Vestal, NY is a small town located in Broome County. It is home to around 25,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and amazing local cuisine. Politically, Vestal is predominately Democratic, with many of the local political candidates running on platforms that support progressive causes such as education reform, environmental protection, and civil rights. In recent years, the residents of Vestal have become increasingly concerned with issues such as climate change and income inequality. As a result, there has been an increased focus on local politics and the importance of voting for representatives who will work to address these important issues. The candidates running in this year's election have each made their positions clear on these topics and have pledged to work towards improving these issues once elected into office.
The political climate in Vestal, NY is leaning 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
Vestal, NY is leaning 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.
Vestal, 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 Vestal, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,984 contributions totaling $388,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 897 contributions totaling $90,745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)