1848 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 1848 United States presidential election Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1848 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan 1849 presidential no 1844 United States presidential election in Michigan 1844 1852 United States presidential election in Michigan 1852 November 7, 1848 x160px Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg Lewis Cass Democratic Party (United States) Michigan William O. Butler 5 30,677 47.20% Zachary Taylor cropped.jpg Zachary Taylor Whig Party (United States) Louisiana Millard Fillmore 0 23,930 36.82% Martin Van Buren daguerreotype by Mathew Brady circa 1849 - edit 1 (cropped).jpg Martin Van Buren Free Soil Party New York Charles Francis Adams Sr. 0 10,393 15.99% President James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) Zachary Taylor Whig Party (United States) 1848 United States presidential election in Michigan results map by county.svg 300px County results Cass #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #1666cb 70–80% Taylor #ffd26a 40–50% #fec44f 50–60% The 1848 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Michigan voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren. Cass won his home state, for which he was serving as a United States Senator, by a margin of 10.44%. This was the last time until 1968 that a Democrat would carry Michigan without winning the presidency. Results + General Election ResultsMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the votes given for Electors of President and Vice President at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on the 7th day of November A.D. 1848Party Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Lewis Cass John S. Barry30,677 Democratic Party Lewis Cass Rix Robinson30,665 Democratic Party Lewis Cass William T. Howell30,548 Democratic Party Lewis Cass Horace C. Thurber30,436 Democratic Party Lewis Cass Lorenzo M. Mason30,371 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Jacob M. Howard23,930 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Hezekiah G. Wells23,918 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Henry B. Lathrop23,915 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Henry Waldron23,865 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Hiram L. Miller23,676 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren James F. Joy10,393 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren Flavius J. Littlejohn10,357 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren William Gilmore10,172 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren Isaac P. Christiancy9,933 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren Lyman B. Treadwell9,930Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 65,000 Results by county CountyJenney William Legislative Manual of the State of Michigan for the Year 1881 1881 W. S. George & Co., State Printers and Binders Lansing 213-215 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015060789180&view=1up&seq=228 22 May 2026 Lewis CassDemocratic Zachary TaylorWhig Martin Van BurenFree Soil Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # % # %Allegan30340.35%27436.48%17423.17%293.86%751Barry38253.20%24333.84%9312.95%13919.36%718Berrien1,14651.93%95343.18%1084.89%1938.74%2,207Branch1,08350.42%66530.96%40018.62%41819.46%2,148Calhoun1,48742.66%1,25435.97%74521.37%2336.68%3,486Cass90148.05%78341.76%19110.19%1186.29%1,875Chippewa4345.74%5154.26%00.00%-8-8.51%94Clinton34049.71%21331.14%13119.15%1271.57%684Eaton54648.75%35631.79%21819.46%19016.96%1,120Genesee82340.84%87743.52%31515.63%-54-2.68%2,015Hillsdale1,29046.09%1,02736.69%48217.22%2639.40%2,799HoughtonNot included in official canvass6579.27%1720.73%00.00%4858.54%82Ingham69246.23%47331.60%33222.18%21914.63%1,497Ionia60841.53%37925.89%47732.58%131"CassVanBuren" Cass's margin over Van Buren8.95%1,464Jackson1,54743.14%96927.02%1,07029.84%477"CassVanBuren"13.30%3,586Kalamazoo88036.90%1,01042.35%49520.75%-130-5.45%2,385Kent76843.69%65337.14%33719.17%1156.54%1,758Lapeer54248.57%36933.06%20518.37%17315.50%1,116Lenawee2,17144.74%1,88638.87%79516.38%2855.87%4,852Livingston1,12751.91%76435.19%28012.90%36316.72%2,171Mackinac12771.35%5128.65%00.00%7642.70%178Macomb1,33955.84%85535.65%2048.51%48420.18%2,398Monroe1,15549.27%79133.75%39816.98%36415.53%2,344Oakland2,78151.34%1,94235.85%69412.81%83915.49%5,417Ottawa26957.85%14330.75%5311.40%12627.10%465Saginaw18352.59%11833.91%4713.51%6518.68%348Shiawassee42647.39%28131.26%19221.36%14516.13%899St. Clair81452.11%66542.57%835.31%1499.54%1,562St. Joseph1,01142.27%96340.26%41817.47%482.01%2,392Van Buren50851.94%35336.09%11711.96%15515.85%978Washtenaw2,08041.38%2,02940.36%91818.26%511.01%5,027Wayne3,30552.74%2,54040.54%4216.72%76512.21%6,266TotalDoes not include the votes in Houghton County30,67747.20%23,93036.82%10,39315.99%6,74710.38%65,000 Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Allegan Cass Eaton Ionia Saginaw Shiawassee See also United States presidential elections in Michigan Notes References Michigan 1848 United States presidential election Category:Long stubs with short prose