Binghamton University, located in the city of Binghamton in upstate New York, is a highly active and engaged political environment. Every year, students are encouraged to participate in the democratic process by registering to vote and being informed about local politics. The university's Political Science Department hosts various events throughout the year that discuss current topics and issues with special guest speakers from both sides of the aisle. Additionally, many student organizations organize rallies and protests on campus to make their voices heard on political matters. This level of activism has become a cornerstone of life at Binghamton University and helps foster a sense of community and involvement among its students.
The political climate in Binghamton University, NY is somewhat liberal.
Broome County, NY is leaning liberal. In Broome County, NY 50.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Broome county flipped Democratic, 50.5% to 47.1%.
Broome county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Binghamton University, NY is somewhat liberal.
Broome County, New York is leaning liberal.
Binghamton Metro Area is leaning conservative.
New York is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Binghamton University, New York: d d d d r d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Binghamton University, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,514 contributions totaling $195,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 457 contributions totaling $46,710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)