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1960 presidential election in Kansas
Richard Nixon (Republican) beat John F. Kennedy (Democrat) in Kansas in 1960, 60.4% to 39.1%, a margin of 21.3 points and 198,261 votes.
Kansas voted 21.5 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.
Republicans led in 103 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 2. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 133,084 votes and went to the Republican by 11.0 points. The closest was Sheridan, where 93 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 | 561,474 | 60.4% |
| John F. Kennedy | Democratic | 363,213 | 39.1% |
| All other candidates | 4,138 | 0.4% | |
| Total | 928,825 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 58,887 44.2% | 73,501 55.2% | 696 | 133,084 | R+11.0 |
| Wyandotte | 41,433 53.9% | 34,764 45.3% | 604 | 76,801 | D+8.7 |
| Johnson | 21,914 33.7% | 43,026 66.2% | 93 | 65,033 | R+32.5 |
| Shawnee | 21,799 39.1% | 33,803 60.6% | 147 | 55,749 | R+21.5 |
| Reno | 9,557 39.3% | 14,655 60.2% | 127 | 24,339 | R+20.9 |
| Montgomery | 7,938 38.5% | 12,536 60.7% | 164 | 20,638 | R+22.3 |
| Crawford | 8,325 46.8% | 9,383 52.8% | 69 | 17,777 | R+6.0 |
| Saline | 6,495 37.0% | 11,023 62.7% | 50 | 17,568 | R+25.8 |
| Butler | 7,112 41.3% | 10,059 58.4% | 61 | 17,232 | R+17.1 |
| Douglas | 5,690 33.3% | 11,337 66.4% | 38 | 17,065 | R+33.1 |
| Cowley | 6,205 37.4% | 10,276 62.0% | 99 | 16,580 | R+24.6 |
| Leavenworth | 6,926 46.7% | 7,870 53.1% | 36 | 14,832 | R+6.4 |
| Barton | 6,036 44.2% | 7,599 55.6% | 30 | 13,665 | R+11.4 |
| Labette | 5,248 41.0% | 7,491 58.5% | 68 | 12,807 | R+17.5 |
| Riley | 3,482 27.6% | 9,068 72.0% | 50 | 12,600 | R+44.3 |
| Lyon | 4,755 38.8% | 7,470 60.9% | 41 | 12,266 | R+22.1 |
| Sumner | 4,462 38.0% | 7,219 61.5% | 55 | 11,736 | R+23.5 |
| Harvey | 3,537 31.0% | 7,798 68.4% | 69 | 11,404 | R+37.4 |
| McPherson | 2,774 25.8% | 7,920 73.6% | 65 | 10,759 | R+47.8 |
| Cherokee | 4,366 42.8% | 5,753 56.4% | 73 | 10,192 | R+13.6 |
| Dickinson | 3,054 30.4% | 6,956 69.2% | 45 | 10,055 | R+38.8 |
| Neosho | 3,451 36.8% | 5,877 62.7% | 43 | 9,371 | R+25.9 |
| Atchison | 4,336 47.3% | 4,793 52.3% | 31 | 9,160 | R+5.0 |
| Franklin | 2,824 31.3% | 6,158 68.2% | 47 | 9,029 | R+36.9 |
| Ford | 3,792 42.1% | 5,200 57.7% | 25 | 9,017 | R+15.6 |
| Ellis | 5,815 64.8% | 3,156 35.2% | 6 | 8,977 | D+29.6 |
| Miami | 3,505 41.7% | 4,857 57.8% | 34 | 8,396 | R+16.1 |
| Bourbon | 2,928 36.5% | 5,062 63.0% | 41 | 8,031 | R+26.6 |
| Marshall | 2,931 37.1% | 4,932 62.5% | 28 | 7,891 | R+25.4 |
| Allen | 2,540 33.8% | 4,947 65.9% | 21 | 7,508 | R+32.1 |
| Marion | 1,904 26.5% | 5,250 73.2% | 18 | 7,172 | R+46.7 |
| Rice | 2,328 34.9% | 4,329 64.8% | 23 | 6,680 | R+30.0 |
| Cloud | 2,607 39.0% | 4,045 60.6% | 25 | 6,677 | R+21.5 |
| Brown | 1,773 27.2% | 4,707 72.2% | 35 | 6,515 | R+45.0 |
| Wilson | 2,034 31.8% | 4,333 67.8% | 27 | 6,394 | R+36.0 |
| Nemaha | 2,884 46.0% | 3,360 53.6% | 23 | 6,267 | R+7.6 |
