The Binghamton, NY Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse community with a strong presence in politics. The area is home to many state representatives, senators, and other elected officials who are actively involved in the local political scene. From voicing opinions on important issues to advocating for change, these politicians work hard to ensure that the residents of Binghamton have their needs met. Additionally, the area has seen an increase in activism among its citizens in recent years as people work together to create a better future for themselves and others. With such active engagement from both its politicians and citizens, Binghamton is sure to remain an important political hub for years to come.
The political climate in Binghamton Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Binghamton Metro Area 48.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Binghamton metro area remained slightly Republican, 49.5% to 48.1%.
The Binghamton metro area voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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, New York: d r d d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Binghamton Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,290 contributions totaling $986,145 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,522 contributions totaling $440,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)