1844 United States presidential election in Vermont

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| election_name = 1844 United States presidential election in Vermont

| country = Vermont

| flag_year = 1837

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1840 United States presidential election in Vermont

| previous_year = 1840

| next_election = 1848 United States presidential election in Vermont

| next_year = 1848

| election_date = November 12, 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 = 6

| popular_vote1 = 26,780

| percentage1 = 54.84%

| 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 = 18,049

| percentage2 = 36.96%

| 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 = 3,970

| percentage3 = 8.13%

| map_image = File:Vermont Presidential Election Results 1844.svg

| map_size = 301px

| map_caption = County Results

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Clay

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Polk

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| title = President

| before_election = John Tyler

| before_party = Independent (politician)

| after_election = James K. Polk

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| outgoing_members = DE

| elected_members = NC

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A presidential election was held in Vermont on November 12, 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 six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Vermont voted for the Whig candidate, Henry Clay, over Democratic candidate James K. Polk and Liberty candidate James G. Birney. Clay won Vermont by a margin of 17.88%.

With 54.84% of the popular vote, Vermont would prove to be Henry Clay's second strongest state after Rhode Island. Vermont would also prove to be James G. Birney's third strongest state after New Hampshire and Massachusetts.{{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}}