1960 Presidential Election Results for Montana

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	John Kennedy (D)		Richard Nixon (R)		Other		TOTAL
Beaverhead	72%	1,307	43.0%	1,731	56.9%	5	0.2%	3,043
Big Horn	62%	1,497	46.4%	1,724	53.5%	3	0.1%	3,224
Blaine	66%	1,569	54.6%	1,290	44.9%	17	0.6%	2,876
Broadwater	82%	631	48.1%	680	51.9%	0	0.0%	1,311
Carbon	80%	1,903	48.0%	2,050	51.8%	8	0.2%	3,961
Carter	73%	383	35.6%	688	64.0%	4	0.4%	1,075
Cascade	61%	14,117	54.1%	11,928	45.7%	45	0.2%	26,090
Chouteau	79%	1,708	50.4%	1,672	49.3%	9	0.3%	3,389
Custer	70%	2,393	44.7%	2,943	55.0%	15	0.3%	5,351
Daniels	79%	960	55.7%	763	44.3%	1	0.1%	1,724
Dawson	65%	2,108	46.0%	2,460	53.7%	14	0.3%	4,582
Deer Lodge	67%	5,149	70.1%	2,188	29.8%	7	0.1%	7,344
Fallon	68%	597	39.4%	918	60.6%	1	0.1%	1,516
Fergus	76%	2,999	47.6%	3,294	52.2%	13	0.2%	6,306
Flathead	75%	6,689	46.9%	7,554	52.9%	24	0.2%	14,267
Gallatin	65%	3,761	35.3%	6,870	64.5%	21	0.2%	10,652
Garfield	77%	363	41.2%	515	58.5%	2	0.2%	880
Glacier	65%	2,260	56.0%	1,775	43.9%	4	0.1%	4,039
Golden Valley	95%	277	43.3%	362	56.7%	0	0.0%	639
Granite	76%	592	44.7%	722	54.6%	9	0.7%	1,323
Hill	65%	3,741	54.1%	3,163	45.7%	12	0.2%	6,916
Jefferson	67%	769	48.4%	817	51.4%	4	0.3%	1,590
Judith Basin	88%	842	53.8%	721	46.1%	1	0.1%	1,564
Lake	78%	2,462	43.1%	3,240	56.8%	7	0.1%	5,709
Lewis & Clark	81%	6,008	45.2%	7,260	54.6%	17	0.1%	13,285
Liberty	73%	501	45.5%	597	54.3%	2	0.2%	1,100
Lincoln	66%	2,623	57.7%	1,902	41.8%	21	0.5%	4,546
Madison	79%	1,010	40.9%	1,456	59.0%	3	0.1%	2,469
McCone	84%	764	50.4%	743	49.0%	8	0.5%	1,515
Meagher	68%	431	41.1%	613	58.5%	4	0.4%	1,048
Mineral	73%	686	55.3%	549	44.3%	5	0.4%	1,240
Missoula	72%	8,876	45.9%	10,396	53.8%	65	0.3%	19,337
Musselshell	78%	1,100	49.8%	1,107	50.1%	3	0.1%	2,210
Park	72%	2,249	40.2%	3,329	59.4%	23	0.4%	5,601
Petroleum	95%	221	46.4%	255	53.6%	0	0.0%	476
Phillips	85%	1,455	49.7%	1,457	49.8%	13	0.4%	2,925
Pondera	73%	1,653	53.2%	1,452	46.8%	0	0.0%	3,105
Powder River	77%	438	39.6%	665	60.2%	2	0.2%	1,105
Powell	73%	1,522	50.3%	1,497	49.5%	6	0.2%	3,025
Prairie	72%	338	34.2%	649	65.8%	0	0.0%	987
Ravalli	79%	2,381	43.1%	3,121	56.5%	26	0.5%	5,528
Richland	72%	1,863	43.6%	2,395	56.1%	11	0.3%	4,269
Roosevelt	66%	2,227	53.9%	1,876	45.4%	29	0.7%	4,132
Rosebud	75%	1,002	41.8%	1,386	57.8%	11	0.5%	2,399
Sanders	76%	1,469	49.2%	1,497	50.2%	18	0.6%	2,984
Sheridan	71%	1,549	56.2%	1,196	43.4%	9	0.3%	2,754
Silver Bow	78%	13,754	64.9%	7,290	34.4%	146	0.7%	21,190
Stillwater	77%	1,036	41.6%	1,455	58.4%	0	0.0%	2,491
Sweet Grass	82%	521	32.2%	1,096	67.8%	0	0.0%	1,617
Teton	78%	1,648	50.3%	1,623	49.5%	5	0.2%	3,276
Toole	74%	1,767	52.8%	1,577	47.1%	4	0.1%	3,348
Treasure	73%	270	47.4%	300	52.6%	0	0.0%	570
Valley	56%	2,953	55.2%	2,387	44.7%	6	0.1%	5,346
Wheatland	86%	724	47.7%	793	52.2%	1	0.1%	1,518
Wibaux	85%	419	52.0%	387	48.0%	0	0.0%	806
Yellowstone	70%	12,356	38.6%	19,467	60.8%	183	0.6%	32,006
TOTAL	70%	134,891	48.6%	141,841	51.1%	847	0.3%	277,579

