1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota explained

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Election Name:	1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Country:	South Dakota
Flag Year:	1909
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1956 United States presidential election in South Dakota
Previous Year:	1956
Next Election:	1964 United States presidential election in South Dakota
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:	4
Popular Vote1:	178,417
Percentage1:	58.21%
Nominee2:	John F. Kennedy
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Massachusetts
Running Mate2:	Lyndon B. Johnson
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	128,070
Percentage2:	41.79%
Map Size:	350px
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 South Dakota took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose four^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

South Dakota was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts, with 58.21% of the popular vote, against Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy (D), running with Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 41.79% of the popular vote.^{[3] [4]}

, this is the last election in which majority Native American Todd County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.^[5] With 58.21% of the popular vote, South Dakota would prove to be Nixon's fifth strongest state in the 1960 election after Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Vermont.^[6]

Primaries

Both the Republican and Democratic parties held primaries on June 7.

Democratic primary

See also: 1960 Democratic Party presidential primaries. Hubert Humphrey was unopposed on the Democratic primary ballot.^[7] Kennedy had decided against competing in the state because he recognized that Humphrey, who had grown up in the state, had a distinct advantage there.^[7]

1960 South Dakota Democratic Presidential Primary Results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Hubert Humphrey	24,773	100.00%
Totals			24,773	100%

Republican primary

See also: 1960 Republican Party presidential primaries. No candidates ran in the Republican primary.

1960 South Dakota Republican Presidential Primary Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Unpledged delegates	48,461	100%
Totals			48,461	100%

