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Election 1960 Results

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1960 presidential election in North Carolina

John F. Kennedy (Democrat) beat Richard Nixon (Republican) in North Carolina in 1960, 52.1% to 47.9%, a margin of 4.2 points and 57,716 votes.

North Carolina voted 4.1 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.

Democrats led in 61 of the 100 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 39. The largest, Mecklenburg, cast 87,612 votes and went to the Republican by 10.1 points. The closest was Yancey, where 26 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 713,136 52.1%
Richard Nixon Republican 655,420 47.9%
Total1,368,556

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Mecklenburg 39,362 44.9% 48,250 55.1% 87,612 R+10.1
Guilford 30,486 42.4% 41,357 57.6% 71,843 R+15.1
Forsyth 24,035 41.9% 33,374 58.1% 57,409 R+16.3
Buncombe 23,303 45.4% 28,040 54.6% 51,343 R+9.2
Wake 26,050 58.6% 18,436 41.4% 44,486 D+17.1
Gaston 20,104 48.6% 21,250 51.4% 41,354 R+2.8
Durham 19,298 57.4% 14,322 42.6% 33,620 D+14.8
Catawba 13,491 41.4% 19,135 58.6% 32,626 R+17.3
Davidson 13,118 41.1% 18,797 58.9% 31,915 R+17.8
Rowan 12,919 42.2% 17,726 57.8% 30,645 R+15.7
Alamance 13,599 47.9% 14,818 52.1% 28,417 R+4.3
Randolph 9,789 38.3% 15,772 61.7% 25,561 R+23.4
Cabarrus 8,680 35.6% 15,678 64.4% 24,358 R+28.7
New Hanover 13,182 57.4% 9,775 42.6% 22,957 D+14.8
Burke 10,015 43.7% 12,925 56.3% 22,940 R+12.7
Iredell 8,973 42.6% 12,085 57.4% 21,058 R+14.8
Wilkes 7,986 38.0% 13,016 62.0% 21,002 R+24.0
Rockingham 11,207 54.2% 9,456 45.8% 20,663 D+8.5
Caldwell 8,722 43.0% 11,553 57.0% 20,275 R+14.0
Cumberland 11,601 59.0% 8,072 41.0% 19,673 D+17.9
Stanly 8,259 42.7% 11,080 57.3% 19,339 R+14.6
Cleveland 10,545 56.1% 8,257 43.9% 18,802 D+12.2
Surry 8,185 44.9% 10,035 55.1% 18,220 R+10.2
Rutherford 8,554 48.7% 8,993 51.3% 17,547 R+2.5
Haywood 8,044 48.4% 8,583 51.6% 16,627 R+3.2
Johnston 9,914 59.8% 6,660 40.2% 16,574 D+19.6
Pitt 12,526 78.4% 3,458 21.6% 15,984 D+56.7
Henderson 4,611 29.9% 10,835 70.1% 15,446 R+40.3
Robeson 11,623 76.5% 3,580 23.5% 15,203 D+52.9
Sampson 7,632 51.0% 7,338 49.0% 14,970 D+2.0
Columbus 10,455 74.1% 3,655 25.9% 14,110 D+48.2
Nash 10,086 72.1% 3,896 27.9% 13,982 D+44.3
Lincoln 6,728 49.7% 6,816 50.3% 13,544 R+0.6
Wayne 7,856 58.9% 5,474 41.1% 13,330 D+17.9
Harnett 7,892 59.8% 5,301 40.2% 13,193 D+19.6
Orange 7,180 57.9% 5,231 42.1% 12,411 D+15.7
Lenoir 8,126 69.0% 3,658 31.0% 11,784 D+37.9
Richmond 8,293 71.6% 3,285 28.4% 11,578 D+43.3
Union 7,393 64.7% 4,030 35.3% 11,423 D+29.4
Moore 5,548 48.8% 5,815 51.2% 11,363 R+2.3
Halifax 8,872 79.1% 2,343 20.9% 11,215 D+58.2
Wilson 8,021 72.0% 3,114 28.0% 11,135 D+44.1
McDowell 4,889 44.3% 6,148 55.7% 11,037 R+11.4
Craven 7,158 66.0% 3,680 34.0% 10,838 D+32.1
Edgecombe 8,046 77.9% 2,279 22.1% 10,325 D+55.9
Duplin 7,269 71.1% 2,953 28.9% 10,222 D+42.2
Yadkin 2,785 27.7% 7,268 72.3% 10,053 R+44.6
Carteret 5,264 54.0% 4,493 46.0% 9,757 D+7.9
Stokes 4,487 47.9% 4,872 52.1% 9,359 R+4.1
Ashe 4,477 48.1% 4,823 51.9% 9,300 R+3.7
Chatham 4,683 52.1% 4,308 47.9% 8,991 D+4.2
Madison 4,546 50.7% 4,422 49.3% 8,968 D+1.4
Beaufort 6,039 69.2% 2,694 30.8% 8,733 D+38.3
Watauga 3,440 40.7% 5,020 59.3% 8,460 R+18.7
Onslow 5,564 66.4% 2,812 33.6% 8,376 D+32.9
Alexander 3,956 48.7% 4,175 51.3% 8,131 R+2.7
Jackson 3,900 49.3% 4,017 50.7% 7,917 R+1.5
Vance 5,694 73.9% 2,012 26.1% 7,706 D+47.8
Transylvania 3,388 44.5% 4,221 55.5% 7,609 R+10.9
Cherokee 3,197 42.7% 4,294 57.3% 7,491 R+14.6
Davie 2,471 34.0% 4,788 66.0% 7,259 R+31.9
Lee 4,673 64.6% 2,563 35.4% 7,236 D+29.2
Brunswick 4,305 59.6% 2,915 40.4% 7,220 D+19.3
Montgomery 3,297 47.5% 3,649 52.5% 6,946 R+5.1
Macon 3,098 45.3% 3,735 54.7% 6,833 R+9.3
Granville 4,945 73.3% 1,798 26.7% 6,743 D+46.7
