Henderson, NC is a small city located in the northeastern part of North Carolina. The politics in Henderson are diverse, with many local residents representing several different political parties and ideologies. There are numerous candidates running for office each year in the local elections, and the city is home to numerous community organizations that strive to make a difference. The citizens of Henderson have an active voice in their governing bodies through participation in City Council meetings and voting on important issues such as taxes and public policy initiatives. The local government seeks to support the interests and concerns of its citizens while promoting a healthy economy and safe community.
The political climate in Henderson, NC is moderately liberal.
Vance County, NC is moderately liberal. In Vance County, NC 59.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vance county remained very strongly Democratic, 59.2% to 40.0%.
Vance county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henderson, NC is moderately liberal.
Vance County, North Carolina is moderately liberal.
Henderson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Henderson, North Carolina: D 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 Henderson, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 702 contributions totaling $44,306 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 318 contributions totaling $330,632 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,040 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)