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Election 1960 Results

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1960 presidential election in Virginia

Richard Nixon (Republican) beat John F. Kennedy (Democrat) in Virginia in 1960, 52.4% to 47.0%, a margin of 5.5 points and 42,194 votes.

Virginia voted 5.6 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 72 of the 130 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 58. The largest, Fairfax, cast 54,219 votes and went to the Republican by 3.6 points. The closest was Warren, where 8 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Nixon won	Republican	404,521	52.4%
John F. Kennedy	Democratic	362,327	47.0%
All other candidates		4,601	0.6%
Total		771,449

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Fairfax	26,064 48.1%	28,006 51.7%	149	54,219	R+3.6
Arlington	22,095 48.1%	23,632 51.4%	250	45,977	R+3.3
Richmond	17,642 39.0%	27,307 60.4%	256	45,205	R+21.4
Norfolk	22,037 55.8%	17,174 43.5%	262	39,473	D+12.3
Henrico	9,626 32.9%	19,446 66.5%	163	29,235	R+33.6
Roanoke	9,175 37.5%	15,229 62.3%	49	24,453	R+24.8
Newport News	8,678 46.0%	10,098 53.6%	79	18,855	R+7.5
Alexandria	9,662 52.1%	8,826 47.6%	63	18,551	D+4.5
Portsmouth	9,902 58.3%	6,900 40.6%	178	16,980	D+17.7
Chesterfield	5,982 37.7%	9,787 61.7%	90	15,859	R+24.0
Hampton	7,133 48.2%	7,623 51.5%	52	14,808	R+3.3
Roanoke	4,384 32.4%	9,109 67.3%	39	13,532	R+34.9
Lynchburg	4,961 40.5%	7,271 59.3%	24	12,256	R+18.8
Princess Anne (Ext)	5,954 54.9%	4,844 44.7%	45	10,843	D+10.2
Wise	5,822 59.9%	3,876 39.9%	18	9,716	D+20.0
Norfolk (Ext)	5,101 57.1%	3,769 42.2%	66	8,936	D+14.9
Scott	3,789 43.3%	4,936 56.5%	19	8,744	R+13.1
Washington	3,833 45.9%	4,473 53.6%	41	8,347	R+7.7
Pittsylvania	4,089 51.4%	3,788 47.6%	77	7,954	D+3.8
Danville	2,611 33.5%	4,966 63.7%	217	7,794	R+30.2
Tazewell	4,416 58.3%	3,139 41.4%	19	7,574	D+16.9
Lee	3,867 53.2%	3,363 46.3%	35	7,265	D+6.9
Smyth	2,864 40.1%	4,256 59.6%	18	7,138	R+19.5
Rockingham	2,026 29.5%	4,829 70.3%	17	6,872	R+40.8
Grayson	2,738 41.2%	3,893 58.6%	7	6,638	R+17.4
Charlottesville	2,894 43.7%	3,651 55.1%	83	6,628	R+11.4
Russell	3,496 53.3%	3,044 46.4%	14	6,554	D+6.9
Montgomery	2,157 33.5%	4,270 66.3%	18	6,445	R+32.8
Shenandoah	2,053 33.1%	4,144 66.8%	2	6,199	R+33.7
Buchanan	3,706 60.8%	2,370 38.9%	23	6,099	D+21.9
Bedford	3,150 51.8%	2,911 47.9%	20	6,081	D+3.9
Augusta	1,914 32.0%	4,034 67.4%	41	5,989	R+35.4
Campbell	3,030 50.8%	2,903 48.6%	37	5,970	D+2.1
Petersburg	2,950 50.8%	2,820 48.6%	33	5,803	D+2.2
Henry	3,306 58.6%	2,323 41.2%	14	5,643	D+17.4
Prince William	2,987 53.0%	2,624 46.5%	28	5,639	D+6.4
Carroll	1,873 33.5%	3,705 66.3%	11	5,589	R+32.8
Accomack	2,884 51.7%	2,676 47.9%	21	5,581	D+3.7
Nansemond (Ext)	3,944 74.1%	1,346 25.3%	33	5,323	D+48.8
Albemarle	2,102 39.9%	3,135 59.5%	35	5,272	R+19.6
Pulaski	2,104 40.4%	3,059 58.7%	44	5,207	R+18.3
Hanover	2,023 39.8%	3,020 59.4%	42	5,085	R+19.6
Franklin	2,924 58.3%	2,080 41.5%	12	5,016	D+16.8
Wythe	2,075 41.6%	2,871 57.5%	47	4,993	R+15.9
Dickenson	2,756 55.6%	2,203 44.4%	1	4,960	D+11.1
Loudoun	2,399 48.4%	2,526 51.0%	29	4,954	R+2.6
Mecklenburg	2,533 55.9%	1,936 42.7%	65	4,534	D+13.2
Halifax	2,676 59.4%	1,784 39.6%	48	4,508	D+19.8
Page	1,608 37.1%	2,708 62.5%	15	4,331	R+25.4
Giles	2,214 51.2%	2,030 46.9%	83	4,327	D+4.3
Southampton	2,804 68.0%	1,263 30.6%	58	4,125	D+37.4
Fauquier	1,958 47.8%	2,123 51.9%	13	4,094	R+4.0
Staunton	1,233 30.6%	2,789 69.2%	10	4,032	R+38.6
Hopewell	1,805 45.1%	2,169 54.2%	25	3,999	R+9.1
Frederick	1,757 45.8%	2,061 53.7%	17	3,835	R+7.9
