The politics in Northwest, NC are a varied and diverse thing. While the population of the area is diverse, with many different backgrounds and beliefs represented, the local political candidates are focused on issues that affect the everyday lives of people living in Northwest, NC. From improving public transportation to providing better healthcare options to preserving natural resources, these candidates have a wide range of topics that they focus on. In addition to traditional political issues, they also discuss how best to foster economic growth in their local community and make sure that all residents are able to benefit from any progress made. The region's politicians come from various backgrounds and ideologies, but all work together for the benefit of their constituents.
The political climate in Northwest, NC is moderately conservative.
Brunswick County, NC is strongly conservative. In Brunswick County, NC 36.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brunswick county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 36.9%.
Brunswick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northwest, NC is moderately conservative.
Brunswick County, North Carolina is strongly conservative.
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Northwest, 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 Northwest, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,407 contributions totaling $79,562 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 386 contributions totaling $39,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)