1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut
November 8, 1960
 
Nominee John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Massachusetts California
Running mate Lyndon B. Johnson Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 657,055 565,813
Percentage 53.73% 46.26%
President before election

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

 Elected President

John F. Kennedy
Democratic

The 1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all 50 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut voted for the Democratic nominee, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, over the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon of California. Kennedy ran with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, while Nixon's running mate was Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts.

Kennedy carried Connecticut by a comfortable margin of 7.47%, making him the first Democratic winner in the state since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. Middlesex County voted Democratic for the first time since 1936.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this marks the last time in which the town of Mansfield was carried by the Republican nominee, as well as the last time in which Connecticut voted for a different candidate than Maine. This is also the most recent occasion that Connecticut voted more Democratic than neighboring New York.

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic John F. Kennedy 657,055 53.73% 8
Republican Richard Nixon 565,813 46.26% 0
Write-ins Write-ins 15 0.01% 0
Totals 1,222,883 100.00% 8

By county

1960 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county) [2]
County Kennedy % Kennedy # Nixon % Nixon # Total #
Fairfield 46.6% 146,442 53.4% 167,778 314,220
Hartford 58.9% 195,403 41.1% 136,459 331,862
Litchfield 46.1% 29,062 53.9% 34,043 63,105
Middlesex 50.1% 22,158 49.9% 22,045 44,203
New Haven 58.0% 188,685 42.0% 136,852 325,537
New London 51.6% 40,625 48.4% 38,070 78,695
Tolland 48.6% 14,575 51.4% 15,386 29,961
Windham 57.0% 20,105 43.0% 15,180 35,285

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1960 Statement of Vote" (PDF). CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. p. 13. Retrieved January 8, 2023.


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