United States presidential election 1848 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 1848-11-07 · held
Zachary Taylor was elected president.
Electoral map — 1848
290 electors; 146 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.
| State | Electors | Electoral vote recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | Lewis Cass 9 |
| Arkansas | 3 | Lewis Cass 3 |
| Connecticut | 6 | Zachary Taylor 6 |
| Delaware | 3 | Zachary Taylor 3 |
| Florida | 3 | Zachary Taylor 3 |
| Georgia | 10 | Zachary Taylor 10 |
| Illinois | 9 | Lewis Cass 9 |
| Indiana | 12 | Lewis Cass 12 |
| Iowa | 4 | Lewis Cass 4 |
| Kentucky | 12 | Zachary Taylor 12 |
| Louisiana | 6 | Zachary Taylor 6 |
| Maine | 9 | Lewis Cass 9 |
| Maryland | 8 | Zachary Taylor 8 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | Zachary Taylor 12 |
| Michigan | 5 | Lewis Cass 5 |
| Mississippi | 6 | Lewis Cass 6 |
| Missouri | 7 | Lewis Cass 7 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | Lewis Cass 6 |
| New Jersey | 7 | Zachary Taylor 7 |
| New York | 36 | Zachary Taylor 36 |
| North Carolina | 11 | Zachary Taylor 11 |
| Ohio | 23 | Lewis Cass 23 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | Zachary Taylor 26 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Zachary Taylor 4 |
| South Carolina | 9 | Lewis Cass 9 |
| Tennessee | 13 | Zachary Taylor 13 |
| Texas | 4 | Lewis Cass 4 |
| Vermont | 6 | Zachary Taylor 6 |
| Virginia | 17 | Lewis Cass 17 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | Lewis Cass 4 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Taylor | 1361393 | 47.28398740754325% | — | 163 |
| Lewis Cass | 1223460 | 42.49328976543354% | — | 127 |
| Martin Van Buren | 291501 | 10.124431088808496% | — | 0 |
| Other candidates / recorded votes | 2830 | 0.09829173821471639% | — | 0 |
Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.
Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 1848 electoral count and state allocations