a majority
a minority
half
none of these
2006-06-27 03:18:39 · 5 answers · asked by Ke Ke 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Lincoln won just under 40% of the popular vote (1.8 million out of 4.68 million). However, he won over 59% of the electoral votes (180 out of 303 - 152 needed to win).
So it depends on which vote you are asking about. He did have a majority of electoral votes, but not popular votes.
2006-06-27 03:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by Milter24 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Minority...
Text book example of how to win an electoral majority without a popular majority. Lincoln captured less than 40% of the popular vote.
2006-06-27 10:23:03 · answer #2 · answered by Hawk996 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lincoln won only 39.8% of the popular vote (1,865,908)
Douglas won 29.5% (1,380,202)
Breckinridge won 18.1% (848,019)
Bell won 12.6% (590,901)
2006-06-27 10:25:04 · answer #3 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a majority
2006-06-27 10:21:28 · answer #4 · answered by fuilui213 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a minority.
2006-06-27 10:21:46 · answer #5 · answered by Maggie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