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Election 1960 Results

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1960 presidential election in Wisconsin

Richard Nixon (Republican) beat John F. Kennedy (Democrat) in Wisconsin in 1960, 51.8% to 48.0%, a margin of 3.7 points and 64,370 votes.

Wisconsin voted 3.9 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 54 of the 71 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 17. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 445,807 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.8 points. The closest was Florence, where 70 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
Richard Nixon won Republican 895,175 51.8%
John F. Kennedy Democratic 830,805 48.0%
All other candidates 3,102 0.2%
Total1,729,082

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 257,707 57.8% 187,067 42.0% 1,033 445,807 D+15.8
Dane 47,045 52.0% 43,245 47.8% 212 90,502 D+4.2
Waukesha 28,963 42.3% 39,380 57.6% 76 68,419 R+15.2
Racine 30,596 50.7% 29,562 49.0% 136 60,294 D+1.7
Brown 26,577 50.2% 26,329 49.7% 46 52,952 D+0.5
Rock 19,194 39.2% 29,675 60.6% 76 48,945 R+21.4
Winnebago 17,656 38.1% 28,598 61.7% 80 46,334 R+23.6
Kenosha 22,956 53.4% 19,969 46.4% 86 43,011 D+6.9
Outagamie 17,287 41.6% 24,146 58.2% 89 41,522 R+16.5
Sheboygan 18,425 45.8% 21,676 53.9% 120 40,221 R+8.1
Marathon 18,145 45.3% 21,880 54.7% 40,025 R+9.3
Fond Du Lac 13,132 40.2% 19,498 59.6% 58 32,688 R+19.5
La Crosse 14,310 43.8% 18,319 56.1% 36 32,665 R+12.3
Manitowoc 17,423 54.3% 14,622 45.6% 35 32,080 D+8.7
Dodge 10,113 37.1% 17,152 62.8% 30 27,295 R+25.8
Eau Claire 11,240 43.7% 14,427 56.1% 37 25,704 R+12.4
Wood 10,483 42.0% 14,414 57.8% 33 24,930 R+15.8
Walworth 7,986 32.7% 16,395 67.2% 20 24,401 R+34.5
Jefferson 8,757 38.2% 14,133 61.6% 39 22,929 R+23.4
Douglas 12,910 60.7% 8,307 39.1% 53 21,270 D+21.6
Washington 8,523 42.6% 11,452 57.3% 16 19,991 R+14.7
Grant 7,678 39.9% 11,564 60.0% 16 19,258 R+20.2
Chippewa 9,793 52.9% 8,690 46.9% 28 18,511 D+6.0
Ozaukee 7,228 40.9% 10,401 58.9% 28 17,657 R+18.0
Portage 10,516 62.0% 6,436 37.9% 20 16,972 D+24.0
Columbia 6,576 39.0% 10,282 60.9% 15 16,873 R+22.0
Sauk 6,441 38.2% 10,403 61.7% 23 16,867 R+23.5
Waupaca 4,606 27.3% 12,247 72.6% 14 16,867 R+45.3
Marinette 7,408 47.4% 8,205 52.5% 17 15,630 R+5.1
Barron 6,464 42.7% 8,640 57.0% 41 15,145 R+14.4
Shawano 4,734 32.7% 9,734 67.2% 21 14,489 R+34.5
St. Croix 6,341 47.0% 7,113 52.8% 24 13,478 R+5.7
Clark 5,934 44.5% 7,368 55.2% 41 13,343 R+10.7
Monroe 5,161 41.0% 7,410 58.9% 16 12,587 R+17.9
Vernon 4,836 41.1% 6,909 58.8% 15 11,760 R+17.6
Green 3,766 32.2% 7,939 67.8% 6 11,711 R+35.6
Polk 5,148 44.5% 6,387 55.2% 30 11,565 R+10.7
Oconto 5,045 44.7% 6,223 55.2% 15 11,283 R+10.4
Dunn 4,487 39.9% 6,723 59.8% 29 11,239 R+19.9
Trempealeau 5,223 48.4% 5,539 51.4% 19 10,781 R+2.9
Oneida 4,974 46.6% 5,676 53.2% 16 10,666 R+6.6
Lincoln 3,909 38.7% 6,147 60.9% 33 10,089 R+22.2
Pierce 4,317 43.4% 5,632 56.6% 9 9,958 R+13.2
Calumet 4,312 45.5% 5,166 54.5% 8 9,486 R+9.0
Door 3,610 38.3% 5,790 61.5% 14 9,414 R+23.2
Iowa 3,547 40.8% 5,143 59.2% 4 8,694 R+18.4
Langlade 4,025 46.5% 4,614 53.3% 16 8,655 R+6.8
Lafayette 3,607 43.3% 4,715 56.6% 8 8,330 R+13.3
