1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
Turnout	65.8% 0.9 pp
Clay 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%	Polk 40–50%
President before election; John Tyler; Independent	Elected President ; James K. Polk; Democratic

The 1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Massachusetts voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk and Liberty candidate James G. Birney. Clay won Massachusetts by a margin of 10.62%.

With 8.20% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be James G. Birney's second strongest state after neighboring New Hampshire.^[2]

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts^[3]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	67,062	50.79%	12	100.00%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania	53,039	40.17%	0	0.00%
	Liberty	James G. Birney of Michigan	Thomas Morris of Ohio	10,830	8.20%	0	0.00%
	N/A	Others	Others	1,106	0.84%	0	0.00%
Total				132,037	100.00%	12	100.00%

^ Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
^ "1844 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ "1844 Presidential General Election Results – Massachusetts". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.

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