A presidential election was held in New York from November 2–4, 1840 as part of the 1840 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 Whig candidate, William Henry Harrison, over Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren. Harrison won New York by a narrow margin of 3.00%.
Results
Results by county County William Henry HarrisonWhig Martin Van BurenDemocratic James G. BirneyLiberty Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Albany6,37151.55%5,94448.09%450.36%4273.45%12,360Allegany4,13254.43%3,38144.53%791.04%7519.89%7,592Broome2,39552.67%2,13146.87%210.46%2645.81%4,547Cattaraugus2,96653.88%2,47544.96%641.16%4918.92%5,505Cayuga5,17251.17%4,86348.11%730.72%3093.06%10,108Chautauqua5,98563.99%3,34535.76%230.25%2,64028.23%9,353Chemung1,69842.51%2,29657.49%00.00%-598-14.97%3,994Chenango4,38652.18%3,99547.53%250.30%3914.65%8,406Clinton2,02352.11%1,82847.09%310.80%1955.02%3,882Columbia4,29048.89%4,48951.05%50.06%-189-2.15%8,774Cortland2,66453.96%2,22945.15%440.89%4358.81%4,937Delaware2,98843.45%3,84755.94%420.61%-859-12.49%6,877Dutchess5,35549.89%5,36249.96%160.15%-7-0.07%10,733Erie6,78764.58%3,68735.08%360.34%3,10029.50%10,510Essex2,61759.38%1,78940.59%10.02%82818.79%4,407Franklin1,44056.34%1,11043.43%60.23%33012.91%2,556Fulton2,08752.40%1,86746.87%290.73%2205.52%3,983Genesee7,05764.03%3,80834.55%1561.42%3,24929.48%11,021Greene2,99047.80%3,25852.09%70.11%-268-4.28%6,255Herkimer3,11841.36%4,35057.71%700.93%-1,232-16.34%7,538Jefferson6,25752.38%5,63047.13%590.49%6275.25%11,946Kings3,29350.87%3,15748.77%230.36%1362.10%6,473Lewis1,71848.95%1,75550.00%371.05%-37-1.05%3,510Livingston3,91659.32%2,63439.90%520.79%1,28219.42%6,602Madison4,26649.48%4,11547.73%2402.78%1511.75%8,621Monroe6,46856.84%4,83542.49%770.68%1,63314.35%11,380Montgomery2,82846.10%3,29853.76%90.15%-470-7.66%6,135New York20,96148.69%21,93650.95%1530.36%-975-2.26%43,050Niagara2,96456.40%2,21942.23%721.37%74514.18%5,255Oneida7,15646.72%7,76950.72%3932.57%-613-4.00%15,318Onondaga6,55749.58%6,56249.62%1050.79%-5-0.04%13,224Ontario4,82857.26%3,45140.93%1521.80%1,37716.33%8,431Orange4,37147.41%4,84552.55%30.03%-474-5.14%9,219Orleans2,60655.28%2,03143.08%771.63%57512.20%4,714Oswego4,19250.72%3,90747.27%1662.01%2853.45%8,265Otsego4,85646.27%5,58053.16%600.57%-724-6.90%10,496Putnam92036.76%1,58363.24%00.00%-663-26.49%2,503Queens2,52249.70%2,55050.26%20.04%-28-0.55%5,074Rensselaer5,75151.31%5,42448.39%330.29%3272.92%11,208Richmond90351.19%86148.81%00.00%422.38%1,764Rockland63727.77%1,65772.23%00.00%-1,020-44.46%2,294Saratoga4,41653.17%3,87346.63%160.19%5436.54%8,305Schenectady1,75252.52%1,57947.33%50.15%1735.19%3,336Schoharie2,69245.98%3,13753.58%260.44%-445-7.60%5,855Seneca2,46649.81%2,47249.93%130.26%-6-0.12%4,951St. Lawrence4,80350.06%4,75149.52%410.43%520.54%9,595Steuben4,08145.63%4,82053.90%420.47%-739-8.26%8,943Suffolk2,41540.95%3,48259.05%00.00%-1,06718.09%5,897Sullivan1,47546.63%1,67953.08%90.28%-204-6.45%3,163Tioga1,92546.84%2,18053.04%50.12%-255-6.20%4,110Tompkins3,96952.51%3,55847.07%320.42%4115.44%7,559Ulster4,49251.20%4,28048.78%20.02%2122.42%8,774Warren1,30647.98%1,41151.84%50.18%-105-3.86%2,722Washington5,07062.42%3,02437.23%280.34%2,04625.19%8,122Wayne4,30951.65%3,99847.92%360.43%3113.73%8,343Westchester4,08348.34%4,35451.55%90.11%-271-3.21%8,446Yates2,07249.30%2,08749.66%441.05%-15-0.36%4,203Total225,81751.19%212,52848.18%2,7990.63%13,2893.01%441,144
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Whig
Albany Broome Cattaraugus Cayuga Chenango Clinton Jefferson Kings Madison Oswego Rensselaer Richmond Saratoga Schenectady St. Lawrence Tompkins Ulster Wayne
See also United States presidential elections in New York
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