1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island
Flag of Rhode Island.svg
  1856 November 2, 1860 1864  
  Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler, 1860-restored (cropped).png No image.svg
Nominee Abraham Lincoln
Party Republican Fusion
Alliance Democratic
Southern Democratic
Constitutional Union
Home state Illinois
Running mate Hannibal Hamlin
Electoral vote40
Popular vote12,2447,707
Percentage61.37%38.63%

Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 1860.svg
County Results
Lincoln
  50–60%
  60–70%

The 1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose four electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Rhode Island was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won by a margin of 22.74%.

Results

1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island [1]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Republican Abraham Lincoln 12,24461.37%4
Fusion Stephen A. Douglas / John C. Breckinridge / John Bell 7,70738.63%0
Totals19,951100.0%4

Results By County

1860 United States Presidential Election in Rhode Island (By County) [2]
CountyAbraham Lincoln

Republican

Stephen A. Douglas/

John C. Breckinridge/ John Bell Fusion

Total Votes cast
#%#%
Bristol 66759.08%46240.92%1,129
Kent 1,24665.48%65734.52%1,903
Newport 1,61064.68%87935.32%2,489
Providence 7,20259.63%4,87540.37%12,077
Washington 1,51964.56%83435.44%2,353
Total12,24461.37%7,70738.63%19,951

Analysis

With 61.37% of the popular vote, Rhode Island would prove to be Lincoln's fifth strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage in the 1860 election after Vermont, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Maine. [3]

Like New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, Rhode Island was one of the four states that had a fusion ticket for the Democrats, which was supported just by the Northern Democrats but also supporters of Southern Democrats and Constitutional Unionists. However, unlike in the other three states the electors on the Democratic ticket in Rhode Island were pledged solely to Douglas, therefore some sources credit the Democratic popular vote to the Northern Democratic nominee.

See also

References

  1. "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Tribune Association. 1861.
  3. "1860 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.