Who won Colorado in the 1960 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Colorado in 1960, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 1960?

Colorado cast 6 electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election.

Did Colorado vote for the national winner in 1960?

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

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1960

Colorado: Nixon carries 6 EV.

Colorado cast its 6 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: John F. Kennedy (Democratic) — Colorado voted against the national winner this cycle.

Colorado in 1960

The 1960 contest saw Colorado line up behind Nixon, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — John F. Kennedy (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Colorado among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Colorado backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1952. The region divided — Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Utah joined Colorado for the Republican ticket, while Wyoming and New Mexico did not. Across the 37 presidential elections Colorado has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (19 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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