1848 United States presidential election in Alabama

The 1848 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

1848 United States presidential election in Alabama

← 1844 November 7, 1848 1852 →
 
Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor
Party Democratic Whig
Home state Michigan Louisiana
Running mate William O. Butler Millard Fillmore
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 31,173 30,482
Percentage 50.56% 49.43%

County Results

President before election

James K. Polk
Democratic

Elected President

Zachary Taylor
Whig

Alabama voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor. Cass won Alabama by a narrow margin of 1.12%.

Results

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1848 United States presidential election in Alabama[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lewis Cass 31,173 50.56%
Whig Zachary Taylor 30,482 49.43%
Other Write-ins 4[a] 0.01%
Total votes 61,659 100%

Results By County

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1848 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (By County)[3]
County Lewis Cass

Democratic

Zachary Taylor

Whig

Total Votes Cast
# % # %
Autauga 471 46.00% 553 54.00% 1,024
Baldwin 133 57.08% 100 42.92% 233
Barbour 614 33.75% 1,205 66.25% 1,819
Benton 1,272 69.21% 566 30.79% 1,838
Bibb 416 46.74% 474 53.26% 890
Blount 526 79.70% 134 20.30% 660
Butler 277 26.41% 772 73.59% 1,049
Chambers 689 34.24% 1,323 65.76% 2,012
Cherokee 921 59.38% 630 40.62% 1,551
Choctaw 278 42.70% 373 57.30% 651
Clarke 327 73.15% 120 26.85% 447
Coffee 174 47.54% 192 52.46% 366
Conecuh 231 35.16% 426 64.84% 657
Coosa 883 58.52% 626 41.48% 1,509
Covington 92 27.06% 248 72.94% 340
Dale 555 60.13% 368 39.87% 923
Dallas 618 41.81% 860 58.19% 1,478
DeKalb 650 71.66% 257 28.34% 907
Fayette 841 75.56% 272 24.44% 1,113
Franklin 795 60.92% 510 39.08% 1,305
Greene 712 39.56% 1,088 60.44% 1,800
Henry 496 49.60% 504 50.40% 1,000
Jackson 1,589 92.12% 136 7.88% 1,725
Jefferson 385 57.21% 288 42.79% 673
Lauderdale 772 52.62% 695 47.38% 1,467
Lawrence 656 49.73% 663 50.27% 1,319
Limestone 833 69.01% 374 30.99% 1,207
Lowndes 434 36.32% 761 63.68% 1,195
Macon 532 26.65% 1,464 73.35% 1,996
Madison 1,385 74.86% 465 25.14% 1,850
Marengo 553 42.80% 739 57.20% 1,292
Marion 514 72.70% 193 27.30% 707
Marshall 708 74.21% 246 25.79% 954
Mobile 1,073 44.86% 1,319 55.14% 2,392
Monroe 216 31.08% 479 68.92% 695
Montgomery 669 36.26% 1,176 63.74% 1,845
Morgan 335 48.13% 361 51.87% 696
Perry 631 43.31% 826 56.69% 1,457
Pickens 931 47.14% 1,044 52.86% 1,975
Pike 663 41.49% 935 58.51% 1,598
Randolph 770 62.55% 461 37.45% 1,231
Russell 577 37.30% 970 62.70% 1,547
Shelby 368 39.78% 557 60.22% 925
St. Clair 456 75.25% 150 24.75% 606
Sumter 771 48.46% 820 51.54% 1,591
Talladega 820 48.55% 869 51.45% 1,689
Tallapoosa 920 48.63% 972 51.37% 1,892
Tuscaloosa 694 41.56% 976 58.44% 1,670
Walker 383 62.38% 231 37.62% 614
Washington 85 54.14% 72 45.86% 157
Wilcox 479 42.84% 639 57.16% 1,118
Totals 31,173 50.56% 30,482 49.44% 61,655

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Write-in votes are only given as a statewide total, and are not included in most county manuscripts

References

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  1. ^ "1848 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1848 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  3. ^ Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN 978-0-7864-6422-7.