See main article: 1960 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States presidential election in Minnesota |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1957 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota |
| Previous Year: | 1956 |
| Next Election: | 1964 United States presidential election in Minnesota |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
| Turnout: | 79.39%[1] |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | Jfk2 (3x4).jpg |
| Nominee1: | John F. Kennedy |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Home State1: | Massachusetts |
| Running Mate1: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Electoral Vote1: | 11 |
| Popular Vote1: | 779,933 |
| Percentage1: | 50.58% |
| Nominee2: | Richard Nixon |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | California |
| Running Mate2: | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 757,915 |
| Percentage2: | 49.16% |
| Map Size: | 320px |
| 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 Minnesota took place on November 8, 1960 as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Minnesota was won by the Democratic Party candidate U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts won the state over incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon by a margin of 22,018 votes, or 1.42%. Kennedy went on to win the election nationally, but by the closest margin since James Garfield's 0.11% victory over Winfield Scott Hancock in 1880. This was the last presidential election held in Minnesota before the elimination of the 9th congressional district in 1963. It was also the last time Mower County voted for a Republican presidential candidate until Donald Trump in 2016.[2] This marks the last time heavily populated Hennepin County voted for a candidate who lost the state as a whole.[3]
| 1960 United States presidential election in Minnesota[4] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Democratic (DFL) | John F. Kennedy | 779,933 | 50.58% | 11 | ||
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 757,915 | 49.16% | 0 | ||
| Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 3,077 | 0.20% | 0 | ||
| Industrial Government | Eric Hass | 962 | 0.06% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,541,887 | 100.00% | 11 | |||
| Voter turnout | 79% | — | ||||
| County[5] | John F. Kennedy DFL | Richard Nixon Republican | Farrell Dobbs Socialist Workers | Eric Hass Industrial Government | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Aitkin | 2,980 | 48.75% | 3,097 | 50.66% | 25 | 0.41% | 11 | 0.18% | -117 | -1.91% | 6,113 | ||||||||||||
| Anoka | 20,324 | 58.89% | 14,114 | 40.90% | 55 | 0.16% | 18 | 0.05% | 6,210 | 17.99% | 34,511 | ||||||||||||
| Becker | 5,257 | 50.60% | 5,090 | 48.99% | 33 | 0.32% | 9 | 0.09% | 167 | 1.61% | 10,389 | ||||||||||||
| Beltrami | 4,653 | 50.81% | 4,482 | 48.95% | 16 | 0.17% | 6 | 0.07% | 171 | 1.86% | 9,157 | ||||||||||||
| Benton | 4,175 | 55.56% | 3,324 | 44.23% | 14 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.03% | 851 | 11.33% | 7,515 | ||||||||||||
| Big Stone | 2,437 | 56.91% | 1,834 | 42.83% | 9 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.05% | 603 | 14.08% | 4,282 | ||||||||||||