Botetourt	1,621 42.6%	2,159 56.8%	22	3,802	R+14.2
York	1,691 44.6%	2,085 54.9%	19	3,795	R+10.4
Amherst	2,280 60.8%	1,455 38.8%	12	3,747	D+22.0
Warren	1,850 49.7%	1,842 49.5%	28	3,720	D+0.2
Rockbridge	1,405 39.2%	2,170 60.5%	10	3,585	R+21.3
Winchester	1,203 33.9%	2,326 65.6%	16	3,545	R+31.7
South Norfolk	2,155 61.2%	1,341 38.1%	25	3,521	D+23.1
Martinsville	1,699 48.3%	1,729 49.2%	89	3,517	R+0.9
Waynesboro	1,047 29.8%	2,444 69.6%	22	3,513	R+39.8
Bristol	1,561 47.3%	1,728 52.4%	10	3,299	R+5.1
Nottoway	1,882 57.3%	1,319 40.1%	85	3,286	D+17.1
Prince Edward	1,459 45.4%	1,721 53.5%	34	3,214	R+8.2
Isle Of Wight	2,020 63.6%	1,141 35.9%	16	3,177	D+27.7
Falls Church	1,629 51.5%	1,525 48.2%	11	3,165	D+3.3
Patrick	1,655 54.7%	1,362 45.0%	11	3,028	D+9.7
Harrisonburg	836 27.7%	2,172 72.0%	7	3,015	R+44.3
Covington	1,558 51.9%	1,436 47.9%	7	3,001	D+4.1
Culpeper	1,332 44.8%	1,630 54.9%	9	2,971	R+10.0
Stafford	1,494 50.4%	1,447 48.8%	24	2,965	D+1.6
Brunswick	1,942 66.2%	926 31.6%	64	2,932	D+34.7
Fredericksburg	1,326 45.5%	1,566 53.7%	23	2,915	R+8.2
Radford	1,240 42.6%	1,663 57.1%	9	2,912	R+14.5
Suffolk	1,419 50.1%	1,406 49.6%	9	2,834	D+0.5
Spotsylvania	1,482 52.9%	1,288 46.0%	29	2,799	D+6.9
Greensville	1,676 60.6%	1,057 38.2%	33	2,766	D+22.4
Floyd	817 29.6%	1,933 70.1%	9	2,759	R+40.4
Dinwiddie	1,714 63.8%	935 34.8%	37	2,686	D+29.0
Charlotte	1,735 65.8%	867 32.9%	33	2,635	D+32.9
Gloucester	1,297 49.5%	1,310 50.0%	13	2,620	R+0.5
Orange	1,108 42.6%	1,413 54.3%	82	2,603	R+11.7
Colonial Hts.	1,198 46.4%	1,372 53.2%	11	2,581	R+6.7
Alleghany	1,265 50.8%	1,214 48.8%	9	2,488	D+2.0
Louisa	1,244 50.6%	1,170 47.6%	44	2,458	D+3.0
Northampton	1,387 58.0%	995 41.6%	10	2,392	D+16.4
Lunenburg	1,451 61.0%	838 35.2%	90	2,379	D+25.8
Caroline	1,483 62.7%	864 36.5%	20	2,367	D+26.2
Virginia Beach	1,301 56.1%	986 42.5%	34	2,321	D+13.6
Nelson	1,480 65.3%	775 34.2%	13	2,268	D+31.1
Lancaster	895 39.8%	1,340 59.6%	15	2,250	R+19.8
Westmoreland	1,034 46.6%	1,176 53.0%	9	2,219	R+6.4
Northumberland	858 38.8%	1,340 60.6%	13	2,211	R+21.8
Appomattox	1,240 56.2%	951 43.1%	17	2,208	D+13.1
Sussex	1,253 62.9%	713 35.8%	27	1,993	D+27.1
Mathews	682 38.9%	1,069 60.9%	3	1,754	R+22.1
Goochland	862 49.3%	851 48.7%	36	1,749	D+0.6
Clarke	923 53.2%	804 46.3%	9	1,736	D+6.9
James City	845 48.9%	873 50.5%	11	1,729	R+1.6
Prince George	983 57.0%	727 42.1%	15	1,725	D+14.8
Buckingham	947 54.9%	765 44.4%	12	1,724	D+10.6
Bland	822 49.2%	848 50.7%	1	1,671	R+1.6
Clifton Forge	771 46.4%	885 53.2%	7	1,663	R+6.9
Madison	636 38.5%	998 60.4%	19	1,653	R+21.9
King William	745 48.1%	793 51.2%	11	1,549	R+3.1
Amelia	708 46.5%	784 51.4%	32	1,524	R+5.0
Surry	1,003 69.5%	397 27.5%	43	1,443	D+42.0
King George	717 50.9%	685 48.6%	8	1,410	D+2.3
Middlesex	574 40.9%	823 58.7%	5	1,402	R+17.8
Fluvanna	614 44.2%	763 54.9%	13	1,390	R+10.7
Galax	508 36.9%	867 63.0%	2	1,377	R+26.1
Powhatan	528 39.8%	779 58.7%	21	1,328	R+18.9
South Boston	477 37.1%	807 62.7%	3	1,287	R+25.6
Bath	629 49.3%	646 50.6%	2	1,277	R+1.3
Cumberland	559 44.3%	691 54.8%	12	1,262	R+10.5
Richmond	425 34.5%	801 65.0%	7	1,233	R+30.5
Williamsburg	486 39.8%	721 59.1%	13	1,220	R+19.3
Essex	509 45.6%	606 54.3%	2	1,117	R+8.7
Norton	526 48.9%	549 51.0%	1	1,076	R+2.1
New Kent	481 47.2%	526 51.7%	11	1,018	R+4.4
King And Queen	536 54.5%	432 43.9%	15	983	D+10.6
Rappahannock	544 55.8%	426 43.7%	5	975	D+12.1
Craig	534 55.2%	433 44.8%		967	D+10.4
Charles City	623 64.6%	337 35.0%	4	964	D+29.7
Highland	401 43.0%	527 56.5%	4	932	R+13.5
Buena Vista	427 46.5%	487 53.1%	4	918	R+6.5
Greene	314 35.2%	573 64.2%	5	892	R+29.0

