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==Government and politics== For the past few decades, Broome County has been a swing county. Since 1964 the county has selected [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] party candidates at approximately the same rate in national elections (as of 2024). The more recent elections had favored the Democratic candidate, until [[Donald Trump]] carried the county in [[2016 United States presidential election in New York|2016]], the first Republican to win the county since [[Ronald Reagan]] in [[1984 United States presidential election in New York|1984]]. [[Joe Biden]] carried Broome with 50.5% of the vote in [[2020 United States presidential election in New York|2020]]. In 2024, the county went for Democrat [[Kamala Harris]], although she only managed to carry it by a 379-vote plurality.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/upshot/2020-election-map.html</ref> In Broome County, Democratic strength comes primarily from [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] and its suburbs, such as [[Johnson City, New York|Johnson City]] and [[Endicott, New York|Endicott]], while Republicans dominate the outer, rural parts of the county. {{PresHead|place=Broome County, New York|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Democratic|44,763|45,142|1,129|New York}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|43,800|47,010|2,221|New York}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|40,943|39,212|5,917|New York}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|37,641|41,970|1,954|New York}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|40,077|47,204|1,556|New York}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|43,568|46,281|2,041|New York}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|36,946|45,381|4,757|New York}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|31,327|44,407|11,080|New York}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|34,653|43,444|21,749|New York}} {{PresRow|1988|Democratic|47,610|48,130|625|New York}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|58,109|37,658|322|New York}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|39,275|37,013|12,992|New York}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|50,340|39,827|491|New York}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|55,736|37,154|245|New York}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|46,872|37,451|4,988|New York}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|32,048|59,021|70|New York}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|56,467|38,462|62|New York}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|67,024|23,217|0|New York}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|64,738|25,833|119|New York}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|43,110|25,654|2,222|New York}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|44,013|31,056|137|New York}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|44,013|32,092|179|New York}} {{PresRow|1936|Republican|36,945|29,708|950|New York}} {{PresRow|1932|Republican|32,751|22,802|941|New York}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|39,860|19,563|1,669|New York}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|28,262|9,289|4,198|New York}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|24,759|9,251|1,893|New York}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|11,445|8,906|1,105|New York}} {{PresRow|1912|Republican|7,949|6,533|3,770|New York}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|10,705|6,671|1,032|New York}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|10,853|6,480|897|New York}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|10,397|6,652|877|New York}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|10,630|5,461|583|New York}} {{PresRow|1892|Republican|8,259|6,040|1,474|New York}} {{PresRow|1888|Republican|8,405|6,447|801|New York}} {{PresRow|1884|Republican|7,182|5,780|602|New York}} |} Broome County's offices are housed in the Edwin L. Crawford County Office Building of [[Government Plaza, Binghamton|Government Plaza]] located at 60 Hawley Street in [[Downtown Binghamton]]. ===Executive=== {| class="wikitable" |+ '''Broome County Executives''' |- ! Name ! Party ! Term |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Edwin L. Crawford]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1969β1976 |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | Donald L. McManus | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1977β1980 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | Carl S. Young | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1981β1988 |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | Timothy M. Grippen | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1989β1996 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | Jeffrey P. Kraham | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1997β2004 |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Barbara J. Fiala]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2005βApr. 15, 2011 |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | Patrick J. Brennan | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | Apr. 16, 2011βDec. 31, 2011 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | Debra A. Preston | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | Jan. 1, 2012βDec. 31, 2016 |- {{party shading/Democratic}} |Jason T. Garnar<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gobroomecounty.com/countyexec|title=County Executive - Jason T. Garnar |publisher=Broome County, N.Y. |access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref> | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |Jan. 1, 2017β |} ===Legislature=== The Broome County Legislature consists of 15 members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gobroomecounty.com/legis|title=Welcome to the Broome County Legislature |publisher=Broome County, N.Y.}}</ref> The 15 legislature members are elected from individual districts. As of 2024, there are 9 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 6 [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]]. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ '''Broome County Legislature''' |- ! District ! Legislator ! Title ! Party ! Residence |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD1.pdf 1] | Stephen J. Flagg | | Republican | [[Colesville, New York|Colesville]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD2.pdf 2] | Scott D. Baker | | Republican | [[Windsor, New York|Windsor]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD3.pdf 3] | Kelly F. Wildoner | | Republican | [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD4.pdf 4] | Kim A. Myers | | Democratic | [[Vestal, New York|Vestal]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD5.pdf 5] | Daniel J. Reynolds | Chairman | Republican | [[Vestal, New York|Vestal]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD6.pdf 6] | Greg W. Baldwin | | Republican | [[Endicott, New York|Endicott]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD7.pdf 7] | Matthew J. Pasquale | | Republican | [[Endicott, New York|Endicott]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD8.pdf 8] | Jason E. Shaw | | Republican | [[Endwell, New York|Endwell]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD9.pdf 9] | Matthew J. Hilderbrant | | Republican | [[Whitney Point, New York|Whitney