Who won Indiana in the 1864 presidential election?

Lincoln (Republican) carried Indiana in 1864, winning its 13 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1864?

Indiana cast 13 electoral votes in the 1864 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1864?

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

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Indiana: Lincoln carries 13 EV.

Indiana cast its 13 electoral votes for Lincoln (Republican). National winner: Abraham Lincoln (Republican) — Indiana voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Indiana, 1864

In 1864, Indiana awarded its 13 electoral votes to Lincoln of the Republican party. Indiana ended up on the winning side — Abraham Lincoln captured the White House that year.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Indiana backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1860. The region divided — Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan joined Indiana for the Republican ticket, while Kentucky did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Indiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 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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