| Blue Earth | 8,052 | 41.48% | 11,328 | 58.35% | 25 | 0.13% | 8 | 0.04% | -3,276 | -16.87% | 19,413 | ||||||||||||
| Brown | 5,353 | 42.99% | 7,084 | 56.89% | 13 | 0.10% | 3 | 0.02% | -1,731 | -13.90% | 12,453 | ||||||||||||
| Carlton | 7,576 | 61.98% | 4,613 | 37.74% | 30 | 0.25% | 5 | 0.04% | 2,963 | 24.24% | 12,224 | ||||||||||||
| Carver | 3,982 | 38.94% | 6,231 | 60.93% | 8 | 0.08% | 6 | 0.06% | -2,249 | -21.99% | 10,227 | ||||||||||||
| Cass | 3,578 | 44.78% | 4,399 | 55.05% | 12 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.03% | -821 | -10.27% | 7,991 | ||||||||||||
| Chippewa | 3,643 | 48.10% | 3,915 | 51.69% | 13 | 0.17% | 3 | 0.04% | -272 | -3.59% | 7,574 | ||||||||||||
| Chisago | 2,907 | 43.04% | 3,822 | 56.59% | 18 | 0.27% | 7 | 0.10% | -915 | -13.55% | 6,754 | ||||||||||||
| Clay | 7,241 | 46.58% | 8,278 | 53.26% | 19 | 0.12% | 6 | 0.04% | -1,037 | -6.68% | 15,544 | ||||||||||||
| Clearwater | 2,466 | 59.64% | 1,651 | 39.93% | 15 | 0.36% | 3 | 0.07% | 815 | 19.71% | 4,135 | ||||||||||||
| Cook | 650 | 39.61% | 987 | 60.15% | 4 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -337 | -20.54% | 1,641 | ||||||||||||
| Cottonwood | 2,768 | 35.16% | 5,087 | 64.62% | 11 | 0.14% | 6 | 0.08% | -2,319 | -29.46% | 7,872 | ||||||||||||
| Crow Wing | 6,835 | 46.77% | 7,727 | 52.87% | 41 | 0.28% | 11 | 0.08% | -892 | -6.10% | 14,614 | ||||||||||||
| Dakota | 20,150 | 57.13% | 15,032 | 42.62% | 72 | 0.20% | 19 | 0.05% | 5,118 | 14.51% | 35,273 | ||||||||||||
| Dodge | 2,170 | 36.51% | 3,769 | 63.42% | 3 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.02% | -1,599 | -26.91% | 5,943 | ||||||||||||
| Douglas | 4,871 | 46.36% | 5,594 | 53.25% | 32 | 0.30% | 9 | 0.09% | -723 | -6.89% | 10,506 | ||||||||||||
| Faribault | 4,301 | 38.11% | 6,975 | 61.80% | 8 | 0.07% | 3 | 0.03% | -2,674 | -23.69% | 11,287 | ||||||||||||
| Fillmore | 3,926 | 34.31% | 7,507 | 65.60% | 7 | 0.06% | 4 | 0.03% | -3,581 | -31.29% | 11,444 | ||||||||||||
| Freeborn | 8,018 | 47.14% | 8,970 | 52.73% | 13 | 0.08% | 9 | 0.05% | -952 | -5.59% | 17,010 | ||||||||||||
| Goodhue | 5,562 | 34.60% | 10,473 | 65.16% | 26 | 0.16% | 12 | 0.07% | -4,911 | -30.56% | 16,073 | ||||||||||||
| Grant | 2,333 | 50.98% | 2,239 | 48.93% | 4 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 94 | 2.05% | 4,576 | ||||||||||||
| Hennepin | 188,250 | 48.50% | 198,992 | 51.26% | 645 | 0.17% | 294 | 0.08% | -10,742 | -2.76% | 388,181 | ||||||||||||
| Houston | 3,080 | 39.04% | 4,807 | 60.93% | 3 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,727 | -21.89% | 7,890 | ||||||||||||
| Hubbard | 2,029 | 42.39% | 2,749 | 57.43% | 8 | 0.17% | 1 | 0.02% | -720 | -15.04% | 4,787 | ||||||||||||
| Isanti | 2,599 | 45.64% | 3,067 | 53.86% | 17 | 0.30% | 11 | 0.19% | -468 | -8.22% | 5,694 | ||||||||||||
| Itasca | 10,761 | 61.82% | 6,615 | 38.00% | 23 | 0.13% | 9 | 0.05% | 4,146 | 23.82% | 17,408 | ||||||||||||
| Jackson | 3,898 | 51.96% | 3,591 | 47.87% | 5 | 0.07% | 8 | 0.11% | 307 | 4.09% | 7,502 | ||||||||||||
| Kanabec | 1,890 | 45.08% | 2,278 | 54.33% | 20 | 0.48% | 5 | 0.12% | -388 | -9.25% | 4,193 | ||||||||||||
| Kandiyohi | 6,738 | 49.66% | 6,786 | 50.02% | 35 | 0.26% | 8 | 0.06% | -48 | -0.36% | 13,567 | ||||||||||||
