1960 Presidential Election Results for Iowa

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	John Kennedy (D)		Richard Nixon (R)		Other		TOTAL
Adair	84%	2,245	39.9%	3,383	60.1%	2	0.0%	5,630
Adams	83%	1,643	42.9%	2,185	57.1%	0	0.0%	3,828
Allamakee	85%	2,933	37.1%	4,970	62.8%	13	0.2%	7,916
Appanoose	87%	3,422	40.4%	5,040	59.4%	18	0.2%	8,480
Audubon	83%	2,595	46.9%	2,935	53.1%	2	0.0%	5,532
Benton	77%	4,620	43.6%	5,972	56.3%	9	0.1%	10,601
Black Hawk	71%	24,078	45.8%	28,435	54.1%	38	0.1%	52,551
Boone	72%	5,759	46.0%	6,761	54.0%	7	0.1%	12,527
Bremer	78%	3,234	33.2%	6,504	66.8%	4	0.0%	9,742
Buchanan	76%	4,251	45.1%	5,179	54.9%	3	0.0%	9,433
Buena Vista	76%	3,637	36.4%	6,351	63.5%	8	0.1%	9,996
Butler	73%	2,268	29.8%	5,345	70.2%	3	0.0%	7,616
Calhoun	78%	3,123	41.0%	4,485	58.9%	7	0.1%	7,615
Carroll	88%	7,064	60.3%	4,648	39.7%	9	0.1%	11,721
Cass	85%	3,059	32.7%	6,290	67.2%	5	0.1%	9,354
Cedar	80%	3,203	38.0%	5,217	61.9%	5	0.1%	8,425
Cerro Gordo	74%	10,044	43.9%	12,830	56.1%	15	0.1%	22,889
Cherokee	72%	3,309	40.8%	4,791	59.1%	6	0.1%	8,106
Chickasaw	91%	4,063	51.5%	3,822	48.4%	4	0.1%	7,889
Clarke	92%	1,906	41.9%	2,631	57.8%	13	0.3%	4,550
Clay	78%	3,437	39.9%	5,165	60.0%	2	0.0%	8,604
Clayton	85%	4,612	41.7%	6,441	58.3%	4	0.0%	11,057
Clinton	75%	10,508	43.2%	13,797	56.7%	25	0.1%	24,330
Crawford	79%	3,720	43.7%	4,791	56.2%	7	0.1%	8,518
Dallas	86%	5,597	46.0%	6,566	53.9%	13	0.1%	12,176
Davis	90%	2,303	46.5%	2,641	53.4%	5	0.1%	4,949
Decatur	81%	2,411	44.2%	3,039	55.7%	7	0.1%	5,457
Delaware	85%	3,688	42.4%	5,015	57.6%	0	0.0%	8,703
Des Moines	77%	9,872	47.9%	10,678	51.9%	41	0.2%	20,591
Dickinson	81%	2,696	43.0%	3,575	57.0%	2	0.0%	6,273
Dubuque	76%	22,007	63.3%	12,740	36.6%	19	0.1%	34,766
Emmet	77%	2,563	37.4%	4,284	62.5%	6	0.1%	6,853
Fayette	80%	5,256	38.6%	8,330	61.2%	25	0.2%	13,611
Floyd	78%	3,970	40.7%	5,774	59.2%	2	0.0%	9,746
Franklin	74%	2,476	35.4%	4,514	64.5%	6	0.1%	6,996
Fremont	86%	2,307	43.2%	3,027	56.7%	2	0.0%	5,336
Greene	79%	2,879	41.4%	4,063	58.4%	12	0.2%	6,954
Grundy	84%	2,174	30.3%	4,989	69.6%	3	0.0%	7,166
Guthrie	84%	2,896	41.7%	4,046	58.2%	7	0.1%	6,949
Hamilton	75%	3,905	42.6%	5,265	57.4%	4	0.0%	9,174
Hancock	80%	2,757	39.7%	4,179	60.2%	1	0.0%	6,937
Hardin	75%	3,888	37.6%	6,438	62.3%	4	0.0%	10,330
Harrison	82%	3,613	42.2%	4,940	57.7%	9	0.1%	8,562
Henry	75%	2,839	33.9%	5,531	66.0%	7	0.1%	8,377
Howard	89%	3,406	50.2%	3,378	49.8%	0	0.0%	6,784
Humboldt	78%	2,706	43.3%	3,537	56.7%	0	0.0%	6,243
Ida	84%	1,949	37.2%	3,290	62.8%	2	0.0%	5,241
Iowa	78%	2,828	36.3%	4,944	63.5%	18	0.2%	7,790
Jackson	80%	4,345	46.1%	5,084	53.9%	5	0.1%	9,434
