# 1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota

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The 1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota 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.
South Dakota was won by incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts, with 58.21% of the popular vote, against Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy (D), running with Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 41.79% of the popular vote.
As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which majority Native American Todd County voted for a Republican presidential candidate. With 58.21% of the popular vote, South Dakota would prove to be Nixon's fifth strongest state in the 1960 election after Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Vermont.

## Primaries

Both the Republican and Democratic parties held primaries on June 7.

### Democratic primary

Hubert Humphrey was unopposed on the Democratic primary ballot. Kennedy had decided against competing in the state because he recognized that Humphrey, who had grown up in the state, had a distinct advantage there.
1960 South Dakota Democratic Presidential Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| | Democratic | Hubert Humphrey | 24,773 | 100.00% |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 24,773 | 100% |

### Republican primary

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.
1960 South Dakota Republican Presidential Primary Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
| | Republican | Unpledged delegates | 48,461 | 100% |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 48,461 | 100% |

## Results

1960 United States presidential election in South Dakota :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Richard Nixon | 178,417 | 58.21% |
| | Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 128,070 | 41.79% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 306,487 | 100% |

### Results by county

| County | Richard Nixon Republican | Richard Nixon Republican | John F. Kennedy Democratic | John F. Kennedy Democratic | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Aurora | 1,267 | 49.94% | 1,270 | 50.06% | -3 | -0.12% | 2,537 |
| Beadle | 5,911 | 59.17% | 4,079 | 40.83% | 1,832 | 18.34% | 9,990 |
| Bennett | 779 | 56.20% | 607 | 43.80% | 172 | 12.40% | 1,386 |
| Bon Homme | 2,730 | 57.09% | 2,052 | 42.91% | 678 | 14.18% | 4,782 |
| Brookings | 5,710 | 65.75% | 2,974 | 34.25% | 2,736 | 31.50% | 8,684 |
| Brown | 8,037 | 50.45% | 7,893 | 49.55% | 144 | 0.90% | 15,930 |
| Brule | 1,403 | 46.72% | 1,600 | 53.28% | -197 | -6.56% | 3,003 |
| Buffalo | 294 | 46.82% | 334 | 53.18% | -40 | -6.36% | 628 |
| Butte | 2,496 | 65.44% | 1,318 | 34.56% | 1,178 | 30.88% | 3,814 |
| Campbell | 1,330 | 78.61% | 362 | 21.39% | 968 | 57.22% | 1,692 |
| Charles Mix | 2,446 | 47.04% | 2,754 | 52.96% | -308 | -5.92% | 5,200 |
| Clark | 2,204 | 61.05% | 1,406 | 38.95% | 798 | 22.10% | 3,610 |
| Clay | 2,772 | 59.61% | 1,878 | 40.39% | 894 | 19.22% | 4,650 |
| Codington | 5,309 | 55.23% | 4,304 | 44.77% | 1,005 | 10.46% | 9,613 |
| Corson | 1,290 | 54.13% | 1,093 | 45.87% | 197 | 8.26% | 2,383 |
| Custer | 1,533 | 63.58% | 878 | 36.42% | 655 | 27.16% | 2,411 |
| Davison | 4,105 | 49.98% | 4,108 | 50.02% | -3 | -0.04% | 8,213 |
| Day | 2,626 | 48.09% | 2,835 | 51.91% | -209 | -3.82% | 5,461 |
| Deuel | 1,907 | 61.92% | 1,173 | 38.08% | 734 | 23.84% | 3,080 |
