See main article: 1844 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1844 United States presidential election in North Carolina |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1840 United States presidential election in North Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1840 |
| Next Election: | 1848 United States presidential election in North Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1848 |
| Election Date: | November 1 - December 4, 1844 |
| Image1: | Clay 1848.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Henry Clay |
| Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Kentucky |
| Running Mate1: | Theodore Frelinghuysen |
| Electoral Vote1: | 11 |
| Popular Vote1: | 43,232 |
| Percentage1: | 52.39% |
| Nominee2: | James K. Polk |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | Tennessee |
| Running Mate2: | George M. Dallas |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 39,287 |
| Percentage2: | 47.60% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | John Tyler |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| After Election: | James K. Polk |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1844 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
North Carolina voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk. Clay won North Carolina by a margin of 4.63%.
With 52.39% of the popular vote, North Carolina would be Henry Clay's fourth-strongest state after Rhode Island, Vermont and Kentucky.[1] This was also the last presidential election until 1992 when a Democrat would win without carrying the state of North Carolina. James K. Polk is one of two presidents to lose his birth state in a successful presidential bid. The other is Donald Trump of New York.