Who won Ohio in the 1844 presidential election?

Clay (Whig) carried Ohio in 1844, winning its 23 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Ohio have in 1844?

Ohio cast 23 electoral votes in the 1844 presidential election.

Did Ohio vote for the national winner in 1844?

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

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Ohio: Clay carries 23 EV.

Ohio cast its 23 electoral votes for Clay (Whig). National winner: James K. Polk (Democratic) — Ohio voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Ohio, 1844

In 1844, Ohio awarded its 23 electoral votes to Clay of the Whig party. Nationally the result broke the other way — James K. Polk (Democratic) won the presidency, leaving Ohio among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 3rd consecutive election in which Ohio backed the Whig party, a streak reaching back to 1836. The region divided — Kentucky joined Ohio for the Whig ticket, while Michigan, Indiana, and Pennsylvania did not. Across the 56 presidential elections Ohio has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (30 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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