1844 United States presidential election in New York

1844 United States presidential election in New York
Turnout	92.1% 0.2 pp
Polk 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%	Clay 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
President before election; John Tyler; Independent	Elected President ; James K. Polk; Democratic

The 1844 United States presidential election in New York took place between November 1 and December 4, 1844, as part of the 1844 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

New York voted for the Democratic candidate, James K. Polk, over Whig candidate Henry Clay. Polk won New York by a narrow margin of 1.05%. New York was decisive; if Clay had won the state, he would have received 141 electoral votes, more than the 138 needed to win at the time. Fulton and Cayuga would not vote Democratic again until 1964.

Results

1844 United States presidential election in New York^[2]
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	James K. Polk of Tennessee	George Dallas of Pennsylvania	237,588	48.90%	36	100.00%
	Whig	Henry Clay of Kentucky	Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York	232,482	47.85%	0	0.00%
	Liberty	James G. Birney of Michigan	Thomas Morris of Ohio	15,812	3.25%	0	0.00%
Total				485,882	100.00%	36	100.00%

References

^ Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
^ "1844 Presidential General Election Results - New York". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.

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[1] Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.

[results-2] "1844 Presidential General Election Results - New York". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.

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1844 United States presidential election in New York

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