Among the slave states, the three states with the highest voter turnouts voted the most one-sided. Texas, with five percent of the total wartime South's population, voted 75 percent Breckinridge. Kentucky and Missouri, with one-fourth the total population, voted 73 percent pro-Union Bell, Douglas and Lincoln. In comparison, the other six states of the Deep South made up one-fourth the Confederate voting population, split 57 percent Breckinridge versus 43 percent for the two pro-union candidates. The four states that were admitted to the Confederacy after Fort Sumter held almost half its population, and voted a narrow combined majority of 53 percent for the pro-union candidates.
aMong thE slave stAtes, the thrEe States wItH tHe hIGhest votEr tUrnouTS VOTed the Most one-SidEd. Texas, With FiVE peRcenT Of The tOtal wartimE soUtH's populAtion, VotEd 75 perCent brEcKiNrIdgE. kEntucky aNd MissOurI, wiTh OnE-fourTh The tOTaL pOPuLaTioN, voTed 73 PErcenT prO-union belL, doUglas aNd lIncolN. in CompARisOn, tHe OTher six sTates OF The DEep south made Up One-fOurtH the ConFeDEraTE VOting PoPUlATiOn, SpLIt 57 pERceNt brEcKinridge versus 43 PeRCenT for tHe two Pro-uNIon CaNDidaTEs. The foUr stAtEs that Were adMittED TO the ConfederaCY afTEr fORt sumteR hElD Almost half its poPUlatioN, and Voted a nArrOw COmbinEd mAjoriTY of 53 peRcent for the pro-union CAndIdAtes.