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Election 1960 Results

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1960 presidential election in Texas

John F. Kennedy (Democrat) beat Richard Nixon (Republican) in Texas in 1960, 50.5% to 48.5%, a margin of 2.0 points and 46,257 votes.

Texas voted 1.8 points more Democratic than the country as a whole, where the margin was D+0.2.

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

Democrats led in 172 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 82. The largest, Harris, cast 325,399 votes and went to the Republican by 6.1 points. The closest was McMullen, where 1 vote 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 1,167,567 50.5%
Richard Nixon Republican 1,121,310 48.5%
All other candidates 22,207 1.0%
Total2,311,084

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 148,275 45.6% 168,170 51.7% 8,954 325,399 R+6.1
Dallas 88,876 37.0% 149,369 62.2% 2,054 240,299 R+25.2
Bexar 75,373 53.7% 63,934 45.6% 938 140,245 D+8.2
Tarrant 59,385 44.7% 72,813 54.8% 788 132,986 R+10.1
Jefferson 40,533 57.6% 29,395 41.8% 403 70,331 D+15.8
Travis 27,022 54.9% 22,107 44.9% 135 49,264 D+10.0
Nueces 29,361 60.7% 18,907 39.1% 100 48,368 D+21.6
El Paso 26,027 54.6% 21,551 45.2% 99 47,677 D+9.4
Galveston 23,940 58.6% 16,373 40.1% 515 40,828 D+18.5
Lubbock 15,340 43.1% 20,065 56.4% 202 35,607 R+13.3
McLennan 20,100 57.2% 14,926 42.5% 130 35,156 D+14.7
Hidalgo 18,666 57.6% 13,628 42.1% 115 32,409 D+15.5
Wichita 14,587 53.6% 12,587 46.3% 39 27,213 D+7.3
Potter 8,989 38.7% 14,202 61.1% 38 23,229 R+22.4
Cameron 12,416 54.8% 10,190 45.0% 34 22,640 D+9.8
Brazoria 10,561 48.7% 10,880 50.1% 264 21,705 R+1.5
Taylor 9,347 43.2% 12,258 56.6% 45 21,650 R+13.4
Smith 8,494 40.8% 12,042 57.8% 285 20,821 R+17.0
Ector 8,996 43.5% 11,145 53.9% 531 20,672 R+10.4
Gregg 7,765 41.4% 10,679 57.0% 293 18,737 R+15.6
Midland 5,842 33.1% 11,343 64.3% 460 17,645 R+31.2
Grayson 9,866 57.3% 7,312 42.4% 53 17,231 D+14.8
Bell 10,651 69.7% 4,606 30.1% 31 15,288 D+39.5
Tom Green 7,031 46.1% 8,176 53.6% 39 15,246 R+7.5
Bowie 9,198 60.5% 5,927 39.0% 68 15,193 D+21.5
Orange 9,078 62.0% 5,483 37.5% 76 14,637 D+24.6
Angelina 7,046 56.3% 5,169 41.3% 295 12,510 D+15.0
Webb 10,059 84.8% 1,802 15.2% 4 11,865 D+69.6
Denton 5,366 48.3% 5,724 51.5% 29 11,119 R+3.2
Rusk 4,390 40.5% 6,001 55.4% 449 10,840 R+14.9
Brazos 5,907 56.4% 4,553 43.5% 17 10,477 D+12.9
Victoria 5,779 55.6% 4,591 44.2% 27 10,397 D+11.4
Randall 3,282 32.0% 6,958 67.8% 29 10,269 R+35.8
Harrison 5,108 51.4% 4,613 46.4% 224 9,945 D+5.0
Hutchinson 3,295 33.8% 6,432 66.0% 20 9,747 R+32.2
Ellis 5,841 61.2% 3,666 38.4% 36 9,543 D+22.8
Collin 5,229 57.1% 3,865 42.2% 64 9,158 D+14.9
Lamar 5,084 56.0% 3,964 43.7% 28 9,076 D+12.3
Gray 2,802 31.1% 6,197 68.8% 14 9,013 R+37.7
Navarro 5,540 62.2% 3,361 37.8% 8,901 D+24.5
Hale 3,695 43.3% 4,784 56.1% 53 8,532 R+12.8
