1960 United States presidential election in Michigan

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1960 United States presidential election in Michigan
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  1956 November 8, 1960 [1] 1964  

All 20 Michigan votes to the Electoral College
Turnout72.7% Increase2.svg [2]
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Nominee John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Massachusetts California
Running mate Lyndon B. Johnson Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Electoral vote200
Popular vote1,687,2691,620,428
Percentage50.85%48.84%

Michigan 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 Michigan took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 [3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Michigan was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (DMassachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 50.85% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (RCalifornia), running with former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 48.84% of the popular vote.

Michigan weighed in for this election as almost 2% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Kennedy’s victory was the first of three consecutive Democratic victories in the state, as Michigan would not vote Republican again until Nixon won the state in his re-election bid in 1972.

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Michigan
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John F. Kennedy 1,687,269 50.85%
Republican Richard Nixon 1,620,42848.84%
Socialist Workers Farrell Dobbs 4,3470.13%
Prohibition Rutherford Decker 2,0290.06%
Tax Cut Lars Daly 1,7670.05%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass 1,7180.05%
Write-in5390.02%
Total votes3,318,097 100%

Results by county

CountyJohn F. Kennedy
Democratic
Richard Nixon
Republican
Farrell Dobbs
Socialist Workers
Rutherford Decker
Prohibition
Eric Hass
Socialist Labor
Lars Daly
Independent
MarginTotal votes cast [4]
# %# %# %# %# %# %# %
Alcona 1,03833.49%2,05366.25%20.06%30.10%10.03%20.06%-1,015-32.76%3,099
Alger 2,32158.17%1,66341.68%40.10%20.05%00.00%00.00%65816.49%3,990
Allegan 6,75228.77%16,66070.98%170.07%240.10%50.02%140.06%-9,908-42.21%23,472
Alpena 5,07143.52%6,57356.41%40.03%10.01%20.02%20.02%-1,502-12.89%11,653
Antrim 1,64732.60%3,39867.26%20.04%30.06%10.02%10.02%-1,751-34.66%5,052
Arenac 1,88844.42%2,35255.34%50.12%30.07%00.00%20.05%-464-10.92%4,250
Baraga 1,96451.20%1,86148.51%80.21%10.03%00.00%20.05%1032.69%3,836
Barry 4,40632.00%9,29867.54%110.08%390.28%60.04%70.05%-4,892-35.54%13,767
Bay 22,99852.26%20,90947.51%490.11%210.05%140.03%200.05%2,0894.75%44,011
Benzie 1,30634.41%2,48465.45%10.03%40.11%00.00%00.00%-1,178-31.04%3,795
Berrien 23,83738.76%37,42560.85%840.14%710.12%200.03%690.11%-13,588-22.09%61,506
Branch 4,75935.03%8,75264.41%220.16%420.31%60.04%60.04%-3,993-29.38%13,587
Calhoun 23,51142.14%32,08057.50%970.17%570.10%160.03%320.06%-8,569-15.36%55,793
Cass 6,46842.79%8,58556.79%240.16%240.16%30.02%130.09%-2,117-14.00%15,117
Charlevoix 2,42237.73%3,98762.11%10.02%50.08%30.05%10.02%-1,565-24.38%6,419
Cheboygan 2,97743.81%3,81756.17%20.03%00.00%00.00%00.00%-840-12.36%6,796
Chippewa 5,23944.58%6,49055.23%120.10%50.04%20.02%30.03%-1,251-10.65%11,751
Clare 1,50729.38%3,61670.49%20.04%20.04%10.02%20.04%-2,109-41.11%5,130
Clinton 4,82231.99%10,22767.85%50.03%100.07%10.01%70.05%-5,405-35.86%15,072
Crawford 78334.78%1,46465.04%40.18%00.00%00.00%00.00%-681-30.26%2,251
Delta 7,92454.98%6,46044.82%150.10%40.03%30.02%70.05%1,46410.16%14,413
Dickinson 6,64555.40%5,33644.49%90.08%30.03%10.01%10.01%1,30910.91%11,995
Eaton 6,91232.68%14,16366.97%190.09%470.22%40.02%40.02%-7,251-34.29%21,149
Emmet 2,60236.15%4,57463.55%110.15%70.10%20.03%20.03%-1,972-27.40%7,198
Genesee 72,05948.87%74,94050.82%2120.14%1380.09%400.03%680.05%-2,881-1.95%147,457
Gladwin 1,42430.22%3,28269.65%20.04%40.08%00.00%00.00%-1,858-39.43%4,712
Gogebic 7,20056.88%5,42942.89%150.12%60.05%40.03%50.04%1,77113.99%12,659
Grand Traverse 4,88636.09%8,61863.65%160.12%90.07%30.02%80.06%-3,732-27.56%13,540
Gratiot 3,85928.10%9,85471.75%60.04%120.09%20.01%10.01%-5,995-43.65%13,734
Hillsdale 4,06928.38%10,20871.19%90.06%440.31%10.01%90.06%-6,139-42.81%14,340
