The 1848 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. Voters chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Connecticut voted for the Whig candidate, Zachary Taylor, over Democratic candidate Lewis Cass and Free Soil Party candidate Martin Van Buren. Taylor won Connecticut by a margin of 5.24%.
Results[]
1848 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1][2]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Whig
Zachary Taylor of Louisiana
Millard Fillmore of New York
30,318
48.59%
6
100.00%
Democratic
Lewis Cass of Michigan
William O. Butler of Kentucky
27,051
43.35%
0
0.00%
Free Soil
Martin Van Buren of New York
Charles F. Adams, Sr. of Massachusetts
5,005
8.02%
0
0.00%
–
Write-ins
–
24
0.04%
0
0.00%
Total
62,398
100.00%
6
100.00%
See also[]
United States presidential elections in Connecticut