1960
Reading the 1960 result in Texas
Texas backed Kennedy (Democratic) in the 1960 presidential election, casting 24 electoral votes for the ticket. Texas ended up on the winning side — John F. Kennedy captured the White House that year.
It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Texas backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1956. The region divided — New Mexico, Arkansas, and Louisiana joined Texas for the Democratic ticket, while Oklahoma did not. Across the 44 presidential elections Texas has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic 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.
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