Broome, NY is an up-and-coming town with a growing population and diverse culture. The politics in the city are divided amongst a few parties, including the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Green parties. The local elections are typically highly contested and hotly debated amongst the residents of Broome. There have been many initiatives in recent years to make Broome a more progressive and inclusive city, and many efforts have been made to reduce crime and encourage economic development. Politicians from all four parties have come together to promote these goals. The current mayor is a Democrat, which has resulted in an increased focus on improving public safety measures as well as creating new job opportunities for the citizens of Broome. All political candidates strive for a better future for the people of this great city.
The political climate in Broome, NY is strongly conservative.
Schoharie County, NY is strongly conservative. In Schoharie County, NY 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schoharie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 34.0%.
Schoharie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Broome, NY is strongly conservative.
Schoharie County, New York is strongly conservative.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Broome, New York: R R R R R R
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 Broome, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $17,311 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $17,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $623 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)