1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

The 1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

← 1856 November 2, 1860 1864 →
Turnout65.8%[1] Decrease 4.0 pp
 
Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas John Bell
Party Republican Democratic Constitutional Union
Home state Illinois Illinois Tennessee
Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V. Johnson Edward Everett
Electoral vote 13 0 0
Popular vote 106,684 34,370 22,331
Percentage 62.80% 20.23% 13.15%

County Results
Lincoln
  40-50%
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%


President before election

James Buchanan
Democratic

Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

Massachusetts was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won the state by 42.57%.

With 62.80% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be Lincoln's third strongest state in the 1860 election in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring Vermont and Minnesota.[2]

Results

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1860 United States presidential election in Massachusetts[3]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois Hannibal Hamlin of Maine 106,684 62.80% 13 100.00%
Democratic Stephen Arnold Douglas of Illinois Herschel Vespasian Johnson of Georgia 34,370 20.23% 0 0.00%
Constitutional Union John Bell of Tennessee Edward Everett of Massachusetts 22,331 13.15% 0 0.00%
Southern Democratic John Cabell Breckinridge of Kentucky Joseph Lane of Oregon 6,163 3.63% 0 0.00%
N/A Others Others 328 0.19% 0 0.00%
Total 169,876 100.00% 13 100.00%

Results by County

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1860 United States Presidential Election in Massachusetts (By County)[4]
County Abraham Lincoln

Republican

Stephen A. Douglas

Democratic

John Bell

Constitutional Union

John C. Breckinridge

Southern Democratic

Total Votes Cast[4]
# % # % # % # %
Barnstable 2,371 75.20% 133 4.22% 283 8.98% 366 11.61% 3,153
Berkshire 5,202 61.17% 2,865 33.69% 238 2.80% 199 2.34% 8,504
Bristol 7,980 74.90% 1,713 16.08% 640 6.01% 321 3.01% 10,654
Dukes 338 58.68% 116 20.14% 58 10.07% 64 11.11% 576
Essex 14,832 65.55% 3,778 16.70% 3,187 14.09% 829 3.66% 22,626
Franklin 3,994 74.28% 917 17.05% 135 2.51% 331 6.16% 5,377
Hampden 5,184 64.28% 1,993 24.71% 296 3.67% 592 7.34% 8,065
Hampshire 4,597 81.84% 608 10.82% 182 3.24% 230 4.09% 5,617
Middlesex 17,806 58.10% 7,069 23.07% 4,850 15.83% 921 3.01% 30,646
Nantucket 420 78.36% 31 5.78% 76 14.18% 9 1.68% 536
Norfolk 8,860 55.81% 3,589 22.61% 2,987 18.82% 438 2.76% 15,874
Plymouth 6,703 65.13% 1,426 13.86% 1,869 18.16% 293 2.85% 10,291
Suffolk 10,974 48.84% 4,891 21.77% 5,640 25.10% 964 4.29% 22,469
Worcester 17,272 69.68% 5,243 21.15% 1,890 7.62% 382 1.54% 24,787
Total 106,684 62.80% 34,370 20.23% 22,331 13.15% 6,163 3.63% 169,876

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. ^ "1860 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Massachusetts".
  4. ^ a b "County Project (WIP)". Google Docs. Retrieved June 9, 2024.