Who won New York in the 1868 presidential election?

Seymour (Democratic) carried New York in 1868, winning its 33 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did New York have in 1868?

New York cast 33 electoral votes in the 1868 presidential election.

Did New York vote for the national winner in 1868?

No. New York backed Seymour, while Ulysses S. Grant won the presidency nationally.

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1868

New York: Seymour carries 33 EV.

New York cast its 33 electoral votes for Seymour (Democratic). National winner: Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) — New York voted against the national winner this cycle.

Reading the 1868 result in New York

New York backed Seymour (Democratic) in the 1868 presidential election, casting 33 electoral votes for the ticket. Nationally the result broke the other way — Ulysses S. Grant (Republican) won the presidency, leaving New York among the states he did not carry.

Seymour's win closed out New York's 3-election run of voting Republican. The region divided — New Jersey and Connecticut joined New York for the Democratic ticket, while Pennsylvania, 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 Reconstruction — Republican rule and contested returns.

In the national count, Ulysses S. Grant took 214 of the 294 electoral votes, against Horatio Seymour's 80. Ulysses S. Grant led the national popular vote with 52.66% of the ballots cast.

The 1868 national map

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