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It varied depending on how the war was going at any given moment. During his first term, the south was winning many battles, and looked like it might even win the war, so his approval rating fell drastically, until just before the actual voting, where a string of union victories carried him back into the white house.

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Abraham Lincoln was a popular president in the Northern states. The Southern states opposed him so strongly that they seceded almost as soon as he was elected.

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Lincoln had many admirers and detractors, but generally he had more detractors. Hope this helps!

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