1960 United States presidential election in Georgia County Results
Kennedy
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Nixon
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
The1960 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the1960 United States presidential election . Georgia voters chose 12[ 2] Electoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
Georgia was won bySenator John F. Kennedy (D –Massachusetts ), running with SenatorLyndon B. Johnson , with 62.54% of the popular vote againstincumbent Vice PresidentRichard Nixon (R –California ), running withUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. , with 37.43% of the popular vote.[ 3] [ 4] Fulton . Following this election Georgia would transfer from being aDeep South Democratic state, to aSun Belt Republican state, and the state has only voted Democratic four times since. This was due toThe Civil Rights Act , and the growth of Atlanta suburban counties such asGwinnett andCobb , which would not support the Democratic nominee again until2016 , except for favorite son Jimmy Carter in 1976.
Although there was a primary referendum on the Democratic electors acting “Pledge Free”, the primary was a non-binding straw vote and the Democratic electors voted for Kennedy and Johnson anyway. Georgia was one of six states that swung towards Republicans compared to 1956, alongside Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee.[ 5]
County[ 6] John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Margin Total votes cast[ 7] # % # % # % Appling 1,973 73.35% 717 26.65% 1,256 46.70% 2,690 Atkinson 1,298 84.45% 239 15.55% 1,059 68.90% 1,537 Bacon 1,168 66.86% 579 33.14% 589 33.72% 1,747 Baker 720 91.60% 66 8.40% 654 83.20% 786 Baldwin 2,262 64.15% 1,264 35.85% 998 28.30% 3,526 Banks 1,170 84.11% 221 15.89% 949 68.22% 1,391 Barrow 2,759 82.70% 577 17.30% 2,182 65.40% 3,336 Bartow 3,545 73.29% 1,292 26.71% 2,253 46.58% 4,837 Ben Hill 1,881 77.12% 558 22.88% 1,323 54.24% 2,439 Berrien 2,787 88.34% 368 11.66% 2,419 76.68% 3,155 Bibb 14,387 57.76% 10,523 42.24% 3,864 15.52% 24,910 Bleckley 1,751 73.45% 633 26.55% 1,118 46.90% 2,384 Brantley 1,333 79.49% 344 20.51% 989 58.98% 1,677 Brooks 1,500 66.23% 765 33.77% 735 32.46% 2,265 Bryan 1,323 75.56% 428 24.44% 895 51.12% 1,751 Bulloch 3,373 69.13% 1,506 30.87% 1,867 38.26% 4,879 Burke 1,162 53.08% 1,027 46.92% 135 6.16% 2,189 Butts 1,673 81.41% 382 18.59% 1,291 62.82% 2,055 Calhoun 803 85.97% 131 14.03% 672 71.94% 934 Camden 1,321 58.17% 950 41.83% 371 16.34% 2,271 Candler 943 68.53% 433 31.47% 510 37.06% 1,376 Carroll 4,698 73.10% 1,729 26.90% 2,969 46.20% 6,427 Catoosa 2,114 50.48% 2,074 49.52% 40 0.96% 4,188 Charlton 733 71.72% 289 28.28% 444 43.44% 1,022 Chatham 16,240 47.52% 17,935 52.48% -1,695 -4.96% 34,175 Chattahoochee 190 74.22% 66 25.78% 124 48.44% 256 Chattooga 3,686 69.78% 1,596 30.22% 2,090 39.56% 5,282 Cherokee 3,077 56.79% 2,341 43.21% 736 13.58% 5,418 Clarke 4,812 68.14% 2,250 31.86% 2,562 36.28% 7,062 Clay 528 86.27% 84 13.73% 444 72.54% 612 Clayton 5,892 66.61% 2,953 33.39% 2,939 33.22% 8,845 Clinch 898 69.34% 397 30.66% 501 38.68% 1,295 Cobb 12,906 61.03% 8,240 38.97% 4,666 22.06% 21,146 Coffee 3,376 77.38% 987 22.62% 2,389 54.76% 4,363 Colquitt 4,397 72.30% 1,685 27.70% 2,712 44.60% 6,082 Columbia 1,190 50.75% 1,155 49.25% 35 1.50% 2,345 Cook 1,935 82.90% 399 17.10% 1,536 65.80% 2,334 Coweta 3,855 76.88% 1,159 23.12% 2,696 53.76% 5,014 Crawford 797 79.70% 203 20.30% 594 59.40% 