Maine and New York are two of the most politically active states in the US. With diverse political views, both Maine and New York have elected numerous candidates from different parties to represent their interests at local and state levels. From mayors to governors, both states have had a complex history of local politics. Maine's capital, Augusta, is home to many prominent politicians representing the Democratic Party while Albany, the capital of New York, is often regarded as an influential center for Republican politics in the state. Both states also have been known to support independent candidates who promote progressive values related to healthcare and education. Every election season, residents of both Maine and New York take part in rallies and debates that reflect their passionate commitment to getting their voices heard. In this way, both states remain a powerful example of democracy in action.
The political climate in Maine, NY is leaning conservative.
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
Maine, NY is leaning conservative.
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.
Maine, 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 Maine, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,609 contributions totaling $347,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 770 contributions totaling $164,396 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)