New York presidential election results and history

New York has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 39 of the 50 with a recorded winner (78%).

Current members of Congress from New York (28)

Kirsten E. Gillibrand Senator · Democrat
Charles E. Schumer Senator · Democrat
Nick LaLota District 1 · Republican
Andrew R. Garbarino District 2 · Republican
Thomas R. Suozzi District 3 · Democrat
Laura Gillen District 4 · Democrat
Gregory W. Meeks District 5 · Democrat
Grace Meng District 6 · Democrat
Nydia M. Velázquez District 7 · Democrat
Hakeem S. Jeffries District 8 · Democrat
Yvette D. Clarke District 9 · Democrat
Daniel S. Goldman District 10 · Democrat
Nicole Malliotakis District 11 · Republican
Jerrold Nadler District 12 · Democrat
Adriano Espaillat District 13 · Democrat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez District 14 · Democrat
Ritchie Torres District 15 · Democrat
George Latimer District 16 · Democrat
Michael Lawler District 17 · Republican
Patrick Ryan District 18 · Democrat
Josh Riley District 19 · Democrat
Paul Tonko District 20 · Democrat
Elise M. Stefanik District 21 · Republican
John W. Mannion District 22 · Democrat
Nicholas A. Langworthy District 23 · Republican
Claudia Tenney District 24 · Republican
Joseph D. Morelle District 25 · Democrat
Timothy M. Kennedy District 26 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris12.6 pts
Electoral votes: 28
Democratic wins: 28
Republican wins: 20

New York, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in New York

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	55.9%	Donald J. Trump	12.6	28	8,262,495	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	60.9%	Donald J. Trump	23.1	29	8,594,826	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	58.9%	Donald J. Trump	22.3	29	7,622,328	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	63.4%	Mitt Romney	28.1	29	7,061,925	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	62.8%	John McCain	26.7	31	7,591,233	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	58.4%	George W. Bush	18.3	31	7,391,036	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	60.2%	George W. Bush	25.0	33	6,821,999	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	59.5%	Robert Dole	28.9	33	6,316,129	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	49.7%	George H. W. Bush	15.9	33	6,926,925	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	Michael Dukakis	51.6%	George H. W. Bush	4.1	36	6,485,683	George H. W. Bush ✗
1984	Ronald Reagan	53.8%	Walter Mondale	8.0	36	6,806,810	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	46.7%	Jimmy Carter	2.7	41	6,201,959	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Jimmy Carter	51.9%	Gerald R. Ford	4.4	41	6,534,170	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	58.5%	George McGovern	17.3	41	7,165,919	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Hubert Humphrey	49.7%	Richard M. Nixon	5.5	43	6,791,688	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	68.6%	Barry Goldwater	37.3	43	7,166,275	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	52.5%	Richard M. Nixon	5.3	45	7,291,079	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	61.2%	Adlai Stevenson	22.5	45	7,095,971	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.5%	Adlai Stevenson	11.9	45	7,128,239	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Thomas E. Dewey	46.0%	Harry S Truman	1.0	47	6,177,337	Harry S Truman ✗
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	52.3%	Thomas E. Dewey	5.0	47	6,316,790	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	51.6%	Wendell L. Willkie	3.6	47	6,301,596	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	58.8%	Alfred M. Landon	19.9	47	5,596,398	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	54.1%	Herbert Hoover	12.7	47	4,688,614	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	49.8%	Alfred E. Smith	2.4	45	4,405,626	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	55.8%	John W. Davis	26.6	45	3,263,939	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	64.6%	James M. Cox	37.6	45	2,898,513	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	51.5%	Woodrow Wilson	7.0	45	1,706,305	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Woodrow Wilson	41.3%	William Howard Taft	12.6	45	1,588,315	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	53.1%	William Jennings Bryan	12.4	39	1,638,350	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	53.1%	Alton B. Parker	10.9	39	1,617,765	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	53.1%	William Jennings Bryan	9.3	36	1,548,043	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	57.6%	William Jennings Bryan	18.9	36	1,423,876	William McKinley ✓
1892	Grover Cleveland	49.0%	Benjamin Harrison	3.4	36	1,336,793	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Benjamin Harrison	49.2%	Grover Cleveland	1.1	36	1,321,270	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	Grover Cleveland	48.2%	James G. Blaine	0.1	36	1,167,003	Grover Cleveland ✓
1880	James A. Garfield	50.3%	Winfield S. Hancock	1.9	35	1,103,945	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Samuel Tilden	51.4%	Rutherford B. Hayes	3.2	35	1,015,503	Rutherford B. Hayes ✗
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	53.1%	Horace Greeley	6.5	35	829,692	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Horatio Seymour	50.6%	Ulysses S. Grant	1.2	33	849,771	Ulysses S. Grant ✗
1864	Abraham Lincoln	50.5%	George McClellan	0.9	33	730,721	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	53.7%	Stephen Douglas	7.4	35	675,156	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	John C. Fremont	46.3%	James Buchanan	13.4	35	596,486	James Buchanan ✗
1852	Franklin Pierce	50.2%	Winfield Scott	5.2	35	522,294	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Zachary Taylor	47.9%	Martin Van Buren	21.5	36	455,944	Zachary Taylor ✓
1844	James K. Polk	48.9%	Henry Clay	1.1	36	485,882	James K. Polk ✓
1840	William Henry Harrison	51.2%	Martin Van Buren	3.0	42	441,543	William Henry Harrison ✓
1836	Martin Van Buren	54.6%	William Henry Harrison	9.3	42	305,343	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Andrew Jackson	52.1%	Henry Clay	4.2	42	323,393	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	51.4%	John Quincy Adams	2.9	36	270,975	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	36 electors chosen by state legislature: 26 to Adams; 1 to Jackson; 4 to Clay; 5 to Crawford	—	—	—	—	—	John Quincy Adams

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Questions and answers

How has New York voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 12.6 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 23.1 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 22.3 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 28.1 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 26.7 points.

When did New York last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did New York last vote Republican for president?

In 1984, for Ronald Reagan.

How often does New York vote for the winning presidential candidate?

New York backed the national winner in 39 of 50 elections in this record (78%).

Is New York a swing state?

Not usually. It leans clearly to one party: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 28.1 points, Democratic by 22.3 points, Democratic by 23.1 points and Democratic by 12.6 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data