| Kittson | 2,218 | 53.25% | 1,937 | 46.51% | 8 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.05% | 281 | 6.74% | 4,165 | ||||||||||||
| Koochiching | 4,578 | 59.80% | 3,055 | 39.90% | 22 | 0.29% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,523 | 19.90% | 7,656 | ||||||||||||
| Lac qui Parle | 3,253 | 50.44% | 3,185 | 49.39% | 9 | 0.14% | 2 | 0.03% | 68 | 1.05% | 6,449 | ||||||||||||
| Lake | 3,888 | 62.91% | 2,276 | 36.83% | 13 | 0.21% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,612 | 26.08% | 6,180 | ||||||||||||
| Lake of the Woods | 1,053 | 55.30% | 835 | 43.86% | 15 | 0.79% | 1 | 0.05% | 218 | 11.44% | 1,904 | ||||||||||||
| Le Sueur | 5,234 | 54.13% | 4,426 | 45.77% | 9 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.01% | 808 | 8.36% | 9,670 | ||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 2,500 | 53.68% | 2,147 | 46.10% | 7 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.06% | 353 | 7.58% | 4,657 | ||||||||||||
| Lyon | 5,550 | 53.86% | 4,740 | 46.00% | 13 | 0.13% | 2 | 0.02% | 810 | 7.86% | 10,305 | ||||||||||||
| Mahnomen | 1,864 | 67.81% | 880 | 32.01% | 4 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.04% | 984 | 35.80% | 2,749 | ||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3,759 | 55.47% | 3,006 | 44.36% | 6 | 0.09% | 6 | 0.09% | 753 | 11.11% | 6,777 | ||||||||||||
| Martin | 4,194 | 33.04% | 8,479 | 66.81% | 13 | 0.10% | 6 | 0.05% | -4,285 | -33.77% | 12,692 | ||||||||||||
| McLeod | 4,276 | 37.15% | 7,214 | 62.67% | 16 | 0.14% | 5 | 0.04% | -2,938 | -25.52% | 11,511 | ||||||||||||
| Meeker | 3,678 | 42.97% | 4,857 | 56.74% | 21 | 0.25% | 4 | 0.05% | -1,179 | -13.77% | 8,560 | ||||||||||||
| Mille Lacs | 2,886 | 42.25% | 3,913 | 57.29% | 22 | 0.32% | 9 | 0.13% | -1,027 | -15.04% | 6,830 | ||||||||||||
| Morrison | 7,337 | 62.37% | 4,403 | 37.43% | 17 | 0.14% | 7 | 0.06% | 2,934 | 24.94% | 11,764 | ||||||||||||
| Mower | 9,961 | 47.28% | 11,040 | 52.40% | 57 | 0.27% | 10 | 0.05% | -1,079 | -5.12% | 21,068 | ||||||||||||
| Murray | 3,009 | 47.19% | 3,357 | 52.64% | 6 | 0.09% | 5 | 0.08% | -348 | -5.45% | 6,377 | ||||||||||||
| Nicollet | 3,961 | 42.80% | 5,283 | 57.08% | 4 | 0.04% | 7 | 0.08% | -1,322 | -14.28% | 9,255 | ||||||||||||
| Nobles | 4,947 | 46.70% | 5,636 | 53.20% | 9 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.02% | -689 | -6.50% | 10,594 | ||||||||||||
| Norman | 2,932 | 52.49% | 2,642 | 47.30% | 5 | 0.09% | 7 | 0.13% | 290 | 5.19% | 5,586 | ||||||||||||
| Olmsted | 10,918 | 40.34% | 16,080 | 59.41% | 59 | 0.22% | 8 | 0.03% | -5,162 | -19.07% | 27,065 | ||||||||||||
| Otter Tail | 8,054 | 36.87% | 13,747 | 62.94% | 30 | 0.14% | 12 | 0.05% | -5,693 | -26.07% | 21,843 | ||||||||||||
| Pennington | 3,204 | 55.63% | 2,537 | 44.05% | 11 | 0.19% | 7 | 0.12% | 667 | 11.58% | 5,759 | ||||||||||||
| Pine | 4,211 | 54.78% | 3,450 | 44.88% | 18 | 0.23% | 8 | 0.10% | 761 | 9.90% | 7,687 | ||||||||||||
| Pipestone | 2,443 | 39.85% | 3,677 | 59.97% | 8 | 0.13% | 3 | 0.05% | -1,234 | -20.12% | 6,131 | ||||||||||||
| Polk | 9,346 | 55.27% | 7,528 | 44.52% | 26 | 0.15% | 9 | 0.05% | 1,818 | 10.75% | 16,909 | ||||||||||||
| Pope | 2,883 | 48.39% | 3,062 | 51.39% | 9 | 0.15% | 4 | 0.07% | -179 | -3.00% | 5,958 | ||||||||||||
