Who won Pennsylvania in the 1848 presidential election?

Taylor (Whig) carried Pennsylvania in 1848, winning its 26 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1848?

Pennsylvania cast 26 electoral votes in the 1848 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1848?

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

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1848

Pennsylvania: Taylor carries 26 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 26 electoral votes for Taylor (Whig). National winner: Zachary Taylor (Whig) — Pennsylvania voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1848 result in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania backed Taylor (Whig) in the 1848 presidential election, casting 26 electoral votes for the ticket. Pennsylvania ended up on the winning side — Zachary Taylor captured the White House that year.

Taylor's win closed out Pennsylvania's 5-election run of voting Democratic. Pennsylvania did not move alone — neighboring Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York broke the same way in 1848. Across the 60 presidential elections Pennsylvania has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (26 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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