1960 Presidential Election Results for South Carolina

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County	Turnout	John Kennedy (D)		Richard Nixon (R)		Other		TOTAL
Abbeville	34%	3,064	78.4%	845	21.6%	0	0.0%	3,909
Aiken	41%	6,674	38.4%	10,715	61.6%	0	0.0%	17,389
Allendale	26%	583	39.6%	888	60.4%	0	0.0%	1,471
Anderson	34%	13,901	78.3%	3,845	21.7%	0	0.0%	17,746
Bamberg	31%	908	35.5%	1,652	64.5%	0	0.0%	2,560
Barnwell	36%	1,331	41.9%	1,842	58.1%	0	0.0%	3,173
Beaufort	16%	1,800	47.1%	2,021	52.9%	0	0.0%	3,821
Berkeley	27%	2,542	51.2%	2,422	48.8%	0	0.0%	4,964
Calhoun	22%	536	38.6%	852	61.4%	0	0.0%	1,388
Charleston	28%	12,010	36.1%	21,223	63.9%	0	0.0%	33,233
Cherokee	38%	5,391	77.5%	1,565	22.5%	0	0.0%	6,956
Chester	37%	4,262	72.0%	1,660	28.0%	0	0.0%	5,922
Chesterfield	34%	4,450	76.4%	1,372	23.6%	0	0.0%	5,822
Clarendon	17%	1,134	44.0%	1,445	56.0%	0	0.0%	2,579
Colleton	32%	1,962	43.8%	2,521	56.2%	0	0.0%	4,483
Darlington	31%	4,668	57.2%	3,494	42.8%	0	0.0%	8,162
Dillon	28%	2,652	64.8%	1,439	35.2%	0	0.0%	4,091
Dorchester	49%	2,357	40.1%	3,525	59.9%	0	0.0%	5,882
Edgefield	29%	846	36.9%	1,448	63.1%	0	0.0%	2,294
Fairfield	30%	1,633	51.3%	1,549	48.7%	0	0.0%	3,182
Florence	28%	6,090	51.2%	5,815	48.8%	1	0.0%	11,906
Georgetown	32%	2,811	51.9%	2,607	48.1%	0	0.0%	5,418
Greenville	32%	13,976	38.2%	22,657	61.8%	0	0.0%	36,633
Greenwood	34%	5,283	64.0%	2,968	36.0%	0	0.0%	8,251
Hampton	24%	790	37.4%	1,322	62.6%	0	0.0%	2,112
Horry	27%	6,006	61.4%	3,768	38.6%	0	0.0%	9,774
Jasper	25%	721	48.1%	779	51.9%	0	0.0%	1,500
Kershaw	38%	3,178	47.8%	3,465	52.2%	0	0.0%	6,643
Lancaster	41%	5,561	65.7%	2,909	34.3%	0	0.0%	8,470
Laurens	31%	4,547	58.0%	3,299	42.0%	0	0.0%	7,846
Lee	26%	1,487	53.4%	1,297	46.6%	0	0.0%	2,784
Lexington	34%	4,159	39.0%	6,511	61.0%	0	0.0%	10,670
Marion	25%	2,397	59.3%	1,646	40.7%	0	0.0%	4,043
Marlboro	28%	2,586	66.7%	1,291	33.3%	0	0.0%	3,877
McCormick	24%	680	66.2%	347	33.8%	0	0.0%	1,027
Newberry	37%	3,143	52.5%	2,841	47.5%	0	0.0%	5,984
Oconee	29%	4,328	69.6%	1,886	30.4%	0	0.0%	6,214
Orangeburg	26%	3,890	42.6%	5,233	57.4%	0	0.0%	9,123
Pickens	26%	2,546	37.7%	4,201	62.3%	0	0.0%	6,747
Richland	29%	11,694	36.1%	20,736	63.9%	0	0.0%	32,430
Saluda	35%	1,353	51.6%	1,268	48.4%	0	0.0%	2,621
Spartanburg	37%	20,134	64.8%	10,940	35.2%	0	0.0%	31,074
Sumter	19%	2,616	36.1%	4,633	63.9%	0	0.0%	7,249
Union	45%	5,229	72.5%	1,980	27.5%	0	0.0%	7,209
Williamsburg	20%	1,513	39.4%	2,324	60.6%	0	0.0%	3,837
York	35%	8,707	61.2%	5,512	38.8%	0	0.0%	14,219
TOTAL	30%	198,129	51.2%	188,558	48.8%	1	0.0%	386,688

