Who won Missouri in the 1960 presidential election?

Kennedy (Democratic) carried Missouri in 1960, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Missouri have in 1960?

Missouri cast 13 electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election.

Did Missouri vote for the national winner in 1960?

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

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1960

Missouri: Kennedy carries 13 EV.

Missouri cast its 13 electoral votes for Kennedy (Democratic). National winner: John F. Kennedy (Democratic) — Missouri voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1960 result in Missouri

Missouri backed Kennedy (Democratic) in the 1960 presidential election, casting 13 electoral votes for the ticket. Missouri ended up on the winning side — John F. Kennedy captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Missouri backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1956. The region divided — Illinois, Kentucky, and Arkansas joined Missouri for the Democratic ticket, while Iowa, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska did not. Across the 52 presidential elections Missouri has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (33 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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