Who won Minnesota in the 1864 presidential election?

Lincoln (Republican) carried Minnesota in 1864, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 1864?

Minnesota cast 4 electoral votes in the 1864 presidential election.

Did Minnesota vote for the national winner in 1864?

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

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Minnesota: Lincoln carries 4 EV.

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

What happened in Minnesota, 1864

In 1864, Minnesota awarded its 4 electoral votes to Lincoln of the Republican party. Minnesota ended up on the winning side — Abraham Lincoln captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Minnesota backed the Republican party, a streak reaching back to 1856. Minnesota did not move alone — neighboring Iowa and Wisconsin broke the same way in 1864. Across the 43 presidential elections Minnesota has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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