Interesting only to me, perhaps

Isn't it interesting that in the election of 1860, Vice-President John C. Breckinridge polled more votes in Massachusetts (6,163, 3.6%) and Maine (6,368, 6.3%), than Illinois (2,331, 0.7%), Iowa (1,035, 0.8%), Michigan (805, 0.5%), Minnesota (748, 2.1%), and Wisconsin (887, 0.6%) combined? He polled no votes at all in Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey (probably because the ballots did not include his name), but got 218 in Vermont, 2,125 in New Hampshire, and whopping 14,372 (19.2%, just barely beaten by Douglas) in Connecticut. In fact, Breck polled a higher percentage of votes in CT than either Indiana or Missouri. So, which is really the abolitionist homeland, New England or the Old Northwest?

Just thought you'd like to know. Maybe.