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Politics, Augusta County, 1860 Presidential Election Voting by Precinct
Constitutional Union candidate John Bell won Augusta with 66 percent of the vote, while Democrat Stephen Douglas--endorsed
strongly by the local Democratic paper--took 28 percent. John Breckinridge, the strongest pro-slavery candidate, won less
than 6 percent of the Augusta vote.
View Data 
| District |
Bell Votes |
Douglas Votes |
Breckinridge Votes |
Total |
|
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
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| Staunton, Precinct No. 1 |
509 |
59.4 |
300 |
35 |
48 |
5.6 |
857 |
| Staunton, Precinct No. 2 |
171 |
55.9 |
104 |
34 |
31 |
10.1 |
306 |
| Waynesborough |
168 |
59.4 |
102 |
36 |
13 |
4.6 |
283 |
| Churchville |
155 |
86.1 |
20 |
11.1 |
5 |
2.8 |
180 |
| Mt. Sidney |
206 |
61.5 |
121 |
36.1 |
8 |
2.4 |
335 |
| Spring Hill |
56 |
59.6 |
37 |
39.4 |
1 |
1 |
94 |
| Middlebrook |
166 |
73.8 |
28 |
12.4 |
31 |
13.8 |
225 |
| Greenville |
198 |
77.4 |
49 |
19.1 |
9 |
3.5 |
256 |
| Fishersville |
82 |
75.2 |
24 |
22 |
3 |
2.8 |
109 |
| New Hope |
178 |
73 |
61 |
25 |
5 |
2 |
244 |
| Mt. Meridian |
52 |
66.7 |
20 |
25.6 |
6 |
7.7 |
78 |
| Mt. Solon |
176 |
63.8 |
90 |
32.6 |
10 |
3.6 |
276 |
| Deerfield |
82 |
90.1 |
7 |
7.7 |
2 |
2.2 |
91 |
| Craigsville |
71 |
83.5 |
11 |
12.9 |
3 |
3.6 |
85 |
| Newport |
86 |
82.7 |
12 |
11.5 |
6 |
5.8 |
104 |
| Stuart's Draft |
50 |
63.3 |
13 |
16.5 |
16 |
20.2 |
79 |
| Midway |
36 |
70.6 |
13 |
25.5 |
2 |
3.9 |
51 |
| Swoope`s Depot |
27 |
67.5 |
10 |
25 |
3 |
7.5 |
40 |
| Sherando |
50 |
62.5 |
18 |
22.5 |
12 |
15 |
80 |
| Parnassus |
34 |
37 |
54 |
58.7 |
4 |
4.3 |
92 |
| Total for All Districts |
2553 |
66 |
1094 |
28.3 |
218 |
5.7 |
3865 |
Edward L. Ayers and William G. Thomas, III
Politics, Augusta County, 1860 Presidential Election Voting by Precinct
2001.
Points of Analysis to this Data:
 "In Augusta clusters of contiguous precincts gave their support in the 1860 presidential election in similar patterns."
"Whigs accounted for the most visible party activists in Augusta County, but activists in both parties exerted significant
influence."
"Precincts in Augusta that supported Breckinridge at a high level in 1860 represented the extremes of wealth, as the wealthiest
and the poorest precincts drew more support for Breckinridge than any other precincts."
"The precincts with high Bell support had average household wealth and farm value well below county averages. For these marginal
places a vote for Bell represented a safe course, the least change."
"The Chambersburg newspapers sold a greater range of products than their counterparts in Staunton, and businesses there faced
greater competition as well."
Citation: Key = E135
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