Yancey 3,310 50.2% 3,284 49.8% 6,594 D+0.4
Martin 5,826 88.8% 737 11.2% 6,563 D+77.5
Pasquotank 4,530 71.3% 1,827 28.7% 6,357 D+42.5
Person 4,305 69.1% 1,926 30.9% 6,231 D+38.2
Bladen 4,353 70.1% 1,854 29.9% 6,207 D+40.3
Franklin 5,081 82.1% 1,108 17.9% 6,189 D+64.2
Mitchell 1,174 19.6% 4,831 80.4% 6,005 R+60.9
Anson 4,120 72.1% 1,597 27.9% 5,717 D+44.1
Polk 2,762 49.2% 2,856 50.8% 5,618 R+1.7
Northampton 4,756 87.5% 678 12.5% 5,434 D+75.0
Avery 1,047 20.0% 4,176 80.0% 5,223 R+59.9
Scotland 3,643 74.0% 1,279 26.0% 4,922 D+48.0
Swain 2,171 50.7% 2,112 49.3% 4,283 D+1.4
Bertie 3,682 86.5% 577 13.5% 4,259 D+72.9
Caswell 2,832 69.0% 1,272 31.0% 4,104 D+38.0
Alleghany 2,121 51.7% 1,978 48.3% 4,099 D+3.5
Pender 2,744 68.3% 1,274 31.7% 4,018 D+36.6
Hertford 3,105 79.9% 781 20.1% 3,886 D+59.8
Warren 2,997 80.7% 717 19.3% 3,714 D+61.4
Greene 3,092 87.3% 451 12.7% 3,543 D+74.5
Washington 2,415 70.2% 1,027 29.8% 3,442 D+40.3
Graham 1,335 43.7% 1,721 56.3% 3,056 R+12.6
Clay 1,264 43.3% 1,657 56.7% 2,921 R+13.5
Pamlico 1,697 61.5% 1,061 38.5% 2,758 D+23.1
Hoke 2,106 77.9% 596 22.1% 2,702 D+55.9
Jones 1,920 76.6% 585 23.4% 2,505 D+53.3
Chowan 1,920 78.3% 533 21.7% 2,453 D+56.5
Dare 1,247 54.1% 1,058 45.9% 2,305 D+8.2
Currituck 1,651 78.1% 464 21.9% 2,115 D+56.1
Perquimans 1,460 69.6% 637 30.4% 2,097 D+39.2
Gates 1,549 80.1% 385 19.9% 1,934 D+60.2
Hyde 1,147 70.5% 481 29.5% 1,628 D+40.9
Camden 1,014 75.0% 338 25.0% 1,352 D+50.0
Tyrrell 926 72.6% 349 27.4% 1,275 D+45.3

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.

North Carolina in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+3.2
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+1.3
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+3.7
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+2.0
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+0.3
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+12.4
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+12.8
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.7
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+0.8
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+16.3
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+24.0
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+2.1
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+11.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+40.6
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+10.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+12.3
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+4.2
1956 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+1.3
1952 Adlai Stevenson II (D) D+7.8
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+25.3
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+33.4
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+48.1
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+46.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+40.6
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+9.9
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+19.2
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+13.5
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+16.4
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+47.3
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.7
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+20.0
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+8.5
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+5.8
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+11.6
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+4.6
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+6.7
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+3.6
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+7.2
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+14.5
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+6.8