1960 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in SC

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 (Rivers-D)	28%	23,899	39.8%	36,146	60.2%	0	0.0%	60,045
District 02 (Riley-D)	30%	31,808	37.9%	52,174	62.1%	0	0.0%	83,982
District 03 (Dorn-D)	30%	35,144	64.1%	19,649	35.9%	0	0.0%	54,793
District 04 (Ashmore-D)	32%	43,886	53.0%	38,876	47.0%	0	0.0%	82,762
District 05 (Hemphill-D)	36%	33,182	64.8%	18,032	35.2%	0	0.0%	51,214
District 06 (McMillan-D)	28%	30,210	56.1%	23,681	43.9%	0	0.0%	53,891

1960 President, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,064	78.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	845	21.6%
TOTAL	3,909
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -28

1960 President, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	6,674	38.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,715	61.6%
TOTAL	17,389
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	583	39.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	888	60.4%
TOTAL	1,471
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	13,901	78.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,845	21.7%
TOTAL	17,746
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -27 Diff (US): -28

1960 President, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	908	35.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,652	64.5%
TOTAL	2,560
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 15

1960 President, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,331	41.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,842	58.1%
TOTAL	3,173
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,800	47.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,021	52.9%
TOTAL	3,821
Turnout: 16% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,542	51.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,422	48.8%
TOTAL	4,964
Turnout: 27% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	536	38.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	852	61.4%
TOTAL	1,388
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	12,010	36.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	21,223	63.9%
TOTAL	33,233
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 14

1960 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,391	77.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,565	22.5%
TOTAL	6,956
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -26 Diff (US): -27

1960 President, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,262	72.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,660	28.0%
TOTAL	5,922
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -22

1960 President, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,450	76.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,372	23.6%
TOTAL	5,822
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -25 Diff (US): -26

1960 President, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,134	44.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,445	56.0%
TOTAL	2,579
Turnout: 17% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1960 President, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,962	43.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,521	56.2%
TOTAL	4,483
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,668	57.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,494	42.8%
TOTAL	8,162
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -7

1960 President, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,652	64.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,439	35.2%
TOTAL	4,091
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -14

1960 President, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,357	40.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,525	59.9%
TOTAL	5,882
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	846	36.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,448	63.1%
TOTAL	2,294
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 14

1960 President, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,633	51.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,549	48.7%
TOTAL	3,182
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	6,090	51.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,815	48.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	11,906
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,811	51.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,607	48.1%
TOTAL	5,418
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	13,976	38.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	22,657	61.8%
TOTAL	36,633
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,283	64.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,968	36.0%
TOTAL	8,251
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -14

1960 President, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	790	37.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,322	62.6%
TOTAL	2,112
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 13

1960 President, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	6,006	61.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,768	38.6%
TOTAL	9,774
Turnout: 27% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -11

1960 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	721	48.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	779	51.9%
TOTAL	1,500
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,178	47.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,465	52.2%
TOTAL	6,643
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,561	65.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,909	34.3%
TOTAL	8,470
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -15

1960 President, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,547	58.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,299	42.0%
TOTAL	7,846
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -8

1960 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,487	53.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,297	46.6%
TOTAL	2,784
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,159	39.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,511	61.0%
TOTAL	10,670
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	680	66.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	347	33.8%
TOTAL	1,027
Turnout: 24% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -16

1960 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,397	59.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,646	40.7%
TOTAL	4,043
Turnout: 25% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -9

1960 President, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,586	66.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,291	33.3%
TOTAL	3,877
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -16

1960 President, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,143	52.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,841	47.5%
TOTAL	5,984
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,328	69.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,886	30.4%
TOTAL	6,214
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -19

1960 President, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,890	42.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,233	57.4%
TOTAL	9,123
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,546	37.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,201	62.3%
TOTAL	6,747
Turnout: 26% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 13

1960 President, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	11,694	36.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	20,736	63.9%
TOTAL	32,430
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 14

1960 President, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,353	51.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,268	48.4%
TOTAL	2,621
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	20,134	64.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,940	35.2%
TOTAL	31,074
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -14

1960 President, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,616	36.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,633	63.9%
TOTAL	7,249
Turnout: 19% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 14

1960 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,229	72.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,980	27.5%
TOTAL	7,209
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -22

1960 President, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,513	39.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,324	60.6%
TOTAL	3,837
Turnout: 20% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	8,707	61.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,512	38.8%
TOTAL	14,219
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -11

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