Who won Alaska in the 1960 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Alaska in 1960, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Alaska have in 1960?

Alaska cast 3 electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election.

Did Alaska vote for the national winner in 1960?

No. Alaska backed Nixon, while John F. Kennedy won the presidency nationally.

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Alaska: Nixon carries 3 EV.

Alaska cast its 3 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: John F. Kennedy (Democratic) — Alaska voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Alaska, 1960

In 1960, Alaska awarded its 3 electoral votes to Nixon of the Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — John F. Kennedy (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Alaska among the states he did not carry.

1960 was the first presidential election in which Alaska cast electoral votes. Across the 17 presidential elections Alaska has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (16 times). The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, John F. Kennedy took 303 of the 537 electoral votes, against Richard Nixon's 219. John F. Kennedy led the national popular vote with 49.72% of the ballots cast.

The 1960 national map

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