Who won New Hampshire in the 1960 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried New Hampshire in 1960, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New Hampshire have in 1960?

New Hampshire cast 4 electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election.

Did New Hampshire vote for the national winner in 1960?

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

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1960

New Hampshire: Nixon carries 4 EV.

New Hampshire cast its 4 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: John F. Kennedy (Democratic) — New Hampshire voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1960 result in New Hampshire

New Hampshire backed Nixon (Republican) in the 1960 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — John F. Kennedy (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving New Hampshire among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which New Hampshire backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1948. The region divided — Vermont joined New Hampshire for the Republican ticket, while Massachusetts and Maine did not. Across the 59 presidential elections New Hampshire has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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