1960 United States presidential election in Colorado explained

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Election Name:	1960 United States presidential election in Colorado
Country:	Colorado
Flag Year:	1911
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1956 United States presidential election in Colorado
Previous Year:	1956
Next Election:	1964 United States presidential election in Colorado
Next Year:	1964
Election Date:	November 8, 1960^[1]
Image1:	Richard Nixon official portrait as Vice President (cropped).tiff
Nominee1:	Richard Nixon
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	California
Running Mate1:	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Electoral Vote1:	6
Popular Vote1:	402,242
Percentage1:	54.63%
Nominee2:	John F. Kennedy
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Massachusetts
Running Mate2:	Lyndon B. Johnson
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	330,629
Percentage2:	44.91%
Map Size:	300px
President
Before Election:	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	John F. Kennedy
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1960 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose six^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Colorado was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 54.63% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 44.91% of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]}

Results

Results by county

County^[5]	Richard Nixon Republican		John F. Kennedy Democratic		Eric Hass Socialist Labor		Farrell Dobbs Socialist Workers		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		18,452		46.36%		21,168		53.19%		164		0.41%		14		0.04%		-2,716		-6.83%		39,798
	Alamosa		2,271		55.58%		1,811		44.32%		3		0.07%		1		0.02%		460		11.26%		4,086
	Arapahoe		26,379		60.07%		17,400		39.62%		109		0.25%		28		0.06%		8,979		20.45%		43,916
	Archuleta		489		46.26%		567		53.64%		1		0.09%		0		0.00%		-78		-7.38%		1,057
	Baca		1,815		65.48%		952		34.34%		2		0.07%		3		0.11%		863		31.14%		2,772
	Bent		1,671		57.54%		1,228		42.29%		4		0.14%		1		0.03%		443		15.25%		2,904
	Boulder		19,791		61.47%		12,276		38.13%		105		0.33%		25		0.08%		7,515		23.34%		32,197
	Chaffee		2,094		52.14%		1,918		47.76%		3		0.07%		1		0.02%		176		4.38%		4,016
	Cheyenne		806		65.69%		419		34.15%		2		0.16%		0		0.00%		387		31.54%		1,227
	Clear Creek		964		58.35%		688		41.65%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		276		16.70%		1,652
	Conejos		1,367		38.80%		2,069		58.73%		42		1.19%		45		1.28%		-702		-19.93%		3,523
	Costilla		637		31.83%		1,351		67.52%		10		0.50%		3		0.15%		-714		-35.69%		2,001
	Crowley		1,099		60.89%		705		39.06%		1		0.06%		0		0.00%		394		21.83%		1,805
	Custer		509		61.85%		314		38.15%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		195		23.70%		823
	Delta		4,644		63.24%		2,689		36.62%		6		0.08%		4		0.05%		1,955		26.62%		7,343
	Denver		109,446		49.59%		109,637		49.68%		1,429		0.65%		189		0.09%		-191		-0.09%		220,701
	Dolores		476		55.22%		386		44.78%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		90		10.44%		862
	Douglas		1,490		64.42%		823		35.58%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		667		28.84%		2,313
	Eagle		989		52.86%		880		47.03%		2		0.11%		0		0.00%		109		5.83%		1,871
	El Paso		31,625		64.93%		17,018		34.94%		40		0.08%		21		0.04%		14,607		29.99%		48,704
	Elbert		1,240		64.32%		686		35.58%		2		0.10%		0		0.00%		554		28.74%		1,928
	Fremont		5,690		60.19%		3,730		39.45%		13		0.14%		21		0.22%		1,960		20.74%		9,454
	Garfield		3,215		58.04%		2,313		41.76%		9		0.16%		2		0.04%		902		16.28%		5,539
