Who won Minnesota in the 1860 presidential election?

Lincoln (Republican) carried Minnesota in 1860, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 1860?

Minnesota cast 4 electoral votes in the 1860 presidential election.

Did Minnesota vote for the national winner in 1860?

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

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Minnesota: Lincoln carries 4 EV.

Minnesota cast its 4 electoral votes for Lincoln (Republican). National winner: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) — Minnesota voted with the national winner this cycle.

Minnesota in 1860

The 1860 contest saw Minnesota line up behind Lincoln, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Minnesota ended up on the winning side — Abraham Lincoln captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Minnesota backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Minnesota did not move alone — neighboring Iowa and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1860. Across the 43 presidential elections Minnesota 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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