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Election 1960 Results

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1960 presidential election in Michigan

John F. Kennedy (Democrat) beat Richard Nixon (Republican) in Michigan in 1960, 50.9% to 48.8%, a margin of 2.0 points and 66,841 votes.

Michigan voted 1.9 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+0.2.

Michigan changed party: in 1956 it went Republican, for Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Republicans led in 70 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 13. The largest, Wayne, cast 1,171,909 votes and went to the Democrat by 32.3 points. The closest was Keweenaw, where 29 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John F. Kennedy won Democratic 1,687,269 50.9%
Richard Nixon Republican 1,620,428 48.8%
All other candidates 10,400 0.3%
Total3,318,097

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 773,327 66.0% 394,485 33.7% 4,097 1,171,909 D+32.3
Oakland 135,531 45.4% 162,026 54.3% 1,005 298,562 R+8.9
Macomb 105,681 62.8% 61,989 36.9% 525 168,195 D+26.0
Kent 61,313 39.0% 95,477 60.7% 506 157,296 R+21.7
Genesee 72,059 48.9% 74,940 50.8% 458 147,457 R+2.0
Ingham 32,043 36.9% 54,655 62.9% 209 86,907 R+26.0
Saginaw 32,715 44.0% 41,351 55.7% 206 74,272 R+11.6
Kalamazoo 24,286 36.0% 42,800 63.5% 348 67,434 R+27.5
Washtenaw 25,129 38.7% 39,632 61.0% 225 64,986 R+22.3
Muskegon 28,755 46.6% 32,667 53.0% 239 61,661 R+6.3
Berrien 23,837 38.8% 37,425 60.8% 244 61,506 R+22.1
Calhoun 23,511 42.1% 32,080 57.5% 202 55,793 R+15.4
Jackson 20,995 37.6% 34,660 62.1% 124 55,779 R+24.5
St. Clair 18,332 40.0% 27,366 59.8% 76 45,774 R+19.7
Bay 22,998 52.3% 20,909 47.5% 104 44,011 D+4.7
Ottawa 10,617 24.5% 32,678 75.3% 128 43,423 R+50.8
Monroe 19,684 51.2% 18,607 48.4% 132 38,423 D+2.8
Lenawee 10,785 35.1% 19,859 64.6% 75 30,719 R+29.5
Allegan 6,752 28.8% 16,660 71.0% 60 23,472 R+42.2
Shiawassee 8,773 38.8% 13,757 60.9% 74 22,604 R+22.0
Marquette 11,177 51.0% 10,690 48.8% 50 21,917 D+2.2
Eaton 6,912 32.7% 14,163 67.0% 74 21,149 R+34.3
Midland 6,815 32.3% 14,235 67.6% 21 21,071 R+35.2
Van Buren 7,082 35.2% 12,903 64.2% 111 20,096 R+29.0
St. Joseph 5,445 30.5% 12,337 69.1% 65 17,847 R+38.6
Tuscola 5,357 31.0% 11,931 68.9% 20 17,308 R+38.0
Ionia 6,377 37.9% 10,405 61.8% 52 16,834 R+23.9
Livingston 5,608 35.1% 10,340 64.7% 39 15,987 R+29.6
Houghton 8,021 50.7% 7,767 49.1% 34 15,822 D+1.6
Lapeer 5,099 32.8% 10,450 67.1% 18 15,567 R+34.4
Huron 5,775 37.5% 9,592 62.3% 19 15,386 R+24.8
Sanilac 4,153 27.3% 11,005 72.5% 27 15,185 R+45.1
Cass 6,468 42.8% 8,585 56.8% 64 15,117 R+14.0
Clinton 4,822 32.0% 10,227 67.9% 23 15,072 R+35.9
Montcalm 4,767 32.0% 10,085 67.7% 40 14,892 R+35.7
Delta 7,924 55.0% 6,460 44.8% 29 14,413 D+10.2
Hillsdale 4,069 28.4% 10,208 71.2% 63 14,340 R+42.8
Barry 4,406 32.0% 9,298 67.5% 63 13,767 R+35.5
Gratiot 3,859 28.1% 9,854 71.7% 21 13,734 R+43.7
Branch 4,759 35.0% 8,752 64.4% 76 13,587 R+29.4
Grand Traverse 4,886 36.1% 8,618 63.6% 36 13,540 R+27.6
Gogebic 7,200 56.9% 5,429 42.9% 30 12,659 D+14.0
Isabella 4,431 35.9% 7,880 63.9% 24 12,335 R+28.0
Dickinson 6,645 55.4% 5,336 44.5% 14 11,995 D+10.9
Chippewa 5,239 44.6% 6,490 55.2% 22 11,751 R+10.6
Alpena 5,071 43.5% 6,573 56.4% 9 11,653 R+12.9
Menominee 5,857 53.5% 5,064 46.3% 17 10,938 D+7.2
Newaygo 3,404 31.3% 7,453 68.6% 15 10,872 R+37.2
Mason 4,305 41.7% 6,011 58.2% 10 10,326 R+16.5
Iron 5,232 57.1% 3,919 42.8% 14 9,165 D+14.3
Manistee 4,122 45.8% 4,867 54.1% 10 8,999 R+8.3
Wexford 2,807 34.7% 5,262 65.0% 27 8,096 R+30.3
Mecosta 2,380 30.9% 5,306 68.9% 17 7,703 R+38.0
