Presidential elections in New York

Number of elections	59
Voted Democratic	26
Voted Republican	21
Voted Whig	2
Voted Democratic-Republican	7
Voted Federalist	1
Voted other	1[a]
Voted for winning candidate	47
Voted for losing candidate	12

New York state is one of theinitial 13 states of America, but due to a deadlock in thestate legislature, it did not join the first presidential election in1788–89.^[1][2] However, apart from this election, New York State has participated in all 58 other elections in U.S. history.

The political landscape of New York has undergone significant changes over the years. TheDemocratic Party has emerged as the dominant force in the state's politics, with a substantial majority of registered voters affiliating with the party.^[3] New York is recognized as one of the key Democratic strongholds, alongsideCalifornia andIllinois. In the past, New York was considered a swing state, consistently backing the winning candidate in elections from 1792 to 1984, with only a few exceptions. However, since 1988, the state has consistently leaned towards the Democratic Party, often delivering them a significant majority of votes exceeding 60%.^[4]

New York is a signatory of theNational Popular Vote Interstate Compact, aninterstate compact in which signatories award all of their electoral votes to the winner of the national-level popular vote in a presidential election, even if another candidate won an individual signatory's popular vote. As of 2023,^[update] it has not yetgone into force.^[5]

In elections before 1828, New York did not conduct a popular vote. The state legislature appointed each Elector.^[6]

The election of 1824 was a complexrealigning election following the collapse of the prevailingDemocratic-Republican Party, resulting in four different candidates each claiming to carry the banner of the party, and competing for influence in different parts of the country. The election was the only one in history to be decided by theHouse of Representatives under the provisions of theTwelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote.^[23] It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become president, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams acorrupt bargain.^[24] This election marks the last time theNew York State Legislature chose the state's electors as opposed to using some form of popular vote method.^[6]

In this election, each district's election result decided the electoral college.^[27]

The election of 1860 was a complex realigning election in which the breakdown of the previous two-party alignment culminated in four parties each competing for influence in different parts of the country.^[50] The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent ofslavery, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about theAmerican Civil War.^[51]

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