See main article: 1860 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1860 United States presidential election in Minnesota |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Minnesota |
| Next Year: | 1864 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1860 |
| Image1: | Abraham Lincoln by Alexander Hesler, 1860-restored (cropped).png |
| Nominee1: | Abraham Lincoln |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Running Mate1: | Hannibal Hamlin |
| Electoral Vote1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 22,069 |
| Percentage1: | 63.44% |
| Nominee2: | Stephen A. Douglas |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Illinois |
| Running Mate2: | Herschel V. Johnson |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,920 |
| Percentage2: | 34.27% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | James Buchanan |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Abraham Lincoln |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Minnesota (1893–1957).svg |
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.
| County | Abraham Lincoln[2] Republican | Stephen Douglas Democratic | John C. Breckinridge Southern Democratic | John Bell[3] 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||