1864 United States presidential election in Wisconsin explained

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Election Name:	1864 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Country:	United States
Flag Year:	1863
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1860 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Previous Year:	1860
Next Election:	1868 United States presidential election in Wisconsin
Next Year:	1868
Election Date:	November 8, 1864
Image1:	Abraham Lincoln November 1863.jpg
Nominee1:	Abraham Lincoln
Party1:	National Union Party (United States)
Home State1:	Illinois
Running Mate1:	Andrew Johnson
Electoral Vote1:	8
Popular Vote1:	79,564
Percentage1:	55.31%
Nominee2:	George B. McClellan
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	New Jersey
Running Mate2:	George H. Pendleton
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	63,876
Percentage2:	44.40%
Map Size:	315px
President
Before Election:	Abraham Lincoln
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Abraham Lincoln
After Party:	National Union Party (United States)

The 1864 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Wisconsin would be won by the National Union Party candidate, incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln and his running mate Andrew Johnson.^[1] They defeated the Democratic candidate George B. McClellan and his running mate George H. Pendleton. Lincoln won the state by a margin of 13.20%.

This was the last election until 1912 in which a Democrat carried Lafayette County.

Results

+ General Election Results^[2]	Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	National Union	Abraham Lincoln	William W. Field	79,564
	National Union	Abraham Lincoln	Henry L. Blood	79,562
	National Union	Abraham Lincoln	George C. Northrop	79,357
	National Union	Abraham Lincoln	Allen Warden	79,355
	National Union	Abraham Lincoln	Alexander S. McDill	79,328
	National Union	Abraham Lincoln	Henry F. Belitz	79,270
	National Union	Abraham Lincoln	Henry J. Turner	79,250
	National Union	Abraham Lincoln	Jonathan Bowman	79,225
	Democratic Party	George B. McClellan	Theodore Rudolf	63,876
	Democratic Party	George B. McClellan	Randall Wilcox	63,875
	Democratic Party	George B. McClellan	Isaac W. Webster	63,838
	Democratic Party	George B. McClellan	Frederick W. Horn	63,810
	Democratic Party	George B. McClellan	Charles Morgan	63,770
	Democratic Party	George B. McClellan	Garrit T. Thorne	63,686
	Democratic Party	George B. McClellan	J. Stephens Tripp	63,606
	Democratic Party	George B. McClellan	Harvey T. Ramsey	63,451
	Write-in		Scattering	418
Votes cast				143,858

