1960 Presidential Election Results for California

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County	Turnout	John Kennedy (D)		Richard Nixon (R)		Other		TOTAL
Alameda	70%	217,172	54.0%	183,354	45.6%	1,474	0.4%	402,000
Alpine	70%	40	23.3%	132	76.7%	0	0.0%	172
Amador	75%	2,690	55.0%	2,175	44.5%	22	0.5%	4,887
Butte	68%	15,163	41.9%	20,838	57.6%	174	0.5%	36,175
Calaveras	81%	2,509	46.8%	2,820	52.6%	32	0.6%	5,361
Colusa	67%	2,348	48.3%	2,497	51.4%	16	0.3%	4,861
Contra Costa	70%	93,622	52.9%	82,922	46.8%	579	0.3%	177,123
Del Norte	59%	3,225	51.2%	3,024	48.0%	45	0.7%	6,294
El Dorado	67%	6,175	50.1%	6,065	49.2%	97	0.8%	12,337
Fresno	60%	72,164	55.2%	57,930	44.3%	608	0.5%	130,702
Glenn	71%	3,410	46.4%	3,911	53.2%	35	0.5%	7,356
Humboldt	58%	20,391	52.7%	18,074	46.7%	226	0.6%	38,691
Imperial	50%	9,119	46.0%	10,606	53.5%	81	0.4%	19,806
Inyo	74%	2,443	45.1%	2,962	54.6%	15	0.3%	5,420
Kern	61%	51,440	49.1%	52,800	50.4%	465	0.4%	104,705
Kings	58%	9,439	57.1%	6,991	42.3%	92	0.6%	16,522
Lake	78%	2,897	40.8%	4,176	58.7%	36	0.5%	7,109
Lassen	70%	3,472	59.1%	2,365	40.2%	40	0.7%	5,877
Los Angeles	70%	1,323,818	50.2%	1,302,661	49.4%	8,020	0.3%	2,634,499
Madera	60%	8,126	57.8%	5,869	41.8%	62	0.4%	14,057
Marin	68%	27,888	42.5%	37,620	57.3%	157	0.2%	65,665
Mariposa	90%	1,338	45.2%	1,599	54.0%	26	0.9%	2,963
Mendocino	60%	9,476	50.2%	9,301	49.3%	94	0.5%	18,871
Merced	53%	15,545	56.2%	11,990	43.4%	111	0.4%	27,646
Modoc	70%	1,691	47.6%	1,839	51.8%	20	0.6%	3,550
Mono	97%	457	33.2%	912	66.3%	6	0.4%	1,375
Monterey	49%	25,805	43.4%	33,428	56.3%	180	0.3%	59,413
Napa	68%	13,499	46.9%	15,125	52.6%	154	0.5%	28,778
Nevada	76%	4,633	45.7%	5,419	53.4%	89	0.9%	10,141
Orange	66%	112,007	38.9%	174,891	60.8%	701	0.2%	287,599
Placer	68%	13,304	55.8%	10,439	43.7%	120	0.5%	23,863
Plumas	75%	3,333	62.0%	2,015	37.5%	30	0.6%	5,378
Riverside	62%	50,877	43.4%	65,855	56.2%	544	0.5%	117,276
Sacramento	62%	109,695	56.3%	84,252	43.3%	809	0.4%	194,756
San Benito	68%	2,876	48.4%	3,056	51.4%	13	0.2%	5,945
San Bernardino	64%	90,888	47.5%	99,481	52.0%	944	0.5%	191,313
San Diego	61%	171,259	43.3%	223,056	56.4%	1,106	0.3%	395,421
San Francisco	66%	197,734	57.8%	143,001	41.8%	1,484	0.4%	342,219
San Joaquin	61%	42,855	46.8%	48,441	52.9%	361	0.4%	91,657
San Luis Obispo	61%	14,975	45.3%	17,862	54.0%	218	0.7%	33,055
San Mateo	70%	97,154	48.0%	104,570	51.7%	528	0.3%	202,252
Santa Barbara	63%	29,409	43.0%	38,805	56.7%	188	0.3%	68,402
Santa Clara	63%	117,667	47.0%	131,735	52.7%	690	0.3%	250,092
Santa Cruz	77%	16,659	39.9%	24,858	59.6%	187	0.4%	41,704
Shasta	68%	14,691	60.5%	9,462	38.9%	148	0.6%	24,301
Sierra	85%	647	52.6%	576	46.8%	8	0.6%	1,231
Siskiyou	73%	8,245	56.4%	6,279	42.9%	96	0.7%	14,620
Solano	58%	26,977	58.8%	18,751	40.9%	141	0.3%	45,869
Sonoma	69%	29,147	45.5%	34,641	54.1%	244	0.4%	64,032
Stanislaus	65%	30,302	49.8%	30,213	49.6%	375	0.6%	60,890
Sutter	60%	4,379	36.6%	7,520	62.9%	55	0.5%	11,954
Tehama	71%	5,483	49.6%	5,522	50.0%	47	0.4%	11,052
Trinity	63%	2,262	61.2%	1,418	38.3%	18	0.5%	3,698
Tulare	57%	24,887	45.6%	29,456	54.0%	239	0.4%	54,582
Tuolumne	82%	3,781	50.3%	3,691	49.1%	44	0.6%	7,516
Ventura	61%	35,334	50.0%	35,074	49.6%	315	0.4%	70,723
Yolo	54%	12,395	54.9%	10,104	44.7%	90	0.4%	22,589
Yuba	51%	4,882	47.7%	5,293	51.7%	58	0.6%	10,233
TOTAL	66%	3,224,099	49.6%	3,259,722	50.1%	22,757	0.3%	6,506,578