Results

Results by county

County	Richard Nixon Republican		John F. Kennedy Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"			data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Aurora		1,267		49.94%		1,270		50.06%		-3		-0.12%		2,537
	Beadle		5,911		59.17%		4,079		40.83%		1,832		18.34%		9,990
	Bennett		779		56.20%		607		43.80%		172		12.40%		1,386
	Bon Homme		2,730		57.09%		2,052		42.91%		678		14.18%		4,782
	Brookings		5,710		65.75%		2,974		34.25%		2,736		31.50%		8,684
	Brown		8,037		50.45%		7,893		49.55%		144		0.90%		15,930
	Brule		1,403		46.72%		1,600		53.28%		-197		-6.56%		3,003
	Buffalo		294		46.82%		334		53.18%		-40		-6.36%		628
	Butte		2,496		65.44%		1,318		34.56%		1,178		30.88%		3,814
	Campbell		1,330		78.61%		362		21.39%		968		57.22%		1,692
	Charles Mix		2,446		47.04%		2,754		52.96%		-308		-5.92%		5,200
	Clark		2,204		61.05%		1,406		38.95%		798		22.10%		3,610
	Clay		2,772		59.61%		1,878		40.39%		894		19.22%		4,650
	Codington		5,309		55.23%		4,304		44.77%		1,005		10.46%		9,613
	Corson		1,290		54.13%		1,093		45.87%		197		8.26%		2,383
	Custer		1,533		63.58%		878		36.42%		655		27.16%		2,411
	Davison		4,105		49.98%		4,108		50.02%		-3		-0.04%		8,213
	Day		2,626		48.09%		2,835		51.91%		-209		-3.82%		5,461
	Deuel		1,907		61.92%		1,173		38.08%		734		23.84%		3,080
	Dewey		1,168		52.80%		1,044		47.20%		124		5.60%		2,212
	Douglas		2,002		78.73%		541		21.27%		1,461		57.46%		2,543
	Edmunds		1,728		51.78%		1,609		48.22%		119		3.56%		3,337
	Fall River		2,492		63.60%		1,426		36.40%		1,066		27.20%		3,918
	Faulk		1,240		54.31%		1,043		45.69%		197		8.62%		2,283
	Grant		2,611		55.26%		2,114		44.74%		497		10.52%		4,725
	Gregory		2,063		53.71%		1,778		46.29%		285		7.42%		3,841
	Haakon		980		62.22%		595		37.78%		385		24.44%		1,575
	Hamlin		2,139		63.49%		1,230		36.51%		909		26.98%		3,369
	Hand		1,872		57.27%		1,397		42.73%		475		14.54%		3,269
	Hanson		1,087		48.53%		1,153		51.47%		-66		-2.94%		2,240
	Harding		676		63.89%		382		36.11%		294		27.78%		1,058
	Hughes		3,320		61.99%		2,036		38.01%		1,284		23.98%		5,356
	Hutchinson		3,948		71.72%		1,557		28.28%		2,391		43.44%		5,505
	Hyde		773		53.94%		660		46.06%		113		7.88%		1,433
	Jackson		581		61.35%		366		38.65%		215		22.70%		947
	Jerauld		1,165		57.45%		863		42.55%		302		14.90%		2,028
	Jones		644		60.36%		423		39.64%		221		20.72%		1,067
	Kingsbury		2,887		63.26%		1,677		36.74%		1,210		26.52%		4,564
	Lake		3,520		61.28%		2,224		38.72%		1,296		22.56%		5,744
	Lawrence		5,083		66.06%		2,612		33.94%		2,471		32.12%		7,695
	Lincoln		3,553		64.16%		1,985		35.84%		1,568		28.32%		5,538
	Lyman		1,166		57.78%		852		42.22%		314		15.56%		2,018
	Marshall		1,704		50.44%		1,674		49.56%		30		0.88%		3,378
	McCook		2,375		56.93%		1,797		43.07%		578		13.86%		4,172
	McPherson		2,354		79.26%		616		20.74%		1,738		58.52%		2,970
	Meade		2,644		57.89%		1,923		42.11%		721		15.78%		4,567
	Mellette		774		60.28%		510		39.72%		264		20.56%		1,284
	Miner		1,377		51.13%		1,316		48.87%		61		2.26%		2,693
	Minnehaha		23,238		60.53%		15,152		39.47%		8,086		21.06%		38,390
	Moody		2,119		52.49%		1,918		47.51%		201		4.98%		4,037
	Pennington		11,364		60.31%		7,478		39.69%		3,886		20.62%		18,842
	Perkins		1,767		60.29%		1,164		39.71%		603		20.58%		2,931
	Potter		1,326		56.91%		1,004		43.09%		322		13.82%		2,330
	Roberts		2,857		48.05%		3,089		51.95%		-232		-3.90%		5,946
	Sanborn		1,254		50.10%		1,249		49.90%		5		0.20%		2,503
	Shannon		655		36.59%		1,135		63.41%		-480		-26.82%		1,790
	Spink		2,738		51.65%		2,563		48.35%		175		3.30%		5,301
	Stanley		678		48.15%		730		51.85%		-52		-3.70%		1,408
	Sully		864		64.14%		483		35.86%		381		28.28%		1,347
	Todd		909		50.14%		904		49.86%		5		0.28%		1,813
	Tripp		2,466		58.52%		1,748		41.48%		718		17.04%		4,214
	Turner		4,120		72.70%		1,547		27.30%		2,573		45.40%		5,667
	Union		2,688		53.56%		2,331		46.44%		357		7.12%		5,019
	Walworth		2,406		62.11%		1,468		37.89%		938		24.22%		3,874
	Washabaugh		260		54.97%		213		45.03%		47		9.94%		473
	Yankton		4,065		57.04%		3,061		42.96%		1,004		14.08%		7,126
	Ziebach		568		52.59%		512		47.41%		56		5.18%		1,080
Totals	178,417	58.21%	128,070	41.79%	50,347	16.42%	306,487

See also

• United States presidential elections in South Dakota

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica. June 7, 2017.
2. Web site: 1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65). June 7, 2017.
3. Web site: 1960 Presidential General Election Results - South Dakota. June 7, 2017.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960. June 7, 2017.
5. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
6. Web site: 1960 Presidential Election Statistics. Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2018-03-05.
7. Book: Oliphant . Thomas . Wilkie . Curtis . 2017 . The road to Camelot: Inside JFK's Five-Year Campaign . Simon & Schuster .
8. Web site: RESULTS OF 1960 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PRIMARIES . . John F. Kennedy presidential library . January 18, 2019 .