1960 Presidential Election Results for North Dakota

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County	Turnout	John Kennedy (D)		Richard Nixon (R)		Other		TOTAL
Adams	82%	832	40.3%	1,232	59.7%	0	0.0%	2,064
Barnes	79%	3,223	42.2%	4,403	57.7%	3	0.0%	7,629
Benson	94%	2,181	49.1%	2,259	50.8%	3	0.1%	4,443
Billings	96%	400	52.1%	368	47.9%	0	0.0%	768
Bottineau	79%	1,974	38.9%	3,092	61.0%	3	0.1%	5,069
Bowman	85%	847	44.9%	1,038	55.0%	3	0.2%	1,888
Burke	80%	1,076	40.0%	1,609	59.9%	2	0.1%	2,687
Burleigh	81%	5,761	37.7%	9,492	62.1%	25	0.2%	15,278
Cass	76%	12,213	41.1%	17,498	58.9%	0	0.0%	29,711
Cavalier	85%	2,312	48.7%	2,430	51.2%	1	0.0%	4,743
Dickey	85%	1,433	37.2%	2,420	62.8%	3	0.1%	3,856
Divide	80%	1,243	47.9%	1,348	51.9%	4	0.2%	2,595
Dunn	83%	1,321	47.5%	1,462	52.5%	0	0.0%	2,783
Eddy	83%	1,152	49.2%	1,188	50.7%	2	0.1%	2,342
Emmons	86%	2,058	53.5%	1,785	46.4%	2	0.1%	3,845
Foster	86%	1,182	46.7%	1,351	53.3%	0	0.0%	2,533
Golden Valley	90%	672	44.8%	825	55.0%	2	0.1%	1,499
Grand Forks	70%	8,341	43.1%	10,997	56.9%	5	0.0%	19,343
Grant	82%	955	34.7%	1,794	65.2%	2	0.1%	2,751
Griggs	87%	1,279	49.9%	1,278	49.9%	4	0.2%	2,561
Hettinger	79%	1,219	44.1%	1,541	55.8%	2	0.1%	2,762
Kidder	83%	868	35.5%	1,574	64.4%	1	0.0%	2,443
La Moure	85%	1,575	38.5%	2,511	61.4%	4	0.1%	4,090
Logan	84%	898	35.9%	1,601	64.1%	0	0.0%	2,499
McHenry	80%	2,231	45.1%	2,715	54.9%	2	0.0%	4,948
McIntosh	82%	628	18.9%	2,694	81.1%	0	0.0%	3,322
McKenzie	84%	1,514	46.9%	1,715	53.1%	2	0.1%	3,231
McLean	81%	2,771	44.9%	3,398	55.0%	4	0.1%	6,173
Mercer	88%	844	26.1%	2,395	73.9%	0	0.0%	3,239
Morton	80%	4,866	54.7%	4,028	45.3%	1	0.0%	8,895
Mountrail	76%	2,264	54.4%	1,894	45.5%	5	0.1%	4,163
Nelson	90%	1,783	47.9%	1,934	52.0%	2	0.1%	3,719
Oliver	88%	494	41.2%	703	58.7%	1	0.1%	1,198
Pembina	81%	2,460	42.3%	3,348	57.6%	2	0.0%	5,810
Pierce	84%	1,848	55.8%	1,464	44.2%	1	0.0%	3,313
Ramsey	85%	2,813	43.9%	3,599	56.1%	1	0.0%	6,413
Ransom	90%	1,806	43.7%	2,324	56.3%	1	0.0%	4,131
Renville	86%	1,217	54.6%	1,012	45.4%	1	0.0%	2,230
Richland	78%	4,003	45.9%	4,711	54.0%	4	0.0%	8,718
Rolette	72%	2,335	64.6%	1,277	35.3%	3	0.1%	3,615
Sargent	87%	1,655	51.0%	1,591	49.0%	2	0.1%	3,248
Sheridan	84%	539	25.7%	1,552	74.0%	7	0.3%	2,098
Sioux	79%	688	54.6%	571	45.4%	0	0.0%	1,259
Slope	91%	431	47.6%	475	52.4%	0	0.0%	906
Stark	75%	4,197	56.6%	3,223	43.4%	1	0.0%	7,421
Steele	90%	1,173	49.2%	1,209	50.8%	0	0.0%	2,382
Stutsman	73%	4,481	43.1%	5,905	56.8%	13	0.1%	10,399
Towner	84%	1,292	47.8%	1,410	52.2%	1	0.0%	2,703
Traill	86%	2,084	39.3%	3,218	60.7%	1	0.0%	5,303
Walsh	79%	4,009	49.8%	4,036	50.2%	2	0.0%	8,047
Ward	69%	7,954	45.1%	9,680	54.8%	19	0.1%	17,653
Wells	87%	1,885	41.6%	2,641	58.2%	9	0.2%	4,535
Williams	75%	4,683	51.0%	4,492	48.9%	2	0.0%	9,177
TOTAL	78%	123,963	44.5%	154,310	55.4%	158	0.1%	278,431

