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Election 1960 Results

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1960 presidential election in Kentucky

Richard Nixon (Republican) beat John F. Kennedy (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1960, 53.6% to 46.4%, a margin of 7.2 points and 80,752 votes.

Kentucky voted 7.3 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 75 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 45. The largest, Jefferson, cast 235,755 votes and went to the Republican by 0.6 points. The closest was Anderson, where 5 votes separated the two parties.

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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	602,607	53.6%
John F. Kennedy	Democratic	521,855	46.4%
Total		1,124,462

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Jefferson	117,180 49.7%	118,575 50.3%	235,755	R+0.6
Fayette	16,478 39.6%	25,169 60.4%	41,647	R+20.9
Kenton	19,466 47.1%	21,857 52.9%	41,323	R+5.8
Campbell	14,690 45.8%	17,388 54.2%	32,078	R+8.4
Daviess	9,846 42.4%	13,385 57.6%	23,231	R+15.2
Pike	13,039 56.7%	9,956 43.3%	22,995	D+13.4
McCracken	12,539 56.4%	9,689 43.6%	22,228	D+12.8
Boyd	9,094 44.6%	11,305 55.4%	20,399	R+10.8
Harlan	9,211 55.2%	7,485 44.8%	16,696	D+10.3
Warren	7,457 45.1%	9,074 54.9%	16,531	R+9.8
Pulaski	3,097 20.7%	11,899 79.3%	14,996	R+58.7
Floyd	9,876 66.3%	5,010 33.7%	14,886	D+32.7
Graves	7,689 61.3%	4,854 38.7%	12,543	D+22.6
Madison	5,621 45.7%	6,692 54.3%	12,313	R+8.7
Christian	6,874 56.7%	5,251 43.3%	12,125	D+13.4
Hopkins	6,436 53.6%	5,574 46.4%	12,010	D+7.2
Bell	5,181 43.2%	6,805 56.8%	11,986	R+13.5
Franklin	7,052 59.8%	4,742 40.2%	11,794	D+19.6
Greenup	5,245 46.2%	6,101 53.8%	11,346	R+7.5
Hardin	5,141 45.4%	6,191 54.6%	11,332	R+9.3
Henderson	5,565 51.2%	5,302 48.8%	10,867	D+2.4
Perry	4,971 46.3%	5,754 53.7%	10,725	R+7.3
Whitley	2,961 28.2%	7,553 71.8%	10,514	R+43.7
Muhlenberg	4,427 42.6%	5,968 57.4%	10,395	R+14.8
Barren	4,946 48.8%	5,187 51.2%	10,133	R+2.4
Laurel	2,309 23.6%	7,485 76.4%	9,794	R+52.8
Logan	4,719 53.4%	4,117 46.6%	8,836	D+6.8
Knox	2,956 33.7%	5,814 66.3%	8,770	R+32.6
Letcher	4,258 49.1%	4,408 50.9%	8,666	R+1.7
Carter	3,479 41.2%	4,956 58.8%	8,435	R+17.5
Calloway	4,693 58.3%	3,356 41.7%	8,049	D+16.6
Johnson	2,622 33.0%	5,317 67.0%	7,939	R+33.9
Boone	2,965 38.0%	4,835 62.0%	7,800	R+24.0
Nelson	4,713 60.9%	3,021 39.1%	7,734	D+21.9
Ohio	2,420 31.6%	5,230 68.4%	7,650	R+36.7
Mason	3,153 42.1%	4,334 57.9%	7,487	R+15.8
Grayson	2,355 32.9%	4,807 67.1%	7,162	R+34.2
Breckinridge	3,136 44.1%	3,979 55.9%	7,115	R+11.8
Boyle	3,308 47.7%	3,624 52.3%	6,932	R+4.6
Adair	2,269 32.9%	4,621 67.1%	6,890	R+34.1
Marshall	3,484 50.7%	3,388 49.3%	6,872	D+1.4
Taylor	2,186 31.9%	4,669 68.1%	6,855	R+36.2
Shelby	3,822 56.6%	2,934 43.4%	6,756	D+13.1
Hart	3,129 46.4%	3,610 53.6%	6,739	R+7.1
Marion	4,292 66.1%	2,203 33.9%	6,495	D+32.2
Clark	3,024 47.7%	3,317 52.3%	6,341	R+4.6
Clay	1,381 21.9%	4,922 78.1%	6,303	R+56.2
Mercer	2,713 43.2%	3,569 56.8%	6,282	R+13.6
Casey	1,413 22.7%	4,811 77.3%	6,224	R+54.6
Lincoln	2,381 38.9%	3,747 61.1%	6,128	R+22.3
Wayne	1,964 33.1%	3,973 66.9%	5,937	R+33.8
Harrison	3,481 60.2%	2,306 39.8%	5,787	D+20.3
Webster	3,179 56.0%	2,498 44.0%	5,677	D+12.0
Caldwell	2,137 38.3%	3,442 61.7%	5,579	R+23.4
Lawrence	2,510 45.3%	3,030 54.7%	5,540	R+9.4
Bourbon	3,156 57.0%	2,379 43.0%	5,535	D+14.0
Lewis	1,682 30.6%	3,816 69.4%	5,498	R+38.8
Knott	3,957 73.7%	1,412 26.3%	5,369	D+47.4
Monroe	970 18.3%	4,337 81.7%	5,307	R+63.4
Breathitt	3,307 62.4%	1,996 37.6%	5,303	D+24.7
Union	3,457 65.9%	1,789 34.1%	5,246	D+31.8
Magoffin	2,471 47.5%	2,736 52.5%	5,207	R+5.1
Green	1,580 30.5%	3,606 69.5%	5,186	R+39.1
Rockcastle	1,141 22.3%	3,982 77.7%	5,123	R+55.5
Bullitt	2,437 47.6%	2,683 52.4%	5,120	R+4.8
Montgomery	2,629 51.8%	2,451 48.2%	5,080	D+3.5
Allen	1,663 32.8%	3,410 67.2%	5,073	R+34.4
Washington	2,391 47.6%	2,632 52.4%	5,023	R+4.8
Estill	1,755 35.1%	3,238 64.9%	4,993	R+29.7
Fleming	2,216 44.4%	2,777 55.6%	4,993	R+11.2
Rowan	2,412 48.5%	2,558 51.5%	4,970	R+2.9
Russell	1,230 25.3%	3,636 74.7%	4,866	R+49.4
Jessamine	2,022 42.0%	2,787 58.0%	4,809	R+15.9
