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Mid-Atlantic · in the Union from 1816 · 56 electoral votes · 4,299,731 souls (1860 census)

I · The presidential vote, left against right

New York · left-bloc share0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501816: left bloc 41.5%1820: left bloc 47.9%1824: left bloc 56.6%1828: left bloc 47.1%1832: left bloc 65.2%1836: left bloc 63.4%1840: left bloc 60.3%1844: left bloc 59.9%1848: left bloc 42.6%1852: left bloc 46.3%1856: left bloc 61.1%1860: left bloc 67.3%1864: left bloc 78.0%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

New York · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501816 delegation1818 delegation1820 delegation1822 delegation1824 delegation1826 delegation1828 delegation1830 delegation1832 delegation1834 delegation1836 delegation1838 delegation1840 delegation1842 delegation1844 delegation1846 delegation1848 delegation1850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation1862 delegation1864 delegation1866 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

New York · party control161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteLibNatPopDem1816 · President John Quincy Adams · Fed — 58.5% Thomas Worthington · Adm — 41.5%1818 · President Federalist — held — no race1820 · President John Sergeant · Nat — 52.1% Henry Clay · Adm — 47.9%1822 · President National — held — no race1824 · President Henry Clay · Adm — 56.6% Francis S. Key · Nat — 43.4%1826 · President Admissionist — held — no race1828 · President Alexander Macomb · Nat — 52.9% Andrew Jackson · Rad — 47.1%1830 · President National — held — no race1832 · President DeWitt Clinton · Rad — 65.2% Alexander Macomb · Nat — 34.8%1834 · President Radical — held — no race1836 · President Karl von Weishaupt · Lib — 63.4% Zachary Taylor · Nat — 36.6%1838 · President Liberal — held — no race1840 · President Sam Houston · Lib — 60.3% Zachary Taylor · Nat — 39.7%1842 · President Liberal — held — no race1844 · President J.B. Stoner · Lib — 59.9% Daniel Webster · Nat — 38.3% James Buchanan · UC — 1.8%1846 · President Liberal — held — no race1848 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 57.4% J.B. Stoner · Lib — 42.6%1850 · President National — held — no race1852 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 53.7% Samuel Houston · Lib — 46.3%1854 · President National — held — no race1856 · President James A. Pearce · PopDem — 55.8% John Motley Morehead · Nat — 38.9% Preston Brooks · Lib — 5.3%1858 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1860 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 67.3% Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 32.8% Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 0.0%1862 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · President Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 78.0% Robert E. Lee · Nat — 22.0%1866 · President Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · President Popular Democratic — held — no raceGovernorAdmRadLibPopDem1816 · Governor Roundhead · RH — 68.4% Admissionist · Adm — 24.7% Republican · Rep — 6.9% Cavalier · CV — 0.0%1818 · Governor Roundhead Federalist — held — no race1820 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 60.5% National · Nat — 20.8% Tory · Tory — 18.8% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1822 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1824 · Governor Admissionist · Adm — 58.0% National · Nat — 36.4% Tory · Tory — 5.6% Republican · Rep — 0.0%1826 · Governor Admissionist — held — no race1828 · Governor Radical · Rad — 55.7% National · Nat — 20.8% Tory · Tory — 14.0% Whig · Whig — 9.4%1830 · Governor Radical — held — no race1832 · Governor Radical · Rad — 64.5% National · Nat — 29.8% Whig · Whig — 5.8% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1834 · Governor Radical — held — no race1836 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 60.9% National · Nat — 39.1%1838 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1840 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 62.0% National · Nat — 38.0%1842 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1844 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 71.6% National · Nat — 28.4%1846 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1848 · Governor Liberal · Lib — 62.1% National · Nat — 37.9%1850 · Governor Liberal — held — no race1852 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 56.6% National · Nat — 31.4% Liberal · Lib — 12.0%1854 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1856 