1848 United States presidential election in Missouri

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1848 United States presidential election in Missouri
Flag of Missouri.svg
  1844 November 7, 1848 1852  
  LewisCass2.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 vote70
Popular vote40,07732,671
Percentage55.09%44.91%

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

Contents

Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor. Cass won Missouri by a margin of 10.18%.

Results

1848 United States presidential election in Missouri [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lewis Cass 40,077 55.09%
Whig Zachary Taylor 32,67144.91%
Total votes72,748 100%

Results by County

1848 United States Presidential Election in Missouri (By County) [2]
CountyLewis Cass

Democratic

Zachary Taylor

Whig

Total Votes Cast
#%#%
Adair 20064.52%11035.48%310
Andrew 68964.21%38435.79%1,073
Atchison 13663.85%7736.15%213
Audrain 16647.29%18552.71%351
Barry 21779.78%5520.22%272
Bates 18656.02%14643.98%332
Benton 38264.75%20835.25%590
Boone 58834.79%1,10265.21%1,690
Buchanan 1,06160.11%70439.89%1,765
Caldwell 16856.76%12843.24%296
Callaway 63142.64%84957.36%1,480
Camden 28264.53%15535.47%437
Cape Girardeau 70959.38%48540.62%1,194
Carroll 29852.84%26647.16%564
Cedar 27170.03%11629.97%387
Chariton 57758.22%41441.78%991
Clark 24246.01%28453.99%526
Clay 41840.04%62659.96%1,044
Clinton 28549.57%29050.43%575
Cole 53165.72%27734.28%808
Cooper 63343.78%81356.22%1,446
Crawford 27551.02%26448.98%539
Dade 30664.83%16635.17%472
Dallas 28372.94%10527.06%388
Daviess 35857.10%26942.90%627
DeKalb 14679.78%3720.22%183
Dunklin 4250.00%4250.00%84
Franklin 68066.73%33933.27%1,019
Gasconade 34980.05%8719.95%436
Gentry 39672.26%15227.74%548
Greene 82567.29%40132.71%1,226
Grundy 18745.39%22554.61%412
Harrison 14469.57%6330.43%207
Henry 23946.59%27453.41%513
Hickory 22469.57%9830.43%322
Holt 24862.63%14837.37%396
Howard 88852.58%80147.42%1,689
Jackson 95457.85%69542.15%1,649
Jasper 29464.62%16135.38%455
Jefferson 31155.83%24644.17%557
Johnson 45157.45%33442.55%785
Knox 19750.13%19649.87%393
Lafayette 58539.00%91561.00%1,500
Lawrence 37468.75%17031.25%544
Lewis 47950.00%47950.00%958
Lincoln 69655.59%55644.41%1,252
Linn 29756.36%23043.64%527
Livingston 37365.67%19534.33%568
Macon 47056.63%36043.37%830
Madison 37762.01%23137.99%608
Marion 79743.24%1,04656.76%1,843
Mercer 18355.96%14444.04%327
Miller 37383.07%7616.93%449
Mississippi 18156.74%13843.26%319
Moniteau 46674.32%16125.68%627
Monroe 56141.01%80758.99%1,368
Montgomery 18632.92%37967.08%565
Morgan 34267.19%16732.81%509
New Madrid 16834.22%32365.78%491
Newton 46174.12%16125.88%622
Nodaway 14877.49%4322.51%191
Oregon 11194.07%75.93%118
Osage 31277.23%9222.77%404
Ozark 11374.34%3925.66%152
Perry 38954.71%32245.29%711
Pettis 26553.54%23046.46%495
Pike 78449.71%79350.29%1,577
Platte 1,49457.55%1,10242.45%2,596
Polk 51669.08%23130.92%747
Pulaski 24166.03%12433.97%365
Putnam 12061.86%7438.14%194
Ralls 29942.96%39757.04%696
Randolph 50845.56%60754.44%1,115
Ray 62655.15%50944.85%1,135
Reynolds 14887.57%2112.43%169
Ripley 15491.67%148.33%168
Saline 43844.97%53655.03%974
Schuyler 19248.48%20451.52%396
Scotland 24064.69%13135.31%371
Scott 21759.62%14740.38%364
Shannon 5460.67%3539.33%89
Shelby 26360.05%17539.95%438
St. Charles 56954.40%47745.60%1,046
St. Clair 26363.99%14836.01%411
St. Francois 27449.02%28550.98%559
St. Louis 4,77849.74%4,82750.26%9,605
Ste. Genevieve 16854.19%14245.81%310
Stoddard 19666.89%9733.11%293
Sullivan 25061.88%15438.12%404
Taney 32585.75%5414.25%379
Texas 18569.55%8130.45%266
Van Buren 42060.87%27039.13%690
Warren 33648.91%35151.09%687
Washington 42347.21%47352.79%896
Wayne 24572.92%9127.08%336
Wright 18171.54%7228.46%253
Totals40,08255.09%32,67044.91%72,752

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References

  1. "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Missouri". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN   978-0-7864-6422-7.