In the 1860 election, it was because the Democratic Party had split into two wings (North and South), so the Republican candidate was bound to win.
In the 1864 election, which he had expected to lose owing to war-weariness in the North, he was saved by timely battlefield victories in September 1864 (Atlanta, Mobile and Cedar Creek).
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Because he won the Northern vote, and only 2 countries in the South.
55.03% of the nationwide popular vote in the 1864 U.S. Presidential Election was in favor of Abraham Lincoln.
The Democratic Party played a significant role in Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 by splitting into Northern and Southern factions. The split allowed Lincoln to win the presidency with a majority of electoral votes despite only receiving 40% of the popular vote. The Democratic Party's division over the issue of slavery, with Southern Democrats supporting pro-slavery policies, weakened their overall support and helped Lincoln secure victory. Additionally, the presence of multiple candidates in the election further divided the Democratic vote, benefiting Lincoln and the Republican Party.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the only Presidential candidate in U.S. history to win the electoral vote despite winning less than 40% of the popular vote. The only other person to become U.S. President with less than 40% of the popular vote was John Quincy Adams in 1824, but he did not win the electoral vote.
There were four candidates running for Presidency in 1860. Lincoln won against them with 40% of the popular vote. This included Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas a Northern democrat.
yes. IMPROVEMENT. No he didn't. In Arkansas won Breckinridge.
He did not win a single electoral vote from any states in the South. He won zero elections in the South.
Well he ran twice, his first election he won by a popular vote of 39.8% and an electoral vote of 180. His second term, a popular vote of 55% and an electoral vote of 212.
It raised Northern morale and helped Lincoln win re-election.
The Democrat Party had split into two factions - Northern and Southern. So the Republicans were bound to win.
It was the unexpected Northern win at Antietam that enabled Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation without making it look like a desperate measure.