Wharton 5,004 59.2% 3,387 40.0% 67 8,458 D+19.1
Johnson 3,844 45.6% 4,510 53.5% 77 8,431 R+7.9
San Patricio 5,246 62.5% 3,129 37.3% 16 8,391 D+25.2
Howard 4,844 58.1% 3,403 40.8% 88 8,335 D+17.3
Hunt 4,116 49.9% 4,084 49.6% 42 8,242 D+0.4
Jim Wells 5,330 65.7% 2,773 34.2% 9 8,112 D+31.5
Cherokee 4,544 57.7% 3,233 41.0% 105 7,882 D+16.6
Williamson 5,410 68.7% 2,429 30.9% 31 7,870 D+37.9
Fort Bend 4,339 56.3% 3,301 42.8% 71 7,711 D+13.5
Liberty 3,902 53.1% 3,361 45.8% 82 7,345 D+7.4
Brown 3,720 51.1% 3,512 48.3% 46 7,278 D+2.9
Cooke 3,168 44.1% 3,983 55.5% 25 7,176 R+11.4
Parker 3,629 50.8% 3,467 48.5% 52 7,148 D+2.3
Anderson 3,296 47.2% 3,642 52.2% 44 6,982 R+5.0
Montgomery 3,510 50.6% 3,309 47.7% 118 6,937 D+2.9
Guadalupe 3,116 45.9% 3,657 53.9% 14 6,787 R+8.0
Nacogdoches 3,522 52.3% 3,042 45.2% 168 6,732 D+7.1
Hill 4,340 65.8% 2,226 33.8% 27 6,593 D+32.1
Hardin 4,315 66.9% 2,115 32.8% 21 6,451 D+34.1
Eastland 3,058 47.4% 3,359 52.1% 32 6,449 R+4.7
Fannin 4,282 69.8% 1,844 30.0% 12 6,138 D+39.7
Lamb 3,089 51.4% 2,764 46.0% 154 6,007 D+5.4
Matagorda 2,971 49.5% 2,975 49.6% 52 5,998 R+0.1
Henderson 3,411 57.1% 2,521 42.2% 38 5,970 D+14.9
Kleberg 3,773 64.3% 2,092 35.7% 1 5,866 D+28.7
Kaufman 3,008 52.1% 2,717 47.1% 43 5,768 D+5.0
Palo Pinto 3,022 52.6% 2,695 46.9% 25 5,742 D+5.7
Fayette 3,462 60.7% 2,213 38.8% 24 5,699 D+21.9
Nolan 3,247 57.2% 2,421 42.7% 7 5,675 D+14.6
Milam 3,640 65.5% 1,898 34.2% 18 5,556 D+31.4
Upshur 3,248 58.5% 2,262 40.7% 44 5,554 D+17.8
Lavaca 4,002 72.5% 1,507 27.3% 13 5,522 D+45.2
Limestone 3,472 63.0% 2,023 36.7% 16 5,511 D+26.3
Hockley 3,169 59.1% 2,159 40.3% 30 5,358 D+18.9
Hopkins 3,228 60.3% 2,117 39.5% 12 5,357 D+20.7
Cass 2,934 55.5% 2,322 43.9% 34 5,290 D+11.6
Scurry 3,020 57.1% 2,235 42.2% 35 5,290 D+14.8
Erath 2,490 47.7% 2,696 51.7% 30 5,216 R+3.9
Wilbarger 2,319 45.2% 2,796 54.5% 14 5,129 R+9.3
Jasper 3,004 58.6% 2,102 41.0% 17 5,123 D+17.6
Wood 2,633 51.5% 2,400 46.9% 79 5,112 D+4.6
Wise 2,470 48.9% 2,562 50.7% 19 5,051 R+1.8
De Witt 2,253 44.8% 2,763 54.9% 13 5,029 R+10.1
Shelby 3,266 65.4% 1,679 33.6% 48 4,993 D+31.8
Jones 2,772 55.6% 2,196 44.0% 18 4,986 D+11.6
Van Zandt 2,825 56.9% 2,120 42.7% 22 4,967 D+14.2
Falls 3,399 68.5% 1,559 31.4% 7 4,965 D+37.1
Titus 2,701 54.6% 2,216 44.8% 29 4,946 D+9.8
Comal 1,845 37.3% 3,082 62.4% 14 4,941 R+25.0
Bee 2,557 53.4% 2,220 46.4% 10 4,787 D+7.0
Duval 3,803 82.4% 809 17.5% 2 4,614 D+64.9
Kerr 1,323 28.8% 3,252 70.8% 21 4,596 R+42.0
Hays 2,916 64.5% 1,600 35.4% 7 4,523 D+29.1
Panola 2,187 48.4% 2,264 50.1% 67 4,518 R+1.7
Young 2,419 53.6% 2,067 45.8% 23 4,509 D+7.8
Washington 1,864 41.5% 2,613 58.2% 12 4,489 R+16.7
Montague 2,346 52.5% 2,101 47.1% 18 4,465 D+5.5
Red River 2,850 64.9% 1,527 34.8% 12 4,389 D+30.1
Houston 2,703 61.7% 1,591 36.3% 89 4,383 D+25.4
Medina 2,325 53.2% 2,028 46.4% 15 4,368 D+6.8
Atascosa 2,544 58.3% 1,812 41.6% 5 4,361 D+16.8
