1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

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| election_name = 1844 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

| country = Massachusetts

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1840 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

| previous_year = 1840

| next_election = 1848 United States presidential election in Massachusetts

| next_year = 1848

| turnout = 65.8%Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072. {{decrease}} 0.9 pp

| election_date = November 11, 1844

| image_size = x160px

| image1 = Clay 1848.jpg

| nominee1 = Henry Clay

| party1 = Whig Party (United States)

| home_state1 = Kentucky

| running_mate1 = Theodore Frelinghuysen

| electoral_vote1 = 12

| popular_vote1 = 67,062

| percentage1 = 50.79%

| image2 = Polk 1849.jpg

| nominee2 = James K. Polk

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state2 = Tennessee

| running_mate2 = George M. Dallas

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 53,039

| percentage2 = 40.17%

| image3 = James Birney(Cropped).jpg

| nominee3 = James G. Birney

| party3 = Liberty Party (United States, 1840)

| home_state3 = Michigan

| running_mate3 = Thomas Morris

| electoral_vote3 = 0

| popular_vote3 = 10,830

| percentage3 = 8.20%

| title = President

| before_election = John Tyler

| before_party = Independent (politician)

| after_election = James K. Polk

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| map_image = Massachusetts Presidential Election Results 1844.svg

| map_size = 401px

| map_caption = County Results

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Clay

{{legend|#FEE391|40–50%}}

{{legend|#FED463|50–60%}}

{{legend|#FE9929|60–70%}}

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Polk

{{legend|#B9D7FF|40–50%}}

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| outgoing_members = MD

| elected_members = DE

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A presidential election was held in Massachusetts on November 11, 1844 as part of the 1844 United States presidential election.{{cite book |title=Presidential Elections, 1844 |date=1844 |location=[Boston] |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.10637320}} Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Massachusetts voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk and Liberty candidate James G. Birney. Clay won Massachusetts by a margin of 10.62%.

With 8.20% of the popular vote, Massachusetts would prove to be James G. Birney's second strongest state after neighboring New Hampshire.{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1844&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=1844 Presidential Election Statistics|publisher=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2018-03-05}}