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Martin Van Buren vs Zachary Taylor

Martin Van Buren vs Zachary Taylor in 1848: electoral votes, popular vote and every state, side by side.

Martin Van Buren

Elections
3 (1836, 1840, 1848)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
230
Best popular vote
50.8% in 1836
Parties
Free Soil, Democratic
vs

Zachary Taylor

Elections
1 (1848)
Won
1
Electoral votes, all runs
163
Best popular vote
47.3% in 1848
Parties
Whig

1848

Martin Van Buren states
0
Zachary Taylor states
15
Popular vote
10.1% – 47.3%
Alabama: another candidateAlaskaArizonaArkansas: another candidateCaliforniaColoradoConnecticut: Zachary TaylorDelaware: Zachary TaylorDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: Zachary TaylorGeorgia: Zachary TaylorHawaiiIdahoIllinois: another candidateIndiana: another candidateIowa: another candidateKansasKentucky: Zachary TaylorLouisiana: Zachary TaylorMaine: another candidateMaryland: Zachary TaylorMassachusetts: Zachary TaylorMichigan: another candidateMinnesotaMississippi: another candidateMissouri: another candidateMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: another candidateNew Jersey: Zachary TaylorNew MexicoNew York: Zachary TaylorNorth Carolina: Zachary TaylorNorth DakotaOhio: another candidateOklahomaOregonPennsylvania: Zachary TaylorRhode Island: Zachary TaylorSouth Carolina: another candidateSouth DakotaTennessee: Zachary TaylorTexas: another candidateUtahVermont: Zachary TaylorVirginia: another candidateWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin: another candidateWyomingVermont: Zachary TaylorNew Hampshire: another candidateMassachusetts: Zachary TaylorRhode Island: Zachary TaylorConnecticut: Zachary TaylorNew Jersey: Zachary TaylorDelaware: Zachary TaylorMaryland: Zachary TaylorDistrict of Columbia
Every state, 1848
StateMartin Van BurenZachary TaylorGap (pts)EV
Alabama — 49.4% — 9
Arkansas — 44.9% — 3
Connecticut 8.0% 48.6% 6 -40.6 6
Delaware 0.7% 51.8% 3 -51.1 3
Florida — 57.2% 3 — 3
Georgia — 51.5% 10 — 10
Illinois 12.6% 42.4% -29.8 9
Indiana 5.3% 45.7% -40.4 12
Iowa 5.0% 44.6% -39.6 4
Kentucky — 57.5% 12 — 12
Louisiana — 54.6% 6 — 6
Maine 13.9% 40.3% -26.4 9
Maryland 0.2% 52.1% 8 -51.9 8
Massachusetts 28.4% 45.3% 12 -16.9 12
Michigan 16.0% 36.8% -20.8 5
Mississippi — 49.4% — 6
Missouri — 44.9% — 7
New Hampshire 15.1% 29.5% -14.4 6
New Jersey 1.1% 51.5% 7 -50.4 7
New York 26.4% 47.9% 36 -21.5 36
North Carolina — 55.2% 11 — 11
Ohio 10.8% 42.1% -31.3 23
Pennsylvania 3.0% 50.3% 26 -47.3 26
Rhode Island 6.6% 60.7% 4 -54.1 4
South Carolina — — — —
Tennessee — 52.5% 13 — 13
Texas — 31.1% — 4
Vermont 28.9% 48.3% 6 -19.4 6
Virginia — 49.2% — 17
Wisconsin 26.6% 35.1% -8.5 4

Questions and answers

Who won between Martin Van Buren and Zachary Taylor in 1848?

Zachary Taylor won the presidency. Electoral votes: Martin Van Buren 0, Zachary Taylor 163. Popular vote: Martin Van Buren 10.1%, Zachary Taylor 47.3%.

How many states did Martin Van Buren and Zachary Taylor each win in 1848?

Martin Van Buren carried 0 and Zachary Taylor carried 15.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data