1960 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in ND

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

1960 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	832	40.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,232	59.7%
TOTAL	2,064
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Barnes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,223	42.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,403	57.7%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,629
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Benson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,181	49.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,259	50.8%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,443
Turnout: 94% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Billings County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	400	52.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	368	47.9%
TOTAL	768
Turnout: 96% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Bottineau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,974	38.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,092	61.0%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,069
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Bowman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	847	44.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,038	55.0%
Other	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,888
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Burke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,076	40.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,609	59.9%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,687
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Burleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,761	37.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	9,492	62.1%
Other	25	0.2%
TOTAL	15,278
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 13

1960 President, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	12,213	41.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	17,498	58.9%
TOTAL	29,711
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Cavalier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,312	48.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,430	51.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,743
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Dickey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,433	37.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,420	62.8%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,856
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 13

1960 President, Divide County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,243	47.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,348	51.9%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,595
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Dunn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,321	47.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,462	52.5%
TOTAL	2,783
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Eddy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,152	49.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,188	50.7%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,342
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Emmons County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,058	53.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,785	46.4%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,845
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Foster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,182	46.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,351	53.3%
TOTAL	2,533
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Golden Valley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	672	44.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	825	55.0%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,499
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Grand Forks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	8,341	43.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,997	56.9%
Other	5	0.0%
TOTAL	19,343
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	955	34.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,794	65.2%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,751
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 16

1960 President, Griggs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,279	49.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,278	49.9%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,561
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Hettinger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,219	44.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,541	55.8%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,762
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 6

1960 President, Kidder County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	868	35.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,574	64.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,443
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 15

1960 President, La Moure County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,575	38.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,511	61.4%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,090
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	898	35.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,601	64.1%
TOTAL	2,499
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 14

1960 President, McHenry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,231	45.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,715	54.9%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,948
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, McIntosh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	628	18.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,694	81.1%
TOTAL	3,322
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 31

1960 President, McKenzie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,514	46.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,715	53.1%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,231
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, McLean County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,771	44.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,398	55.0%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,173
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	844	26.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,395	73.9%
TOTAL	3,239
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 24

1960 President, Morton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,866	54.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,028	45.3%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,895
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Mountrail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,264	54.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,894	45.5%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,163
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,783	47.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,934	52.0%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,719
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Oliver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	494	41.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	703	58.7%
Other	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,198
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Pembina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,460	42.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,348	57.6%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,810
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,848	55.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,464	44.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,313
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,813	43.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,599	56.1%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,413
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Ransom County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,806	43.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,324	56.3%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,131
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,217	54.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,012	45.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,230
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,003	45.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,711	54.0%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,718
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Rolette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,335	64.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,277	35.3%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,615
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -14

1960 President, Sargent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,655	51.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,591	49.0%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,248
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	539	25.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,552	74.0%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,098
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 24

1960 President, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	688	54.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	571	45.4%
TOTAL	1,259
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Slope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	431	47.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	475	52.4%
TOTAL	906
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Stark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,197	56.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,223	43.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,421
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -6

1960 President, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,173	49.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,209	50.8%
TOTAL	2,382
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Stutsman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,481	43.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,905	56.8%
Other	13	0.1%
TOTAL	10,399
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Towner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,292	47.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,410	52.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,703
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Traill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,084	39.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,218	60.7%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	5,303
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Walsh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,009	49.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,036	50.2%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,047
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Ward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	7,954	45.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	9,680	54.8%
Other	19	0.1%
TOTAL	17,653
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Wells County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,885	41.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,641	58.2%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,535
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Williams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,683	51.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,492	48.9%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,177
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -1

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