Elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-second Congress, Babcock served as a U.S. Representative for the twenty-sixth district of New York from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1833.
Babcock was chosen as an anti-masonic contender in the Twenty-second Congress and went on to serve as a U.S. Representative for the twenty-sixth congressional district in New York from March 4, 1831 to March 3, 1833.