Who won Iowa in the 1848 presidential election?

Cass (Democratic) carried Iowa in 1848, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Iowa have in 1848?

Iowa cast 4 electoral votes in the 1848 presidential election.

Did Iowa vote for the national winner in 1848?

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

Second Party SystemIA · 4 EV

1848

Iowa: Cass carries 4 EV.

Iowa cast its 4 electoral votes for Cass (Democratic). National winner: Zachary Taylor (Whig) — Iowa voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1848 result in Iowa

Iowa backed Cass (Democratic) in the 1848 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Zachary Taylor (Whig) won nationally, while Iowa had backed a different ticket.

Iowa stayed in the Democratic column for the 3rd straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1840. Iowa did not move alone — neighboring Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri broke the same way in 1848. Over its 47 recorded presidential cycles, Iowa has backed the Republican party more than any other — 32 times in all. The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

Nationally, Zachary Taylor finished with 163 of the 290 electoral votes to 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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