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1960 presidential election in Alabama
Unpledged electors (Unpledged Democratic) beat John F. Kennedy (Democrat) in Alabama in 1960, 36.8% to 36.2%, a margin of 0.7 points and 5,747 votes. Alabama voters chose electors individually, so these figures are the highest vote for any elector on each slate; six unpledged electors (who voted for Harry F. Byrd) and five Kennedy electors won.
Alabama's 11 electoral votes were split: 5 Democratic and 6 other.
Alabama changed party: in 1956 it went Democratic, for Adlai Stevenson II.
Democrats led in 44 of the 67 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 18 and Republicans in 5. The largest, Jefferson, cast 188,555 votes and went to the other candidates by 13.1 points. The closest was Macon, where 57 votes separated the top two.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpledged electors won | Unpledged Democratic | 324,050 | 36.8% |
| John F. Kennedy | Democratic | 318,303 | 36.2% |
| Richard Nixon | Republican | 237,981 | 27.0% |
| Total | 880,334 |
Alabama voters chose electors individually, so these figures are the highest vote for any elector on each slate; six unpledged electors (who voted for Harry F. Byrd) and five Kennedy electors won.
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 44,369 23.5% | 59,740 31.7% | 84,446 | 188,555 | Others |
| Mobile | 28,626 22.9% | 23,721 19.0% | 72,429 | 124,776 | Others |
| Montgomery | 9,421 26.8% | 11,897 33.9% | 13,788 | 35,106 | Others |
| Etowah | 14,372 45.2% | 7,208 22.6% | 10,244 | 31,824 | D+22.5 |
| Madison | 10,959 46.9% | 5,310 22.7% | 7,088 | 23,357 | D+24.2 |
| Tuscaloosa | 8,254 38.2% | 5,627 26.0% | 7,752 | 21,633 | D+12.1 |
| Calhoun | 9,590 44.8% | 4,882 22.8% | 6,922 | 21,394 | D+22.0 |
| Baldwin | 5,647 27.9% | 4,809 23.7% | 9,801 | 20,257 | Others |
| Colbert | 7,550 41.2% | 2,840 15.5% | 7,919 | 18,309 | Others |
| Lauderdale | 8,565 51.0% | 3,586 21.3% | 4,651 | 16,802 | D+29.6 |
| Talladega | 5,729 38.9% | 4,753 32.2% | 4,264 | 14,746 | D+6.6 |
| Walker | 8,109 59.7% | 5,485 40.3% | 13,594 | D+19.3 | |
| Morgan | 7,822 58.5% | 4,385 32.8% | 1,163 | 13,370 | D+25.7 |
| De Kalb | 5,844 48.2% | 5,625 46.4% | 664 | 12,133 | D+1.8 |
| Escambia | 3,990 34.3% | 1,827 15.7% | 5,814 | 11,631 | Others |
| Houston | 3,897 33.6% | 4,092 35.3% | 3,599 | 11,588 | R+1.7 |
| Chambers | 5,165 47.1% | 1,880 17.1% | 3,932 | 10,977 | D+29.9 |
| Cullman | 6,346 58.2% | 4,282 39.3% | 277 | 10,905 | D+18.9 |
| Marshall | 6,595 63.1% | 3,413 32.7% | 443 | 10,451 | D+30.4 |
| Tallapoosa | 5,460 56.1% | 2,162 22.2% | 2,104 | 9,726 | D+33.9 |
| Covington | 5,744 59.7% | 2,058 21.4% | 1,827 | 9,629 | D+38.3 |
| Marengo | 1,436 15.4% | 1,249 13.4% | 6,645 | 9,330 | Others |
| Dallas | 2,103 23.8% | 2,900 32.9% | 3,821 | 8,824 | Others |
| Franklin | 3,422 40.7% | 4,101 48.8% | 886 | 8,409 | R+8.1 |
| Shelby | 3,225 38.4% | 2,618 31.2% | 2,547 | 8,390 | D+7.2 |
| Lee | 3,759 45.7% | 2,313 28.1% | 2,160 | 8,232 | D+17.6 |
| Elmore | 3,440 42.3% | 1,925 23.7% | 2,769 | 8,134 | D+18.6 |
| Jackson | 4,789 59.0% | 2,052 25.3% | 1,274 | 8,115 | D+33.7 |
| Clarke | 1,878 23.6% | 2,026 25.5% | 4,042 | 7,946 | Others |
| Russell | 3,480 43.9% | 1,790 22.6% | 2,658 | 7,928 | D+21.3 |
| Marion | 3,099 44.3% | 2,962 42.3% | 941 | 7,002 | D+2.0 |
| St. Clair | 3,039 44.2% | 3,179 46.2% | 664 | 6,882 | R+2.0 |
| Choctaw | 1,094 16.1% | 610 9.0% | 5,094 | 6,798 | Others |
| Coffee | 4,470 66.3% | 1,389 20.6% | 886 | 6,745 | D+45.7 |
| Randolph | 3,175 47.3% | 1,709 25.5% | 1,827 | 6,711 | D+21.8 |
| Blount | 3,404 50.8% | 2,578 38.5% | 720 | 6,702 | D+12.3 |
| Autauga | 1,324 21.8% | 1,162 19.1% | 3,599 | 6,085 | Others |
| Perry | 973 16.6% | 752 12.8% | 4,153 | 5,878 | Others |
| Washington | 1,929 33.4% | 797 13.8% | 3,046 | 5,772 | Others |
