Who won Vermont in the 1960 presidential election?

Nixon (Republican) carried Vermont in 1960, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Vermont have in 1960?

Vermont cast 3 electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election.

Did Vermont vote for the national winner in 1960?

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

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1960

Vermont: Nixon carries 3 EV.

Vermont cast its 3 electoral votes for Nixon (Republican). National winner: John F. Kennedy (Democratic) — Vermont voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1960 result in Vermont

Vermont backed Nixon (Republican) in the 1960 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — John F. Kennedy (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Vermont among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 27th consecutive election in which Vermont backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. The region divided — New Hampshire joined Vermont for the Republican ticket, while New York and Massachusetts did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Vermont has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (33 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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