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New York · 1848 presidential election

New York presidential election results 1848

Zachary Taylor carried New York by 21.51 points (98,086 votes), winning 36 electoral votes.

Electoral votes
36
Votes counted
455,944

Statewide result

CandidatePartyVotesShareBarElectoral votes
Zachary TaylorWhig218,58347.90%36
Martin Van BurenFree Soil120,49726.40%—
Lewis CassDemocratic114,31925.10%—
Total votes455,944

Sources: 1848

Questions and answers

Who won New York in 1848?

Zachary Taylor won New York by 21.51 percentage points (98,086 votes).

How many electoral votes did New York have in 1848?

New York cast 36 electoral votes in 1848.

How many people voted for president in New York in 1848?

455,944 votes were counted for president.

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