1844 United States presidential election in Michigan

none June 2025 September 2023 1844 United States presidential election Flag of Michigan (1837–1865, obverse).svgborder 1844 United States presidential election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1840 United States presidential election in Michigan 1840 1848 United States presidential election in Michigan 1848 November 4, 1844 x160px James K. Polk 1840s Portrait (3x4 cropped b).jpg James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee George M. Dallas 5 27,737 49.72% Clay 1848.jpg Henry Clay Whig Party (United States) Kentucky Theodore Frelinghuysen 0 24,375 43.69% James Birney(Cropped).jpg James G. Birney Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Michigan Thomas Morris 0 3,639 6.52% President John Tyler Independent (politician) James K. Polk Democratic Party (United States) 1844 United States presidential election in Michigan results map by county.svg 300px County results Polk #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Clay #ffd26a 40–50% #fec44f 50–60% KY MS A presidential election was held in Michigan on November 4, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election.Presidential Elections, 1844 1844 [Boston] https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.10637320 Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Michigan voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay and Liberty candidate James G. Birney. Polk won Michigan by a margin of 6.03%. With 6.53% of the popular vote, Michigan would prove to be Jame G. Birney's fourth strongest state after New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1844&f=1&off=0&elect=0 1844 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05 Results + General Election ResultsMichigan State Archives, 1844 Election CanvassParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party James K. Polk Parley J. Spaulding27,737 Democratic Party James K. Polk George Redfield27,728 Democratic Party James K. Polk Charles P. Bush27,699 Democratic Party James K. Polk Louis Beaufait27,689 Democratic Party James K. Polk Samuel Axford27,686 Whig Party Henry Clay John Riddle24,375 Whig Party Henry Clay James L. Conger24,374 Whig Party Henry Clay Cogswell K. Green24,374 Whig Party Henry Clay Darius C. Jackson24,374 Whig Party Henry Clay Norton H. Beckwith24,287 Liberty Party James G. Birney John W. King3,639 Liberty Party James G. Birney Chester G. Gurney3,637 Liberty Party James G. Birney Arthur L. Porter3,637 Liberty Party James G. Birney Chandler Carter3,628 Liberty Party James G. Birney Erastus Hussey3,626 Write-in Scattering34Votes cast"highest" Based on highest elector on each ticket 55,785 Results by county CountyVaughn Coleman C. Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual for the Years 1917 and 1918 1917 Lansing 734-735 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073067327&view=1up&seq=814 22 May 2026 James K. PolkDemocratic Henry ClayWhig James G. BirneyLiberty Margin Total votes cast"highest" # % # % # % # %Allegan29947.24%32351.03%111.74%-24-3.79%633Barry24950.51%22846.25%163.25%214.26%493Berrien82852.54%71345.24%352.22%1157.30%1,576Branch88854.78%64439.73%895.49%24415.05%1,621Calhoun1,52849.12%1,35743.62%2267.26%1715.50%3,111Cass71546.01%76048.91%593.80%-45-2.90%1,554Includes 20 Scattering votes.Chippewa3441.46%4858.54%00.00%-14-17.07%82Clinton28350.81%25545.78%193.41%285.03%557Eaton37644.39%41048.41%617.20%-34-4.01%847Genesee67642.46%73346.04%18311.49%-57-3.58%1,592Hillsdale1,08847.97%96842.68%2129.35%1205.29%2,268Ingham44148.04%43247.06%454.90%90.98%918Ionia39845.49%41847.77%596.74%-20-2.29%875Jackson1,38943.87%1,30241.12%47515.00%872.75%3,166Kalamazoo82840.65%93245.75%27713.60%-104-5.11%2,037Kent56452.56%47644.36%333.08%888.20%1,073Lapeer50250.76%39940.34%888.90%10310.41%989Lenawee2,27248.57%2,17846.56%2284.87%942.01%4,678Livingston1,08757.76%68736.50%1085.74%40021.25%1,882Mackinac10069.93%4330.07%00.00%5739.86%143Macomb1,35955.11%96339.05%1405.68%39616.06%2,466Includes 4 Scattering votes.Monroe1,28258.22%87039.51%482.18%41218.71%2,202Includes 2 Scattering votes.Oakland2,83352.12%2,22540.93%3776.94%60811.18%5,436"one" Includes 1 Scattering vote.Ottawa11666.29%4224.00%179.71%7442.29%175Saginaw10448.83%10750.23%20.94%-3-1.41%213Shiawassee26940.45%30045.11%9614.44%-31-4.66%665St. Clair61750.37%56946.45%272.20%483.92%1,225Includes 12 Scattering votes.St. Joseph97648.92%93546.87%844.21%412.06%1,995Van Buren35052.24%27340.75%466.87%7711.49%670"one"Washtenaw2,55048.25%2,34944.45%3867.30%2013.80%5,285Wayne2,73651.85%2,34644.46%1923.64%3907.39%5,277Includes 3 Scattering votes.Total27,73749.72%24,375The county results add up to 24,285.43.69%3,6396.52%3,3626.03%55,785 Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic 20em Barry Clinton Hillsdale Ingham Jackson Lapeer Lenawee Mackinac Oakland St. Clair St. Joseph Washtenaw Wayne Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig Saginaw See also United States presidential elections in Michigan Notes References Michigan 1844 United States presidential election