1960 United States presidential election in Montana explained

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Election Name:1960 United States presidential election in Montana
Country:Montana
Flag Year:1905
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1956 United States presidential election in Montana
Previous Year:1956
Next Election:1964 United States presidential election in Montana
Next Year:1964
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 Vote1:4
Popular Vote1:141,841
Percentage1:51.10%
Nominee2:John F. Kennedy
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Massachusetts
Running Mate2:Lyndon B. Johnson
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:134,891
Percentage2:48.60%
Map Size:350px
President
Before Election:Dwight 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 Montana took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Montana narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy. Nixon won Montana by a slim margin of 2.50%. Kennedy thus became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying Montana since Grover Cleveland in 1892, as well as the first ever Democrat to do so without carrying Carter, Liberty, Phillips, Richland, or Sanders Counties, the first to do so without carrying Fergus or Jefferson Counties since Cleveland in 1892, and the first to do so without carrying Custer, Missoula or Musselshell Counties since Woodrow Wilson in 1912. This is the first time since 1900 in which Montana would vote for the losing candidate in a presidential election.

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Montana[1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
RepublicanRichard Nixon141,84151.10%4
DemocraticJohn F. Kennedy134,89148.60%0
ProhibitionRutherford Decker4560.16%0
Militant WorkersFarrell Dobbs3910.14%0
Totals277,579100.00%4

Results by county

CountyRichard Nixon
Republican
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
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Beaverhead1,73156.88%1,30742.95%50.16%42413.93%3,043
Big Horn1,72453.47%1,49746.43%30.09%2277.04%3,224
Blaine1,29044.85%1,56954.55%170.59%-279-9.70%2,876
Broadwater68051.87%63148.13%00.00%493.74%1,311
Carbon2,05051.75%1,90348.04%80.20%1473.71%3,961
Carter68864.00%38335.63%40.37%30528.37%1,075
Cascade11,92845.72%14,11754.11%450.17%-2,189-8.39%26,090
Chouteau1,67249.34%1,70850.40%90.27%-36-1.06%3,389
Custer2,94355.00%2,39344.72%150.28%55010.28%5,351
Daniels76344.26%96055.68%10.06%-197-11.42%1,724
Dawson2,46053.69%2,10846.01%140.31%3527.68%4,582
Deer Lodge2,18829.79%5,14970.11%70.10%-2,961-40.32%7,344
Fallon91860.55%59739.38%10.07%32121.17%1,516
Fergus3,29452.24%2,99947.56%130.21%2954.68%6,306
Flathead7,55452.95%6,68946.88%240.17%8656.07%14,267
Gallatin6,87064.49%3,76135.31%210.20%3,10929.18%10,652
Garfield51558.52%36341.25%20.23%15217.27%880
Glacier1,77543.95%2,26055.95%40.10%-485-12.00%4,039
Golden Valley36256.65%27743.35%00.00%8513.30%639
Granite72254.57%59244.75%90.68%1309.82%1,323
Hill3,16345.73%3,74154.09%120.17%-578-8.36%6,916
Jefferson81751.38%76948.36%40.25%483.02%1,590
Judith Basin72146.10%84253.84%10.06%-121-7.74%1,564
Lake3,24056.75%2,46243.12%70.12%77813.63%5,709
Lewis and Clark7,26054.65%6,00845.22%170.13%1,2529.43%13,285
Liberty59754.27%50145.55%20.18%968.72%1,100
Lincoln1,90241.84%2,62357.70%210.46%-721-15.86%4,546
McCone74349.04%76450.43%80.53%-21-1.39%1,515
Madison1,45658.97%1,01040.91%30.12%44618.06%2,469
Meagher61358.49%43141.13%40.38%18217.36%1,048
Mineral54944.27%68655.32%50.40%-137-11.05%1,240
Missoula10,39653.76%8,87645.90%650.34%1,5207.86%19,337
Musselshell1,10750.09%1,10049.77%30.14%70.32%2,210
Park3,32959.44%2,24940.15%230.41%1,08019.29%5,601
Petroleum25553.57%22146.43%00.00%347.14%476
Phillips1,45749.81%1,45549.74%130.44%20.07%2,925
Pondera1,45246.76%1,65353.24%00.00%-201-6.48%3,105
Powder River66560.18%43839.64%20.18%22720.54%1,105
Powell1,49749.49%1,52250.31%60.20%-25-0.82%3,025
Prairie64965.75%33834.25%00.00%31131.50%987
Ravalli3,12156.46%2,38143.07%260.47%74013.39%5,528
Richland2,39556.10%1,86343.64%110.26%53212.46%4,269
Roosevelt1,87645.40%2,22753.90%290.70%-351-8.50%4,132
Rosebud1,38657.77%1,00241.77%110.46%38416.00%2,399
Sanders1,49750.17%1,46949.23%180.60%280.94%2,984
Sheridan1,19643.43%1,54956.25%90.33%-353-12.82%2,754
Silver Bow7,29034.40%13,75464.91%1460.69%-6,464-30.51%21,190
Stillwater1,45558.41%1,03641.59%00.00%41916.82%2,491
Sweet Grass1,09667.78%52132.22%00.00%57535.56%1,617
Teton1,62349.54%1,64850.31%50.15%-25-0.77%3,276
Toole1,57747.10%1,76752.78%40.12%-190-5.68%3,348
Treasure30052.63%27047.37%00.00%305.26%570
Valley2,38744.65%2,95355.24%60.11%-566-10.59%5,346
Wheatland79352.24%72447.69%10.07%694.55%1,518
Wibaux38748.01%41951.99%00.00%-32-3.98%806
Yellowstone19,46760.82%12,35638.61%1830.57%7,11122.21%32,006
Totals141,84151.10%134,89148.60%8470.31%6,9502.50%277,579

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1960 Presidential General Election Results – Montana. David Leip. Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. 2018-03-18.