	Gilpin		315		58.55%		223		41.45%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		92		17.10%		538
	Grand		1,104		62.62%		657		37.27%		1		0.06%		1		0.06%		447		25.35%		1,763
	Gunnison		1,296		55.31%		1,044		44.56%		1		0.04%		2		0.09%		252		10.75%		2,343
	Hinsdale		138		62.73%		82		37.27%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		56		25.46%		220
	Huerfano		1,367		33.73%		2,673		65.95%		8		0.20%		5		0.12%		-1,306		-32.22%		4,053
	Jackson		504		58.27%		360		41.62%		1		0.12%		0		0.00%		144		16.65%		865
	Jefferson		34,105		59.62%		22,962		40.14%		107		0.19%		30		0.05%		11,143		19.48%		57,204
	Kiowa		865		63.42%		498		36.51%		1		0.07%		0		0.00%		367		26.91%		1,364
	Kit Carson		2,248		66.88%		1,103		32.82%		2		0.06%		8		0.24%		1,145		34.06%		3,361
	La Plata		4,772		58.83%		3,329		41.04%		6		0.07%		4		0.05%		1,443		17.79%		8,111
	Lake		954		34.03%		1,842		65.72%		2		0.07%		5		0.18%		-888		-31.69%		2,803
	Larimer		15,671		67.39%		7,550		32.47%		23		0.10%		11		0.05%		8,121		34.92%		23,255
	Las Animas		2,989		30.74%		6,704		68.96%		15		0.15%		14		0.14%		-3,715		-38.22%		9,722
	Lincoln		1,498		58.93%		1,041		40.95%		3		0.12%		0		0.00%		457		17.98%		2,542
	Logan		5,002		59.97%		3,334		39.97%		1		0.01%		4		0.05%		1,668		20.00%		8,341
	Mesa		13,015		58.81%		9,072		40.99%		32		0.14%		13		0.06%		3,943		17.82%		22,132
	Mineral		146		47.87%		158		51.80%		1		0.33%		0		0.00%		-12		-3.93%		305
	Moffat		1,754		59.32%		1,200		40.58%		2		0.07%		1		0.03%		554		18.74%		2,343
	Montezuma		2,778		56.69%		2,115		43.16%		5		0.10%		2		0.04%		663		13.53%		4,900
	Montrose		4,040		58.34%		2,861		41.31%		17		0.25%		7		0.10%		1,179		17.03%		6,925
	Morgan		5,092		61.65%		3,151		38.15%		11		0.13%		5		0.06%		1,941		23.50%		8,259
	Otero		6,015		58.80%		4,199		41.05%		7		0.07%		8		0.08%		1,816		17.75%		10,229
	Ouray		508		54.04%		432		45.96%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		76		8.08%		940
	Park		642		59.33%		438		40.48%		2		0.18%		0		0.00%		204		18.85%		1,082
	Phillips		1,455		62.77%		862		37.19%		1		0.04%		0		0.00%		593		25.58%		2,318
	Pitkin		679		58.18%		488		41.82%		0		0.00%		0		0.00%		191		16.36%		1,167
	Prowers		3,567		59.15%		2,457		40.75%		3		0.05%		3		0.05%		1,110		18.40%		6,030
	Pueblo		20,579		42.36%		27,421		56.44%		541		1.11%		41		0.08%		-6,842		-14.08%		48,582
	Rio Blanco		1,391		63.57%		794		36.29%		2		0.09%		1		0.05%		597		27.28%		2,188
	Rio Grande		2,524		58.53%		1,782		41.33%		5		0.12%		1		0.02%		742		17.20%		4,312
	Routt		1,651		53.83%		1,414		46.10%		1		0.03%		1		0.03%		237		7.73%		3,067
	Saguache		956		49.05%		984		50.49%		6		0.31%		3		0.15%		-28		-1.44%		1,949
	San Juan		218		45.23%		261		54.15%		3		0.62%		0		0.00%		-43		-8.92%		482
	San Miguel		525		46.09%		612		53.73%		2		0.18%		0		0.00%		-87		-7.64%		1,139
	Sedgwick		1,230		61.41%		769		38.39%		3		0.15%		1		0.05%		461		23.02%		2,003
	Summit		424		51.27%		400		48.37%		3		0.36%		0		0.00%		24		2.90%		827
	Teller		723		53.60%		622		46.11%		3		0.22%		1		0.07%		101		7.49%		1,349
	Washington		1,979		65.49%		1,039		34.38%		3		0.01%		1		0.03%		940		31.11%		3,022
	Weld		17,558		60.99%		11,179		38.83%		30		0.10%		23		0.08%		6,379		22.16%		28,790
	Yuma		2,806		65.18%		1,489		34.59%		5		0.12%		5		0.12%		1,317		30.59%		4,305
Total	402,242	54.63%	330,629	44.91%	2,803	0.38%	572	0.08%	71,613	9.72%	736,246

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica. June 6, 2017.
2. Web site: 1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65). June 6, 2017.
3. Web site: 1960 Presidential General Election Results - Colorado. June 6, 2017.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960. June 6, 2017.
5. Our Campaigns; CO US President, November 08, 1960