New York
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| Year | Carried by | Dem | Rep | Others named | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20241,2 | Dem Harris | Harris 4,619,195 55.1% | Trump 3,578,899 42.7% | None | 1,040,296 12.4 pts | R +10.8 since 2020 |
| 20203,4 | Dem Biden | Biden 5,244,8863 60.9% | Trump 3,244,798 37.7% | None | 2,000,088 23.2 pts | D +1.0 since 2016 |
| 20165 | Dem Clinton | Clinton 4,556,124 58.4% | Trump 2,819,534 36.1% | Gary Johnson 176,598 · 2.3% Jill Stein 107,934 · 1.4% | 1,736,590 22.3 pts | R +6.0 since 2012 |
| 20126,7 | Dem Obama | Obama 4,485,7416 63.3% | Romney 2,485,432 35.1% | None | 2,000,309 28.2 pts | D +1.7 since 2008 |
| 20088 | Dem Obama | Obama 4,804,945 62.2% | McCain 2,752,771 35.6% | None | 2,052,174 26.6 pts | D +8.4 since 2004 |
| 20049 | Dem Kerry | Kerry 4,314,280 57.9% | Bush 2,962,567 39.8% | Ralph Nader 99,873 · 1.3% | 1,351,713 18.1 pts | R +6.3 since 2000 |
| 200010 | Dem Gore | Gore 4,107,697 59.0% | Bush 2,403,374 34.5% | Ralph Nader 244,030 · 3.5% | 1,704,323 24.5 pts | R +3.8 since 1996 |
| 199611 | Dem Clinton | Clinton 3,756,177 58.3% | Dole 1,933,492 30.0% | Ross Perot 503,458 · 7.8% Ralph Nader 75,956 · 1.2% | 1,822,685 28.3 pts | D +12.8 since 1992 |
| 199212 | Dem Clinton | Clinton 3,444,450 48.7% | Bush 2,346,649 33.1% | Ross Perot 1,090,721 · 15.4% | 1,097,801 15.5 pts | D +11.4 since 1988 |
| 1988 | Dem Dukakis | Dukakis 3,347,882 51.6% | Bush 3,081,871 47.5% | None | 266,011 4.1 pts | D +12.1 since 1984 |
| 1984 | Rep Reagan | Mondale 3,119,609 45.8% | Reagan 3,664,763 53.8% | None | 545,154 8.0 pts | R +5.3 since 1980 |
| 1980 | Rep Reagan | Carter 2,728,372 44.0% | Reagan 2,893,831 46.7% | John B. Anderson 467,801 · 7.5% | 165,459 2.7 pts | R +7.0 since 1976 |
| 1976 | Dem Carter | Carter 3,389,558 50.8% | Ford 3,100,791 46.5% | None | 288,767 4.3 pts | D +21.7 since 1972 |
| 197213,14,15,16,17 | Rep Nixon | McGovern 2,951,08415 41.2% | Nixon 4,192,77816 58.5% | None | 1,241,694 17.3 pts | R +22.8 since 1968 |
| 196818,19,20,21 | Dem Humphrey | Humphrey 3,378,47020 49.8% | Nixon 3,007,93218 44.3% | George Wallace 358,864 · 5.3%18 | 370,538 5.5 pts | R +31.8 since 1964 |
| 196422,23 | Dem Johnson | Johnson 4,913,15622 68.6% | Goldwater 2,243,55922 31.3% | None | 2,669,597 37.3 pts | D +32.0 since 1960 |
| 196024,25 | Dem Kennedy | Kennedy 3,830,08524 52.5% | Nixon 3,446,41924 47.3% | None | 383,666 5.3 pts | D +27.7 since 1956 |
| 195626,27 | Rep Eisenhower | Stevenson 2,750,76926 38.8% | Eisenhower 4,340,34026 61.2% | None | 1,589,571 22.4 pts | R +10.5 since 1952 |
| 195228 | Rep Eisenhower | Stevenson 3,104,60128 43.6% | Eisenhower 3,952,81528 55.5% | None | 848,214 11.9 pts | R +10.9 since 1948 |
| 194829,30 | Rep Dewey | Truman 2,780,20429 44.3% | Dewey 2,841,16329 45.3% | Henry A. Wallace 509,559 · 8.1%29 | 60,959 1.0 pts | R +6.0 since 1944 |
| 194431 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 3,304,23831 52.3% | Dewey 2,987,64731 47.3% | None | 316,591 5.0 pts | D +1.5 since 1940 |
| 194032,33 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 3,251,91832 51.6% | Willkie 3,027,47832 48.0% | None | 224,440 3.6 pts | R +16.3 since 1936 |
| 193634,35 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 3,293,22234 58.8% | Landon 2,180,67034 39.0% | Norman Thomas 86,897 · 1.6%34 | 1,112,552 19.9 pts | D +7.3 since 1932 |
