1960 Presidential Election Results for West Virginia

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
Barbour	88%	3,818	48.8%	4,006	51.2%	0	0.0%	7,824
Berkeley	81%	7,072	45.8%	8,369	54.2%	0	0.0%	15,441
Boone	78%	8,058	66.3%	4,104	33.7%	0	0.0%	12,162
Braxton	83%	4,185	58.4%	2,977	41.6%	0	0.0%	7,162
Brooke	80%	7,838	57.7%	5,754	42.3%	0	0.0%	13,592
Cabell	74%	20,911	43.7%	26,988	56.3%	0	0.0%	47,899
Calhoun	86%	1,975	50.4%	1,946	49.6%	0	0.0%	3,921
Clay	85%	2,859	54.3%	2,406	45.7%	0	0.0%	5,265
Doddridge	89%	1,053	30.5%	2,402	69.5%	0	0.0%	3,455
Fayette	73%	18,109	70.6%	7,537	29.4%	0	0.0%	25,646
Gilmer	74%	2,075	58.9%	1,446	41.1%	0	0.0%	3,521
Grant	91%	908	21.4%	3,333	78.6%	0	0.0%	4,241
Greenbrier	75%	8,343	55.7%	6,633	44.3%	0	0.0%	14,976
Hampshire	83%	2,849	52.9%	2,541	47.1%	0	0.0%	5,390
Hancock	85%	11,176	58.2%	8,031	41.8%	0	0.0%	19,207
Hardy	83%	2,465	54.7%	2,042	45.3%	0	0.0%	4,507
Harrison	86%	20,727	53.0%	18,378	47.0%	0	0.0%	39,105
Jackson	88%	3,615	39.5%	5,535	60.5%	0	0.0%	9,150
Jefferson	68%	4,352	60.1%	2,887	39.9%	0	0.0%	7,239
Kanawha	74%	54,484	48.8%	57,130	51.2%	0	0.0%	111,614
Lewis	76%	3,649	41.4%	5,157	58.6%	0	0.0%	8,806
Lincoln	89%	5,023	52.3%	4,579	47.7%	0	0.0%	9,602
Logan	73%	16,360	67.6%	7,836	32.4%	0	0.0%	24,196
Marion	85%	17,903	55.9%	14,138	44.1%	0	0.0%	32,041
Marshall	84%	9,197	50.1%	9,147	49.9%	0	0.0%	18,344
Mason	79%	4,522	41.3%	6,424	58.7%	0	0.0%	10,946
McDowell	70%	19,501	74.8%	6,555	25.2%	0	0.0%	26,056
Mercer	74%	17,289	59.6%	11,719	40.4%	0	0.0%	29,008
Mineral	83%	4,164	39.8%	6,299	60.2%	0	0.0%	10,463
Mingo	78%	11,259	69.7%	4,903	30.3%	0	0.0%	16,162
Monongalia	71%	13,103	53.2%	11,523	46.8%	0	0.0%	24,626
Monroe	92%	2,910	48.1%	3,139	51.9%	0	0.0%	6,049
Morgan	86%	1,369	33.2%	2,752	66.8%	0	0.0%	4,121
Nicholas	73%	5,774	57.3%	4,297	42.7%	0	0.0%	10,071
Ohio	85%	18,423	51.5%	17,367	48.5%	0	0.0%	35,790
Pendleton	84%	2,057	51.6%	1,930	48.4%	0	0.0%	3,987
Pleasants	93%	1,742	46.8%	1,982	53.2%	0	0.0%	3,724
Pocahontas	90%	2,822	53.3%	2,469	46.7%	0	0.0%	5,291
Preston	74%	4,221	37.9%	6,908	62.1%	0	0.0%	11,129
Putnam	81%	4,968	46.6%	5,702	53.4%	0	0.0%	10,670
Raleigh	74%	20,448	62.8%	12,088	37.2%	0	0.0%	32,536
Randolph	79%	6,989	58.2%	5,018	41.8%	0	0.0%	12,007
Ritchie	89%	1,591	28.6%	3,972	71.4%	0	0.0%	5,563
Roane	86%	3,280	42.5%	4,443	57.5%	0	0.0%	7,723
Summers	84%	4,622	59.6%	3,137	40.4%	0	0.0%	7,759
Taylor	88%	3,489	46.6%	3,992	53.4%	0	0.0%	7,481
Tucker	90%	2,090	52.6%	1,887	47.4%	0	0.0%	3,977
Tyler	92%	1,558	30.6%	3,537	69.4%	0	0.0%	5,095
Upshur	73%	2,590	33.6%	5,123	66.4%	0	0.0%	7,713
Wayne	80%	9,140	52.9%	8,128	47.1%	0	0.0%	17,268
Webster	70%	3,479	67.3%	1,689	32.7%	0	0.0%	5,168
Wetzel	88%	4,338	45.7%	5,149	54.3%	0	0.0%	9,487
Wirt	98%	1,045	43.7%	1,347	56.3%	0	0.0%	2,392
Wood	84%	15,396	41.0%	22,131	59.0%	0	0.0%	37,527
Wyoming	75%	8,603	62.9%	5,083	37.1%	0	0.0%	13,686
TOTAL	78%	441,786	52.7%	395,995	47.3%	0	0.0%	837,781

