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Tuesday, November 8, 1864

1864 presidential election results

Abraham Lincoln (Republican) and running mate Andrew Johnson won with 212 electoral votes and 55.1% of the popular vote.

Tipping-point state: Illinois, R+8.8 (nation R+10.2). It delivered electoral vote number 117 for the winner. What is a tipping-point state?

Nominees
CandidateRunning matePartyElectoral votesPopular voteShareStates won
Abraham Lincoln Won Andrew Johnson Republican 212 2,220,84655.10% 22
George McClellan George Pendleton Democratic 21 1,809,44544.90% 3
Total popular votes counted4,030,983

Electoral College map

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AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCalifornia: Abraham Lincoln +17.2 (5 EV)ColoradoConnecticut: Abraham Lincoln +2.8 (6 EV)Delaware: George McClellan +3.6 (3 EV)District of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinois: Abraham Lincoln +8.8 (16 EV)Indiana: Abraham Lincoln +7.0 (13 EV)Iowa: Abraham Lincoln +28.2 (8 EV)Kansas: Abraham Lincoln +61.4 (3 EV)Kentucky: George McClellan +39.7 (11 EV)LouisianaMaine: Abraham Lincoln +18.3 (7 EV)Maryland: Abraham Lincoln +10.2 (7 EV)Massachusetts: Abraham Lincoln +44.4 (12 EV)Michigan: Abraham Lincoln +10.7 (8 EV)Minnesota: Abraham Lincoln +18.0 (4 EV)MississippiMissouri: Abraham Lincoln +39.4 (11 EV)MontanaNebraskaNevada: Abraham Lincoln +19.7 (2 EV)New Hampshire: Abraham Lincoln +5.1 (5 EV)New Jersey: George McClellan +5.7 (7 EV)New MexicoNew York: Abraham Lincoln +0.9 (33 EV)North CarolinaNorth DakotaOhio: Abraham Lincoln +12.7 (21 EV)OklahomaOregon: Abraham Lincoln +7.8 (3 EV)Pennsylvania: Abraham Lincoln +3.5 (26 EV)Rhode Island: Abraham Lincoln +24.4 (4 EV)South CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermont: Abraham Lincoln +52.2 (5 EV)VirginiaWashingtonWest Virginia: Abraham Lincoln +36.5 (5 EV)Wisconsin: Abraham Lincoln +11.8 (8 EV)WyomingVermont: Abraham Lincoln +52.2 (5 EV)New Hampshire: Abraham Lincoln +5.1 (5 EV)Massachusetts: Abraham Lincoln +44.4 (12 EV)Rhode Island: Abraham Lincoln +24.4 (4 EV)Connecticut: Abraham Lincoln +2.8 (6 EV)New Jersey: George McClellan +5.7 (7 EV)Delaware: George McClellan +3.6 (3 EV)Maryland: Abraham Lincoln +10.2 (7 EV)District of Columbia
Tap a state for its full result. Shading shows the winning margin.

Margin:<55–1010–2020+points. Grey: no popular vote / no data.

Eleven Confederate states did not participate in the election because of the Civil War.

Results by state

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State Abraham Lincoln George McClellan MarginEVTotal votes
California 58.6% 5 41.4% 17.2 5 105,890
Connecticut 51.4% 6 48.6% 2.8 6 86,958
Delaware 48.2% 51.8% 3 3.6 3 16,922
Illinois 54.4% 16 45.6% 8.8 16 348,236
Indiana 53.5% 13 46.5% 7.0 13 280,117
Iowa 64.1% 8 35.9% 28.2 8 138,025
Kansas 79.2% 3 17.8% 61.4 3 21,580
Kentucky 30.2% 69.8% 11 39.7 11 92,088
Maine 59.2% 7 40.8% 18.3 7 115,099
Maryland 55.1% 7 44.9% 10.2 7 72,892
Massachusetts 72.2% 12 27.8% 44.4 12 175,493
Michigan 55.3% 8 44.7% 10.7 8 160,023
Minnesota 59.0% 4 40.9% 18.0 4 42,433
Missouri 69.7% 11 30.3% 39.4 11 104,346
Nevada 59.8% 2 40.2% 19.7 2 16,420
New Hampshire 52.6% 5 47.4% 5.1 5 69,630
New Jersey 47.2% 52.8% 7 5.7 7 128,744
New York 50.5% 33 49.5% 0.9 33 730,721
Ohio 56.4% 21 43.6% 12.7 21 471,283
Oregon 53.9% 3 46.1% 7.8 3 18,350
Pennsylvania 51.7% 26 48.3% 3.5 26 572,707
Rhode Island 62.2% 4 37.8% 24.4 4 23,067
Vermont 76.1% 5 23.9% 52.2 5 55,740
West Virginia 68.2% 5 31.8% 36.5 5 34,877
Wisconsin 55.9% 8 44.1% 11.8 8 149,342

Shares are of the votes counted for president; bold numbers are electoral votes won. Margin is the winner’s lead over the runner-up in points.

Closest states in 1864

  1. New York Abraham Lincoln by 6,749 votes (0.92 pts)
  2. Connecticut Abraham Lincoln by 2,388 votes (2.75 pts)
  3. Pennsylvania Abraham Lincoln by 20,075 votes (3.51 pts)
  4. Delaware George McClellan by 612 votes (3.62 pts)
  5. New Hampshire Abraham Lincoln by 3,562 votes (5.12 pts)
  6. New Jersey George McClellan by 7,296 votes (5.67 pts)
  7. Indiana Abraham Lincoln by 19,657 votes (7.02 pts)
  8. Oregon Abraham Lincoln by 1,431 votes (7.80 pts)

Flipped since 1860

  • Delaware: Southern Democratic → Democratic (3 EV)
  • Kentucky: Constitutional Union → Democratic (11 EV)
  • Maryland: Southern Democratic → Republican (7 EV)
  • Missouri: Democratic → Republican (11 EV)
  • New Jersey: Republican → Democratic (7 EV)

Swing in every state, 1860 to 1864 →

Source: 1864

Questions and answers

Who won the 1864 presidential election?

Abraham Lincoln (Republican) won the 1864 election with 212 electoral votes, with Andrew Johnson as vice president.

How many electoral votes did each candidate win in 1864?

Abraham Lincoln 212; George McClellan 21 (out of 233).

Who won the popular vote in 1864?

Abraham Lincoln received the most popular votes: 2,220,846 (55.1%) of 4,030,983 counted.

What was the closest state in 1864?

New York, which Abraham Lincoln won by 6,749 votes (0.92 points).

Which states flipped in 1864?

Compared with 1860, 5 states changed party: Delaware (to Democratic), Kentucky (to Democratic), Maryland (to Republican), Missouri (to Republican) and New Jersey (to Democratic).

What was the tipping-point state in 1864?

Illinois. Ranking the states by the winner's margin, it delivered electoral vote number 117; it voted Republican by 8.8 points, against Republican by 10.2 points nationally.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data

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