,855 46.41% 1,124,462 100% Results by county County Richard NixonRepublican John F. KennedyDemocratic Margin Total votes castOur Campaigns; KY US Presidential Race, November 08, 1960 # % # % # % Adair 4,621 67.07% 2,269 32.93% 2,352 34.14% 6,890 Allen 3,410 67.22% 1,663 32.78% 1,747 34.44% 5,073 Anderson 2,033 49.94% 2,038 50.06% -5 -0.12% 4,071 Ballard 1,121 28.99% 2,746 71.01% -1,625 -42.02% 3,867 Barren 5,187 51.19% 4,946 48.81% 241 2.38% 10,133 Bath 1,888 47.75% 2,066 52.25% -178 -4.50% 3,954 Bell 6,805 56.77% 5,181 43.23% 1,624 13.54% 11,986 Boone 4,835 61.99% 2,965 38.01% 1,870 23.98% 7,800 Bourbon 2,379 42.98% 3,156 57.02% -777 -14.04% 5,535 Boyd 11,305 55.42% 9,094 44.58% 2,211 10.84% 20,399 Boyle 3,624 52.28% 3,308 47.72% 316 4.56% 6,932 Bracken 2,002 60.16% 1,326 39.84% 676 20.32% 3,328 Breathitt 1,996 37.64% 3,307 62.36% -1,311 -24.72% 5,303 Breckinridge 3,979 55.92% 3,136 44.08% 843 11.84% 7,115 Bullitt 2,683 52.40% 2,437 47.60% 246 4.80% 5,120 Butler 3,656 78.66% 992 21.34% 2,664 57.32% 4,648 Caldwell 3,442 61.70% 2,137 38.30% 1,305 23.40% 5,579 Calloway 3,356 41.69% 4,693 58.31% -1,337 -16.62% 8,049 Campbell 17,388 54.21% 14,690 45.79% 2,698 8.42% 32,078 Carlisle 978 35.59% 1,770 64.41% -792 -28.82% 2,748 Carroll 1,135 33.78% 2,225 66.22% -1,090 -32.44% 3,360 Carter 4,956 58.76% 3,479 41.24% 1,477 17.52% 8,435 Casey 4,811 77.30% 1,413 22.70% 3,398 54.60% 6,224 Christian 5,251 43.31% 6,874 56.69% -1,623 -13.38% 12,125 Clark 3,317 52.31% 3,024 47.69% 293 4.62% 6,341 Clay 4,922 78.09% 1,381 21.91% 3,541 56.18% 6,303 Clinton 3,524 84.11% 666 15.89% 2,858 68.22% 4,190 Crittenden 2,770 67.74% 1,319 32.26% 1,451 35.48% 4,089 Cumberland 2,697 76.25% 840 23.75% 1,857 52.50% 3,537 Daviess 13,385 57.62% 9,846 42.38% 3,539 15.24% 23,231 Edmonson 2,884 72.83% 1,076 27.17% 1,808 45.66% 3,960 Elliott 789 31.27% 1,734 68.73% -945 -37.46% 2,523 Estill 3,238 64.85% 1,755 35.15% 1,483 29.70% 4,993 Fayette 25,169 60.43% 16,478 39.57% 8,691 20.86% 41,647 Fleming 2,777 55.62% 2,216 44.38% 561 11.24% 4,993 Floyd 5,010 33.66% 9,876 66.34% -4,866 -32.68% 14,886 Franklin 4,742 40.21% 7,052 59.79% -2,310 -19.58% 11,794 Fulton 1,567 36.65% 2,708 63.35% -1,141 -26.70% 4,275 Gallatin 756 42.38% 1,028 57.62% -272 -15.24% 1,784 Garrard 2,759 60.78% 1,780 39.22% 979 21.56% 4,539 Grant 2,163 53.25% 1,899 46.75% 264 6.50% 4,062 Graves 4,854 38.70% 7,689 61.30% -2,835 -22.60% 12,543 Grayson 4,807 67.12% 2,355 32.88% 2,452 34.24% 7,162 Green 3,606 69.53% 1,580 30.47% 2,026 39.06% 5,186 Greenup 6,101 53.77% 5,245 46.23% 856 7.54% 11,346 Hancock 1,488 59.38% 1,018 40.62% 470 18.76% 2,506 Hardin 6,191 54.63% 5,141 45.37% 1,050 9.26% 11,332 Harlan 7,485 44.83% 9,211 55.17% -1,726 -10.34% 16,696 Harrison 2,306 39.85% 3,481 60.15% -1,175 -20.30% 5,787 Hart 3,610 53.57% 3,129 46.43% 481 7.14% 6,739 Henderson 5,302 48.79% 5,565 51.21% -263 -2.42% 10,867 Henry 1,714 36.60% 2,969 63.40% -1,255 -26.80% 4,683 Hickman 968 30.79% 2,176 69.21% -1,208 -38.42% 3,144 Hopkins 5,574 46.41% 6,436 53.59% -862 -7.18% 12,010 Jackson 3,923 90.35% 419 9.65% 3,504 80.70% 4,342 Jefferson 118,575 50.30% 117,180 49.70% 1,395 0.60% 235,755 Jessamine 2,787 57.95% 2,022 42.05% 765 15.90% 4,809 Johnson 5,317 66.97% 2,622 33.03% 2,695 33.94% 7,939 Kenton 21,857 52.89% 19,466 47.11% 2,391 5.78% 41,323 Knott 1,412 26.30% 3,957 73.70% -2,545 -47.40% 5,369 Knox 5,814 66.29% 2,956 33.71% 2,858 32.58% 