Election 1960 Results
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1960 presidential election in Missouri
John F. Kennedy (Democrat) beat Richard Nixon (Republican) in Missouri in 1960, 50.3% to 49.7%, a margin of 0.5 points and 9,980 votes.
Missouri voted 0.4 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+0.2.
The Democratic hold continued from 1956, when Adlai Stevenson II won.
Republicans led in 88 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 27. The largest, St. Louis, cast 324,500 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.6 points. The closest was Scotland, where 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy won | Democratic | 972,201 | 50.3% |
| Richard Nixon | Republican | 962,221 | 49.7% |
| Total | 1,934,422 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 166,508 51.3% | 157,992 48.7% | 324,500 | D+2.6 | |
| St. Louis City | 202,319 66.6% | 101,331 33.4% | 303,650 | D+33.3 | |
| Jackson | 142,869 53.6% | 123,589 46.4% | 266,458 | D+7.2 | |
| Greene | 20,457 35.6% | 36,943 64.4% | 57,400 | R+28.7 | |
| Buchanan | 19,348 47.4% | 21,448 52.6% | 40,796 | R+5.1 | |
| Jasper | 14,962 40.7% | 21,804 59.3% | 36,766 | R+18.6 | |
| Clay | 17,318 47.7% | 18,955 52.3% | 36,273 | R+4.5 | |
| Jefferson | 17,054 56.9% | 12,910 43.1% | 29,964 | D+13.8 | |
| St. Charles | 11,890 52.2% | 10,888 47.8% | 22,778 | D+4.4 | |
| Boone | 11,514 52.4% | 10,453 47.6% | 21,967 | D+4.8 | |
| Franklin | 10,324 47.1% | 11,610 52.9% | 21,934 | R+5.9 | |
| Cape Girardeau | 8,172 41.9% | 11,331 58.1% | 19,503 | R+16.2 | |
| Cole | 8,532 46.6% | 9,763 53.4% | 18,295 | R+6.7 | |
| St. Francois | 7,205 41.6% | 10,131 58.4% | 17,336 | R+16.9 | |
| Pettis | 6,997 43.6% | 9,066 56.4% | 16,063 | R+12.9 | |
| Newton | 5,678 38.7% | 9,010 61.3% | 14,688 | R+22.7 | |
| Butler | 5,406 38.2% | 8,751 61.8% | 14,157 | R+23.6 | |
| Lafayette | 5,555 40.9% | 8,011 59.1% | 13,566 | R+18.1 | |
| Dunklin | 6,568 49.5% | 6,708 50.5% | 13,276 | R+1.1 | |
| Marion | 6,758 51.2% | 6,431 48.8% | 13,189 | D+2.5 | |
| Lawrence | 4,483 34.8% | 8,406 65.2% | 12,889 | R+30.4 | |
| Cass | 5,718 46.7% | 6,523 53.3% | 12,241 | R+6.6 | |
| Scott | 6,349 52.2% | 5,807 47.8% | 12,156 | D+4.5 | |
| Saline | 5,969 49.5% | 6,085 50.5% | 12,054 | R+1.0 | |
| Pemiscot | 7,312 62.1% | 4,464 37.9% | 11,776 | D+24.2 | |
| Stoddard | 5,317 45.5% | 6,366 54.5% | 11,683 | R+9.0 | |
| Johnson | 4,712 40.3% | 6,970 59.7% | 11,682 | R+19.3 | |
| New Madrid | 7,373 63.7% | 4,205 36.3% | 11,578 | D+27.4 | |
| Audrain | 6,410 56.4% | 4,955 43.6% | 11,365 | D+12.8 | |
| Nodaway | 5,318 47.0% | 5,993 53.0% | 11,311 | R+6.0 | |
| Platte | 5,860 55.1% | 4,771 44.9% | 10,631 | D+10.2 | |
| Barry | 3,919 36.9% | 6,706 63.1% | 10,625 | R+26.2 | |
| Randolph | 6,434 60.6% | 4,180 39.4% | 10,614 | D+21.2 | |
| Henry | 4,601 43.4% | 6,012 56.6% | 10,613 | R+13.3 | |
| Phelps | 4,576 44.7% | 5,663 55.3% | 10,239 | R+10.6 | |
| Howell | 2,734 27.8% | 7,095 72.2% | 9,829 | R+44.4 | |
| Linn | 4,534 47.1% | 5,086 52.9% | 9,620 | R+5.7 | |
| Vernon | 4,186 43.7% | 5,387 56.3% | 9,573 | R+12.5 | |
| Callaway | 5,344 56.9% | 4,054 43.1% | 9,398 | D+13.7 | |
| Bates | 3,906 41.8% | 5,429 58.2% | 9,335 | R+16.3 | |
