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1892–2024
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Binghamton, NY
presidential margin
2008D+4.32012D+1.12016R+6.92020R+1.72024R+4.5
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+4.5
2024
median income$64,592U.S. $80,734 · NY $85,974
median age40.3U.S. 39.1 · NY 39.9
poverty rate17.5%U.S. 12.5% · NY 14.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)29.9%U.S. 35.6% · NY 40.0%
non-english7.9%U.S. 22.3% · NY 30.9%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish17.2%
English14.1%
German13.4%
Puerto Rican1.9%
Mexican0.6%
Dominican0.4%
African American†2.6%
Haitian0.6%
Jamaican0.4%
Chinese1.2%
Asian Indian1.1%
Pakistani0.5%
religion
other traditions
Mainline8.1%
Orthodox0.8%
Latter-day Saints0.8%
Other Christian0.6%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Binghamton, NY, New York

Akashic
Binghamton, NYTrumpR+4.5
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2024 presidential margin by county for Binghamton, NY, NYA map of the constituent counties of Binghamton, NY, NY, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Broome County, NY · D+0.4Tioga County, NY · R+22.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican52.0%59,801
Kamala HarrisDemocratic47.5%54,579
Jill SteinWrite-In0.6%638
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Binghamton, NY, NY — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Broome County, NYDemocraticD+0.4
Tioga County, NYRepublicanR+22.8
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
47.5%Harris54,579
52.0%Trump59,801
0.6%Stein638
−4.5%
115,018
R
48.1%Biden56,636
49.7%Trump58,582
2.2%Jorgensen2,593
−1.7%
117,811
R
43.1%Clinton46,738
50.0%Trump54,203
6.9%Trump7,430
−6.9%
108,371
D
49.3%Obama50,900
48.2%Romney49,758
2.4%Romney2,496
+1.1%
103,154
D
51.2%Obama57,376
47.0%McCain52,613
1.8%McCain1,979
+4.3%
111,968
R
48.3%Kerry55,975
49.5%Bush57,330
2.1%Bush2,487
−1.2%
115,792
D
49.8%Gore54,551
44.9%Bush49,185
5.3%Nader5,805
+4.9%
109,541
D
49.2%Clinton53,176
37.7%Dole40,743
13.1%Perot14,177
+11.5%
108,096
D
41.7%Clinton51,235
35.7%Bush43,940
22.6%Perot27,736
+5.9%
122,911
R
47.9%Dukakis56,232
51.4%Bush60,280
0.7%Bush799
−3.5%
117,311
R
37.2%Mondale43,518
62.4%Reagan72,965
0.4%Reagan423
−25.2%
116,906
R
40.3%Carter43,703
45.7%Reagan49,566
14.0%Anderson15,225
−5.4%
108,494
R
42.7%Carter46,796
56.7%Ford62,164
0.5%Ford591
−14.0%
109,551
R
38.0%McGovern42,624
61.7%Nixon69,132
0.3%Schmitz289
−23.7%
112,045
R
40.3%Humphrey42,787
53.9%Nixon57,313
5.8%Wallace6,167
−13.7%
106,267
D
63.9%Johnson69,432
36.1%Goldwater39,195
0.1%Hass79
+27.8%
108,706
R
38.5%Kennedy43,317
61.4%Nixon69,039
0.1%Byrd66
−22.9%
112,422
R
25.1%Stevenson26,405
74.9%Eisenhower78,982
0.0%
−49.9%
105,387
R
27.5%Stevenson29,092
72.3%Eisenhower76,537
0.2%Hallinan183
−44.8%
105,812
R
34.8%Truman29,039
62.1%Dewey51,783
3.0%Thurmond2,526
−27.3%
83,348
R
39.6%Roosevelt34,887
60.2%Dewey52,947
0.2%Thomas162
−20.5%
87,996
R
40.2%Roosevelt36,173
59.6%Willkie53,631
0.3%Thomas238
−19.4%
90,042
R
41.9%Roosevelt34,013
56.8%Landon46,108
1.4%Lemke1,122
−14.9%
81,243
R
39.0%Roosevelt26,869
59.3%Hoover40,798
1.7%Thomas1,155
−20.2%
68,822
R
30.2%Smith22,342
67.3%Hoover49,823
2.5%Thomas1,885
−37.1%
74,050
R
21.9%Davis11,523
68.7%Coolidge36,096
9.4%La Follette4,940
−46.8%
52,559
R
25.7%Cox11,657
69.4%Harding31,531
4.9%Debs2,226
−43.8%
45,414
R
41.8%Wilson11,654
53.2%Hughes14,821
4.9%Benson1,377
−11.4%
27,852
R
36.2%Wilson8,933
42.9%Taft10,591
20.9%Roosevelt5,160
−6.7%
24,684
R
36.5%Bryan9,377
58.3%Taft14,952
5.2%Debs1,333
−21.7%
25,662
R
35.9%Parker9,320
59.7%Roosevelt15,481
4.4%Debs1,143
−23.7%
25,944
R
37.3%Bryan9,689
58.3%McKinley15,144
4.3%Woolley1,127
−21.0%
25,960
R
33.7%Bryan8,285
62.9%McKinley15,479
3.5%Palmer851
−29.2%
24,615
R
38.2%Cleveland8,963
53.1%Harrison12,480
8.7%Weaver2,038
−15.0%
23,481
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −4.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−4.5%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−15.0%
1896−29.2%
1900−21.0%
1904−23.7%
1908−21.7%
1912−6.7%
1916−11.4%
1920−43.8%
1924−46.8%
1928−37.1%
1932−20.2%
1936−14.9%
1940−19.4%
1944−20.5%
1948−27.3%
1952−44.8%
1956−49.9%
1960−22.9%
1964+27.8%
1968−13.7%
1972−23.7%
1976−14.0%
1980−5.4%
1984−25.2%
1988−3.5%
1992+5.9%
1996+11.5%
2000+4.9%
2004−1.2%
2008+4.3%
2012+1.1%
2016−6.9%
2020−1.7%
2024−4.5%
DemocraticRepublican

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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 49.9 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.5 points.

A population of 245,242, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,592 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Syracuse, NY and Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Syracuse, NY
91.9twin score
2000–2024 trajectoryItalian ancestry
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
89.6twin score
2000–2024 trajectoryItalian ancestry≠ median income
Rochester, NY
85.5twin score
2000–2024 trajectoryItalian ancestry≠ population scale

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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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+4.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 115,018 votes cast, 54,579 went Democratic and 59,801 went Republican.
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 34 presidential elections in Binghamton, NY, New York from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.