Paulding County, presidential election of 1860

Paulding County counted 954 votes for president across 3 candidates in 1860. 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 (Republican) with 52.32%, a 10.0-point margin over Stephen A. Douglas. The country elected Abraham Lincoln.

Against the state

Paulding County's lean, the Republican share minus the Democratic share, was R+17.1 against Ohio's R+10.0: 7.1 points more Republican than Ohio. It ranked 33rd of 88 counties from most Republican to most Democratic.

Since 1856

From 1856 to 1860 the county's lean moved 31.6 points toward the Democrats, from R+48.7 to R+17.1.

Matched

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

Not yet researched

• Every presidential election in Paulding County
• The politics chapter of Paulding County
• Ohio's 1860 result
• Ohio in presidential elections since 1804

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 1860 United States presidential election in Ohio

1. 1860 United States presidential election in Ohio · Wikipedia · 1860-11-06 · accessed 2026-09-18 · CC BY-SA 4.0