A presidential election was held in Missouri on November 4, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won Missouri by a margin of 13.96%.
Results
Results by county +1844 United States presidential election in Missouri (by county)CountyJames K. Polk DemocraticHenry Clay WhigTotal votes cast#%#%Adair45060.48%29439.52%744Andrew94171.02%38428.98%1,325Audrain16348.22%17551.78%338Barry47877.10%14222.90%620Bates30759.84%20640.16%513Benton66472.49%25227.51%916Boone60233.59%1,19066.41%1,792Buchanan1,16265.99%59934.01%1,761Caldwell21262.17%12937.83%341Callaway79345.76%94054.24%1,733Camden24777.92%7022.08%317Cape Girardeau91463.83%51836.17%1,432Carroll31156.24%24243.76%553Chariton60261.87%37138.13%973Clark22049.44%22550.56%445Clay55241.91%76558.09%1,317Clinton56764.65%31035.35%877Cole1,12272.86%41827.14%1,540Cooper78346.50%90153.50%1,684Crawford36760.76%23739.24%604Dade69073.02%25526.98%945Daviess44658.38%31841.62%764Decatur20878.49%5721.51%265Franklin79667.34%38632.66%1,182Gasconade32682.12%7117.88%397Greene81769.95%35130.05%1,168Grundy36551.34%34648.66%711Henry28350.27%28049.73%563Holt37867.14%18532.86%563Howard96948.89%1,01351.11%1,982Jackson85258.12%61441.88%1,466Jasper24267.79%11532.21%357Jefferson34951.63%32748.37%676Johnson51158.20%36741.80%878Lafayette57641.26%82058.74%1,396Lewis40351.47%38048.53%783Lincoln68354.16%57845.84%1,261Linn49464.74%26935.26%763Livingston35163.93%19836.07%549Macon45758.29%32741.71%784Madison39968.56%18331.44%582Marion72341.55%1,01758.45%1,740Miller36983.30%7416.70%443Monroe57842.19%79257.81%1,370Montgomery23239.26%35960.74%591Morgan54467.49%26232.51%806New Madrid20841.11%29858.89%506Newton66377.82%18922.18%852Niangua34581.95%7618.05%421Osage43478.34%12021.66%554Perry46354.60%38545.40%848Pettis31958.32%22841.68%547Pike80948.44%86151.56%1,670Platte1,38660.63%90039.37%2,286Polk63669.97%27330.03%909Pulaski32579.08%8620.92%411Ralls32243.28%42256.72%744Randolph57148.93%59651.07%1,167Ray73455.06%59944.94%1,333Ripley26689.56%3110.44%297Saline44643.01%59156.99%1,037Scotland44258.23%31741.77%759Scott48065.04%25834.96%738Shannon27182.62%5717.38%328Shelby20946.14%24453.86%453St. Charles50351.17%48048.83%983St. Clair34265.90%17734.10%519St. Francois23443.74%30156.26%535St. Louis3,32947.44%3,68852.56%7,017Ste. Genevieve24555.94%19344.06%438Stoddard32373.74%11526.26%438Taney29789.19%3610.81%333Van Buren44363.29%25736.71%700Warren34148.37%36451.63%705Washington58848.96%61351.04%1,201Wayne36680.97%8619.03%452Wright48683.36%9716.64%583Totals41,32456.94%31,25043.06%72,574
See also United States presidential elections in Missouri
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