In the past, New York was considered a swing state, consistently backing the winning candidate in elections from 1792 to 1984, with only a few exceptions.

However, since 1988, the state has consistently leaned towards the Democratic Party, often delivering them a significant majority of votes exceeding 60%.

The election was the only one in history to be decided by the House of Representatives under the provisions of the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution after no candidate secured a majority of the electoral vote.

[23] It was also the only presidential election in which the candidate who received a plurality of electoral votes (Andrew Jackson) did not become president, a source of great bitterness for Jackson and his supporters, who proclaimed the election of Adams a corrupt bargain.

[50] The result of the election, with the victory of an ardent opponent of slavery, spurred the secession of eleven states and brought about the American Civil War.