Whitney Point, NY is an up-and-coming community located in Broome County on the banks of the Susquehanna River. The small town has a rich history and today serves as a hub of activity for the surrounding area. With a population of approximately 3,000 people, Whitney Point is just beginning to experience growth in several areas including its political landscape. Though there are no local political candidates at this time, Whitney Point is thought to have a strong presence when it comes to participating in state elections and other important votes within New York State. As the population continues to increase, more people will be drawn to participate in the politics of Whitney Point and continue its rich tradition of civic engagement.
The political climate in Whitney Point, 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
Whitney Point, 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.
Whitney Point, 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 Whitney Point, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 462 contributions totaling $27,378 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $2,626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)