Tarboro, NC is a small town nestled in the Coastal Plain region of North Carolina. It has been a historically important part of the state’s culture and politics for centuries, having been the site of several key events during the American Revolution. The current Tarboro Mayor is Darryl Moss, who was elected in 2017. He is committed to making Tarboro a great place to live and work through initiatives such as supporting local businesses and improving infrastructure across the city. The City Council consists of five members elected from each ward in the city every two years. Additionally, there are several local political organizations active in Tarboro which aim to support candidates and promote civic engagement. These include the Tarboro Democrats, Tarboro Republicans and Independents United For Change. With a strong foundation of local leaders who are passionate about their community, Tarboro continues to be an important part of North Carolina’s political landscape today.
The political climate in Tarboro, NC is moderately liberal.
Edgecombe County, NC is strongly liberal. In Edgecombe County, NC 63.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edgecombe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.2% to 36.1%.
Edgecombe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tarboro, NC is moderately liberal.
Edgecombe County, North Carolina is strongly liberal.
Rocky Mount Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Tarboro, 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 Tarboro, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 188 contributions totaling $24,712 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 416 contributions totaling $161,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)