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The State of New York is a blue state, or a state where Democratic Party candidates typically win elections.[1] As of 2025, there are more than twice as many enrolled Democratic voters as there are enrolled Republican voters in New York.[2] Democratic candidates prevailed in New York in every presidential election from 1988 to 2024.[3][4] As of 2025, no Republican candidate had won a statewide election in New York sinceGeorge Pataki was re-elected governor in 2002.[5]
As of 2026, DemocratKathy Hochul is the governor of New York; she has served in that capacity since 2021.[6] DemocratAntonio Delgado has served as lieutenant governor since 2022,[7] DemocratLetitia James has served as New York attorney general since 2019,[8] and DemocratTom DiNapoli has served as New York state comptroller since 2007.[9] New York's two U.S. senators are Senate Minority LeaderChuck Schumer (a Democrat serving as a U.S. senator from New York since 1999)[10] and Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand (serving since 2009).[11] New York is represented by 19 Democrats and seven Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives.[12][13] The New York State Senate has been led by the Democratic Party since 2019,[14][15] while the New York State Assembly has been led by the Democrats since 1975.[16][17][18]
The State of New York has the distinction of having been the home state for both major-party nominees in threepresidential elections. The1904 presidential election saw formerNew York Governor and incumbent PresidentTheodore Roosevelt faceAlton B. Parker, chief judge of theNew York Court of Appeals. The1944 presidential election hadFranklin D. Roosevelt, following in his cousin Theodore's footsteps as former New York Governor and incumbent president running for re-election against the then-incumbent New York GovernorThomas E. Dewey. In the2016 presidential election, formerUnited States Senator from New YorkHillary Clinton, a resident ofChappaqua, was theDemocratic Party nominee. TheRepublican Party nominee was businessmanDonald Trump, a resident ofManhattan and a native ofQueens.[19]
This page contains party enrollment data as well as certain gubernatorial and presidential election results from New York's history.
| New York party enrollment data as of February 20, 2025:[20] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | Total voters | Total | ||
| Active | Inactive | ||||
| Democratic | 47.90 | 5,896,984 | 403,434 | 6,300,418 | |
| Republican | 22.63 | 2,845,295 | 131,446 | 2,976,741 | |
| Conservative | 1.27 | 160,125 | 7,107 | 167,232 | |
| Working Families | 0.44 | 55,804 | 2,989 | 58,793 | |
| Minor parties | 2.72 | 336,758 | 21,480 | 358,238 | |
| Unaffiliated | 25.03 | 3,108,039 | 184,092 | 3,292,131 | |
| Total | 100% | 12,403,005 | 750,548 | 13,153,553 | |
| Year | Republican / Whig | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2024 | 3,579,519 | 43.10% | 4,619,543 | 55.62% | 105,827 | 1.27% |
| 2020 | 3,251,997 | 37.67% | 5,244,886 | 60.76% | 135,372 | 1.57% |
| 2016 | 2,819,557 | 36.51% | 4,556,142 | 59.00% | 346,096 | 4.48% |
| 2012 | 2,490,496 | 35.17% | 4,485,877 | 63.35% | 105,163 | 1.49% |
| 2008 | 2,752,771 | 36.03% | 4,804,945 | 62.88% | 83,232 | 1.09% |
| 2004 | 2,962,567 | 40.08% | 4,314,280 | 58.36% | 115,107 | 1.56% |
| 2000 | 2,405,676 | 35.22% | 4,113,791 | 60.22% | 311,711 | 4.56% |
| 1996 | 1,933,492 | 30.61% | 3,756,177 | 59.47% | 626,460 | 9.92% |
| 1992 | 2,346,649 | 33.88% | 3,444,450 | 49.73% | 1,135,826 | 16.40% |
| 1988 | 3,081,871 | 47.52% | 3,347,882 | 51.62% | 55,930 | 0.86% |
| 1984 | 3,664,763 | 53.84% | 3,119,609 | 45.83% | 22,438 | 0.33% |
