Who won Mississippi in the 1860 presidential election?

Breckinridge (Southern Democratic) carried Mississippi in 1860, winning its 7 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1860?

Mississippi cast 7 electoral votes in the 1860 presidential election.

Did Mississippi vote for the national winner in 1860?

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

Civil WarMS · 7 EV

1860

Mississippi: Breckinridge carries 7 EV.

Mississippi cast its 7 electoral votes for Breckinridge (Southern Democratic). National winner: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) — Mississippi voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1860 result in Mississippi

Mississippi backed Breckinridge (Southern Democratic) in the 1860 presidential election, casting 7 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) won nationally, while Mississippi had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Mississippi away from the Democratic ticket it had backed in each of the previous 8 cycles. The region divided — Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama joined Mississippi for the Southern Democratic ticket, while Tennessee did not. Over its 51 recorded presidential cycles, Mississippi has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 30 times in all. The vote fell within the Civil War — Lincoln, war, and Reconstruction begins.

Nationally, Abraham Lincoln finished with 180 of the 303 electoral votes to 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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