1836 United States presidential election in New York

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1836 United States presidential election in New York
November 7–9, 1836
Turnout70.5%[1] Decrease 13.7 pp
 
Nominee Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison
Party Democratic Whig
Home state New York Ohio
Running mate Richard Mentor Johnson Francis Granger
Electoral vote 42 0
Popular vote 166,886 138,765
Percentage 54.60% 45.40%
County results
President before election

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

Elected President

Martin Van Buren
Democratic

A presidential election was held in New York from November 7–9, 1836 as part of the 1836 United States presidential election.[2] Voters chose 42 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

New York voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. Van Buren won New York by a margin of 9.26%. Saratoga County would not vote Democratic again until 1964.

Results

1836 United States presidential election in New York[3][4][a]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Martin Van Buren of New York Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky 166,886 54.60% 42 100.00%
Whig William Henry Harrison of Ohio Francis Granger of New York 138,765 45.40% 0 0.00%
Total 305,651 100.00% 42 100.00%

Results by county

County[3][4] Martin Van Buren
Democratic 		William Henry Harrison
Whig 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Albany 4,947 53.73% 4,261 46.27% 686 7.45% 9,208
Allegany 2,615 49.24% 2,696 50.76% -81 -1.53% 5,311
Broome 1,642 52.85% 1,465 47.15% 177 5.70% 3,107
Cattaraugus 1,888 55.91% 1,489 44.09% 399 11.82% 3,377
Cayuga 4,284 53.50% 3,724 46.50% 560 6.99% 8,008
Chautauqua 3,120 44.48% 3,895 55.52% -775 -11.05% 7,015
Chemung 1,724 63.29% 1,000 36.71% 724 26.58% 2,724
Chenango 3,611 56.91% 2,734 43.09% 877 13.82% 6,345
Clinton 1,331 60.92% 854 39.08% 477 21.83% 2,185
Columbia 3,767 55.25% 3,051 44.75% 716 10.50% 6,818
Cortland 1,724 46.08% 2,017 53.92% -293 -7.83% 3,741
Delaware 2,823 77.92% 800 22.08% 2,023 55.84% 3,623
Dutchess 3,981 62.72% 2,366 37.28% 1,615 25.45% 6,347
Erie 2,661 35.28% 4,882 64.72% -2,221 -29.44% 7,543
Essex 1,603 46.36% 1,855 53.64% -252 -7.29% 3,458
Franklin 862 48.65% 910 51.35% -48 -2.71% 1,772
Genesee 3,271 38.24% 5,282 61.76% -2,011 -23.51% 8,553
Greene 2,976 61.25% 1,883 38.75% 1,093 22.49% 4,859
Herkimer 3,036 71.94% 1,184 28.06% 1,852 43.89% 4,220
Jefferson 4,595 54.99% 3,761 45.01% 834 9.98% 8,356
Kings 2,323 55.43% 1,868 44.57% 455 10.86% 4,191
Lewis 1,096 72.73% 411 27.27% 685 45.45% 1,507
Livingston 1,902 41.85% 2,643 58.15% -741 -16.30% 4,545
Madison 2,909 63.07% 1,703 36.93% 1,206 26.15% 4,612
Monroe 3,931 44.58% 4,887 55.42% -956 -10.84% 8,818
Montgomery[b] 4,303 57.58% 3,170 42.42% 1,133 15.16% 7,473
New York 17,469 51.66% 16,348 48.34% 1,121 3.31% 33,817
Niagara 2,143 48.59% 2,267 51.41% -124 -2.81% 4,410
Oneida 5,476 60.20% 3,621 39.80% 1,855 20.39% 9,097
Onondaga 4,776 61.57% 2,981 38.43% 1,795 23.14% 7,757
Ontario 2,732 44.30% 3,435 55.70% -703 -11.40% 6,167
Orange 3,541 61.23% 2,242 38.77% 1,299 22.46% 5,783
Orleans 1,825 49.54% 1,859 50.46% -34 -0.92% 3,684
Oswego 3,105 61.47% 1,946 38.53% 1,159 22.95% 5,051
Otsego 4,627 65.21% 2,469 34.79% 2,158 30.41% 7,096
Putnam 818 77.61% 236 22.39% 582 55.22% 1,054
Queens 1,654 54.18% 1,399 45.82% 255 8.35% 3,053
Rensselaer 4,983 51.81% 4,634 48.19% 349 3.63% 9,617
Richmond 649 50.00% 649 50.00% 0 0.00% 1,298
Rockland 1,045 73.80% 371 26.20% 674 47.60% 1,416
Saratoga 3,338 52.56% 3,013 47.44% 325 5.12% 6,351
Schenectady 1,480 56.30% 1,149 43.70% 331 12.59% 2,629
Schoharie 2,437 63.15% 1,422 36.85% 1,015 26.30% 3,859
Seneca 2,036 57.56% 1,501 42.44% 535 15.13% 3,537
St. Lawrence 3,089 58.02% 2,235 41.98% 854 16.04% 5,324
Steuben 3,650 60.49% 2,384 39.51% 1,266 20.98% 6,034
Suffolk 2,071 66.63% 1,037 33.37% 1,034 33.27% 3,108
Sullivan 1,227 59.56% 833 40.44% 394 19.13% 2,060
Tioga 1,626 56.48% 1,253 43.52% 373 12.96% 2,879
Tompkins 2,935 51.30% 2,786 48.70% 149 2.60% 5,721
Ulster 3,658 62.80% 2,167 37.20% 1,491 25.60% 5,825
Warren 1,316 69.78% 570 30.22% 746 39.55% 1,886
Washington 2,592 41.91% 3,593 58.09% -1,001 -16.18% 6,185
Wayne 2,968 52.80% 2,653 47.20% 315 5.60% 5,621
Westchester 3,009 63.24% 1,749 36.76% 1,260 26.48% 4,758
Yates 1,686 58.99% 1,172 41.01% 514 17.98% 2,858
Total 166,886 54.60% 138,765 45.40% 28,121 9.20% 305,651

Counties that flipped from National Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Tied

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Since New York voted for presidential electors directly, the totals below are based on the highest elector on each ticket.
  2. ^ Includes Hamilton County

References

  1. ^ Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. ^ "Presidential Elections". Weekly Messenger. November 12, 1836.
  3. ^ a b "Electoral Canvass of the State of New York, 1836". The Evening Post. December 26, 1836. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  4. ^ a b The Politician's Register for 1841. New York: Horace Greeley. 1841. p. 35. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
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