Juneau 3,238 39.3% 4,997 60.6% 11 8,246 R+21.3
Richland 2,965 36.0% 5,253 63.8% 11 8,229 R+27.8
Kewaunee 4,256 51.8% 3,950 48.1% 7 8,213 D+3.7
Ashland 4,644 57.1% 3,470 42.7% 13 8,127 D+14.4
Green Lake 2,776 35.2% 5,110 64.7% 7 7,893 R+29.6
Taylor 3,768 52.1% 3,447 47.6% 22 7,237 D+4.4
Crawford 3,342 47.3% 3,719 52.6% 10 7,071 R+5.3
Price 3,382 48.6% 3,555 51.1% 20 6,957 R+2.5
Jackson 2,849 41.8% 3,950 58.0% 14 6,813 R+16.2
Rusk 3,692 54.3% 3,094 45.5% 17 6,803 D+8.8
Waushara 1,888 27.8% 4,906 72.2% 5 6,799 R+44.4
Buffalo 2,790 44.6% 3,464 55.4% 2 6,256 R+10.8
Bayfield 3,196 52.7% 2,841 46.9% 23 6,060 D+5.9
Vilas 1,942 35.6% 3,508 64.2% 10 5,460 R+28.7
Washburn 2,398 45.6% 2,848 54.1% 15 5,261 R+8.6
Sawyer 2,325 46.2% 2,699 53.6% 12 5,036 R+7.4
Burnett 2,095 45.6% 2,483 54.0% 18 4,596 R+8.4
Marquette 1,249 29.7% 2,947 70.1% 7 4,203 R+40.4
Iron 2,873 68.9% 1,290 30.9% 7 4,170 D+38.0
Adams 1,551 42.2% 2,109 57.4% 14 3,674 R+15.2
Forest 1,851 52.7% 1,653 47.0% 10 3,514 D+5.6
Pepin 1,763 52.2% 1,612 47.7% 5 3,380 D+4.5
Florence 858 47.9% 928 51.8% 5 1,791 R+3.9

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.

Wisconsin in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Donald Trump (R) R+0.9
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+0.6
2016 Donald Trump (R) R+0.8
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+6.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+13.9
2004 John Kerry (D) D+0.4
2000 Al Gore (D) D+0.2
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+10.3
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+4.4
1988 Michael Dukakis (D) D+3.6
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+9.2
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+4.7
1976 Jimmy Carter (D) D+1.7
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+9.7
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.6
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+24.3
1960 Richard Nixon (R) R+3.7
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+23.7
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+22.2
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+4.4
1944 Thomas E. Dewey (R) R+1.8
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+1.8
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+33.5
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+32.3
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+9.2
1924 Robert M. La Follette (other)
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+54.9
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+6.6
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+8.4
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+17.8
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+35.2
1900 William McKinley (R) R+24.1
1896 William McKinley (R) R+22.9
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+1.7
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+6.0
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+4.6
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+11.1
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+2.4
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+9.2
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+12.5