| 193236 | Dem Roosevelt | Roosevelt 2,534,95936 53.3% | Hoover 1,937,96336 40.8% | Norman Thomas 177,397 · 3.7%36 | 596,996 12.6 pts | D +14.9 since 1928 |
| 192837 | Rep Hoover | Smith 2,089,86337 46.8% | Hoover 2,193,34437 49.1% | Norman Thomas 107,332 · 2.4%37 | 103,481 2.3 pts | D +24.4 since 1924 |
| 192438,39 | Rep Coolidge | Davis 950,79638 29.2% | Coolidge 1,820,05838 55.9% | Robert M. La Follette 467,293 · 14.4%38 | 869,262 26.7 pts | D +10.9 since 1920 |
| 192040 | Rep Harding | Cox 781,23840 27.0% | Harding 1,871,16740 64.6% | Eugene V. Debs 203,201 · 7.0%40 | 1,089,929 37.6 pts | R +30.6 since 1916 |
| 1916 | Rep Hughes | Wilson 759,426 44.5% | Hughes 879,238 51.5% | Allan L. Benson 45,944 · 2.7% J. Frank Hanly 19,031 · 1.1% | 119,812 7.0 pts | R +19.6 since 1912 |
| 1912 | Dem Wilson | Wilson 655,475 41.3% | Taft 455,428 28.7% | Theodore Roosevelt 390,021 · 24.6% Eugene V. Debs 63,381 · 4.0% Eugene W. Chafin 19,427 · 1.2% | 200,047 12.6 pts | D +25.0 since 1908 |
| 1908 | Rep Taft | Bryan 667,468 40.7% | Taft 870,070 53.1% | Eugene V. Debs 38,451 · 2.3% Thomas L. Hisgen 35,817 · 2.2% Eugene W. Chafin 22,667 · 1.4% | 202,602 12.4 pts | R +1.5 since 1904 |
| 1904 | Rep Roosevelt | Parker 683,981 42.3% | Roosevelt 859,533 53.1% | Eugene V. Debs 36,883 · 2.3% Silas C. Swallow 20,787 · 1.3% | 175,552 10.9 pts | R +1.6 since 1900 |
| 1900 | Rep McKinley | Bryan 678,386 43.8% | McKinley 821,992 53.1% | John G. Woolley 22,043 · 1.4% | 143,606 9.3 pts | D +9.6 since 1896 |
| 189641 | Rep McKinley | Bryan 551,36941 38.7% | McKinley 819,83841 57.6% | John M. Palmer 18,950 · 1.3%41 Charles H. Matchett 17,667 · 1.2%41 Joshua Levering 16,052 · 1.1%41 | 268,469 18.9 pts | R +22.3 since 1892 |
| 189242 | Dem Cleveland | Cleveland 654,86842 49.0% | Harrison 609,35042 45.6% | John Bidwell 38,190 · 2.9%42 Simon Wing 17,956 · 1.3%42 James B. Weaver 16,429 · 1.2%42 | 45,518 3.4 pts | D +4.4 since 1888 |
| 188843 | Rep Harrison | Cleveland 635,75743 48.2% | Harrison 648,75943 49.1% | Clinton B. Fisk 30,231 · 2.3%43 | 13,002 1.0 pts | R +1.1 since 1884 |
| 188444 | Dem Cleveland | Cleveland 563,04844 48.2% | Blaine 562,00144 48.2% | John P. St. John 25,001 · 2.1%44 Benjamin F. Butler 17,002 · 1.5%44 | 1,047 0.09 pts | D +2.0 since 1880 |
| 188045 | Rep Garfield | Hancock 534,51145 48.5% | Garfield 555,54445 50.4% | James B. Weaver 12,373 · 1.1%45 | 21,033 1.9 pts | R +5.1 since 1876 |
| 187646 | Dem Tilden | Tilden 521,94946 51.4% | Hayes 489,20746 48.2% | None | 32,742 3.2 pts | D +9.7 since 1872 |
| 187247,48 | Rep Grant | Greeley 387,27947 46.7% | Grant 440,75947 53.1% | None | 53,480 6.4 pts | R +7.6 since 1868 |
| 186849 | Dem Seymour | Seymour 429,88349 50.6% | Grant 419,88349 49.4% | None | 10,000 1.2 pts | First sourced year |
| 186450 | Rep Lincoln | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 186051 | Rep Lincoln | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 185652 | Rep Fremont | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 185253 | Dem Pierce | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184854 | Whig Taylor | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184455 | Dem Polk | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 184056 | Whig Harrison | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 183657 | Dem Van Buren | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 183258 | Dem Jackson | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 182859 | Dem Jackson Jackson 20, John Quincy Adams 16 | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 182460 | D-R John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams 26, Crawford 5, Clay 4, Jackson 1 | Electors were chosen by the legislature. | ||||
