Who won Tennessee in the 1960 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Tennessee in 1960, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Tennessee have in 1960?

Tennessee cast 11 electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election.

Did Tennessee vote for the national winner in 1960?

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

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1960

Tennessee: Nixon carries 11 EV.

Tennessee cast its 11 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: John F. Kennedy (Democratic) — Tennessee voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Tennessee, 1960

In 1960, Tennessee awarded its 11 electoral votes to Nixon of the Republican party. Nationally the result broke the other way — John F. Kennedy (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Tennessee among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Tennessee backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1952. The region divided — Virginia joined Tennessee for the Republican ticket, while Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri did not. Across the 57 presidential elections Tennessee has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 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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