1,000 Crisp 2,365 71.06% 963 28.94% 1,402 42.12% 3,328 Dade 943 50.92% 909 49.08% 34 1.84% 1,852 Dawson 916 69.55% 401 30.45% 515 39.10% 1,317 Decatur 2,780 75.18% 918 24.82% 1,862 50.36% 3,698 DeKalb 24,116 50.07% 24,046 49.93% 70 0.14% 48,162 Dodge 3,630 76.20% 1,134 23.80% 2,496 52.40% 4,764 Dooly 1,733 88.74% 220 11.26% 1,513 77.48% 1,953 Dougherty 4,522 51.12% 4,323 48.88% 199 2.24% 8,845 Douglas 2,576 69.40% 1,136 30.60% 1,440 38.80% 3,712 Early 1,904 88.23% 254 11.77% 1,650 76.46% 2,158 Echols 257 70.41% 108 29.59% 149 40.82% 365 Effingham 880 49.86% 885 50.14% -5 -0.28% 1,765 Elbert 3,672 85.77% 609 14.23% 3,063 71.54% 4,281 Emanuel 2,513 69.17% 1,120 30.83% 1,393 38.34% 3,633 Evans 1,069 65.34% 567 34.66% 502 30.68% 1,636 Fannin 1,579 34.32% 3,022 65.68% -1,443 -31.36% 4,601 Fayette 1,198 76.94% 359 23.06% 839 53.88% 1,557 Floyd 7,350 54.61% 6,108 45.39% 1,242 9.22% 13,458 Forsyth 2,309 73.30% 841 26.70% 1,468 46.60% 3,150 Franklin 3,209 91.24% 308 8.76% 2,901 82.48% 3,517 Fulton 55,803 50.85% 53,940 49.15% 1,863 1.70% 109,743 Gilmer 1,472 44.31% 1,850 55.69% -378 -11.38% 3,322 Glascock 299 62.42% 180 37.58% 119 24.84% 479 Glynn 3,584 55.05% 2,926 44.95% 658 10.10% 6,510 Gordon 2,153 65.22% 1,148 34.78% 1,005 30.44% 3,301 Grady 2,541 81.10% 592 18.90% 1,949 62.20% 3,133 Greene 1,979 85.78% 328 14.22% 1,651 71.56% 2,307 Gwinnett 6,479 73.50% 2,336 26.50% 4,143 47.00% 8,815 Habersham 2,530 73.87% 895 26.13% 1,635 47.74% 3,425 Hall 6,303 68.47% 2,903 31.53% 3,400 36.94% 9,206 Hancock 780 73.17% 286 26.83% 494 46.34% 1,066 Haralson 2,783 59.82% 1,869 40.18% 914 19.64% 4,652 Harris 1,362 64.95% 735 35.05% 627 29.90% 2,097 Hart 3,963 93.51% 275 6.49% 3,688 87.02% 4,238 Heard 1,224 87.12% 181 12.88% 1,043 74.24% 1,405 Henry 2,957 73.96% 1,041 26.04% 1,916 47.92% 3,998 Houston 4,033 69.65% 1,757 30.35% 2,276 39.30% 5,790 Irwin 1,625 82.20% 352 17.80% 1,273 64.40% 1,977 Jackson 3,653 88.56% 472 11.44% 3,181 77.12% 4,125 Jasper 949 77.79% 271 22.21% 678 55.58% 1,220 Jeff Davis 825 67.24% 402 32.76% 423 34.48% 1,227 Jefferson 1,270 56.29% 986 43.71% 284 12.58% 2,256 Jenkins 1,354 81.22% 313 18.78% 1,041 62.44% 1,667 Johnson 1,298 72.68% 488 27.32% 810 45.36% 1,786 Jones 1,415 74.32% 489 25.68% 926 48.64% 1,904 Lamar 1,363 74.00% 479 26.00% 884 48.00% 1,842 Lanier 1,049 84.12% 198 15.88% 851 68.24% 1,247 Laurens 4,648 71.16% 1,884 28.84% 2,764 42.32% 6,532 Lee 404 67.90% 191 32.10% 213 35.80% 595 Liberty 1,590 63.12% 929 36.88% 661 26.24% 2,519 Lincoln 669 77.25% 197 22.75% 472 54.50% 866 Long 278 23.64% 898 76.36% -620 -52.72% 1,176 Lowndes 3,605 55.35% 2,908 44.65% 697 10.70% 6,513 Lumpkin 875 63.87% 495 36.13% 380 27.74% 1,370 McDuffie 1,079 50.94% 1,039 49.06% 40 1.88% 2,118 McIntosh 794 63.78% 451 36.22% 343 27.56% 1,245 Macon 1,488 77.26% 438 22.74% 1,050 54.52% 1,926 Madison 2,418 92.18% 205 7.82% 2,213 84.36% 2,623 Marion 645 80.73% 154 19.27% 491 61.46% 799 Meriwether 3,100 81.45% 706 18.55% 2,394 62.90% 3,806 Miller 1,116 94.74% 62 5.26% 1,054 89.48% 1,178 Mitchell 3,264 88.36% 430 11.64% 2,834 76.72% 3,694 Monroe 1,642 73.86% 581 26.14% 1,061 47.72% 2,223 Montgomery 1,451 79.20% 381 20.80% 1,070 58.40% 1,832 Morgan 1,488 79.96% 373 20.04% 1,115 59.92% 1,861 Murray 1,876 66.98% 925 33.02% 951 33.96% 2,801 Muscogee 8,553 47.17% 9,578 52.83% -1,025 -5.66% 18,131 Newton 3,185 81.81% 708 18.19% 2,477 63.62% 3,893 Oconee 1,218 80.40% 297 19.60% 921 60.80% 1,515 Oglethorpe 1,406 90.83% 142 9.17% 1,264 81.66% 1,548 Paulding 