| 182061 | D-R Monroe | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 181662 | D-R Monroe | Electors were chosen by the legislature. | ||||
| 181263 | Fed Clinton | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 180864 | D-R Madison Madison 13, Clinton 6 | Electors were chosen by the legislature. | ||||
| 180465 | D-R Jefferson | Electors were chosen by the legislature. | ||||
| 180066 | D-R Jefferson Aaron Burr 12, Thomas Jefferson 12 | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 179667 | Fed Adams John Adams 12, Thomas Pinckney 12 | State popular vote not yet sourced. | ||||
| 179268 | Ind Washington George Clinton 12, George Washington 12 | Electors were chosen by the legislature. | ||||
Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.
Notes on the figures
- 2024 The candidate figures add up to 8,380,555 votes, but the source gives a total of 8,381,429 (-874). Percentages here use the source's total.
- 2024 'Other candidates' includes 117,955 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 2020 The MIT Election Lab file gives Joe Biden 5,230,985 votes; the FEC's official results give 5,244,886. This site shows the FEC figure.
- 2020 The state total (8,616,861) is the FEC's official total; the MIT file's total is 8,661,735. 'Other candidates' is that total minus the figures shown.
- 2016 'Other candidates' includes 77,179 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 2012 The MIT Election Lab file gives Barack Obama 4,471,871 votes; the FEC's official results give 4,485,741. This site shows the FEC figure.
- 2012 The state total (7,081,159) is the FEC's official total; the MIT file's total is 7,116,784. 'Other candidates' is that total minus the figures shown.
- 2008 'Other candidates' includes 84,701 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 2004 'Other candidates' includes 57,230 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 2000 'Other candidates' includes 138,216 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 1996 'Other candidates' includes 123,000 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 1992 'Other candidates' includes 152,951 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
- 1972 The Conservative Party of New York ran the Nixon electors on its own line (ballot fact, not printed in the table).
- 1972 New York's Others figure carries footnote 6, 'Liberal Party'; the Liberal Party ran the McGovern electors on its line (ballot fact, not printed in the table).
- 1972 George McGovern's figure is the sum of the lines the official table prints separately (Democrat 2,767,956; Liberal 183,128).
- 1972 Richard Nixon's figure is the sum of the lines the official table prints separately (Republican 3,824,642; Conservative 368,136).
- 1972 The official table notes: Others 183,128: footnote 6, 'Liberal Party.' Conservative 368,136.
- 1968 Wallace's electors appeared on the New York ballot as the Courage Party. Humphrey also had 311,622 votes on the Liberal Party line, counted here under other candidates.
- 1968 New York's Others figure carries footnote 9, 'Courage Party': Wallace's electors ran in New York under that label.
- 1968 Hubert Humphrey's figure is the sum of the lines the official table prints separately (Democrat 3,066,848; Liberal 311,622).
