Binghamton, NY, New York: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 245,2422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,5922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+50 in 1956MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Binghamton, NY, NYOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 54,579 | 59,801 | 115,593 | ||
| R | 56,636 | 58,582 | 117,811 | ||
| R | 46,738 | 54,203 | 108,371 | ||
| D | 50,900 | 49,758 | 103,154 | ||
| D | 57,376 | 52,613 | 111,968 | ||
| R | 55,975 | 57,330 | 115,792 | ||
| D | 54,551 | 49,185 | 109,541 | ||
| D | 53,176 | 40,743 | 108,096 | ||
| D | 51,235 | 43,940 | 122,911 | ||
| R | 56,232 | 60,280 | 117,311 | ||
| R | 43,518 | 72,965 | 116,906 | ||
| R | 43,703 | 49,566 | 108,494 | ||
| R | 46,796 | 62,164 | 109,551 | ||
| R | 42,624 | 69,132 | 112,045 | ||
| R | 42,787 | 57,313 | 106,267 | ||
| D | 69,432 | 39,195 | 108,706 | ||
| R | 43,317 | 69,039 | 112,422 | ||
| R | 26,405 | 78,982 | 105,387 | ||
| R | 29,092 | 76,537 | 105,812 | ||
| R | 29,039 | 51,783 | 83,348 | ||
| R | 34,887 | 52,947 | 87,996 | ||
| R | 36,173 | 53,631 | 90,042 | ||
| R | 34,013 | 46,108 | 81,243 | ||
| R | 26,869 | 40,798 | 68,822 | ||
| R | 22,342 | 49,823 | 74,050 | ||
| R | 11,523 | 36,096 | 52,559 | ||
| R | 11,657 | 31,531 | 45,414 | ||
| R | 11,654 | 14,821 | 27,852 | ||
| R | 8,933 | 10,591 | 24,684 | ||
| R | 9,377 | 14,952 | 25,662 | ||
| R | 9,320 | 15,481 | 25,944 | ||
| R | 9,689 | 15,144 | 25,960 | ||
| R | 8,285 | 15,479 | 24,615 | ||
| R | 8,963 | 12,480 | 23,481 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
17.2%
English
14.1%
German
13.4%
Italian
12.6%
Polish
5.0%
American
4.8%
French
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$64,592
Binghamton, NY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Binghamton, NY$64,592
New York$85,974
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.3%
Working age (18–64)17.3%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.1%
Spanish1.9%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Binghamton's Broome County has trended Republican in recent cycles even as SUNY Binghamton's student population injects a younger, more transient voting bloc — a tension that keeps margins closer than the region's economic decline might predict.
The Democratic margin in Binghamton, NY peaked at twenty-eight points in 1964. By 2016 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was five points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $64,592 sits well below state and national norms, and 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Binghamton, NY, New York vote in 2024?
In 2024, Binghamton, NY, New York voted Republican by 4.5 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 115,593 votes cast, 54,579 went Democratic and 59,801 went Republican.
What is Binghamton, NY, New York's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Binghamton, NY, New York as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Binghamton, NY, New York last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Binghamton, NY, New York voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Binghamton, NY, New York?
Binghamton, NY, New York has a population of 245,242 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Binghamton, NY, New York?
Median household income in Binghamton, NY, New York is $64,592 — below the national median of $80,734. The New York state median is $85,974.
What is the political history of Binghamton, NY, New York?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Binghamton, NY, New York from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.