Jasper	78%	7,242	43.7%	9,332	56.3%	11	0.1%	16,585
Jefferson	77%	2,780	36.0%	4,942	64.0%	0	0.0%	7,722
Johnson	61%	10,563	49.1%	10,927	50.8%	18	0.1%	21,508
Jones	78%	3,924	41.4%	5,541	58.5%	4	0.0%	9,469
Keokuk	85%	3,408	42.0%	4,697	57.9%	10	0.1%	8,115
Kossuth	82%	5,806	48.0%	6,278	52.0%	0	0.0%	12,084
Lee	78%	9,936	48.0%	10,765	52.0%	0	0.0%	20,701
Linn	76%	27,614	44.7%	34,200	55.3%	25	0.0%	61,839
Louisa	84%	1,966	39.3%	3,036	60.7%	2	0.0%	5,004
Lucas	88%	2,344	40.0%	3,512	59.9%	9	0.2%	5,865
Lyon	80%	1,752	26.2%	4,917	73.7%	7	0.1%	6,676
Madison	89%	2,722	41.7%	3,804	58.3%	3	0.0%	6,529
Mahaska	75%	3,746	34.4%	7,129	65.4%	26	0.2%	10,901
Marion	77%	4,547	37.9%	7,444	62.0%	17	0.1%	12,008
Marshall	74%	6,761	39.7%	10,265	60.2%	16	0.1%	17,042
Mills	68%	1,820	34.6%	3,436	65.4%	0	0.0%	5,256
Mitchell	81%	2,873	42.3%	3,915	57.6%	10	0.1%	6,798
Monona	82%	3,207	45.4%	3,863	54.6%	0	0.0%	7,070
Monroe	84%	2,459	45.6%	2,922	54.2%	10	0.2%	5,391
Montgomery	85%	2,655	34.8%	4,974	65.2%	1	0.0%	7,630
Muscatine	75%	6,135	41.7%	8,555	58.2%	8	0.1%	14,698
O'Brien	83%	2,967	31.3%	6,509	68.7%	4	0.0%	9,480
Osceola	79%	1,814	37.9%	2,965	62.0%	3	0.1%	4,782
Page	78%	3,075	30.2%	7,089	69.7%	8	0.1%	10,172
Palo Alto	83%	3,695	51.0%	3,551	49.0%	3	0.0%	7,249
Plymouth	79%	4,671	42.1%	6,432	57.9%	0	0.0%	11,103
Pocahontas	80%	3,408	49.7%	3,445	50.2%	6	0.1%	6,859
Polk	74%	55,091	46.2%	64,077	53.7%	66	0.1%	119,234
Pottawattamie	69%	14,025	42.2%	19,223	57.8%	13	0.0%	33,261
Poweshiek	75%	3,671	41.2%	5,232	58.8%	1	0.0%	8,904
Ringgold	87%	1,781	41.2%	2,538	58.7%	2	0.0%	4,321
Sac	76%	3,054	38.6%	4,850	61.4%	0	0.0%	7,904
Scott	74%	23,004	45.4%	27,617	54.5%	50	0.1%	50,671
Shelby	83%	3,427	44.8%	4,210	55.1%	7	0.1%	7,644
Sioux	85%	2,643	20.4%	10,284	79.5%	7	0.1%	12,934
Story	64%	7,281	34.7%	13,708	65.3%	15	0.1%	21,004
Tama	82%	4,950	47.2%	5,535	52.8%	1	0.0%	10,486
Taylor	87%	2,126	38.1%	3,452	61.9%	3	0.1%	5,581
Union	85%	2,720	38.1%	4,417	61.8%	5	0.1%	7,142
Van Buren	83%	1,760	36.0%	3,129	63.9%	5	0.1%	4,894
Wapello	78%	11,116	50.1%	11,036	49.8%	15	0.1%	22,167
Warren	86%	4,136	40.8%	6,013	59.2%	0	0.0%	10,149
Washington	78%	3,222	35.4%	5,861	64.5%	6	0.1%	9,089
Wayne	92%	2,307	40.4%	3,401	59.5%	7	0.1%	5,715
Webster	74%	10,680	49.8%	10,741	50.1%	14	0.1%	21,435
Winnebago	81%	2,463	37.6%	4,082	62.3%	4	0.1%	6,549
Winneshiek	80%	4,786	45.5%	5,737	54.5%	7	0.1%	10,530
Woodbury	76%	21,906	44.9%	26,832	55.0%	6	0.0%	48,744
Worth	80%	2,303	45.6%	2,740	54.3%	5	0.1%	5,048
Wright	80%	4,159	43.5%	5,386	56.3%	15	0.2%	9,560
TOTAL	76%	550,565	43.2%	722,381	56.7%	864	0.1%	1,273,810

