1960 United States presidential election in South Carolina
The 1960 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. South Carolina voters chose 8 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
South Carolina was won by Senator John F. Kennedy, running with Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 51.24% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. of Massachusetts, with 48.76% of the popular vote. Nixon tended to win counties with high levels of African Americans, while Kennedy got more votes in northern counties.
This was the second to last time South Carolina has voted Democratic. Had Gerald Ford won the state in 1976, the Palmetto State would have the nation's longest Republican streak.Results by county
