See main article: 1960 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1960 United States presidential election in Utah |
| Country: | Utah |
| Flag Year: | 1922 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1956 United States presidential election in Utah |
| Previous Year: | 1956 |
| Next Election: | 1964 United States presidential election in Utah |
| 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: | 205,361 |
| Percentage1: | 54.81% |
| Nominee2: | John F. Kennedy |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Massachusetts |
| Running Mate2: | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 169,248 |
| Percentage2: | 45.17% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| 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 Utah took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Utah was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 54.81 percent of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 45.17 percent of the popular vote.[3] [4] This was the first election since 1912 where Utah voted for the losing candidate.
| County | Richard Nixon Republican | John F. Kennedy Democratic | Farrell Dobbs Socialist Workers | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Beaver | 971 | 45.65% | 1,156 | 54.35% | 0 | 0.00% | -185 | -8.70% | 2,127 | ||||||||||
| Box Elder | 6,594 | 63.23% | 3,831 | 36.74% | 3 | 0.03% | 2,763 | 26.49% | 10,428 | ||||||||||
| Cache | 10,281 | 67.65% | 4,917 | 32.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,364 | 35.30% | 15,198 | ||||||||||
| Carbon | 2,953 | 32.79% | 6,039 | 67.06% | 14 | 0.16% | -3,086 | -34.27% | 9,006 | ||||||||||
| Daggett | 196 | 44.95% | 239 | 54.82% | 1 | 0.23% | -43 | -9.87% | 436 | ||||||||||
| Davis | 13,782 | 57.34% | 10,244 | 42.62% | 8 | 0.03% | 3,538 | 14.72% | 24,034 | ||||||||||
| Duchesne | 1,546 | 56.98% | 1,166 | 42.98% | 1 | 0.04% | 380 | 14.00% | 2,713 | ||||||||||
| Emery | 1,283 | 50.89% | 1,238 | 49.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 1.78% | 2,521 | ||||||||||
| Garfield | 1,083 | 69.69% | 471 | 30.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 612 | 39.38% | 1,554 | ||||||||||
| Grand | 1,130 | 58.40% | 805 | 41.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 325 | 16.80% | 1,935 | ||||||||||
| Iron | 3,079 | 63.91% | 1,738 | 36.07% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,341 | 27.84% | 4,818 | ||||||||||
| Juab | 1,203 | 50.95% | 1,158 | 49.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 1.90% | 2,361 | ||||||||||
| Kane | 876 | 80.44% | 213 | 19.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 663 | 60.88% | 1,089 | ||||||||||
| Millard | 2,248 | 61.15% | 1,425 | 38.76% | 3 | 0.08% | 823 | 22.39% | 3,676 | ||||||||||
| Morgan | 775 | 55.44% | 622 | 44.49% | 1 | 0.07% | 153 | 10.95% | 1,398 | ||||||||||
| Piute | 453 | 64.71% | 247 | 35.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 206 | 29.42% | 700 | ||||||||||
| Rich | 511 | 63.72% | 291 | 36.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 220 | 27.44% | 802 | ||||||||||
| Salt Lake | 90,845 | 54.49% | 75,868 | 45.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 14,977 | 8.98% | 166,713 | ||||||||||
| San Juan | 1,408 | 62.72% | 837 | 37.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 571 | 25.44% | 2,245 | ||||||||||
| Sanpete | 3,322 | 60.35% | 2,180 | 39.60% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,142 | 20.75% | 5,505 | ||||||||||
| Sevier | 3,166 | 65.18% | 1,690 | 34.80% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,476 | 30.38% | 4,857 | ||||||||||
| Summit | 1,607 | 56.91% | 1,217 | 43.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 390 | 13.82% | 2,824 | ||||||||||
| Tooele | 3,016 | 45.10% | 3,665 | 54.80% | 7 | 0.10% | -649 | -9.70% | 6,688 | ||||||||||
| Uintah | 2,882 | 67.62% | 1,380 | 32.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,502 | 35.24% | 4,262 | ||||||||||
| Utah | 23,057 | 53.99% | 19,626 | 45.95% | 25 | 0.06% | 3,431 | 8.04% | 42,708 | ||||||||||
| Wasatch | 1,480 | 58.11% | 1,066 | 41.85% | 1 | 0.04% | 414 | 16.26% | 2,547 | ||||||||||
| Washington | 2,876 | 68.90% | 1,298 | 31.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,578 | 37.80% | 4,174 | ||||||||||
| Wayne | 446 | 53.86% | 382 | 46.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 64 | 7.72% | 828 | ||||||||||
| Weber | 22,293 | 47.88% | 24,239 | 52.06% | 31 | 0.07% | -1,946 | -4.18% | 46,563 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 205,361 | 54.81% | 169,248 | 45.17% | 100 | 0.03% | 36,113 | 9.64% | 374,709 | ||||||||||