| 1980 | 2,893,831 | 46.66% | 2,728,372 | 43.99% | 579,756 | 9.35% |
| 1976 | 3,100,791 | 47.45% | 3,389,558 | 51.87% | 44,071 | 0.67% |
| 1972 | 4,192,778 | 58.54% | 2,951,084 | 41.21% | 17,968 | 0.25% |
| 1968 | 3,007,932 | 44.30% | 3,378,470 | 49.76% | 403,664 | 5.94% |
| 1964 | 2,243,559 | 31.31% | 4,913,156 | 68.56% | 9,300 | 0.13% |
| 1960 | 3,446,419 | 47.27% | 3,830,085 | 52.53% | 14,575 | 0.20% |
| 1956 | 4,340,340 | 61.19% | 2,750,769 | 38.78% | 2,227 | 0.03% |
| 1952 | 3,952,815 | 55.45% | 3,104,601 | 43.55% | 70,825 | 0.99% |
| 1948 | 2,841,163 | 45.98% | 2,780,204 | 45.00% | 557,135 | 9.02% |
| 1944 | 2,987,647 | 47.30% | 3,304,238 | 52.31% | 24,932 | 0.39% |
| 1940 | 3,027,478 | 47.95% | 3,251,918 | 51.50% | 34,501 | 0.55% |
| 1936 | 2,180,670 | 38.97% | 3,293,222 | 58.85% | 122,506 | 2.19% |
| 1932 | 1,937,963 | 41.33% | 2,534,959 | 54.07% | 215,692 | 4.60% |
| 1928 | 2,193,344 | 49.79% | 2,089,863 | 47.44% | 122,419 | 2.78% |
| 1924 | 1,820,058 | 55.76% | 950,796 | 29.13% | 493,085 | 15.11% |
| 1920 | 1,871,167 | 64.56% | 781,238 | 26.95% | 246,108 | 8.49% |
| 1916 | 879,238 | 51.53% | 759,426 | 44.51% | 67,641 | 3.96% |
| 1912 | 455,487 | 28.68% | 655,573 | 41.27% | 477,255 | 30.05% |
| 1908 | 870,070 | 53.11% | 667,468 | 40.74% | 100,812 | 6.15% |
| 1904 | 859,533 | 53.13% | 683,981 | 42.28% | 74,256 | 4.59% |
| 1900 | 822,013 | 53.10% | 678,462 | 43.83% | 47,567 | 3.07% |
| 1896 | 819,838 | 57.58% | 551,369 | 38.72% | 52,669 | 3.70% |
| 1892 | 609,350 | 45.58% | 654,868 | 48.99% | 72,575 | 5.43% |
| 1888 | 650,338 | 49.28% | 635,965 | 48.19% | 33,445 | 2.53% |
| 1884 | 562,005 | 48.15% | 563,154 | 48.25% | 42,010 | 3.60% |
| 1880 | 555,544 | 50.32% | 534,511 | 48.42% | 13,890 | 1.26% |
| 1876 | 489,207 | 48.17% | 521,949 | 51.40% | 4,347 | 0.43% |
| 1872 | 440,738 | 53.23% | 387,282 | 46.77% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1868 | 419,888 | 49.41% | 429,883 | 50.59% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1864 | 368,735 | 50.46% | 361,986 | 49.54% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1860 | 362,646 | 53.71% | 312,510 | 46.29% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1856 | 276,004 | 46.27% | 195,878 | 32.84% | 124,604 | 20.89% |
| 1852 | 234,882 | 44.97% | 262,083 | 50.18% | 25,329 | 4.85% |
| 1848 | 218,583 | 47.94% | 114,319 | 25.07% | 123,042 | 26.99% |
| 1844 | 232,482 | 47.85% | 237,588 | 48.90% | 15,812 | 3.25% |
| 1840 | 226,001 | 51.18% | 212,733 | 48.18% | 2,809 | 0.64% |
| 1836 | 138,548 | 45.37% | 166,795 | 54.63% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1832 | 154,896 | 47.90% | 168,497 | 52.10% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1828 | 131,563 | 48.55% | 139,412 | 51.45% | 0 | 0.00% |
| Year | Democratic | Republican |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 42.3%2,246,855 | 53.1%2,819,523 |
| 1954 | 49.6%2,560,738 | 49.4%2,549,613 |
| 1958 | 44.7%2,553,895 | 54.7%3,126,929 |
| 1962 | 44.0%2,552,418 | 53.1%3,081,587 |
| 1966 | 38.1%2,298,363 | 44.6%2,690,626 |
| 1970 | 40.3%2,421,426 | 52.4%3,151,432 |
| 1974 | 57.2%3,028,503 | 41.9%2,219,667 |
| 1978 | 51.0%2,429,272 | 45.2%2,156,404 |
| 1982 | 50.9%2,675,213 | 47.5%2,494,827 |
| 1986 | 64.6%2,775,045 | 31.8%1,363,968 |
| 1990 | 53.2%2,157,087 | 21.4%865,948 |
| 1994 | 45.5%2,364,906 | 48.8%2,538,702 |
| 1998 | 33.2%1,570,317 | 54.3%2,571,991 |
| 2002 | 33.5%1,534,064 | 49.4%2,262,255 |
| 2006 | 69.6%3,086,709 | 28.7%1,274,335 |
| 2010 | 62.5%2,910,876 | 33.2%1,547,857 |
| 2014 | 54.2%2,069,480 | 40.2%1,537,077 |
| 2018 | 59.6%3,635,340 | 36.2%2,207,602 |
| 2022 | 52.4%3,031,801 | 46.7%2,705,908 |
