Vance County, NC has an active political environment with plenty of opportunities for locals to get involved and make a difference. The county is represented by two members in the North Carolina House of Representatives, Larry Yarborough and Robert Reives II, both of whom have served since 2017. Local elections take place every two years and continue to be important for determining the direction of the county. In addition, residents can participate in numerous forums and events hosted by local parties or organizations to discuss current issues that affect their lives and the broader community. Whether it's attending a debate or voting in an election, Vance County provides ample opportunity for its citizens to influence the political landscape in meaningful ways.
The political climate in 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
Vance County, NC 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.
Vance, 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 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 Vance County, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 374 contributions totaling $34,534 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 184 contributions totaling $167,171 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $909 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)