1860 United States presidential election in Alabama

The 1860 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Alabama voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1860 United States presidential election in Alabama

← 1856 November 6, 1860 1868 →
 
Nominee John C. Breckinridge John Bell Stephen A. Douglas
Party Southern Democratic Constitutional Union Democratic
Home state Kentucky Tennessee Illinois
Running mate Joseph Lane Edward Everett Herschel V. Johnson
Electoral vote 9 0 0
Popular vote 48,669 27,835 13,618
Percentage 54.00% 30.89% 15.11%

County Results

President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

Alabama was won by the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. They defeated the Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell of Tennessee and his running mate Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett as well as the Democratic candidate 15th Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois) and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge would win the state by a margin of 23.11%.

Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state. It would not participate in the 1864 election, which Lincoln won.

Results

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1860 United States presidential election in Alabama[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Southern Democratic John C. Breckinridge 48,669 54.00%
Constitutional Union John Bell 27,835 30.89%
Democratic Stephen A. Douglas 13,618 15.11%
Total votes 90,122 100.00%

Results by County

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County John C. Breckinridge

Southern Democratic

John Bell

Constitutional Union

Stephen A. Douglas

Democratic

Margin Total Votes Cast[2]
# % # % # % # %
Autauga 611 48.53% 256 20.33% 392 31.14% 219 17.39% 1,259
Baldwin 129 28.17% 248 54.15% 81 17.69% -119 -25.98% 458
Barbour 1,715 72.52% 644 27.23% 6 0.25% 1,071 45.29% 2,365
Bibb 613 45.41% 582 43.11% 155 11.48% 31 2.30% 1,350
Blount 698 55.80% 65 5.20% 488 39.01% 210 16.79% 1,251
Butler 918 43.55% 1,079 51.19% 111 5.27% -161 -7.64% 2,108
Calhoun 2,347 84.88% 364 13.16% 54 1.95% 1,983 71.72% 2,765
Chambers 1,017 48.61% 918 43.88% 157 7.50% 99 4.73% 2,092
Cherokee 1,706 69.46% 527 21.46% 223 9.08% 1,179 48.00% 2,456
Choctaw 542 46.25% 472 40.27% 158 13.48% 70 5.98% 1,172
Clarke 952 74.14% 255 19.86% 77 6.00% 697 54.28% 1,284
Coffee 878 68.92% 394 30.93% 2 0.16% 484 37.99% 1,274
Conecuh 358 39.73% 338 37.51% 205 22.75% 20 2.22% 901
Coosa 930 37.50% 706 28.47% 844 34.03% 86 3.47% 2,480
Covington 404 48.56% 416 50.00% 12 1.44% -12 -1.44% 832
Dale 1,280 81.95% 277 17.73% 5 0.32% 1,003 64.22% 1,562
Dallas 833 46.48% 620 34.60% 339 18.92% 213 11.88% 1,792
DeKalb 849 67.65% 204 16.25% 202 16.10% 645 51.40% 1,255
Fayette 1,299 76.64% 359 21.18% 37 2.18% 940 55.46% 1,695
Franklin 902 43.43% 715 34.42% 460 22.15% 187 9.01% 2,077
Greene 696 43.02% 765 47.28% 157 9.70% -69 -4.26% 1,618
Henry 1,109 77.77% 317 22.23% 0 0.00% 792 55.54% 1,426
Jackson 1,760 71.69% 130 5.30% 565 23.01% 1,195 48.68% 2,455
Jefferson 831 72.07% 245 21.25% 77 6.68% 586 50.82% 1,153
Lauderdale 706 36.39% 444 22.89% 790 40.72% -84 -4.33% 1,940
Lawrence 370 25.15% 525 35.69% 576 39.16% -51 -3.47% 1,471
Limestone 522 42.96% 368 30.29% 325 26.75% 154 12.67% 1,215
Lowndes 1,007 60.81% 592 35.75% 57 3.44% 415 25.06% 1,656
Macon 1,184 48.52% 1,210 49.59% 46 1.89% -26 -1.07% 2,440
Madison 591 25.80% 400 17.46% 1,300 56.74% -709 -30.94% 2,291
Marengo 838 59.31% 512 36.23% 63 4.46% 326 23.08% 1,413
Marion 986 79.20% 197 15.82% 62 4.98% 789 63.38% 1,245
Marshall 441 32.21% 165 12.05% 763 55.73% -322 -23.52% 1,369
Mobile 1,541 30.86% 1,629 32.63% 1,823 36.51% -194 -3.88% 4,993
Monroe 530 44.20% 447 37.28% 222 18.52% 83 6.92% 1,199
Montgomery 1,555 57.13% 1,034 37.99% 133 4.89% 521 19.14% 2,722
Morgan 549 44.35% 144 11.63% 545 44.02% 4 0.33% 1,238
Perry 982 52.46% 791 42.25% 99 5.29% 191 10.21% 1,872
Pickens 1,211 65.60% 619 33.53% 16 0.87% 592 32.07% 1,846
Pike 1,581 54.67% 1,227 42.43% 84 2.90% 354 12.24% 2,892
Randolph 1,734 65.58% 567 21.44% 343 12.97% 1,167 44.14% 2,644
Russell 993 52.26% 854 44.95% 53 2.79% 139 7.31% 1,900
St. Clair 963 69.93% 174 12.64% 240 17.43% 723 52.50% 1,377
Shelby 853 53.01% 570 35.43% 186 11.56% 283 17.58% 1,609
Sumter 682 52.83% 473 36.64% 136 10.53% 209 16.19% 1,291
Talladega 1,307 52.87% 1,091 44.13% 74 2.99% 216 8.74% 2,472
Tallapoosa 1,451 48.06% 1,270 42.07% 298 9.87% 181 5.99% 3,019
Tuscaloosa 1,219 53.82% 1,023 45.17% 23 1.02% 196 8.65% 2,265
Walker 446 52.35% 103 12.09% 303 35.56% 143 16.79% 852
Washington 176 49.58% 155 43.66% 24 6.76% 21 5.92% 355
Wilcox 833 64.03% 355 27.29% 113 8.69% 478 36.74% 1,301
Winston 203 52.05% 40 10.26% 147 37.69% 56 14.36% 390
Totals: 48,669 54.00% 27,835 30.89% 13,618 15.11% 20,834 23.11% 90,122

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Southern Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Know Nothing to Southern Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Know Nothing to Constitutional Union

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Constitutional Union

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1860 Presidential Election Results Alabama".
  2. ^ "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved June 8, 2024.