1848 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

none June 2025 September 2023 1848 United States presidential election 1848 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania presidential no 1844 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1844 1852 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania 1852 November 7, 1848 x200px Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg Zachary Taylor Whig Party (United States) Louisiana Millard Fillmore 26 185,313 50.28% Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg Lewis Cass Democratic Party (United States) Michigan William O. Butler 0 171,976 46.66% 1848 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg County results Taylor#FEF4B4 30–40%#FEE391 40–50%#FED463 50–60%#FE9929 60–70%#EC7014 70–80% Cass #B9D7FF 40–50%#86B6F2 50–60%#4389E3 60–70%#1666CB 70–80% President James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) Zachary Taylor Whig Party (United States) A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 26 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Pennsylvania voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass. Taylor won Pennsylvania by a margin of 3.62%. Pennsylvania proved to be decisive as Cass would have won the Electoral College if he had carried the state. Results 1848 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania1848 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1848&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 U.S. Election Atlas 4 August 2012PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Whig Zachary Taylor 185,313 50.28% 26 Democratic Lewis Cass 171,976 46.66% 0 Free Soil Martin Van Buren 11,263 3.06% 0 Totals 368,552 100.0% 26 Results by county Countyhttps://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/pres/PaPres1848.html Pennsylvania Presidential Election Returns 1848 Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 16 June 2025 Zachary TaylorWhig Lewis CassDemocratic Martin Van BurenFree Soil Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % Adams 2,576 59.04% 1,762 40.39% 25 0.57% 814 18.65% 4,363 Allegheny 10,112 57.84% 6,591 37.70% 779 4.46% 3,521 20.14% 17,482 Armstrong 2,030 47.24% 2,126 49.48% 141 3.28% -96 -2.24% 4,297 Beaver 2,655 48.38% 2,303 41.96% 530 9.66% 352 6.42% 5,488 Bedford 2,836 50.17% 2,816 49.81% 1 0.02% 20 0.36% 5,653 Berks 5,082 34.77% 9,484 64.88% 51 0.35% -4,402 -30.11% 14,617 Blair 2,476 63.24% 1,435 36.65% 4 0.10% 1,041 26.59% 3,915 Bradford 3,272 47.15% 1,889 27.22% 1,779 25.63% 1,383 19.93% 6,940 Bucks 5,140 48.19% 5,364 50.29% 163 1.53% -224 -2.10% 10,667 Butler 2,505 50.86% 2,247 45.62% 173 3.51% 258 5.24% 4,925 Cambria 1,233 46.86% 1,386 52.68% 12 0.46% -153 -5.82% 2,631 Carbon 839 41.51% 1,181 58.44% 1 0.05% -342 -16.93% 2,021 Centre 1,856 41.51% 2,611 58.40% 4 0.09% -755 -16.89% 4,471 Chester 5,949 50.30% 5,370 45.41% 507 4.29% 579 4.89% 11,826 Clarion 1,372 36.95% 2,306 62.11% 35 0.94% -934 -25.16% 3,713 Clearfield 761 38.99% 1,168 59.84% 23 1.18% -407 -20.85% 1,952 Clinton 911 48.48% 