Starr 4,051 93.5% 280 6.5% 2 4,333 D+87.0
Gonzales 2,730 63.6% 1,554 36.2% 7 4,291 D+27.4
Colorado 2,299 54.1% 1,909 44.9% 39 4,247 D+9.2
Dawson 2,063 48.6% 2,161 50.9% 22 4,246 R+2.3
Caldwell 2,729 64.6% 1,482 35.1% 11 4,222 D+29.5
Coryell 2,700 64.4% 1,477 35.2% 15 4,192 D+29.2
Terry 2,237 53.7% 1,908 45.8% 17 4,162 D+7.9
Wilson 2,905 69.9% 1,248 30.0% 4 4,157 D+39.9
Karnes 2,556 62.6% 1,526 37.4% 3 4,085 D+25.2
Bastrop 2,866 70.2% 1,208 29.6% 6 4,080 D+40.6
Runnels 1,938 47.6% 2,128 52.2% 9 4,075 R+4.7
Moore 1,547 38.4% 2,463 61.2% 15 4,025 R+22.8
Coleman 1,835 46.1% 2,127 53.5% 15 3,977 R+7.3
Jackson 2,268 57.1% 1,670 42.0% 34 3,972 D+15.1
Ward 2,018 52.4% 1,763 45.8% 71 3,852 D+6.6
Comanche 1,979 51.7% 1,828 47.7% 23 3,830 D+3.9
Reeves 2,235 58.5% 1,549 40.5% 38 3,822 D+17.9
Austin 1,725 46.1% 1,978 52.9% 35 3,738 R+6.8
Freestone 1,997 54.7% 1,629 44.6% 24 3,650 D+10.1
Haskell 2,776 76.1% 866 23.7% 8 3,650 D+52.3
Robertson 2,669 73.8% 935 25.9% 12 3,616 D+48.0
Val Verde 2,049 56.9% 1,551 43.0% 3 3,603 D+13.8
Walker 1,832 50.8% 1,750 48.6% 21 3,603 D+2.3
Calhoun 1,961 54.6% 1,599 44.5% 34 3,594 D+10.1
Uvalde 1,324 37.3% 2,214 62.3% 14 3,552 R+25.1
Morris 1,952 55.1% 1,569 44.3% 23 3,544 D+10.8
Bosque 1,852 52.5% 1,653 46.9% 20 3,525 D+5.6
Gillespie 816 23.3% 2,687 76.6% 4 3,507 R+53.4
Willacy 2,109 60.5% 1,367 39.2% 11 3,487 D+21.3
Andrews 1,821 53.4% 1,550 45.5% 38 3,409 D+7.9
Polk 2,037 60.6% 1,268 37.7% 55 3,360 D+22.9
Mitchell 2,131 63.6% 1,208 36.1% 11 3,350 D+27.6
Deaf Smith 1,299 38.8% 2,024 60.4% 26 3,349 R+21.6
Winkler 1,642 50.5% 1,562 48.0% 49 3,253 D+2.5
Pecos 1,724 54.4% 1,412 44.6% 31 3,167 D+9.9
Burleson 2,466 78.5% 672 21.4% 5 3,143 D+57.1
Swisher 1,777 57.3% 1,310 42.2% 16 3,103 D+15.0
Floyd 1,437 47.2% 1,580 51.9% 25 3,042 R+4.7
Gaines 1,498 49.3% 1,520 50.0% 23 3,041 R+0.7
Stephens 1,357 44.8% 1,664 54.9% 8 3,029 R+10.1
Burnet 1,770 59.5% 1,189 40.0% 17 2,976 D+19.5
Lynn 1,872 65.8% 953 33.5% 18 2,843 D+32.3
Refugio 1,777 62.5% 1,062 37.4% 2 2,841 D+25.2
Callahan 1,559 54.9% 1,261 44.4% 18 2,838 D+10.5
Chambers 1,524 54.1% 1,260 44.7% 32 2,816 D+9.4
Parmer 1,090 39.1% 1,674 60.1% 22 2,786 R+21.0
Grimes 1,713 61.7% 1,053 37.9% 12 2,778 D+23.8
Childress 1,189 43.0% 1,571 56.8% 7 2,767 R+13.8
McCulloch 1,579 57.5% 1,165 42.4% 4 2,748 D+15.1
Hamilton 1,136 41.5% 1,592 58.2% 9 2,737 R+16.7
Clay 1,692 62.3% 1,019 37.5% 7 2,718 D+24.8
Leon 1,803 67.2% 868 32.3% 13 2,684 D+34.8
Crosby 1,783 66.5% 889 33.1% 11 2,683 D+33.3
Tyler 1,242 46.8% 1,401 52.7% 13 2,656 R+6.0
Fisher 1,966 74.0% 679 25.6% 10 2,655 D+48.5
Hardeman 1,182 44.5% 1,472 55.4% 1 2,655 R+10.9
Lampasas 1,372 52.6% 1,222 46.8% 15 2,609 D+5.7
Newton 1,815 70.1% 756 29.2% 19 2,590 D+40.9
Brooks 1,934 77.0% 567 22.6% 10 2,511 D+54.4
Lee 1,369 55.9% 1,048 42.8% 34 2,451 D+13.1
Wheeler 1,011 41.4% 1,428 58.4% 5 2,444 R+17.1
Jack 1,079 44.4% 1,342 55.2% 11 2,432 R+10.8