8,770 LaRue 2,668 60.90% 1,713 39.10% 955 21.80% 4,381 Laurel 7,485 76.42% 2,309 23.58% 5,176 52.84% 9,794 Lawrence 3,030 54.69% 2,510 45.31% 520 9.38% 5,540 Lee 2,012 67.74% 958 32.26% 1,054 35.48% 2,970 Leslie 3,894 83.05% 795 16.95% 3,099 66.10% 4,689 Letcher 4,408 50.87% 4,258 49.13% 150 1.74% 8,666 Lewis 3,816 69.41% 1,682 30.59% 2,134 38.82% 5,498 Lincoln 3,747 61.15% 2,381 38.85% 1,366 22.30% 6,128 Livingston 1,639 51.92% 1,518 48.08% 121 3.84% 3,157 Logan 4,117 46.59% 4,719 53.41% -602 -6.82% 8,836 Lyon 1,024 42.61% 1,379 57.39% -355 -14.78% 2,403 Madison 6,692 54.35% 5,621 45.65% 1,071 8.70% 12,313 Magoffin 2,736 52.54% 2,471 47.46% 265 5.08% 5,207 Marion 2,203 33.92% 4,292 66.08% -2,089 -32.16% 6,495 Marshall 3,388 49.30% 3,484 50.70% -96 -1.40% 6,872 Martin 2,809 71.57% 1,116 28.43% 1,693 43.14% 3,925 Mason 4,334 57.89% 3,153 42.11% 1,181 15.78% 7,487 McCracken 9,689 43.59% 12,539 56.41% -2,850 -12.82% 22,228 McCreary 3,671 79.89% 924 20.11% 2,747 59.78% 4,595 McLean 2,269 56.94% 1,716 43.06% 553 13.88% 3,985 Meade 1,826 43.36% 2,385 56.64% -559 -13.28% 4,211 Menifee 817 45.24% 989 54.76% -172 -9.52% 1,806 Mercer 3,569 56.81% 2,713 43.19% 856 13.62% 6,282 Metcalfe 2,146 58.02% 1,553 41.98% 593 16.04% 3,699 Monroe 4,337 81.72% 970 18.28% 3,367 63.44% 5,307 Montgomery 2,451 48.25% 2,629 51.75% -178 -3.50% 5,080 Morgan 1,718 37.12% 2,910 62.88% -1,192 -25.76% 4,628 Muhlenberg 5,968 57.41% 4,427 42.59% 1,541 14.82% 10,395 Nelson 3,021 39.06% 4,713 60.94% -1,692 -21.88% 7,734 Nicholas 1,058 42.10% 1,455 57.90% -397 -15.80% 2,513 Ohio 5,230 68.37% 2,420 31.63% 2,810 36.74% 7,650 Oldham 2,221 53.12% 1,960 46.88% 261 6.24% 4,181 Owen 1,212 33.13% 2,446 66.87% -1,234 -33.74% 3,658 Owsley 2,169 86.24% 346 13.76% 1,823 72.48% 2,515 Pendleton 2,387 61.46% 1,497 38.54% 890 22.92% 3,884 Perry 5,754 53.65% 4,971 46.35% 783 7.30% 10,725 Pike 9,956 43.30% 13,039 56.70% -3,083 -13.40% 22,995 Powell 1,508 57.34% 1,122 42.66% 386 14.68% 2,630 Pulaski 11,899 79.35% 3,097 20.65% 8,802 58.70% 14,996 Robertson 594 47.67% 652 52.33% -58 -4.66% 1,246 Rockcastle 3,982 77.73% 1,141 22.27% 2,841 55.46% 5,123 Rowan 2,558 51.47% 2,412 48.53% 146 2.94% 4,970 Russell 3,636 74.72% 1,230 25.28% 2,406 49.44% 4,866 Scott 2,200 45.85% 2,598 54.15% -398 -8.30% 4,798 Shelby 2,934 43.43% 3,822 56.57% -888 -13.14% 6,756 Simpson 1,927 42.18% 2,642 57.82% -715 -15.64% 4,569 Spencer 1,134 51.97% 1,048 48.03% 86 3.94% 2,182 Taylor 4,669 68.11% 2,186 31.89% 2,483 36.22% 6,855 Todd 1,846 39.50% 2,827 60.50% -981 -21.00% 4,673 Trigg 1,500 38.35% 2,411 61.65% -911 -23.30% 3,911 Trimble 743 31.89% 1,587 68.11% -844 -36.22% 2,330 Union 1,789 34.10% 3,457 65.90% -1,668 -31.80% 5,246 Warren 9,074 54.89% 7,457 45.11% 1,617 9.78% 16,531 Washington 2,632 52.40% 2,391 47.60% 241 4.80% 5,023 Wayne 3,973 66.92% 1,964 33.08% 2,009 33.84% 5,937 Webster 2,498 44.00% 3,179 56.00% -681 -12.00% 5,677 Whitley 7,553 71.84% 2,961 28.16% 4,592 43.68% 10,514 Wolfe 1,259 44.76% 1,554 55.24% -295 -10.48% 2,813 Woodford 2,227 53.32% 1,950 46.68% 277 6.64% 4,177Totals602,60753.59%521,85546.41%80,7527.18%1,124,462 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Barren Boyle Bullitt Clark Grant Livingston McLean Powell Spencer Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Harlan Marion Nelson Pike References Kentucky 1960 Category:1960 Kentucky elections Category:Long stubs with short prose