| Ramsey | 108,464 | 58.15% | 77,408 | 41.50% | 557 | 0.30% | 98 | 0.05% | 31,056 | 16.65% | 186,527 | ||||||||||||
| Red Lake | 1,865 | 73.17% | 679 | 26.64% | 2 | 0.08% | 3 | 0.12% | 1,186 | 46.53% | 2,549 | ||||||||||||
| Redwood | 3,839 | 39.39% | 5,893 | 60.47% | 8 | 0.08% | 6 | 0.06% | -2,054 | -21.08% | 9,746 | ||||||||||||
| Renville | 4,958 | 45.67% | 5,885 | 54.20% | 11 | 0.10% | 3 | 0.03% | -927 | -8.53% | 10,857 | ||||||||||||
| Rice | 6,752 | 44.92% | 8,248 | 54.87% | 22 | 0.15% | 9 | 0.06% | -1,496 | -9.95% | 15,031 | ||||||||||||
| Rock | 1,823 | 34.42% | 3,469 | 65.49% | 2 | 0.04% | 3 | 0.06% | -1,646 | -31.07% | 5,297 | ||||||||||||
| Roseau | 3,198 | 58.34% | 2,274 | 41.48% | 8 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.04% | 924 | 16.86% | 5,482 | ||||||||||||
| St. Louis | 69,270 | 63.23% | 39,620 | 36.17% | 557 | 0.51% | 98 | 0.09% | 29,650 | 27.06% | 109,545 | ||||||||||||
| Scott | 6,061 | 62.21% | 3,671 | 37.68% | 7 | 0.07% | 4 | 0.04% | 2,390 | 24.53% | 9,743 | ||||||||||||
| Sherburne | 2,568 | 47.41% | 2,837 | 52.37% | 10 | 0.18% | 2 | 0.04% | -269 | -4.96% | 5,417 | ||||||||||||
| Sibley | 2,541 | 33.69% | 4,987 | 66.12% | 12 | 0.16% | 2 | 0.03% | -2,446 | -32.43% | 7,542 | ||||||||||||
| Stearns | 19,026 | 58.40% | 13,522 | 41.50% | 22 | 0.07% | 11 | 0.03% | 5,504 | 16.90% | 32,581 | ||||||||||||
| Steele | 4,491 | 39.74% | 6,795 | 60.13% | 14 | 0.12% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,304 | -20.39% | 11,301 | ||||||||||||
| Stevens | 2,405 | 46.92% | 2,710 | 52.87% | 6 | 0.12% | 5 | 0.10% | -305 | -5.95% | 5,126 | ||||||||||||
| Swift | 4,062 | 58.63% | 2,848 | 41.11% | 15 | 0.22% | 3 | 0.04% | 1,214 | 17.52% | 6,928 | ||||||||||||
| Todd | 5,051 | 48.88% | 5,255 | 50.85% | 21 | 0.20% | 7 | 0.07% | -204 | -1.97% | 10,334 | ||||||||||||
| Traverse | 2,122 | 59.11% | 1,463 | 40.75% | 4 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.03% | 659 | 18.36% | 3,590 | ||||||||||||
| Wabasha | 3,628 | 44.26% | 4,566 | 55.70% | 3 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -938 | -11.44% | 8,197 | ||||||||||||
| Wadena | 2,240 | 42.03% | 3,082 | 57.83% | 6 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.02% | -842 | -15.80% | 5,329 | ||||||||||||
| Waseca | 2,793 | 36.58% | 4,838 | 63.36% | 3 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.03% | -2,045 | -26.78% | 7,636 | ||||||||||||
| Washington | 11,870 | 51.31% | 11,202 | 48.42% | 46 | 0.20% | 15 | 0.06% | 668 | 2.89% | 23,133 | ||||||||||||
| Watonwan | 2,412 | 36.57% | 4,173 | 63.28% | 10 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,761 | -26.71% | 6,595 | ||||||||||||
| Wilkin | 2,319 | 49.69% | 2,340 | 50.14% | 7 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.02% | -21 | -0.45% | 4,667 | ||||||||||||
| Winona | 8,484 | 47.72% | 9,271 | 52.14% | 14 | 0.08% | 11 | 0.06% | -787 | -4.42% | 17,780 | ||||||||||||
| Wright | 6,452 | 47.24% | 7,180 | 52.57% | 19 | 0.14% | 7 | 0.05% | -728 | -5.33% | 13,658 | ||||||||||||
| Yellow Medicine | 3,649 | 48.82% | 3,800 | 50.84% | 22 | 0.29% | 4 | 0.05% | -151 | -2.02% | 7,475 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 779,933 | 50.58% | 757,915 | 49.16% | 3,077 | 0.20% | 962 | 0.06% | 22,018 | 1.42% | 1,541,887 | ||||||||||||