2,396 74.69% 812 25.31% 1,584 49.38% 3,208 Peach 1,433 69.53% 628 30.47% 805 39.06% 2,061 Pickens 1,473 43.12% 1,943 56.88% -470 -13.76% 3,416 Pierce 1,449 72.70% 544 27.30% 905 45.40% 1,993 Pike 1,028 80.12% 255 19.88% 773 60.24% 1,283 Polk 4,351 71.36% 1,746 28.64% 2,605 42.72% 6,097 Pulaski 1,156 77.58% 334 22.42% 822 55.16% 1,490 Putnam 1,104 78.35% 305 21.65% 799 56.70% 1,409 Quitman 388 85.27% 67 14.73% 321 70.54% 455 Rabun 1,552 76.98% 464 23.02% 1,088 53.96% 2,016 Randolph 1,436 75.86% 457 24.14% 979 51.72% 1,893 Richmond 9,868 45.17% 11,978 54.83% -2,110 -9.66% 21,846 Rockdale 1,765 78.06% 496 21.94% 1,269 56.12% 2,261 Schley 467 77.19% 138 22.81% 329 54.38% 605 Screven 1,490 60.89% 957 39.11% 533 21.78% 2,447 Seminole 1,579 95.35% 77 4.65% 1,502 90.70% 1,656 Spalding 4,426 71.63% 1,753 28.37% 2,673 43.26% 6,179 Stephens 3,087 79.11% 815 20.89% 2,272 58.22% 3,902 Stewart 646 68.14% 302 31.86% 344 36.28% 948 Sumter 2,274 70.27% 962 29.73% 1,312 40.54% 3,236 Talbot 771 78.83% 207 21.17% 564 57.66% 978 Taliaferro 655 81.57% 148 18.43% 507 63.14% 803 Tattnall 1,908 68.71% 869 31.29% 1,039 37.42% 2,777 Taylor 1,201 76.69% 365 23.31% 836 53.38% 1,566 Telfair 2,922 78.70% 791 21.30% 2,131 57.40% 3,713 Terrell 1,352 82.59% 285 17.41% 1,067 65.18% 1,637 Thomas 3,226 58.54% 2,285 41.46% 941 17.08% 5,511 Tift 2,964 67.56% 1,423 32.44% 1,541 35.12% 4,387 Toombs 2,209 68.03% 1,038 31.97% 1,171 36.06% 3,247 Towns 1,052 45.27% 1,272 54.73% -220 -9.46% 2,324 Treutlen 927 81.10% 216 18.90% 711 62.20% 1,143 Troup 5,745 67.17% 2,808 32.83% 2,937 34.34% 8,553 Turner 1,545 82.49% 328 17.51% 1,217 64.98% 1,873 Twiggs 845 76.26% 263 23.74% 582 52.52% 1,108 Union 1,185 43.53% 1,537 56.47% -352 -12.94% 2,722 Upson 3,262 76.52% 1,001 23.48% 2,261 53.04% 4,263 Walker 4,566 53.14% 4,027 46.86% 539 6.28% 8,593 Walton 3,095 88.48% 403 11.52% 2,692 76.96% 3,498 Ware 5,099 69.53% 2,235 30.47% 2,864 39.06% 7,334 Warren 471 55.67% 375 44.33% 96 11.34% 846 Washington 2,004 67.70% 956 32.30% 1,048 35.40% 2,960 Wayne 2,862 67.40% 1,384 32.60% 1,478 34.80% 4,246 Webster 297 79.41% 77 20.59% 220 58.82% 374 Wheeler 970 81.10% 226 18.90% 744 62.20% 1,196 White 1,784 72.94% 662 27.06% 1,122 45.88% 2,446 Whitfield 3,604 46.49% 4,148 53.51% -544 -7.02% 7,752 Wilcox 1,714 84.85% 306 15.15% 1,408 69.70% 2,020 Wilkes 1,786 81.89% 395 18.11% 1,391 63.78% 2,181 Wilkinson 1,324 67.72% 631 32.28% 693 35.44% 1,955 Worth 2,110 86.19% 338 13.81% 1,772 72.38% 2,448 Totals 458,638 62.54% 274,472 37.43% 184,166 25.11% 733,349
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] ^ These write-in votes were not separated by county and only given as a statewide total. ^ "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 – Georgia" . RetrievedJune 7, 2017 .^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1960" . RetrievedJune 7, 2017 .^ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections;1960 Presidential General Election Data -- National ^ Fortson, Ben W. (1960).Official state of Georgia tabulation by counties for Presidential electors, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representatives, state officers and constitutional amendments, General Election November 8, 1960 (PDF) (Report). Georgia Secretary of State. RetrievedAugust 12, 2024 . ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler);America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964 ; pp. 111-113ISBN 0405077114
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