1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut
1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut
County Results Municipality Results County Results
Lincoln
30–40%
40–50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Douglas
30–40%
40-50%
50-60%
Breckinridge
30–40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
The 1860 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election . Voters chose six electors of the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Connecticut was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln , who won by a margin of 32.36%.
Results
Results by county
County
Abraham Lincoln
Republican
Stephen A. Douglas
Democratic
John C. Breckinridge
Southern Democratic
John Bell
Constitutional Union
Margin
Total Votes Cast[ 2]
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Fairfield
7,025
43.66%
3,177
19.74%
3,835
23.83%
2,055
12.77%
3,190[ a]
19.83%
16,092
Hartford
8,510
56.15%
3,257
21.49%
3,088
20.37%
301
1.99%
5,253
34.66%
15,156
Litchfield
4,812
59.04%
1,727
21.19%
1,567
19.23%
44
0.54%
3,085
37.85%
8,150
Middlesex
2,886
52.38%
1,180
21.42%
1,335
24.23%
109
1.98%
1,551[ a]
28.15%
5,510
New Haven
8,668
52.41%
2,931
17.72%
4,368
26.41%
573
3.46%
4,300[ a]
26.00%
16,540
New London
5,474
57.74%
2,597
27.39%
1,199
12.65%
211
2.23%
2,877
30.35%
9,481
Tolland
2,494
60.39%
1,139
27.58%
479
11.60%
18
0.44%
1,355
32.81%
4,130
Windham
3,619
67.04%
1,456
26.97%
303
5.61%
20
0.37%
2,163
40.07%
5,398
Totals:
43,486
53.86%
17,364
21.50%
16,558
20.51%
3,337
4.13%
26,122
32.36%
80,745
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
Notes
^ a b c In this county where Breckinridge ran second ahead of Douglas, margin given is Lincoln vote minus Breckinridge vote and percentage margin Lincoln percentage minus Breckinridge percentage.
References
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