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.

Virginia in every presidential election we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Kamala Harris (D)	D+5.8
2020	Joe Biden (D)	D+10.1
2016	Hillary Clinton (D)	D+5.3
2012	Barack Obama (D)	D+3.9
2008	Barack Obama (D)	D+6.3
2004	George W. Bush (R)	R+8.2
2000	George W. Bush (R)	R+8.0
1996	Bob Dole (R)	R+2.0
1992	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+4.4
1988	George H. W. Bush (R)	R+20.5
1984	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+25.2
1980	Ronald Reagan (R)	R+12.7
1976	Gerald Ford (R)	R+1.3
1972	Richard Nixon (R)	R+37.7
1968	Richard Nixon (R)	R+10.9
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson (D)	D+7.4
1960	Richard Nixon (R)	R+5.5
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+17.0
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)	R+13.0
1948	Harry S. Truman (D)	D+6.8
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+25.0
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+36.5
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+40.8
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)	D+38.4
1928	Herbert Hoover (R)	R+8.0
1924	John W. Davis (D)	D+29.7
1920	James M. Cox (D)	D+23.7
1916	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+35.2
1912	Woodrow Wilson (D)	D+48.9
1908	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+22.2
1904	Alton B. Parker (D)	D+24.8
1900	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+11.5
1896	William Jennings Bryan (D)	D+6.6
1892	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+17.5
1888	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+0.5
1884	Grover Cleveland (D)	D+2.2
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock (D)	D+21.1
1876	Samuel J. Tilden (D)	D+19.2
1872	Ulysses S. Grant (R)	R+1.0

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