1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
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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 vote40
Popular vote258,032147,502
Percentage63.63%36.36%
Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 1960.svg
Rhode Island Presidential Election Municipality Results 1960.svg
President before election

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

The 1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Rhode Island voted for the Democratic nominee, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, over the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon of California. Kennedy ran with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, while Nixon's running mate was Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts.

Kennedy carried Rhode Island by a margin of 27.27%, making it his strongest state.

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic John F. Kennedy 258,03263.63%4
Republican Richard Nixon 147,50236.36%0
Write-ins Write-ins 10.01%0
Totals405,535100.00%4

By county

1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) [2]
CountyJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic		Richard Milhous Nixon
Republican		Various candidates
Other parties		Total
Name %# %# %##
Providence 67.5%189,01432.5%91,020%018,636
Bristol 59.6%11,09940.4%7,5370%055,006
Newport 56.8%15,67743.2%11,9420%027,619
Kent 55.7%30,66244.3%24,3440%0280,042
Washington 47.8%11,58052.2%12,6510%024,231

By Municipality

CountyJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic		Richard Milhous Nixon
Republican		Various candidates
Other parties
 %# %# %#
Barrington 41.7%2,94258.3%4,1050%0
Bristol 72.9%5,11027.1%1,8950%0
Burrillville 65.2%2,94534.8%1,5700%0
Central Falls 77.8%7,69722.2%2,1940%0
Charlestown 29.7%3,11370.3%7420%0
Coventry 56.8%4,14243.2%3,1540%0
Cranston 57.0%19,50943.0%14,6950%0
Cumberland 66.7%6,26833.3%3,1270%0
East Greenwich 42.5%1,28657.5%1,7420%0
East Providence 59.0%12,65941.0%8,7840%0
Exeter 39.2%30460.8%4710%0
Foster 39.7%44060.3%6670%0
Glocester 41.2%76358.8%1,0900%0
Hopkinton 41.7%81058.3%1,1310%0
Jamestown 50.9%70149.1%6770%0
Johnston 69.9%5,94530.1%2,5610%0
Lincoln 55.1%4,13644.9%3,3740%0
Little Compton 33.4%35166.6%7010%0
Middletown 51.1%1,96148.9%1,8770%0
Narragansett 49.8%1,13550.2%1,1430%0
New Shoreham 60.8%7,79339.2%5,0230%0
Newport 36.9%14463.1%2460%0
North Kingstown 37.6%1,65262.4%2,7390%0
North Providence 71.4%7,06828.6%2,8330%0
North Smithfield 61.0%2,40639.0%1,5360%0
Pawtucket 68.2%26,85431.8%12,5040%0
Portsmouth 54.4%1,81645.6%1,5220%0
Providence 72.2%70,37627.8%27,1650%0
Richmond 46.4%46453.6%5360%0
Scituate 31.1%82668.9%1,8270%0
Smithfield 57.0%2,68443.0%2,0280%0
South Kingstown 43.8%2,29656.2%2,9410%0
Tiverton 60.6%2,91139.4%1,8960%0
Warren 66.5%3,04733.5%1,5370%0
Warwick 52.1%17,57747.9%16,181   0%0
West Greenwich 61.0%4,60639.0%2,9480%0
West Warwick 43.9%27856.1%3550%0
Westerly 71.7%7,37928.3%2,9120%0
Woonsocket 78.4%18,43821.6%5,0730%0

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References

  1. ↑ "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ "RI.gov: Election Results". www.ri.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2024.


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