Who won Pennsylvania in the 1844 presidential election?

Polk (Democratic) carried Pennsylvania in 1844, winning its 26 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1844?

Pennsylvania cast 26 electoral votes in the 1844 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1844?

Yes. Pennsylvania backed James K. Polk, who won the presidency that year.

Second Party SystemPA · 26 EV

1844

Pennsylvania: Polk carries 26 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 26 electoral votes for Polk (Democratic). National winner: James K. Polk (Democratic) — Pennsylvania voted with the national winner this cycle.

What happened in Pennsylvania, 1844

In 1844, Pennsylvania awarded its 26 electoral votes to Polk of the Democratic party. Pennsylvania ended up on the winning side — James K. Polk captured the White House that year.

It marked the 5th consecutive election in which Pennsylvania backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1828. The region divided — New Jersey and New York joined Pennsylvania for the Democratic ticket, while Ohio, Maryland, and Delaware did not. Across the 60 presidential elections Pennsylvania has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (26 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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