Who won North Carolina in the 1848 presidential election?

Cass (Democratic) carried North Carolina in 1848, winning its 11 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did North Carolina have in 1848?

North Carolina cast 11 electoral votes in the 1848 presidential election.

Did North Carolina vote for the national winner in 1848?

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

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1848

North Carolina: Cass carries 11 EV.

North Carolina cast its 11 electoral votes for Cass (Democratic). National winner: Zachary Taylor (Whig) — North Carolina voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1848 result in North Carolina

North Carolina backed Cass (Democratic) in the 1848 presidential election, casting 11 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Zachary Taylor (Whig) won the presidency, leaving North Carolina among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 6th consecutive election in which North Carolina backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1828. The region divided — Virginia and South Carolina joined North Carolina for the Democratic ticket, while Tennessee and Georgia did not. Across the 58 presidential elections North Carolina has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic 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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