Who won Rhode Island in the 1848 presidential election?

Taylor (Whig) carried Rhode Island in 1848, winning its 4 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Rhode Island have in 1848?

Rhode Island cast 4 electoral votes in the 1848 presidential election.

Did Rhode Island vote for the national winner in 1848?

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

Second Party SystemRI · 4 EV

1848

Rhode Island: Taylor carries 4 EV.

Rhode Island cast its 4 electoral votes for Taylor (Whig). National winner: Zachary Taylor (Whig) — Rhode Island voted with the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1848 result in Rhode Island

Rhode Island backed Taylor (Whig) in the 1848 presidential election, casting 4 electoral votes for the ticket. Rhode Island ended up on the winning side — Zachary Taylor captured the White House that year.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Rhode Island backed the Whig party, a streak reaching back to 1840. The region divided — Massachusetts joined Rhode Island for the Whig ticket, while Connecticut did not. Across the 59 presidential elections Rhode Island has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (25 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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