Auglaize County, presidential election of 1960

Auglaize County counted 17,465 votes for president across 2 candidates in 1960. The totals are as certified in the sources below, and every figure on this page is one of them.

Turnout: None found in the records checked

Ohio that year

Ohio went to Richard Nixon (Republican) with 53.28%, a 6.6-point margin over John F. Kennedy. The country elected John F. Kennedy.

Against the state

Auglaize County's lean, the Republican share minus the Democratic share, was R+28.1 against Ohio's R+6.6: 21.5 points more Republican than Ohio. It ranked 34th of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic.

Since 1956

From 1956 to 1960 the county's lean moved 16.1 points toward the Democrats, from R+44.1 to R+28.1.

Matched

Auglaize County voted with Ohio and did not vote for the national winner.

Not yet researched

• Every presidential election in Auglaize County
• The politics chapter of Auglaize County
• Ohio's 1960 result
• Ohio in presidential elections since 1804

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 1960 United States presidential election in Ohio

1. 1960 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · 1960-11-08 · accessed 2026-09-18 · CC BY-SA 4.0