Carson 1,009 41.9% 1,387 57.6% 11 2,407 R+15.7
Ochiltree 521 21.8% 1,870 78.1% 3 2,394 R+56.3
Castro 1,544 64.8% 810 34.0% 28 2,382 D+30.8
Bailey 1,064 46.9% 1,180 52.0% 27 2,271 R+5.1
Waller 1,101 48.6% 1,115 49.2% 51 2,267 R+0.6
Trinity 1,521 67.2% 707 31.2% 36 2,264 D+36.0
Yoakum 994 44.9% 1,207 54.5% 14 2,215 R+9.6
Camp 1,307 59.4% 873 39.7% 20 2,200 D+19.7
Hood 1,238 56.6% 943 43.1% 6 2,187 D+13.5
Maverick 1,498 70.0% 639 29.9% 2 2,139 D+40.2
Hall 1,192 55.9% 939 44.0% 2 2,133 D+11.9
San Saba 1,251 59.3% 849 40.3% 8 2,108 D+19.1
Kendall 549 26.1% 1,544 73.5% 7 2,100 R+47.4
Knox 1,365 65.1% 729 34.7% 4 2,098 D+30.3
Archer 1,341 66.3% 680 33.6% 2 2,023 D+32.7
San Augustine 1,269 64.7% 638 32.5% 55 1,962 D+32.2
Baylor 1,199 62.7% 713 37.3% 1 1,913 D+25.4
Mills 869 46.1% 1,012 53.6% 6 1,887 R+7.6
Sabine 1,208 65.5% 619 33.6% 16 1,843 D+32.0
Llano 1,131 61.5% 704 38.3% 5 1,840 D+23.2
Hansford 512 27.8% 1,322 71.9% 5 1,839 R+44.0
Delta 1,360 74.2% 460 25.1% 12 1,832 D+49.1
Live Oak 770 42.3% 1,048 57.5% 4 1,822 R+15.3
Dallam 835 46.2% 961 53.2% 12 1,808 R+7.0
Frio 1,068 59.7% 713 39.8% 9 1,790 D+19.8
Collingsworth 691 38.8% 1,084 60.8% 7 1,782 R+22.1
Franklin 1,148 64.7% 620 34.9% 6 1,774 D+29.8
Upton 930 52.8% 798 45.3% 32 1,760 D+7.5
Aransas 948 54.2% 792 45.3% 8 1,748 D+8.9
Donley 764 44.4% 951 55.3% 5 1,720 R+10.9
Marion 904 53.5% 742 43.9% 45 1,691 D+9.6
Cochran 1,028 61.4% 646 38.6% 1,674 D+22.8
Armstrong 730 45.0% 877 54.1% 14 1,621 R+9.1
Dickens 1,075 66.9% 521 32.4% 11 1,607 D+34.5
Rockwall 917 57.9% 652 41.2% 14 1,583 D+16.7
Garza 829 52.6% 737 46.8% 10 1,576 D+5.8
San Jacinto 1,115 71.0% 448 28.5% 7 1,570 D+42.5
Crane 848 54.1% 678 43.2% 42 1,568 D+10.8
Madison 909 58.6% 607 39.1% 36 1,552 D+19.5
Dimmit 886 57.6% 648 42.2% 3 1,537 D+15.5
Bandera 539 36.3% 942 63.5% 3 1,484 R+27.2
Jim Hogg 1,255 84.9% 224 15.1% 1,479 D+69.7
Zavala 706 47.9% 761 51.6% 8 1,475 R+3.7
Brewster 716 49.1% 736 50.5% 5 1,457 R+1.4
Goliad 711 48.9% 741 50.9% 3 1,455 R+2.1
Mason 575 40.6% 833 58.8% 9 1,417 R+18.2
Shackelford 713 51.0% 684 49.0% 1,397 D+2.1
Blanco 830 59.5% 557 40.0% 7 1,394 D+19.6
Coke 799 57.6% 575 41.4% 14 1,388 D+16.1
Cottle 986 72.4% 370 27.2% 5 1,361 D+45.3
Kimble 550 43.9% 699 55.8% 4 1,253 R+11.9
Presidio 866 69.4% 376 30.1% 6 1,248 D+39.3
Concho 718 57.8% 522 42.0% 2 1,242 D+15.8
Lipscomb 267 22.1% 939 77.7% 3 1,209 R+55.6
Martin 831 69.1% 350 29.1% 22 1,203 D+40.0
Hemphill 333 28.2% 847 71.7% 1 1,181 R+43.5
Stonewall 864 73.7% 306 26.1% 3 1,173 D+47.6
Crockett 517 44.7% 635 54.9% 4 1,156 R+10.2
Throckmorton 689 60.8% 442 39.0% 3 1,134 D+21.8
Reagan 621 54.9% 489 43.2% 21 1,131 D+11.7
Briscoe 570 51.3% 533 47.9% 9 1,112 D+3.3
Menard 491 44.7% 608 55.3% 1,099 R+10.6
Rains 680 62.9% 401 37.1% 1,081 D+25.8
La Salle 718 68.6% 326 31.2% 2 1,046 D+37.5
Foard 723 72.7% 270 27.1% 2 995 D+45.5
Sherman 305 30.7% 686 69.1% 2 993 R+38.4
