Monroe, NC is a small city located in the south eastern part of North Carolina. It has a vibrant political community that is focused on making sure the needs of its citizens are met. Monroe has had many successful politicians throughout its history who have worked to advocate for their constituents and make sure that all voices are heard. Currently, Monroe's City Council consists of seven members who are dedicated to working together to serve the best interests of their constituents. The City Council meets regularly throughout the year and works diligently to ensure that Monroe remains an excellent place to live. They work collaboratively with local businesses, organizations, and nonprofits in order to create successful initiatives that benefit all members of the community. Additionally, citizens have various avenues through which they can get involved with politics and make their voices heard, such as attending hearings at the City Council meetings or participating in local campaigns for candidates running for office.
The political climate in Monroe, NC is somewhat conservative.
Union County, NC is strongly conservative. In Union County, NC 37.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 37.2%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monroe, NC is somewhat conservative.
Union County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia Metro Area is leaning liberal.
North Carolina is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Monroe, North Carolina: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Monroe, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,445 contributions totaling $103,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,497 contributions totaling $569,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)