Who won Rhode Island in the 1860 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1860?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in the 1860 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1860?

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

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Rhode Island: Lincoln carries 4 EV.

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

Reading the 1860 result in Rhode Island

Rhode Island backed Lincoln (Republican) in the 1860 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Rhode Island ended up on the winning side — Abraham Lincoln captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Rhode Island backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Rhode Island did not move alone — neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts broke the same way in 1860. Across the 59 presidential elections Rhode Island has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (25 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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