1860 Census and Summaries
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.