1960 United States presidential election in Idaho
The 1960 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election . State voters chose four[ 2] Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Idaho was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R –California ), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. , with 53.78 percent of the popular vote, against Senator John F. Kennedy (D –Massachusetts ), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson , with 46.22 percent of the popular vote.[ 3] [ 4] 2020 presidential election [update] Custer County and Camas County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[ 5]
Nixon won Idaho by 22,744 votes, or 7.6%, which was significantly less than fellow Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956 , who won the state by a margin of 22.4%, or 61,111 votes. This marked the first time since its admission to the union in 1890 that Idaho would back a losing Republican in a presidential election. This was also the first time since 1900 that the state failed to back the winning candidate in a presidential election. 4 years later, Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson would win the state by a margin of 1.83%, or 5,363 votes, which as of the 2020 presidential election , is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate has carried the state, or even broken 40% of the total vote. As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last time a Democratic presidential candidate has lost Idaho by a single-digit margin.
Results
Results by county
County
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
Ada
27,703
61.95%
17,017
38.05%
10,686
23.90%
44,720
Adams
799
52.46%
724
47.54%
75
4.92%
1,523
Bannock
9,157
42.11%
12,586
57.89%
-3,429
-15.78%
21,743
Bear Lake
1,963
55.67%
1,563
44.33%
400
11.34%
3,526
Benewah
1,274
42.05%
1,756
57.95%
-482
-15.90%
3,030
Bingham
5,934
55.06%
4,843
44.94%
1,091
10.12%
10,777
Blaine
1,216
49.27%
1,252
50.73%
-36
-1.46%
2,468
Boise
456
51.35%
432
48.65%
24
2.70%
888
Bonner
3,575
46.80%
4,064
53.20%
-489
-6.40%
7,639
Bonneville
11,111
55.68%
8,845
44.32%
2,266
11.36%
19,956
Boundary
1,237
45.18%
1,501
54.82%
-264
-9.64%
2,738
Butte
680
40.45%
1,001
59.55%
-321
-19.10%
1,681
Camas
284
46.86%
322
53.14%
-38
-6.28%
606
Canyon
15,865
62.10%
9,681
37.90%
6,184
24.20%
25,546
Caribou
1,544
54.42%
1,293
45.58%
251
8.84%
2,837
Cassia
4,297
63.73%
2,445
36.27%
1,852
27.46%
6,742
Clark
283
61.66%
176
38.34%
107
23.32%
459
Clearwater
1,193
33.14%
2,407
66.86%
-1,214
-33.72%
3,600
Custer
651
43.72%
838
56.28%
-187
-12.56%
1,489
Elmore
2,226
47.71%
2,440
52.29%
-214
-4.58%
4,666
Franklin
2,633
66.07%
1,352
33.93%
1,281
32.14%
3,985
Fremont
2,230
54.17%
1,887
45.83%
343
8.34%
4,117
Gem
2,428
55.13%
1,976
44.87%
452
10.26%
4,404
Gooding
2,523
55.72%
2,005
44.28%
518
11.44%
4,528
Idaho
2,248
40.84%
3,256
59.16%
-1,008
-18.32%
5,504
Jefferson
2,625
52.51%
2,374
47.49%
251
5.02%
4,999
Jerome
3,031
58.49%
2,151
41.51%
880
16.98%
5,182
Kootenai
6,704
46.40%
7,744
53.60%
-1,040
-7.20%
14,448
Latah
4,789
50.81%
4,636
49.19%
153
1.62%
9,425
Lemhi
1,355
51.36%
1,283
48.64%
72
2.72%
2,638
Lewis
781
35.29%
1,432
64.71%
-651
-29.42%
2,213
Lincoln
970
55.33%
783
44.67%
187
10.66%
1,753
Madison
2,374
58.59%
1,678
41.41%
696
17.18%
4,052
Minidoka
3,360
57.66%
2,467
42.34%
893
15.32%
5,827
Nez Perce
5,203
39.58%
7,944
60.42%
-2,741
-20.84%
13,147
Oneida
1,111
58.17%
799
41.83%
312
16.34%
1,910
Owyhee
1,500
57.06%
1,129
42.94%
371
14.12%
2,629
Payette
3,472
61.94%
2,133
38.06%
1,339
23.88%
5,605
Power
1,065
52.59%
960
47.41%
105
5.18%
2,025
Shoshone
3,432
40.70%
5,001
59.30%
-1,569
-18.60%
8,433
Teton
714
55.65%
569
44.35%
145
11.30%
1,283
Twin Falls
12,171
62.15%
7,413
37.85%
4,758
24.30%
19,584
Valley
1,179
56.28%
916
43.72%
263
12.56%
2,095
Washington
2,251
55.86%
1,779
44.14%
472
11.72%
4,030
Totals
161,597
53.78%
138,853
46.22%
22,744
7.56%
300,450
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
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