Politics of New York (state)

The State of New York is a blue state, or a state where Democratic Party candidates typically win elections. As of 2025, there are more than twice as many enrolled Democratic voters as there are enrolled Republican voters in New York. Democratic candidates prevailed in New York in every presidential election from 1988 to 2024. As of 2025, no Republican candidate had won a statewide election in New York since George Pataki was re-elected governor in 2002.

As of 2026, Democrat Kathy Hochul is the governor of New York; she has served in that capacity since 2021. Democrat Antonio Delgado has served as lieutenant governor since 2022, Democrat Letitia James has served as New York attorney general since 2019, and Democrat Tom DiNapoli has served as New York state comptroller since 2007. New York's two U.S. senators are Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (a Democrat serving as a U.S. senator from New York since 1999) and Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand (serving since 2009). New York is represented by 19 Democrats and seven Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. The New York State Senate has been led by the Democratic Party since 2019, while the New York State Assembly has been led by the Democrats since 1975.

The State of New York has the distinction of having been the home state for both major-party nominees in three presidential elections. The 1904 presidential election saw former New York Governor and incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt face Alton B. Parker, chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals. The 1944 presidential election had Franklin D. Roosevelt, following in his cousin Theodore's footsteps as former New York Governor and incumbent president running for re-election against the then-incumbent New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey. In the 2016 presidential election, former United States Senator from New York Hillary Clinton, a resident of Chappaqua, was the Democratic Party nominee. The Republican Party nominee was businessman Donald Trump, a resident of Manhattan and a native of Queens.

This page contains party enrollment data as well as certain gubernatorial and presidential election results from New York's history.

Party enrollment New York party enrollment data as of February 20, 2025: Party% Total votersTotalActiveInactive Democratic 47.90 5,896,984 403,434 6,300,418 Republican 22.63 2,845,295 131,446 2,976,741 Conservative 1.27 160,125 7,107 167,232 Working Families 0.44 55,804 2,989 58,793 Minor parties 2.72 336,758 21,480 358,238 Unaffiliated 25.03 3,108,039 184,092 3,292,131 Total 100% 12,403,005 750,548 13,153,553

Presidential and gubernatorial election results

Gubernatorial election results Year Democratic Republican1950 42.3% 2,246,855 53.1% 2,819,5231954 49.6% 2,560,738 49.4% 2,549,6131958 44.7% 2,553,895 54.7% 3,126,9291962 44.0% 2,552,418 53.1% 3,081,5871966 38.1% 2,298,363 44.6% 2,690,6261970 40.3% 2,421,426 52.4% 3,151,4321974 57.2% 3,028,503 41.9% 2,219,6671978 51.0% 2,429,272 45.2% 2,156,404198250.9% 2,675,213 47.5% 2,494,8271986 64.6% 2,775,045 31.8% 1,363,9681990 53.2% 2,157,087 21.4% 865,9481994 45.5% 2,364,906 48.8% 2,538,7021998 33.2% 1,570,317 54.3% 2,571,9912002 33.5% 1,534,064 49.4% 2,262,2552006 69.6% 3,086,709 28.7% 1,274,3352010 62.5% 2,910,876 33.2% 1,547,8572014 54.2% 2,069,480 40.2% 1,537,0772018 59.6% 3,635,340 36.2% 2,207,6022022 52.4% 3,031,801 46.7% 2,705,908

Notable New York political figures Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City (2002-2013) Hugh Carey, Governor of New York (1975-1983) Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York (2011-2021) Mario Cuomo, Governor of New York (1983-1994) Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller (February 2007-) Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator (2009-) Rudy Giuliani, Mayor of New York City (1994-2001) Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York (2021-) Letitia James, New York State Attorney General (2018-) Ed Koch, Mayor of New York City (1978-1989) Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City (2026-) Nelson Rockefeller, 49th Governor of New York (1959-1973) Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator (1999-) Charles Malcolm Wilson, Governor of New York (1973-1975)

See also 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Elections in New York Electoral reform in New York Government of New York (state) Political party strength in New York (state)

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