1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota County Results
Nixon
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Kennedy
50–60%
60–70%
The1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the1960 United States presidential election . Voters chose four[ 1] Electoral College , who voted forpresident andvice president .
South Dakota was won byincumbent Vice PresidentRichard Nixon (R –California ), running withUnited States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. ofMassachusetts , with 58.21% of the popular vote, againstMassachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy (D ), running withTexas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson , with 41.79% of the popular vote.[ 2] [ 3]
As of the2024 presidential election [update] Native American Todd County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[ 4] Nebraska ,Kansas ,Oklahoma andVermont .[ 5]
Both the Republican and Democratic parties held primaries on June 7.[ 6] [ 7]
Hubert Humphrey was unopposed on the Democratic primary ballot.[ 6] [ 6]
1960 South Dakota Democratic Presidential Primary Results[ 7] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Hubert Humphrey 24,773 100.00% Totals 24,773 100%
No candidates ran in the Republican primary.
1960 South Dakota Republican Presidential Primary Results[ 7] Party Candidate Votes Percentage Republican Unpledged delegates 48,461 100% Totals 48,461 100%
County Richard Nixon John F. Kennedy Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % Aurora 1,267 49.94% 1,270 50.06% -3 -0.12% 2,537 Beadle 5,911 59.17% 4,079 40.83% 1,832 18.34% 9,990 Bennett 779 56.20% 607 43.80% 172 12.40% 1,386 Bon Homme 2,730 57.09% 2,052 42.91% 678 14.18% 4,782 Brookings 5,710 65.75% 2,974 34.25% 2,736 31.50% 8,684 Brown 8,037 50.45% 7,893 49.55% 144 0.90% 15,930 Brule 1,403 46.72% 1,600 53.28% -197 -6.56% 3,003 Buffalo 294 46.82% 334 53.18% -40 -6.36% 628 Butte 2,496 65.44% 1,318 34.56% 1,178 30.88% 3,814 Campbell 1,330 78.61% 362 21.39% 968 57.22% 1,692 Charles Mix 2,446 47.04% 2,754 52.96% -308 -5.92% 5,200 Clark 2,204 61.05% 1,406 38.95% 798 22.10% 3,610 Clay 2,772 59.61% 1,878 40.39% 894 19.22% 4,650 Codington 5,309 55.23% 4,304 44.77% 1,005 10.46% 9,613 Corson 1,290 54.13% 1,093 45.87% 197 8.26% 2,383 Custer 1,533 63.58% 878 36.42% 655 27.16% 2,411 Davison 4,105 49.98% 4,108 50.02% -3 -0.04% 8,213 Day 2,626 48.09% 2,835 51.91% -209 -3.82% 5,461 Deuel 1,907 61.92% 1,173 38.08% 734 23.84% 3,080 Dewey 1,168 52.80% 1,044 47.20% 124 5.60% 2,212 Douglas 2,002 78.73% 541 21.27% 1,461 57.46% 2,543 Edmunds 1,728 51.78% 1,609 48.22% 119 3.56% 3,337 Fall River 2,492 63.60% 1,426 36.40% 1,066 27.20% 3,918 Faulk 1,240 54.31% 1,043 45.69% 197 8.62% 2,283 Grant 2,611 55.26% 2,114 44.74% 497 10.52% 4,725 Gregory 2,063 53.71% 1,778 46.29% 285 7.42% 3,841 Haakon 980 62.22% 595 37.78% 385 24.44% 1,575 Hamlin 2,139 63.49% 1,230 36.51% 909 26.98% 3,369 Hand 1,872 57.27% 1,397 42.73% 475 14.54% 3,269 Hanson 1,087 48.53% 1,153 51.47% -66 -2.94% 2,240 Harding 676 63.89% 382 36.11% 294 27.78% 1,058 Hughes 3,320 61.99% 2,036 38.01% 1,284 23.98% 5,356 Hutchinson 3,948 71.72% 1,557 28.28% 2,391 43.44% 5,505 Hyde 773 53.94% 660 46.06% 113 7.88% 1,433 Jackson 581 61.35% 366 38.65% 215 22.70% 947 Jerauld 1,165 57.45% 863 42.55% 302 14.90% 2,028 Jones 644 60.36% 423 39.64% 221 20.72% 1,067 Kingsbury 2,887 63.26% 1,677 36.74% 1,210 26.52% 4,564 Lake 3,520 61.28% 2,224 38.72% 1,296 22.56% 5,744 Lawrence 5,083 66.06% 2,612 33.94% 2,471 32.12% 7,695 Lincoln 3,553 64.16% 1,985 35.84% 1,568 28.32% 5,538 Lyman 1,166 57.78% 852 42.22% 314 15.56% 2,018 Marshall 1,704 50.44% 1,674 49.56% 30 0.88% 3,378 McCook 2,375 56.93% 1,797 43.07% 578 13.86% 4,172 McPherson 2,354 79.26% 616 20.74% 1,738 58.52% 2,970 Meade 2,644 57.89% 1,923 42.11% 721 15.78% 4,567 Mellette 774 60.28% 510 39.72% 264 20.56% 1,284 Miner 1,377 51.13% 1,316 48.87% 61 2.26% 2,693 Minnehaha 23,238 60.53% 15,152 39.47% 8,086 21.06% 38,390 Moody 2,119 52.49% 1,918 47.51% 201 4.98% 4,037 Pennington 11,364 60.31% 7,478 39.69% 3,886 20.62% 18,842 Perkins 1,767 60.29% 1,164 39.71% 603 20.58% 2,931 Potter 1,326 56.91% 1,004 43.09% 322 13.82% 2,330 Roberts 2,857 48.05% 3,089 51.95% -232 -3.90% 5,946 Sanborn 1,254 50.10% 1,249 49.90% 5 0.20% 2,503 Shannon 655 36.59% 1,135 63.41% -480 -26.82% 1,790 Spink 2,738 51.65% 2,563 48.35% 175 3.30% 5,301 Stanley 678 48.15% 730 51.85% -52 -3.70% 1,408 Sully 864 64.14% 483 35.86% 381 28.28% 1,347 Todd 909 50.14% 904 49.86% 5 0.28% 1,813 Tripp 2,466 58.52% 1,748 41.48% 718 17.04% 4,214 Turner 4,120 72.70% 1,547 27.30% 2,573 45.40% 5,667 Union 2,688 53.56% 2,331 46.44% 357 7.12% 5,019 Walworth 2,406 62.11% 1,468 37.89% 938 24.22% 3,874 Washabaugh 260 54.97% 213 45.03% 47 9.94% 473 Yankton 4,065 57.04% 3,061 42.96% 1,004 14.08% 7,126 Ziebach 568 52.59% 512 47.41% 56 5.18% 1,080 Totals 178,417 58.21% 128,070 41.79% 50,347 16.42% 306,487
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ]
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