1836 United States presidential election in New York
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A presidential election was held in New York from November 7â9, 1836 as part of the 1836 United States presidential election.[2] Voters chose 42 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
November 7â9, 1836
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| Turnout | 70.5%[1]  13.7 pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 County results
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New York voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren, over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison. Van Buren won New York by a margin of 9.26%. Saratoga County would not vote Democratic again until 1964.
Results
| 1836 United States presidential election in New York[3][4][a] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Martin Van Buren of New York | Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky | 166,886 | 54.60% | 42 | 100.00% | ||
| Whig | William Henry Harrison of Ohio | Francis Granger of New York | 138,765 | 45.40% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 305,651 | 100.00% | 42 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
| County[3][4] | Martin Van Buren Democratic |
William Henry Harrison Whig |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Albany | 4,947 | 53.73% | 4,261 | 46.27% | 686 | 7.45% | 9,208 |
| Allegany | 2,615 | 49.24% | 2,696 | 50.76% | -81 | -1.53% | 5,311 |
| Broome | 1,642 | 52.85% | 1,465 | 47.15% | 177 | 5.70% | 3,107 |
| Cattaraugus | 1,888 | 55.91% | 1,489 | 44.09% | 399 | 11.82% | 3,377 |
| Cayuga | 4,284 | 53.50% | 3,724 | 46.50% | 560 | 6.99% | 8,008 |
| Chautauqua | 3,120 | 44.48% | 3,895 | 55.52% | -775 | -11.05% | 7,015 |
| Chemung | 1,724 | 63.29% | 1,000 | 36.71% | 724 | 26.58% | 2,724 |
| Chenango | 3,611 | 56.91% | 2,734 | 43.09% | 877 | 13.82% | 6,345 |
| Clinton | 1,331 | 60.92% | 854 | 39.08% | 477 | 21.83% | 2,185 |
| Columbia | 3,767 | 55.25% | 3,051 | 44.75% | 716 | 10.50% | 6,818 |
| Cortland | 1,724 | 46.08% | 2,017 | 53.92% | -293 | -7.83% | 3,741 |
| Delaware | 2,823 | 77.92% | 800 | 22.08% | 2,023 | 55.84% | 3,623 |
| Dutchess | 3,981 | 62.72% | 2,366 | 37.28% | 1,615 | 25.45% | 6,347 |
| Erie | 2,661 | 35.28% | 4,882 | 64.72% | -2,221 | -29.44% | 7,543 |
| Essex | 1,603 | 46.36% | 1,855 | 53.64% | -252 | -7.29% | 3,458 |
| Franklin | 862 | 48.65% | 910 | 51.35% | -48 | -2.71% | 1,772 |
| Genesee | 3,271 | 38.24% | 5,282 | 61.76% | -2,011 | -23.51% | 8,553 |
| Greene | 2,976 | 61.25% | 1,883 | 38.75% | 1,093 | 22.49% | 4,859 |
| Herkimer | 3,036 | 71.94% | 1,184 | 28.06% | 1,852 | 43.89% | 4,220 |
| Jefferson | 4,595 | 54.99% | 3,761 | 45.01% | 834 | 9.98% | 8,356 |
| Kings | 2,323 | 55.43% | 1,868 | 44.57% | 455 | 10.86% | 4,191 |
| Lewis | 1,096 | 72.73% | 411 | 27.27% | 685 | 45.45% | 1,507 |
| Livingston | 1,902 | 41.85% | 2,643 | 58.15% | -741 | -16.30% | 4,545 |
| Madison | 2,909 | 63.07% | 1,703 | 36.93% | 1,206 | 26.15% | 4,612 |
| Monroe | 3,931 | 44.58% | 4,887 | 55.42% | -956 | -10.84% | 8,818 |
| Montgomery[b] | 4,303 | 57.58% | 3,170 | 42.42% | 1,133 | 15.16% | 7,473 |
| New York | 17,469 | 51.66% | 16,348 | 48.34% | 1,121 | 3.31% | 33,817 |
| Niagara | 2,143 | 48.59% | 2,267 | 51.41% | -124 | -2.81% | 4,410 |
| Oneida | 5,476 | 60.20% | 3,621 | 39.80% | 1,855 | 20.39% | 9,097 |
| Onondaga | 4,776 | 61.57% | 2,981 | 38.43% | 1,795 | 23.14% | 7,757 |
| Ontario | 2,732 | 44.30% | 3,435 | 55.70% | -703 | -11.40% | 6,167 |
| Orange | 3,541 | 61.23% | 2,242 | 38.77% | 1,299 | 22.46% | 5,783 |
| Orleans | 1,825 | 49.54% | 1,859 | 50.46% | -34 | -0.92% | 3,684 |
| Oswego | 3,105 | 61.47% | 1,946 | 38.53% | 1,159 | 22.95% | 5,051 |
| Otsego | 4,627 | 65.21% | 2,469 | 34.79% | 2,158 | 30.41% | 7,096 |
| Putnam | 818 | 77.61% | 236 | 22.39% | 582 | 55.22% | 1,054 |
| Queens | 1,654 | 54.18% | 1,399 | 45.82% | 255 | 8.35% | 3,053 |
| Rensselaer | 4,983 | 51.81% | 4,634 | 48.19% | 349 | 3.63% | 9,617 |
| Richmond | 649 | 50.00% | 649 | 50.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,298 |
| Rockland | 1,045 | 73.80% | 371 | 26.20% | 674 | 47.60% | 1,416 |
| Saratoga | 3,338 | 52.56% | 3,013 | 47.44% | 325 | 5.12% | 6,351 |
| Schenectady | 1,480 | 56.30% | 1,149 | 43.70% | 331 | 12.59% | 2,629 |
| Schoharie | 2,437 | 63.15% | 1,422 | 36.85% | 1,015 | 26.30% | 3,859 |
| Seneca | 2,036 | 57.56% | 1,501 | 42.44% | 535 | 15.13% | 3,537 |
| St. Lawrence | 3,089 | 58.02% | 2,235 | 41.98% | 854 | 16.04% | 5,324 |
| Steuben | 3,650 | 60.49% | 2,384 | 39.51% | 1,266 | 20.98% | 6,034 |
| Suffolk | 2,071 | 66.63% | 1,037 | 33.37% | 1,034 | 33.27% | 3,108 |
| Sullivan | 1,227 | 59.56% | 833 | 40.44% | 394 | 19.13% | 2,060 |
| Tioga | 1,626 | 56.48% | 1,253 | 43.52% | 373 | 12.96% | 2,879 |
| Tompkins | 2,935 | 51.30% | 2,786 | 48.70% | 149 | 2.60% | 5,721 |
| Ulster | 3,658 | 62.80% | 2,167 | 37.20% | 1,491 | 25.60% | 5,825 |
| Warren | 1,316 | 69.78% | 570 | 30.22% | 746 | 39.55% | 1,886 |
| Washington | 2,592 | 41.91% | 3,593 | 58.09% | -1,001 | -16.18% | 6,185 |
| Wayne | 2,968 | 52.80% | 2,653 | 47.20% | 315 | 5.60% | 5,621 |
| Westchester | 3,009 | 63.24% | 1,749 | 36.76% | 1,260 | 26.48% | 4,758 |
| Yates | 1,686 | 58.99% | 1,172 | 41.01% | 514 | 17.98% | 2,858 |
| Total | 166,886 | 54.60% | 138,765 | 45.40% | 28,121 | 9.20% | 305,651 |
