Who won Georgia in the 1960 presidential election?

Kennedy (Democratic) carried Georgia in 1960, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Georgia have in 1960?

Georgia cast 12 electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election.

Did Georgia vote for the national winner in 1960?

Yes. Georgia backed John F. Kennedy, who won the presidency that year.

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1960

Georgia: Kennedy carries 12 EV.

Georgia cast its 12 electoral votes for Kennedy (Democratic). National winner: John F. Kennedy (Democratic) — Georgia voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Georgia, 1960

In 1960, Georgia awarded its 12 electoral votes to Kennedy of the Democratic party. Georgia ended up on the winning side — John F. Kennedy captured the White House that year.

It marked the 24th consecutive election in which Georgia backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1868. The region divided — Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina joined Georgia for the Democratic ticket, while Florida and Tennessee did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Georgia has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (34 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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