Who won Oklahoma in the 1960 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Oklahoma in 1960, winning its 8 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Oklahoma have in 1960?

Oklahoma cast 8 electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election.

Did Oklahoma vote for the national winner in 1960?

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

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1960

Oklahoma: Nixon carries 8 EV.

Oklahoma cast its 8 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: John F. Kennedy (Democratic) — Oklahoma voted against the national winner this cycle.

Oklahoma in 1960

The 1960 contest saw Oklahoma line up behind Nixon, delivering 8 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — John F. Kennedy (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Oklahoma among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Oklahoma backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1952. The region divided — Kansas and Colorado joined Oklahoma for the Republican ticket, while Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, and New Mexico did not. Across the 30 presidential elections Oklahoma has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (20 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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