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.
| District |
Bell Votes |
Douglas Votes |
Breckinridge Votes |
Total |
|
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
|
| 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 |
Source: Staunton Spectator, November 13, 1860, page 2.