Point]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD10.pdf 10] | Cindy O'Brien | Majority leader | Republican | [[Chenango, New York|Chenango]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD11.pdf 11] | Susan V. Ryan | | Democratic | [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD12.pdf 12] | Karen M. Beebe | | Democratic | [[Johnson City, New York|Johnson City]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD13.pdf 13] | Robert Weslar | Minority leader | Democratic | [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD14.pdf 14] | Mary Kaminsky | | Democratic | [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.bcgis.com/website/gisweb/maps/Legislature/LD15.pdf 15] | Mark R. Whalen | | Democratic | [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]] |} ===Party affiliation=== {| class=wikitable |+Voter registration as of February 21, 2020<ref>{{cite web|title=NYSVoter Enrollment by County|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/enrollment/county/county_feb20.xlsx|publisher=New York State Board of Elections|access-date=September 4, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807051215/https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/enrollment/county/county_feb20.xlsx|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! colspan = 2 | Party ! Active voters ! Inactive voters ! Total voters ! Percentage |- | {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | style="text-align:center;"| 44,335 | style="text-align:center;"| 5,694 | style="text-align:center;"| 50,029 | style="text-align:center;"| 37.59% |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | style="text-align:center;"| 41,318 | style="text-align:center;"| 3,895 | style="text-align:center;"| 45,213 | style="text-align:center;"| 33.97% |- | {{party color cell|N/a}} | Unaffiliated | style="text-align:center;"| 23,535 | style="text-align:center;"| 4,051 | style="text-align:center;"| 27,586 | style="text-align:center;"| 20.73% |- | {{party color cell|Other}} | Other{{refn|group=nb|Included are voters affiliated with the [[Conservative Party of New York State|Conservative Party]], [[Green Party of New York|Green Party]], [[Working Families Party]], [[Independence Party of New York|Independence Party]], [[Women's Equality Party (New York)|Women's Equality Party]], [[Reform Party of New York State|Reform Party]], and other small parties.}} | style="text-align:center;"| 8,980 | style="text-align:center;"| 1,273 | style="text-align:center;"| 10,253 | style="text-align:center;"| 7.70% |- ! colspan = 2 | Total ! style="text-align:center;"| 118,168 ! style="text-align:center;"| 14,913 ! style="text-align:center;"| 133,081 ! style="text-align:center;"| 100% |} === Law enforcement === In Broome County, law enforcement services are provided by local, county, state, and federal law enforcement professionals. At the federal level: * [[United States Marshals Service]] (located in the federal courthouse in downtown Binghamton) <ref>{{Cite web |last=Rateshtari |first=Roya |title=Name Northern District of New York {{!}} U.S. Marshals Service |url=https://www.usmarshals.gov/local-districts/northern-district-of-new-york |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=www.usmarshals.gov |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]] (Greater Binghamton Airport located in Johnson City) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Customs |url=https://binghamtonairport.com/general-aviation/customs/ |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Greater Binghamton Airport |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Transportation Security Administration]] (Greater Binghamton Airport located in Johnson City) <ref>{{Cite web |title=TSA |url=https://binghamtonairport.com/flights/tsa/ |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Greater Binghamton Airport |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Federal Protective Service (United States)|Federal Protective Service]] (federal & GSA properties located in Downtown Binghamton) At the state level: * [[New York State Police]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Troop C |url=https://troopers.ny.gov/location/troop-c |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=New York State Police |language=en}}</ref> * [[New York State Court Officers]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Binghamton City Court {{!}} nycourts.gov |url=https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/6jd/broome/binghamton/index.shtml |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=ww2.nycourts.gov}}</ref> * [[New York State Park Police]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York State Park Police - Chenango Forks - Chenango Forks, NY (Address and Phone) |url=https://www.countyoffice.org/new-york-state-park-police-chenango-forks-chenango-forks-ny-e08/ |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=www.countyoffice.org |language=en}}</ref> * [[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police]] * [[New York State University Police]] (Binghamton University) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Police {{!}} Binghamton University |url=https://www.binghamton.edu/police/index.html |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Police - Binghamton University |language=en}}</ref> * SUNY Broome Office of Public Safety ** Peace officers At the county level: * Broome County office of sheriff * Broome County district attorney ** Criminal investigators ** School resource officers contracted through the DA's office <ref>{{Cite web |title=Broome Legislature Passes DA's School Resource Officer Program |url=https://www.wicz.com/story/33283111/broome-legislature-passes-das-school-resource-officer-program |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=www.wicz.com |language=en}}</ref> * Broome County Government Security Division (NYS peace officers with quasi-law enforcement status, including powers of arrest and carrying firearms. They are located at county property, as well as county events.) At the local level:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Local Police Agencies {{!}} Broome County |url=https://www.gobroomecounty.com/bcstopdwi/localpolice |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=www.gobroomecounty.com}}</ref> * Binghamton Police Department * Endicott Police Department * Johnson City Police Department * Vestal Police Department * Port Dickinson Police Department Additionally, the 536-bed Broome County Jail is operated by the Broome County sheriff's office.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sheriff |first1=Sheriff |title=Corrections Division |url=https://www.gobroomecounty.com/sheriff/corrections |access-date=February 25, 2023}}</ref> The Broome County Law Enforcement Academy facilitates the New York State-mandated [[police academy|basic course for police officers]], which includes over 700 hours of instruction. All municipal police officers and deputy sheriffs within Broome County attend this academy. In addition, oftentimes officers from outside Greater Binghamton attend the academy. The academy frequently hosts officers from the Elmira-Corning area, [[Syracuse metropolitan area]], and other regions within New York State.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sheriff |first1=Sheriff |title=Training Division |url=https://www.gobroomecounty.com/sheriff/training |access-date=February 25, 2023}}</ref>
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