1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
County Results
Lincoln 30–40% 40–50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.png)
.png)
| Elections in Connecticut |
|---|
 |
The 1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose six electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Connecticut was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won by a margin of 32.36%.
Results[edit]
| 1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Abraham Lincoln of Illinois | Hannibal Hamlin of Maine | 43,486 | 53.86% | 6 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Stephen Arnold Douglas of Illinois | Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia | 17,364 | 21.50% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Southern Democratic | John Cabell Breckinridge of Kentucky | Joseph Lane of Oregon | 16,558 | 20.51% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Constitutional Union | John Bell of Tennessee | Edward Everett of Massachusetts | 3,337 | 4.13% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 80,745 | 100.00% | 6 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by County[edit]
| County | Abraham Lincoln
Republican |
Stephen A. Douglas
Democratic |
John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democratic |
John Bell
Constitutional Union |
Margin | Total Votes Cast[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Fairfield | 7,025 | 43.66% | 3,177 | 19.74% | 3,835 | 23.83% | 2,055 | 12.77% | 3,190 | 19.83% | 16,092 |
| Hartford | 8,510 | 56.15% | 3,257 | 21.49% | 3,088 | 20.37% | 301 | 1.99% | 5,253 | 34.66% | 15,156 |
| Litchfield | 4,812 | 59.04% | 1,727 | 21.19% | 1,567 | 19.23% | 44 | 0.54% | 3,085 | 37.85% | 8,150 |
| Middlesex | 2,886 | 52.38% | 1,180 | 21.42% | 1,335 | 24.23% | 109 | 1.98% | 1,551 | 28.15% | 5,510 |
| New Haven | 8,668 | 52.41% | 2,931 | 17.72% | 4,368 | 26.41% | 573 | 3.46% | 4,300 | 26.00% | 16,540 |
| New London | 5,474 | 57.74% | 2,597 | 27.39% | 1,199 | 12.65% | 211 | 2.23% | 2,877 | 30.35% | 9,481 |
| Tolland | 2,494 | 60.39% | 1,139 | 27.58% | 479 | 11.60% | 18 | 0.44% | 1,355 | 32.81% | 4,130 |
| Windham | 3,619 | 67.04% | 1,456 | 26.97% | 303 | 5.61% | 20 | 0.37% | 2,163 | 40.07% | 5,398 |
| Totals: | 43,486 | 53.86% | 17,364 | 21.50% | 16,558 | 20.51% | 3,337 | 4.13% | 26,122 | 32.36% | 80,745 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  | This Connecticut elections-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |