1960 United States presidential election in South Carolina

The 1960 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. South Carolina voters chose 8[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1960 United States presidential election

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1960

November 8, 1960[1]
All 8 South Carolina votes to the Electoral College
Nominee John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Massachusetts California Running mate Lyndon B. Johnson Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 198,129 188,558 Percentage 51.2% 48.8%
County Results Kennedy   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Nixon   50-60%   60-70%
President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President John F. Kennedy Democratic

South Carolina was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 51.24% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts, with 48.76% of the popular vote.[3][4] Nixon tended to win counties with high levels of African Americans, while Kennedy got more votes in northern counties.

This was the second to last time South Carolina has voted Democratic. Had Gerald Ford won the state in 1976, the Palmetto State would have the nation's longest Republican streak.

Results

United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1960

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Kennedy	198,129	51.24%
	Republican	Richard Nixon	188,558	48.76%
	Write-in		1	0.00%
Total votes			386,688	100%

Results by county

County	John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic		Richard Milhous Nixon Republican		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%
Abbeville	3,064	78.38%	845	21.62%	3,909
Aiken	6,674	38.38%	10,715	61.62%	17,389
Allendale	583	39.63%	888	60.37%	1,471
Anderson	13,901	78.33%	3,845	21.67%	17,746
Bamberg	908	35.47%	1,652	64.53%	2,560
Barnwell	1,331	41.95%	1,842	58.05%	3,173
Beaufort	1,800	47.11%	2,021	52.89%	3,821
Berkeley	2,542	51.21%	2,422	48.79%	4,964
Calhoun	536	38.62%	852	61.38%	1,388
Charleston	12,010	36.14%	21,223	63.86%	33,233
Cherokee	5,391	77.50%	1,565	22.50%	6,956
Chester	4,262	71.97%	1,660	28.03%	5,922
Chesterfield	4,450	76.43%	1,372	23.57%	5,822
Clarendon	1,134	43.97%	1,445	56.03%	2,579
Colleton	1,962	43.77%	2,521	56.23%	4,483
Darlington	4,668	57.19%	3,494	42.81%	8,162
Dillon	2,652	64.83%	1,439	35.17%	4,091
Dorchester	2,357	40.07%	3,525	59.93%	5,882
Edgefield	846	36.88%	1,448	63.12%	2,294
Fairfield	1,633	51.32%	1,549	48.68%	3,182
Florence	6,090	51.15%	5,815	48.85%	11,905[lower-alpha 1]
Georgetown	2,811	51.88%	2,607	48.12%	5,418
Greenville	13,976	38.15%	22,657	61.85%	36,633
Greenwood	5,283	64.03%	2,968	35.97%	8,251
Hampton	790	37.41%	1,322	62.59%	2,112
Horry	6,006	61.45%	3,768	38.55%	9,774
Jasper	721	48.07%	779	51.93%	1,500
Kershaw	3,178	47.84%	3,465	52.16%	6,643
Lancaster	5,561	65.66%	2,909	34.34%	8,470
Laurens	4,547	57.95%	3,299	42.05%	7,846
Lee	1,487	53.41%	1,297	46.59%	2,784
Lexington	4,159	38.98%	6,511	61.02%	10,670
McCormick	680	66.21%	347	33.79%	1,027
Marion	2,397	59.29%	1,646	40.71%	4,043
Marlboro	2,586	66.70%	1,291	33.30%	3,877
Newberry	3,143	52.52%	2,841	47.48%	5,984
Oconee	4,328	69.65%	1,886	30.35%	6,214
Orangeburg	3,890	42.64%	5,233	57.36%	9,123
Pickens	2,546	37.74%	4,201	62.26%	6,747
Richland	11,694	36.06%	20,736	63.94%	32,430
Saluda	1,353	51.62%	1,268	48.38%	2,621
Spartanburg	20,134	64.79%	10,940	35.21%	31,074
Sumter	2,616	36.09%	4,633	63.91%	7,249
Union	5,229	72.53%	1,980	27.47%	7,209
Williamsburg	1,513	39.43%	2,324	60.57%	3,837
York	8,707	61.23%	5,512	38.77%	14,219
Totals	198,129	51.24%	188,558	48.76%	386,687

Notes

1. There was one write-in vote from Florence County

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1960 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
2. "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
3. "1960 Presidential General Election Results - South Carolina". Retrieved June 8, 2017.
4. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960". Retrieved June 8, 2017.