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Election in Missouri
1960 United States presidential election in Missouri|
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County Results
Kennedy
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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Nixon
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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The 1960 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the
1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13
[2] representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
In the nation's
third-closest race,
Missouri was won by
Senator
John F. Kennedy (
D–
Massachusetts), running with Senator
Lyndon B. Johnson, with 50.26 percent of the popular vote against
incumbent Vice President
Richard Nixon (
R–
California), running with
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 49.74 percent of the popular vote.
[3]
[4] As of the
2020 presidential election
[update], this is the last election in which
Osage County voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.
[5] It also remains the most recent election in which a Northern Democrat has carried Missouri. The only subsequent Democratic nominees to carry the state have been from the
South (
Lyndon B. Johnson of
Texas,
Jimmy Carter of
Georgia, and
Bill Clinton of neighboring
Arkansas)--although Northern Democrat
Barack Obama of neighboring
Illinois came very close to winning it in
2008, losing it by a razor-thin margin of 0.13 points or fewer than 4,000 votes.
A 101,000-vote margin in Kennedy's favor in
St. Louis was nearly 10 times Kennedy's statewide margin.
Results
Results by county
1960 United States presidential election in Missouri by county
[6]
|
County
|
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic
|
Richard Milhous Nixon Republican
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Adair
|
3,160
|
36.62%
|
5,469
|
63.38%
|
-2,309
|
-26.76%
|
8,629
|
Andrew
|
2,170
|
36.87%
|
3,716
|
63.13%
|
-1,546
|
-26.27%
|
5,886
|
Atchison
|
2,167
|
44.90%
|
2,659
|
55.10%
|
-492
|
-10.19%
|
4,826
|
Audrain
|
6,410
|
56.40%
|
4,955
|
43.60%
|
1,455
|
12.80%
|
11,365
|
Barry
|
3,919
|
36.88%
|
6,706
|
63.12%
|
-2,787
|
-26.23%
|
10,625
|
Barton
|
2,417
|
39.49%
|
3,703
|
60.51%
|
-1,286
|
-21.01%
|
6,120
|
Bates
|
3,906
|
41.84%
|
5,429
|
58.16%
|
-1,523
|
-16.31%
|
9,335
|
Benton
|
1,496
|
30.04%
|
3,484
|
69.96%
|
-1,988
|
-39.92%
|
4,980
|
Bollinger
|
1,935
|
40.14%
|
2,886
