1856 vs 1860 presidential election: swing by state
Nationally the popular vote went from D+12.2 in 1856 to R+10.4 in 1860. 17 of 21 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 9 changed hands.
Every state
Download CSV| State | 1856 | 1860 | Swing | Flipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | D+18.0 | R+52.7 | R+70.7 | Democratic → Republican |
| Delaware | D+52.7 | R+17.1 | R+69.8 | Democratic → Southern Democratic |
| Virginia | D+60.0 | D+8.6 | R+51.4 | Democratic → Constitutional Union |
| Maryland | D+44.7 | D+3.3 | R+41.4 | Whig-American → Southern Democratic |
| Kentucky | D+52.5 | D+16.6 | R+35.9 | Democratic → Constitutional Union |
| California | D+29.6 | R+0.6 | R+30.2 | Democratic → Republican |
| Missouri | D+54.4 | D+25.2 | R+29.2 | |
| Connecticut | R+9.6 | R+32.4 | R+22.8 | |
| Indiana | D+10.3 | R+8.7 | R+19.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| New Jersey | D+18.7 | D+3.7 | R+15.0 | Democratic → Republican |
| Maine | R+25.7 | R+36.9 | R+11.2 | |
| New Hampshire | R+8.0 | R+17.7 | R+9.7 | |
| Illinois | D+3.9 | R+3.5 | R+7.4 | Democratic → Republican |
| Ohio | R+4.3 | R+10.0 | R+5.7 | |
| Iowa | R+8.1 | R+11.9 | R+3.8 | |
| Wisconsin | R+11.8 | R+13.9 | R+2.0 | |
| Massachusetts | R+40.5 | R+42.5 | R+1.9 | |
| Michigan | R+15.6 | R+15.1 | D+0.5 | |
| Vermont | R+57.2 | R+56.2 | D+1.0 | |
| Rhode Island | R+24.2 | R+22.4 | D+1.7 | |
| New York | R+13.4 | R+7.4 | D+6.0 |
Margins are Republican share minus Democratic share of all votes counted. Swing is the change in that margin; “R+3” means the state moved three points toward the Republican ticket.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data