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 66.7% National · Nat — 35.6% Liberal · Lib — 2.2%1858 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1860 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 91.5% National · Nat — 8.5%1862 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 78.3% National · Nat — 21.7%1866 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 1AdmRadLibPopDem1816 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist · Adm — 33.4% Roundhead · RH — 28.7% Cavalier · CV — 28.5% Republican · Rep — 9.4%1818 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist — held — no race1820 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist · Adm — 34.2% National · Nat — 33.3% Republican · Rep — 17.0% Tory · Tory — 15.5%1822 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist — held — no race1824 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist · Adm — 54.3% National · Nat — 45.5% Republican · Rep — 0.2% Tory · Tory — 0.0%1826 · Senate seat 1 Admissionist — held — no race1828 · Senate seat 1 Radical · Rad — 56.7% National · Nat — 34.4% Whig · Whig — 6.3% Tory · Tory — 2.6%1830 · Senate seat 1 Radical — held — no race1832 · Senate seat 1 Radical · Rad — 56.9% National · Nat — 31.2% Whig · Whig — 10.5% Tory · Tory — 1.4%1834 · Senate seat 1 Radical — held — no race1836 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 61.2% National · Nat — 38.8%1838 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1840 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 63.3% National · Nat — 36.7%1842 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1844 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 65.9% National · Nat — 34.1%1846 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1848 · Senate seat 1 Liberal · Lib — 59.1% National · Nat — 40.9%1850 · Senate seat 1 Liberal — held — no race1852 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 55.6% National · Nat — 29.9% Liberal · Lib — 14.5%1854 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 56.7% National · Nat — 38.7% Liberal · Lib — 4.6%1858 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 88.6% National · Nat — 11.4%1862 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 74.4% National · Nat — 25.6%1866 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 2AdmRadLibPopDem1816 · Senate seat 2 No race1818 · Senate seat 2 Republican · Rep — 64.9% National · Nat — 26.1% Tory · Tory — 9.1% Admissionist · Adm — 0.0%1820 · Senate seat 2 Republican — held — no race1822 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist · Adm — 46.0% National · Nat — 35.9% Tory · Tory — 11.0% Republican · Rep — 7.1%1824 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist — held — no race1826 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist · Adm — 53.0% National · Nat — 42.2% Tory · Tory — 2.9% Republican · Rep — 1.9%1828 · Senate seat 2 Admissionist — held — no race1830 · Senate seat 2 Radical · Rad — 64.1% National · Nat — 27.9% Tory · Tory — 7.7% Whig · Whig — 0.4%1832 · Senate seat 2 Radical — held — no race1834 · Senate seat 2 Radical · Rad — 50.0% National · Nat — 42.4% Whig · Whig — 5.2% Tory · Tory — 2.4%1836 · Senate seat 2 Radical — held — no race1838 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 71.0% National · Nat — 29.0%1840 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1842 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 66.0% National · Nat — 34.0%1844 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1846 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 65.6% National · Nat — 34.4%1848 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1850 · Senate seat 2 Liberal · Lib — 61.1% National · Nat — 38.9%1852 · Senate seat 2 Liberal — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 61.7% National · Nat — 31.9% Liberal · Lib — 6.4%1856 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 84.2% National · Nat — 15.8%1860 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 75.0% National · Nat — 25.0%1864 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no race1866 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 68.4% National · Nat — 31.6%1868 · Senate seat 2 Popular Democratic — held — no raceHouse delegationRadLibPopDem1816 · House Roundhead Federalist — 9 seats · 33% Admissionist — 7 seats · 26% Cavalier Federalist — 7 seats · 26% Republican — 4 seats · 15%1818 · House Admissionist — 12 seats · 44% National — 7 seats · 26% Republican — 6 seats · 22% Tory — 2 seats · 7%1820 · House Admissionist — 9 seats · 33% National — 9 seats · 