United States presidential election 1844 — Results & electoral map
United States elections · 1844 · held
James K. Polk was elected president.
Electoral map — 1844
275 electors; 138 votes required for an electoral majority. Modern state outlines are a geographic reference, not historical borders. The interactive map shows actual counted electoral votes, including split and faithless votes.
| State | Electors | Electoral vote recipients |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | James K. Polk 9 |
| Arkansas | 3 | James K. Polk 3 |
| Connecticut | 6 | Henry Clay 6 |
| Delaware | 3 | Henry Clay 3 |
| Georgia | 10 | James K. Polk 10 |
| Illinois | 9 | James K. Polk 9 |
| Indiana | 12 | James K. Polk 12 |
| Kentucky | 12 | Henry Clay 12 |
| Louisiana | 6 | James K. Polk 6 |
| Maine | 9 | James K. Polk 9 |
| Maryland | 8 | Henry Clay 8 |
| Massachusetts | 12 | Henry Clay 12 |
| Michigan | 5 | James K. Polk 5 |
| Mississippi | 6 | James K. Polk 6 |
| Missouri | 7 | James K. Polk 7 |
| New Hampshire | 6 | James K. Polk 6 |
| New Jersey | 7 | Henry Clay 7 |
| New York | 36 | James K. Polk 36 |
| North Carolina | 11 | Henry Clay 11 |
| Ohio | 23 | Henry Clay 23 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | James K. Polk 26 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Henry Clay 4 |
| South Carolina | 9 | James K. Polk 9 |
| Tennessee | 13 | Henry Clay 13 |
| Vermont | 6 | Henry Clay 6 |
| Virginia | 17 | James K. Polk 17 |
Results: final · complete coverage · Counted Electoral College votes; recorded popular votes
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James K. Polk | 1339494 | 49.54374793566792% | — | 170 |
| Henry Clay | 1300004 | 48.08313474443338% | — | 105 |
| Other candidates / recorded votes | 64161 | 2.3731173198987% | — | 0 |
Electoral votes are the presidential votes actually recorded in the National Archives count, including split and faithless votes. The map uses modern state outlines as a geographic reference; these are not historical boundaries.
Minor popular-vote candidates not separately tabulated by the source are grouped as other recorded votes. Historical popular-vote figures and definitions can vary between compilations.
States selected electors on different schedules; the archive records the election year rather than inventing a single national election day.
Sources & further reading
National Archives: 1844 electoral count and state allocations