He was the first Republican president and his victory was entirely due to his support in the North and West; no ballots were cast for him in 10 of the 15 Southern slave states, and he won only two of 996 counties in all the Southern states.
Kemenangannya ini sepenuhnya karena kekuatan dukungan di Utara dan Barat; tidak ada suara yang dilemparkan untuknya di 10 dari 15 negara budak Selatan, dan dia memenangkan hanya dua dari 996 kabupaten di seluruh negara-negara Selatan.