Who won Pennsylvania in the 1860 presidential election?

Lincoln (Republican) carried Pennsylvania in 1860, winning its 27 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1860?

Pennsylvania cast 27 electoral votes in the 1860 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1860?

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

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1860

Pennsylvania: Lincoln carries 27 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 27 electoral votes for Lincoln (Republican). National winner: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) — Pennsylvania voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1860 result in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania backed Lincoln (Republican) in the 1860 presidential election, casting 27 electoral votes for the ticket. Pennsylvania ended up on the winning side — Abraham Lincoln captured the White House that year.

Lincoln's win closed out Pennsylvania's 2-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Ohio, New Jersey, and New York joined Pennsylvania for the Republican ticket, while Maryland and Delaware did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Pennsylvania has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican 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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