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The 1960 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 8, 1960 as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Montana narrowly voted for the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon, over the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy. Nixon won Montana by a slim margin of 2.50%.
Results
Results by county
County
|
Richard Milhous Nixon Republican
|
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Democratic
|
Various candidates Other parties
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Beaverhead
|
1,731
|
56.88%
|
1,307
|
42.95%
|
5
|
0.16%
|
424
|
13.93%
|
3,043
|
Big Horn
|
1,724
|
53.47%
|
1,497
|
46.43%
|
3
|
0.09%
|
227
|
7.04%
|
3,224
|
Blaine
|
1,290
|
44.85%
|
1,569
|
54.55%
|
17
|
0.59%
|
-279
|
-9.70%
|
2,876
|
Broadwater
|
680
|
51.87%
|
631
|
48.13%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
49
|
3.74%
|
1,311
|
Carbon
|
2,050
|
51.75%
|
1,903
|
48.04%
|
8
|
0.20%
|
147
|
3.71%
|
3,961
|
Carter
|
688
|
64.00%
|
383
|
35.63%
|
4
|
0.37%
|
305
|
28.37%
|
1,075
|
Cascade
|
11,928
|
45.72%
|
14,117
|
54.11%
|
45
|
0.17%
|
-2,189
|
-8.39%
|
26,090
|
Chouteau
|
1,672
|
49.34%
|
1,708
|
50.40%
|
9
|
0.27%
|
-36
|
-1.06%
|
3,389
|
Custer
|
2,943
|
55.00%
|
2,393
|
44.72%
|
15
|
0.28%
|
550
|
10.28%
|
5,351
|
Daniels
|
763
|
44.26%
|
960
|
55.68%
|
1
|
0.06%
|
-197
|
-11.43%
|
1,724
|
Dawson
|
2,460
|
53.69%
|
2,108
|
46.01%
|
14
|
0.31%
|
352
|
7.68%
|
4,582
|
Deer Lodge
|
2,188
|
29.79%
|
5,149
|
70.11%
|
7
|
0.10%
|
-2,961
|
-40.32%
|
7,344
|
Fallon
|
918
|
60.55%
|
597
|
39.38%
|
1
|
0.07%
|
321
|
21.17%
|
1,516
|
Fergus
|
3,294
|
52.24%
|
2,999
|
47.56%
|
13
|
0.21%
|
295
|
4.68%
|
6,306
|
Flathead
|
7,554
|
52.95%
|
6,689
|
46.88%
|
24
|
0.17%
|
865
|
6.06%
|
14,267
|
Gallatin
|
6,870
|
64.49%
|
3,761
|
35.31%
|
21
|
0.20%
|
3,109
|
29.19%
|
10,652
|
Garfield
|
515
|
58.52%
|
363
|
41.25%
|
2
|
0.23%
|
152
|
17.27%
|
880
|
Glacier
|
1,775
|
43.95%
|
2,260
|
55.95%
|
4
|
0.10%
|
-485
|
-12.01%
|
4,039
|
Golden Valley
|
362
|
56.65%
|
277
|
43.35%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
85
|
13.30%
|
639
|
Granite
|
722
|
54.57%
|
592
|
44.75%
|
9
|
0.68%
|
130
|
9.83%
|
1,323
|
Hill
|
3,163
|
45.73%
|
3,741
|
54.09%
|
12
|
0.17%
|
-578
|
-8.36%
|
6,916
|
Jefferson
|
817
|
51.38%
|
769
|
48.36%
|
4
|
0.25%
|
48
|
3.02%
|
1,590
|
Judith Basin
|
721
|
46.10%
|
842
|
53.84%
|
1
|
0.06%
|
-121
|
-7.74%
|
1,564
|
Lake
|
3,240
|
56.75%
|
2,462
|
43.12%
|
7
|
0.12%
|
778
|
13.63%
|
5,709
|
Lewis and Clark
|
7,260
|
54.65%
|
6,008
|
45.22%
|
17
|
0.13%
|
1,252
|
9.42%
|
13,285
|
Liberty
|
597
|
54.27%
|
501
|
45.55%
|
2
|
0.18%
|
96
|
8.73%
|
1,100
|
Lincoln
