1840 United States presidential election in New York

Main article: 1840 United States presidential election
1840 United States presidential election in New York
November 2–4, 1840
Turnout91.9%[1] Increase 21.4 pp
 
Nominee William Henry Harrison Martin Van Buren
Party Whig Democratic
Home state Ohio New York
Running mate John Tyler none
Electoral vote 42 0
Popular vote 225,817 212,528
Percentage 51.19% 48.18%
County results
President before election

Martin Van Buren
Democratic

Elected President

William Henry Harrison
Whig

A presidential election was held in New York from November 2–4, 1840 as part of the 1840 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 Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won New York by a narrow margin of 3.00%.

Results

1840 United States presidential election in New York[3][4][a]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Whig William Henry Harrison of Ohio John Tyler of Virginia 225,817 51.19% 42 100.00%
Democratic Martin Van Buren of New York Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky 212,528 48.18% 0 0.00%
Liberty James G. Birney of New York Thomas Earle of Pennsylvania 2,799 0.63% 0 0.00%
Total 441,144 100.00% 42 100.00%

Results by county

County[3][4] William Henry Harrison
Whig 		Martin Van Buren
Democratic 		James G. Birney
Liberty 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Albany 6,371 51.55% 5,944 48.09% 45 0.36% 427 3.45% 12,360
Allegany 4,132 54.43% 3,381 44.53% 79 1.04% 751 9.89% 7,592
Broome 2,395 52.67% 2,131 46.87% 21 0.46% 264 5.81% 4,547
Cattaraugus 2,966 53.88% 2,475 44.96% 64 1.16% 491 8.92% 5,505
Cayuga 5,172 51.17% 4,863 48.11% 73 0.72% 309 3.06% 10,108
Chautauqua 5,985 63.99% 3,345 35.76% 23 0.25% 2,640 28.23% 9,353
Chemung 1,698 42.51% 2,296 57.49% 0 0.00% -598 -14.97% 3,994
Chenango 4,386 52.18% 3,995 47.53% 25 0.30% 391 4.65% 8,406
Clinton 2,023 52.11% 1,828 47.09% 31 0.80% 195 5.02% 3,882
Columbia 4,290 48.89% 4,489 51.05% 5 0.06% -189 -2.15% 8,774
Cortland 2,664 53.96% 2,229 45.15% 44 0.89% 435 8.81% 4,937
Delaware 2,988 43.45% 3,847 55.94% 42 0.61% -859 -12.49% 6,877
Dutchess 5,355 49.89% 5,362 49.96% 16 0.15% -7 -0.07% 10,733
Erie 6,787 64.58% 3,687 35.08% 36 0.34% 3,100 29.50% 10,510
Essex 2,617 59.38% 1,789 40.59% 1 0.02% 828 18.79% 4,407
Franklin 1,440 56.34% 1,110 43.43% 6 0.23% 330 12.91% 2,556
Fulton[b] 2,087 52.40% 1,867 46.87% 29 0.73% 220 5.52% 3,983
Genesee 7,057 64.03% 3,808 34.55% 156 1.42% 3,249 29.48% 11,021
Greene 2,990 47.80% 3,258 52.09% 7 0.11% -268 -4.28% 6,255
Herkimer 3,118 41.36% 4,350 57.71% 70 0.93% -1,232 -16.34% 7,538
Jefferson 6,257 52.38% 5,630 47.13% 59 0.49% 627 5.25% 11,946
Kings 3,293 50.87% 3,157 48.77% 23 0.36% 136 2.10% 6,473
Lewis 1,718 48.95% 1,755 50.00% 37 1.05% -37 -1.05% 3,510
Livingston 3,916 59.32% 2,634 39.90% 52 0.79% 1,282 19.42% 6,602
Madison 4,266 49.48% 4,115 47.73% 240 2.78% 151 1.75% 8,621
