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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.
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All 20 Michigan votes to the Electoral College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 72.7% [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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County Results
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Michigan was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 50.85% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), 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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 1,687,269 | 50.85% | |
Republican | Richard Nixon | 1,620,428 | 48.84% | |
Socialist Workers | Farrell Dobbs | 4,347 | 0.13% | |
Prohibition | Rutherford Decker | 2,029 | 0.06% | |
Tax Cut | Lars Daly | 1,767 | 0.05% | |
Socialist Labor | Eric Hass | 1,718 | 0.05% | |
Write-in | 539 | 0.02% | ||
Total votes | 3,318,097 | 100% |
County | John F. Kennedy Democratic |
Richard Nixon Republican |
Farrell Dobbs Socialist Workers |
Rutherford Decker Prohibition |
Eric Hass Socialist Labor |
Lars Daly Independent |
Margin | Total votes cast[4] | |||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Alcona | 1,038 | 33.49% | 2,053 | 66.25% | 2 | 0.06% | 3 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.03% | 2 | 0.06% | -1,015 | -32.76% | 3,099 |
Alger | 2,321 | 58.17% | 1,663 | 41.68% | 4 | 0.10% | 2 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 658 | 16.49% | 3,990 |
Allegan | 6,752 | 28.77% | 16,660 | 70.98% | 17 | 0.07% | 24 | 0.10% | 5 | 0.02% | 14 | 0.06% | -9,908 | -42.21% | 23,472 |
Alpena | 5,071 | 43.52% | 6,573 | 56.41% | 4 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.01% | 2 | 0.02% | 2 | 0.02% | -1,502 | -12.89% | 11,653 |
Antrim | 1,647 | 32.60% | 3,398 | 67.26% | 2 | 0.04% | 3 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.02% | 1 | 0.02% | -1,751 | -34.66% | 5,052 |
Arenac | 1,888 | 44.42% | 2,352 | 55.34% | 5 | 0.12% | 3 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.05% | -464 | -10.92% | 4,250 |
Baraga | 1,964 | 51.20% | 1,861 | 48.51% | 8 | 0.21% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.05% | 103 | 2.69% | 3,836 |
Barry | 4,406 | 32.00% | 9,298 | 67.54% | 11 | 0.08% | 39 | 0.28% | 6 | 0.04% | 7 | 0.05% | -4,892 | -35.54% | 13,767 |
Bay | 22,998 | 52.26% | 20,909 | 47.51% | 49 | 0.11% | 21 | 0.05% | 14 | 0.03% | 20 | 0.05% | 2,089 | 4.75% | 44,011 |
Benzie | 1,306 | 34.41% | 2,484 | 65.45% | 1 | 0.03% | 4 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,178 | -31.04% | 3,795 |
Berrien | 23,837 | 38.76% | 37,425 | 60.85% | 84 | 0.14% | 71 | 0.12% | 20 | 0.03% | 69 | 0.11% | -13,588 | -22.09% | 61,506 |
Branch | 4,759 | 35.03% | 8,752 | 64.41% | 22 | 0.16% | 42 | 0.31% | 6 | 0.04% | 6 | 0.04% | -3,993 | -29.38% | 13,587 |
Calhoun | 23,511 | 42.14% | 32,080 | 57.50% | 97 | 0.17% | 57 | 0.10% | 16 | 0.03% | 32 | 0.06% | -8,569 | -15.36% | 55,793 |
Cass | 6,468 | 42.79% | 8,585 | 56.79% | 24 | 0.16% | 24 | 0.16% | 3 | 0.02% | 13 | 0.09% | -2,117 | -14.00% | 15,117 |