|
59.86%
|
-951
|
-19.73%
|
4,821
|
Boone
|
11,514
|
52.41%
|
10,453
|
47.59%
|
1,061
|
4.83%
|
21,967
|
Buchanan
|
19,348
|
47.43%
|
21,448
|
52.57%
|
-2,100
|
-5.15%
|
40,796
|
Butler
|
5,406
|
38.19%
|
8,751
|
61.81%
|
-3,345
|
-23.63%
|
14,157
|
Caldwell
|
1,736
|
35.79%
|
3,115
|
64.21%
|
-1,379
|
-28.43%
|
4,851
|
Callaway
|
5,344
|
56.86%
|
4,054
|
43.14%
|
1,290
|
13.73%
|
9,398
|
Camden
|
1,759
|
33.39%
|
3,509
|
66.61%
|
-1,750
|
-33.22%
|
5,268
|
Cape Girardeau
|
8,172
|
41.90%
|
11,331
|
58.10%
|
-3,159
|
-16.20%
|
19,503
|
Carroll
|
3,296
|
41.98%
|
4,555
|
58.02%
|
-1,259
|
-16.04%
|
7,851
|
Carter
|
683
|
39.43%
|
1,049
|
60.57%
|
-366
|
-21.13%
|
1,732
|
Cass
|
5,718
|
46.71%
|
6,523
|
53.29%
|
-805
|
-6.58%
|
12,241
|
Cedar
|
1,547
|
29.32%
|
3,730
|
70.68%
|
-2,183
|
-41.37%
|
5,277
|
Chariton
|
3,550
|
53.37%
|
3,102
|
46.63%
|
448
|
6.73%
|
6,652
|
Christian
|
1,622
|
25.96%
|
4,627
|
74.04%
|
-3,005
|
-48.09%
|
6,249
|
Clark
|
2,039
|
43.56%
|
2,642
|
56.44%
|
-603
|
-12.88%
|
4,681
|
Clay
|
17,318
|
47.74%
|
18,955
|
52.26%
|
-1,637
|
-4.51%
|
36,273
|
Clinton
|
3,167
|
48.29%
|
3,391
|
51.71%
|
-224
|
-3.42%
|
6,558
|
Cole
|
8,532
|
46.64%
|
9,763
|
53.36%
|
-1,231
|
-6.73%
|
18,295
|
Cooper
|
3,858
|
45.23%
|
4,672
|
54.77%
|
-814
|
-9.54%
|
8,530
|
Crawford
|
2,387
|
37.00%
|
4,065
|
63.00%
|
-1,678
|
-26.01%
|
6,452
|
Dade
|
1,217
|
28.95%
|
2,987
|
71.05%
|
-1,770
|
-42.10%
|
4,204
|
Dallas
|
1,482
|
29.62%
|
3,522
|
70.38%
|
-2,040
|
-40.77%
|
5,004
|
Daviess
|
2,220
|
41.03%
|
3,191
|
58.97%
|
-971
|
-17.94%
|
5,411
|
DeKalb
|
1,697
|
40.59%
|
2,484
|
59.41%
|
-787
|
-18.82%
|
4,181
|
Dent
|
2,593
|
44.67%
|
3,212
|
55.33%
|
-619
|
-10.66%
|
5,805
|
Douglas
|
1,014
|
21.92%
|
3,611
|
78.08%
|
-2,597
|
-56.15%
|
4,625
|
Dunklin
|
6,568
|
49.47%
|
6,708
|
50.53%
|
-140
|
-1.05%
|
13,276
|
Franklin
|
10,324
|
47.07%
|
11,610
|
52.93%
|
-1,286
|
-5.86%
|
21,934
|
Gasconade
|
1,651
|
25.38%
|
4,854
|
74.62%
|
-3,203
|
-49.24%
|
6,505
|
Gentry
|
2,439
|
45.79%
|
2,888
|
54.21%
|
-449
|
-8.43%
|
5,327
|
Greene
|
20,457
|
35.64%
|
36,943
|
64.36%
|
-16,486
|
-28.72%
|
57,400
|
Grundy
|
2,415
|
35.32%
|
4,422
|
64.68%
|
-2,007
|
-29.35%
|
6,837
|
Harrison
|
2,200
|
34.56%
|
4,166
|
65.44%
|
-1,966
|
-30.88%
|
6,366
|
Henry
|
4,601
|
43.35%
|
6,012
|
56.65%
|
-1,411
|
-13.30%
|
10,613
|
Hickory
|
615
|
24.60%
|
1,885
|
75.40%
|
-1,270
|
-50.80%
|
2,500
|
Holt
|
1,551
|
36.31%
|
2,720
|
63.69%
|
-1,169
|
-27.37%
|
4,271
|
Howard
|
3,302
|
61.41%
|
2,075
