Lake County, presidential election of 1864

Lake County counted 3,373 votes for president across 2 candidates in 1864. The totals are as certified in the sources below, and every figure on this page is one of them.

Turnout: None found in the records checked

Ohio that year

Ohio went to Abraham Lincoln (National Union) with 56.37%, a 12.7-point margin over George B. McClellan. The country elected Abraham Lincoln.

Against the state

Lake County's lean, the Republican share minus the Democratic share, was R+65.3 against Ohio's R+12.7: 52.5 points more Republican than Ohio. It ranked 3rd of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic.

Since 1860

From 1860 to 1864 the county's lean moved 6.7 points toward the Republicans, from R+58.6 to R+65.3.

Matched

Lake County voted with Ohio and voted for the national winner.

Not yet researched

• Every presidential election in Lake County
• The politics chapter of Lake County
• Ohio's 1864 result
• Ohio in presidential elections since 1804

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 1864 United States presidential election in Ohio

1. 1864 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · 1864-11-08 · accessed 2026-09-18 · CC BY-SA 4.0