The 1848 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

New York voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren and Democratic candidate Lewis Cass. Taylor won New York by a margin of 21.51% over Van Buren. As of 2024, Van Buren's performance remains the best ever by a third-party candidate in New York presidential election history.Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History, p. 441 With 27% of the popular vote, New York was Van Buren's fourth strongest state after Vermont, Massachusetts and Wisconsin.

This was the first of only five elections to date in which New York City has not backed the Democratic candidate. New York County has only voted against the Democratic candidate three more times since, in 1896, 1920, and 1924.

Results

Results by county County Zachary TaylorWhig Martin Van BurenFree Soil Lewis CassDemocratic Gerrit SmithLiberty Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Albany7,06852.31%2,40717.82%4,00229.62%340.25%3,06622.69%13,511Allegany2,78945.33%2,04033.15%1,28320.85%410.67%74912.17%6,153Broome2,49047.59%77714.85%1,95937.44%60.11%53110.15%5,232Cattaraugus2,60446.82%1,23622.22%1,67730.15%450.81%92716.67%5,562Cayuga4,31845.99%3,97942.38%1,03411.01%580.62%3393.61%9,389Chautauqua4,20754.23%1,62820.99%1,91124.64%110.14%2,29629.60%7,757Chemung1,94340.17%2,16644.78%72815.05%00.00%-223-4.61%4,837Chenango3,58746.57%1,48119.23%2,61633.96%190.25%97112.61%7,703Clinton1,94141.80%1,22126.30%1,47231.70%90.19%46910.10%4,643Columbia3,94348.27%2,10025.71%2,12125.96%50.06%1,82222.30%8,169Cortland1,87939.94%1,80338.32%94620.11%771.64%761.62%4,705Delaware2,83243.16%2,90844.32%79012.04%310.47%-76-1.16%6,561Dutchess5,37654.28%1,29513.07%3,22732.58%70.07%2,14921.70%9,905Erie7,64757.12%2,35717.61%3,36025.10%240.18%4,28732.02%13,388Essex2,62955.27%1,11923.52%1,00221.06%70.15%1,51031.74%4,757Franklin1,35341.79%91128.13%97430.08%00.00%37911.70%3,238Fulton1,97649.81%1,60240.38%3809.58%90.23%3749.43%3,967Genesee2,89055.19%1,11121.22%1,18022.54%551.05%1,71032.66%5,236Greene2,70742.76%1,42522.51%1,55124.50%64810.24%1,15618.26%6,331Herkimer2,43034.46%3,89355.21%6999.91%290.41%-1,463-20.75%7,051Jefferson4,84141.48%4,34237.20%2,44520.95%430.37%4994.28%11,671Kings7,51156.65%8176.16%4,88136.81%500.38%2,63019.84%13,259Lewis1,22337.25%1,25838.32%78924.03%130.40%-35-1.07%3,283Livingston3,73055.14%2,10031.04%88913.14%460.68%1,63024.09%6,765Madison2,89839.05%2,73936.91%1,56521.09%2192.95%1592.14%7,421Monroe6,53951.49%4,67136.78%1,44311.36%470.37%1,86814.71%12,700Montgomery2,92450.15%1,60227.48%1,28522.04%190.33%1,32222.68%5,830New York29,07054.53%5,1069.58%18,97535.59%1590.30%10,09518.94%53,310Niagara2,82845.28%2,08033.31%1,31321.02%240.38%74811.98%6,245Oneida6,03241.50%4,81633.13%3,58524.66%1030.71%1,2168.37%14,536Onondaga5,44243.01%4,94239.06%2,22917.62%390.31%5003.95%12,652Ontario3,84849.15%2,62733.55%1,27216.25%821.05%1,22115.60%7,829Orange4,17247.54%1,43416.34%3,17036.12%00.00%1,00211.42%8,776Orleans2,40247.16%1,72233.81%91818.02%511.00%68013.35%5,093Oswego3,65539.88%4,25446.42%1,13412.37%1221.33%-599-6.54%9,165Otsego3,92941.00%1,94120.26%3,67438.34%380.40%2552.66%9,582Putnam81636.66%41518.64%99544.70%00.00%-179-8.04%2,226Queens2,44453.67%80017.57%1,31028.77%00.00%1,13424.90%4,554Rensselaer6,24152.53%2,93024.66%2,68522.60%250.21%3,31127.87%11,881Richmond1,09952.79%1235.91%86041.31%00.00%23911.48%2,082Rockland91840.93%25511.37%1,06447.44%60.27%-146-6.51%2,243Saratoga4,43852.71%1,40516.69%2,51529.87%610.72%1,92322.84%8,419Schenectady1,71653.03%44413.72%1,07033.07%60.19%64619.96%3,236Schoharie2,72444.85%65410.77%2,67143.97%250.41%530.87%6,074Seneca1,76737.88%1,52332.65%1,36029.15%150.32%2445.23%4,665St. Lawrence3,66735.58%6,02358.45%6145.96%10.01%-2,356-22.86%10,305Steuben4,35743.75%3,62336.38%1,97519.83%40.04%7347.37%9,959Suffolk2,18046.92%1,40030.13%1,05122.62%150.32%78016.79%4,646Sullivan1,67246.83%53414.96%1,36338.18%10.03%3098.66%3,570Tioga1,78241.75%78918.49%1,68339.43%140.33%992.32%4,268Tompkins3,00343.32%2,64838.20%1,27018.32%110.16%3555.12%6,932Ulster4,65952.32%2,27725.57%1,96922.11%00.00%2,38226.75%8,905Warren1,27042.95%61820.90%1,01934.46%501.69%2518.49%2,957Washington4,48657.75%2,02426.06%1,22515.77%330.42%2,46231.69%7,768Wayne3,56744.03%3,69045.54%7979.84%480.59%-123-1.52%8,102Westchester4,11254.21%1,31217.30%2,14628.29%150.20%1,96625.92%7,585Wyoming2,38144.30%1,63030.33%1,33724.87%270.50%75113.97%5,375Yates1,65141.13%1,48336.95%86221.47%180.45%1684.19%4,014Total218,60347.94%120,51026.43%114,32025.07%2,5450.56%98,09321.51%455,978

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig

Cayuga Chenango Clinton Columbia Fulton Greene Jefferson Madison Montgomery New York Oneida Onondaga Orange Otsego Queens Richmond Schoharie Seneca Steuben Suffolk Sullivan Tioga Tompkins Warren Westchester Yates

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Free Soil Chemung Delaware Herkimer Lewis Oswego St. Lawrence Wayne

See also United States presidential elections in New York

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