Who won Indiana in the 1848 presidential election?

Cass (Democratic) carried Indiana in 1848, winning its 12 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Indiana have in 1848?

Indiana cast 12 electoral votes in the 1848 presidential election.

Did Indiana vote for the national winner in 1848?

No. Indiana backed Cass, while Zachary Taylor won the presidency nationally.

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1848

Indiana: Cass carries 12 EV.

Indiana cast its 12 electoral votes for Cass (Democratic). National winner: Zachary Taylor (Whig) — Indiana voted against the national winner this cycle.

Indiana in 1848

The 1848 contest saw Indiana line up behind Cass, delivering 12 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Zachary Taylor (Whig) won the presidency, leaving Indiana among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Indiana backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1844. The region divided — Illinois and Michigan joined Indiana for the Democratic ticket, while Kentucky and Ohio did not. Across the 53 presidential elections Indiana has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (32 times). The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

In the national count, Zachary Taylor took 163 of the 290 electoral votes, against Lewis Cass's 127. Zachary Taylor led the national popular vote with 47.28% of the ballots cast.

The 1848 national map

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