See main article: 1860 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Previous Year: | 1856 |
| Next Election: | 1864 United States presidential election in Rhode Island |
| Next Year: | 1864 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 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: | 12,244 |
| Percentage1: | 61.37% |
| Party2: | Fusion |
| Alliance2: | Democratic Southern Democratic Constitutional Union |
| Colour2: | 1E90FF |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,707 |
| Percentage2: | 38.63% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| 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 Rhode Island took place on November 2, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Voters chose four electors of the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Rhode Island was won by Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln, who won by a margin of 22.74%.
| 1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Abraham Lincoln | 12,244 | 61.37% | 4 | |
| Fusion | Stephen A. Douglas / John C. Breckinridge / John Bell | 7,707 | 38.63% | 0 | |
| Totals | 19,951 | 100.0% | 4 | ||
| Abraham LincolnRepublican | Stephen A. Douglas/John C. Breckinridge/John BellFusion | Total Votes cast | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||||
| 667 | 59.08% | 462 | 40.92% | 1,129 | |||||||
| 1,246 | 65.48% | 657 | 34.52% | 1,903 | |||||||
| 1,610 | 64.68% | 879 | 35.32% | 2,489 | |||||||
| 7,202 | 59.63% | 4,875 | 40.37% | 12,077 | |||||||
| 1,519 | 64.56% | 834 | 35.44% | 2,353 | |||||||
| Total | 12,244 | 61.37% | 7,707 | 38.63% | 19,951 | ||||||
With 61.37% of the popular vote, Rhode Island would prove to be Lincoln's fifth strongest state in terms of popular vote percentage in the 1860 election after Vermont, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Maine.[2]
Like New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, Rhode Island was one of the four states that had a fusion ticket for the Democrats, which was supported just by the Northern Democrats but also supporters of Southern Democrats and Constitutional Unionists. However, unlike in the other three states the electors on the Democratic ticket in Rhode Island were pledged solely to Douglas, therefore some sources credit the Democratic popular vote to the Northern Democratic nominee.