A presidential election was held in Michigan on November 4, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. 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.
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 55,785
Results by county County James K. PolkDemocratic Henry ClayWhig James G. BirneyLiberty Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %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%1,554Chippewa3441.46%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%2,466Monroe1,28258.22%87039.51%482.18%41218.71%2,202Oakland2,83352.12%2,22540.93%3776.94%60811.18%5,436Ottawa11666.29%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%1,225St. Joseph97648.92%93546.87%844.21%412.06%1,995Van Buren35052.24%27340.75%466.87%7711.49%670Washtenaw2,55048.25%2,34944.45%3867.30%2013.80%5,285Wayne2,73651.85%2,34644.46%1923.64%3907.39%5,277Total27,73749.72%24,37543.69%3,6396.52%3,3626.03%55,785
Counties that flipped from Whig to Democratic
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
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