Political party strength in New York
New York is a Democratic stronghold and one of the "big three" Democratic states alongside California and Illinois.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of New York:
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State Assembly
- State delegation to the United States Senate
- State delegation to the United States House of Representatives and also see New York's congressional districts
For years in which a United States presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
The parties are as follows: American (A) (More commonly known as the Know Nothing Party), Anti-Administration (AA), American Labor (AL) Conservative (C), Constitutional Union (CU), Democratic (D), Democratic-Republican (DR), Federalist (F), Independence (I), Jacksonian Democratic (JD), no party (N), National Republican (NR), National Union (NU), People's Party (P), Pro-Administration (PA), Republican (R), Whig (W), Working Families (WF), and a tie or coalition within a group of elected officials.
See also
- Politics in New York
- Politics of New York (state)
- Elections in New York
- List of political parties in New York
- Political party strength in New York City
Notes
- 1 2 Beginning in 1927, the Secretary of State was no longer elected, but was appointed by the Governor.
- 1 2 Beginning in 1927, the duties of the Treasurer were transferred to those of the Comptroller.
- ↑ There was no codified start for terms when Clinton took office; the date was set at July 1 in 1787, starting presumably in 1789.
- ↑ Most sources state that early governors took office on April 1; however, more contemporary sources note the elections were held on April 1, with the oath of office being delivered on July 1.
- ↑ Office established in 1778.
- ↑ As Auditor-General.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Died in office.
- ↑ As Auditor.
- ↑ Electors were to be appointed by state legislature, which deadlocked, so no electors were chosen.
- 1 2 3 Electors appointed by state legislature casting ballots for these two candidates for president.
- 1 2 3 Resigned due to poor health
- ↑ Appointed to the United States District Court.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Appointed by the Governor to fill remainder of unexpired term.
- ↑ Resigned to accept an appointment as a United States naval officer.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Resigned
- ↑ Resigned when appointed Secretary of State of New York.
- ↑ Resigned to become Mayor of New York City.
- ↑ Resigned to accept the position of Postmaster of New York City.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Electors appointed by state legislature.
- ↑ Resigned to become minister to France.
- 1 2 Resigned to become Vice President of the United States.
- ↑ As president pro tempore of the state Senate, became acting lieutenant governor.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 As lieutenant governor, assumed governorship upon resignation of predecessor.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 As Majority Leader of the New York State Senate, served as Acting Lt. Gov. upon succession of Lt. Gov to Gov.
- ↑ The length and dates of terms were changed in 1821, during Clinton's second term, which then ended on December 31, 1822 rather than July 1, 1823.
- ↑ Elected Chief Justice of the New York Supreme Court by the State Legislature.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Resigned when elected Governor of New York.
- ↑ Per the 1821 state constitution, Yates' term was the first to last two years rather than three.
- ↑ Elected a justice of the New York Supreme Court by the State Legislature shortly before the end of his second term.
- ↑ Vote of state delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives; with no presidential candidate receiving an electoral majority, the election was determined by a vote in the House.
- ↑ In April 1824, his political enemies, the Bucktails, voted in the New York State Legislature for his removal from his post as president of the Erie Canal Commission, causing such indignation among the electorate that he was nominated for governor by the "People's Party", and was re-elected governor over the official candidate of the Democratic-Republican Party, fellow canal commissioner Samuel Young.
- 1 2 3 Resigned to become United States Secretary of State.
- 1 2 Resigned to join United States Senate
- 1 2 As lieutenant governor, became governor for unexpired term and was later elected in his own right.
- 1 2 Resigned to take seat on New York Supreme Court
- ↑ Resigned to become United States Secretary of War.
- ↑ Resigned when appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory.
- ↑ Legislated out of office by State Constitution of 1846.
- ↑ First Secretary of State elected by the voters.
- ↑ First Attorney General elected by the voters.
- ↑ First Comptroller elected by the voters.
- ↑ First Treasurer elected by the voters.
- ↑ Welch successfully contested Cook's election, and served from November 20, 1852 to the end of the term.
- 1 2 Elected on a fusion Whig-Free Democratic ticket.
- ↑ The Republicans organized the chamber.
- ↑ A Democrat, Orville Robinson, was elected with the help of Republican members on the 49th ballot.
- ↑ The American and Independent Republican members worked with the Republicans to organize the chamber
- ↑ A Democrat, Thomas G. Alvord, was elected with the help of American members on the 53th ballot.
- ↑ A Democrat, Theophilus C. Callicot, was elected Speaker after cutting a deal with the Republicans that if he was elected, he would guarantee the election of a Republican Senator, later determined to be Edwin D. Morgan.
- 1 2 Resigned in protest of President James A. Garfield's position on federal appointments.
- ↑ Resigned to become a judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
- ↑ Per an 1874 amendment to the state constitution—taking effect January 1, 1875—Robinson's term was the first to last three years instead of two. As Tilden had been elected prior to the amendment's taking effect, he served the old two-year term.
- ↑ Resigned to become President of the United States.
- ↑ Per the 1894 state constitution, his term was the first to last two years rather than three.
- ↑ Due to a change in the New York Constitution in 1894, the Senate began to have its elections during even years, with a three-year term with the election of 1895 to allow for a transition.
- ↑ Resigned to become Mayor of Buffalo.
- ↑ Appointed to fill unexpired term, reelected, then resigned to become a justice of the New York Supreme Court.
- ↑ Resigned to become New York State Superintendent of Insurance.
- ↑ Resigned to take seat as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
- ↑ Acted until the appointment of a successor.
- 1 2 Resigned to practice law.
- ↑ Committed suicide while in office.
- ↑ Impeached and removed from office for campaign contribution fraud.
- ↑ Elected by Legislature.
- ↑ Appointed for remainder of first half of term, elected to fill second half of term.
- ↑ Resigned when appointed Director of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations for the United States Department of State
- ↑ Appointed to fill remainder of term, then elected to a new term.
- ↑ Served as acting Lt. Gov., then elected.
- ↑ Resigned to become President of Nelson A. Rockefeller's Government Affairs Foundation
- ↑ Forced to resign when it became known that he had made frequent visits to convicted labor leader Joseph S. Fay while incarcerated at Sing-Sing prison.
- 1 2 Elected by State Legislature to fill unexpired term.
- ↑ Resigned to devote himself to his Commission on Critical Choices for Americans.
- 1 2 3 4 Conservative member(s) caucusing with the Republicans
- ↑ John J. Walsh, a registered Democrat, ran for re-election on the ticket of an "Upper Manhattan Apartment Building Party", and defeated the regular Democratic candidate Edward H. Lehner; see Recanvass Names Walsh Victor By 99 Votes in Assembly Race in the New York Times on November 10, 1970 (subscription required).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Liberal, Independence, and Working Families members caucusing with Democrats.
- ↑ Reelected in 2006 but resigned prior to beginning of the new term.
- ↑ Resigned due to a prostitution scandal.
- ↑ As temporary president of the state Senate, acted as lieutenant governor.
- ↑ Democrats Pedro Espada, Jr. and Hiram Monserrate voted on a Republican organizing resolution, precipitating the 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis.
- ↑ Appointed by Governor to fill vacancy.
- ↑ Monserrate and then Espada rejoined the Democratic caucus.
- 1 2 5 members of the Independent Democratic Conference, with one other Democratic Senator formed a power-sharing deal with the Republicans.
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