Haw River, NC is a small town located in North Carolina with a population of 5,000. The government in Haw River is made up of a mayor-council system, with the mayor being elected every four years and the council members being elected every two years. The town has seen some significant changes over the past few decades due to an influx of new residents and economic growth. As such, local politics have become increasingly important for citizens and are heavily discussed during election cycles. Residents of Haw River take pride in their community and its local politics, making sure to stay informed on the candidates running for office each year. Candidates must work hard to earn the trust of their constituents while navigating divisive issues such as taxes, infrastructure development, crime prevention, education reform and more. The current mayor and council members are committed to keeping Haw River a safe place to live while continuing its growth as a thriving small town.
The political climate in Haw River, NC is leaning conservative.
Alamance County, NC is somewhat conservative. In Alamance County, NC 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alamance county remained moderately Republican, 53.5% to 45.1%.
Alamance county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Haw River, NC is leaning conservative.
Alamance County, North Carolina is somewhat conservative.
Burlington Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Haw River, 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 Haw River, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,364 contributions totaling $192,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 523 contributions totaling $647,344 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)