1960 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in CA

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1960 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	John Kennedy (D)		Richard Nixon (R)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Miller-D)	68%	106,523	46.4%	121,961	53.2%	956	0.4%	229,440
District 02 (Johnson-D)	71%	92,357	51.3%	82,528	45.9%	5,032	2.8%	179,917
District 03 (Moss-D)	86%	137,109	54.5%	113,577	45.1%	1,063	0.4%	251,749
District 04 (Mailliard-R)	n/a	n/a	51.1%	n/a	48.9%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 05 (Shelley-D)	n/a	n/a	67.7%	n/a	32.3%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 06 (Baldwin-R)	72%	120,794	54.0%	102,055	45.6%	720	0.3%	223,569
District 07 (Cohelan-D)	n/a	n/a	52.8%	n/a	47.2%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 08 (Miller-D)	n/a	n/a	55.1%	n/a	44.9%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 09 (Younger-R)	75%	97,154	48.0%	104,570	51.7%	528	0.3%	202,252
District 10 (Gubser-R)	68%	137,202	46.1%	159,649	53.6%	890	0.3%	297,741
District 11 (McFall-D)	62%	73,157	48.0%	78,654	51.6%	736	0.5%	152,547
District 12 (Sisk-D)	61%	95,835	55.6%	75,789	44.0%	781	0.5%	172,405
District 13 (Teague-R)	60%	105,523	45.6%	125,169	54.0%	901	0.4%	231,593
District 14 (Hagen-D)	61%	85,766	48.8%	89,247	50.8%	796	0.5%	175,809
District 15 (McDonough-R)	n/a	n/a	55.2%	n/a	44.8%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 16 (Bell-R)	n/a	n/a	44.2%	n/a	55.8%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 17 (King-D)	n/a	n/a	52.2%	n/a	47.8%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 18 (Hosmer-R)	n/a	n/a	46.8%	n/a	53.2%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 19 (Holifield-D)	n/a	n/a	65.6%	n/a	34.4%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 20 (Smith-R)	n/a	n/a	33.1%	n/a	66.9%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 21 (Hiestand-R)	n/a	n/a	45.7%	n/a	54.3%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 22 (Corman-D)	n/a	n/a	48.3%	n/a	51.7%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 23 (Doyle-D)	n/a	n/a	58.1%	n/a	41.9%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 24 (Lipscomb-R)	n/a	n/a	46.4%	n/a	53.6%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 25 (Rousselot-R)	n/a	n/a	42.8%	n/a	57.2%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 26 (Roosevelt-D)	n/a	n/a	69.0%	n/a	31.0%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 27 (Sheppard-D)	64%	90,888	47.5%	99,481	52.0%	944	0.5%	191,313
District 28 (Utt-R)	n/a	n/a	39.7%	n/a	60.3%	n/a	0.0%	n/a
District 29 (Saund-D)	60%	59,996	43.8%	76,461	55.8%	625	0.5%	137,082
District 30 (Wilson-R)	n/a	n/a	45.1%	n/a	54.9%	n/a	0.0%	n/a

1960 President, Alameda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	217,172	54.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	183,354	45.6%
Other	1,474	0.4%
TOTAL	402,000
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Alpine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	40	23.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	132	76.7%
TOTAL	172
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 27 Diff (US): 27

1960 President, Amador County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,690	55.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,175	44.5%
Other	22	0.5%
TOTAL	4,887
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Butte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	15,163	41.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	20,838	57.6%
Other	174	0.5%
TOTAL	36,175
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Calaveras County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,509	46.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,820	52.6%
Other	32	0.6%
TOTAL	5,361
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Colusa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,348	48.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,497	51.4%
Other	16	0.3%
TOTAL	4,861
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Contra Costa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	93,622	52.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	82,922	46.8%
Other	579	0.3%
TOTAL	177,123
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Del Norte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,225	51.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,024	48.0%
Other	45	0.7%
TOTAL	6,294
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, El Dorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	6,175	50.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,065	49.2%
Other	97	0.8%
TOTAL	12,337
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Fresno County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	72,164	55.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	57,930	44.3%
Other	608	0.5%
TOTAL	130,702
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Glenn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,410	46.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,911	53.2%
Other	35	0.5%
TOTAL	7,356
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	20,391	52.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	18,074	46.7%
Other	226	0.6%
TOTAL	38,691
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Imperial County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	9,119	46.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,606	53.5%
Other	81	0.4%
TOTAL	19,806
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Inyo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,443	45.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,962	54.6%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,420
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Kern County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	51,440	49.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	52,800	50.4%
Other	465	0.4%
TOTAL	104,705
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Kings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	9,439	57.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,991	42.3%
Other	92	0.6%
TOTAL	16,522
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -7