|
1,902
|
41.84%
|
2,623
|
57.70%
|
21
|
0.46%
|
-721
|
-15.86%
|
4,546
|
McCone
|
743
|
49.04%
|
764
|
50.43%
|
8
|
0.53%
|
-21
|
-1.39%
|
1,515
|
Madison
|
1,456
|
58.97%
|
1,010
|
40.91%
|
3
|
0.12%
|
446
|
18.06%
|
2,469
|
Meagher
|
613
|
58.49%
|
431
|
41.13%
|
4
|
0.38%
|
182
|
17.37%
|
1,048
|
Mineral
|
549
|
44.27%
|
686
|
55.32%
|
5
|
0.40%
|
-137
|
-11.05%
|
1,240
|
Missoula
|
10,396
|
53.76%
|
8,876
|
45.90%
|
65
|
0.34%
|
1,520
|
7.86%
|
19,337
|
Musselshell
|
1,107
|
50.09%
|
1,100
|
49.77%
|
3
|
0.14%
|
7
|
0.32%
|
2,210
|
Park
|
3,329
|
59.44%
|
2,249
|
40.15%
|
23
|
0.41%
|
1,080
|
19.28%
|
5,601
|
Petroleum
|
255
|
53.57%
|
221
|
46.43%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
34
|
7.14%
|
476
|
Phillips
|
1,457
|
49.81%
|
1,455
|
49.74%
|
13
|
0.44%
|
2
|
0.07%
|
2,925
|
Pondera
|
1,452
|
46.76%
|
1,653
|
53.24%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-201
|
-6.47%
|
3,105
|
Powder River
|
665
|
60.18%
|
438
|
39.64%
|
2
|
0.18%
|
227
|
20.54%
|
1,105
|
Powell
|
1,497
|
49.49%
|
1,522
|
50.31%
|
6
|
0.20%
|
-25
|
-0.83%
|
3,025
|
Prairie
|
649
|
65.75%
|
338
|
34.25%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
311
|
31.51%
|
987
|
Ravalli
|
3,121
|
56.46%
|
2,381
|
43.07%
|
26
|
0.47%
|
740
|
13.39%
|
5,528
|
Richland
|
2,395
|
56.10%
|
1,863
|
43.64%
|
11
|
0.26%
|
532
|
12.46%
|
4,269
|
Roosevelt
|
1,876
|
45.40%
|
2,227
|
53.90%
|
29
|
0.70%
|
-351
|
-8.49%
|
4,132
|
Rosebud
|
1,386
|
57.77%
|
1,002
|
41.77%
|
11
|
0.46%
|
384
|
16.01%
|
2,399
|
Sanders
|
1,497
|
50.17%
|
1,469
|
49.23%
|
18
|
0.60%
|
28
|
0.94%
|
2,984
|
Sheridan
|
1,196
|
43.43%
|
1,549
|
56.25%
|
9
|
0.33%
|
-353
|
-12.82%
|
2,754
|
Silver Bow
|
7,290
|
34.40%
|
13,754
|
64.91%
|
146
|
0.69%
|
-6,464
|
-30.50%
|
21,190
|
Stillwater
|
1,455
|
58.41%
|
1,036
|
41.59%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
419
|
16.82%
|
2,491
|
Sweet Grass
|
1,096
|
67.78%
|
521
|
32.22%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
575
|
35.56%
|
1,617
|
Teton
|
1,623
|
49.54%
|
1,648
|
50.31%
|
5
|
0.15%
|
-25
|
-0.76%
|
3,276
|
Toole
|
1,577
|
47.10%
|
1,767
|
52.78%
|
4
|
0.12%
|
-190
|
-5.68%
|
3,348
|
Treasure
|
300
|
52.63%
|
270
|
47.37%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
30
|
5.26%
|
570
|
Valley
|
2,387
|
44.65%
|
2,953
|
55.24%
|
6
|
0.11%
|
-566
|
-10.59%
|
5,346
|
Wheatland
|
793
|
52.24%
|
724
|
47.69%
|
1
|
0.07%
|
69
|
4.55%
|
1,518
|
Wibaux
|
387
|
48.01%
|
419
|
51.99%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
-32
|
-3.97%
|
806
|
Yellowstone
|
19,467
|
60.82%
|
12,356
|
38.61%
|
183
|
0.57%
|
7,111
|
22.22%
|
32,006
|
Totals |
141,841 |
51.10% |
134,891 |
48.60% |
847 |
0.31% |
6,950 |
2.50% |
277,579
|
References