1860 vs 1864 presidential election: swing by state
Nationally the popular vote went from R+10.4 in 1860 to R+10.2 in 1864. 8 of 22 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 5 changed hands.
Every state
Download CSV| State | 1860 | 1864 | Swing | Flipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | D+25.2 | R+39.4 | R+64.7 | Democratic → Republican |
| California | R+0.6 | R+17.2 | R+16.7 | |
| Iowa | R+11.9 | R+28.2 | R+16.3 | |
| Maryland | D+3.3 | R+10.2 | R+13.5 | Southern Democratic → Republican |
| Illinois | R+3.5 | R+8.8 | R+5.3 | |
| Ohio | R+10.0 | R+12.7 | R+2.7 | |
| Massachusetts | R+42.5 | R+44.4 | R+2.0 | |
| Rhode Island | R+22.4 | R+24.4 | R+2.0 | |
| Oregon | R+8.6 | R+7.8 | D+0.8 | |
| Indiana | R+8.7 | R+7.0 | D+1.6 | |
| New Jersey | D+3.7 | D+5.7 | D+1.9 | Republican → Democratic |
| Wisconsin | R+13.9 | R+11.8 | D+2.1 | |
| Vermont | R+56.2 | R+52.2 | D+4.0 | |
| Michigan | R+15.1 | R+10.7 | D+4.5 | |
| New York | R+7.4 | R+0.9 | D+6.5 | |
| Minnesota | R+29.2 | R+18.0 | D+11.1 | |
| New Hampshire | R+17.7 | R+5.1 | D+12.5 | |
| Maine | R+36.9 | R+18.3 | D+18.6 | |
| Delaware | R+17.1 | D+3.6 | D+20.7 | Southern Democratic → Democratic |
| Kentucky | D+16.6 | D+39.7 | D+23.1 | Constitutional Union → Democratic |
| Connecticut | R+32.4 | R+2.7 | D+29.6 | |
| Pennsylvania | R+52.7 | R+3.5 | D+49.2 |
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