New York voted for the
Whig candidate,
Zachary Taylor, over
Free Soil candidate
Martin Van Buren and
Democratic candidate
Lewis Cass. Taylor won New York by a margin of 21.51% over Van Buren. As of 2020, Van Buren's performance remains the best ever by a third-party candidate in New York presidential election history.[3] With 27% of the popular vote, New York was Van Buren's fourth strongest state after
Vermont,
Massachusetts and
Wisconsin.[4]
Results
1848 United States presidential election in New York[5]