1848 United States presidential election in New York

The 1848 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

1848 United States presidential election in New York [1]

← 1844 November 7, 1848 1852 →
Turnout79.6%[2] Decrease 12.5 pp
 
Nominee Zachary Taylor Martin Van Buren Lewis Cass
Party Whig Free Soil Democratic
Home state Louisiana New York Michigan
Running mate Millard Fillmore Charles F. Adams William O. Butler
Electoral vote 36 0 0
Popular vote 218,603 123,128 114,320
Percentage 47.93% 26.43% 25.07%

County Results

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

New York voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren and Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won New York by a margin of 21.51% over Van Buren. As of 2020, Van Buren's performance remains the best ever by a third-party candidate in New York presidential election history.[3] With 27% of the popular vote, New York was Van Buren's fourth strongest state after Vermont, Massachusetts and Wisconsin.[4]

Results

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1848 United States presidential election in New York[5]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 218,583 47.94% 36 100.00%
Free Soil Martin Van Buren of New York Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts 120,497 26.43% 0 0.00%
Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O. Butler of Kentucky 114,319 25.07% 0 0.00%
Liberty Gerrit Smith of New York Charles C. Foote of Michigan 2,545 0.56% 0 0.00%
Total 455,944 100.00% 36 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Burnham, Walter Dean (1955). Presidential ballots, 1836-1892. Internet Archive. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press.
  2. ^ Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  3. ^ Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History, p. 441 ISBN 0313257957
  4. ^ "1848 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - New York". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved March 17, 2015.