Who won Illinois in the 1860 presidential election?

Lincoln (Republican) carried Illinois in 1860, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Illinois have in 1860?

Illinois cast 11 electoral votes in the 1860 presidential election.

Did Illinois vote for the national winner in 1860?

Yes. Illinois backed Abraham Lincoln, who won the presidency that year.

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Illinois: Lincoln carries 11 EV.

Illinois cast its 11 electoral votes for Lincoln (Republican). National winner: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) — Illinois voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Illinois, 1860

In 1860, Illinois awarded its 11 electoral votes to Lincoln of the Republican party. Illinois ended up on the winning side — Abraham Lincoln captured the White House that year.

Lincoln's win closed out Illinois's 8-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana joined Illinois for the Republican ticket, while Missouri and Kentucky did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Illinois has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (26 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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