Emmet 2,602 36.1% 4,574 63.5% 22 7,198 R+27.4
Oceana 2,651 37.4% 4,418 62.4% 13 7,082 R+25.0
Iosco 2,549 37.1% 4,308 62.7% 9 6,866 R+25.6
Cheboygan 2,977 43.8% 3,817 56.2% 2 6,796 R+12.4
Charlevoix 2,422 37.7% 3,987 62.1% 10 6,419 R+24.4
Osceola 1,378 23.5% 4,477 76.3% 10 5,865 R+52.8
Presque Isle 2,649 47.3% 2,950 52.7% 3 5,602 R+5.4
Ontonagon 2,553 49.3% 2,620 50.6% 2 5,175 R+1.3
Clare 1,507 29.4% 3,616 70.5% 7 5,130 R+41.1
Mackinac 2,042 39.9% 3,064 59.9% 11 5,117 R+20.0
Antrim 1,647 32.6% 3,398 67.3% 7 5,052 R+34.7
Gladwin 1,424 30.2% 3,282 69.7% 6 4,712 R+39.4
Leelanau 1,810 39.8% 2,730 60.1% 6 4,546 R+20.2
Ogemaw 1,867 41.1% 2,664 58.7% 11 4,542 R+17.5
Schoolcraft 2,107 49.0% 2,183 50.8% 8 4,298 R+1.8
Arenac 1,888 44.4% 2,352 55.3% 10 4,250 R+10.9
Alger 2,321 58.2% 1,663 41.7% 6 3,990 D+16.5
Roscommon 1,226 30.9% 2,731 68.9% 5 3,962 R+38.0
Baraga 1,964 51.2% 1,861 48.5% 11 3,836 D+2.7
Benzie 1,306 34.4% 2,484 65.5% 5 3,795 R+31.0
Otsego 1,521 43.8% 1,944 56.0% 4 3,469 R+12.2
Missaukee 627 19.8% 2,531 79.8% 13 3,171 R+60.0
Alcona 1,038 33.5% 2,053 66.2% 8 3,099 R+32.8
Lake 1,313 47.6% 1,441 52.3% 3 2,757 R+4.6
Montmorency 866 35.6% 1,565 64.3% 2 2,433 R+28.7
Luce 828 35.1% 1,534 64.9% 2,362 R+29.9
Crawford 783 34.8% 1,464 65.0% 4 2,251 R+30.3
Kalkaska 693 34.0% 1,341 65.8% 5 2,039 R+31.8
Oscoda 458 28.0% 1,174 71.8% 2 1,634 R+43.8
Keweenaw 655 48.8% 684 50.9% 4 1,343 R+2.2

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.

Michigan in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+1.4
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+2.8
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+0.2
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+9.5
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+16.5
2004 John Kerry (D) D+3.4
2000 Al Gore (D) D+5.1
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+13.2
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+7.4
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+7.9
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+19.0
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+6.5
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+5.4
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+14.4
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+6.7
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+33.6
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+2.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.5
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.5
1948 Thomas E. Dewey (R) R+1.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+1.0
1940 Wendell Willkie (R) R+0.3
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+17.6
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+7.9
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+41.4
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+62.2
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+50.5
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+8.0
1912 Theodore Roosevelt (other)
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+29.5
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+43.7
1900 William McKinley (R) R+19.2
1896 William McKinley (R) R+10.3
1892 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+4.4
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+4.9
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+0.8
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+15.2
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+8.0
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+27.2
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+14.0