1960 United States presidential election in Georgia
County Results
Kennedy
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
Nixon
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
The 1960 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election . Georgia voters chose 12[4] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Georgia was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D –Massachusetts ), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson , with 62.54% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R –California ), running with United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. , with 37.43% of the popular vote.[5] [6] This is the first election where any Georgia county cast more than one hundred thousand votes, namely Fulton . Following this election Georgia would transfer from being a Deep South Democratic state, to a Sun Belt Republican state, and the state has only voted Democratic four times since. This was due to The Civil Rights Act , and the growth of Atlanta suburban counties such as Gwinnett and Cobb , which would not support the Democratic nominee again until 2016 , with the exception of favorite son Jimmy Carter in 1976.
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