Who won Delaware in the 1844 presidential election?

Clay (Whig) carried Delaware in 1844, winning its 3 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Delaware have in 1844?

Delaware cast 3 electoral votes in the 1844 presidential election.

Did Delaware vote for the national winner in 1844?

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

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Delaware: Clay carries 3 EV.

Delaware cast its 3 electoral votes for Clay (Whig). National winner: James K. Polk (Democratic) — Delaware voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Delaware, 1844

In 1844, Delaware awarded its 3 electoral votes to Clay of the Whig party. Nationally the result broke the other way — James K. Polk (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Delaware among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Delaware backed the Whig party, a streak reaching back to 1836. The region divided — Maryland joined Delaware for the Whig ticket, while Pennsylvania and New Jersey did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Delaware has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (23 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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