1960 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in IA

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1960 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	John Kennedy (D)		Richard Nixon (R)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Schwengel-R)	73%	78,108	43.5%	101,202	56.4%	160	0.1%	179,470
District 02 (Bromwell-R)	77%	98,544	46.6%	113,006	53.4%	139	0.1%	211,689
District 03 (Gross-R)	77%	76,488	42.2%	104,484	57.7%	111	0.1%	181,083
District 04 (Kyl-R)	80%	50,836	42.9%	67,567	57.0%	139	0.1%	118,542
District 05 (Smith-D)	73%	79,374	43.8%	101,612	56.1%	114	0.1%	181,100
District 06 (Coad-D)	81%	64,687	46.1%	75,496	53.8%	95	0.1%	140,278
District 07 (Jensen-R)	76%	48,693	40.0%	73,053	60.0%	59	0.0%	121,805
District 08 (Hoeven-R)	78%	53,835	38.5%	85,961	61.5%	47	0.0%	139,843

1960 President, Adair County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,245	39.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,383	60.1%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,630
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,643	42.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,185	57.1%
TOTAL	3,828
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Allamakee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,933	37.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,970	62.8%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	7,916
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1960 President, Appanoose County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,422	40.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,040	59.4%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	8,480
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Audubon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,595	46.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,935	53.1%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,532
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,620	43.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,972	56.3%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	10,601
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Black Hawk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	24,078	45.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	28,435	54.1%
Other	38	0.1%
TOTAL	52,551
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,759	46.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,761	54.0%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	12,527
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Bremer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,234	33.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,504	66.8%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	9,742
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 17

1960 President, Buchanan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,251	45.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,179	54.9%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	9,433
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Buena Vista County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,637	36.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,351	63.5%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	9,996
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1960 President, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,268	29.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,345	70.2%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,616
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 21

1960 President, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,123	41.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,485	58.9%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,615
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	7,064	60.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,648	39.7%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	11,721
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -10

1960 President, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,059	32.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,290	67.2%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	9,354
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 18

1960 President, Cedar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,203	38.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,217	61.9%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,425
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Cerro Gordo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	10,044	43.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	12,830	56.1%
Other	15	0.1%
TOTAL	22,889
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6

1960 President, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,309	40.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,791	59.1%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	8,106
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Chickasaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,063	51.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,822	48.4%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	7,889
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,906	41.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,631	57.8%
Other	13	0.3%
TOTAL	4,550
Turnout: 92% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,437	39.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,165	60.0%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	8,604
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Clayton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,612	41.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,441	58.3%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	11,057
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Clinton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	10,508	43.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	13,797	56.7%
Other	25	0.1%
TOTAL	24,330
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,720	43.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,791	56.2%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	8,518
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,597	46.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,566	53.9%
Other	13	0.1%
TOTAL	12,176
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,303	46.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,641	53.4%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,949
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,411	44.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,039	55.7%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,457
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6

1960 President, Delaware County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,688	42.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,015	57.6%
TOTAL	8,703
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Des Moines County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	9,872	47.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,678	51.9%
Other	41	0.2%
TOTAL	20,591
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Dickinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,696	43.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,575	57.0%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,273
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Dubuque County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	22,007	63.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	12,740	36.6%
Other	19	0.1%
TOTAL	34,766
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -13

1960 President, Emmet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,563	37.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,284	62.5%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,853
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1960 President, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,256	38.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	8,330	61.2%
Other	25	0.2%
TOTAL	13,611
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,970	40.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,774	59.2%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	9,746
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,476	35.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,514	64.5%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,996
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

1960 President, Fremont County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,307	43.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,027	56.7%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,336
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,879	41.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,063	58.4%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	6,954
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Grundy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,174	30.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,989	69.6%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,166
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 20