| Macon | 4,208 46.1% | 4,925 53.9% | 9,133 | R+7.9 | |
| Laclede | 3,156 35.2% | 5,805 64.8% | 8,961 | R+29.6 | |
| Texas | 3,606 40.7% | 5,258 59.3% | 8,864 | R+18.6 | |
| Livingston | 3,795 42.9% | 5,045 57.1% | 8,840 | R+14.1 | |
| Adair | 3,160 36.6% | 5,469 63.4% | 8,629 | R+26.8 | |
| Cooper | 3,858 45.2% | 4,672 54.8% | 8,530 | R+9.5 | |
| Ray | 4,565 56.3% | 3,542 43.7% | 8,107 | D+12.6 | |
| Pike | 4,096 51.2% | 3,900 48.8% | 7,996 | D+2.5 | |
| Carroll | 3,296 42.0% | 4,555 58.0% | 7,851 | R+16.0 | |
| Webster | 2,707 37.0% | 4,603 63.0% | 7,310 | R+25.9 | |
| Polk | 2,440 33.5% | 4,849 66.5% | 7,289 | R+33.0 | |
| Lincoln | 3,793 52.2% | 3,471 47.8% | 7,264 | D+4.4 | |
| Wright | 1,953 27.3% | 5,191 72.7% | 7,144 | R+45.3 | |
| Miller | 2,584 36.6% | 4,482 63.4% | 7,066 | R+26.9 | |
| Perry | 2,991 43.5% | 3,886 56.5% | 6,877 | R+13.0 | |
| Grundy | 2,415 35.3% | 4,422 64.7% | 6,837 | R+29.4 | |
| Chariton | 3,550 53.4% | 3,102 46.6% | 6,652 | D+6.7 | |
| Clinton | 3,167 48.3% | 3,391 51.7% | 6,558 | R+3.4 | |
| Gasconade | 1,651 25.4% | 4,854 74.6% | 6,505 | R+49.2 | |
| Mississippi | 3,855 59.5% | 2,629 40.5% | 6,484 | D+18.9 | |
| Crawford | 2,387 37.0% | 4,065 63.0% | 6,452 | R+26.0 | |
| McDonald | 2,496 38.7% | 3,955 61.3% | 6,451 | R+22.6 | |
| Pulaski | 3,096 48.5% | 3,285 51.5% | 6,381 | R+3.0 | |
| Harrison | 2,200 34.6% | 4,166 65.4% | 6,366 | R+30.9 | |
| Montgomery | 2,804 44.8% | 3,454 55.2% | 6,258 | R+10.4 | |
| Christian | 1,622 26.0% | 4,627 74.0% | 6,249 | R+48.1 | |
| Barton | 2,417 39.5% | 3,703 60.5% | 6,120 | R+21.0 | |
| Washington | 2,649 43.5% | 3,437 56.5% | 6,086 | R+12.9 | |
| Andrew | 2,170 36.9% | 3,716 63.1% | 5,886 | R+26.3 | |
| Dent | 2,593 44.7% | 3,212 55.3% | 5,805 | R+10.7 | |
| Moniteau | 2,271 39.7% | 3,453 60.3% | 5,724 | R+20.6 | |
| Sullivan | 2,504 43.9% | 3,202 56.1% | 5,706 | R+12.2 | |
| Osage | 2,900 52.0% | 2,678 48.0% | 5,578 | D+4.0 | |
| Monroe | 4,011 72.5% | 1,519 27.5% | 5,530 | D+45.1 | |
| Daviess | 2,220 41.0% | 3,191 59.0% | 5,411 | R+17.9 | |
| Howard | 3,302 61.4% | 2,075 38.6% | 5,377 | D+22.8 | |
| Gentry | 2,439 45.8% | 2,888 54.2% | 5,327 | R+8.4 | |
| Lewis | 2,726 51.6% | 2,560 48.4% | 5,286 | D+3.1 | |
| Cedar | 1,547 29.3% | 3,730 70.7% | 5,277 | R+41.4 | |
| Camden | 1,759 33.4% | 3,509 66.6% | 5,268 | R+33.2 | |
| Wayne | 2,152 41.2% | 3,069 58.8% | 5,221 | R+17.6 | |
| Morgan | 1,979 37.9% | 3,239 62.1% | 5,218 | R+24.1 | |
| Ste. Genevieve | 3,211 62.1% | 1,956 37.9% | 5,167 | D+24.3 | |
| Taney | 1,439 28.0% | 3,692 72.0% | 5,131 | R+43.9 | |
| St. Clair | 1,865 36.9% | 3,196 63.1% | 5,061 | R+26.3 | |
| Dallas | 1,482 29.6% | 3,522 70.4% | 5,004 | R+40.8 | |
| Benton | 1,496 30.0% | 3,484 70.0% | 4,980 | R+39.9 | |
| Shelby | 2,870 58.2% | 2,062 41.8% | 4,932 | D+16.4 | |
| Caldwell | 1,736 35.8% | 3,115 64.2% | 4,851 | R+28.4 | |
| Madison | 1,874 38.8% | 2,960 61.2% | 4,834 | R+22.5 | |
| Atchison | 2,167 44.9% | 2,659 55.1% | 4,826 | R+10.2 | |
| Bollinger | 1,935 40.1% | 2,886 59.9% | 4,821 | R+19.7 | |
| Clark | 2,039 43.6% | 2,642 56.4% | 4,681 | R+12.9 | |
| Douglas | 1,014 21.9% | 3,611 78.1% | 4,625 | R+56.2 | |