Charlevoix | 2,422 | 37.73% | 3,987 | 62.11% | 1 | 0.02% | 5 | 0.08% | 3 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.02% | -1,565 | -24.38% | 6,419 |
Cheboygan | 2,977 | 43.81% | 3,817 | 56.17% | 2 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -840 | -12.36% | 6,796 |
Chippewa | 5,239 | 44.58% | 6,490 | 55.23% | 12 | 0.10% | 5 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.02% | 3 | 0.03% | -1,251 | -10.65% | 11,751 |
Clare | 1,507 | 29.38% | 3,616 | 70.49% | 2 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.02% | 2 | 0.04% | -2,109 | -41.11% | 5,130 |
Clinton | 4,822 | 31.99% | 10,227 | 67.85% | 5 | 0.03% | 10 | 0.07% | 1 | 0.01% | 7 | 0.05% | -5,405 | -35.86% | 15,072 |
Crawford | 783 | 34.78% | 1,464 | 65.04% | 4 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -681 | -30.26% | 2,251 |
Delta | 7,924 | 54.98% | 6,460 | 44.82% | 15 | 0.10% | 4 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.02% | 7 | 0.05% | 1,464 | 10.16% | 14,413 |
Dickinson | 6,645 | 55.40% | 5,336 | 44.49% | 9 | 0.08% | 3 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,309 | 10.91% | 11,995 |
Eaton | 6,912 | 32.68% | 14,163 | 66.97% | 19 | 0.09% | 47 | 0.22% | 4 | 0.02% | 4 | 0.02% | -7,251 | -34.29% | 21,149 |
Emmet | 2,602 | 36.15% | 4,574 | 63.55% | 11 | 0.15% | 7 | 0.10% | 2 | 0.03% | 2 | 0.03% | -1,972 | -27.40% | 7,198 |
Genesee | 72,059 | 48.87% | 74,940 | 50.82% | 212 | 0.14% | 138 | 0.09% | 40 | 0.03% | 68 | 0.05% | -2,881 | -1.95% | 147,457 |
Gladwin | 1,424 | 30.22% | 3,282 | 69.65% | 2 | 0.04% | 4 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,858 | -39.43% | 4,712 |
Gogebic | 7,200 | 56.88% | 5,429 | 42.89% | 15 | 0.12% | 6 | 0.05% | 4 | 0.03% | 5 | 0.04% | 1,771 | 13.99% | 12,659 |
Grand Traverse | 4,886 | 36.09% | 8,618 | 63.65% | 16 | 0.12% | 9 | 0.07% | 3 | 0.02% | 8 | 0.06% | -3,732 | -27.56% | 13,540 |
Gratiot | 3,859 | 28.10% | 9,854 | 71.75% | 6 | 0.04% | 12 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.01% | -5,995 | -43.65% | 13,734 |
Hillsdale | 4,069 | 28.38% | 10,208 | 71.19% | 9 | 0.06% | 44 | 0.31% | 1 | 0.01% | 9 | 0.06% | -6,139 | -42.81% | 14,340 |
Houghton | 8,021 | 50.70% | 7,767 | 49.09% | 22 | 0.14% | 2 | 0.01% | 7 | 0.04% | 3 | 0.02% | 254 | 1.61% | 15,822 |
Huron | 5,775 | 37.53% | 9,592 | 62.34% | 12 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.01% | 2 | 0.01% | 3 | 0.02% | -3,817 | -24.81% | 15,386 |
Ingham | 32,043 | 36.87% | 54,655 | 62.89% | 79 | 0.09% | 65 | 0.07% | 22 | 0.03% | 43 | 0.05% | -22,612 | -26.02% | 86,907 |
Ionia | 6,377 | 37.88% | 10,405 | 61.81% | 4 | 0.02% | 40 | 0.24% | 2 | 0.01% | 6 | 0.04% | -4,028 | -23.93% | 16,834 |
Iosco | 2,549 | 37.12% | 4,308 | 62.74% | 3 | 0.04% | 5 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.01% | -1,759 | -25.62% | 6,866 |
Iron | 5,232 | 57.09% | 3,919 | 42.76% | 7 | 0.08% | 3 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.01% | 3 | 0.03% | 1,313 | 14.33% | 9,165 |
Isabella | 4,431 | 35.92% | 7,880 | 63.88% | 5 | 0.04% | 14 | 0.11% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.04% | -3,449 | -27.96% | 12,335 |
