Who won Mississippi in the 1848 presidential election?

Cass (Democratic) carried Mississippi in 1848, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Mississippi have in 1848?

Mississippi cast 6 electoral votes in the 1848 presidential election.

Did Mississippi vote for the national winner in 1848?

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

Second Party SystemMS · 6 EV

1848

Mississippi: Cass carries 6 EV.

Mississippi cast its 6 electoral votes for Cass (Democratic). National winner: Zachary Taylor (Whig) — Mississippi voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1848 result in Mississippi

Mississippi backed Cass (Democratic) in the 1848 presidential election, casting 6 electoral votes for the ticket. The presidency went elsewhere: Zachary Taylor (Whig) won nationally, while Mississippi had backed a different ticket.

Mississippi stayed in the Democratic column for the 6th straight cycle, extending a run that began in 1828. The region divided — Arkansas and Alabama joined Mississippi for the Democratic ticket, while Louisiana and Tennessee did not. Over its 51 recorded presidential cycles, Mississippi has backed the Democratic party more than any other — 30 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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