Moore County is a rural county located in North Carolina that is known for its small-town charm. The politics in Moore County are heavily influenced by the local communities and citizens, who are highly engaged in local issues and make sure their voices are heard. In recent years, there has been an increase in voter turnout and participation in local elections as more residents become politically active. While there are no local political candidates running for office as of yet, the citizens of Moore County have been very vocal about their ideas and concerns with the current leadership. This has resulted in a strong sense of community and collaboration between the people of Moore County and its elected officials.
The political climate in Moore County, NC is strongly conservative.
In Moore County, NC 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Moore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 35.6%.
Moore county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moore County, NC is strongly conservative.
Pinehurst-Southern Pines Metro Area is strongly 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.
Moore, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Moore County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,755 contributions totaling $524,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,753 contributions totaling $1,595,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $580 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)