Jackson | 20,995 | 37.64% | 34,660 | 62.14% | 48 | 0.09% | 41 | 0.07% | 17 | 0.03% | 18 | 0.03% | -13,665 | -24.50% | 55,779 |
Kalamazoo | 24,286 | 36.01% | 42,800 | 63.47% | 122 | 0.18% | 130 | 0.19% | 23 | 0.03% | 73 | 0.11% | -18,514 | -27.46% | 67,434 |
Kalkaska | 693 | 33.99% | 1,341 | 65.77% | 1 | 0.05% | 3 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.05% | -648 | -31.78% | 2,039 |
Kent | 61,313 | 38.98% | 95,477 | 60.70% | 298 | 0.19% | 97 | 0.06% | 46 | 0.03% | 65 | 0.04% | -34,164 | -21.72% | 157,296 |
Keweenaw | 655 | 48.77% | 684 | 50.93% | 2 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.07% | -29 | -2.16% | 1,343 |
Lake | 1,313 | 47.62% | 1,441 | 52.27% | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.04% | -128 | -4.65% | 2,757 |
Lapeer | 5,099 | 32.76% | 10,450 | 67.13% | 5 | 0.03% | 5 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.02% | 5 | 0.03% | -5,351 | -34.37% | 15,567 |
Leelanau | 1,810 | 39.82% | 2,730 | 60.05% | 4 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.02% | -920 | -20.23% | 4,546 |
Lenawee | 10,785 | 35.11% | 19,859 | 64.65% | 41 | 0.13% | 13 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.01% | 19 | 0.06% | -9,074 | -29.54% | 30,719 |
Livingston | 5,608 | 35.08% | 10,340 | 64.68% | 13 | 0.08% | 13 | 0.08% | 7 | 0.04% | 6 | 0.04% | -4,732 | -29.60% | 15,987 |
Luce | 828 | 35.06% | 1,534 | 64.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -706 | -29.88% | 2,362 |
Mackinac | 2,042 | 39.91% | 3,064 | 59.88% | 7 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.06% | -1,022 | -19.97% | 5,117 |
Macomb | 105,681 | 62.83% | 61,989 | 36.86% | 208 | 0.12% | 58 | 0.03% | 103 | 0.06% | 156 | 0.09% | 43,692 | 25.97% | 168,195 |
Manistee | 4,122 | 45.81% | 4,867 | 54.08% | 5 | 0.06% | 3 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.02% | -745 | -8.27% | 8,999 |
Marquette | 11,177 | 51.00% | 10,690 | 48.77% | 29 | 0.13% | 5 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 16 | 0.07% | 487 | 2.23% | 21,917 |
Mason | 4,305 | 41.69% | 6,011 | 58.21% | 5 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.04% | -1,706 | -16.52% | 10,326 |
Mecosta | 2,380 | 30.90% | 5,306 | 68.88% | 2 | 0.03% | 15 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -2,926 | -37.98% | 7,703 |
Menominee | 5,857 | 53.55% | 5,064 | 46.30% | 5 | 0.05% | 6 | 0.05% | 3 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.03% | 793 | 7.25% | 10,938 |
Midland | 6,815 | 32.34% | 14,235 | 67.56% | 11 | 0.05% | 5 | 0.02% | 1 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.02% | -7,420 | -35.22% | 21,071 |
Missaukee | 627 | 19.77% | 2,531 | 79.82% | 1 | 0.03% | 8 | 0.25% | 1 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.09% | -1,904 | -60.05% | 3,171 |
Monroe | 19,684 | 51.23% | 18,607 | 48.43% | 60 | 0.16% | 25 | 0.07% | 16 | 0.04% | 31 | 0.08% | 1,077 | 2.80% | 38,423 |
Montcalm | 4,767 | 32.01% | 10,085 | 67.72% | 12 | 0.08% | 17 | 0.11% | 9 | 0.06% | 2 | 0.01% | -5,318 | -35.71% | 14,892 |
Montmorency | 866 | 35.59% | 1,565 | 64.32% | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -699 | -28.73% | 2,433 |