|
38.59%
|
1,227
|
22.82%
|
5,377
|
Howell
|
2,734
|
27.82%
|
7,095
|
72.18%
|
-4,361
|
-44.37%
|
9,829
|
Iron
|
1,851
|
46.59%
|
2,122
|
53.41%
|
-271
|
-6.82%
|
3,973
|
Jackson
|
142,869
|
53.62%
|
123,589
|
46.38%
|
19,280
|
7.24%
|
266,458
|
Jasper
|
14,962
|
40.70%
|
21,804
|
59.30%
|
-6,842
|
-18.61%
|
36,766
|
Jefferson
|
17,054
|
56.91%
|
12,910
|
43.09%
|
4,144
|
13.83%
|
29,964
|
Johnson
|
4,712
|
40.34%
|
6,970
|
59.66%
|
-2,258
|
-19.33%
|
11,682
|
Knox
|
1,796
|
48.94%
|
1,874
|
51.06%
|
-78
|
-2.13%
|
3,670
|
Laclede
|
3,156
|
35.22%
|
5,805
|
64.78%
|
-2,649
|
-29.56%
|
8,961
|
Lafayette
|
5,555
|
40.95%
|
8,011
|
59.05%
|
-2,456
|
-18.10%
|
13,566
|
Lawrence
|
4,483
|
34.78%
|
8,406
|
65.22%
|
-3,923
|
-30.44%
|
12,889
|
Lewis
|
2,726
|
51.57%
|
2,560
|
48.43%
|
166
|
3.14%
|
5,286
|
Lincoln
|
3,793
|
52.22%
|
3,471
|
47.78%
|
322
|
4.43%
|
7,264
|
Linn
|
4,534
|
47.13%
|
5,086
|
52.87%
|
-552
|
-5.74%
|
9,620
|
Livingston
|
3,795
|
42.93%
|
5,045
|
57.07%
|
-1,250
|
-14.14%
|
8,840
|
Macon
|
4,208
|
46.07%
|
4,925
|
53.93%
|
-717
|
-7.85%
|
9,133
|
Madison
|
1,874
|
38.77%
|
2,960
|
61.23%
|
-1,086
|
-22.47%
|
4,834
|
Maries
|
1,716
|
50.47%
|
1,684
|
49.53%
|
32
|
0.94%
|
3,400
|
Marion
|
6,758
|
51.24%
|
6,431
|
48.76%
|
327
|
2.48%
|
13,189
|
McDonald
|
2,496
|
38.69%
|
3,955
|
61.31%
|
-1,459
|
-22.62%
|
6,451
|
Mercer
|
1,146
|
32.74%
|
2,354
|
67.26%
|
-1,208
|
-34.51%
|
3,500
|
Miller
|
2,584
|
36.57%
|
4,482
|
63.43%
|
-1,898
|
-26.86%
|
7,066
|
Mississippi
|
3,855
|
59.45%
|
2,629
|
40.55%
|
1,226
|
18.91%
|
6,484
|
Moniteau
|
2,271
|
39.68%
|
3,453
|
60.32%
|
-1,182
|
-20.65%
|
5,724
|
Monroe
|
4,011
|
72.53%
|
1,519
|
27.47%
|
2,492
|
45.06%
|
5,530
|
Montgomery
|
2,804
|
44.81%
|
3,454
|
55.19%
|
-650
|
-10.39%
|
6,258
|
Morgan
|
1,979
|
37.93%
|
3,239
|
62.07%
|
-1,260
|
-24.15%
|
5,218
|
New Madrid
|
7,373
|
63.68%
|
4,205
|
36.32%
|
3,168
|
27.36%
|
11,578
|
Newton
|
5,678
|
38.66%
|
9,010
|
61.34%
|
-3,332
|
-22.69%
|
14,688
|
Nodaway
|
5,318
|
47.02%
|
5,993
|
52.98%
|
-675
|
-5.97%
|
11,311
|
Oregon
|
1,934
|
49.49%
|
1,974
|
50.51%
|
-40
|
-1.02%
|
3,908
|
Osage
|
2,900
|
51.99%
|
2,678
|
48.01%
|
222
|
3.98%
|
5,578
|
Ozark
|
721
|
21.74%
|
2,595
|
78.26%
|
-1,874
|
-56.51%
|
3,316
|
Pemiscot
|
7,312
|
62.09%
|
4,464
|
37.91%
|
2,848
|
24.18%
|
11,776
|
Perry
|
2,991
|
43.49%
|
3,886
|
56.51%
|
-895
|
-13.01%
|
6,877
|
Pettis
|
6,997
|
43.56%
|
9,066
|
56.44%
|
-2,069
|
-12.88%
|
16,063
|
Phelps
|
4,576
|
44.69%
|
5,663
|
55.31%
|