33% Republican — 5 seats · 19% Tory — 4 seats · 15%1822 · House Admissionist — 15 seats · 48% National — 11 seats · 35% Tory — 3 seats · 10% Republican — 2 seats · 6%1824 · House Admissionist — 17 seats · 55% National — 14 seats · 45%1826 · House Admissionist — 16 seats · 52% National — 13 seats · 42% Republican — 1 seat · 3% Tory — 1 seat · 3%1828 · House Radical — 17 seats · 55% National — 11 seats · 35% Whig — 2 seats · 6% Tory — 1 seat · 3%1830 · House Radical — 19 seats · 61% National — 10 seats · 32% Tory — 2 seats · 6%1832 · House Radical — 20 seats · 57% National — 11 seats · 31% Whig — 4 seats · 11%1834 · House Radical — 17 seats · 49% National — 15 seats · 43% Whig — 2 seats · 6% Tory — 1 seat · 3%1836 · House Liberal — 21 seats · 60% National — 14 seats · 40%1838 · House Liberal — 25 seats · 71% National — 10 seats · 29%1840 · House Liberal — 22 seats · 63% National — 13 seats · 37%1842 · House Liberal — 29 seats · 66% National — 15 seats · 34%1844 · House Liberal — 29 seats · 66% National — 15 seats · 34%1846 · House Liberal — 29 seats · 66% National — 15 seats · 34%1848 · House Liberal — 27 seats · 61% National — 17 seats · 39%1850 · House Liberal — 27 seats · 61% National — 17 seats · 39%1852 · House Popular Democratic — 26 seats · 55% National — 14 seats · 30% Liberal — 7 seats · 15%1854 · House Popular Democratic — 29 seats · 62% National — 15 seats · 32% Liberal — 3 seats · 6%1856 · House Popular Democratic — 27 seats · 57% National — 18 seats · 38% Liberal — 2 seats · 4%1858 · House Popular Democratic — 47 seats · 96% National — 2 seats · 4%1860 · House Popular Democratic — 48 seats · 98% National — 1 seat · 2%1862 · House Popular Democratic — 44 seats · 90% National — 5 seats · 10%1864 · House Popular Democratic — 48 seats · 89% National — 6 seats · 11%1866 · House Popular Democratic — 44 seats · 81% National — 10 seats · 19%1868 · House No raceState legislatureAdmRadLibPopDem1816 · Legislature Roundhead Federalist — 8 seats · 32% Cavalier Federalist — 7 seats · 28% Admissionist — 6 seats · 24% Republican — 4 seats · 16%1818 · Legislature Admissionist — 10 seats · 40% National — 7 seats · 28% Republican — 6 seats · 24% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1820 · Legislature Admissionist — 9 seats · 36% National — 8 seats · 32% Republican — 4 seats · 16% Tory — 4 seats · 16%1822 · Legislature Admissionist — 11 seats · 44% National — 9 seats · 36% Tory — 3 seats · 12% Republican — 2 seats · 8%1824 · Legislature Admissionist — 14 seats · 56% National — 11 seats · 44%1826 · Legislature Admissionist — 13 seats · 52% National — 11 seats · 44% Tory — 1 seat · 4%1828 · Legislature Radical — 14 seats · 56% National — 9 seats · 36% Whig — 2 seats · 8%1830 · Legislature Radical — 16 seats · 64% National — 7 seats · 28% Tory — 2 seats · 8%1832 · Legislature Radical — 14 seats · 56% National — 8 seats · 32% Whig — 3 seats · 12%1834 · Legislature Radical — 13 seats · 52% National — 10 seats · 40% Whig — 1 seat · 4% Tory — 1 seat · 4%1836 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1838 · Legislature Liberal — 18 seats · 72% National — 7 seats · 28%1840 · Legislature Liberal — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1842 · Legislature Liberal — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1844 · Legislature Liberal — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1846 · Legislature Liberal — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1848 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1850 · Legislature Liberal — 15 seats · 60% National — 10 seats · 40%1852 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 7 seats · 28% Liberal — 4 seats · 16%1854 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 15 seats · 60% National — 8 seats · 32% Liberal — 2 seats · 8%1856 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 14 seats · 56% National — 10 seats · 40% Liberal — 1 seat · 4%1858 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 21 seats · 84% National — 4 seats · 16%1860 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 22 seats · 88% National — 3 seats · 12%1862 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 19 seats · 76% National — 6 seats · 24%1864 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 19 seats · 76% National — 6 seats · 24%1866 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 17 seats · 68% National — 8 seats · 32%1868 · Legislature No race

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

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Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.