A presidential election was held in New York from November 7–9, 1836 as part of the 1836 United States presidential election. Voters chose 42 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

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

Results by county County Martin Van BurenDemocratic William Henry HarrisonWhig Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Albany4,94753.73%4,26146.27%6867.45%9,208Allegany2,61549.24%2,69650.76%-81-1.53%5,311Broome1,64252.85%1,46547.15%1775.70%3,107Cattaraugus1,88855.91%1,48944.09%39911.82%3,377Cayuga4,28453.50%3,72446.50%5606.99%8,008Chautauqua3,12044.48%3,89555.52%-775-11.05%7,015Chemung1,72463.29%1,00036.71%72426.58%2,724Chenango3,61156.91%2,73443.09%87713.82%6,345Clinton1,33160.92%85439.08%47721.83%2,185Columbia3,76755.25%3,05144.75%71610.50%6,818Cortland1,72446.08%2,01753.92%-293-7.83%3,741Delaware2,82377.92%80022.08%2,02355.84%3,623Dutchess3,98162.72%2,36637.28%1,61525.45%6,347Erie2,66135.28%4,88264.72%-2,221-29.44%7,543Essex1,60346.36%1,85553.64%-252-7.29%3,458Franklin86248.65%91051.35%-48-2.71%1,772Genesee3,27138.24%5,28261.76%-2,011-23.51%8,553Greene2,97661.25%1,88338.75%1,09322.49%4,859Herkimer3,03671.94%1,18428.06%1,85243.89%4,220Jefferson4,59554.99%3,76145.01%8349.98%8,356Kings2,32355.43%1,86844.57%45510.86%4,191Lewis1,09672.73%41127.27%68545.45%1,507Livingston1,90241.85%2,64358.15%-741-16.30%4,545Madison2,90963.07%1,70336.93%1,20626.15%4,612Monroe3,93144.58%4,88755.42%-956-10.84%8,818Montgomery4,30357.58%3,17042.42%1,13315.16%7,473New York17,46951.66%16,34848.34%1,1213.31%33,817Niagara2,14348.59%2,26751.41%-124-2.81%4,410Oneida5,47660.20%3,62139.80%1,85520.39%9,097Onondaga4,77661.57%2,98138.43%1,79523.14%7,757Ontario2,73244.30%3,43555.70%-703-11.40%6,167Orange3,54161.23%2,24238.77%1,29922.46%5,783Orleans1,82549.54%1,85950.46%-34-0.92%3,684Oswego3,10561.47%1,94638.53%1,15922.95%5,051Otsego4,62765.21%2,46934.79%2,15830.41%7,096Putnam81877.61%23622.39%58255.22%1,054Queens1,65454.18%1,39945.82%2558.35%3,053Rensselaer4,98351.81%4,63448.19%3493.63%9,617Richmond64950.00%64950.00%00.00%1,298Rockland1,04573.80%37126.20%67447.60%1,416Saratoga3,33852.56%3,01347.44%3255.12%6,351Schenectady1,48056.30%1,14943.70%33112.59%2,629Schoharie2,43763.15%1,42236.85%1,01526.30%3,859Seneca2,03657.56%1,50142.44%53515.13%3,537St. Lawrence3,08958.02%2,23541.98%85416.04%5,324Steuben3,65060.49%2,38439.51%1,26620.98%6,034Suffolk2,07166.63%1,03733.37%1,03433.27%3,108Sullivan1,22759.56%83340.44%39419.13%2,060Tioga1,62656.48%1,25343.52%37312.96%2,879Tompkins2,93551.30%2,78648.70%1492.60%5,721Ulster3,65862.80%2,16737.20%1,49125.60%5,825Warren1,31669.78%57030.22%74639.55%1,886Washington2,59241.91%3,59358.09%-1,001-16.18%6,185Wayne2,96852.80%2,65347.20%3155.60%5,621Westchester3,00963.24%1,74936.76%1,26026.48%4,758Yates1,68658.99%1,17241.01%51417.98%2,858Total166,88654.60%138,76545.40%28,1219.20%305,651

Counties that flipped from National Republican to Democratic Broome Cattaraugus Jefferson Madison

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Tied Richmond

See also United States presidential elections in New York

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