| Finney | 2,490 39.9% | 3,720 59.6% | 30 | 6,240 | R+19.7 |
| Geary | 2,365 38.3% | 3,789 61.3% | 29 | 6,183 | R+23.0 |
| Osage | 2,150 35.5% | 3,880 64.0% | 31 | 6,061 | R+28.5 |
| Pottawatomie | 2,125 36.6% | 3,666 63.2% | 13 | 5,804 | R+26.6 |
| Seward | 1,654 29.3% | 3,974 70.4% | 14 | 5,642 | R+41.1 |
| Greenwood | 1,804 32.4% | 3,758 67.5% | 9 | 5,571 | R+35.1 |
| Pratt | 1,968 35.7% | 3,501 63.6% | 37 | 5,506 | R+27.8 |
| Russell | 1,870 34.0% | 3,607 65.6% | 24 | 5,501 | R+31.6 |
| Washington | 1,706 31.3% | 3,707 68.1% | 31 | 5,444 | R+36.8 |
| Clay | 1,246 23.8% | 3,937 75.3% | 43 | 5,226 | R+51.5 |
| Republic | 1,724 33.7% | 3,358 65.6% | 35 | 5,117 | R+31.9 |
| Jefferson | 1,739 34.1% | 3,353 65.7% | 9 | 5,101 | R+31.6 |
| Jackson | 1,567 32.2% | 3,279 67.5% | 15 | 4,861 | R+35.2 |
| Kingman | 1,735 37.2% | 2,904 62.3% | 23 | 4,662 | R+25.1 |
| Harper | 1,439 31.1% | 3,158 68.3% | 25 | 4,622 | R+37.2 |
| Mitchell | 1,692 37.6% | 2,779 61.8% | 26 | 4,497 | R+24.2 |
| Rooks | 1,639 36.5% | 2,840 63.3% | 11 | 4,490 | R+26.7 |
| Pawnee | 1,853 41.3% | 2,618 58.3% | 18 | 4,489 | R+17.0 |
| Doniphan | 1,383 32.3% | 2,882 67.4% | 12 | 4,277 | R+35.0 |
| Anderson | 1,589 37.2% | 2,665 62.4% | 20 | 4,274 | R+25.2 |
| Coffey | 1,263 30.1% | 2,925 69.7% | 9 | 4,197 | R+39.6 |
| Smith | 1,157 27.6% | 3,013 71.9% | 22 | 4,192 | R+44.3 |
| Phillips | 1,004 24.2% | 3,123 75.3% | 18 | 4,145 | R+51.1 |
| Norton | 1,300 31.8% | 2,781 68.0% | 8 | 4,089 | R+36.2 |
| Barber | 1,347 33.1% | 2,703 66.5% | 16 | 4,066 | R+33.3 |
| Jewell | 1,095 27.2% | 2,914 72.3% | 24 | 4,033 | R+45.1 |
| Linn | 1,176 29.2% | 2,824 70.2% | 24 | 4,024 | R+41.0 |
| Osborne | 1,152 29.5% | 2,731 70.0% | 20 | 3,903 | R+40.5 |
| Stafford | 1,305 33.8% | 2,531 65.5% | 26 | 3,862 | R+31.7 |
| Ellsworth | 1,488 40.4% | 2,189 59.4% | 10 | 3,687 | R+19.0 |
| Morris | 1,148 32.1% | 2,413 67.4% | 19 | 3,580 | R+35.3 |
| Thomas | 1,285 38.0% | 2,081 61.5% | 18 | 3,384 | R+23.5 |
| Wabaunsee | 969 29.1% | 2,351 70.6% | 11 | 3,331 | R+41.5 |
| Ottawa | 1,072 32.7% | 2,190 66.8% | 16 | 3,278 | R+34.1 |
| Sherman | 1,074 34.4% | 2,030 65.1% | 15 | 3,119 | R+30.7 |
| Rush | 1,418 45.8% | 1,668 53.9% | 11 | 3,097 | R+8.1 |
| Chautauqua | 885 28.9% | 2,160 70.5% | 17 | 3,062 | R+41.6 |
| Decatur | 1,038 35.9% | 1,846 63.8% | 8 | 2,892 | R+27.9 |
| Lincoln | 822 28.5% | 2,052 71.2% | 10 | 2,884 | R+42.6 |
| Woodson | 888 32.3% | 1,853 67.4% | 10 | 2,751 | R+35.1 |
| Elk | 823 30.8% | 1,830 68.5% | 20 | 2,673 | R+37.7 |
| Ness | 960 36.2% | 1,683 63.4% | 12 | 2,655 | R+27.2 |
| Meade | 754 29.1% | 1,826 70.5% | 11 | 2,591 | R+41.4 |
| Edwards | 986 38.2% | 1,588 61.5% | 10 | 2,584 | R+23.3 |
| Rawlins | 951 37.6% | 1,560 61.7% | 16 | 2,527 | R+24.1 |
| Graham | 918 36.8% | 1,572 63.0% | 7 | 2,497 | R+26.2 |
| Trego | 875 37.9% | 1,426 61.8% | 8 | 2,309 | R+23.9 |
| Cheyenne | 636 28.0% | 1,622 71.4% | 13 | 2,271 | R+43.4 |
| Kiowa | 555 24.9% | 1,662 74.6% | 12 | 2,229 | R+49.7 |
