1960 United States presidential election in Idaho
The 1960 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Idaho was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., with 53.78 percent of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 46.22 percent of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Custer County and Camas County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]
Nixon won Idaho by 22,744 votes, or 7.6%, which was significantly less then fellow Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, who won the state by a margin of 22.4%, or 61,111 votes. 4 years later, Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson would win the state by a margin of 1.83%, or 5,363 votes, which as of the 2020 presidential election, is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate has carried the state, or even broke 40% of the total vote. Excluding Johnson's win in 1964, as of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate got even remotely close to winning the state, as all subsequent elections after 1964 have gone to the Republican candidate by double digits.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Richard Nixon | 161,597 | 53.78% | |
| Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 138,853 | 46.22% | |
| Total votes | 300,450 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
| County | Richard Milhous Nixon Republican |
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Ada | 27,703 | 61.95% | 17,017 | 38.05% | 10,686 | 23.90% | 44,720 |
| Adams | 799 | 52.46% | 724 | 47.54% | 75 | 4.92% | 1,523 |
| Bannock | 9,157 | 42.11% | 12,586 | 57.89% | -3,429 | -15.77% | 21,743 |
| Bear Lake | 1,963 | 55.67% | 1,563 | 44.33% | 400 | 11.34% | 3,526 |
| Benewah | 1,274 | 42.05% | 1,756 | 57.95% | -482 | -15.91% | 3,030 |
| Bingham | 5,934 | 55.06% | 4,843 | 44.94% | 1,091 | 10.12% | 10,777 |
| Blaine | 1,216 | 49.27% | 1,252 | 50.73% | -36 | -1.46% | 2,468 |
| Boise | 456 | 51.35% | 432 | 48.65% | 24 | 2.70% | 888 |
| Bonner | 3,575 | 46.80% | 4,064 | 53.20% | -489 | -6.40% | 7,639 |
| Bonneville | 11,111 | 55.68% | 8,845 | 44.32% | 2,266 | 11.35% | 19,956 |
| Boundary | 1,237 | 45.18% | 1,501 | 54.82% | -264 | -9.64% | 2,738 |
| Butte | 680 | 40.45% | 1,001 | 59.55% | -321 | -19.10% | 1,681 |
| Camas | 284 | 46.86% | 322 | 53.14% | -38 | -6.27% | 606 |
| Canyon | 15,865 | 62.10% | 9,681 | 37.90% | 6,184 | 24.21% | 25,546 |
| Caribou | 1,544 | 54.42% | 1,293 | 45.58% | 251 | 8.85% | 2,837 |
| Cassia | 4,297 | 63.73% | 2,445 | 36.27% | 1,852 | 27.47% | 6,742 |
| Clark | 283 | 61.66% | 176 | 38.34% | 107 | 23.31% | 459 |
| Clearwater | 1,193 | 33.14% | 2,407 | 66.86% | -1,214 | -33.72% | 3,600 |
| Custer | 651 | 43.72% | 838 | 56.28% | -187 | -12.56% | 1,489 |
| Elmore | 2,226 | 47.71% | 2,440 | 52.29% | -214 | -4.59% | 4,666 |
| Franklin | 2,633 | 66.07% | 1,352 | 33.93% | 1,281 | 32.15% | 3,985 |
| Fremont | 2,230 | 54.17% | 1,887 | 45.83% | 343 | 8.33% | 4,117 |
| Gem | 2,428 | 55.13% | 1,976 | 44.87% | 452 | 10.26% | 4,404 |
| Gooding | 2,523 | 55.72% | 2,005 | 44.28% | 518 | 11.44% | 4,528 |
| Idaho | 2,248 | 40.84% | 3,256 | 59.16% | -1,008 | -18.31% | 5,504 |
| Jefferson | 2,625 | 52.51% | 2,374 | 47.49% | 251 | 5.02% | 4,999 |
| Jerome | 3,031 | 58.49% | 2,151 | 41.51% | 880 | 16.98% | 5,182 |
| Kootenai | 6,704 | 46.40% | 7,744 | 53.60% | -1,040 | -7.20% | 14,448 |
| Latah | 4,789 | 50.81% | 4,636 | 49.19% | 153 | 1.62% | 9,425 |
| Lemhi | 1,355 | 51.36% | 1,283 | 48.64% | 72 | 2.73% | 2,638 |
| Lewis | 781 | 35.29% | 1,432 | 64.71% | -651 | -29.42% | 2,213 |
| Lincoln | 970 | 55.33% | 783 | 44.67% | 187 | 10.67% | 1,753 |
| Madison | 2,374 | 58.59% | 1,678 | 41.41% | 696 | 17.18% | 4,052 |
| Minidoka | 3,360 | 57.66% | 2,467 | 42.34% | 893 | 15.33% | 5,827 |
| Nez Perce | 5,203 | 39.58% | 7,944 | 60.42% | -2,741 | -20.85% | 13,147 |
| Oneida | 1,111 | 58.17% | 799 | 41.83% | 312 | 16.34% | 1,910 |
| Owyhee | 1,500 | 57.06% | 1,129 | 42.94% | 371 | 14.11% | 2,629 |
| Payette | 3,472 | 61.94% | 2,133 | 38.06% | 1,339 | 23.89% | 5,605 |
| Power | 1,065 | 52.59% | 960 | 47.41% | 105 | 5.19% | 2,025 |
| Shoshone | 3,432 | 40.70% | 5,001 | 59.30% | -1,569 | -18.61% | 8,433 |
| Teton | 714 | 55.65% | 569 | 44.35% | 145 | 11.30% | 1,283 |
| Twin Falls | 12,171 | 62.15% | 7,413 | 37.85% | 4,758 | 24.30% | 19,584 |
| Valley | 1,179 | 56.28% | 916 | 43.72% | 263 | 12.55% | 2,095 |
| Washington | 2,251 | 55.86% | 1,779 | 44.14% | 472 | 11.71% | 4,030 |
| Totals | 161,597 | 53.78% | 138,853 | 46.22% | 22,744 | 7.57% | 300,450 |
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 6, 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
