Rust Belt anchor where university enrollment shapes the electorate
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.
| County | Pop. | Margin | Dem | Rep | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 201K | D+0.4 | 45,142 | 44,763 | 90,459 | 19.7% |
| Broome | 197K | D+0.4 | 45,142 | 44,763 | 90,459 | 19.7% |
| Broome | 197K | D+0.4 | 45,142 | 44,763 | 90,459 | 19.7% |
| Broome | 195K | D+0.4 | 45,142 | 44,763 | 90,459 | 19.7% |
| Tioga | 52K | R+22.8 | 9,437 | 15,038 | 24,559 | 5.3% |
| Tioga | 50K | R+22.8 | 9,437 | 15,038 | 24,559 | 5.3% |
| Tioga | 50K | R+22.8 | 9,437 | 15,038 | 24,559 | 5.3% |
| Tioga | 48K | R+22.8 | 9,437 | 15,038 | 24,559 | 5.3% |
| Group | Binghamton, NY | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 87.6% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(13) | 3.9% | 12.2% |
▶Asian(6) | 3.2% | 6.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(17) | 3.1% | 19.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.0% | 4.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(10) | 0.8% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +26.1pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.5% | 51.8% | — | — | |
| 9.2% | 21.2% | — | — | |
| 8.2% | 19.0% | — | — | |
| 2.6% | 6.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 1.8% | — | — |
| 0.7% | 1.7% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 56.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Binghamton, NY metro area? 990,168 residents across 8 counties.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 7pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+4.5 | D+2.2 | 6.7pp |