1848 United States presidential election in Missouri explained

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Election Name:1848 United States presidential election in Missouri
Country:Missouri
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1844 United States presidential election in Missouri
Previous Year:1844
Next Election:1852 United States presidential election in Missouri
Next Year:1852
Election Date:November 7, 1848
Image1:File:LewisCass2.jpg
Nominee1:Lewis Cass
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:Michigan
Running Mate1:William O. Butler
Electoral Vote1:7
Popular Vote1:40,077
Percentage1:55.09%
Nominee2:Zachary Taylor
Party2:Whig Party (United States)
Home State2:Louisiana
Running Mate2:Millard Fillmore
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:32,671
Percentage2:44.91%
Map Size:300px
President
Before Election:James K. Polk
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Before Color:FF3333
After Election:Zachary Taylor
After Party:Whig Party (United States)
After Color:FF3333

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

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

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