1860 United States presidential election in Vermont

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The 1860 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose five electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1860 United States presidential election in Vermont

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Nominee Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas Party Republican Democratic Home state Illinois Illinois Running mate Hannibal Hamlin Herschel V. Johnson Electoral vote 5 0 Popular vote 33,808 8,649 Percentage 75.86% 19.41%

County Results Lincoln   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%

President before election James Buchanan Democratic Elected President Abraham Lincoln Republican

Vermont was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Hannibal Hamlin They defeated Democratic candidate Stephen A. Douglas and his running mate Herschel V. Johnson. Lincoln won the state by a landslide margin of 56.45%.

With 75.86% of the popular vote, Vermont would be Lincoln's strongest victory in terms of percentage in the popular vote.^[1]

Stephen A. Douglas was born in Brandon, Vermont.

Results

1860 United States presidential election in Vermont^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Abraham Lincoln	33,808	75.86%
	Democratic	Stephen A. Douglas	8,649	19.41%
	Southern Democratic	John C. Breckinridge	1,866	4.19%
	Constitutional Union	John Bell	217	0.49%
	N/A	Others	26	0.06%
Total votes			44,644	100%

Results By County

1860 United States Presidential Election in Vermont (By County)^[3][a]

County	Abraham Lincoln Republican		Stephen A. Douglas Democratic		John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic		John Bell Constitutional Union		Total Votes Cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Addison	2,626	86.55%	344	11.34%	47	1.55%	17	0.56%	3,034
Bennington	1,937	70.36%	710	25.79%	94	3.41%	12	0.44%	2,753
Caledonia	2,139	73.03%	581	19.84%	189	6.45%	20	0.68%	2,929
Chittenden	2,241	77.81%	545	18.92%	69	2.40%	25	0.87%	2,880
Essex	646	66.67%	312	32.20%	10	1.03%	1	0.10%	969
Franklin	1,979	71.60%	538	19.46%	227	8.21%	20	0.72%	2,764
Grand Isle	333	71.00%	89	18.98%	41	8.74%	6	1.28%	469
Lamoille	1,280	78.43%	312	19.12%	37	2.27%	3	0.18%	1,632
Orange	2,714	68.94%	973	24.71%	212	5.38%	38	0.97%	3,937
Orleans	1,749	80.67%	293	13.51%	120	5.54%	6	0.28%	2,168
Rutland	4,178	73.75%	1,348	23.80%	116	2.05%	23	0.41%	5,665
Washington	2,941	70.07%	1,209	28.81%	43	1.02%	4	0.10%	4,197
Windham	3,732	79.69%	461	9.84%	473	10.10%	17	0.36%	4,683
Windsor	5,313	80.94%	934	14.23%	291	4.43%	26	0.40%	6,564
Total	33,808	75.73%	8,649	19.37%	1,969	4.41%	218	0.49%	44,644

See also

• United States presidential elections in Vermont

Notes

1. In the 1861 Tribune Almanac, the votes of Breckinridge and Bell are 218 and 1,969 respectively. However, it is the opposite in David Leip's US Election Atlas. To avoid conflicting data, the county numbers from the Tribune Almanac for Breckinridge and Bell are swapped to match up with the data in the US Election Atlas.

References

1. "1860 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
2. "1860 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont".
3. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register. Tribune Association. 1861.