Muskegon | 28,755 | 46.63% | 32,667 | 52.98% | 92 | 0.15% | 50 | 0.08% | 30 | 0.05% | 67 | 0.11% | -3,912 | -6.35% | 61,661 |
Newaygo | 3,404 | 31.31% | 7,453 | 68.55% | 7 | 0.06% | 2 | 0.02% | 2 | 0.02% | 4 | 0.04% | -4,049 | -37.24% | 10,872 |
Oakland | 135,531 | 45.39% | 162,026 | 54.27% | 512 | 0.17% | 110 | 0.04% | 192 | 0.06% | 191 | 0.06% | -26,495 | -8.88% | 298,562 |
Oceana | 2,651 | 37.43% | 4,418 | 62.38% | 8 | 0.11% | 4 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.01% | -1,767 | -24.95% | 7,082 |
Ogemaw | 1,867 | 41.11% | 2,664 | 58.65% | 9 | 0.20% | 2 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -797 | -17.54% | 4,542 |
Ontonagon | 2,553 | 49.33% | 2,620 | 50.63% | 2 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -67 | -1.30% | 5,175 |
Osceola | 1,378 | 23.50% | 4,477 | 76.33% | 1 | 0.02% | 9 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -3,099 | -52.83% | 5,865 |
Oscoda | 458 | 28.03% | 1,174 | 71.85% | 1 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -716 | -43.82% | 1,634 |
Otsego | 1,521 | 43.85% | 1,944 | 56.04% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.03% | -423 | -12.19% | 3,469 |
Ottawa | 10,617 | 24.45% | 32,678 | 75.26% | 66 | 0.15% | 32 | 0.07% | 10 | 0.02% | 18 | 0.04% | -22,061 | -50.81% | 43,421 |
Presque Isle | 2,649 | 47.29% | 2,950 | 52.66% | 2 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -301 | -5.37% | 5,602 |
Roscommon | 1,226 | 30.94% | 2,731 | 68.93% | 4 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,505 | -37.99% | 3,962 |
Saginaw | 32,715 | 44.05% | 41,351 | 55.68% | 82 | 0.11% | 56 | 0.08% | 24 | 0.03% | 44 | 0.06% | -8,636 | -11.63% | 74,272 |
Sanilac | 4,153 | 27.35% | 11,005 | 72.47% | 4 | 0.03% | 15 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.01% | 7 | 0.05% | -6,852 | -45.12% | 15,185 |
Schoolcraft | 2,107 | 49.02% | 2,183 | 50.79% | 6 | 0.14% | 1 | 0.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.02% | -76 | -1.77% | 4,298 |
Shiawassee | 8,773 | 38.81% | 13,757 | 60.86% | 31 | 0.14% | 25 | 0.11% | 7 | 0.03% | 11 | 0.05% | -4,984 | -22.05% | 22,604 |
St. Clair | 18,332 | 40.05% | 27,366 | 59.79% | 40 | 0.09% | 14 | 0.03% | 12 | 0.03% | 10 | 0.02% | -9,034 | -19.74% | 45,774 |
St. Joseph | 5,445 | 30.51% | 12,337 | 69.13% | 12 | 0.07% | 38 | 0.21% | 4 | 0.02% | 11 | 0.06% | -6,892 | -38.62% | 17,847 |
Tuscola | 5,357 | 30.95% | 11,931 | 68.93% | 2 | 0.01% | 10 | 0.06% | 3 | 0.02% | 5 | 0.03% | -6,574 | -37.98% | 17,308 |
Van Buren | 7,082 | 35.24% | 12,903 | 64.21% | 42 | 0.21% | 26 | 0.13% | 13 | 0.06% | 30 | 0.15% | -5,821 | -28.97% | 20,096 |
Washtenaw | 25,129 | 38.67% | 39,632 | 60.99% | 85 | 0.13% | 40 | 0.06% | 36 | 0.06% | 64 | 0.10% | -14,503 | -22.32% | 64,986 |
Wayne | 773,327 | 65.99% | 394,485 | 33.66% | 1,665 | 0.14% | 396 | 0.03% | 967 | 0.08% | 1,069 | 0.09% | 378,842 | 32.33% | 1,171,909 |
Wexford | 2,807 | 34.67% | 5,262 | 65.00% | 3 | 0.04% | 19 | 0.23% | 2 | 0.02% | 3 | 0.04% | -2,455 | -30.33% | 8,096 |
Totals | 1,687,269 | 50.85% | 1,620,428 | 48.84% | 4,347 | 0.13% | 2,029 | 0.06% | 1,718 | 0.05% | 2,306 | 0.07% | 66,841 | 2.01% | 3,318,097 |
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