Who won Rhode Island in the 1864 presidential election?

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

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1864?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in the 1864 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1864?

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.

Rhode Island in 1864

The 1864 contest saw Rhode Island line up behind Lincoln, delivering 4 electoral votes to the Republican ticket. Rhode Island ended up on the winning side — Abraham Lincoln captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd 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 1864. 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 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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