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.
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Turnout | 79.6%[2] 12.5 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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County Results
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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]
1848 United States presidential election in New York[5] | ||||||||
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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% |