1848 United States presidential election in New York

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1848 United States presidential election in New York [1]
Flag of New York (1778-1901).svg
  1844 November 7, 1848 1852  
Turnout79.6% [2] Decrease2.svg 12.5 pp
  Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg Portrait of Martin Van Buren (cropped).jpg Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg
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 vote3600
Popular vote218,603123,128114,320
Percentage47.93%26.43%25.07%

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County Results

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

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.

Contents

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

1848 United States presidential election in New York [5]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 218,58347.94%36100.00%
Free Soil Martin Van Buren of New York Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts 120,49726.43%00.00%
Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O. Butler of Kentucky 114,31925.07%00.00%
Liberty Gerrit Smith of New York Charles C. Foote of Michigan 2,5450.56%00.00%
Total455,944100.00%36100.00%

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