-1,087
|
-10.62%
|
10,239
|
Pike
|
4,096
|
51.23%
|
3,900
|
48.77%
|
196
|
2.45%
|
7,996
|
Platte
|
5,860
|
55.12%
|
4,771
|
44.88%
|
1,089
|
10.24%
|
10,631
|
Polk
|
2,440
|
33.48%
|
4,849
|
66.52%
|
-2,409
|
-33.05%
|
7,289
|
Pulaski
|
3,096
|
48.52%
|
3,285
|
51.48%
|
-189
|
-2.96%
|
6,381
|
Putnam
|
1,060
|
28.11%
|
2,711
|
71.89%
|
-1,651
|
-43.78%
|
3,771
|
Ralls
|
2,495
|
62.69%
|
1,485
|
37.31%
|
1,010
|
25.38%
|
3,980
|
Randolph
|
6,434
|
60.62%
|
4,180
|
39.38%
|
2,254
|
21.24%
|
10,614
|
Ray
|
4,565
|
56.31%
|
3,542
|
43.69%
|
1,023
|
12.62%
|
8,107
|
Reynolds
|
1,044
|
47.82%
|
1,139
|
52.18%
|
-95
|
-4.35%
|
2,183
|
Ripley
|
1,717
|
37.92%
|
2,811
|
62.08%
|
-1,094
|
-24.16%
|
4,528
|
Saint Charles
|
11,890
|
52.20%
|
10,888
|
47.80%
|
1,002
|
4.40%
|
22,778
|
Saint Clair
|
1,865
|
36.85%
|
3,196
|
63.15%
|
-1,331
|
-26.30%
|
5,061
|
Saint Francois
|
7,205
|
41.56%
|
10,131
|
58.44%
|
-2,926
|
-16.88%
|
17,336
|
Saint Louis County
|
166,508
|
51.31%
|
157,992
|
48.69%
|
8,516
|
2.62%
|
324,500
|
Saint Louis City
|
202,319
|
66.63%
|
101,331
|
33.37%
|
100,988
|
33.26%
|
303,650
|
Sainte Genevieve
|
3,211
|
62.14%
|
1,956
|
37.86%
|
1,255
|
24.29%
|
5,167
|
Saline
|
5,969
|
49.52%
|
6,085
|
50.48%
|
-116
|
-0.96%
|
12,054
|
Schuyler
|
1,361
|
44.96%
|
1,666
|
55.04%
|
-305
|
-10.08%
|
3,027
|
Scotland
|
1,884
|
49.80%
|
1,899
|
50.20%
|
-15
|
-0.40%
|
3,783
|
Scott
|
6,349
|
52.23%
|
5,807
|
47.77%
|
542
|
4.46%
|
12,156
|
Shannon
|
1,386
|
49.24%
|
1,429
|
50.76%
|
-43
|
-1.53%
|
2,815
|
Shelby
|
2,870
|
58.19%
|
2,062
|
41.81%
|
808
|
16.38%
|
4,932
|
Stoddard
|
5,317
|
45.51%
|
6,366
|
54.49%
|
-1,049
|
-8.98%
|
11,683
|
Stone
|
890
|
21.76%
|
3,201
|
78.24%
|
-2,311
|
-56.49%
|
4,091
|
Sullivan
|
2,504
|
43.88%
|
3,202
|
56.12%
|
-698
|
-12.23%
|
5,706
|
Taney
|
1,439
|
28.05%
|
3,692
|
71.95%
|
-2,253
|
-43.91%
|
5,131
|
Texas
|
3,606
|
40.68%
|
5,258
|
59.32%
|
-1,652
|
-18.64%
|
8,864
|
Vernon
|
4,186
|
43.73%
|
5,387
|
56.27%
|
-1,201
|
-12.55%
|
9,573
|
Warren
|
1,407
|
32.32%
|
2,946
|
67.68%
|
-1,539
|
-35.35%
|
4,353
|
Washington
|
2,649
|
43.53%
|
3,437
|
56.47%
|
-788
|
-12.95%
|
6,086
|
Wayne
|
2,152
|
41.22%
|
3,069
|
58.78%
|
-917
|
-17.56%
|
5,221
|
Webster
|
2,707
|
37.03%
|
4,603
|
62.97%
|
-1,896
|
-25.94%
|
7,310
|
Worth
|
1,323
|
49.40%
|
1,355
|
50.60%
|
-32
|
-1.19%
|
2,678
|
Wright
|
1,953
|
27.34%
|
5,191
|
72.66%
|
-3,238
|
-45.32%
|
7,144
|
Totals |
972,201 |
50.26% |
962,221 |
49.74% |
9,980 |
0.52% |
1,934,422
|
See also
References