Who won Nevada in the 1960 presidential election?

Kennedy (Democratic) carried Nevada in 1960, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Nevada have in 1960?

Nevada cast 3 electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election.

Did Nevada vote for the national winner in 1960?

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

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Nevada: Kennedy carries 3 EV.

Nevada cast its 3 electoral votes for Kennedy (Democratic). National winner: John F. Kennedy (Democratic) — Nevada voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Nevada, 1960

In 1960, Nevada awarded its 3 electoral votes to Kennedy of the Democratic party. Nevada ended up on the winning side — John F. Kennedy captured the White House that year.

Kennedy's win closed out Nevada's 2-election run of voting Republican. It stood apart from its neighbors: California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona went the other way that year. Across the 41 presidential elections Nevada has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (21 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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