See main article: 1860 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi |
| Country: | Mississippi |
| Flag Year: | 1846 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Mississippi |
| Previous Year: | 1856 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1860 |
| Next Election: | 1872 United States presidential election in Mississippi |
| Next Year: | 1872 |
| Image1: | John C Breckinridge-04775-restored.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John C. Breckinridge |
| Party1: | Southern Democratic (United States) |
| Home State1: | Kentucky |
| Running Mate1: | Joseph Lane |
| Electoral Vote1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 40,768 |
| Percentage1: | 59.00% |
| Nominee2: | John Bell |
| Party2: | Constitutional Union Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Tennessee |
| Running Mate2: | Edward Everett |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 25,045 |
| Percentage2: | 36.25% |
| Map Size: | 205px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | James Buchanan |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Abraham Lincoln |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1860 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Mississippi was won by the Southern Democratic candidate 14th Vice President of the United States John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky and his running mate Senator Joseph Lane of Oregon. They defeated the Constitutional Union candidate Senator John Bell of Tennessee and running mate 15th Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett as well as the Democratic candidate 15th Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois) and his running mate 41st Governor of Georgia Herschel V. Johnson. Breckinridge won the state by a margin of 22.75%.
The Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in the state.
| John C. BreckinridgeSouthern Democratic | John BellConstitutional Union | Stephen A. DouglasDemocratic | Total Votes Cast | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| 376 | 38.29% | 448 | 45.62% | 158 | 16.09% | 982 | |||||||||
| 427 | 52.52% | 383 | 47.11% | 3 | 0.37% | 813 | |||||||||
| 1,030 | 66.03% | 525 | 33.65% | 5 | 0.32% | 1,560 | |||||||||
| Bolivar | 218 | 43.00% | 277 | 54.64% | 12 | 2.37% | 507 | ||||||||
| 791 | 65.92% | 355 | 29.58% | 54 | 4.50% | 1,200 | |||||||||
| 1,185 | 59.73% | 788 | 39.72% | 11 | 0.55% | 1,984 | |||||||||
| Claiborne | 421 | 59.30% | 263 | 37.04% | 26 | 3.66% | 710 | ||||||||
| 904 | 68.33% | 343 | 25.93% | 76 | 5.74% | 1,323 | |||||||||
| 1,071 | 65.23% | 538 | 32.76% | 33 | 2.01% | 1,642 | |||||||||
| 1,336 | 66.70% | 642 | 32.05% | 25 | 1.25% | 2,003 | |||||||||
| 157 | 38.48% | 210 | 51.47% | 41 | 10.05% | 408 | |||||||||
| 1,052 | 65.59% | 538 | 33.54% | 14 | 0.87% | 1,604 | |||||||||
| 391 | 77.43% | 106 | 20.99% | 8 | 1.58% | 505 | |||||||||
| 745 | 37.42% | 845 | 42.44% | 401 | 20.14% | 1,991 | |||||||||
| 335 | 67.81% | 156 | 31.58% | 3 | 0.61% | 494 | |||||||||
| 250 | 84.75% | 45 | 15.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 295 | |||||||||