1960 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in MT

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 (Olsen-D)	73%	59,689	50.2%	58,770	49.5%	384	0.3%	118,843
District 02 (Battin-R)	70%	75,202	47.4%	83,071	52.3%	463	0.3%	158,736

1960 President, Beaverhead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,307	43.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,731	56.9%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,043
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Big Horn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,497	46.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,724	53.5%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,224
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Blaine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,569	54.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,290	44.9%
Other	17	0.6%
TOTAL	2,876
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Broadwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	631	48.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	680	51.9%
TOTAL	1,311
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Carbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,903	48.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,050	51.8%
Other	8	0.2%
TOTAL	3,961
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Carter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	383	35.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	688	64.0%
Other	4	0.4%
TOTAL	1,075
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 14

1960 President, Cascade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	14,117	54.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	11,928	45.7%
Other	45	0.2%
TOTAL	26,090
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Chouteau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,708	50.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,672	49.3%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,389
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Custer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,393	44.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,943	55.0%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,351
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Daniels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	960	55.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	763	44.3%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,724
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,108	46.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,460	53.7%
Other	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,582
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Deer Lodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,149	70.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,188	29.8%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,344
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -20

1960 President, Fallon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	597	39.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	918	60.6%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,516
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Fergus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,999	47.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,294	52.2%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,306
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Flathead County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	6,689	46.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	7,554	52.9%
Other	24	0.2%
TOTAL	14,267
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Gallatin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,761	35.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,870	64.5%
Other	21	0.2%
TOTAL	10,652
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 15

1960 President, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	363	41.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	515	58.5%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	880
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Glacier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,260	56.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,775	43.9%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,039
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -6

1960 President, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	277	43.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	362	56.7%
TOTAL	639
Turnout: 95% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Granite County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	592	44.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	722	54.6%
Other	9	0.7%
TOTAL	1,323
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,741	54.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,163	45.7%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	6,916
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	769	48.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	817	51.4%
Other	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,590
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Judith Basin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	842	53.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	721	46.1%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,564
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,462	43.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,240	56.8%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,709
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Lewis and Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	6,008	45.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	7,260	54.6%
Other	17	0.1%
TOTAL	13,285
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	501	45.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	597	54.3%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,100
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,623	57.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,902	41.8%
Other	21	0.5%
TOTAL	4,546
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -8

1960 President, McCone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	764	50.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	743	49.0%
Other	8	0.5%
TOTAL	1,515
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,010	40.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,456	59.0%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,469
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Meagher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	431	41.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	613	58.5%
Other	4	0.4%
TOTAL	1,048
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	686	55.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	549	44.3%
Other	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,240
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Missoula County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	8,876	45.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,396	53.8%
Other	65	0.3%
TOTAL	19,337
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Musselshell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,100	49.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,107	50.1%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,210
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Park County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,249	40.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,329	59.4%
Other	23	0.4%
TOTAL	5,601
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Petroleum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	221	46.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	255	53.6%
TOTAL	476
Turnout: 95% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,455	49.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,457	49.8%
Other	13	0.4%
TOTAL	2,925
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Pondera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,653	53.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,452	46.8%
TOTAL	3,105
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Powder River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	438	39.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	665	60.2%
Other	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,105
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Powell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,522	50.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,497	49.5%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,025
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Prairie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	338	34.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	649	65.8%
TOTAL	987
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 16

1960 President, Ravalli County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,381	43.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,121	56.5%
Other	26	0.5%
TOTAL	5,528
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,863	43.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,395	56.1%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,269
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Roosevelt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,227	53.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,876	45.4%
Other	29	0.7%
TOTAL	4,132
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Rosebud County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,002	41.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,386	57.8%
Other	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,399
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Sanders County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,469	49.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,497	50.2%
Other	18	0.6%
TOTAL	2,984
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,549	56.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,196	43.4%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,754
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -6

1960 President, Silver Bow County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	13,754	64.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	7,290	34.4%
Other	146	0.7%
TOTAL	21,190
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -15

1960 President, Stillwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,036	41.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,455	58.4%
TOTAL	2,491
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Sweet Grass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	521	32.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,096	67.8%
TOTAL	1,617
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 18

1960 President, Teton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,648	50.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,623	49.5%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,276
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Toole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,767	52.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,577	47.1%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,348
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Treasure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	270	47.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	300	52.6%
TOTAL	570
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,953	55.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,387	44.7%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,346
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Wheatland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	724	47.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	793	52.2%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,518
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Wibaux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	419	52.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	387	48.0%
TOTAL	806
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Yellowstone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	12,356	38.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	19,467	60.8%
Other	183	0.6%
TOTAL	32,006
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 11

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