Davidson, NC is a small town located in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina that is known for its quaint charm. The residents of Davidson pride themselves on having a close-knit community that values collaboration and civic engagement. It has an active political scene with citizens actively engaging in their local government to ensure the best representation for everyone. There are several local political organizations and initiatives that bring people together to discuss pressing issues facing the area. Additionally, Davidson has elected officials who are open to dialogue and feedback from constituents, ensuring that every voice is heard in matters of public policy. As such, Davidson is an example of effective local government and continued political engagement that should be admired by other towns across the nation.
The political climate in Davidson, NC is somewhat liberal.
Mecklenburg County, NC is very liberal. In Mecklenburg County, NC 66.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecklenburg county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.7% to 31.6%.
Mecklenburg county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Davidson, NC is somewhat liberal.
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is very liberal.
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.
Davidson, North Carolina: r d D D D D
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 Davidson, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,211 contributions totaling $409,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,358 contributions totaling $645,907 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $476 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)