1844 United States presidential election in Alabama

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1844 United States presidential election in Alabama
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  1840 November 1 – December 4, 1844 1848  
  Polk 1849.jpg Clay 1848.jpg
Nominee James K. Polk Henry Clay
Party Democratic Whig
Home state Tennessee Kentucky
Running mate George M. Dallas Theodore Frelinghuysen
Electoral vote90
Popular vote37,40126,002
Percentage58.99%41.01%

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County Results

President before election

John Tyler
Independent

Elected President

James K. Polk
Democratic

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

Contents

Alabama voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Alabama by a margin of 17.98%.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in Alabama [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James K. Polk 37,401 58.99%
Whig Henry Clay 26,00241.01%
Total votes63,403 100%

Results By County

1844 United States Presidential Election in Alabama (By County) [2]
CountyJames K. Polk

Democratic

Henry Clay

Whig

Total Votes Cast
#%#%
Autauga 63357.13%47542.87%1,108
Baldwin 12044.61%14955.39%269
Barbour 86043.59%1,11356.41%1,973
Bibb 1,38278.75%37321.25%1,755
Benton 59656.98%45043.02%1,046
Blount 77490.21%849.79%858
Butler 40537.82%66662.18%1,071
Chambers 93644.70%1,15855.30%2,094
Cherokee 95572.85%35627.15%1,311
Clarke 63173.12%23226.88%863
Coffee 31568.93%14231.07%457
Conecuh 27738.58%44161.42%718
Coosa 79666.56%40033.44%1,196
Covington 13948.43%14851.57%287
Dale 61674.67%20925.33%825
Dallas 72245.52%86454.48%1,586
DeKalb 70077.18%20722.82%907
Fayette 79683.88%15316.12%949
Franklin 98367.89%46532.11%1,448
Greene 81942.90%1,09057.10%1,909
Henry 54659.80%36740.20%913
Jackson 1,75195.27%874.73%1,838
Jefferson 58568.90%26431.10%849
Lauderdale 91965.97%47434.03%1,393
Lawrence 78362.54%46937.46%1,252
Limestone 96574.81%32525.19%1,290
Lowndes 67848.85%71051.15%1,388
Macon 62636.54%1,08763.46%1,713
Madison 1,72082.81%35717.19%2,077
Marengo 63446.62%72653.38%1,360
Marion 63884.17%12015.83%758
Marshall 87584.38%16215.62%1,037
Mobile 1,34748.98%1,40351.02%2,750
Monroe 35938.77%56761.23%926
Montgomery 83645.14%1,01654.86%1,852
Morgan 68271.56%27128.44%953
Perry 84949.42%86950.58%1,718
Pickens 96752.02%89247.98%1,859
Pike 76847.12%86252.88%1,630
Randolph 74772.17%28827.83%1,035
Russell 62445.88%73654.12%1,360
Shelby 47248.02%51151.98%983
St. Clair 64493.33%466.67%690
Sumter 1,06153.37%92746.63%1,988
Talladega 85157.35%63342.65%1,484
Tallapoosa 70549.20%72850.80%1,433
Tuscaloosa 96451.66%90248.34%1,866
Walker 44272.22%17027.78%612
Washington 27950.54%27349.46%552
Wilcox 62951.81%58548.19%1,214
Totals37,40158.99%26,00241.01%63,403

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References

  1. "1844 Presidential General Election Results - Alabama". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. Dubin, Michael J. United States Presidential Elections. 1788-1870: The Official Results by County and State. ISBN   978-0-7864-6422-7.