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Oklahoma · 1960 presidential election

Oklahoma presidential election results 1960

Richard M. Nixon carried Oklahoma by 18.04 points (162,928 votes), winning 7 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
7
Votes counted
903,150
OK result
R+18.0
Compared with the nation
18.2 pts more Republican
Swing since 1956
7.8 pts to R

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Richard M. NixonRepublican533,03959.00%7
John F. KennedyDemocratic370,11141.00%—
Total votes903,150

Sources: 1960

Questions and answers

Who won Oklahoma in 1960?

Richard M. Nixon won Oklahoma by 18.04 percentage points (162,928 votes).

How many electoral votes did Oklahoma have in 1960?

Oklahoma cast 7 electoral votes in 1960.

How many people voted for president in Oklahoma in 1960?

903,150 votes were counted for president.

How did Oklahoma change from 1956 to 1960?

The margin moved 7.8 points toward the Republican ticket, from Republican by 10.3 points to Republican by 18.0 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data