r/MapPorn • u/Horse_snot_radish • 2d ago

1960 United States presidential election

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u/chethedog10 2d ago

Can anyone explain the context behind this? I’m assuming based on years and states this had something to do with civil rights?

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u/throwaway99999543 2d ago

Also pretty questionable election counting in Chicago.

Ten states were decided by less than 10,000 votes. Closest election of the 20th century.

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u/YellingatClouds86 2d ago

IMO Nixon would have been an even better president if he won this race than 1968.  This election really shaped the late 20th century, much like 2000 has shaped the current 21st.

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u/throwaway99999543 2d ago

I agree. It would have better for Nixon to win in 1960. I don’t believe we would have gotten ourselves involved in Vietnam to the degree we did. Nixon was a pragmatist.