See main article: 1848 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1848 United States presidential election in Wisconsin |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | Wisconsin |
| Flag Year: | 1848 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 1852 United States presidential election in Wisconsin |
| Next Year: | 1852 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1848 |
| Image1: | Lewis Cass circa 1855.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lewis Cass |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Michigan |
| Running Mate1: | William O. Butler |
| Electoral Vote1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,924 |
| Percentage1: | 38.41% |
| Nominee2: | Zachary Taylor |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Louisiana |
| Running Mate2: | Millard Fillmore |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,642 |
| Percentage2: | 35.11% |
| Image3: | Portrait of Martin Van Buren (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | Martin Van Buren |
| Party3: | Free Soil Party |
| Home State3: | New York |
| Running Mate3: | Charles F. Adams |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 10,261 |
| Percentage3: | 26.41% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | James K. Polk |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Zachary Taylor |
| After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 315px |
The 1848 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1848, as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. It was the first presidential election held in Wisconsin since its admission to the Union on May 29, earlier the same year. Democratic candidate Lewis Cass won the state with 38% of the vote, carrying the state's 4 electoral votes.
With 26.41% of the popular vote, Wisconsin would prove to be Van Buren's third strongest state after Vermont and Massachusetts.[1]
The 1848 election began a trend in Wisconsin where the state would vote the same as neighboring Iowa, as the two states have voted in lockstep with each other on all but 6 occasions - 1892, 1924, 1940, 1976, 2004, and 2020. This was the last time until 1988 that Wisconsin would back a losing Democrat in a presidential election.
Participating in its first presidential election, Portage County would ultimately be carried by the statewide winner in every election until 1916. Meanwhile, Winnebago County would not vote for the statewide loser again until 1924.
| + General Election Results[2] | Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | Lewis Cass | Francis Huebschman | 14,924 | ||
| Democratic Party | Lewis Cass | William Dinwiddie | 14,910 | ||
| Democratic Party | Lewis Cass | David F. Maples | 14,886 | ||
| Democratic Party | Lewis Cass | Samuel P. Nichols | 14,767 | ||
| Whig Party | Zachary Taylor | James Maxwell | 13,642 | ||
| Whig Party | Zachary Taylor | Rufus King | 13,642 | ||
| Whig Party | Zachary Taylor | Jacob J. Enos | 13,634 | ||
| Whig Party | Zachary Taylor | Harrison Reed | 13,632 | ||
| Free Soil Party | Martin Van Buren | David Giddings | 10,261 | ||
| Free Soil Party | Martin Van Buren | James D. Reymert | 10,257 | ||
| Free Soil Party | Martin Van Buren | Erastus B. Wolcott | 10,257 | ||
| Free Soil Party | Martin Van Buren | Edward A. Tappan | 10,254 | ||
| Write-in | Scattering | 32 | |||
| Votes cast | 38,859 | ||||
| County | Lewis Cass Democratic | Zachary Taylor Whig | Martin Van Buren Free Soil | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 309 | 55.48% | 248 | 44.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 61 | 10.95% | 557 | ||||||||||||
| Calumet | 79 | 51.30% | 65 | 42.21% | 10 | 6.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 14 | 9.09% | 154 | ||||||||||||
| Columbia | 145 | 23.62% | 303 | 49.35% | 166 | 27.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -137 | -22.31% | 614 | ||||||||||||
| Crawfor | 215 | 63.99% | 109 | 32.44% | 12 | 3.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 106 | 31.55% | 336 | ||||||||||||
| Dane | 757 | 39.32% | 724 | 37.61% | 443 | 23.01% | 1 | 0.05% | 33 | 1.71% | 1,925 | ||||||||||||
| Dodge | 797 | 40.64% | 527 | 26.87% | 637 | 32.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 160 | 8.16% | 1,961 | ||||||||||||
| Fond du Lac | 483 | 33.87% | 446 | 31.28% | 497 | 34.85% | 0 | 0.00% | -14 | -0.98% | 1,426 | ||||||||||||
| Grant | 1,148 | 39.03% | 1,649 | 56.07% | 144 | 4.90% | 0 | 0.00% | -501 | -17.04% | 2,941 | ||||||||||||
| Green | 391 | 33.79% | 479 | 41.40% | 287 | 24.81% | 0 | 0.00% | -88 | -7.61% | 1,157 | ||||||||||||
| Iowa | 848 | 45.84% | 884 | 47.78% | 118 | 6.38% | 0 | 0.00% | -36 | -1.95% | 1,850 | ||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 840 | 39.72% | 713 | 33.71% | 562 | 26.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 127 | 6.00% | 2,115 | ||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1,105 | 53.72% | 921 | 44.77% | 31 | 1.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 184 | 8.95% | 2,057 | ||||||||||||
| Manitowoc | 159 | 51.46% | 76 | 24.60% | 70 | 22.65% | 4 | 1.29% | 83 | 26.86% | 309 | ||||||||||||
| Marquette | 174 | 30.96% | 214 | 38.08% | 174 | 30.96% | 0 | 0.00% | -40 | -7.12% | 562 | ||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 2,150 | 54.21% | 1,190 | 30.01% | 626 | 15.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 960 | 24.21% | 3,966 | ||||||||||||
| Portage | 225 | 51.02% | 216 | 48.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 9 | 2.04% | 441 | ||||||||||||
| Racine | 644 | 18.50% | 904 | 25.96% | 1,930 | 55.43% | 4 | 0.11% | -1,026 | -29.47% | 3,482 | ||||||||||||
| Rock | 491 | 15.65% | 1,300 | 41.43% | 1,338 | 42.64% | 9 | 0.29% | -38 | -1.21% | 3,138 | ||||||||||||
| Sauk[3] | 158 | 33.91% | 149 | 31.97% | 159 | 34.12% | 0 | 0.00% | -1 | -0.21% | 466 | ||||||||||||
| Sheboygan | 442 | 44.69% | 372 | 37.61% | 175 | 17.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 70 | 7.08% | 989 | ||||||||||||
| St. Croix | 67 | 57.26% | 37 | 31.62% | 1 | 0.85% | 12 | 10.26% | 30 | 25.64% | 117 | ||||||||||||
| Walworth | 550 | 19.30% | 804 | 28.21% | 1,494 | 52.42% | 2 | 0.07% | -690 | -24.21% | 2,850 | ||||||||||||
| Washington | 1,720 | 71.70% | 355 | 14.80% | 324 | 13.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,365 | 56.90% | 2,399 | ||||||||||||
| Waukesha | 963 | 34.75% | 806 | 29.09% | 1,002 | 36.16% | 0 | 0.00% | -39 | -1.41% | 2,771 | ||||||||||||
| Winnebago | 222 | 29.92% | 300 | 40.43% | 220 | 29.65% | 0 | 0.00% | -78 | -10.51% | 742 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 14,924 | 38.41% | 13,642 | 35.11% | 10,261 | 26.41% | 32 | 0.08% | 1,282 | 3.30% | 38,859 | ||||||||||||