1960 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in WV

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 (Moore-R)	80%	72,364	53.2%	63,578	46.8%	0	0.0%	135,942
District 02 (Staggers-D)	77%	61,758	49.2%	63,653	50.8%	0	0.0%	125,411
District 03 (Bailey-D)	78%	65,632	53.5%	56,988	46.5%	0	0.0%	122,620
District 04 (Hechler-D)	78%	70,155	44.0%	89,449	56.0%	0	0.0%	159,604
District 05 (Kee-D)	76%	72,527	63.8%	41,169	36.2%	0	0.0%	113,696
District 06 (Slack-D)	76%	99,350	55.0%	81,158	45.0%	0	0.0%	180,508

1960 President, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,818	48.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,006	51.2%
TOTAL	7,824
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	7,072	45.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	8,369	54.2%
TOTAL	15,441
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	8,058	66.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,104	33.7%
TOTAL	12,162
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -16

1960 President, Braxton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,185	58.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,977	41.6%
TOTAL	7,162
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1960 President, Brooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	7,838	57.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,754	42.3%
TOTAL	13,592
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -7

1960 President, Cabell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	20,911	43.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	26,988	56.3%
TOTAL	47,899
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,975	50.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,946	49.6%
TOTAL	3,921
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,859	54.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,406	45.7%
TOTAL	5,265
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Doddridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,053	30.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,402	69.5%
TOTAL	3,455
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 20

1960 President, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	18,109	70.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	7,537	29.4%
TOTAL	25,646
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -20

1960 President, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,075	58.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,446	41.1%
TOTAL	3,521
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -9

1960 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	908	21.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,333	78.6%
TOTAL	4,241
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): 31 Diff (US): 29

1960 President, Greenbrier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	8,343	55.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,633	44.3%
TOTAL	14,976
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Hampshire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,849	52.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,541	47.1%
TOTAL	5,390
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	11,176	58.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	8,031	41.8%
TOTAL	19,207
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1960 President, Hardy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,465	54.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,042	45.3%
TOTAL	4,507
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	20,727	53.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	18,378	47.0%
TOTAL	39,105
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,615	39.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,535	60.5%
TOTAL	9,150
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,352	60.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,887	39.9%
TOTAL	7,239
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -10

1960 President, Kanawha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	54,484	48.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	57,130	51.2%
TOTAL	111,614
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,649	41.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,157	58.6%
TOTAL	8,806
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,023	52.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,579	47.7%
TOTAL	9,602
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	16,360	67.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	7,836	32.4%
TOTAL	24,196
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -17

1960 President, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	19,501	74.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,555	25.2%
TOTAL	26,056
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -22 Diff (US): -24

1960 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	17,903	55.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	14,138	44.1%
TOTAL	32,041
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	9,197	50.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	9,147	49.9%
TOTAL	18,344
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,522	41.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,424	58.7%
TOTAL	10,946
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	17,289	59.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	11,719	40.4%
TOTAL	29,008
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -9

1960 President, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,164	39.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,299	60.2%
TOTAL	10,463
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Mingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	11,259	69.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,903	30.3%
TOTAL	16,162
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -19

1960 President, Monongalia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	13,103	53.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	11,523	46.8%
TOTAL	24,626
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,910	48.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,139	51.9%
TOTAL	6,049
Turnout: 92% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,369	33.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,752	66.8%
TOTAL	4,121
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 17

1960 President, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,774	57.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,297	42.7%
TOTAL	10,071
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -7

1960 President, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	18,423	51.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	17,367	48.5%
TOTAL	35,790
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,057	51.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,930	48.4%
TOTAL	3,987
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Pleasants County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,742	46.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,982	53.2%
TOTAL	3,724
Turnout: 93% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,822	53.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,469	46.7%
TOTAL	5,291
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Preston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,221	37.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,908	62.1%
TOTAL	11,129
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,968	46.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,702	53.4%
TOTAL	10,670
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Raleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	20,448	62.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	12,088	37.2%
TOTAL	32,536
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12

1960 President, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	6,989	58.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,018	41.8%
TOTAL	12,007
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1960 President, Ritchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,591	28.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,972	71.4%
TOTAL	5,563
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 22

1960 President, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,280	42.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,443	57.5%
TOTAL	7,723
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Summers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,622	59.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,137	40.4%
TOTAL	7,759
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -9

1960 President, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,489	46.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,992	53.4%
TOTAL	7,481
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Tucker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,090	52.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,887	47.4%
TOTAL	3,977
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,558	30.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,537	69.4%
TOTAL	5,095
Turnout: 92% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 20

1960 President, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,590	33.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,123	66.4%
TOTAL	7,713
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 17

1960 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	9,140	52.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	8,128	47.1%
TOTAL	17,268
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1960 President, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,479	67.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,689	32.7%
TOTAL	5,168
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -17

1960 President, Wetzel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,338	45.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,149	54.3%
TOTAL	9,487
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Wirt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,045	43.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,347	56.3%
TOTAL	2,392
Turnout: 98% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	15,396	41.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	22,131	59.0%
TOTAL	37,527
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	8,603	62.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,083	37.1%
TOTAL	13,686
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -12

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