See main article: 1872 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1872 United States presidential election in New York |
| Country: | New York |
| Flag Year: | 1778 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1868 United States presidential election in New York |
| Previous Year: | 1868 |
| Next Election: | 1876 United States presidential election in New York |
| Next Year: | 1876 |
| Turnout: | 80.5%[1] 11.2 pp |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1872 |
| Image1: | UlyssesGrant.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | Illinois |
| Running Mate1: | Henry Wilson |
| Electoral Vote1: | 35 |
| Popular Vote1: | 440,738 |
| Percentage1: | 53.23% |
| Nominee2: | Horace Greeley |
| Party2: | Liberal Republican Party (United States) |
| Colour2: | C154C1 |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Benjamin G. Brown |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 387,282 |
| Percentage2: | 46.77% |
| Map Size: | 440px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ulysses S. Grant |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1872 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 5, 1872. All contemporary 37 states were part of the 1872 United States presidential election. Voters chose 35 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.
New York was won by the Republican nominees, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant of Illinois and his running mate Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts. Grant and Wilson defeated the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominees, former Congressman Horace Greeley of New York and his running mate former Senator and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown of Missouri.
Grant carried New York State with 53.23% of the vote to Greeley's 46.77%, a victory margin of 6.46%. New York weighed in for this election as slightly more than 5% more Democratic/Liberal Republican than the national average. Dutchess County would not vote Democratic again until 1964.
Grant dominated much of upstate New York and also won some counties downstate in the New York City area, including Richmond County, Queens County, and Suffolk County. Greeley, however, did win New York City and Kings County. Greeley also won nearby Westchester County and Rockland County, along with a handful of rural upstate counties.
| 1872 United States presidential election in New York[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | ||
| Republican | Ulysses S. Grant (incumbent) | 440,738 | 53.23% | 35 | ||
| Liberal Republican/Democratic | Horace Greeley | 387,282 | 46.77% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 828,020 | 100.0% | 35 | |||