1960 United States presidential election in North Dakota explained

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

North Dakota was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 55.42% of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 44.52% of the popular vote, a 10.90% margin of victory.^{[3] [4]}

Results

Results by county

County[5]	Richard Nixon Republican		John F. Kennedy Democratic-NPL		Farrell Dobbs Socialist Workers		Margin		Total votes cast
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adams		1,232		59.69%		832		40.31%		0		0.00%		400		19.38%		2,064
	Barnes		4,403		57.71%		3,223		42.25%		3		0.04%		1,180		15.46%		7,629
	Benson		2,259		50.84%		2,181		49.09%		3		0.07%		78		1.75%		4,443
	Billings		368		47.92%		400		52.08%		0		0.00%		-32		-4.16%		768
	Bottineau		3,092		61.00%		1,974		38.94%		3		0.06%		1,118		22.06%		5,069
	Bowman		1,038		54.98%		847		44.86%		3		0.16%		191		10.12%		1,888
	Burke		1,609		59.88%		1,076		40.04%		2		0.07%		533		19.84%		2,687
	Burleigh		9,492		62.13%		5,761		37.71%		25		0.16%		3,731		24.42%		15,278
	Cass		17,498		58.89%		12,213		41.11%		0		0.00%		5,285		17.78%		29,711
	Cavalier		2,430		51.23%		2,312		48.75%		1		0.02%		118		2.48%		4,743
	Dickey		2,420		62.76%		1,433		37.16%		3		0.08%		987		25.60%		3,856
	Divide		1,348		51.95%		1,243		47.90%		4		0.15%		105		4.05%		2,595
	Dunn		1,462		52.53%		1,321		47.47%		0		0.00%		141		5.06%		2,783
	Eddy		1,188		50.73%		1,152		49.19%		2		0.09%		36		1.54%		2,342
	Emmons		1,785		46.42%		2,058		53.52%		2		0.05%		-273		-7.10%		3,845
	Foster		1,351		53.34%		1,182		46.66%		0		0.00%		169		6.68%		2,533
	Golden Valley		825		55.04%		672		44.83%		2		0.13%		153		10.21%		1,499
	Grand Forks		10,997		56.85%		8,341		43.12%		5		0.03%		2,656		13.73%		19,343
	Grant		1,794		65.21%		955		34.71%		2		0.07%		839		30.50%		2,751
	Griggs		1,278		49.90%		1,279		49.94%		4		0.16%		-1		-0.04%		2,561
	Hettinger		1,541		55.79%		1,219		44.13%		2		0.07%		322		11.66%		2,762
	Kidder		1,574		64.43%		868		35.53%		1		0.04%		706		28.90%		2,443
	LaMoure		2,511		61.39%		1,575		38.51%		4		0.10%		936		22.88%		4,090
	Logan		1,601		64.07%		898		35.93%		0		0.00%		703		28.14%		2,499
	McHenry		2,715		54.87%		2,231		45.09%		2		0.04%		484		9.78%		4,948
	McIntosh		2,694		81.10%		628		18.90%		0		0.00%		2,066		62.20%		3,322
	McKenzie		1,715		53.08%		1,514		46.86%		2		0.06%		201		6.22%		3,231
	McLean		3,398		55.05%		2,771		44.89%		4		0.06%		627		10.16%		6,173
	Mercer		2,395		73.94%		844		26.06%		0		0.00%		1,551		47.88%		3,239
	Morton		4,028		45.28%		4,866		54.70%		1		0.01%		-838		-9.42%		8,895
	Mountrail		1,894		45.50%		2,264		54.38%		5		0.12%		-370		-8.88%		4,163
	Nelson		1,934		52.00%		1,783		47.94%		2		0.05%		151		4.06%		3,719
	Oliver		703		58.68%		494		41.24%		1		0.08%		209		17.44%		1,198
	Pembina		3,348		57.62%		2,460		42.34%		2		0.03%		888		15.28%		5,810
	Pierce		1,464		44.19%		1,848		55.78%		1		0.03%		-384		-11.59%		3,313
	Ramsey		3,599		56.12%		2,813		43.86%		1		0.02%		786		12.26%		6,413
	Ransom		2,324		56.26%		1,806		43.72%		1		0.02%		518		12.54%		4,131
	Renville		1,012		45.38%		1,217		54.57%		1		0.04%		-205		-9.19%		2,230
	Richland		4,711		54.04%		4,003		45.92%		4		0.05%		708		8.12%		8,718
	Rolette		1,277		35.33%		2,335		64.59%		3		0.08%		-1,058		-29.26%		3,615
	Sargent		1,591		48.98%		1,655		50.95%		2		0.06%		-64		-1.97%		3,248
	Sheridan		1,552		73.98%		539		25.69%		7		0.33%		1,013		48.29%		2,098
	Sioux		571		45.35%		688		54.65%		0		0.00%		-117		-9.30%		1,259
	Slope		475		52.43%		431		47.57%		0		0.00%		44		4.86%		906
	Stark		3,223		43.43%		4,197		56.56%		1		0.01%		-974		-13.13%		7,421
	Steele		1,209		50.76%		1,173		49.24%		0		0.00%		36		1.52%		2,382
	Stutsman		5,905		56.78%		4,481		43.09%		13		0.13%		1,424		13.69%		10,399
	Towner		1,410		52.16%		1,292		47.80%		1		0.04%		118		4.36%		2,703
	Traill		3,218		60.68%		2,084		39.30%		1		0.02%		1,134		21.38%		5,303
	Walsh		4,036		50.16%		4,009		49.82%		2		0.02%		27		0.34%		8,047
	Ward		9,680		54.83%		7,954		45.06%		19		0.11%		1,726		9.77%		17,653
	Wells		2,641		58.24%		1,885		41.57%		9		0.20%		756		16.67%		4,535
	Williams		4,492		48.95%		4,683		51.03%		2		0.02%		-191		-2.08%		9,177
Totals	154,310	55.42%	123,963	44.52%	158	0.06%	30,347	10.90%	278,431

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Billings
  • • Emmons Griggs Morton
      • • • Pierce Renville Sargent Stark Sioux Williams

See also

• United States presidential elections in North Dakota

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1960 - Encyclopædia Britannica. June 6, 2017.
2. Web site: 1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65). June 6, 2017.
3. Web site: 1960 Presidential General Election Results - North Dakota. June 6, 2017.
4. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1960. June 6, 2017.
5. Web site: ND US President Race, November 08, 1960. Our Campaigns.