Who won Illinois in the 1864 presidential election?

Lincoln (Republican) carried Illinois in 1864, winning its 16 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Illinois have in 1864?

Illinois cast 16 electoral votes in the 1864 presidential election.

Did Illinois vote for the national winner in 1864?

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

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1864

Illinois: Lincoln carries 16 EV.

Illinois cast its 16 electoral votes for Lincoln (Republican). National winner: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) — Illinois voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1864 result in Illinois

Illinois backed Lincoln (Republican) in the 1864 presidential election, casting 16 electoral votes for the ticket. Illinois ended up on the winning side — Abraham Lincoln captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Illinois backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1860. The region divided — Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and Indiana joined Illinois for the Republican ticket, while Kentucky did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Illinois has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (26 times). The vote fell within the Civil War — Lincoln, war, and Reconstruction begins.

In the national count, Abraham Lincoln took 212 of the 233 electoral votes, against George B. McClellan's 21. Abraham Lincoln led the national popular vote with 55.03% of the ballots cast.

The 1864 national map

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