Who won Ohio in the 1848 presidential election?

Taylor (Whig) carried Ohio in 1848, winning its 23 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1848?

Ohio cast 23 electoral votes in the 1848 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 1848?

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

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1848

Ohio: Taylor carries 23 EV.

Ohio cast its 23 electoral votes for Taylor (Whig). National winner: Zachary Taylor (Whig) — Ohio voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1848 result in Ohio

Ohio backed Taylor (Whig) in the 1848 presidential election, casting 23 electoral votes for the ticket. Ohio ended up on the winning side — Zachary Taylor captured the White House that year.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which Ohio backed the Whig party, a streak reaching back to 1836. The region divided — Kentucky and Pennsylvania joined Ohio for the Whig ticket, while Michigan and Indiana did not. Across the 56 presidential elections Ohio has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 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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