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1960 presidential election in Florida
Richard Nixon (Republican) beat John F. Kennedy (Democrat) in Florida in 1960, 51.5% to 48.5%, a margin of 3.0 points and 46,776 votes.
Florida voted 3.2 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+0.2.
The Republican hold continued from 1956, when Dwight D. Eisenhower won.
Democrats led in 43 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 24. The largest, Dade, cast 317,620 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.3 points. The closest was De Soto, where 7 votes separated the two parties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Nixon won | Republican | 795,476 | 51.5% |
| John F. Kennedy | Democratic | 748,700 | 48.5% |
| Total | 1,544,176 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dade | 183,114 57.7% | 134,506 42.3% | 317,620 | D+15.3 | |
| Pinellas | 58,054 36.3% | 101,779 63.7% | 159,833 | R+27.4 | |
| Duval | 70,091 54.3% | 59,073 45.7% | 129,164 | D+8.5 | |
| Broward | 47,811 41.2% | 68,294 58.8% | 116,105 | R+17.6 | |
| Hillsborough | 62,240 56.0% | 48,887 44.0% | 111,127 | D+12.0 | |
| Palm Beach | 29,871 39.7% | 45,337 60.3% | 75,208 | R+20.6 | |
| Orange | 19,729 29.0% | 48,244 71.0% | 67,973 | R+42.0 | |
| Polk | 23,546 42.7% | 31,618 57.3% | 55,164 | R+14.6 | |
| Volusia | 23,377 45.2% | 28,367 54.8% | 51,744 | R+9.6 | |
| Escambia | 28,288 61.2% | 17,925 38.8% | 46,213 | D+22.4 | |
| Brevard | 11,069 38.6% | 17,585 61.4% | 28,654 | R+22.7 | |
| Sarasota | 8,287 29.3% | 19,995 70.7% | 28,282 | R+41.4 | |
| Manatee | 8,814 34.9% | 16,462 65.1% | 25,276 | R+30.3 | |
| Leon | 10,433 53.5% | 9,079 46.5% | 19,512 | D+6.9 | |
| Alachua | 9,279 48.0% | 10,072 52.0% | 19,351 | R+4.1 | |
| Lake | 4,936 27.6% | 12,979 72.4% | 17,915 | R+44.9 | |
| Bay | 10,579 66.1% | 5,435 33.9% | 16,014 | D+32.1 | |
| Lee | 5,494 34.7% | 10,357 65.3% | 15,851 | R+30.7 | |
| Marion | 7,206 50.6% | 7,043 49.4% | 14,249 | D+1.1 | |
| Seminole | 4,891 35.4% | 8,936 64.6% | 13,827 | R+29.3 | |
| Pasco | 5,832 44.8% | 7,188 55.2% | 13,020 | R+10.4 | |
| Okaloosa | 8,263 63.8% | 4,685 36.2% | 12,948 | D+27.6 | |
| St. Lucie | 5,360 45.8% | 6,354 54.2% | 11,714 | R+8.5 | |
| Monroe | 6,972 67.1% | 3,416 32.9% | 10,388 | D+34.2 | |
| St. Johns | 5,583 57.5% | 4,125 42.5% | 9,708 | D+15.0 | |
| Jackson | 5,994 67.8% | 2,851 32.2% | 8,845 | D+35.5 | |
| Putnam | 4,459 51.3% | 4,236 48.7% | 8,695 | D+2.6 | |
| Santa Rosa | 4,960 64.1% | 2,777 35.9% | 7,737 | D+28.2 | |
| Indian River | 2,970 38.9% | 4,656 61.1% | 7,626 | R+22.1 | |
| Highlands | 3,122 41.7% | 4,369 58.3% | 7,491 | R+16.6 | |
| Osceola | 2,178 31.7% | 4,691 68.3% | 6,869 | R+36.6 | |
| Martin | 2,664 41.9% | 3,701 58.1% | 6,365 | R+16.3 | |
| Columbia | 3,695 63.8% | 2,094 36.2% | 5,789 | D+27.7 | |
| Clay | 2,728 52.0% | 2,515 48.0% | 5,243 | D+4.1 | |
| Walton | 3,642 71.0% | 1,484 29.0% | 5,126 | D+42.1 | |
| Charlotte | 1,941 39.1% | 3,026 60.9% | 4,967 | R+21.8 | |
| Nassau | 3,282 66.3% | 1,666 33.7% | 4,948 | D+32.7 | |
| Collier | 1,750 39.3% | 2,708 60.7% | 4,458 | R+21.5 | |
| Gadsden | 2,343 53.8% | 2,010 46.2% | 4,353 | D+7.6 | |
| Suwannee | 2,789 64.5% | 1,536 35.5% | 4,325 | D+29.0 | |
| Hernando | 1,960 52.0% | 1,809 48.0% | 3,769 | D+4.0 | |
| Hardee | 1,741 47.0% | 1,960 53.0% | 3,701 | R+5.9 | |
| Bradford | 2,535 69.1% | 1,131 30.9% | 3,666 | D+38.3 | |
| Holmes | 2,370 65.7% | 1,235 34.3% | 3,605 | D+31.5 | |
