1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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

1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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Nominee John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Massachusetts California Running mate Lyndon B. Johnson Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 258,032 147,502 Percentage 63.63% 36.36%

County results Municipality results Kennedy   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Nixon   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Dwight Eisenhower Republican Elected President John F. Kennedy Democratic

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island by a margin of 27.27%, making it his strongest state.

Results

1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	John F. Kennedy	258,032	63.63%	4
	Republican	Richard Nixon	147,502	36.36%	0
	Write-ins	Write-ins	1	0.01%	0
Totals			405,535	100.00%	4

By county

1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) ^[2]
County	John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic		Richard Milhous Nixon Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Total
Name	%	#	%	#	%	#	#
Providence	67.5%	189,014	32.5%	91,02	0%	0	18,636
Bristol	59.6%	11,099	40.4%	7,537	0%	0	55,006
Newport	56.8%	15,677	43.2%	11,942	0%	0	27,619
Kent	55.7%	30,662	44.3%	24,344	0%	0	280,042
Washington	47.8%	11,580	52.2%	12,651	0%	0	24,231

By Municipality

County	John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic		Richard Milhous Nixon Republican		Various candidates Other parties
	%	#	%	#	%	#
Barrington	41.7%	2,942	58.3%	4,105	0%	0
Bristol	72.9%	5,110	27.1%	1,895	0%	0
Burrillville	65.2%	2,945	34.8%	1,570	0%	0
Central Falls	77.8%	7,697	22.2%	2,194	0%	0
Charlestown	29.7%	3,113	70.3%	742	0%	0
Coventry	56.8%	4,142	43.2%	3,154	0%	0
Cranston	57.0%	19,509	43.0%	14,695	0%	0
Cumberland	66.7%	6,268	33.3%	3,127	0%	0
East Greenwich	42.5%	1,286	57.5%	1,742	0%	0
East Providence	59.0%	12,659	41.0%	8,784	0%	0
Exeter	39.2%	304	60.8%	471	0%	0
Foster	39.7%	440	60.3%	667	0%	0
Glocester	41.2%	763	58.8%	1,090	0%	0
Hopkinton	41.7%	810	58.3%	1,131	0%	0
Jamestown	50.9%	701	49.1%	677	0%	0
Johnston	69.9%	5,945	30.1%	2,561	0%	0
Lincoln	55.1%	4,136	44.9%	3,374	0%	0
Little Compton	33.4%	351	66.6%	701	0%	0
Middletown	51.1%	1,961	48.9%	1,877	0%	0
Narragansett	49.8%	1,135	50.2%	1,143	0%	0
New Shoreham	60.8%	7,793	39.2%	5,023	0%	0
Newport	36.9%	144	63.1%	246	0%	0
North Kingstown	37.6%	1,652	62.4%	2,739	0%	0
North Providence	71.4%	7,068	28.6%	2,833	0%	0
North Smithfield	61.0%	2,406	39.0%	1,536	0%	0
Pawtucket	68.2%	26,854	31.8%	12,504	0%	0
Portsmouth	54.4%	1,816	45.6%	1,522	0%	0
Providence	72.2%	70,376	27.8%	27,165	0%	0
Richmond	46.4%	464	53.6%	536	0%	0
Scituate	31.1%	826	68.9%	1,827	0%	0
Smithfield	57.0%	2,684	43.0%	2,028	0%	0
South Kingstown	43.8%	2,296	56.2%	2,941	0%	0
Tiverton	60.6%	2,911	39.4%	1,896	0%	0
Warren	66.5%	3,047	33.5%	1,537	0%	0
Warwick	52.1%	17,577	47.9%	16,181	0%	0
West Greenwich	61.0%	4,606	39.0%	2,948	0%	0
West Warwick	43.9%	278	56.1%	355	0%	0
Westerly	71.7%	7,379	28.3%	2,912	0%	0
Woonsocket	78.4%	18,438	21.6%	5,073	0%	0

See also

• United States presidential elections in Rhode Island

References

1. "1960 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
2. https://www.ri.gov/election/results/