This is one of just three times (the others being 1988 and 2000) that a losing Democrat carried Iowa. Taylor became the first of currently only six American presidents to have never won Iowa since its statehood.
The 1848 election in Iowa began a trend in which the state would vote the same as neighboring Wisconsin, as the two states have voted in lockstep with each other on all but 6 occasions - 1892, 1924, 1940, 1976, 2004, and 2020.
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1848 United States presidential election in Iowa[1][2]
1848, united, states, presidential, election, iowa, main, article, 1848, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1848, part, 1848, united, states, presidential, election, voters, chose, four, representatives, electors, electoral, college. Main article 1848 United States presidential election The 1848 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 7 1848 as part of the 1848 United States presidential election Voters chose four representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for President and Vice President 1848 United States presidential election in IowaNovember 7 1848 1852 Nominee Lewis Cass Zachary Taylor Party Democratic Whig Home state Michigan Louisiana Running mate William O Butler Millard Fillmore Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 11 238 9 930 Percentage 50 46 44 59 County Results Cass 40 50 50 60 60 70 Taylor 40 50 50 60 Tie 50 President before election James K Polk Democratic Elected President Zachary Taylor Whig Iowa voted for the Democratic candidate Lewis Cass in the state s first presidential election over Whig candidate Zachary Taylor and Free Soil candidate Martin Van Buren Cass won Iowa by a margin of 5 87 This is one of just three times the others being 1988 and 2000 that a losing Democrat carried Iowa Taylor became the first of currently only six American presidents to have never won Iowa since its statehood The 1848 election in Iowa began a trend in which the state would vote the same as neighboring Wisconsin as the two states have voted in lockstep with each other on all but 6 occasions 1892 1924 1940 1976 2004 and 2020 Results edit1848 United States presidential election in Iowa 1 2 Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote Count Count Democratic Lewis Cass of Michigan William O Butler of Kentucky 11 238 50 46 4 100 00 Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana Millard Fillmore of New York 9 930 44 59 0 0 00 Free Soil Martin Van Buren of New York Charles F Adams Sr of Massachusetts 1 103 4 95 0 0 00 Total 22 271 100 00 4 100 00 See also editUnited States presidential elections in IowaReferences edit 1848 Presidential General Election Results Iowa U S Election Atlas Retrieved December 27 2013 1848 Presidential Election The American Presidency Project University of California Santa Barbara Retrieved December 27 2013 nbsp This Iowa elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1848 United States presidential election in Iowa amp oldid 1173558174, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