Scott	2,598 54.1%	2,200 45.9%	4,798	D+8.3
Leslie	795 17.0%	3,894 83.0%	4,689	R+66.1
Henry	2,969 63.4%	1,714 36.6%	4,683	D+26.8
Todd	2,827 60.5%	1,846 39.5%	4,673	D+21.0
Butler	992 21.3%	3,656 78.7%	4,648	R+57.3
Morgan	2,910 62.9%	1,718 37.1%	4,628	D+25.8
McCreary	924 20.1%	3,671 79.9%	4,595	R+59.8
Simpson	2,642 57.8%	1,927 42.2%	4,569	D+15.6
Garrard	1,780 39.2%	2,759 60.8%	4,539	R+21.6
Larue	1,713 39.1%	2,668 60.9%	4,381	R+21.8
Jackson	419 9.6%	3,923 90.4%	4,342	R+80.7
Fulton	2,708 63.3%	1,567 36.7%	4,275	D+26.7
Meade	2,385 56.6%	1,826 43.4%	4,211	D+13.3
Clinton	666 15.9%	3,524 84.1%	4,190	R+68.2
Oldham	1,960 46.9%	2,221 53.1%	4,181	R+6.2
Woodford	1,950 46.7%	2,227 53.3%	4,177	R+6.6
Crittenden	1,319 32.3%	2,770 67.7%	4,089	R+35.5
Anderson	2,038 50.1%	2,033 49.9%	4,071	D+0.1
Grant	1,899 46.8%	2,163 53.2%	4,062	R+6.5
McLean	1,716 43.1%	2,269 56.9%	3,985	R+13.9
Edmonson	1,076 27.2%	2,884 72.8%	3,960	R+45.7
Bath	2,066 52.3%	1,888 47.7%	3,954	D+4.5
Martin	1,116 28.4%	2,809 71.6%	3,925	R+43.1
Trigg	2,411 61.6%	1,500 38.4%	3,911	D+23.3
Pendleton	1,497 38.5%	2,387 61.5%	3,884	R+22.9
Ballard	2,746 71.0%	1,121 29.0%	3,867	D+42.0
Metcalfe	1,553 42.0%	2,146 58.0%	3,699	R+16.0
Owen	2,446 66.9%	1,212 33.1%	3,658	D+33.7
Cumberland	840 23.7%	2,697 76.3%	3,537	R+52.5
Carroll	2,225 66.2%	1,135 33.8%	3,360	D+32.4
Bracken	1,326 39.8%	2,002 60.2%	3,328	R+20.3
Livingston	1,518 48.1%	1,639 51.9%	3,157	R+3.8
Hickman	2,176 69.2%	968 30.8%	3,144	D+38.4
Lee	958 32.3%	2,012 67.7%	2,970	R+35.5
Wolfe	1,554 55.2%	1,259 44.8%	2,813	D+10.5
Carlisle	1,770 64.4%	978 35.6%	2,748	D+28.8
Powell	1,122 42.7%	1,508 57.3%	2,630	R+14.7
Elliott	1,734 68.7%	789 31.3%	2,523	D+37.5
Owsley	346 13.8%	2,169 86.2%	2,515	R+72.5
Nicholas	1,455 57.9%	1,058 42.1%	2,513	D+15.8
Hancock	1,018 40.6%	1,488 59.4%	2,506	R+18.8
Lyon	1,379 57.4%	1,024 42.6%	2,403	D+14.8
Trimble	1,587 68.1%	743 31.9%	2,330	D+36.2
Spencer	1,048 48.0%	1,134 52.0%	2,182	R+3.9
Menifee	989 54.8%	817 45.2%	1,806	D+9.5
Gallatin	1,028 57.6%	756 42.4%	1,784	D+15.2
Robertson	652 52.3%	594 47.7%	1,246	D+4.7

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.

Kentucky in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Donald Trump (R)	R+30.5
2020	Donald Trump (R)	R+25.9
2016	Donald Trump (R)	R+29.8
2012	Mitt Romney (R)	R+22.7
2008	John McCain (R)	R+16.2
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+19.9
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+15.1
1996	Bill Clinton (D)	D+1.0
1992	Bill Clinton (D)	D+3.2
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+11.6
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+20.6
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+1.4
1976	Jimmy Carter (D)	D+7.2
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+28.6
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+6.1
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+28.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+7.2
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+9.1
1952	Adlai Stevenson II (D)	D+0.1
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+15.3
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+9.2
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+15.1
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.6
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+18.9
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+18.8
1924	Calvin Coolidge (R)	R+3.0
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+0.6
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+5.4
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+23.0
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+2.7
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+1.7
1896	William McKinley (R)	R+0.1
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+11.7
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+8.3
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+12.4
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+15.9
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+24.0
1872	Third party (other)
1868	Horatio Seymour (D)	D+49.4

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