Who won Connecticut in the 1844 presidential election?

Clay (Whig) carried Connecticut in 1844, winning its 6 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Connecticut have in 1844?

Connecticut cast 6 electoral votes in the 1844 presidential election.

Did Connecticut vote for the national winner in 1844?

No. Connecticut backed Clay, while James K. Polk won the presidency nationally.

Second Party SystemCT · 6 EV

1844

Connecticut: Clay carries 6 EV.

Connecticut cast its 6 electoral votes for Clay (Whig). National winner: James K. Polk (Democratic) — Connecticut voted against the national winner this cycle.

Connecticut in 1844

The 1844 contest saw Connecticut line up behind Clay, delivering 6 electoral votes to the Whig ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — James K. Polk (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Connecticut among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 2nd consecutive election in which Connecticut backed the Whig party, a streak reaching back to 1840. The region divided — Massachusetts and Rhode Island joined Connecticut for the Whig ticket, while New York did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Connecticut has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (24 times). The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

In the national count, James K. Polk took 170 of the 275 electoral votes, against Henry Clay's 105. James K. Polk led the national popular vote with 49.54% of the ballots cast.

The 1844 national map

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