1864 vs 1868 presidential election: swing by state
Nationally the popular vote went from R+10.2 in 1864 to R+5.4 in 1868. 11 of 25 states moved toward the Republican ticket and 3 changed hands.
Every state
Download CSV| State | 1864 | 1868 | Swing | Flipped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | R+24.4 | R+33.4 | R+9.0 | |
| Maine | R+18.3 | R+24.8 | R+6.5 | |
| New Hampshire | R+5.1 | R+10.5 | R+5.3 | |
| Vermont | R+52.2 | R+57.1 | R+4.9 | |
| New Jersey | D+5.7 | D+1.8 | R+3.9 | |
| Minnesota | R+18.0 | R+21.6 | R+3.6 | |
| Michigan | R+10.7 | R+14.0 | R+3.3 | |
| Illinois | R+8.8 | R+11.4 | R+2.6 | |
| Pennsylvania | R+3.5 | R+4.4 | R+0.9 | |
| Wisconsin | R+11.8 | R+12.5 | R+0.7 | |
| Connecticut | R+2.7 | R+3.1 | R+0.3 | |
| New York | R+0.9 | D+1.2 | D+2.1 | Republican → Democratic |
| Indiana | R+7.0 | R+2.8 | D+4.2 | |
| Iowa | R+28.2 | R+23.8 | D+4.4 | |
| Ohio | R+12.7 | R+8.0 | D+4.7 | |
| Massachusetts | R+44.4 | R+39.5 | D+4.9 | |
| Oregon | R+7.8 | D+0.7 | D+8.5 | Republican → Democratic |
| Nevada | R+19.7 | R+10.8 | D+8.9 | |
| Kentucky | D+39.7 | D+49.1 | D+9.4 | |
| Delaware | D+3.6 | D+18.0 | D+14.4 | |
| California | R+17.2 | R+0.5 | D+16.7 | |
| West Virginia | R+36.5 | R+17.7 | D+18.8 | |
| Kansas | R+61.4 | R+37.7 | D+23.8 | |
| Missouri | R+39.4 | R+13.9 | D+25.5 | |
| Maryland | R+10.2 | D+34.4 | D+44.6 | Republican → Democratic |
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