1960 President, Guthrie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,896	41.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,046	58.2%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,949
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,905	42.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,265	57.4%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	9,174
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,757	39.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,179	60.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,937
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,888	37.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,438	62.3%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	10,330
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1960 President, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,613	42.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,940	57.7%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	8,562
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,839	33.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,531	66.0%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	8,377
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1960 President, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,406	50.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,378	49.8%
TOTAL	6,784
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Humboldt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,706	43.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,537	56.7%
TOTAL	6,243
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Ida County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,949	37.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,290	62.8%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,241
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1960 President, Iowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,828	36.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,944	63.5%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	7,790
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1960 President, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,345	46.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,084	53.9%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	9,434
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	7,242	43.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	9,332	56.3%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	16,585
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,780	36.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,942	64.0%
TOTAL	7,722
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1960 President, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	10,563	49.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,927	50.8%
Other	18	0.1%
TOTAL	21,508
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,924	41.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,541	58.5%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	9,469
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Keokuk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,408	42.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,697	57.9%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	8,115
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Kossuth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,806	48.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,278	52.0%
TOTAL	12,084
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	9,936	48.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,765	52.0%
TOTAL	20,701
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1960 President, Linn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	27,614	44.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	34,200	55.3%
Other	25	0.0%
TOTAL	61,839
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 6

1960 President, Louisa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,966	39.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,036	60.7%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,004
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Lucas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,344	40.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,512	59.9%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,865
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,752	26.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,917	73.7%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,676
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 24

1960 President, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,722	41.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,804	58.3%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,529
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Mahaska County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,746	34.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	7,129	65.4%
Other	26	0.2%
TOTAL	10,901
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1960 President, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,547	37.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	7,444	62.0%
Other	17	0.1%
TOTAL	12,008
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	6,761	39.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,265	60.2%
Other	16	0.1%
TOTAL	17,042
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Mills County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,820	34.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,436	65.4%
TOTAL	5,256
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1960 President, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,873	42.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,915	57.6%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	6,798
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Monona County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,207	45.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,863	54.6%
TOTAL	7,070
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,459	45.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,922	54.2%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	5,391
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,655	34.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,974	65.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,630
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 16

1960 President, Muscatine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	6,135	41.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	8,555	58.2%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	14,698
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, O'Brien County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,967	31.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,509	68.7%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	9,480
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 19

1960 President, Osceola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,814	37.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,965	62.0%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,782
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Page County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,075	30.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	7,089	69.7%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	10,172
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 20

1960 President, Palo Alto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,695	51.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,551	49.0%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,249
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Plymouth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,671	42.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,432	57.9%
TOTAL	11,103
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,408	49.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,445	50.2%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,859
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	55,091	46.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	64,077	53.7%
Other	66	0.1%
TOTAL	119,234
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Pottawattamie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	14,025	42.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	19,223	57.8%
Other	13	0.0%
TOTAL	33,261
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Poweshiek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,671	41.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,232	58.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,904
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Ringgold County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,781	41.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,538	58.7%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,321
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 9

1960 President, Sac County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,054	38.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,850	61.4%
TOTAL	7,904
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	23,004	45.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	27,617	54.5%
Other	50	0.1%
TOTAL	50,671
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,427	44.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,210	55.1%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,644
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Sioux County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,643	20.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,284	79.5%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	12,934
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 30

1960 President, Story County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	7,281	34.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	13,708	65.3%
Other	15	0.1%
TOTAL	21,004
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 16

1960 President, Tama County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,950	47.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,535	52.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	10,486
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,126	38.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,452	61.9%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	5,581
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,720	38.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,417	61.8%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,142
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 12

1960 President, Van Buren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,760	36.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,129	63.9%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,894
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1960 President, Wapello County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	11,116	50.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	11,036	49.8%
Other	15	0.1%
TOTAL	22,167
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,136	40.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,013	59.2%
TOTAL	10,149
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,222	35.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,861	64.5%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	9,089
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

1960 President, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,307	40.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,401	59.5%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,715
Turnout: 92% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	10,680	49.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,741	50.1%
Other	14	0.1%
TOTAL	21,435
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Winnebago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,463	37.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,082	62.3%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,549
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 13

1960 President, Winneshiek County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,786	45.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,737	54.5%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	10,530
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Woodbury County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	21,906	44.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	26,832	55.0%
Other	6	0.0%
TOTAL	48,744
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Worth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,303	45.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,740	54.3%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,048
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Wright County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,159	43.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,386	56.3%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	9,560
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 7

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