1844 United States presidential election in Alabama explained

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Election Name:1844 United States presidential election in Alabama
Country:Alabama
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1840 United States presidential election in Alabama
Previous Year:1840
Next Election:1848 United States presidential election in Alabama
Next Year:1848
Election Date:November 1 – December 4, 1844
Image1:Polk 1849.jpg
Nominee1:James K. Polk
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:Tennessee
Running Mate1:George M. Dallas
Electoral Vote1:9
Popular Vote1:37,401
Percentage1:58.99%
Nominee2:Henry Clay
Party2:Whig Party (United States)
Home State2:Kentucky
Running Mate2:Theodore Frelinghuysen
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:26,002
Percentage2:41.01%
President
Before Election:John Tyler
Before Party:Independent (politician)
After Election:James K. Polk
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:200px

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.

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

Results

Results By County

County! colspan="2"
James K. PolkDemocraticHenry ClayWhigTotal Votes Cast
data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" %data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" %
Autauga63357.13%47542.87%1,108
Baldwin12044.61%14955.39%269
Barbour86043.59%1,11356.41%1,973
Bibb1,38278.75%37321.25%1,755
Benton59656.98%45043.02%1,046
Blount77490.21%849.79%858
Butler40537.82%66662.18%1,071
Chambers93644.70%1,15855.30%2,094
Cherokee95572.85%35627.15%1,311
Clarke63173.12%23226.88%863
Coffee31568.93%14231.07%457
Conecuh27738.58%44161.42%718
Coosa79666.56%40033.44%1,196
Covington13948.43%14851.57%287
Dale61674.67%20925.33%825
Dallas72245.52%86454.48%1,586
DeKalb70077.18%20722.82%907
Fayette79683.88%15316.12%949
Franklin98367.89%46532.11%1,448
Greene81942.90%1,09057.10%1,909
Henry54659.80%36740.20%913
Jackson1,75195.27%874.73%1,838
Jefferson58568.90%26431.10%849
Lauderdale91965.97%47434.03%1,393
Lawrence78362.54%46937.46%1,252
Limestone96574.81%32525.19%1,290
Lowndes67848.85%71051.15%1,388
Macon62636.54%1,08763.46%1,713
Madison1,72082.81%35717.19%2,077
Marengo63446.62%72653.38%1,360
Marion63884.17%12015.83%758
Marshall87584.38%16215.62%1,037
Mobile1,34748.98%1,40351.02%2,750
Monroe35938.77%56761.23%926
Montgomery83645.14%1,01654.86%1,852
Morgan68271.56%27128.44%953
Perry84949.42%86950.58%1,718
Pickens96752.02%89247.98%1,859
Pike76847.12%86252.88%1,630
Randolph74772.17%28827.83%1,035
Russell62445.88%73654.12%1,360
Shelby47248.02%51151.98%983
St. Clair64493.33%466.67%690
Sumter1,06153.37%92746.63%1,988
Talladega85157.35%63342.65%1,484
Tallapoosa70549.20%72850.80%1,433
Tuscaloosa96451.66%90248.34%1,866
Walker44272.22%17027.78%612
Washington27950.54%27349.46%552
Wilcox62951.81%58548.19%1,214
Totals37,40158.99%26,00241.01%63,403

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