| Dewey | 1,168 | 52.80% | 1,044 | 47.20% | 124 | 5.60% | 2,212 |
| Douglas | 2,002 | 78.73% | 541 | 21.27% | 1,461 | 57.46% | 2,543 |
| Edmunds | 1,728 | 51.78% | 1,609 | 48.22% | 119 | 3.56% | 3,337 |
| Fall River | 2,492 | 63.60% | 1,426 | 36.40% | 1,066 | 27.20% | 3,918 |
| Faulk | 1,240 | 54.31% | 1,043 | 45.69% | 197 | 8.62% | 2,283 |
| Grant | 2,611 | 55.26% | 2,114 | 44.74% | 497 | 10.52% | 4,725 |
| Gregory | 2,063 | 53.71% | 1,778 | 46.29% | 285 | 7.42% | 3,841 |
| Haakon | 980 | 62.22% | 595 | 37.78% | 385 | 24.44% | 1,575 |
| Hamlin | 2,139 | 63.49% | 1,230 | 36.51% | 909 | 26.98% | 3,369 |
| Hand | 1,872 | 57.27% | 1,397 | 42.73% | 475 | 14.54% | 3,269 |
| Hanson | 1,087 | 48.53% | 1,153 | 51.47% | -66 | -2.94% | 2,240 |
| Harding | 676 | 63.89% | 382 | 36.11% | 294 | 27.78% | 1,058 |
| Hughes | 3,320 | 61.99% | 2,036 | 38.01% | 1,284 | 23.98% | 5,356 |
| Hutchinson | 3,948 | 71.72% | 1,557 | 28.28% | 2,391 | 43.44% | 5,505 |
| Hyde | 773 | 53.94% | 660 | 46.06% | 113 | 7.88% | 1,433 |
| Jackson | 581 | 61.35% | 366 | 38.65% | 215 | 22.70% | 947 |
| Jerauld | 1,165 | 57.45% | 863 | 42.55% | 302 | 14.90% | 2,028 |
| Jones | 644 | 60.36% | 423 | 39.64% | 221 | 20.72% | 1,067 |
| Kingsbury | 2,887 | 63.26% | 1,677 | 36.74% | 1,210 | 26.52% | 4,564 |
| Lake | 3,520 | 61.28% | 2,224 | 38.72% | 1,296 | 22.56% | 5,744 |
| Lawrence | 5,083 | 66.06% | 2,612 | 33.94% | 2,471 | 32.12% | 7,695 |
| Lincoln | 3,553 | 64.16% | 1,985 | 35.84% | 1,568 | 28.32% | 5,538 |
| Lyman | 1,166 | 57.78% | 852 | 42.22% | 314 | 15.56% | 2,018 |
| Marshall | 1,704 | 50.44% | 1,674 | 49.56% | 30 | 0.88% | 3,378 |
| McCook | 2,375 | 56.93% | 1,797 | 43.07% | 578 | 13.86% | 4,172 |
| McPherson | 2,354 | 79.26% | 616 | 20.74% | 1,738 | 58.52% | 2,970 |
| Meade | 2,644 | 57.89% | 1,923 | 42.11% | 721 | 15.78% | 4,567 |
| Mellette | 774 | 60.28% | 510 | 39.72% | 264 | 20.56% | 1,284 |
| Miner | 1,377 | 51.13% | 1,316 | 48.87% | 61 | 2.26% | 2,693 |
| Minnehaha | 23,238 | 60.53% | 15,152 | 39.47% | 8,086 | 21.06% | 38,390 |
| Moody | 2,119 | 52.49% | 1,918 | 47.51% | 201 | 4.98% | 4,037 |
| Pennington | 11,364 | 60.31% | 7,478 | 39.69% | 3,886 | 20.62% | 18,842 |
| Perkins | 1,767 | 60.29% | 1,164 | 39.71% | 603 | 20.58% | 2,931 |
| Potter | 1,326 | 56.91% | 1,004 | 43.09% | 322 | 13.82% | 2,330 |
| Roberts | 2,857 | 48.05% | 3,089 | 51.95% | -232 | -3.90% | 5,946 |
| Sanborn | 1,254 | 50.10% | 1,249 | 49.90% | 5 | 0.20% | 2,503 |
| Shannon | 655 | 36.59% | 1,135 | 63.41% | -480 | -26.82% | 1,790 |
| Spink | 2,738 | 51.65% | 2,563 | 48.35% | 175 | 3.30% | 5,301 |
| Stanley | 678 | 48.15% | 730 | 51.85% | -52 | -3.70% | 1,408 |
| Sully | 864 | 64.14% | 483 | 35.86% | 381 | 28.28% | 1,347 |
| Todd | 909 | 50.14% | 904 | 49.86% | 5 | 0.28% | 1,813 |
| Tripp | 2,466 | 58.52% | 1,748 | 41.48% | 718 | 17.04% | 4,214 |
| Turner | 4,120 | 72.70% | 1,547 | 27.30% | 2,573 | 45.40% | 5,667 |
| Union | 2,688 | 53.56% | 2,331 | 46.44% | 357 | 7.12% | 5,019 |
| Walworth | 2,406 | 62.11% | 1,468 | 37.89% | 938 | 24.22% | 3,874 |
| Washabaugh | 260 | 54.97% | 213 | 45.03% | 47 | 9.94% | 473 |
| Yankton | 4,065 | 57.04% | 3,061 | 42.96% | 1,004 | 14.08% | 7,126 |
| Ziebach | 568 | 52.59% | 512 | 47.41% | 56 | 5.18% | 1,080 |
| Totals | 178,417 | 58.21% | 128,070 | 41.79% | 50,347 | 16.42% | 306,487 |

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Davison
* Hamlin
* Stanley

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Todd
* Miner
* Spink