STATE | TOTAL VOTE | KENNEDY | NIXON | HASS | UNPLEDGED | OTHER | PLURALITY |
| Alabama | 570225 | 324050 (58.8%) | 237981 (41.7%) | -- | -- | 8194 (1.4%) | 86069 D |
| Alaska | 60762 | 29809 (49.1%) | 30953 (50.9%) | -- | -- | -- | 1144 R |
| Arizona | 398491 | 176781 (44.4%) | 221241 (55.5%) | 469 (0.1%) | -- | -- | 44460 R |
| Arkansas | 428509 | 215049 (50.2%) | 184508 (43.1%) | -- | -- | 28952 (6.8%) | 30541 D |
| California | 6506578 | 3224099 (49.6%) | 3259722 (50.1%) | 1051 | -- | 21706 (0.3%) | 35623 R |
| Colorado | 736236 | 330629 (44.9%) | 402242 (54.6%) | 2803 (0.4%) | -- | 562 (0.1%) | 71613 R |
| Connecticut | 1222883 | 657055 (53.7%) | 565813 (46.3%) | -- | -- | 15 | 91242 D |
| Delaware | 196683 | 99590 (50.6%) | 96373 (49.0%) | 82 | -- | 638 (0.3%) | 3217 D |
| Florida | 1544176 | 748700 (48.5%) | 795476 (51.5%) | -- | -- | -- | 46776 R |
| Georgia | 733349 | 458638 (62.5%) | 274472 (37.4%) | -- | -- | 239 | 184166 D |
| Hawaii | 184705 | 92410 (50.0%) | 92295 (50.0%) | -- | -- | -- | 115 D |
| Idaho | 300450 | 138853 (46.2%) | 161597 (53.8%) | -- | -- | -- | 22744 R |
| Illinois | 4757409 | 2377846 (50.0%) | 2368988 (49.8%) | 10560 (0.2%) | -- | 15 | 8858 D |
| Indiana | 2135360 | 952358 (44.6%) | 1175120 (55.0%) | 1136 (0.1%) | -- | 6746 (0.3%) | 222762 R |
| Iowa | 1273810 | 550565 (43.2%) | 722381 (56.7%) | 230 | -- | 634 | 171816 R |
| Kansas | 928825 | 363213 (39.1%) | 561474 (60.4%) | -- | -- | 4138 (0.4%) | 198261 R |
| Kentucky | 1124462 | 521855 (46.4%) | 602607 (53.6%) | -- | -- | -- | 80752 R |
| Louisiana | 807891 | 407339 (50.4%) | 230980 (28.6%) | -- | -- | 169572 (21.0%) | 176359 D |
| Maine | 421767 | 181159 (43.0%) | 240608 (57.0%) | -- | -- | -- | 59449 R |
| Maryland | 1055349 | 565808 (53.6%) | 489538 (46.4%) | -- | -- | 3 | 76270 D |
| Massachusetts | 2469480 | 1487174 (60.2%) | 976750 (39.6%) | 3892 (0.2%) | -- | 1664 (0.1%) | 510424 D |
| Michigan | 3318097 | 1687269 (50.9%) | 1620428 (48.8%) | 1718 (0.1%) | -- | 8682 (0.3%) | 66841 D |
| Minnesota | 1541887 | 779933 (50.6%) | 757915 (49.2%) | 962 (0.1%) | -- | 3077 (0.2%) | 22018 D |
| Mississippi | 298171 | 108362 (36.3%) | 73561 (24.7%) | -- | 116248 (39.0%) | -- | 7886 U |
| Missouri | 1934422 | 972201 (50.3%) | 962221 (49.7%) | -- | -- | -- | 9980 D |
| Montana | 277579 | 134891 (48.6%) | 141841 (51.1%) | -- | -- | 847 (0.3%) | 6950 R |
| Nebraska | 613095 | 232542 (37.9%) | 380553 (62.1%) | -- | -- | -- | 148011 R |
| Nevada | 107267 | 54880 (51.2%) | 52387 (48.8%) | -- | -- | -- | 2493 D |
| New Hampshire | 295761 | 137772 (46.6%) | 157989 (53.4%) | -- | -- | -- | 20217 R |
| New Jersey | 2773111 | 1385415 (50.0%) | 1363324 (49.2%) | 4262 (0.2%) | -- | 20110 (0.7%) | 22091 D |
| New Mexico | 311107 | 156027 (50.2%) | 153733 (49.4%) | -- | -- | 777 (0.2%) | 2294 D |
| New York | 7291079 | 3830085 (52.5%) | 3446419 (47.3%) | 570 (0.2%) | -- | 14575 (0.2%) | 383666 D |
| North Carolina | 1368556 | 713136 (52.1%) | 655420 (47.9%) | -- | -- | -- | 57716 D |
| North Dakota | 278431 | 123963 (44.5%) | 154310 (55.4%) | -- | -- | 158 (0.1%) | 30347 R |
| Ohio | 4161859 | 1944248 (46.7%) | 2217611 (53.3%) | -- | -- | -- | 273363 R |
| Oklahoma | 903150 | 370111 (41.0%) | 533039 (59.0%) | -- | -- | -- | 162928 R |
| Oregon | 776421 | 367402 (47.3%) | 408060 (52.6%) | -- | -- | 959 (0.1%) | 40658 R |
| Pennsylvania | 5006541 | 2556282 (51.1%) | 2439956 (48.7%) | 7185 (0.1%) | -- | 3118 (0.1%) | 116326 D |
| Rhode Island | 405535 | 258032 (63.6%) | 147502 (36.4%) | -- | -- | 1 | 110530 D |
| South Carolina | 386688 | 198129 (51.2%) | 188558 (48.8%) | -- | -- | 1 | 9571 D |
| South Dakota | 306487 | 128070 (41.8%) | 178417 (58.2%) | -- | -- | -- | 50347 R |
| Tennessee | 1051792 | 481453 (45.8%) | 556577 (52.9%) | -- | -- | 13762 (1.3%) | 75124 R |
| Texas | 2311084 | 1167567 (50.5%) | 1121310 (48.5%) | -- | -- | 22207 (1.0%) | 46257 D |
| Utah | 374709 | 169248 (45.2%) | 205361 (54.8%) | -- | -- | 100 | 36113 R |
| Vermont | 167324 | 69186 (41.3%) | 98131 (58.6%) | -- | -- | 7 | 28945 R |
| Virginia | 771449 | 362327 (47.0%) | 404521 (52.4%) | 397 (0.1%) | -- | 4204 (0.5%) | 42194 R |
| Washington | 1241572 | 599298 (48.3%) | 629273 (50.7%) | 10895 (0.9%) | -- | 2106 (0.2%) | 29975 R |
| West Virginia | 837781 | 441786 (52.7%) | 395995 (47.3%) | -- | -- | -- | 45791 D |
| Wisconsin | 1729082 | 830805 (48.0%) | 895175 (51.8%) | 1310 (0.1%) | -- | 1792 (0.1%) | 64370 R |
| Wyoming | 140782 | 63331 (45.0%) | 77451 (55.0%) | -- | -- | -- | 14120 R |
| Total | 68838219 | 34226731 (49.7%) | 34108157 (49.5%) | 47522 (0.1%) | 116248 (0.2%) | 339561 | 118574 D |
1960 Presidential Election Results | JFK Library
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