Who won New York in the 1840 presidential election?

VanBuren (Democratic) carried New York in 1840, winning its 42 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New York have in 1840?

New York cast 42 electoral votes in the 1840 presidential election.

Did New York vote for the national winner in 1840?

No. New York backed VanBuren, while William Henry Harrison won the presidency nationally.

Second Party SystemNY · 42 EV

1840

New York: VanBuren carries 42 EV.

New York cast its 42 electoral votes for VanBuren (Democratic). National winner: William Henry Harrison (Whig) — New York voted against the national winner this cycle.

What happened in New York, 1840

In 1840, New York awarded its 42 electoral votes to VanBuren of the Democratic party. Nationally the result broke the other way — William Henry Harrison (Whig) won the presidency, leaving New York among the states he did not carry.

It marked the 4th consecutive election in which New York backed the Democratic party, a streak reaching back to 1828. The region divided — Pennsylvania joined New York for the Democratic ticket, while New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont did not. Across the 60 presidential elections New York has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Democratic party (29 times). The vote fell within the Second Party System — Jackson, Whigs, and the rise of mass politics.

In the national count, William Henry Harrison took 234 of the 294 electoral votes, against Martin Van Buren's 60. William Henry Harrison led the national popular vote with 52.87% of the ballots cast.

The 1840 national map

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