Who won Delaware in the 1860 presidential election?

Breckinridge (Southern Democratic) carried Delaware in 1860, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1860?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in the 1860 presidential election.

Did Delaware vote for the national winner in 1860?

No. Delaware backed Breckinridge, while Abraham Lincoln won the presidency nationally.

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Delaware: Breckinridge carries 3 EV.

Delaware cast its 3 electoral votes for Breckinridge (Southern Democratic). National winner: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) — Delaware voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1860 result in Delaware

Delaware backed Breckinridge (Southern Democratic) in the 1860 presidential election, casting 3 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Abraham Lincoln (Republican) won the presidency, leaving Delaware among the states he did not carry.

The result flipped Delaware away from the American (Know-Nothing) it had supported in 1856. The region divided — Maryland joined Delaware for the Southern Democratic ticket, while Pennsylvania and New Jersey did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Delaware has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 times). The vote fell within the Civil War — Lincoln, war, and Reconstruction begins.

In the national count, Abraham Lincoln took 180 of the 303 electoral votes, against John C. Breckinridge's 72. Abraham Lincoln led the national popular vote with 39.65% of the ballots cast.

The 1860 national map

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