Monroe 6,468 56.84% 4,835 42.49% 77 0.68% 1,633 14.35% 11,380
Montgomery 2,828 46.10% 3,298 53.76% 9 0.15% -470 -7.66% 6,135
New York 20,961 48.69% 21,936 50.95% 153 0.36% -975 -2.26% 43,050
Niagara 2,964 56.40% 2,219 42.23% 72 1.37% 745 14.18% 5,255
Oneida 7,156 46.72% 7,769 50.72% 393 2.57% -613 -4.00% 15,318
Onondaga 6,557 49.58% 6,562 49.62% 105 0.79% -5 -0.04% 13,224
Ontario 4,828 57.26% 3,451 40.93% 152 1.80% 1,377 16.33% 8,431
Orange 4,371 47.41% 4,845 52.55% 3 0.03% -474 -5.14% 9,219
Orleans 2,606 55.28% 2,031 43.08% 77 1.63% 575 12.20% 4,714
Oswego 4,192 50.72% 3,907 47.27% 166 2.01% 285 3.45% 8,265
Otsego 4,856 46.27% 5,580 53.16% 60 0.57% -724 -6.90% 10,496
Putnam 920 36.76% 1,583 63.24% 0 0.00% -663 -26.49% 2,503
Queens 2,522 49.70% 2,550 50.26% 2 0.04% -28 -0.55% 5,074
Rensselaer 5,751 51.31% 5,424 48.39% 33 0.29% 327 2.92% 11,208
Richmond 903 51.19% 861 48.81% 0 0.00% 42 2.38% 1,764
Rockland 637 27.77% 1,657 72.23% 0 0.00% -1,020 -44.46% 2,294
Saratoga 4,416 53.17% 3,873 46.63% 16 0.19% 543 6.54% 8,305
Schenectady 1,752 52.52% 1,579 47.33% 5 0.15% 173 5.19% 3,336
Schoharie 2,692 45.98% 3,137 53.58% 26 0.44% -445 -7.60% 5,855
Seneca 2,466 49.81% 2,472 49.93% 13 0.26% -6 -0.12% 4,951
St. Lawrence 4,803 50.06% 4,751 49.52% 41 0.43% 52 0.54% 9,595
Steuben 4,081 45.63% 4,820 53.90% 42 0.47% -739 -8.26% 8,943
Suffolk 2,415 40.95% 3,482 59.05% 0 0.00% -1,067 18.09% 5,897
Sullivan 1,475 46.63% 1,679 53.08% 9 0.28% -204 -6.45% 3,163
Tioga 1,925 46.84% 2,180 53.04% 5 0.12% -255 -6.20% 4,110
Tompkins 3,969 52.51% 3,558 47.07% 32 0.42% 411 5.44% 7,559
Ulster 4,492 51.20% 4,280 48.78% 2 0.02% 212 2.42% 8,774
Warren 1,306 47.98% 1,411 51.84% 5 0.18% -105 -3.86% 2,722
Washington 5,070 62.42% 3,024 37.23% 28 0.34% 2,046 25.19% 8,122
Wayne 4,309 51.65% 3,998 47.92% 36 0.43% 311 3.73% 8,343
Westchester 4,083 48.34% 4,354 51.55% 9 0.11% -271 -3.21% 8,446
Yates 2,072 49.30% 2,087 49.66% 44 1.05% -15 -0.36% 4,203
Total 225,817 51.19% 212,528 48.18% 2,799 0.63% 13,289 3.01% 441,144

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig

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
  3. ^ Relative to 1832, was tied in 1836.

References

  1. ^ Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, part 2, p. 1072.
  2. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2002). United States Presidential Elections, 1788–1860: The Official Results by County and State. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. xvi.
  3. ^ a b "Statement of the number of votes given for Electors of President and Vice President of the United States". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo. December 19, 1840. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  4. ^ a b The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1843. New York: Greeley & McElrath. 1843. p. 52. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
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