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1876–2024
Binghamton, NY·New York

Binghamton, NY delivered R+5 in 2024.

Rust Belt anchor where university enrollment shapes the electorate

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NY
LatestR+5in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population245,2422024 ACS

Binghamton, NY, New York: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1956.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+5MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic 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
2024 presidential election
Binghamton, NY
TrumpR+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).Broome County, NY · TiedTioga County, NY · R+23
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican51.7%59,801
Kamala HarrisDemocratic47.2%54,579
OtherAll other candidates1.0%1,213
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −4.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−4.5%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
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
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−4.5%
54,57959,801115,593
R
−1.7%
56,63658,582117,811
R
−6.9%
46,73854,203108,371
D
+1.1%
50,90049,758103,154
D
+4.3%
57,37652,613111,968
R
−1.2%
55,97557,330115,792
D
+4.9%
54,55149,185109,541
D
+11.5%
53,17640,743108,096
D
+5.9%
51,23543,940122,911
R
−3.5%
56,23260,280117,311
R
−25.2%
43,51872,965116,906
R
−5.4%
43,70349,566108,494
R
−14.0%
46,79662,164109,551
R
−23.7%
42,62469,132112,045
R
−13.7%
42,78757,313106,267
D
+27.8%
69,43239,195108,706
R
−22.9%
43,31769,039112,422
R
−49.9%
26,40578,982105,387
R
−44.8%
29,09276,537105,812
R
−27.3%
29,03951,78383,348
R
−20.5%
34,88752,94787,996
R
−19.4%
36,17353,63190,042
R
−14.9%
34,01346,10881,243
R
−20.2%
26,86940,79868,822
R
−37.1%
22,34249,82374,050
R
−46.8%
11,52336,09652,559
R
−43.8%
11,65731,53145,414
R
−11.4%
11,65414,82127,852
R
−6.7%
8,93310,59124,684
R
−21.7%
9,37714,95225,662
R
−23.7%
9,32015,48125,944
R
−21.0%
9,68915,14425,960
R
−29.2%
8,28515,47924,615
R
−15.0%
8,96312,48023,481
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Demographics

2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.9%
2.7%
75–84
3.5%
5.6%
65–74
5.9%
6.8%
55–64
7.0%
5.3%
45–54
5.4%
5.5%
35–44
5.5%
5.7%
25–34
5.6%
6.9%
18–24
6.4%
7.5%
5–17
7.0%
2.5%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2024 ACS
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.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
23.0%
Other Christian
6.1%
Methodist
5.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
2.3%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Baptist
0.8%
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.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-eight points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.

A population of 245,242, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,592 describe the metro.

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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 typology?
Akashic places Binghamton, NY, New York in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. 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 typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.