1960

[Lunar]

Notice how close every state was in 1960?  In an election that was basically a tie in terms of votes, much like 2000, the vote was evenly split in many of the states.  It's amazing how polarized we have become.

The following were decided under 1%:
Hawaii
California
Minnesota
Illinois
Missouri
New Mexico
New Jersey

The following were decided under 2%:
Alaska
Michigan
Texas
Delaware

The following were decided under 3%:
Nevada
Washington
Montana
Mississsippi
Florida
South Carolina
Pennsylvania

At or under 5%:
Wisconsin
North Carolina
West Virginia
Oregon
New York

[Lunar]

I think the way the states were set up in 1960 was very productive to democracy.  Most states had a very large say in the outcome, and there would be a reason for both candidates to campaign in Texas, New York, California, etc.

If Kennedy had made one more visit to Anchorage, he might have carried the state.  Same could be said about Nixon and Illinois, or any of those states really.