Houghton 8,02150.70%7,76749.09%220.14%20.01%70.04%30.02%2541.61%15,822
Huron 5,77537.53%9,59262.34%120.08%20.01%20.01%30.02%-3,817-24.81%15,386
Ingham 32,04336.87%54,65562.89%790.09%650.07%220.03%430.05%-22,612-26.02%86,907
Ionia 6,37737.88%10,40561.81%40.02%400.24%20.01%60.04%-4,028-23.93%16,834
Iosco 2,54937.12%4,30862.74%30.04%50.07%00.00%10.01%-1,759-25.62%6,866
Iron 5,23257.09%3,91942.76%70.08%30.03%10.01%30.03%1,31314.33%9,165
Isabella 4,43135.92%7,88063.88%50.04%140.11%00.00%50.04%-3,449-27.96%12,335
Jackson 20,99537.64%34,66062.14%480.09%410.07%170.03%180.03%-13,665-24.50%55,779
Kalamazoo 24,28636.01%42,80063.47%1220.18%1300.19%230.03%730.11%-18,514-27.46%67,434
Kalkaska 69333.99%1,34165.77%10.05%30.15%00.00%10.05%-648-31.78%2,039
Kent 61,31338.98%95,47760.70%2980.19%970.06%460.03%650.04%-34,164-21.72%157,296
Keweenaw 65548.77%68450.93%20.15%10.07%00.00%10.07%-29-2.16%1,343
Lake 1,31347.62%1,44152.27%10.04%10.04%00.00%10.04%-128-4.65%2,757
Lapeer 5,09932.76%10,45067.13%50.03%50.03%30.02%50.03%-5,351-34.37%15,567
Leelanau 1,81039.82%2,73060.05%40.09%10.02%00.00%10.02%-920-20.23%4,546
Lenawee 10,78535.11%19,85964.65%410.13%130.04%20.01%190.06%-9,074-29.54%30,719
Livingston 5,60835.08%10,34064.68%130.08%130.08%70.04%60.04%-4,732-29.60%15,987
Luce 82835.06%1,53464.94%00.00%00.00%00.00%00.00%-706-29.88%2,362
Mackinac 2,04239.91%3,06459.88%70.14%10.02%00.00%30.06%-1,022-19.97%5,117
Macomb 105,68162.83%61,98936.86%2080.12%580.03%1030.06%1560.09%43,69225.97%168,195
Manistee 4,12245.81%4,86754.08%50.06%30.03%00.00%20.02%-745-8.27%8,999
Marquette 11,17751.00%10,69048.77%290.13%50.02%00.00%160.07%4872.23%21,917
Mason 4,30541.69%6,01158.21%50.05%10.01%00.00%40.04%-1,706-16.52%10,326
Mecosta 2,38030.90%5,30668.88%20.03%150.19%00.00%00.00%-2,926-37.98%7,703
Menominee 5,85753.55%5,06446.30%50.05%60.05%30.03%30.03%7937.25%10,938
Midland 6,81532.34%14,23567.56%110.05%50.02%10.00%40.02%-7,420-35.22%21,071
Missaukee 62719.77%2,53179.82%10.03%80.25%10.03%30.09%-1,904-60.05%3,171
Monroe 19,68451.23%18,60748.43%600.16%250.07%160.04%310.08%1,0772.80%38,423
Montcalm 4,76732.01%10,08567.72%120.08%170.11%90.06%20.01%-5,318-35.71%14,892
Montmorency 86635.59%1,56564.32%10.04%10.04%00.00%00.00%-699-28.73%2,433
Muskegon 28,75546.63%32,66752.98%920.15%500.08%300.05%670.11%-3,912-6.35%61,661
Newaygo 3,40431.31%7,45368.55%70.06%20.02%20.02%40.04%-4,049-37.24%10,872
Oakland 135,53145.39%162,02654.27%5120.17%1100.04%1920.06%1910.06%-26,495-8.88%298,562
Oceana 2,65137.43%4,41862.38%80.11%40.06%00.00%10.01%-1,767-24.95%7,082
Ogemaw 1,86741.11%2,66458.65%90.20%20.04%00.00%00.00%-797-17.54%4,542
Ontonagon 2,55349.33%2,62050.63%20.04%00.00%00.00%00.00%-67-1.30%5,175
Osceola 1,37823.50%4,47776.33%10.02%90.15%00.00%00.00%-3,099-52.83%5,865
Oscoda 45828.03%1,17471.85%10.06%10.06%00.00%00.00%-716-43.82%1,634
Otsego 1,52143.85%1,94456.04%10.03%10.03%10.03%10.03%-423-12.19%3,469
Ottawa 10,61724.45%32,67875.26%660.15%320.07%100.02%180.04%-22,061-50.81%43,421
Presque Isle 2,64947.29%2,95052.66%20.04%10.02%00.00%00.00%-301-5.37%5,602
Roscommon 1,22630.94%2,73168.93%40.10%10.03%00.00%00.00%-1,505-37.99%3,962
Saginaw 32,71544.05%41,35155.68%820.11%560.08%240.03%440.06%-8,636-11.63%74,272
Sanilac 4,15327.35%11,00572.47%40.03%150.10%10.01%70.05%-6,852-45.12%15,185
Schoolcraft 2,10749.02%2,18350.79%60.14%10.02%00.00%10.02%-76-1.77%4,298
Shiawassee 8,77338.81%13,75760.86%310.14%250.11%70.03%110.05%-4,984-22.05%22,604
St. Clair 18,33240.05%27,36659.79%400.09%140.03%120.03%100.02%-9,034-19.74%45,774
St. Joseph 5,44530.51%12,33769.13%120.07%380.21%40.02%110.06%-6,892-38.62%17,847
Tuscola 5,35730.95%11,93168.93%20.01%100.06%30.02%50.03%-6,574-37.98%17,308
Van Buren 7,08235.24%12,90364.21%420.21%260.13%130.06%300.15%-5,821-28.97%20,096
Washtenaw 25,12938.67%39,63260.99%850.13%400.06%360.06%640.10%-14,503-22.32%64,986
Wayne 773,32765.99%394,48533.66%1,6650.14%3960.03%9670.08%1,0690.09%378,84232.33%1,171,909
Wexford 2,80734.67%5,26265.00%30.04%190.23%20.02%30.04%-2,455-30.33%8,096
Totals1,687,26950.85%1,620,42848.84%4,3470.13%2,0290.06%1,7180.05%2,3060.07%66,8412.01%3,318,097

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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