Results by county

County	Abraham Lincoln Republican		George B. McClellan Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%
	Adams		582		72.48%		221		27.52%		361		44.96%		803
	Ashland		14		32.56%		29		67.44%		-15		-34.88%		43
	Brown		730		36.21%		1,286		63.79%		-556		-27.58%		2,016
	Buffalo		597		67.76%		284		32.24%		313		35.53%		881
	Calumet		444		38.21%		718		61.79%		-274		-23.58%		1,162
	Chippewa		205		41.16%		293		58.84%		-88		-17.67%		498
	Clark		171		78.08%		48		21.92%		123		56.16%		219
	Columbia		2,652		64.14%		1,483		35.86%		1,169		28.27%		4,135
	Crawford		711		47.49%		786		52.51%		-75		-5.01%		1,497
	Dane		4,018		51.34%		3,809		48.66%		209		2.67%		7,827
	Dodge		3,226		40.71%		4,698		59.29%		-1,472		-18.58%		7,924
	Door		244		63.38%		75		19.48%		169		43.90%		385
	Douglas		37		35.58%		67		64.42%		-30		-28.85%		104
	Dunn		505		56.93%		251		28.30%		254		28.64%		887
	Eau Claire		515		58.72%		362		41.28%		153		17.45%		877
	Fond du Lac		3,483		51.30%		3,306		48.70%		177		2.61%		6,789
	Grant		3,244		67.51%		1,561		32.49%		1,683		35.03%		4,805
	Green		2,017		64.56%		1,107		35.44%		910		29.13%		3,124
	Green Lake		1,441		74.01%		506		25.99%		935		48.02%		1,947
	Iowa		1,282		47.38%		1,424		52.62%		-142		-5.25%		2,706
	Jackson		680		76.66%		207		23.34%		473		53.33%		887
	Jefferson		2,157		44.03%		2,742		55.97%		-585		-11.94%		4,899
	Juneau		776		53.04%		687		46.96%		89		6.08%		1,463
	Kenosha		1,318		59.99%		879		40.01%		439		19.98%		2,197
	Kewaunee		157		17.25%		753		82.75%		-596		-65.49%		910
	La Crosse		1,531		62.93%		902		37.07%		629		25.85%		2,433
	La Pointe		15		40.54%		22		59.46%		-7		-18.92%		37
	Lafayette		1,469		46.21%		1,710		53.79%		-241		-7.58%		3,179
	Manitowoc		1,179		34.40%		2,248		65.60%		-1,069		-31.19%		3,427
	Marathon		136		20.51%		527		79.49%		-391		-58.97%		663
	Marquette		437		40.24%		649		59.76%		-212		-19.52%		1,086
	Milwaukee		3,175		31.60%		6,874		68.40%		-3,699		-36.81%		10,049
	Monroe		1,160		64.12%		649		35.88%		511		28.25%		1,809
	Oconto		291		61.78%		178		37.79%		113		23.99%		471
	Outagamie		651		39.70%		989		60.30%		-338		-20.61%		1,640
	Ozaukee		243		10.59%		2,050		89.36%		-1,807		-78.77%		2,294
	Pepin		273		69.64%		119		30.36%		154		39.29%		392
	Pierce		656		66.80%		326		33.20%		330		33.60%		982
	Polk		176		62.19%		107		37.81%		69		24.38%		283
	Portage		704		69.36%		311		30.64%		393		38.72%		1,015
	Racine		2,034		55.30%		1,644		44.70%		390		10.60%		3,678
	Richland		1,020		61.00%		652		39.00%		368		22.01%		1,672
	Rock		4,367		74.03%		1,532		25.97%		2,835		48.06%		5,899
	Sauk		2,076		67.82%		985		32.18%		1,091		35.64%		3,061
	Shawano		134		58.01%		97		41.99%		37		16.02%		231
	Sheboygan		1,958		47.26%		2,185		52.74%		-227		-5.48%		4,143
	St. Croix		594		44.90%		511		38.62%		83		6.27%		1,323
	Trempealeau		573		80.25%		141		19.75%		432		60.50%		714
	Vernon		1,336		74.85%		449		25.15%		887		49.69%		1,785
	Walworth		3,455		74.35%		1,192		25.65%		2,263		48.70%		4,647
	Washington		658		18.37%		2,923		81.63%		-2,265		-63.25%		3,581
	Waukesha		2,009		47.78%		2,196		52.22%		-187		-4.45%		4,205
	Waupaca		1,139		67.84%		540		32.16%		599		35.68%		1,679
	Waushara		1,053		78.88%		282		21.12%		771		57.75%		1,335
	Winnebago		2,923		62.26%		1,772		37.74%		1,151		24.52%		4,695
	Wood		247		49.90%		248		50.10%		-1		-0.20%		495
	Soldiers		11,372		82.41%		2,428		17.59%		8,944		64.81%		13,800
Total	79,564	55.31%	63,876	44.40%	15,688	10.91%	143,858

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Ashland
• Calumet
• Chippewa
• Douglas
• Iowa
• Jefferson
• La Pointe
• Manitowoc
• Sheboygan
• Waukesha
• Wood

See also

• United States presidential elections in Wisconsin

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1864 Presidential General Election Results – Wisconsin. August 18, 2016.
2. Wisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the Votes polled at a General Election held in the several towns, wards and election precincts in the State of Wisconsin and by the electors of the State of Wisconsin in the military service of the United States, on Tuesday the Eighth day of November A.D. 1864 for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, State Superintendent, and Members of Congress