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1960 electoral map

John F. Kennedy (Democratic) won the 1960 presidential election with 303 electoral votes to Richard Nixon's 219. Kennedy carried 22 of the 50 states that took part.
Winner
John F. Kennedy
303
Republican
Richard Nixon
219
official Electoral College count
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Unpledged electorsRepublicanDemocraticNot a state yet / did not vote
19561964
Good to know
  • Some electoral votes were split within states, cast by faithless electors or not counted, so the coloured states do not add up exactly to the official totals shown here. Each state is coloured by the party that won most of its electors.

States won in 1960

Unpledged electors
2 states
Alabama 11Mississippi 8
Richard Nixon· Republican
26 states
California 32Ohio 25Indiana 13Virginia 12Wisconsin 12Tennessee 11Florida 10Iowa 10Kentucky 10Washington 9Kansas 8Oklahoma 8Colorado 6Nebraska 6Oregon 6Maine 5Arizona 4Idaho 4Montana 4New Hampshire 4North Dakota 4South Dakota 4Utah 4Alaska 3Vermont 3Wyoming 3
John F. Kennedy· Democratic
22 states
New York 45Pennsylvania 32Illinois 27Texas 24Michigan 20Massachusetts 16New Jersey 16North Carolina 14Missouri 13Georgia 12Minnesota 11Louisiana 10Maryland 9Arkansas 8Connecticut 8South Carolina 8West Virginia 8New Mexico 4Rhode Island 4Delaware 3Hawaii 3Nevada 3

Electoral College in 1960

50 states held 537 electoral votes in 1960. The largest prize was New York with 45 electoral votes.

Compare with every other election, see electoral votes by state today, or draw your own 2028 map.

Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): results by state, electors by state and year, and the 1960 election article.