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1960 presidential election in Montana
Richard Nixon (Republican) beat John F. Kennedy (Democrat) in Montana in 1960, 51.1% to 48.6%, a margin of 2.5 points and 6,950 votes.
Montana voted 2.7 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 36 of the 56 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 20. The largest, Yellowstone, cast 32,006 votes and went to the Republican by 22.2 points. The closest was Phillips, where 2 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 | 141,841 | 51.1% |
| John F. Kennedy | Democratic | 134,891 | 48.6% |
| All other candidates | 847 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 277,579 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone | 12,356 38.6% | 19,467 60.8% | 183 | 32,006 | R+22.2 |
| Cascade | 14,117 54.1% | 11,928 45.7% | 45 | 26,090 | D+8.4 |
| Silver Bow | 13,754 64.9% | 7,290 34.4% | 146 | 21,190 | D+30.5 |
| Missoula | 8,876 45.9% | 10,396 53.8% | 65 | 19,337 | R+7.9 |
| Flathead | 6,689 46.9% | 7,554 52.9% | 24 | 14,267 | R+6.1 |
| Lewis And Clark | 6,008 45.2% | 7,260 54.6% | 17 | 13,285 | R+9.4 |
| Gallatin | 3,761 35.3% | 6,870 64.5% | 21 | 10,652 | R+29.2 |
| Deer Lodge | 5,149 70.1% | 2,188 29.8% | 7 | 7,344 | D+40.3 |
| Hill | 3,741 54.1% | 3,163 45.7% | 12 | 6,916 | D+8.4 |
| Fergus | 2,999 47.6% | 3,294 52.2% | 13 | 6,306 | R+4.7 |
| Lake | 2,462 43.1% | 3,240 56.8% | 7 | 5,709 | R+13.6 |
| Park | 2,249 40.2% | 3,329 59.4% | 23 | 5,601 | R+19.3 |
| Ravalli | 2,381 43.1% | 3,121 56.5% | 26 | 5,528 | R+13.4 |
| Custer | 2,393 44.7% | 2,943 55.0% | 15 | 5,351 | R+10.3 |
| Valley | 2,953 55.2% | 2,387 44.7% | 6 | 5,346 | D+10.6 |
| Dawson | 2,108 46.0% | 2,460 53.7% | 14 | 4,582 | R+7.7 |
| Lincoln | 2,623 57.7% | 1,902 41.8% | 21 | 4,546 | D+15.9 |
| Richland | 1,863 43.6% | 2,395 56.1% | 11 | 4,269 | R+12.5 |
| Roosevelt | 2,227 53.9% | 1,876 45.4% | 29 | 4,132 | D+8.5 |
| Glacier | 2,260 56.0% | 1,775 43.9% | 4 | 4,039 | D+12.0 |
| Carbon | 1,903 48.0% | 2,050 51.8% | 8 | 3,961 | R+3.7 |
| Chouteau | 1,708 50.4% | 1,672 49.3% | 9 | 3,389 | D+1.1 |
| Toole | 1,767 52.8% | 1,577 47.1% | 4 | 3,348 | D+5.7 |
| Teton | 1,648 50.3% | 1,623 49.5% | 5 | 3,276 | D+0.8 |
| Big Horn | 1,497 46.4% | 1,724 53.5% | 3 | 3,224 | R+7.0 |
| Pondera | 1,653 53.2% | 1,452 46.8% | 3,105 | D+6.5 | |
| Beaverhead | 1,307 43.0% | 1,731 56.9% | 5 | 3,043 | R+13.9 |
| Powell | 1,522 50.3% | 1,497 49.5% | 6 | 3,025 | D+0.8 |
| Sanders | 1,469 49.2% | 1,497 50.2% | 18 | 2,984 | R+0.9 |
| Phillips | 1,455 49.7% | 1,457 49.8% | 13 | 2,925 | R+0.1 |
| Blaine | 1,569 54.6% | 1,290 44.9% | 17 | 2,876 | D+9.7 |
| Sheridan | 1,549 56.2% | 1,196 43.4% | 9 | 2,754 | D+12.8 |
| Stillwater | 1,036 41.6% | 1,455 58.4% | 2,491 | R+16.8 | |
| Madison | 1,010 40.9% | 1,456 59.0% | 3 | 2,469 | R+18.1 |
| Rosebud | 1,002 41.8% | 1,386 57.8% | 11 | 2,399 | R+16.0 |
| Musselshell | 1,100 49.8% | 1,107 50.1% | 3 | 2,210 | R+0.3 |
| Daniels | 960 55.7% | 763 44.3% | 1 | 1,724 | D+11.4 |
| Sweet Grass | 521 32.2% | 1,096 67.8% | 1,617 | R+35.6 | |
| Jefferson | 769 48.4% | 817 51.4% | 4 | 1,590 | R+3.0 |
| Judith Basin | 842 53.8% | 721 46.1% | 1 | 1,564 | D+7.7 |
| Wheatland | 724 47.7% | 793 52.2% | 1 | 1,518 | R+4.5 |
| Fallon | 597 39.4% | 918 60.6% | 1 | 1,516 | R+21.2 |
| McCone | 764 50.4% | 743 49.0% | 8 | 1,515 | D+1.4 |
| Granite | 592 44.7% | 722 54.6% | 9 | 1,323 | R+9.8 |
| Broadwater | 631 48.1% | 680 51.9% | 1,311 | R+3.7 | |
| Mineral | 686 55.3% | 549 44.3% | 5 | 1,240 | D+11.0 |
| Powder River | 438 39.6% | 665 60.2% | 2 | 1,105 | R+20.5 |
| Liberty | 501 45.5% | 597 54.3% | 2 | 1,100 | R+8.7 |
| Carter | 383 35.6% | 688 64.0% | 4 | 1,075 | R+28.4 |
| Meagher | 431 41.1% | 613 58.5% | 4 | 1,048 | R+17.4 |
| Prairie | 338 34.2% | 649 65.8% | 987 | R+31.5 | |
| Garfield | 363 41.3% | 515 58.5% | 2 | 880 | R+17.3 |
| Wibaux | 419 52.0% | 387 48.0% | 806 | D+4.0 | |
| Golden Valley | 277 43.3% | 362 56.7% | 639 | R+13.3 | |
| Treasure | 270 47.4% | 300 52.6% | 570 | R+5.3 | |
| Petroleum | 221 46.4% | 255 53.6% | 476 | R+7.1 |
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.
Montana in every presidential election we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Donald Trump (R) | R+19.9 |
| 2020 | Donald Trump (R) | R+16.4 |
| 2016 | Donald Trump (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney (R) | R+13.7 |
| 2008 | John McCain (R) | R+2.3 |
| 2004 | George W. Bush (R) | R+20.5 |
| 2000 | George W. Bush (R) | R+25.1 |
| 1996 | Bob Dole (R) | R+2.9 |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton (D) | D+2.5 |
| 1988 | George H. W. Bush (R) | R+5.9 |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+22.3 |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan (R) | R+24.4 |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford (R) | R+7.4 |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+20.1 |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+9.0 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson (D) | D+18.4 |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon (R) | R+2.5 |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+14.3 |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) | R+19.3 |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+9.9 |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+9.4 |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+18.6 |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+41.7 |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) | D+22.7 |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover (R) | R+17.9 |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge (R) | R+23.1 |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) | R+29.1 |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+19.3 |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson (D) | D+11.8 |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft (R) | R+4.4 |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt (R) | R+20.4 |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+18.6 |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan (D) | D+60.6 |
| 1892 | Benjamin Harrison (R) | R+2.7 |