1848 United States presidential election in Alabama explained

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Election Name:1848 United States presidential election in Alabama
Country:Alabama
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1844 United States presidential election in Alabama
Previous Year:1844
Next Election:1852 United States presidential election in Alabama
Next Year:1852
Election Date:November 7, 1848
Image1:File:Unsuccessful 1848.jpg
Nominee1:Lewis Cass
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:Michigan
Running Mate1:William O. Butler
Electoral Vote1:9
Popular Vote1:31,173
Percentage1:50.56%
Nominee2:Zachary Taylor
Party2:Whig Party (United States)
Home State2:Louisiana
Running Mate2:Millard Fillmore
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:30,482
Percentage2:49.43%
President
Before Election:James K. Polk
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Zachary Taylor
After Party:Whig Party (United States)
Map Size:200px

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

Alabama voted for the Democratic candidate, Lewis Cass, over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor. Cass won Alabama by a narrow margin of 1.12%.

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;" %
Autauga47146.00%55354.00%1,024
Baldwin13357.08%10042.92%233
Barbour61433.75%1,20566.25%1,819
Benton1,27269.21%56630.79%1,838
Bibb41646.74%47453.26%890
Blount52679.70%13420.30%660
Butler27726.41%77273.59%1,049
Chambers68934.24%1,32365.76%2,012
Cherokee92159.38%63040.62%1,551
Choctaw27842.70%37357.30%651
Clarke32773.15%12026.85%447
Coffee17447.54%19252.46%366
Conecuh23135.16%42664.84%657
Coosa88358.52%62641.48%1,509
Covington9227.06%24872.94%340
Dale55560.13%36839.87%923
Dallas61841.81%86058.19%1,478
DeKalb65071.66%25728.34%907
Fayette84175.56%27224.44%1,113
Franklin79560.92%51039.08%1,305
Greene71239.56%1,08860.44%1,800
Henry49649.60%50450.40%1,000
Jackson1,58992.12%1367.88%1,725
Jefferson38557.21%28842.79%673
Lauderdale77252.62%69547.38%1,467
Lawrence65649.73%66350.27%1,319
Limestone83369.01%37430.99%1,207
Lowndes43436.32%76163.68%1,195
Macon53226.65%1,46473.35%1,996
Madison1,38574.86%46525.14%1,850
Marengo55342.80%73957.20%1,292
Marion51472.70%19327.30%707
Marshall70874.21%24625.79%954
Mobile1,07344.86%1,31955.14%2,392
Monroe21631.08%47968.92%695
Montgomery66936.26%1,17663.74%1,845
Morgan33548.13%36151.87%696
Perry63143.31%82656.69%1,457
Pickens93147.14%1,04452.86%1,975
Pike66341.49%93558.51%1,598
Randolph77062.55%46137.45%1,231
Russell57737.30%97062.70%1,547
Shelby36839.78%55760.22%925
St. Clair45675.25%15024.75%606
Sumter77148.46%82051.54%1,591
Talladega82048.55%86951.45%1,689
Tallapoosa92048.63%97251.37%1,892
Tuscaloosa69441.56%97658.44%1,670
Walker38362.38%23137.62%614
Washington8554.14%7245.86%157
Wilcox47942.84%63957.16%1,118
Totals31,17350.56%30,48249.44%61,655

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