| 257 | 84.54% | 47 | 15.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 304 | |||||||||
| Harrison | 460 | 83.94% | 88 | 16.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 548 | ||||||||
| 1,615 | 58.56% | 1,103 | 39.99% | 40 | 1.45% | 2,758 | |||||||||
| 784 | 55.25% | 626 | 44.12% | 9 | 0.63% | 1,419 | |||||||||
| Issaquena | 104 | 42.80% | 133 | 54.73% | 6 | 2.47% | 243 | ||||||||
| 1,684 | 68.07% | 727 | 29.39% | 63 | 2.55% | 2,474 | |||||||||
| 216 | 83.72% | 25 | 9.69% | 17 | 6.59% | 258 | |||||||||
| 712 | 65.26% | 361 | 33.09% | 18 | 1.65% | 1,091 | |||||||||
| 333 | 51.39% | 266 | 41.05% | 49 | 7.56% | 648 | |||||||||
| 264 | 73.33% | 96 | 26.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 360 | |||||||||
| 689 | 54.81% | 499 | 39.70% | 69 | 5.49% | 1,257 | |||||||||
| 1,034 | 55.47% | 686 | 36.80% | 144 | 7.73% | 1,864 | |||||||||
| Lauderdale | 951 | 65.77% | 353 | 24.41% | 142 | 9.82% | 1,446 | ||||||||
| 840 | 84.76% | 146 | 14.73% | 5 | 0.50% | 991 | |||||||||
| 690 | 65.09% | 368 | 34.72% | 2 | 0.19% | 1,060 | |||||||||
| 929 | 56.61% | 676 | 41.19% | 36 | 2.19% | 1,641 | |||||||||
| 627 | 53.68% | 524 | 44.86% | 17 | 1.46% | 1,168 | |||||||||
| 298 | 88.96% | 35 | 10.45% | 2 | 0.60% | 335 | |||||||||
| 1,149 | 45.67% | 1,098 | 43.64% | 269 | 10.69% | 2,516 | |||||||||
| 1,273 | 65.82% | 612 | 31.64% | 49 | 2.53% | 1,934 | |||||||||
| 732 | 80.97% | 162 | 17.92% | 10 | 1.11% | 904 | |||||||||
| 684 | 73.55% | 217 | 23.33% | 29 | 3.12% | 930 | |||||||||
| 701 | 58.42% | 442 | 36.83% | 57 | 4.75% | 1,200 | |||||||||
| 746 | 72.78% | 259 | 25.27% | 20 | 1.95% | 1,025 | |||||||||
| 551 | 38.34% | 700 | 48.71% | 186 | 12.94% | 1,437 | |||||||||
| 201 | 64.42% | 105 | 33.65% | 6 | 1.92% | 312 | |||||||||
| 831 | 78.99% | 221 | 21.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,052 | |||||||||
| 1,512 | 56.08% | 845 | 31.34% | 339 | 12.57% | 2,696 | |||||||||
| 676 | 56.71% | 505 | 42.37% | 11 | 0.92% | 1,192 | |||||||||
| 693 | 69.30% | 299 | 29.90% | 8 | 0.80% | 1,000 | |||||||||
| 370 | 72.69% | 136 | 26.72% | 3 | 0.59% | 509 | |||||||||
| 517 | 68.39% | 234 | 30.95% | 5 | 0.66% | 756 | |||||||||
| 173 | 55.45% | 138 | 44.23% | 1 | 0.32% | 312 | |||||||||
| 285 | 48.63% | 266 | 45.39% | 35 | 5.97% | 586 | |||||||||
| 1,456 | 57.41% | 826 | 32.57% | 254 | 10.02% | 2,536 | |||||||||
| Tishomingo | 1,748 | 50.48% | 1,412 | 40.77% | 303 | 8.75% | 3,463 | ||||||||
| 122 | 45.02% | 140 | 51.66% | 9 | 3.32% | 271 | |||||||||
| 580 | 39.22% | 816 | 55.17% | 83 | 5.61% | 1,479 | |||||||||
| Washington | 180 | 47.24% | 201 | 52.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 381 | ||||||||
| 180 | 62.07% | 110 | 37.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 290 | |||||||||
| 404 | 53.02% | 324 | 42.52% | 34 | 4.46% | 762 | |||||||||
| 800 | 72.60% | 299 | 27.13% | 3 | 0.27% | 1,102 | |||||||||
| 919 | 54.00% | 707 | 41.54% | 76 | 4.47% | 1,702 | |||||||||
| 688 | 48.08% | 739 | 51.64% | 4 | 0.28% | 1,431 | |||||||||
| Total | 40,797 | 59.02% | 25,040 | 36.23% | 3,283 | 4.75% | 69,120 | ||||||||