Political party strength in New York

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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:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's candidate the state's electoral votes.

The parties are as follows: Democratic (D), Republican (R).

For a particular year, the noted partisan composition is that which either took office during that year or which maintained the office througout the entire year. Only changes made outside of regularly scheduled elections are noted as affecting the partisan composition during a particular year. Shading is determined by the final result of any mid-cycle changes in partisan affiliation.

Political Party Strength in New York
Year Gov. Lt. Gov. Atty. Gen. Comp. State Senate State Assembly U.S. Senate U.S. House President
2008 Eliot Spitzer (D); David Paterson (D) David Paterson (D); Joseph Bruno (R) (acting) Andrew Cuomo (D) Thomas DiNapoli (D) R D Chuck Schumer (D) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) 23D, 6R  
2007 Eliot Spitzer (D) David Paterson (D)  
2006 George Pataki (R) Mary Donohue (R) Eliot Spitzer (D) Alan Hevesi (D) R 33-29 D 103-41 20D, 9R
2005 R 34-27 D 104-46  
2004 R D 19D, 10R John Kerry and John Edwards (D)
2003 R D
2002 D R D D 19-12  
2001 D R D D 19-12  
2000 D R D Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) and Chuck Schumer (D) D 19-12 Al Gore and Joe Lieberman (D)
1999 D R D D 18-13  
1998 Betsy McCaughey Ross (R) Dennis Vacco (R) D R D 1-1 D 18-13  
1997 D R D 1-1 D 18-13  
1996 D R D 1-1 D 17-14 D
1995 D R D 1-1 D 17-14  
1994 Mario Cuomo (D) D D D R D 1-1 D 18-13  
1993 D D R R D 1-1 D 18-13  
1992 D D R R D 1-1 D 21-13 D
1991 D D R R D 1-1 D 21-13  
1990 D D R R D 1-1 D 21-13  
1989 D D R R D 1-1 D 21-13  
1988 D D R R D 1-1 D 20-14 D
1987 D D R R D 1-1 D 20-14  
1986 R D R R D 1-1 D 19-15  
1985 D D R R D 1-1 D 19-15  
1984 D D R R D 1-1 D 20-14 R
1983 D D R R D 1-1 D 20-14  
1982 Hugh Carey (D) D D R R D 1-1 D 22-17  
1981 D D R R D 1-1 D 22-17  
1980 D D R R D 1-1 D 26-13 R
1979 D D R R D 1-1 D 26-13  
1978 D R D R D 1-1 D 27-12  
1977 D R D R D 1-1 D 28-11  
1976 D R D R D 1-1Con D 27-12 D
1975 D R D R D 1-1Con D 27-12  
1974 R R R D R R 1-1Con D 22-17  
1973 R R R D R R 1-1Con D 22-17  
1972 R R R D R R 1-1Con D 25-16 R
1971 R R R D R R 1-1Con D 25-16  
1970 R R R D R R R 2-0 D 26-15  
1969 R R R D R R R 2-0 D 26-15  
1968 R R R D R D 1-1   D
1967 R R R D R D 1-1
1966 R R R D R D 1-1
1965 R R R D D D 1-1
1964 R R R D R R R 2-0   D
1963 R R R D R R R 2-0
1962 R R R D R R R 2-0
1961 R R R D R R R 2-0
1960 R R R D R R R 2-0   D
1959 R R R D R R R 2-0
1958 D D R D R R R 2-0
1957 D D R D R R R 2-0
1956 D D R D R R 1-1   R
1955 D D R D R R 1-1
1954 R R R R R R 1-1
1953 R R R R R R 1-1
1952 R R R R R R 1-1   R
1951 R R R R R R 1-1
1950 R R R R R R 1-1
1949 R R R R R R 1-1
1948 R R R R R R 1-1   R
1947 R R R R R R 1-1
1946 R R R R R R D 2-0
1945 R R R R R R D 2-0
1944 R R R R R R D 2-0   D
1943 R R R R R R D 2-0
1942 D D D D R R D 2-0
1941 D D D D R R D 2-0
1940 D D D D R R D 2-0   D
1939 D D D D R R D 2-0
1938 D D D D D R D 2-0
1937 D D D D D R D 2-0
1936 D D D D D R D 2-0   D
1935 D D D D D D D 2-0
1934 D D D D D R D 2-0
1933 D D D D D R D 2-0
1932 D D D D R R D 2-0   D
1931 D D D D R R D 2-0
1930 D D R D R R D 2-0
1929 D D R D R R D 2-0
1928 D D R D R R D 2-0   R
1927 D D R D R R D 2-0
1926 D D R R R R 1-1
1925 D D R R R R 1-1
1924 D D D D D R 1-1   R
1923 D D D D D R 1-1
1922 R R R R R R R 2-0
1921 R R R R R R R 2-0
1920 D D R R R R R 2-0   R
1919 D D R R R R R 2-0
1918 R R R R R R R 2-0
1917 R R R R R R R 2-0
1916 R R R R R R 1-1   R
1915 R R R R R R 1-1
1914 D D D D D R
1913 D D D D D D
1912 D D D D D R     D
1911 D D D D D D
1910 R R R R R R
1909 R R R R R R
1908 R R D D R R     R
1907 R R D D R R
1906 R R R R R R
1905 R R R R R R
1904 R R D R R R     R
1903 R R D R R R
1902 R R R R R R
1901 R R R R R R
1900 R R R   R R     R
1899 R R R   R R
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