1960 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,897	40.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,176	58.7%
Other	36	0.5%
TOTAL	7,109
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Lassen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,472	59.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,365	40.2%
Other	40	0.7%
TOTAL	5,877
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -9

1960 President, Los Angeles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,323,818	50.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,302,661	49.4%
Other	8,020	0.3%
TOTAL	2,634,499
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Madera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	8,126	57.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,869	41.8%
Other	62	0.4%
TOTAL	14,057
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1960 President, Marin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	27,888	42.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	37,620	57.3%
Other	157	0.2%
TOTAL	65,665
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Mariposa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,338	45.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,599	54.0%
Other	26	0.9%
TOTAL	2,963
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Mendocino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	9,476	50.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	9,301	49.3%
Other	94	0.5%
TOTAL	18,871
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Merced County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	15,545	56.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	11,990	43.4%
Other	111	0.4%
TOTAL	27,646
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6

1960 President, Modoc County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,691	47.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,839	51.8%
Other	20	0.6%
TOTAL	3,550
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Mono County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	457	33.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	912	66.3%
Other	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,375
Turnout: 97% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 17

1960 President, Monterey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	25,805	43.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	33,428	56.3%
Other	180	0.3%
TOTAL	59,413
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Napa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	13,499	46.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	15,125	52.6%
Other	154	0.5%
TOTAL	28,778
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Nevada County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,633	45.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,419	53.4%
Other	89	0.9%
TOTAL	10,141
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	112,007	38.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	174,891	60.8%
Other	701	0.2%
TOTAL	287,599
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Placer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	13,304	55.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,439	43.7%
Other	120	0.5%
TOTAL	23,863
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -6

1960 President, Plumas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,333	62.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,015	37.5%
Other	30	0.6%
TOTAL	5,378
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -12

1960 President, Riverside County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	50,877	43.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	65,855	56.2%
Other	544	0.5%
TOTAL	117,276
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Sacramento County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	109,695	56.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	84,252	43.3%
Other	809	0.4%
TOTAL	194,756
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6

1960 President, San Benito County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,876	48.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,056	51.4%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,945
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, San Bernardino County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	90,888	47.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	99,481	52.0%
Other	944	0.5%
TOTAL	191,313
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, San Diego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	171,259	43.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	223,056	56.4%
Other	1,106	0.3%
TOTAL	395,421
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, San Francisco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	197,734	57.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	143,001	41.8%
Other	1,484	0.4%
TOTAL	342,219
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1960 President, San Joaquin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	42,855	46.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	48,441	52.9%
Other	361	0.4%
TOTAL	91,657
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, San Luis Obispo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	14,975	45.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	17,862	54.0%
Other	218	0.7%
TOTAL	33,055
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, San Mateo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	97,154	48.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	104,570	51.7%
Other	528	0.3%
TOTAL	202,252
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Santa Barbara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	29,409	43.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	38,805	56.7%
Other	188	0.3%
TOTAL	68,402
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Santa Clara County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	117,667	47.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	131,735	52.7%
Other	690	0.3%
TOTAL	250,092
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Santa Cruz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	16,659	39.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	24,858	59.6%
Other	187	0.4%
TOTAL	41,704
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Shasta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	14,691	60.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	9,462	38.9%
Other	148	0.6%
TOTAL	24,301
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -11

1960 President, Sierra County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	647	52.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	576	46.8%
Other	8	0.6%
TOTAL	1,231
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Siskiyou County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	8,245	56.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,279	42.9%
Other	96	0.7%
TOTAL	14,620
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -7

1960 President, Solano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	26,977	58.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	18,751	40.9%
Other	141	0.3%
TOTAL	45,869
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -9

1960 President, Sonoma County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	29,147	45.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	34,641	54.1%
Other	244	0.4%
TOTAL	64,032
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Stanislaus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	30,302	49.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	30,213	49.6%
Other	375	0.6%
TOTAL	60,890
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Sutter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,379	36.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	7,520	62.9%
Other	55	0.5%
TOTAL	11,954
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 13

1960 President, Tehama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,483	49.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,522	50.0%
Other	47	0.4%
TOTAL	11,052
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,262	61.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,418	38.3%
Other	18	0.5%
TOTAL	3,698
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -11

1960 President, Tulare County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	24,887	45.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	29,456	54.0%
Other	239	0.4%
TOTAL	54,582
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Tuolumne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,781	50.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,691	49.1%
Other	44	0.6%
TOTAL	7,516
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Ventura County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	35,334	50.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	35,074	49.6%
Other	315	0.4%
TOTAL	70,723
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Yolo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	12,395	54.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,104	44.7%
Other	90	0.4%
TOTAL	22,589
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Yuba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,882	47.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,293	51.7%
Other	58	0.6%
TOTAL	10,233
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

* incumbent