| Scott | 598 28.2% | 1,514 71.3% | 12 | 2,124 | R+43.1 |
| Stevens | 630 30.8% | 1,405 68.7% | 9 | 2,044 | R+37.9 |
| Sheridan | 954 47.3% | 1,047 51.9% | 15 | 2,016 | R+4.6 |
| Chase | 708 35.5% | 1,276 64.1% | 8 | 1,992 | R+28.5 |
| Grant | 702 36.1% | 1,235 63.6% | 5 | 1,942 | R+27.4 |
| Gove | 828 43.4% | 1,065 55.8% | 14 | 1,907 | R+12.4 |
| Logan | 651 34.2% | 1,243 65.2% | 12 | 1,906 | R+31.1 |
| Gray | 744 39.2% | 1,150 60.6% | 5 | 1,899 | R+21.4 |
| Clark | 538 29.4% | 1,286 70.3% | 6 | 1,830 | R+40.9 |
| Comanche | 460 27.8% | 1,187 71.9% | 5 | 1,652 | R+44.0 |
| Morton | 586 38.7% | 918 60.7% | 9 | 1,513 | R+21.9 |
| Hodgeman | 570 37.8% | 926 61.4% | 11 | 1,507 | R+23.6 |
| Hamilton | 591 39.9% | 885 59.8% | 5 | 1,481 | R+19.9 |
| Lane | 462 33.5% | 902 65.4% | 15 | 1,379 | R+31.9 |
| Kearny | 513 37.7% | 846 62.1% | 3 | 1,362 | R+24.4 |
| Haskell | 471 35.5% | 853 64.2% | 4 | 1,328 | R+28.8 |
| Wichita | 554 43.9% | 702 55.6% | 6 | 1,262 | R+11.7 |
| Wallace | 339 31.8% | 727 68.2% | 1,066 | R+36.4 | |
| Stanton | 323 33.9% | 627 65.7% | 4 | 954 | R+31.9 |
| Greeley | 262 28.7% | 645 70.6% | 7 | 914 | R+41.9 |
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.
Kansas in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+16.1 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+14.6 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+20.6 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+21.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+15.0 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+25.4 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+20.8 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+18.2 |
| 1992 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+5.1 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+13.2 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.6 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+38.2 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+20.1 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+21.3 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+31.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+38.3 |
| 1948 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+9.0 |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey (R) | R+21.1 |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+45.0 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+37.9 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+32.2 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+5.9 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+18.8 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+9.6 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+38.7 |
| 1900 | William McKinley (R) | R+6.6 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+3.7 |
| 1892 | James B. Weaver (other) | |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield (R) | R+30.7 |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+32.6 |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+37.7 |