1860 United States presidential election in Minnesota
County Results
Lincoln
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
90-100%
Douglas
50-60%
60-70%
Unknown/No Vote
The 1860 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election . Minnesota voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Minnesota voted in its first ever United States presidential election, having been admitted as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858. The state was won by Illinois Representative Abraham Lincoln (Republican Party (United States) ), running with Senator Hannibal Hamlin , with 63.44% of the popular vote, against Senator Stephen A. Douglas (D –Illinois ), running with 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson , with 34.27% of the popular vote.
With 63.44% of the popular vote, Lincoln's victory within the state would be his second strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote in the 1860 election after Vermont .[ 1] Minnesota would not vote Democratic until Franklin D. Roosevelt won it in 1932 , 72 years later.
Results
Results by county
County
Abraham Lincoln[ 3] Republican
Stephen Douglas[ 3] Democratic
John C. Breckinridge[ 3] Southern Democratic
John Bell[ 4] Constitutional Union
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Anoka
277
63.53%
150
34.40%
9
2.06%
0
0.00%
127
29.13%
436
Blue Earth
677
62.98%
374
34.79%
24
2.23%
0
0.00%
303
28.19%
1,075
Brown
408
80.16%
91
17.88%
10
1.96%
0
0.00%
317
62.28%
509
Carver
504
60.80%
324
39.08%
1
0.12%
0
0.00%
180
21.72%
829
Chisago
379
81.16%
64
13.70%
24
5.14%
0
0.00%
315
67.46%
467
Dakota
1,022
53.06%
882
45.79%
22
1.14%
0
0.00%
140
7.27%
1,926
Dodge
580
69.21%
205
24.46%
53
6.32%
0
0.00%
375
44.75%
838
Faribault
270
80.36%
63
18.75%
3
0.89%
0
0.00%
207
61.61%
336
Fillmore
1,610
65.90%
809
33.12%
24
0.98%
0
0.00%
801
32.78%
2,443
Freeborn
595
75.80%
188
23.95%
2
0.25%
0
0.00%
407
51.85%
785
Goodhue
1,352
75.19%
429
23.86%
17
0.95%
0
0.00%
923
51.33%
1,798
Hennepin
1,770
70.07%
705
27.91%
47
1.86%
4
0.16%
1,065
42.16%
2,526
Houston
594
48.73%
622
51.03%
3
0.25%
0
0.00%
-28
-2.30%
1,219
Isanti
41
85.42%
7
14.58%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
34
70.84%
48
Kanabec
15
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
15
100.00%
15
Kandiyohi
13
81.25%
3
18.75%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
62.50%
16
Le Sueur
566
50.04%
555
49.07%
9
0.80%
1
0.09%
11
0.97%
1,131
McLeod
240
74.77%
81
25.23%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
159
49.54%
321
Martin
40
86.96%
6
13.04%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
34
73.92%
46
Meeker
166
64.09%
83
32.05%
9
3.47%
1
0.39%
83
32.04%
259
Mille Lacs [ a]
18
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
18
100.00%
18
Monongalia
42
71.19%
17
28.81%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
35
42.38%
59
Morrison
53
35.33%
93
62.00%
4
2.67%
0
0.00%
-40
-26.67%
150
Mower
501
72.09%
194
27.91%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
307
44.18%
695
Nicollet
461
59.25%
291
37.40%
25
3.21%
1
0.13%
170
21.85%
778
Olmsted
1,348
75.90%
404
22.75%
24
1.35%
0
0.00%
944
53.15%
1,776
Otter Tail
5
45.45%
6
54.45%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
-1
-9.00%
11
Ramsey
1,234
49.36%
1,107
44.28%
143
5.72%
16
0.64%
127
5.08%
2,500
Renville
89
60.54%
41
27.89%
15
10.20%
2
1.36%
48
32.65%
147
Rice
996
66.09%
503
33.38%
8
0.53%
0
0.00%
493
32.71%
1,507
Saint Louis
40
58.22%
22
32.35%
6
8.82%
0
0.00%
18
25.87%
68
Scott
529
43.76%
642
53.10%
38
3.14%
0
0.00%
-113
-9.34%
1,209
Sherburne
120
66.67%
58
32.22%
2
1.11%
0
0.00%
62
34.45%
180
Sibley
397
49.69%
384
48.06%
18
2.25%
0
0.00%
13
1.63%
799
Stearns
438
47.00%
482
51.72%
12
1.29%
0
0.00%
-44
-4.72%
932
Steele
523
76.02%
157
22.82%
8
1.16%
0
0.00%
366
53.20%
688
Toombs
7
70.00%
3
30.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
40.00%
10
Wabasha
1,231
63.29%
550
28.28%
150
7.71%
14
0.72%
681
35.01%
1,945
Waseca
304
68.01%
143
31.99%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
164
36.02%
447
Washington
752
62.41%
422
35.02%
19
1.58%
12
1.00%
330
27.39%
1,205
Winona
1,209
68.02%
571
30.08%
36
1.90%
0
0.00%
1,816
37.94%
1,816
Wright
572
74.87%
188
24.61%
4
0.52%
0
0.00%
384
50.26%
764
Totals
22,069
63.44%
11,920
34.27%
748
2.15%
50
0.14%
10,149
29.17%
34,787
See also
Notes
^ There is a conflict between the Minnesota Legislative Manual and ourcampaigns.com data: the latter shows Douglas receiving one vote.
References