1960 United States presidential election in Arkansas County results Congressional district results Kennedy
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Nixon
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The1960 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the1960 United States presidential election . State voters chose eight[ 2] Electoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Arkansas was won bySenator John F. Kennedy (D –Massachusetts ), running with SenatorLyndon B. Johnson , with 50.19% of the popular vote againstincumbent Vice PresidentRichard Nixon (R –California ), running with formerUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. , with 43.06% of the popular vote.National States' Rights Party candidateOrval Faubus performed best in his home state of Arkansas, earning 6.76% of the vote.[ 3] [ 4] Clay ,Craighead ,Fulton ,Randolph andSharp due to powerful "Bible Belt " anti-Catholicism.[ 5] 1928 this was muted by the presence of Arkansas SenatorJoseph T. Robinson asAl Smith 's running mate, and perhaps by perception of Hoover's ineffectiveness at relievingthe great 1927 flood .[ 6]
Nixon was also the first Republican victor inMarion County sinceUlysses S. Grant in1868 .[ 5] 2020 presidential election [update]
County John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Orval Faubus Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Arkansas 2,789 52.44% 2,043 38.42% 486 9.14% 746 14.02% 5,318 Ashley 3,118 62.04% 1,288 25.63% 620 12.34% 1,830 36.41% 5,026 Baxter 1,694 43.67% 2,108 54.34% 77 1.99% -414 -10.67% 3,879 Benton 3,619 31.23% 7,832 67.58% 139 1.20% -4,213 -36.35% 11,590 Boone 2,774 44.51% 3,388 54.36% 71 1.14% -614 -9.85% 6,233 Bradley 2,960 70.31% 873 20.74% 377 8.95% 2,087 49.57% 4,210 Calhoun 1,151 72.03% 295 18.46% 152 9.51% 856 53.57% 1,598 Carroll 1,301 32.81% 2,615 65.95% 49 1.24% -1,314 -33.14% 3,965 Chicot 1,803 59.10% 979 32.09% 269 8.82% 824 27.01% 3,051 Clark 3,295 64.82% 1,357 26.70% 431 8.48% 1,938 38.12% 5,083 Clay 1,908 41.77% 2,543 55.67% 117 2.56% -635 -13.90% 4,568 Cleburne 1,144 50.13% 1,026 44.96% 112 4.91% 118 5.17% 2,282 Cleveland 1,216 70.90% 290 16.91% 209 12.19% 926 53.99% 1,715 Columbia 2,427 43.30% 2,372 42.32% 806 14.38% 55 0.98% 5,605 Conway 2,900 60.47% 1,685 35.13% 211 4.40% 1,215 25.34% 4,796 Craighead 4,898 45.61% 5,258 48.97% 582 5.42% -360 -3.36% 10,738 Crawford 2,430 41.14% 3,373 57.10% 104 1.76% -943 -15.96% 5,907 Crittenden 2,679 52.24% 2,234 43.56% 215 4.19% 445 8.68% 5,128 Cross 2,088 57.76% 1,287 35.60% 240 6.64% 801 22.16% 3,615 Dallas 1,639 62.68% 659 25.20% 317 12.12% 980 37.48% 2,615 Desha 2,502 63.57% 1,063 27.01% 371 9.43% 1,439 36.56% 3,936 Drew 2,107 62.49% 889 26.36% 376 11.15% 1,218 36.13% 3,372 Faulkner 3,820 57.80% 2,426 36.71% 363 5.49% 1,394 21.09% 6,609 Franklin 2,025 53.99% 1,631 43.48% 95 2.53% 394 10.51% 3,751 Fulton 703 38.02% 1,127 60.95% 19 1.03% -424 -22.93% 1,849 Garland 6,333 45.42% 7,204 51.66% 407 2.92% -871 -6.24% 13,944 Grant 1,394 61.44% 563 24.81% 312 13.75% 831 36.63% 2,269 Greene 2,774 49.81% 2,658 47.73% 137 2.46% 116 2.08% 5,569 Hempstead 2,596 54.55% 1,948 40.93% 215 4.52% 648 13.62% 4,759 Hot Spring 3,454 59.00% 1,732 29.59% 668 11.41% 1,722 29.41% 5,854 Howard 1,366 49.95% 1,225 44.79% 144 5.27% 141 5.16% 2,735 Independence 2,487 47.02% 2,639 49.90% 163 3.08% -152 -2.88% 5,289 Izard 1,340 59.61% 808 35.94% 100 4.45% 532 23.67% 2,248 Jackson 2,860 55.44% 1,986 38.50% 313 6.07% 874 16.94% 5,159 Jefferson 8,442 55.41% 4,839 31.76% 1,954 12.83% 3,603 23.65% 15,235 Johnson 1,938 55.01% 1,490 42.29% 