Election in Florida
1960 United States presidential election in Florida Nominee Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy Party Republican Democratic Home state California Massachusetts Running mate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Lyndon B. Johnson Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 795,476 748,700 Percentage 51.51% 48.49%
County Results
Nixon
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Kennedy
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican
Elected President John F. Kennedy Democratic
Elections in Florida Government
The 1960 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 8, 1960. All contemporary fifty states took part, and Florida voters selected 10 electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Republican candidate Richard Nixon won against John F. Kennedy by 46,776 votes and by 3.02%.[1] As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which Escambia County , Clay County , Okaloosa County , and Santa Rosa County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. This was the first time that a Democrat was elected without winning Florida.[2] It was also the first time since 1924 that Florida failed to vote for the winner of the presidential election. This has since happened only twice, in 1992 and 2020 .[3]
Results Richard Nixon giving a campaign speech at Hemming Park in Jacksonville . John F. Kennedy while campaigning in Tampa . Results by county County Richard Nixon Republican John F. Kennedy Democratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Alachua 10,072 52.05% 9,279 47.95% 793 4.10% 19,351 Baker 398 21.32% 1,469 78.68% -1,071 -57.36% 1,867 Bay 5,435 33.94% 10,579 66.06% -5,144 -32.12% 16,014 Bradford 1,131 30.85% 2,535 69.15% -1,404 -38.30% 3,666 Brevard 17,585 61.37% 11,069 38.63% 6,516 22.74% 28,654 Broward 68,294 58.82% 47,811 41.18% 20,483 17.64% 116,105 Calhoun 634 28.46% 1,594 71.54% -960 -43.08% 2,228 Charlotte 3,026 60.92% 1,941 39.08% 1,085 21.84% 4,967 Citrus 1,861 51.82% 1,730 48.18% 131 3.64% 3,591 Clay 2,515 47.97% 2,728 52.03% -213 -4.06% 5,243 Collier 2,708 60.74% 1,750 39.26% 958 21.48% 4,458 Columbia 2,094 36.17% 3,695 63.83% -1,601 -27.66% 5,789 DeSoto 1,687 50.10% 1,680 49.90% 7 0.20% 3,367 Dixie 392 28.65% 976 71.35% -584 -42.70% 1,368 Duval 59,073 45.73% 70,091 54.27% -11,018 -8.54% 129,164 Escambia 17,925 38.79% 28,288 61.21% -10,363 -22.42% 46,213 Flagler 426 31.35% 933 68.65% -507 -37.30% 1,359 Franklin 764 33.84% 1,494 66.16% -730 -32.32% 2,258 Gadsden 2,010 46.18% 2,343 53.82% -333 -7.64% 4,353 Gilchrist 277 24.93% 834 75.07% -557 -50.14% 1,111 Glades 314 44.35% 394 55.65% -80 -11.30% 708 Gulf 657 21.86% 2,348 78.14% -1,691 -56.28% 3,005 Hamilton 656 33.01% 1,331 66.99% -675 -33.98% 1,987 Hardee 1,960 52.96% 1,741 47.04% 219 5.92% 3,701 Hendry 1,043 44.38% 1,307 55.62% -264 -11.24% 2,350 Hernando 1,809 48.00% 1,960 52.00% -151 -4.00% 3,769 Highlands 4,369 58.32% 3,122 41.68% 1,247 16.64% 7,491 Hillsborough 48,887 43.99% 62,240 56.01% -13,353 -12.02% 111,127 Holmes 1,235 34.26% 2,370 65.74% -1,135 -31.48% 3,605 Indian River 4,656 61.05% 2,970 38.95% 1,686 22.10% 7,626 Jackson 2,851 32.23% 5,994 67.77% -3,143 -35.54% 8,845 Jefferson 600 34.70% 1,129 65.30% -529 -30.60% 1,729 Lafayette 297 27.25% 793 72.75% -496 -45.50% 1,090 Lake 12,979 72.45% 4,936 27.55% 8,043 44.90% 17,915 Lee 10,357 65.34% 5,494 34.66% 4,863 30.68% 15,851 Leon 9,079 46.53% 10,433 53.47% -1,354 -6.94% 19,512 Levy 996 33.21% 2,003 66.79% -1,007 -33.58% 2,999 Liberty 243 21.99% 862 78.01% -619 -56.02% 1,105 Madison 1,152 35.60% 2,084 64.40% -932 -28.80% 3,236 Manatee 16,462 65.13% 8,814 34.87% 7,648 30.26% 25,276 Marion 7,043 49.43% 7,206 50.57% -163 -1.14% 14,249 Martin 3,701 58.15% 2,664 41.85% 1,037 16.30% 6,365 Miami-Dade 134,506 42.35% 183,114 57.65% -48,608 -15.30% 317,620 Monroe 3,416 32.88% 6,972 67.12% -3,556 -34.24% 10,388 Nassau 1,666 33.67% 3,282 66.33% -1,616 -32.66% 4,948 Okaloosa 4,685 36.18% 8,263 63.82% -3,578 -27.64% 12,948 Okeechobee 631 35.93% 1,125 64.07% -494 -28.14% 1,756 Orange 48,244 70.98% 19,729 29.02% 28,515 41.96% 67,973 Osceola 4,691 68.29% 2,178 31.71% 2,513 36.58% 6,869 Palm Beach 45,337 60.28% 29,871 39.72% 15,466 20.56% 75,208 Pasco 7,188 55.21% 5,832 44.79% 1,356 10.42% 13,020 Pinellas 101,779 63.68% 58,054 36.32% 43,725 27.36% 159,833 Polk 31,618 57.32% 23,546 42.68% 8,072 14.64% 55,164 Putnam 4,236 48.72% 4,459 51.28% -223 -2.56% 8,695 St. Johns 4,125 42.49% 5,583 57.51% -1,458 -15.02% 9,708 St. Lucie 6,354 54.24% 5,360 45.76% 994 8.48% 11,714 Santa Rosa 2,777 35.89% 4,960 64.11% -2,183 -28.22% 7,737 Sarasota 19,995 70.70% 8,287 29.30% 11,708 41.40% 28,282 Seminole 8,936 64.63% 4,891 35.37% 4,045 29.26% 13,827 Sumter 1,120 32.95% 2,279 67.05% -1,159 -34.10% 3,399 Suwannee 1,536 35.51% 2,789 64.49% -1,253 -28.98% 4,325 Taylor 1,212 38.85% 1,908 61.15% -696 -22.30% 3,120 Union 311 24.84% 941 75.16% -630 -50.32% 1,252 Volusia 28,367 54.82% 23,377 45.18% 4,990 9.64% 51,744 Wakulla 379 24.85% 1,146 75.15% -767 -50.30% 1,525 Walton 1,484 28.95% 3,642 71.05% -2,158 -42.10% 5,126 Washington 1,230 36.96% 2,098 63.04% -868 -26.08% 3,328 Totals 795,476 51.51% 748,700 48.49% 46,776 3.02% 1,544,176
References ^ a b Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org . Retrieved April 8, 2017 . ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review ; June 29, 2016 ^ Paulson, Darryl (November 4, 2016). "A quick history of Florida's presidential politics, from Whigs to wigged out". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved July 7, 2019 . [permanent dead link ]
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