| Limestone | 4,147 73.7% | 1,039 18.5% | 443 | 5,629 | D+55.2 |
| Lamar | 2,386 42.5% | 964 17.2% | 2,270 | 5,620 | D+25.3 |
| Pike | 3,421 61.2% | 1,010 18.1% | 1,163 | 5,594 | D+43.1 |
| Chilton | 1,798 32.5% | 3,286 59.5% | 443 | 5,527 | R+26.9 |
| Pickens | 1,836 33.4% | 1,281 23.3% | 2,381 | 5,498 | Others |
| Sumter | 765 13.9% | 627 11.4% | 4,098 | 5,490 | Others |
| Dale | 2,563 47.7% | 1,647 30.7% | 1,163 | 5,373 | D+17.0 |
| Winston | 1,681 31.8% | 3,446 65.1% | 166 | 5,293 | R+33.3 |
| Conecuh | 1,815 34.7% | 650 12.4% | 2,769 | 5,234 | Others |
| Butler | 2,872 56.2% | 1,242 24.3% | 997 | 5,111 | D+31.9 |
| Monroe | 2,130 42.5% | 998 19.9% | 1,883 | 5,011 | D+22.6 |
| Geneva | 3,050 62.2% | 1,469 29.9% | 388 | 4,907 | D+32.2 |
| Lawrence | 2,929 62.4% | 1,374 29.3% | 388 | 4,691 | D+33.1 |
| Fayette | 2,274 48.9% | 1,931 41.5% | 443 | 4,648 | D+7.4 |
| Barbour | 2,148 49.7% | 1,174 27.2% | 997 | 4,319 | D+22.6 |
| Cherokee | 3,097 73.8% | 876 20.9% | 221 | 4,194 | D+53.0 |
| Clay | 1,743 41.6% | 1,560 37.2% | 886 | 4,189 | D+4.4 |
| Crenshaw | 2,923 77.4% | 578 15.3% | 277 | 3,778 | D+62.1 |
| Macon | 1,327 36.9% | 886 24.6% | 1,384 | 3,597 | Others |
| Henry | 2,115 63.7% | 597 18.0% | 609 | 3,321 | D+45.7 |
| Coosa | 1,493 48.6% | 1,082 35.2% | 498 | 3,073 | D+13.4 |
| Bibb | 1,697 58.1% | 1,057 36.2% | 166 | 2,920 | D+21.9 |
| Cleburne | 1,510 55.0% | 1,016 37.0% | 221 | 2,747 | D+18.0 |
| Hale | 1,309 50.2% | 747 28.6% | 554 | 2,610 | D+21.5 |
| Greene | 723 33.4% | 388 17.9% | 1,052 | 2,163 | Others |
| Lowndes | 796 42.0% | 436 23.0% | 664 | 1,896 | D+19.0 |
| Wilcox | 905 50.1% | 514 28.4% | 388 | 1,807 | D+21.6 |
| Bullock | 757 52.4% | 411 28.4% | 277 | 1,445 | D+23.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1960; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Alabama in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+30.5 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+25.5 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+27.7 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+22.2 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+21.6 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+25.6 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+14.9 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+19.3 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.3 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+13.1 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+46.9 |
| 1968 | George Wallace (other) | |
| 1964 | Barry Goldwater (R) | R+69.5 |
| 1960 | Unpledged electors (other) | |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+29.5 |
| 1948 | Strom Thurmond (other) | |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+63.1 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+70.9 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+73.7 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+70.6 |
| 1928 | Al Smith (D) | D+2.8 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+40.8 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+35.9 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+54.1 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+61.6 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+46.4 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+52.7 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+26.0 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+38.4 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+55.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+34.3 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+21.7 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+22.9 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+20.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+6.4 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+2.5 |