Sparta, NC is a small town located in the foothills of North Carolina. Despite its size, Sparta features an active local government which is responsible for tackling a range of issues pertaining to the area. The town has been led by Mayor William Sawyer since 2013 and features a Town Council comprising six members from around the community who are responsible for developing and implementing policy on behalf of the citizens of Sparta. Additionally, there are many local political activists who are involved in campaigning for causes that affect the community, such as advocating for better access to healthcare and educational facilities. These individuals often take part in discussions at Town Council meetings or with local representatives to ensure their voices are heard wherever possible. All in all, politics play an important role in creating a thriving environment within Sparta that caters to the needs of its citizens.
The political climate in Sparta, NC is strongly conservative.
Alleghany County, NC is very conservative. In Alleghany County, NC 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alleghany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.5% to 24.5%.
Alleghany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sparta, NC is strongly conservative.
Alleghany County, North Carolina is very 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.
Sparta, 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 Sparta, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $6,261 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $7,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)