1844 presidential election map and results

James K. Polk narrowly defeated Henry Clay 170–105. A majority was 138 of 275 electoral votes.

Candidates

Candidate	Party	Electoral votes	Popular vote	%
James K. Polk ✓	Democratic	170	1,339,494	49.5%
Henry Clay	Whig	105	1,300,004	48.1%

Popular-vote totals add up the states with recorded votes; some states chose electors through their legislatures in this era.

State	Won by	Electoral votes	Winner %	Margin (pts)
Alabama	James K. Polk	9	59.0%	18.0
Arkansas	James K. Polk	3	63.0%	26.0
Connecticut	Henry Clay	6	50.8%	4.6
Delaware	Henry Clay	3	51.2%	2.5
Georgia	James K. Polk	10	51.2%	2.4
Illinois	James K. Polk	9	53.9%	11.9
Indiana	James K. Polk	12	50.1%	1.7
Kentucky	Henry Clay	12	54.1%	8.2
Louisiana	James K. Polk	6	51.3%	2.6
Maine	James K. Polk	9	53.8%	13.4
Maryland	Henry Clay	8	52.4%	4.8
Massachusetts	Henry Clay	12	50.8%	10.6
Michigan	James K. Polk	5	49.9%	6.4
Mississippi	James K. Polk	6	57.4%	14.9
Missouri	James K. Polk	7	57.0%	14.0
New Hampshire	James K. Polk	6	55.2%	18.9
New Jersey	Henry Clay	7	50.5%	1.1
New York	James K. Polk	36	48.9%	1.1
North Carolina	Henry Clay	11	52.4%	4.8
Ohio	Henry Clay	23	49.7%	1.9
Pennsylvania	James K. Polk	26	50.4%	1.8
Rhode Island	Henry Clay	4	60.0%	20.1
South Carolina *	James K. Polk	9	—	—
Tennessee	Henry Clay	13	50.1%	0.1
Vermont	Henry Clay	6	54.9%	17.9
Virginia	James K. Polk	17	53.0%	6.1

South Carolina: This state's electors were chosen by the state legislature.
District of Columbia: The District of Columbia did not receive presidential electors until the 23rd Amendment.