| Ripley | 1,717 37.9% | 2,811 62.1% | 4,528 | R+24.2 | |
| Warren | 1,407 32.3% | 2,946 67.7% | 4,353 | R+35.4 | |
| Holt | 1,551 36.3% | 2,720 63.7% | 4,271 | R+27.4 | |
| Dade | 1,217 28.9% | 2,987 71.1% | 4,204 | R+42.1 | |
| De Kalb | 1,697 40.6% | 2,484 59.4% | 4,181 | R+18.8 | |
| Stone | 890 21.8% | 3,201 78.2% | 4,091 | R+56.5 | |
| Ralls | 2,495 62.7% | 1,485 37.3% | 3,980 | D+25.4 | |
| Iron | 1,851 46.6% | 2,122 53.4% | 3,973 | R+6.8 | |
| Oregon | 1,934 49.5% | 1,974 50.5% | 3,908 | R+1.0 | |
| Scotland | 1,884 49.8% | 1,899 50.2% | 3,783 | R+0.4 | |
| Putnam | 1,060 28.1% | 2,711 71.9% | 3,771 | R+43.8 | |
| Knox | 1,796 49.0% | 1,871 51.0% | 3,667 | R+2.0 | |
| Mercer | 1,146 32.7% | 2,354 67.3% | 3,500 | R+34.5 | |
| Maries | 1,716 50.5% | 1,684 49.5% | 3,400 | D+0.9 | |
| Ozark | 721 21.7% | 2,595 78.3% | 3,316 | R+56.5 | |
| Schuyler | 1,361 45.0% | 1,666 55.0% | 3,027 | R+10.1 | |
| Shannon | 1,386 49.2% | 1,429 50.8% | 2,815 | R+1.5 | |
| Worth | 1,323 49.4% | 1,355 50.6% | 2,678 | R+1.2 | |
| Hickory | 615 24.6% | 1,885 75.4% | 2,500 | R+50.8 | |
| Reynolds | 1,044 47.8% | 1,139 52.2% | 2,183 | R+4.4 | |
| Carter | 683 39.4% | 1,049 60.6% | 1,732 | R+21.1 |
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.
Missouri in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+18.4 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+15.4 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+18.6 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+9.4 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+0.1 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+7.2 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+3.3 |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+6.3 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+10.1 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+20.0 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+24.6 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+28.1 |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy (D) | D+0.5 |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson II (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+1.6 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+16.6 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+2.9 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+4.8 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+22.6 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+28.6 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+11.4 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+5.8 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+11.4 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+17.6 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+5.5 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+8.7 |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+7.5 |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+4.9 |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland (D) | D+7.5 |
| 1880 | Winfield Scott Hancock (D) | D+13.7 |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden (D) | D+16.3 |
| 1872 | Third party (other) | |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant (R) | R+13.9 |