Who won Indiana in the 1860 presidential election?

Lincoln (Republican) carried Indiana in 1860, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1860?

Indiana cast 13 electoral votes in the 1860 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1860?

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

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Indiana: Lincoln carries 13 EV.

Indiana cast its 13 electoral votes for Lincoln (Republican). National winner: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

Indiana in 1860

The 1860 contest saw Indiana line up behind Lincoln, delivering 13 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Indiana ended up on the winning side — Abraham Lincoln captured the White House that year.

Lincoln's win closed out Indiana's 4-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan joined Indiana for the Republican ticket, while Kentucky did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Indiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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