The 1960 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Michigan was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 50.85% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 48.84% of the popular vote.

Michigan weighed in for this election as almost 2% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Kennedy's victory was the first of three consecutive Democratic victories in the state, as Michigan would not vote Republican again until Nixon won the state in his re-election bid in 1972.

Results

Results by county County John F. KennedyDemocratic Richard NixonRepublican Farrell DobbsSocialist Workers Rutherford DeckerProhibition All OthersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # %Alcona1,03833.49%2,05366.25%20.06%30.10%30.10%-1,015-32.76%3,099Alger2,32158.17%1,66341.68%40.10%20.05%00.00%65816.49%3,990Allegan6,75228.77%16,66070.98%170.07%240.10%190.08%-9,908-42.21%23,472Alpena5,07143.52%6,57356.41%40.03%10.01%40.03%-1,502-12.89%11,653Antrim1,64732.60%3,39867.26%20.04%30.06%20.04%-1,751-34.66%5,052Arenac1,88844.42%2,35255.34%50.12%30.07%20.05%-464-10.92%4,250Baraga1,96451.20%1,86148.51%80.21%10.03%20.05%1032.69%3,836Barry4,40632.00%9,29867.54%110.08%390.28%130.09%-4,892-35.54%13,767Bay22,99852.26%20,90947.51%490.11%210.05%340.08%2,0894.75%44,011Benzie1,30634.41%2,48465.45%10.03%40.11%00.00%-1,178-31.04%3,795Berrien23,83738.76%37,42560.85%840.14%710.12%890.14%-13,588-22.09%61,506Branch4,75935.03%8,75264.41%220.16%420.31%120.09%-3,993-29.38%13,587Calhoun23,51142.14%32,08057.50%970.17%570.10%480.09%-8,569-15.36%55,793Cass6,46842.79%8,58556.79%240.16%240.16%160.11%-2,117-14.00%15,117Charlevoix2,42237.73%3,98762.11%10.02%50.08%40.06%-1,565-24.38%6,419Cheboygan2,97743.81%3,81756.17%20.03%00.00%00.00%-840-12.36%6,796Chippewa5,23944.58%6,49055.23%120.10%50.04%50.04%-1,251-10.65%11,751Clare1,50729.38%3,61670.49%20.04%20.04%30.06%-2,109-41.11%5,130Clinton4,82231.99%10,22767.85%50.03%100.07%80.05%-5,405-35.86%15,072Crawford78334.78%1,46465.04%40.18%00.00%00.00%-681-30.26%2,251Delta7,92454.98%6,46044.82%150.10%40.03%100.07%1,46410.16%14,413Dickinson6,64555.40%5,33644.49%90.08%30.03%50.04%1,30910.91%11,995Eaton6,91232.68%14,16366.97%190.09%470.22%80.04%-7,251-34.29%21,149Emmet2,60236.15%4,57463.55%110.15%70.10%40.06%-1,972-27.40%7,198Genesee72,05948.87%74,94050.82%2120.14%1380.09%1080.07%-2,881-1.95%147,457Gladwin1,42430.22%3,28269.65%20.04%40.08%00.00%-1,858-39.43%4,712Gogebic7,20056.88%5,42942.89%150.12%60.05%90.07%1,77113.99%12,659Grand Traverse4,88636.09%8,61863.65%160.12%90.07%110.08%-3,732-27.56%13,540Gratiot3,85928.10%9,85471.75%60.04%120.09%30.02%-5,995-43.65%13,734Hillsdale4,06928.38%10,20871.19%90.06%440.31%100.07%-6,139-42.81%14,340Houghton8,02150.70%7,76749.09%220.14%20.01%100.05%2541.61%15,822Huron5,77537.53%9,59262.34%120.08%20.01%50.03%-3,817-24.81%15,386Ingham32,04336.87%54,65562.89%790.09%650.07%650.07%-22,612-26.02%86,907Ionia6,37737.88%10,40561.81%40.02%400.24%80.05%-4,028-23.93%16,834Iosco2,54937.12%4,30862.74%30.04%50.07%10.01%-1,759-25.62%6,866Iron5,23257.09%3,91942.76%70.08%30.03%40.04%1,31314.33%9,165Isabella4,43135.92%7,88063.88%50.04%140.11%50.04%-3,449-27.96%12,335Jackson20,99537.64%34,66062.14%480.09%410.07%350.06%-13,665-24.50%55,779Kalamazoo24,28636.01%42,80063.47%1220.18%1300.19%960.14%-18,514-27