Who won Kentucky in the 1960 presidential election?

Kennedy (Democratic) carried Kentucky in 1960, winning its 10 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Kentucky have in 1960?

Kentucky cast 10 electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election.

Did Kentucky vote for the national winner in 1960?

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

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1960

Kentucky: Kennedy carries 10 EV.

Kentucky cast its 10 electoral votes for Kennedy (Democratic). National winner: John F. Kennedy (Democratic) — Kentucky voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Kentucky, 1960

In 1960, Kentucky awarded its 10 electoral votes to Kennedy of the Democratic party. Kentucky ended up on the winning side — John F. Kennedy captured the White House that year.

It marked the 8th consecutive election in which Kentucky backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1932. The region divided — West Virginia, Missouri, and Illinois joined Kentucky for the Democratic ticket, while Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, and Tennessee did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Kentucky has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (28 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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