95 2.70% 448 12.72% 3,523 Lafayette 1,286 55.31% 713 30.67% 326 14.02% 573 24.64% 2,325 Lawrence 2,074 51.02% 1,800 44.28% 191 4.70% 274 6.74% 4,065 Lee 1,409 52.17% 1,034 38.28% 258 9.55% 375 13.89% 2,701 Lincoln 1,780 67.27% 626 23.66% 240 9.07% 1,154 43.61% 2,646 Little River 1,514 65.17% 692 29.79% 117 5.04% 822 35.38% 2,323 Logan 2,636 55.33% 2,014 42.28% 114 2.39% 622 13.05% 4,764 Lonoke 2,991 55.93% 1,560 29.17% 797 14.90% 1,431 26.76% 5,348 Madison 1,702 40.51% 2,445 58.20% 54 1.29% -743 -17.69% 4,201 Marion 968 48.21% 1,016 50.60% 24 1.20% -48 -2.39% 2,008 Miller 4,550 56.06% 3,113 38.35% 454 5.59% 1,437 17.71% 8,117 Mississippi 5,138 48.54% 4,983 47.08% 464 4.38% 155 1.46% 10,585 Monroe 1,856 60.50% 833 27.15% 379 12.35% 1,023 33.35% 3,068 Montgomery 788 46.99% 836 49.85% 53 3.16% -48 -2.86% 1,677 Nevada 1,605 58.34% 937 34.06% 209 7.60% 668 24.28% 2,751 Newton 844 31.41% 1,814 67.51% 29 1.08% -970 -36.10% 2,687 Ouachita 5,169 63.10% 2,439 29.77% 584 7.13% 2,730 33.33% 8,192 Perry 789 56.97% 501 36.17% 95 6.86% 288 20.80% 1,385 Phillips 4,105 61.48% 2,168 32.47% 404 6.05% 1,937 29.01% 6,677 Pike 997 47.43% 1,013 48.19% 92 4.38% -16 -0.76% 2,102 Poinsett 2,817 51.75% 2,430 44.64% 197 3.62% 387 7.11% 5,444 Polk 1,635 45.02% 1,882 51.82% 115 3.17% -247 -6.80% 3,632 Pope 2,760 49.38% 2,573 46.04% 256 4.58% 187 3.34% 5,589 Prairie 1,680 63.73% 734 27.85% 222 8.42% 946 35.88% 2,636 Pulaski 26,034 46.67% 22,146 39.70% 7,608 13.64% 3,888 6.97% 55,788 Randolph 1,556 47.47% 1,620 49.42% 102 3.11% -64 -1.95% 3,278 St. Francis 2,432 53.83% 1,786 39.53% 300 6.64% 646 14.30% 4,518 Saline 3,898 57.40% 2,195 32.32% 698 10.28% 1,703 25.08% 6,791 Scott 1,116 49.29% 1,137 50.22% 11 0.49% -21 -0.93% 2,264 Searcy 1,022 30.50% 2,297 68.55% 32 0.95% -1,275 -38.05% 3,351 Sebastian 8,726 42.16% 11,744 56.75% 226 1.09% -3,018 -14.59% 20,696 Sevier 1,580 55.73% 1,141 40.25% 114 4.02% 439 15.48% 2,835 Sharp 807 45.18% 911 51.01% 68 3.81% -104 -5.83% 1,786 Stone 897 46.17% 959 49.36% 87 4.48% -62 -3.19% 1,943 Union 6,500 47.92% 5,631 41.51% 1,434 10.57% 869 6.41% 13,565 Van Buren 1,158 51.08% 1,009 44.51% 100 4.41% 149 6.57% 2,267 Washington 5,391 34.38% 10,088 64.34% 200 1.28% -4,697 -29.96% 15,679 White 5,244 53.33% 3,985 40.52% 605 6.15% 1,259 12.81% 9,834 Woodruff 1,613 63.63% 667 26.31% 255 10.06% 946 37.32% 2,535 Yell 2,008 58.49% 1,303 37.96% 122 3.55% 705 20.53% 3,433 Totals 215,049 50.19% 184,508 43.06% 28,952 6.76% 30,541 7.13% 428,509
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] ^ "United States Presidential election of 1960 – Encyclopædia Britannica" . RetrievedJune 7, 2017 .^ "1960 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)" . RetrievedJune 7, 2017 .^ "1960 Presidential General Election Results – Arkansas" . RetrievedJune 7, 2017 .^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1960" . RetrievedJune 7, 2017 .^a b Menendez, Albert J.;The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004 , p. 87ISBN 0786422173 ^ Heersink, Boris; Peterson, Brenton D. and Jenkins, Jeffery A .; ‘Disasters and Elections: Estimating the Net Effect of Damage and Relief in Historical Perspective’;Political Analysis ; volume 25, issue 2 (April 2017), pp. 260-268. ^ "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present" .Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives . RetrievedApril 7, 2021 .^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections – Election Results" .Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . RetrievedApril 8, 2021 .
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