.46%67,434Kalkaska69333.99%1,34165.77%10.05%30.15%10.05%-648-31.78%2,039Kent61,31338.98%95,47760.70%2980.19%970.06%1110.07%-34,164-21.72%157,296Keweenaw65548.77%68450.93%20.15%10.07%10.07%-29-2.16%1,343Lake1,31347.62%1,44152.27%10.04%10.04%20.07%-128-4.65%2,757Lapeer5,09932.76%10,45067.13%50.03%50.03%80.05%-5,351-34.37%15,567Leelanau1,81039.82%2,73060.05%40.09%10.02%20.04%-920-20.23%4,546Lenawee10,78535.11%19,85964.65%410.13%130.04%210.07%-9,074-29.54%30,719Livingston5,60835.08%10,34064.68%130.08%130.08%130.08%-4,732-29.60%15,987Luce82835.06%1,53464.94%00.00%00.00%00.00%-706-29.88%2,362Mackinac2,04239.91%3,06459.88%70.14%10.02%30.06%-1,022-19.97%5,117Macomb105,68162.83%61,98936.86%2080.12%580.03%2590.15%43,69225.97%168,195Manistee4,12245.81%4,86754.08%50.06%30.03%20.02%-745-8.27%8,999Marquette11,17751.00%10,69048.77%290.13%50.02%160.07%4872.23%21,917Mason4,30541.69%6,01158.21%50.05%10.01%50.05%-1,706-16.52%10,326Mecosta2,38030.90%5,30668.88%20.03%150.19%00.00%-2,926-37.98%7,703Menominee5,85753.55%5,06446.30%50.05%60.05%60.05%7937.25%10,938Midland6,81532.34%14,23567.56%110.05%50.02%50.02%-7,420-35.22%21,071Missaukee62719.77%2,53179.82%10.03%80.25%40.13%-1,904-60.05%3,171Monroe19,68451.23%18,60748.43%600.16%250.07%470.12%1,0772.80%38,423Montcalm4,76732.01%10,08567.72%120.08%170.11%110.07%-5,318-35.71%14,892Montmorency86635.59%1,56564.32%10.04%10.04%00.00%-699-28.73%2,433Muskegon28,75546.63%32,66752.98%920.15%500.08%970.16%-3,912-6.35%61,661Newaygo3,40431.31%7,45368.55%70.06%20.02%60.06%-4,049-37.24%10,872Oakland135,53145.39%162,02654.27%5120.17%1100.04%3830.13%-26,495-8.88%298,562Oceana2,65137.43%4,41862.38%80.11%40.06%10.01%-1,767-24.95%7,082Ogemaw1,86741.11%2,66458.65%90.20%20.04%00.00%-797-17.54%4,542Ontonagon2,55349.33%2,62050.63%20.04%00.00%20.04%-67-1.30%5,175Osceola1,37823.50%4,47776.33%10.02%90.15%00.00%-3,099-52.83%5,865Oscoda45828.03%1,17471.85%10.06%10.06%10.06%-716-43.82%1,634Otsego1,52143.85%1,94456.04%10.03%10.03%20.06%-423-12.19%3,469Ottawa10,61724.45%32,67875.26%660.15%320.07%280.06%-22,061-50.81%43,421Presque Isle2,64947.29%2,95052.66%20.04%10.02%10.02%-301-5.37%5,602Roscommon1,22630.94%2,73168.93%40.10%10.03%10.03%-1,505-37.99%3,962Saginaw32,71544.05%41,35155.68%820.11%560.08%680.09%-8,636-11.63%74,272Sanilac4,15327.35%11,00572.47%40.03%150.10%80.05%-6,852-45.12%15,185Schoolcraft2,10749.02%2,18350.79%60.14%10.02%10.02%-76-1.77%4,298Shiawassee8,77338.81%13,75760.86%310.14%250.11%180.08%-4,984-22.05%22,604St. Clair18,33240.05%27,36659.79%400.09%140.03%220.05%-9,034-19.74%45,774St. Joseph5,44530.51%12,33769.13%120.07%380.21%150.08%-6,892-38.62%17,847Tuscola5,35730.95%11,93168.93%20.01%100.06%80.05%-6,574-37.98%17,308Van Buren7,08235.24%12,90364.21%420.21%260.13%430.21%-5,821-28.97%20,096Washtenaw25,12938.67%39,63260.99%850.13%400.06%1000.15%-14,503-22.32%64,986Wayne773,32765.99%394,48533.66%1,6650.14%3960.03%2,0360.17%378,84232.33%1,171,909Wexford2,80734.67%5,26265.00%30.04%190.23%50.06%-2,455-30.33%8,096Totals1,687,26950.85%1,620,42848.84%4,3470.13%2,0290.06%4,0240.12%66,8412.01%3,318,097

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Baraga Bay Delta Dickinson Gogebic Houghton Iron Marquette Menominee Monroe

See also United States presidential elections in Michigan

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