| Citrus | 1,730 48.2% | 1,861 51.8% | 3,591 | R+3.6 | |
| Sumter | 2,279 67.0% | 1,120 33.0% | 3,399 | D+34.1 | |
| De Soto | 1,680 49.9% | 1,687 50.1% | 3,367 | R+0.2 | |
| Washington | 2,098 63.0% | 1,230 37.0% | 3,328 | D+26.1 | |
| Madison | 2,084 64.4% | 1,152 35.6% | 3,236 | D+28.8 | |
| Taylor | 1,908 61.2% | 1,212 38.8% | 3,120 | D+22.3 | |
| Gulf | 2,348 78.1% | 657 21.9% | 3,005 | D+56.3 | |
| Levy | 2,003 66.8% | 996 33.2% | 2,999 | D+33.6 | |
| Hendry | 1,307 55.6% | 1,043 44.4% | 2,350 | D+11.2 | |
| Franklin | 1,494 66.2% | 764 33.8% | 2,258 | D+32.3 | |
| Calhoun | 1,594 71.5% | 634 28.5% | 2,228 | D+43.1 | |
| Hamilton | 1,331 67.0% | 656 33.0% | 1,987 | D+34.0 | |
| Baker | 1,469 78.7% | 398 21.3% | 1,867 | D+57.4 | |
| Okeechobee | 1,125 64.1% | 631 35.9% | 1,756 | D+28.1 | |
| Jefferson | 1,129 65.3% | 600 34.7% | 1,729 | D+30.6 | |
| Wakulla | 1,146 75.1% | 379 24.9% | 1,525 | D+50.3 | |
| Dixie | 976 71.3% | 392 28.7% | 1,368 | D+42.7 | |
| Flagler | 933 68.7% | 426 31.3% | 1,359 | D+37.3 | |
| Union | 941 75.2% | 311 24.8% | 1,252 | D+50.3 | |
| Gilchrist | 834 75.1% | 277 24.9% | 1,111 | D+50.1 | |
| Liberty | 862 78.0% | 243 22.0% | 1,105 | D+56.0 | |
| Lafayette | 793 72.8% | 297 27.2% | 1,090 | D+45.5 | |
| Glades | 394 55.6% | 314 44.4% | 708 | D+11.3 |
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.
Florida in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+13.1 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+3.4 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+1.2 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama (D) | D+0.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama (D) | D+2.8 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+5.0 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | level |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+5.7 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+1.9 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+22.4 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+30.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+17.0 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+5.3 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+44.1 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.6 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+2.3 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+3.0 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+10.0 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+15.2 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+40.6 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+48.0 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+52.2 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+49.6 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+17.2 |
| 1924 | John W. Davis (D) | D+28.8 |
| 1920 | James M. Cox (D) | D+31.3 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+51.2 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+61.1 |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+41.4 |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker (D) | D+46.9 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+52.8 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+46.2 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+85.0 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+19.6 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+6.2 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+8.3 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+7.0 |