Albany Allegany Broome Cattaraugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Chenango Clinton Columbia Cortland Delaware Dutchess Erie Essex Franklin Fulton Genesee Greene Hamilton Herkimer Jefferson Kings Lewis Livingston Madison Monroe Montgomery New York Niagara Oneida Onondaga Ontario Orange Orleans Oswego Otsego Putnam Queens Rensselaer Richmond Rockland Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie Schuyler Seneca St. Lawrence Steuben Suffolk Sullivan Tioga Tompkins Ulster Warren Washington Wayne Westchester Wyoming Yates
Statewide Results
NAgainst282,394 53.1%
32,592
YFor249,802 46.9%
  Total 532,196 100%
Election Notes
  • The vote on whether to strike the provision of the state constitution requiring black men (but not white) to possess $250 in freehold before they could vote.
  • The Hamilton vote is included with that for Fulton.
Jurisdiction Against For
Sum 282,394
53.1%
249,802
46.9%
Albany 9,125
55.1%
7,431
44.9%
Allegany 2,187
34.7%
4,114
65.3%
Broome 2,878
43.8%
3,687
56.2%
Cattaraugus 2,730
42.1%
3,755
57.9%
Cayuga 3,370
40.4%
4,968
59.6%
Chautauqua 3,276
34.8%
6,149
65.2%
Chemung 3,205
57.6%
2,359
42.4%
Chenango 3,870
47.6%
4,264
52.4%
Clinton 2,723
55.5%
2,183
44.5%
Columbia 4,703
56.2%
3,668
43.8%
Cortland 1,608
38.0%
2,626
62.0%
Delaware 3,703
49.3%
3,809
50.7%
Dutchess 4,913
49.6%
4,997
50.4%
Erie 3,025
36.6%
5,236
63.4%
Essex 1,386
42.0%
1,913
58.0%
Franklin 1,636
45.1%
1,991
54.9%
Fulton 2,648
52.9%
2,357
47.1%
Genesee 1,841
40.9%
2,655
59.1%
Greene 3,291
66.1%
1,690
33.9%
Herkimer 3,576
50.5%
3,512
49.5%
Jefferson 4,609
46.0%
5,421
54.0%
Kings 24,067
58.2%
17,264
41.8%
Lewis 2,045
48.4%
2,183
51.6%
Livingston 2,440
43.7%
3,146
56.3%
Madison 2,897
40.1%
4,327
59.9%
Monroe 6,327
48.4%
6,748
51.6%
Montgomery 3,252
56.3%
2,522
43.7%
New York 65,189
70.4%
27,390
29.6%
Niagara 3,452
52.2%
3,157
47.8%
Oneida 7,969
48.3%
8,527
51.7%
Onondaga 6,467
44.6%
8,031
55.4%
Ontario 2,955
43.1%
3,908
56.9%
Orange 5,983
52.2%
5,475
47.8%
Orleans 1,770
41.2%
2,522
58.8%
Oswego 3,531
38.4%
5,675
61.6%
Otsego 4,062
51.9%
3,771
48.1%
Putnam 1,271
67.1%
623
32.9%
Queens 2,978
61.5%
1,861
38.5%
Rensselaer 7,369
52.6%
6,636
47.4%
Richmond 1,726
61.1%
1,099
38.9%
Rockland 1,645
64.5%
906
35.5%
Saratoga 4,029
56.2%
3,138
43.8%
Schenectady 1,881
64.0%
1,058
36.0%
Schoharie 3,871
61.3%
2,448
38.7%
Schuyler 1,462
47.0%
1,646
53.0%
Seneca 2,444
55.9%
1,926
44.1%
St. Lawrence 2,359
24.6%
7,215
75.4%
Steuben 4,550
47.5%
5,039
52.5%
Suffolk 2,868
54.1%
2,436
45.9%
Sullivan 2,791
61.4%
1,751
38.6%
Tioga 2,546
44.6%
3,166
55.4%
Tompkins 2,302
41.1%
3,293
58.9%
Ulster 6,044
60.6%
3,935
39.4%
Warren 1,610
52.9%
1,436
47.1%
Washington 2,862
43.1%
3,777
56.9%
Wayne 3,217
49.8%
3,246
50.2%
Westchester 6,795
57.3%
5,064
42.7%
Wyoming 1,730
38.2%
2,797
61.8%
Yates 1,335
41.6%
1,875
58.4%
Source: The Tribune Almanac for 1870