Who won Texas in the 1860 presidential election?

Breckinridge (Southern Democratic) carried Texas in 1860, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Texas have in 1860?

Texas cast 4 electoral votes in the 1860 presidential election.

Did Texas vote for the national winner in 1860?

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

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Texas: Breckinridge carries 4 EV.

Texas cast its 4 electoral votes for Breckinridge (Southern Democratic). National winner: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) — Texas voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Texas, 1860

In 1860, Texas awarded its 4 electoral votes to Breckinridge of the Southern Democratic party. The presidency went elsewhere: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) won nationally, while Texas had backed a different ticket.

The result flipped Texas away from the Democratic ticket it had backed in each of the previous 4 cycles. Texas did not move alone — neighboring Arkansas and Louisiana broke the same way in 1860. Over its 44 recorded presidential cycles, Texas has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 28 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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