- 1968 The official table notes: No American Independent entry; the Others column shows 358,864 for New York, footnote 9 'Courage Party'. Liberal column 311,622.
- 1964 Lyndon B. Johnson's figure is the sum of the lines the official table prints separately (Democrat 4,570,724; Liberal 342,432).
- 1964 The official table notes: The Liberal column has a figure only for New York, 342,432; the Liberal electors were Johnson's, so the column carries candidate Johnson.
- 1960 The official table prints a state total of 7,380,075, which does not agree with its own figures (they add up to 7,291,079); their sum is used.
- 1960 The official table notes: Democrat figure marked footnote 5: 'Includes 406,176 vote for Liberal Party.'
- 1956 Adlai Stevenson II's figure is the sum of the lines the official table prints separately (Democrat 2,458,212; Liberal 292,557).
- 1956 The official table notes: Scattering includes 1,027 write-in votes for T. Coleman Andrews, 492 write-in votes for Thomas Werdel, 150 write-in votes for Eric Hass, 82 write-in votes for Darlington Hoopes, and 476 miscellaneous; there was no breakdown from Westchester County, all scattering votes from that county are carried as miscellaneous (footnote 10). Liberal column 292,557 is the Liberal Party line for Stevenson.
- 1952 The official table notes: Stevenson figure includes 416,711 Liberal Party votes (footnote 14). Hass was the Industrial Government Party candidate in New York (footnote 1). Others: scattering (footnote 8).
- 1948 Truman's figure includes 222,562 votes on the Liberal Party line.
- 1948 The official table notes: Truman figure includes 222,562 Liberal Party votes (footnote 7); the table gives no separate Liberal figure. Others: blanks, void, and scattering (footnote 8). Teichert ran as the Industrial Government Party candidate (footnote 1). Wallace's figure is printed in the Wallace (Progressive) column; the table does not name the line.
- 1944 The official table notes: Roosevelt figure includes 496,405 American Labor Party votes and 329,235 Liberal Party votes (footnote 10); the table gives one figure for Roosevelt and does not print the lines as separate columns. Teichert ran as the Industrial Government Party candidate (footnote 1).
- 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt's figure is the sum of the lines the official table prints separately (Roosevelt (Democrat) 2,834,500; American Labor 417,418).
- 1940 The official table notes: Roosevelt's printed figure, 3,251,918, carries footnote 1: 'Includes 417,418 American Labor.' This file stores the Democratic line as 2,834,500 (3,251,918 minus 417,418) and the American Labor line as 417,418 under key ALP; both are Roosevelt's.
- 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt's figure is the sum of the lines the official table prints separately (Roosevelt (Democrat) 3,018,298; American Labor 274,924).
- 1936 The official table notes: The Other figure, 274,924, is marked with footnote 2: 'American Labor Party.' The American Labor Party's electors were Roosevelt's, so it is stored here in its own column ALP with candidate Roosevelt.
- 1932 The official table notes: Scattering figure 65,084 carries footnote 4: 'Void and scattering.' New York's printed Total therefore includes void ballots.
- 1928 The official table notes: Footnote 14: 'Void and scattering, 60,446, included in grand total.'
- 1924 La Follette's figure is the official table's: socialist and Progressive vote combined (footnote 3).
- 1924 The official table notes: Socialist and Progressive vote combined (footnote 3).
- 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1888 The official table's state total (1,320,109) is 2,068 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
- 1884 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1880 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1876 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1872 Horace Greeley was the Liberal Republican nominee and was also endorsed by the Democratic Party; he is listed under the Democratic column, where the county file records his votes.
- 1872 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1868 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
- 1864 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1860 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1856 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1852 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1848 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1844 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1840 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1836 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1832 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1828 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1824 The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
- 1820 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1816 The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
- 1812 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1808 The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
- 1804 The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
- 1800 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1796 State popular vote not yet sourced.
- 1792 The state legislature chose the electors; there was no popular vote.
SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 ; Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2020 ; Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2012: presidential results ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 ; Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 ; Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 ; The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 ; The World Almanac 1891 ; The World Almanac 1886 ; The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 ; The World Almanac for 1873 . How these figures were compiled
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