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Quantifying the Election of 1860: Map Analysis Activity

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Four candidates, one broken country. Students analyze the results of the 1860 presidential election to see how the regions voted, then write a headline or social media post about what the results meant for a nation on the edge of civil war.


What’s inside

  • An election results map and candidate vote table

  • Four analysis questions, including a “do the math” question about a united Democratic ticket, regional voting patterns, Lincoln’s absence from some Southern ballots, and what the election reveals about the country’s divisions

  • A creative task: a headline plus a short article or social media post from a chosen point of view (a northern Republican, a northern Democrat, or a southern Democrat)

  • An answer key for the four analysis questions


Details: 45-60 minutes | Grades 8-12 | PDF, 4 pages

Also part of the Unit 5: Civil War & Reconstruction plan.

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