967 51.46% 1 0.05% -56 -2.98% 1,879 Columbia 2,263 39.79% 3,396 59.70% 29 0.51% -1,133 -19.91% 5,688 Crawford 2,204 39.53% 2,748 49.28% 624 11.19% -544 -9.75% 5,576 Cumberland 3,242 50.30% 3,178 49.31% 25 0.39% 64 0.99% 6,445 Dauphin 3,705 61.85% 2,251 37.58% 34 0.57% 1,454 24.27% 5,990 Delaware 2,194 57.36% 1,547 40.44% 84 2.20% 647 16.92% 3,825 Elk 134 34.18% 242 61.73% 16 4.08% -108 -27.55% 392 Erie 3,418 58.97% 2,022 34.89% 356 6.14% 1,396 24.08% 5,796 Fayette 3,045 46.42% 3,441 52.46% 73 1.11% -396 -6.04% 6,559 Franklin 4,006 55.57% 3,199 44.38% 4 0.06% 807 11.17% 7,209 Greene 1,476 37.78% 2,379 60.89% 52 1.33% -903 -23.11% 3,907 Huntingdon 2,590 57.09% 1,922 42.36% 25 0.55% 668 14.73% 4,537 Indiana 2,410 57.96% 1,544 37.13% 204 4.91% 866 20.83% 4,158 Jefferson 887 47.23% 972 51.76% 19 1.01% -85 -4.52% 1,878 Juniata 850 49.79% 856 50.15% 1 0.06% -6 -0.36% 1,707 Lancaster 11,390 64.59% 6,080 34.48% 163 0.92% 5,310 30.11% 17,633 Lebanon 2,996 61.65% 1,862 38.31% 2 0.04% 1,134 23.34 4,860 Lehigh 2,978 48.19% 3,199 51.76% 3 0.05% -221 -3.57% 6,180 Luzerne 3,516 45.76% 3,991 51.95% 176 2.29% -475 -5.19% 7,683 Lycoming 2,036 47.47% 2,244 52.32% 9 0.21% -208 -4.85% 4,289 McKean 367 45.48% 418 51.80% 22 2.73% -51 -6.32% 807 Mercer 2,977 41.63% 3,094 43.27% 1,080 15.10% -117 -1.64% 7,151 Mifflin 1,548 48.99% 1,586 50.19% 26 0.82% -38 -1.20% 3,160 Monroe 518 22.03% 1,830 77.84% 3 0.13% -1,312 -55.81% 2,351 Montgomery 5,040 46.16% 5,627 51.54% 3 0.13% -587 -5.38% 10,918 Northampton 3,191 42.94% 4,203 56.55% 38 0.51% -1,012 -13.61% 7,432 Northumberland 1,765 43.79% 2,258 56.02% 8 0.20% -493 -12.23% 4,031 Perry 1,562 40.45% 2,295 59.43% 5 0.13% -733 -6.94% 3,862 Philadelphia (City) 10,656 65.65% 5,266 32.44% 309 1.90% 5,390 33.21% 16,231 Philadelphia (County) 20,574 55.03% 16,242 43.45% 568 1.52% 4,332 11.58% 37,384 Pike 216 21.22% 799 78.49% 3 0.29% -583 -57.27% 1,018 Potter 226 23.99% 468 49.68% 248 26.33% -220Margin in votes is between Cass and Van Buren -23.35%Margin in percentage is between Cass and Van Buren 942 Schuylkill 4,939 56.94% 3,700 42.66% 35 0.40% 1,239 14.28% 8,674 Somerset 3,018 72.44% 1,127 27.05% 21 0.50% 1,891 45.39% 4,166 Sullivan 129 28.60% 303 67.18% 19 4.21% -174 -38.58% 451 Susquehanna 1,853 39.28% 2,563 54.34% 301 6.38% -710 -15.06% 4,717 Tioga 1,350 37.02% 1,344 36.85% 953 26.13% 6 0.17% 3,647 Union 3,129 65.05% 1,656 34.43% 25 0.52% 1,473 30.62% 4,810 Venango 1,061 38.40% 1,538 55.66% 164 5.94% -477 -17.26% 2,763 Warren 948 43.65% 1,088 50.09% 136 6.26% -140 -6.44% 2,172 Washington 3,898 47.62% 3,820 46.67% 468 5.72% 78 0.95% 8,186 Wayne 997 35.09% 1,642 57.80% 202 7.11% -645 -22.71% 2,841 Westmoreland 3,124 37.00% 5,197 61.55% 122 1.44% -2,073 -24.55% 8,443 Wyoming 861 48.10% 892 49.83% 37 2.07% -31 -1.73% 1,790 York 4,838 48.41% 5,151 51.55% 4 0.04% -313 -3.14% 9,993Totals185,73050.32%172,18646.65%11,1763.03%13,5443.67%369,092 Notes See also United States presidential elections in Pennsylvania References Pennsylvania 1848 Category:1848 Pennsylvania elections Category:Long stubs with short prose