1960 United States presidential election in Colorado

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1960 United States presidential election in Colorado
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  1956 November 8, 1960 [1] 1964  
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Nominee Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy
Party Republican Democratic
Home state California Massachusetts
Running mate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson
Electoral vote60
Popular vote402,242330,629
Percentage54.63%44.91%

Colorado Presidential Election Results 1960.svg
County Results

President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

The 1960 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose six [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Colorado was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (RCalifornia), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 54.63% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (DMassachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 44.91% of the popular vote. [3] [4]

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Colorado
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Nixon 402,242 54.63%
Democratic John F. Kennedy 330,62944.91%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass 2,8030.38%
Socialist Workers Farrell Dobbs 5720.08%
Total votes736,246 100%

Results by county

County [5] Richard Nixon
Republican
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
Eric Hass
Socialist Labor
Farrell Dobbs
Socialist Workers
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Adams 18,45246.36%21,16853.19%1640.41%140.04%-2,716-6.83%39,798
Alamosa 2,27155.58%1,81144.32%30.07%10.02%46011.26%4,086
Arapahoe 26,37960.07%17,40039.62%1090.25%280.06%8,97920.45%43,916
Archuleta 48946.26%56753.64%10.09%00.00%-78-7.38%1,057
Baca 1,81565.48%95234.34%20.07%30.11%86331.14%2,772
Bent 1,67157.54%1,22842.29%40.14%10.03%44315.25%2,904
Boulder 19,79161.47%12,27638.13%1050.33%250.08%7,51523.34%32,197
Chaffee 2,09452.14%1,91847.76%30.07%10.02%1764.38%4,016
Cheyenne 80665.69%41934.15%20.16%00.00%38731.54%1,227
Clear Creek 96458.35%68841.65%00.00%00.00%27616.70%1,652
Conejos 1,36738.80%2,06958.73%421.19%451.28%-702-19.93%3,523
Costilla 63731.83%1,35167.52%100.50%30.15%-714-35.69%2,001
Crowley 1,09960.89%70539.06%10.06%00.00%39421.83%1,805
Custer 50961.85%31438.15%00.00%00.00%19523.70%823
Delta 4,64463.24%2,68936.62%60.08%40.05%1,95526.62%7,343
Denver 109,44649.59%109,63749.68%1,4290.65%1890.09%-191-0.09%220,701
Dolores 47655.22%38644.78%00.00%00.00%9010.44%862
Douglas 1,49064.42%82335.58%00.00%00.00%66728.84%2,313
Eagle 98952.86%88047.03%20.11%00.00%1095.83%1,871
El Paso 31,62564.93%17,01834.94%400.08%210.04%14,60729.99%48,704
Elbert 1,24064.32%68635.58%20.10%00.00%55428.74%1,928
Fremont 5,69060.19%3,73039.45%130.14%210.22%1,96020.74%9,454
Garfield 3,21558.04%2,31341.76%90.16%20.04%90216.28%5,539
Gilpin 31558.55%22341.45%00.00%00.00%9217.10%538
Grand 1,10462.62%65737.27%10.06%10.06%44725.35%1,763
Gunnison 1,29655.31%1,04444.56%10.04%20.09%25210.75%2,343
Hinsdale 13862.73%8237.27%00.00%00.00%5625.46%220
Huerfano 1,36733.73%2,67365.95%80.20%50.12%-1,306-32.22%4,053
Jackson 50458.27%36041.62%10.12%00.00%14416.65%865
Jefferson 34,10559.62%22,96240.14%1070.19%300.05%11,14319.48%57,204
Kiowa 86563.42%49836.51%10.07%00.00%36726.91%1,364
Kit Carson 2,24866.88%1,10332.82%20.06%80.24%1,14534.06%3,361
La Plata 4,77258.83%3,32941.04%60.07%40.05%1,44317.79%8,111
Lake 95434.03%1,84265.72%20.07%50.18%-888-31.69%2,803
Larimer 15,67167.39%7,55032.47%230.10%110.05%8,12134.92%23,255
Las Animas 2,98930.74%6,70468.96%150.15%140.14%-3,715-38.22%9,722
Lincoln 1,49858.93%1,04140.95%30.12%00.00%45717.98%2,542
Logan 5,00259.97%3,33439.97%10.01%40.05%1,66820.00%8,341
Mesa 13,01558.81%9,07240.99%320.14%130.06%3,94317.82%22,132
Mineral 14647.87%15851.80%10.33%00.00%-12-3.93%305
Moffat 1,75459.32%1,20040.58%20.07%10.03%55418.74%2,343
Montezuma 2,77856.69%2,11543.16%50.10%20.04%66313.53%4,900
Montrose 4,04058.34%2,86141.31%170.25%70.10%1,17917.03%6,925
Morgan 5,09261.65%3,15138.15%110.13%50.06%1,94123.50%8,259
Otero 6,01558.80%4,19941.05%70.07%80.08%1,81617.75%10,229
Ouray 50854.04%43245.96%00.00%00.00%768.08%940
Park 64259.33%43840.48%20.18%00.00%20418.85%1,082
Phillips 1,45562.77%86237.19%10.04%00.00%59325.58%2,318
Pitkin 67958.18%48841.82%00.00%00.00%19116.36%1,167
Prowers 3,56759.15%2,45740.75%30.05%30.05%1,11018.40%6,030
Pueblo 20,57942.36%27,42156.44%5411.11%410.08%-6,842-14.08%48,582
Rio Blanco 1,39163.57%79436.29%20.09%10.05%59727.28%2,188
Rio Grande 2,52458.53%1,78241.33%50.12%10.02%74217.20%4,312
Routt 1,65153.83%1,41446.10%10.03%10.03%2377.73%3,067
Saguache 95649.05%98450.49%60.31%30.15%-28-1.44%1,949
San Juan 21845.23%26154.15%30.62%00.00%-43-8.92%482
San Miguel 52546.09%61253.73%20.18%00.00%-87-7.64%1,139
Sedgwick 1,23061.41%76938.39%30.15%10.05%46123.02%2,003
Summit 42451.27%40048.37%30.36%00.00%242.90%827
Teller 72353.60%62246.11%30.22%10.07%1017.49%1,349
Washington 1,97965.49%1,03934.38%30.01%10.03%94031.11%3,022
Weld 17,55860.99%11,17938.83%300.10%230.08%6,37922.16%28,790
Yuma 2,80665.18%1,48934.59%50.12%50.12%1,31730.59%4,305
Total402,24254.63%330,62944.91%2,8030.38%5720.08%71,6139.72%736,246

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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