Who won New York in the 1848 presidential election?

Taylor (Whig) carried New York in 1848, winning its 36 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New York have in 1848?

New York cast 36 electoral votes in the 1848 presidential election.

Did New York vote for the national winner in 1848?

Yes. New York backed Zachary Taylor, who won the presidency that year.

Second Party SystemNY · 36 EV

1848

New York: Taylor carries 36 EV.

New York cast its 36 electoral votes for Taylor (Whig). National winner: Zachary Taylor (Whig) — New York voted with the national winner this cycle.

New York in 1848

The 1848 contest saw New York line up behind Taylor, delivering 36 electoral votes to the Whig ticket. New York ended up on the winning side — Zachary Taylor captured the White House that year.

Taylor's win closed out New York's 5-election run of voting Democratic. The region divided — Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Vermont joined New York for the Whig ticket, while Connecticut did not. Across the 60 presidential elections New York has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (29 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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