The 1848 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Michigan voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren. Cass won his home state, for which he was serving as a United States Senator, by a margin of 10.44%. This was the last time until 1968 that a Democrat would carry Michigan without winning the presidency.
Results + General Election ResultsMichigan State Archives, Canvass of the votes given for Electors of President and Vice President at the General Election held in the State of Michigan on the 7th day of November A.D. 1848Party Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Lewis Cass John S. Barry30,677 Democratic Party Lewis Cass Rix Robinson30,665 Democratic Party Lewis Cass William T. Howell30,548 Democratic Party Lewis Cass Horace C. Thurber30,436 Democratic Party Lewis Cass Lorenzo M. Mason30,371 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Jacob M. Howard23,930 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Hezekiah G. Wells23,918 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Henry B. Lathrop23,915 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Henry Waldron23,865 Whig Party Zachary Taylor Hiram L. Miller23,676 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren James F. Joy10,393 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren Flavius J. Littlejohn10,357 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren William Gilmore10,172 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren Isaac P. Christiancy9,933 Free Soil Party Martin Van Buren Lyman B. Treadwell9,930Votes cast 65,000
Results by county County Lewis CassDemocratic Zachary TaylorWhig Martin Van BurenFree Soil Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Allegan30340.35%27436.48%17423.17%293.86%751Barry38253.20%24333.84%9312.95%13919.36%718Berrien1,14651.93%95343.18%1084.89%1938.74%2,207Branch1,08350.42%66530.96%40018.62%41819.46%2,148Calhoun1,48742.66%1,25435.97%74521.37%2336.68%3,486Cass90148.05%78341.76%19110.19%1186.29%1,875Chippewa4345.74%5154.26%00.00%-8-8.51%94Clinton34049.71%21331.14%13119.15%1271.57%684Eaton54648.75%35631.79%21819.46%19016.96%1,120Genesee82340.84%87743.52%31515.63%-54-2.68%2,015Hillsdale1,29046.09%1,02736.69%48217.22%2639.40%2,799Houghton6579.27%1720.73%00.00%4858.54%82Ingham69246.23%47331.60%33222.18%21914.63%1,497Ionia60841.53%37925.89%47732.58%1318.95%1,464Jackson1,54743.14%96927.02%1,07029.84%47713.30%3,586Kalamazoo88036.90%1,01042.35%49520.75%-130-5.45%2,385Kent76843.69%65337.14%33719.17%1156.54%1,758Lapeer54248.57%36933.06%20518.37%17315.50%1,116Lenawee2,17144.74%1,88638.87%79516.38%2855.87%4,852Livingston1,12751.91%76435.19%28012.90%36316.72%2,171Mackinac12771.35%5128.65%00.00%7642.70%178Macomb1,33955.84%85535.65%2048.51%48420.18%2,398Monroe1,15549.27%79133.75%39816.98%36415.53%2,344Oakland2,78151.34%1,94235.85%69412.81%83915.49%5,417Ottawa26957.85%14330.75%5311.40%12627.10%465Saginaw18352.59%11833.91%4713.51%6518.68%348Shiawassee42647.39%28131.26%19221.36%14516.13%899St. Clair81452.11%66542.57%835.31%1499.54%1,562St. Joseph1,01142.27%96340.26%41817.47%482.01%2,392Van Buren50851.94%35336.09%11711.96%15515.85%978Washtenaw2,08041.38%2,02940.36%91818.26%511.01%5,027Wayne3,30552.74%2,54040.54%4216.72%76512.21%6,266Total30,67747.20%23,93036.82%10,39315.99%6,74710.38%65,000
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic Allegan Cass Eaton Ionia Saginaw Shiawassee
See also United States presidential elections in Michigan
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