1848 United States presidential election in Alabama

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1848 United States presidential election in Alabama
Flag of Alabama.svg
  1844 November 7, 1848 1852  
  Unsuccessful 1848.jpg Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg
Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor
Party Democratic Whig
Home state Michigan Louisiana
Running mate William O. Butler Millard Fillmore
Electoral vote90
Popular vote31,17330,482
Percentage50.56%49.43%

Alabama Presidential Election Results 1848.svg
County Results

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

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

Contents

Alabama voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor. Cass won Alabama by a narrow margin of 1.12%.

Results

1848 United States presidential election in Alabama [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lewis Cass 31,173 50.56%
Whig Zachary Taylor 30,48249.43%
Other Write-ins 4 [lower-alpha 1] 0.01%
Total votes61,659 100%

Results By County

1848 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (By County) [3]
CountyLewis Cass

Democratic

Zachary Taylor

Whig

Total Votes Cast
#%#%
Autauga 47146.00%55354.00%1,024
Baldwin 13357.08%10042.92%233
Barbour 61433.75%1,20566.25%1,819
Benton 1,27269.21%56630.79%1,838
Bibb 41646.74%47453.26%890
Blount 52679.70%13420.30%660
Butler 27726.41%77273.59%1,049
Chambers 68934.24%1,32365.76%2,012
Cherokee 92159.38%63040.62%1,551
Choctaw 27842.70%37357.30%651
Clarke 32773.15%12026.85%447
Coffee 17447.54%19252.46%366
Conecuh 23135.16%42664.84%657
Coosa 88358.52%62641.48%1,509
Covington 9227.06%24872.94%340
Dale 55560.13%36839.87%923
Dallas 61841.81%86058.19%1,478
DeKalb 65071.66%25728.34%907
Fayette 84175.56%27224.44%1,113
Franklin 79560.92%51039.08%1,305
Greene 71239.56%1,08860.44%1,800
Henry 49649.60%50450.40%1,000
Jackson 1,58992.12%1367.88%1,725
Jefferson 38557.21%28842.79%673
Lauderdale 77252.62%69547.38%1,467
Lawrence 65649.73%66350.27%1,319
Limestone 83369.01%37430.99%1,207
Lowndes 43436.32%76163.68%1,195
Macon 53226.65%1,46473.35%1,996
Madison 1,38574.86%46525.14%1,850
Marengo 55342.80%73957.20%1,292
Marion 51472.70%19327.30%707
Marshall 70874.21%24625.79%954
Mobile 1,07344.86%1,31955.14%2,392
Monroe 21631.08%47968.92%695
Montgomery 66936.26%1,17663.74%1,845
Morgan 33548.13%36151.87%696
Perry 63143.31%82656.69%1,457
Pickens 93147.14%1,04452.86%1,975
Pike 66341.49%93558.51%1,598
Randolph 77062.55%46137.45%1,231
Russell 57737.30%97062.70%1,547
Shelby 36839.78%55760.22%925
St. Clair 45675.25%15024.75%606
Sumter 77148.46%82051.54%1,591
Talladega 82048.55%86951.45%1,689
Tallapoosa 92048.63%97251.37%1,892
Tuscaloosa 69441.56%97658.44%1,670
Walker 38362.38%23137.62%614
Washington 8554.14%7245.86%157
Wilcox 47942.84%63957.16%1,118
Totals31,17350.56%30,48249.44%61,655

See also

Notes

  1. Write-in votes are only given as a statewide total, and are not included in most county manuscripts

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References

  1. "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  2. "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  3. Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN   978-0-7864-6422-7.