Zapata 675 72.2% 260 27.8% 935 D+44.4
Motley 439 47.1% 480 51.5% 13 932 R+4.4
Sutton 474 52.0% 437 48.0% 911 D+4.1
Hartley 397 48.7% 413 50.7% 5 815 R+2.0
Schleicher 351 43.4% 455 56.2% 3 809 R+12.9
Somervell 345 43.1% 441 55.1% 14 800 R+12.0
Kent 491 70.3% 205 29.4% 2 698 D+41.0
Hudspeth 409 59.7% 267 39.0% 9 685 D+20.7
Real 273 41.8% 377 57.7% 3 653 R+15.9
Culberson 343 52.8% 300 46.2% 7 650 D+6.6
Terrell 352 54.5% 291 45.0% 3 646 D+9.4
Oldham 326 50.7% 313 48.7% 4 643 D+2.0
Edwards 168 26.3% 463 72.5% 8 639 R+46.2
Kinney 358 62.9% 211 37.1% 569 D+25.8
Irion 246 50.5% 238 48.9% 3 487 D+1.6
McMullen 240 49.9% 241 50.1% 481 R+0.2
Roberts 104 23.4% 339 76.2% 2 445 R+52.8
Borden 230 56.0% 166 40.4% 15 411 D+15.6
Jeff Davis 195 51.2% 182 47.8% 4 381 D+3.4
Sterling 193 51.5% 182 48.5% 375 D+2.9
Glasscock 207 56.6% 152 41.5% 7 366 D+15.0
King 133 76.9% 39 22.5% 1 173 D+54.3
Kenedy 78 51.3% 74 48.7% 152 D+2.6
Loving 46 48.4% 42 44.2% 7 95 D+4.2

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.

Texas in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+13.7
2020 Donald Trump (R) R+5.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+9.0
2012 Mitt Romney (R) R+15.8
2008 John McCain (R) R+11.8
2004 George W. Bush (R) R+22.9
2000 George W. Bush (R) R+21.3
1996 Bob Dole (R) R+4.9
1992 George H. W. Bush (R) R+3.5
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+12.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+27.5
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+13.9
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+3.2
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+33.0
1968 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+1.3
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+26.8
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+2.0
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+11.3
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+6.4
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+41.7
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+54.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+62.0
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+74.8
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+76.7
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+3.7
1924 John W. Davis (D) D+53.9
1920 James M. Cox (D) D+35.8
1916 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+59.5
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+63.9
1908 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+51.6
1904 Alton B. Parker (D) D+49.6
1900 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+32.4
1896 William Jennings Bryan (D) D+37.2
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+37.4
1888 Grover Cleveland (D) D+41.0
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) D+40.9
1880 Winfield Scott Hancock (D) D+40.8
1876 Samuel J. Tilden (D) D+40.1
1872 Third party (other)