Question: How many electoral votes did Texas cast in its first U.S. presidential election?
Answer: Four. With a population between 125,000 and 150,000 at the time of its admission into the Union in 1845, Texas was allotted two representatives in the U.S. House; its two U.S. senators brought the state’s electoral vote total to four. In 1848, more than 70% of voters backed electors pledged to Democrat Lewis Cass, despite Whig candidate Gen. Zachary Taylor’s exploits in the Mexican-American War.
