The 1848 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 7, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor. Cass won Missouri by a margin of 10.18%.
Results
Results by county +1848 United States presidential election in Missouri (by county)CountyLewis CassDemocraticZachary TaylorWhigTotal votescast#%#%Adair20064.52%11035.48%310Andrew68964.21%38435.79%1,073Atchison13663.85%7736.15%213Audrain16647.29%18552.71%351Barry21779.78%5520.22%272Bates18656.02%14643.98%332Benton38264.75%20835.25%590Boone58834.79%1,10265.21%1,690Buchanan1,06160.11%70439.89%1,765Caldwell16856.76%12843.24%296Callaway63142.64%84957.36%1,480Camden28264.53%15535.47%437Cape Girardeau70959.38%48540.62%1,194Carroll29852.84%26647.16%564Cedar27170.03%11629.97%387Chariton57758.22%41441.78%991Clark24246.01%28453.99%526Clay41840.04%62659.96%1,044Clinton28549.57%29050.43%575Cole53165.72%27734.28%808Cooper63343.78%81356.22%1,446Crawford27551.02%26448.98%539Dade30664.83%16635.17%472Dallas28372.94%10527.06%388Daviess35857.10%26942.90%627DeKalb14679.78%3720.22%183Dunklin4250.00%4250.00%84Franklin68066.73%33933.27%1,019Gasconade34980.05%8719.95%436Gentry39672.26%15227.74%548Greene82567.29%40132.71%1,226Grundy18745.39%22554.61%412Harrison14469.57%6330.43%207Henry23946.59%27453.41%513Hickory22469.57%9830.43%322Holt24862.63%14837.37%396Howard88852.58%80147.42%1,689Jackson95457.85%69542.15%1,649Jasper29464.62%16135.38%455Jefferson31155.83%24644.17%557Johnson45157.45%33442.55%785Knox19750.13%19649.87%393Lafayette58539.00%91561.00%1,500Lawrence37468.75%17031.25%544Lewis47950.00%47950.00%958Lincoln69655.59%55644.41%1,252Linn29756.36%23043.64%527Livingston37365.67%19534.33%568Macon47056.63%36043.37%830Madison37762.01%23137.99%608Marion79743.24%1,04656.76%1,843Mercer18355.96%14444.04%327Miller37383.07%7616.93%449Mississippi18156.74%13843.26%319Moniteau46674.32%16125.68%627Monroe56141.01%80758.99%1,368Montgomery18632.92%37967.08%565Morgan34267.19%16732.81%509New Madrid16834.22%32365.78%491Newton46174.12%16125.88%622Nodaway14877.49%4322.51%191Oregon11194.07%75.93%118Osage31277.23%9222.77%404Ozark11374.34%3925.66%152Perry38954.71%32245.29%711Pettis26553.54%23046.46%495Pike78449.71%79350.29%1,577Platte1,49457.55%1,10242.45%2,596Polk51669.08%23130.92%747Pulaski24166.03%12433.97%365Putnam12061.86%7438.14%194Ralls29942.96%39757.04%696Randolph50845.56%60754.44%1,115Ray62655.15%50944.85%1,135Reynolds14887.57%2112.43%169Ripley15491.67%148.33%168Saline43844.97%53655.03%974Schuyler19248.48%20451.52%396Scotland24064.69%13135.31%371Scott21759.62%14740.38%364Shannon5460.67%3539.33%89Shelby26360.05%17539.95%438St. Charles56954.40%47745.60%1,046St. Clair26363.99%14836.01%411St. Francois27449.02%28550.98%559St. Louis4,77849.74%4,82750.26%9,605Ste. Genevieve16854.19%14245.81%310Stoddard19666.89%9733.11%293Sullivan25061.88%15438.12%404Taney32585.75%5414.25%379Texas18569.55%8130.45%266Van Buren42060.87%27039.13%690Warren33648.91%35151.09%687Washington42347.21%47352.79%896Wayne24572.92%9127.08%336Wright18171.54%7228.46%253Totals40,08255.09%32,67044.91%72,752
See also United States presidential elections in Missouri
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